High mobility group box 1 induc ...
Recently, it was discovered that high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 (HMGB1) acts as a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine that is released i ...
Advances in the understanding o ...
Receptors for the Fc fragment of immunoglobulin G (FccRs) are important molecules not only to mediate and control the effectors’ functions of IgG an ...
Osteoclastogenesis and arthriti ...
There is emerging interest for osteoclasts as key players in the erosive and inflammatory events leading to joint destruction in chronic arthritis. ...
Impact of tethered cord release ...
spinal cord in exacerbating anatomical findings or symptoms of Chiari II malformation (CIIM) has been debated for decades. Despite the association o ...
Cognitive and functional outcom ...
Purpose The long-term outcome in spina bifida–Chiari II– hydrocephalus complex is poorly understood. Traditional neurosurgical outcome measures are ...
Long-term sequelae after acquir ...
cognitive, affective, and motor long-term sequelae after acquired focal pediatric cerebellar lesions. Methods Eight patients with a history of isola ...
Measurement of melatonin in bod ...
Background and Purpose The circadian rhythm of melatonin in saliva or plasma, or of the melatonin metabolite 6- sulfatoxymelatonin (a6MTs) in urine, ...
Postoperative cerebellar mutism ...
Purpose I read the article “An InsideView of Autism” written by a 44-year-old autistic woman who had a successful international career designing liv ...
Pediatric intramedullary cavern ...
Cavernous malformations of the conus medullaris are rare lesions; only 9 cases have been reported in the literature.Most cases are described in adul ...
Basilar artery dolichoectasia i ...
Introduction Dolichoectasia describes the elongation, dilatation and tortuosity of an arterial vessel. In adults, clinical presentation of basilar d ...
Spinal low-grade neoplasm with ...
Spinal seeding of primary malignant intracranial tumors via CSF is common. However, this is rare in low-grade glial tumors. Cranial leptomeningeal m ...
Chiari 1 malformation and holoc ...
We present two patients with a Chiari 1 malformation and holocord syringomyelia who presented with abrupt onset unilateral foot drop. Neurophysiolog ...
Regression of subependymal gian ...
Background Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder caused by inactivating mutations in the TSC1 or TSC2 genes and characterized by sl ...
Intraventricular dysembryoplast ...
Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) is commonly located in the supratentorial cortex. Extracortical localization of DNT is extremely rare. ...
Multiple primary cranio-spinal ...
Introduction Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is an inherited, rare autosomal dominant syndrome characterised by the development of multiple benign cr ...
Multiple band frequency analysi ...
We report a 1-year 6-month-old girl with ganglioglioma in the right medial temporal lobe who showed epileptic spasms in clusters. Spasms occasionall ...
Giant occipital meningocele in ...
Introduction The possibility of an association between Dandy–Walker malformation and occipital meningocele is well-known. However, just an overall n ...
Neuroendoscopic fenestration of ...
Purpose Unilateral hydrocephalus is a rare type of hydrocephalus caused by germinal matrix hemorrhage–intraventricular hemorrhage (GMH–IVH) in prete ...
Depressed skull fracture by a t ...
Background and case report Many surgical procedures require a rigid immobilization of the patients’ head, which is usually achieved by using a pin-t ...
“Groans less, seems more comfor ...
Background Challenges to diagnosing and localizing intracranial lesions in pediatric patients were immense during the advent of neurosurgery. For pa ...
Surgical treatment of huge cong ...
Congenital cranial teratomas are usually characterized by complete loss of the normal intracranial architecture. In the majority of reports, the tum ...
A population-based case-control ...
(NTD) in Shenyang, we carried out a population-based casecontrol study. Methods We used chi-square test or Fisherپfs exact test to evaluate variati ...
Frontal sinus mucocele in assoc ...
We present two paediatric cases of fibrous dysplasia (FD) who presented to the craniofacial neurosurgical clinic with ophthalmological symptoms asso ...
Maria Auxiliadora Hospital in L ...
Introduction A myriad of geopolitical and financial obstacles have kept modern neurosurgery from effectively reaching the citizens of the developing ...
Posterior fossa subdural empyem ...
Aims The aims of this study were to analyze the clinical features, radiologic findings, bacteriologic spectrum, and management protocols and outcome ...