Neurol Neurochir Pol
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We present our experience with surgery of jugular foramen meningiomas with special consideration of clinical presentation, surgical technique, complications, and outcomes. ⋯ Jugular foramen meningiomas represent one of the rarest subgroups of meningiomas and their surgical treatment is associated with significant risk of permanent cranial nerve deficits.
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Jan 2014
Review Meta AnalysisRisk factors for re-bleeding of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: meta-analysis of observational studies.
The mortality of re-bleeding following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is high, and surviving patients often have poor clinical condition and worse outcome than patients with a single bleed. In this study, we performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the most common risk factors for re-bleeding in this patient population, with the goal of providing neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuro-interventionalists with a simple and fast method to evaluate the re-bleeding risk for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. ⋯ Sex, high SBP, high Fisher grade, aneurysm size larger than 10mm, and poor clinical condition were independent risk factors for aneurysmal re-bleeding. The importance of early aneurysm intervention and careful consideration of patient risk factors should be emphasized to eliminate the risk of re-bleeding and poor outcome.
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Jan 2014
ReviewSymptomatology and pathogenesis of different types of pain in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disease of the central nervous system. It is characterized by disseminated foci of demyelination, which are responsible for the diverse clinical picture of MS. Pain is a frequent but underestimated symptom of multiple sclerosis. ⋯ The pain experienced by MS patients is generally caused by nervous system damage during the course of the disease process and can usually be characterized as central neuropathic pain (less frequently as peripheral or nociceptive pain). The most frequent symptoms include dysesthetic extremity pain, painful tonic spasms, Lhermitte's sign, trigeminal neuralgia, headaches and low back pain. This paper discusses the probable mechanisms behind the development of pain in MS, the prevalence, classification, types of pain, as well as the most effective treatment methods.
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialPerioperative outcome and cost-effectiveness of spinal versus general anesthesia for lumbar spine surgery.
General anesthesia (GA) is the most commonly used anesthetic technique for spinal surgery. This study aimed to compare spinal anesthesia (SA) and GA in patients undergoing spinal surgery, in terms of perioperative outcome and cost effectiveness. ⋯ SA could be considered a reliable alternative to GA in patients undergoing lumber spine surgery, as it is clinically as effective as GA, but more cost effective.
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Jan 2014
ReviewPhantom phenomena and body scheme after limb amputation: a literature review.
Phantom phenomena are subject of various, often inconsistent, descriptions, and new concepts and treatment approaches emerge. The aim of the study is to describe contemporary terminology and developments in the field, and to share personal experience. ⋯ The terminology and classification of phantom phenomena sensations, relations between intensity and character of phantom pain to the etiology and level of amputations, as well as the influence of presence and intensity of pre-operative limb pain and post-operative stump pain on phantom phenomena are described. The benefits of mirror therapy and early introduction of prosthesis and applying functional prosthesis are also presented, with a glance at other conservative and surgical treatment approaches.