Neurosurgery
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Multicenter Study
Acute Kidney Injury After Craniotomy Is Associated With Increased Mortality: A Cohort Study.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious postoperative complication. ⋯ AKI, acute kidney injuryAPACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IICI, confidence intervalCPT, Current Procedural TerminologyICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical ModificationRIFLE, risk, injury, failure, loss of kidney function, and end-stage kidney diseaseRPDR, Research Patient Data Registry.
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Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) are promising biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ AUC, area under the curveCI, confidence intervalED, emergency departmentGCS, Glasgow Coma ScaleGRAP, glial fibrillary acidic proteinIMPACT, International Mission for Prognosis and Clinical TrialROC, receiver-operating characteristicTBI, traumatic brain injuryTRACK-TBI, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain InjuryUCH-L1, ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1.
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Clinical Trial
Combined Anterior and Posterior Lumbar Rhizotomy for Treatment of Mixed Dystonia and Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) can present with severe secondary dystonia with or without associated spasticity of their extremities. ⋯ BAD, Barry-Albright Dystonia ScaleCAPR, combined anterior and posterior lumbar rhizotomyCP, cerebral palsyITB, intrathecal baclofenMAS, modified Ashworth ScaleROM, range of motionSDR, selective dorsal rhizotomy.
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Occlusions of the M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery may cause significant clinical effects, especially when occurring in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, yet endovascular treatment of these lesions remains controversial. ⋯ ADAPT, direct aspiration first-pass techniqueECASS, European-Australasian Cooperative Acute Stroke StudyICH, intracranial hemorrhageIMS, Interventional Management of StrokeMERCI, Mechanical Embolus Removal in Cerebral IschemiamRS, modified Rankin ScaleNIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke ScalePROACT, Prolyse in Acute Cerebral ThromboembolismTICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarctiont-PA, tissue-type plasminogen activator.