World Neurosurg
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Review Meta Analysis
MRI-negative Cushing's disease: A review on therapeutic management.
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we review the literature regarding patients with Cushing's disease (CD) with negative or inconclusive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ⋯ Surgery has a good prognosis in patients with MRI-negative CD in terms of remission, and EETS has a lower rate of disease recurrence than METS; therefore, EETS seems to be the potential recommended treatment technique, while to confirm the therapeutic method of choice, further investigations should be done.
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients With Sellar/Suprasellar Lesions with Chiasm Impingement: A Systematic Review/ Meta-Analyses.
In this review, we appraised the current literature on the utility of optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a diagnostic and predictive factor for postoperative visual function outcomes in patients with sellar/suprasellar lesions with chiasmal impingement. ⋯ Our findings provide promising support for the growing evidence that OCT parameters can be utilized as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool for patients with compression of the optic apparatus. There is a need for further studies to gain a better understanding of OCTs and to improve patient outcomes.
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Review Meta Analysis
Growth Factor Gene-Modified Cells in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery: A Systematic Review.
Numerous preclinical studies have been performed in recent years on the effects of the administration of growth factor gene-modified cells in spinal cord injury (SCI). However, findings of these studies are contradictory. ⋯ The results showed that transplantation of growth factor gene- modified cells significantly improved locomotion in SCI animal models. However, there is a major concern regarding the safety of transplantation of genetically modified cells, in terms of overexpressing growth factors. Further studies are needed before any effort to perform a translational and clinical study.
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Meta Analysis
Post Traumatic Amnesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Proposal for a New Severity Classification.
Posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) duration is used to predict outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI): however, no meta-analysis exists. ⋯ PTA duration was reliable in predicting outcome when <7 days, and especially when >42 days but was often unreliable between 7 and 42 days duration.