Prognostic significance of prolonged corrected QT interval in cerebral contusion.

Background & Objectives: Cerebral contusion (CC) results in a release of catecholamines, autonomic dysfunction and neural stimulation that can lead to a number of cardiac adverse events, so it is critical to determine these. So the objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic significance of electrocardiographic changes, particularly the effects of a prolonged corrected QT (QTc) interval in CC.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 110 patients with CC were evaluated.

Foraminal Stenosis as a Cause of Postdiscectomy Syndrome.

Aim: To reveal the relation between postdiscectomy syndrome and foraminal stenosis due to height loss of disc level in patients operated for one-sided L5-S1 disc herniation.

Material And Methods: 100 operated patients due to L5-S1 one-sided disc herniation were included. Mean age was 46.