Browsing by Subject "head injury"

Clinically meaningful parameters of progression and long-term outcome of Parkinson disease: AN international consensus statement

Puschmann, A.; Brighina, L.; Markopoulou, K.; Aasly, J.; Chung, S. J.; Frigerio, R.; Hadjigeorgiou, G.; Kõks, S.; Krüger, R.; Siuda, J.; Wider, C.; Zesiewicz, T. A.; Maraganore, D. M. (2015)

Parkinson disease (PD) is associated with a clinical course of variable duration, severity, and a combination of motor and non-motor features. Recent PD research has focused primarily on etiology rather than clinical ...

The diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance angiography for blunt vertebral artery injury detection in trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Karagiorgas G.P., Brotis A.G., Giannis T., Rountas C.D., Vassiou K.G., Fountas K.N., Kapsalaki E.Z. (2017)

The role of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) in the evaluation of patients with blunt vertebral artery has not been fully established. Our aim is to define the diagnostic accuracy of MRA in comparison to digital ...

Early gastrostomy reduces the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in stroke or head injury patients

Kostadima, E.; Kaditis, A. G.; Alexopoulos, E. I.; Zakynthinos, E.; Sfyras, D. (2005)

Presence of a nasogastric tube is a risk factor for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Alternatively, gastrostomy can be used for administration of enteral feedings. To determine whether early ...

Epilepsy and neurosurgery: Historical highlights

Karamanou M., Tsoucalas G., Themistocleous M., Giakoumettis D., Stranjalis G., Androutsos G. (2017)

Epilepsy has been known since antiquity and trepanation has been documented as a therapeutic option. The Greek born physician Aretaeus of Cappadocia (2nd century BC) was the first to recommend trepanation for the treatment ...

Factors associated with recurrent transient global amnesia: Systematic review and pathophysiological insights

Liampas I., Raptopoulou M., Mpourlios S., Siokas V., Tsouris Z., Aloizou A.-M., Dastamani M., Brotis A., Bogdanos D., Xiromerisiou G., Dardiotis E. (2021)

The examination of the risk factors that affect the recurrence of transient global amnesia (TGA) may shed light on the pathophysiological substrate of the disease. A systematic review was performed to identify the factors ...

Hippocrates: A pioneer in the treatment of head injuries

Panourias, I. G.; Skiadas, P. K.; Sakas, D. E.; Marketos, S. G. (2005)

HIPPOCRATES' TREATISE On Wounds in the Head represents an excellent source of information regarding the extent of experience with head injuries in classical antiquity. On the basis of clinical observation, the great physician ...

Non-genetic risk and protective factors and biomarkers for neurological disorders: a meta-umbrella systematic review of umbrella reviews

Mentis A.-F.A., Dardiotis E., Efthymiou V., Chrousos G.P. (2021)

Background: The etiologies of chronic neurological diseases, which heavily contribute to global disease burden, remain far from elucidated. Despite available umbrella reviews on single contributing factors or diseases, no ...

Teaching video neuroimages: Pulsatile proptosis and wall-eyed bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia

Papageorgiou E., Tsironi E.E., Androudi S., Koltsidopoulos P. (2018)

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Traumatic pneumorrachis after isolated closed head injuries: An up-to-date review

Hadjigeorgiou G.F., Singh R., Stefanopoulos P., Petsanas A., Hadjigeorgiou F.G., Fountas K. (2016)

Pneumorrachis (PR) is characterized by the presence of air within the spinal canal. It can be classified descriptively into internal or intradural and external or epidural. The causes of PR can be divided as iatrogenic, ...