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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"neurological deficit"”.
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Computed tomography findings in patients with minor head trauma presenting with a history of loss of consciousness and/or amnesia, Glasgow Coma Scale 15 and no focal neurological deficit
Background: South Africa is a developing country with limited resources. Currently, in our institution, patients who have suffered a minor head injury with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 15, loss of consciousness (LOC) and amnesia obtain a computed tomography (CT) scan, regardless of the cost that is …
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Endoscopic repair of cerebrospinal fluid leaks
… and one was intraventricular. Two patients had neurological deficit, 1 was transient and one was progressive. One patient had sudden severe headache with no evidence of haemorrhage on CT scan. The age range was from 14 to 55 with a mean of 32,7 years. Four patients were male and 6 were female. …
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Spinal compression in childhood : the University of Cape Town experience
… who had tuberculosis of the spine without a neurological deficit, were excluded. The study also excludes dysraphism and non-compressive causes of paraplegia, such as Guillain-Barre Syndrome and poliomyelitis.
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Symptomatic developmental venous anomalies
… and one was intraventricular. Two patients had neurological deficit, 1 was transient and one was progressive. One patient had sudden severe headache with no evidence of haemorrhage on CT scan. The age range was from 14 to 55 with a mean of 32,7 years. Four patients were male and 6 were female. …
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Predictive Factors for Mortality in Young and Middle-Aged Patients with Ischemic Stroke // Предиктивни фактори за смъртен изход при пациенти с исхемичен мозъчен инсулт в млада и средна възраст
… and the type of treatment administered. Neurological status was assessed using the NIHSS and GCS scales, while ischemic changes were evaluated by ASPECTS. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 20.0 and included descriptive statistics, the Mann–Whitney U test, the χ² test, and …
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Usefulness of Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography in Vertebral and Basilar Artery Dissection
… Nineteen patients out of 29 presented with neurological symptoms such as sensory change, dysarthria, ataxia and cerebellar dysfunction. The remaining 10 patients exhibited only nonspecific symptoms such as headache, neck pain and dizziness. Among 19 VBAD patients tested by MRA, 13 patients …
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Modulation of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology by Collagen-Induced Rheumatoid Arthritis in APP/PS1 Mice
… pathology, which likely aggravates pathology and neurological deficit in APP/PS1 and possibly AD patients.
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Surgeon directed transcranial motor evoked potential spinal cord monitoring in spinal deformity surgery: A review of viability, safety and efficacy
Aims Spinal deformity surgery carries the risk of neurological injury. Neurophysiological monitoring allows early identification of intraoperative cord injury facilitating early intervention which has a better prognosis. Although multimodal monitoring is the ideal, resource constraints make surgeon …
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Extended Treatment Window Exists for Improving Sensorimotor Recovery Using Anti-Nogo a Immunotherapy in Adult Rats with Chronic Stroke Deficits
… in rats with mild to moderate sensorimotor deficits. In addition, recent results suggest that administration of anti-Nogo-A immunotherapy up to 9 weeks after stroke still induces functional recovery and neuroanatomical plasticity in adult rats with mild to moderate sensorimotor deficits. …
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Asphyxia neonatorum in a developing world situation : a study of the impact of asphyxia neonatorum in term infants on the pattern of handicap in the Ciskei; an evalution of its epidemiology and a trial of the efficacy of current therapy
… and dexamethasone in limiting subsequent neurological deficit in asphyxiated neonates. Analysis of neonatal deaths at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital over an 18-month period showed that asphyxia accounted for one third of all neonatal deaths. In particular, asphyxia caused two thirds of deaths …
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Imaging of mice and men; adventures in multispectral imaging
… surgeons and b) that the risk of post-surgical neurological deficit is related to the proximity of functional (or 'eloquent') neurological tissue. In collaboration with surgeons at the Southampton University NHS Hospitals Trust we seek to address both of these problems. Firstly there is …
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Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction in Acute Hemispheric Stroke – Correlation Studies /// Кардиоваскуларни автономни нарушения при остър хемисферен исхемичен инсулт – корелационни проучвания
Обект на дисертацията са кардиоваскуларните автономни нарушения, които не рядко са и причина за смърт при пациенти с остър инсулт. Описана е невропатологията на автономната нервна система и вегетативната регулация на сърдечно-съдовата система; представени са исторически и съвременни данни за …