Prevalence of ruptured small and very small aneurysms: a retrospective single-centre study.

Aim Of Study: To retrospectively assess the occurrence and consequences of subarachnoid haemorrhages (SAH) caused by ruptured intracranial aneurysms (RIA), particularly focusing on the treatment outcomes of small aneurysms treated with either endovascular embolisation or surgical intervention.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively analysed data from 408 patients (144 males and 264 females) who were hospitalised between 2013 and 2022 at the Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology in University Hospital Nr 2 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Clinical conditions at admission, assessed using the Glasgow Coma Scale, Hunt-Hess scale (H-H), modified Rankin scale (mRS), as well as age and sex, were recorded.

Ultrasound therapy: Dose-dependent effects in LBP treatment.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) affects most people at least once in their lives.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound therapy (UD) in patients with LBP receiving two different treatment dosages.

Methods: The study design was a randomized prospective study.

Follow-up of cerebral aneurysm embolization with hydrogel embolic system: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Hydrogel embolic system (HES) for endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms was developed to reduce the risk of aneurysm recurrence and the rate of retreatment. The aim of this systematic review was to verify the efficacy of HES, also in comparison to bare platinum coils (BPC).

Material And Methods: A systematic literature search was performed by two independent reviewers for articles published until January 31st, 2013 on the follow-up recurrence rate of intracranial aneurysm embolization with hydrogel-coated coils.

Predictors of residual flow in embolized intracranial ruptured aneurysms at early follow-up.

Background: The possibility of recanalization and the need for retreatment are the most important drawbacks of intracranial aneurysm embolization. The purpose of the study was to prospectively analyze the results of early follow-up angiography of embolized ruptured aneurysms in an attempt to determine factors predicting the presence of residual flow.

Material/methods: Evaluation included 72 patients with 72 aneurysms, which were followed-up 3 months after the treatment.

Functional Capacity Scale as a new tool for early functional assessment in patients after surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a prospective study involving 128 patients.

Background: Functional assessment of a patient focuses on the assessment of independence in activities of daily living. The aim of the study was to verify the usefulness of a new tool (Functional Capacity Scale - FCS) for early functional assessment of patients after surgical treatment of an intracranial aneurysm.

Material/methods: The study was conducted in the Neurosurgical Department and Clinic, CM in Bydgoszcz, NCU, within a group of 128 patients after surgical treatment of an intracranial aneurysm.