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.

The influence of selected demographic factors and wound location on the concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) in the wound healing process after neurosurgery: brief report.

The main aim of the work was to estimate the influence of selected demographic factors and wound location on the concentration of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) in patients after neurosurgical operations. The study included 20 adult patients who received a surgical treatment because of degenerative spine changes. Measurements of the concentration of the VEGF-A in the patients' blood serum were taken three times (the first time--before the operation; the second time--during the first 24 hours after surgery; and the third time--between the fifth and the seventh day after the operation).

Functional capacity of patients in the early period after the embolization of cerebrovascular malformations: preliminary findings.

Research into outcomes of endovascular intervention for cerebral blood vessel malformations has previously focused on the clinical picture of the disease, death rate, comparison of surgical methods, and the most common postoperative and postbleeding complications. From the nursing standpoint, the crucial elements in assessing postoperative patients are functional outcome defining patients' ability to function in life and recognition of impairments in which patients will be dependent on the nursing staff. The aim of the study was to assess functional capacity of patients before and after the embolization of cerebral blood vessel malformations in the aspect of nursing care.

DSA volumetric 3D reconstructions of intracranial aneurysms: A pictorial essay.

A gold standard of cerebral vessel imaging remains the digital subtraction angiography (DSA) performed in three projections. However, in specific clinical cases, many additional projections are required, or a complete visualization of a lesion may even be impossible with 2D angiography. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions of rotational angiography were reported to improve the performance of DSA significantly.

Comparison of remnant size in embolized intracranial aneurysms measured at follow-up with DSA and MRA.

Introduction: The possibility of recanalization and the need for retreatment are the most important limitations of intracranial aneurysm embolization. The purpose of the study was to compare the size of aneurysm remnants measured at follow-up with three-dimensional digital subtracted angiography (3D-DSA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).

Methods: Twenty-six aneurysms were found incompletely occluded in 72 consecutively examined patients at a follow-up after 3 months.

Time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics does not improve performance of follow-up MRA of embolized intracranial aneurysms.

Background: The use of contrast media and the time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics (TRICKS) technique have some theoretical advantages over time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) in the follow-up of intracranial aneurysms after endovascular treatment. We prospectively compared the diagnostic performance of TRICKS and TOF-MRA with digital subtracted angiography (DSA) in the assessment of occlusion of embolized aneurysms.

Material/methods: Seventy-two consecutive patients with 72 aneurysms were examined 3 months after embolization.

[Craniofacial resection for tumors of paranasal sinuses involving the anterior skull base].

Introduction: Craniofacial resection is a treatment of choice for paranasal malignant and benign tumors invading the skull base.

The Aim Of The Study: In this article the authors present the experience in craniofacial resection for malignant tumors invading the anterior skull base.

Materials And Methods: The material consisted of four patients operated in the Department of Otolaryngology and Laryngology Oncology CM UMK between 2007 and 2010.

Follow-up after embolization of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a prospective comparison of two-dimensional digital subtraction angiography, three-dimensional digital subtraction angiography, and time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography.

Introduction: To prospectively compare of the diagnostic value of digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) in the follow-up of intracranial aneurysms after endovascular treatment.

Methods: Seventy-two consecutive patients were examined 3 months after the embolization. The index tests included: two-dimensional DSA (2D-DSA), three-dimensional DSA (3D-DSA), and TOF-MRA.

Methods and time schedule for follow-up of intracranial aneurysms treated with endovascular embolization: a systematic review.

Background And Purpose: To review the diagnostic value of angiographic methods and the optimal timetable for follow-up imaging of patients after endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

Material And Methods: A comprehensive computer-aided search for relevant primary papers was performed using the MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Collaboration database from January 1991 to March 2011. Original papers were included that reported either diagnostic value of angiographic modalities for follow-up vs.

High incidence of nephropathy in neurosurgical patients after intra-arterial administration of low-osmolar and iso-osmolar contrast media.

Background: Percutaneous endovascular examinations and interventions require significant amounts of iodinated contrast media (CM) and have been reported to be complicated by an increased incidence of post-contrast nephropathy.

Purpose: To evaluate renal function, the incidence of post-contrast nephropathy, and risk factors after interventional procedures in neurosurgical patients after intra-arterial administration of a low-osmolar contrast medium (LOCM) versus an iso-osmolar contrast medium (IOCM).

Material And Methods: This single-center, prospective, randomized, double-blinded study included 92 patients in its final analysis (mean age 49.

Postsurgical examination of functional outcome of patients having undergone surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysm.

Research into outcomes from surgical intervention for intracranial aneurysms have focused on the clinical picture of the disease entity and death rate, comparison of different surgical methods, as well as the most common postoperative and postbleeding complications. From the nursing standpoint, the crucial element in assessing postoperative patients is the broadly understood functional outcome defining patients' ability to function in life, while at the same time recognising the impairments, in which patients will be dependent on the nursing staff. The aim of the study was to assess the functional outcomes of patients in the days following the surgical treatment.

Effect of selected factors on the functional capacity of patients in the early period following intracranial aneurysm surgery.

Background. Many authors believe that the functional capacity of patients in the early period following intracranial aneurysm surgery influences their long-term capacity and quality of life. The purpose of our study was to estimate whether selected factors such as gender, age, aneurysm location, clinical manifestation, type of surgery, length of hospitalization and clinical condition prior to surgery have an effect on the functional capacity of patients in the early period following intracranial aneurysm surgery.

[Lipid peroxidation and antioxidant potential in patients with cervical spinal cord injury].

The aim of the study was to evaluate the intensity of oxygen-derived free radicals generation (expressed as the lipid peroxidation process), as well as antioxidant potential changes in patients with cervical spinal cord injury. Subjects in the study were 32 patients treated in the Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology Clinic, Medical University in Bydgoszcz. Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration and conjugated dienes (CD) level in the patients' blood plasma and erythrocytes, as well as their plasma antioxidant potential in reaction with a stable free radical--1.