The pathophysiology of central pain syndromes is still poorly understood and their treatment
remains a major challenge. It has long been suggested that lesions of the spinothalamic …

Background: Chlorhexidine is better than povidone-iodine for care of catheter sites, but it is
not known whether chlorhexidine is superior in reducing blood culture contamination. …

Context Adequate postoperative management of nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFMAs)
remains a challenge for the clinician. Objective To identify predictive factors of …

Context: Germline mutations of the AIP (aryl-hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein) gene
are associated with a predisposition to pituitary adenomas. Such mutations are found in …

✓ The authors report on the long-term results of chronic stereotactic stimulation of the ventralis
intermedius thalamic nucleus performed in 14 cases of disabling and intractable tremor. …

METHODS The medical charts of 157 consecutive surgically treated patients with Chiari-related
syringomyelia were retrospectively analyzed. Factors predicting outcome, either clinical …

Background Syringomyelia and Chiari malformation are classified as rare diseases on
Orphanet, but international guidelines on diagnostic criteria and case definition are missing. Aim …

Anticonvulsants are widely used in the treatment of neuropathic pain, and are assumed to act
preferentially on lancinating, shooting pain. In the present study, the effects of gabapentin, …

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between neuropathic symptoms (ie
pain and paraesthesia/dysaesthesia) and structural damage and functional alterations of …

OBJECTIVE: Surgery should be considered for patients with intramedullary spinal ependymomas
(ISE), particularly those presenting with a neurological deficit preoperatively. In contrast…