Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Apr 2013
Comparative StudyPlasma heart-type fatty acid binding protein level in acute ischemic stroke: comparative analysis with plasma S100B level for diagnosis of stroke and prediction of long-term clinical outcome.
Heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is enriched in neuronal cell body as well as myocardium, and is rapidly released from damaged neuron into circulation in cerebral ischemia. We performed a comparative analysis between plasma H-FABP and S100B levels in the acute phase of ischemic stroke. ⋯ Although plasma H-FABP is elevated in the acute phase of ischemic stroke, the diagnostic accuracy of H-FABP as a sole marker is not sufficient to be applied in the clinical setting. Plasma H-FABP can be used as a potential marker for stroke prognosis.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Apr 2013
Subdural evacuating port system (SEPS)--minimally invasive approach to the management of chronic/subacute subdural hematomas.
The population suffering from chronic/subacute subdural hematomas (SDHs) generally includes elderly patients with co-morbidities; therefore the success of less invasive surgical techniques has been of long standing interest. The optimum treatment option for chronic/subacute SDH has not been well established. We report our retrospective outcomes of SDH drainage through a subdural evacuating port system (SEPS). ⋯ SEPS is an effective, relatively safe and convenient treatment strategy with low invasiveness; among management options of chronic/subacute SDH.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · Apr 2013
Temporal lobe gangliogliomas associated with chronic epilepsy: long-term surgical outcomes.
To review the clinical features and surgical outcome in patients with temporal lobe gangliogliomas associated with intractable chronic epilepsy. ⋯ Long-term follow-up of patients with temporal lobe gangliogliomas associated with chronic intractable epilepsy demonstrates excellent results in seizure improvement with surgery and increasingly low incidence of complications with improvements in microsurgical techniques.