Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Jun 2005
Prognosis of conservatively treated patients with Pott's paraplegia: logistic regression analysis.
To evaluate the prognostic significance of various clinical, radiological, and neurophysiological findings in conservatively treated patients with Pott's paraplegia, using multiple regression analysis. ⋯ Patients with Pott's paraplegia are likely to recover completely by six months if they have mild weakness, lower paraplegia score and normal SEPs and MEPs.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Jun 2005
Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: different surgical strategies after a non-invasive diagnostic protocol.
To test a non-invasive presurgical protocol for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) based on "anatomo-electro-clinical correlations". ⋯ These findings suggest that different TLE subsyndromes can be identified accurately using non-invasive anatomo-electro-clinical data and can be treated effectively and safely with tailored surgery.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Jun 2005
Review Comparative StudyContribution of intraoperative electrical stimulations in surgery of low grade gliomas: a comparative study between two series without (1985-96) and with (1996-2003) functional mapping in the same institution.
Despite the growing use of intraoperative functional mapping in supratentorial low grade glioma (LGG) surgery, few studies have compared series of patients operated on without and with direct electrical stimulation (DES) by the same team. The present study compared the rate of LGG surgery performed in eloquent areas, the rate of postoperative sequelae, and the quality of resection during two consecutive periods in the same department-the first without and the second with the use of intraoperative electrophysiology. ⋯ The results of the present study allow, for the first time, quantification of the contribution of intraoperative DES in LGG resection. Indeed, the use of this method leads to the extension of indications of LGG surgery within eloquent areas; to a decrease in the risk of sequelae; and to improvement of the quality of tumour resection, with an impact on survival.