[Mechanical thrombectomy with the Solitaire AB device in acute ischemic stroke of posterior circulation: a series of 17 cases].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy with the Solitaire AB device in recanalization of patients with acute ischemic stroke of posterior circulation.

Methods: The clinical data of 17 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke of posterior circulation, treated with the Solitaire AB device from August 2011 to August 2015 in Department of Neurosurgery, the Military General Hospital of Beijing People's Liberation Army, were extracted and then retrospectively analyzed. There were 12 male and 5 female patients with a median age of 60 years (ranging from 44 to 75 years).

Use of natural neural scaffolds consisting of engineered vascular endothelial growth factor immobilized on ordered collagen fibers filled in a collagen tube for peripheral nerve regeneration in rats.

The search for effective strategies for peripheral nerve regeneration has attracted much attention in recent years. In this study, ordered collagen fibers were used as intraluminal fibers after nerve injury in rats. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays an important role in nerve regeneration, but its very fast initial burst of activity within a short time has largely limited its clinical use.

Adherence to treatment and influencing factors in a sample of Chinese epilepsy patients.

Aim: To assess adherence to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and factors associated with non-adherence in a sample of Chinese patients with epilepsy.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on patients who had no change in treatment regimen over the last six months. Data on adherence to medication and related factors for each patient were gathered using a questionnaire.

Internet usage for health information by patients with epilepsy in China.

Purpose: Most patients with epilepsy report a desire for more information on the disease and possible treatments than provided by clinicians. In the past two decades, many have turned to the internet for information, but this information is of variable accuracy and objectivity. We assessed the prevalence of internet use for gathering information about epilepsy and patient satisfaction in a sample of epilepsy patients in China.

The economic burden of epilepsy in a sample of people with epilepsy in China.

Purpose: Epilepsy causes a significant burden to both patients as well as society. The primary aim of this study was to calculate the factual excess costs of epilepsy in China in order to provide essential information regarding the treatment of the epilepsy for both individuals and society as a whole.

Methods: This study was performed on a retrospective cohort of medically treated patients.

Seizure-related adverse events during video-electroencephalography monitoring.

Aim: The aim of this study was to characterise seizure-related adverse events during video-electroencephalography (vEEG) monitoring.

Methods: Our study evaluated adverse events in 230 epilepsy patients during vEEG monitoring while patients were awake and asleep.

Results: A total of 588 seizures were recorded and 231 adverse events were identified including electrode displacement (14.

Total cavopulmonary connection: lateral tunnel anastomosis or extracardiac conduit?--an analysis of 114 consecutive patients.

Objective: To compare the postoperative outcomes of patients with the diagnostic univentricular heart undergoing lateral tunnel (LT) operation with extracardiac conduit (EC) operation.

Methods: From June 1996 to July 2007, 114 consecutive patients with a single ventricle underwent total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) in Children's Heart Center, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Germany. A LT was performed in 19 (16.