World Neurosurg
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A pressure wire offers a dynamic tool to assist in the measurement of the pressure gradient and assessment of the functional significance of stenosis. The author presents a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension who was diagnosed with cerebral venous sinus stenosis (CVSS). Venography accompanied by pressure measurement was used to guide the stent placement for CVSS. ⋯ This is the first report about using a pressure wire for CVSS. The finding suggests that use of a pressure wire can be a new approach in the diagnosis and treatment of CVSS.
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Case Reports
Spinal sparganosis coexisting with acquired arteriovenous fistula of the filum terminale: A case report.
Spinal sparganosis associated with filum terminale arteriovenous fistula (FTAVF) has not been reported in the literature. In previous studies, these 2 rare diseases were usually reported separately. We report the first case of spinal sparganosis with concomitant FTAVF. ⋯ The formation of FTAVF in the present case may have resulted from severe spinal canal stenosis caused by lumbar spondylosis and spinal sparganosis, inducing chronic inflammation and severe adhesion of spinal nerve roots. This evidence indicates that FTAVF may have been acquired.
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miR-142-3p has been reported to be involved in several diseases, including cardiac hypertrophy and several tumors, but whether it exerts neuroprotective effects against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remains unclear. ⋯ miR-142-3p-mediated down-regulation of FBXO3 may be a potential agent for protection against cerebral I/R injury.