Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · May 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparative analysis of clinical outcomes between zero-profile implant and cages with plate fixation in treating multilevel cervical spondilotic myelopathy: A three-year follow-up.
This study aimed to figure out three-year clinical outcomes and complications of ACDF with Zero-p in treating multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (MCSM) by comparing with plate fixation. ⋯ Based on the three-year follow-up, we could not conclude that Zero-P was superior to plate fixation in clinical outcomes such as neurological results, cervical lordosis, fusion rate and the incidence and severity of dysphagia in treating MCSM. However, it had the advantage of reducing ALOD incidence which tended to happen in ACDF with plate fixation.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · May 2016
Acute effects of intraventricular nicardipine on cerebral hemodynamics: A preliminary finding.
Intraventricular nicardipine (IVTN) is a treatment option for severe vasospasm in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, its acute effects on cerebral hemodynamics have not been studied in detail. ⋯ The vasodilatory effect of IVTN transiently increased ICP, but did not significantly affect PbtO2, CBF or oxidative glucose metabolism in the immediate phase after injection.