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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"brain biopsy"”.
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Subacute measles encephalitis: The neurological sequelae of the measles outbreak in South Africa
… is an elusive diagnosis and usually confirmed on brain biopsy. Patients and results: Eight patients were diagnosed with SME between July and October 2010 at our tertiary referral hospital. All patients were HIV positive, with a median CD4 lymphocyte count of 37 cells/µl (range 1 to 268). All …
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Evaluation of the anatomical accuracy of the neuronavigation system “StealthStation” in neurosurgical operations
… results rendered the frame-based stereotactic brain biopsy the gold standard technique for brain biopsies, too. (Hall 1998, Yu, Liu et al. 2000, Heper, Erden et al. 2005) However, the stereotactic method is characterized by various important disadvantages: 1) the patient’s discomfort, 2) the …
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Maximizing Local Access to Therapeutic Deliveries in Glioblastoma: Evaluating the utility and mechanisms of potential adverse events for minimally invasive diagnostic two novel therapeutic techniques for brain tumors
… Dogs and humans are the only species in which brain tumors commonly develop spontaneously, with an estimated post-mortem frequency of primary brain tumors approximating 2% in both species. Gliomas represent about 35% of all canine primary brain tumors, with high-grade oligodendroglioma and …
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Pharmacokinetics of a novel cytosine arabinoside subcutaneous protocol in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown etiology
… play a role as well. Because histopathology from brain biopsy or necropsy is required for definitive diagnosis, antemortem diagnostic guidelines have been published in the literature. Treatment with glucocorticoids remain the standard of care for these patients. The prognosis is fair to guarded, …
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Examination of the Molecular Epidemiology, Expansion, Population Structure, and Virulence of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen,<italic>Cryptococcus gattii</italic> in the United States
… CNS lesions found to be cryptococcomas based on brain biopsy. Prior chest CT imaging had revealed small lung nodules indicating that <italic>C. gattii</italic> spores or desiccated yeast were likely inhaled into the lungs and dissemination occurred to both the leg and CNS. The patient's travel …