Neurol Neurochir Pol
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Sep 2010
Neuron-specific enolase and S 100B protein as predictors of outcome in ischaemic stroke.
As neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S 100B protein are brain origin proteins, the aim of this study was to assess whether a single NSE and S 100B measure may predict clinical outcome of patients with cerebral ischaemic infarct. ⋯ Although significant differences in NSE and S 100B levels between stroke patients and the control group were found, only S 100B protein level correlated with stroke volume, neurological status at admission and functional outcome. NSE did not correlate with stroke volume, neurological status or clinical outcome.
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Sep 2010
Medial sphenoid ridge meningiomas: early and long-term results of surgical removal using the fronto-temporo-orbito-zygomatic approach.
The fronto-temporo-orbito-zygomatic approach (FTOZA) is an alternative to the pte-rional approach in surgical resection of meningiomas of the medial part of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone. The purpose of this study is to present our results of treatment of these meningiomas using the FTOZA. ⋯ The FTOZA is a useful technique for removal of tumours expanding superiorly to the middle cranial fossa base without significant compression of the brain. Ability to remove tumours through the described approach decreases as the degree of infiltration of the clivus increases.