Search Results - "El Rahal, Amir"
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Early measurement of interleukin-10 predicts the absence of CT scan lesions in mild traumatic brain injury
Published in PloS one (21-02-2018)“…Traumatic brain injury is a common event where 70%-90% will be classified as mild TBI (mTBI). Among these, only 10% will have a brain lesion visible via CT…”
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Combining H-FABP and GFAP increases the capacity to differentiate between CT-positive and CT-negative patients with mild traumatic brain injury
Published in PloS one (09-07-2018)“…Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients may have trauma-induced brain lesions detectable using CT scans. However, most patients will be CT-negative. There…”
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Surgical closure of spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks improves symptoms in patients with superficial siderosis
Published in European journal of neurology (01-03-2024)“…Background and purpose Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks may cause a myriad of symptoms, most common being orthostatic headache. In addition, ventral…”
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Non-invasive biomarkers for spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) through phase-contrast MRI
Published in Journal of neurology (01-07-2024)“…Background and objective Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an underdiagnosed disease. To depict the accurate diagnosis can be demanding; especially…”
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Clinical severity of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage over time: systematic review
Published in Neurosurgical review (05-06-2024)“…The incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is well studied. Yet, little is known about the trend of aSAH severity. This systematic review aims…”
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Direct comparison of digital subtraction myelography versus CT myelography in lateral decubitus position: evaluation of diagnostic yield for cerebrospinal fluid-venous fistulas
Published in Journal of neurointerventional surgery (01-10-2024)“…Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)-venous fistulas (CVFs) are increasingly identified as a cause of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). Lateral decubitus…”
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Spinal schwannoma and ependymoma: a diagnosis that shouldn’t be missed in SAH – literature review and case report
Published in Neuro-chirurgie (01-11-2023)“…The incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is around 9/100 000 people annually, with 15-37% having no identifiable vascular source on angiography. This…”
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Dexamethasone in Patients with Glioblastoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published in Cancers (01-04-2024)“…Glioblastomas are the most common primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Although modern management strategies have modestly improved overall survival,…”
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More than a headache-somatic and mental symptom burden in spontaneous intracranial hypotension before and after surgical treatment
Published in Frontiers in neurology (08-10-2024)“…Patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) frequently present with several symptoms and impaired mental health. This study systematically…”
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H-FABP: A new biomarker to differentiate between CT-positive and CT-negative patients with mild traumatic brain injury
Published in PloS one (18-04-2017)“…The majority of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) will have normal Glasgow coma scale (GCS) of 15. Furthermore, only 5%-8% of them will be…”
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Distinct Pattern of Membrane Formation With Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
Published in Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.) (01-01-2024)“…To systematically describe pertinent, intraoperative anatomic findings encountered when approaching spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and CSF-venous…”
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Hydrocephalus Shunting in Supratentorial Glioblastoma: Functional Outcomes and Management
Published in Frontiers in oncology (09-02-2022)“…Glioblastoma is the most common and the most challenging to treat adult primary central nervous system tumor. Although modern management strategies modestly…”
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Parkinson’s disease may disrupt overlapping subthalamic nucleus and pallidal motor networks
Published in NeuroImage clinical (01-01-2023)“…•We use MRI to obtain whole-brain maps sensitive to myelin, iron and tissue water.•We show overlapping subthalamic nucleus and internal pallidum covariance…”
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Incidence, therapy, and outcome in the management of chronic subdural hematoma in Switzerland: a population-based multicenter cohort study
Published in Frontiers in neurology (14-09-2023)“…Background Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) is a disease affecting mainly elderly individuals. The reported incidence ranges from 2.0/100,000 to 58 per 100,000…”
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Ventricular opening during primary and recurrent glioblastoma surgery - a single centre study
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Intraspinal Surgical Anatomy in Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension
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A chronic post dural puncture syndrome without low opening pressure or altered CSF dynamics
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Chronic post-dural puncture headache – a serious and underrated complication with a major impact on social life
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The SFCNS Young Clinical Neuroscientists Network Cultivating ties across clinical neuroscience disciplines
Published in Clinical and translational neuroscience (01-07-2018)“…Interdisciplinary cooperation and interaction have grown extremely important and will soon become indispensable in clinical neuroscience. The constantly…”
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Syndrome of the trephined: clinical spectrum, risk factors, and impact of cranioplasty on neurologic recovery in a prospective cohort
Published in Neurosurgical review (01-04-2022)“…Syndrome of the trephined (SoT) is an underrecognized complication after decompressive craniectomy. We aimed to investigate SoT incidence, clinical spectrum,…”
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