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Factors affecting resolution of oculomotor nerve palsy following endovascular embolization of posterior communicating artery aneurysms
Purpose To investigate the effect of endovascular embolization of posterior communicating artery (Pcom) aneurysms on concomitant oculomotor nerve palsy (OMNP) and factors affecting the effect of treatment. Materials and methods Patients with the Pcom aneurysms […]
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Cybersickness. A systematic literature review of adverse effects related to virtual reality
Background Virtual Reality (VR) uses computer technology to create a simulated environment. VR is a growing technology with promising extensive applications in different areas such as Medicine, entertainment, sports, gaming, and simulation. However, information about […]
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Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB-E) and normative values in a representative adult population sample
Background The Frontal Assessment Battery is a short bedside test used to assess executive functions (EF). The aims of the present study were, first, to evaluate the psychometric proprieties of the Spanish version of the […]
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Fenómeno de Kernohan-Woltman: ¿un cuadro neurológico excepcional?
Introducción Podemos definir la hemiparesia ipsilateral (HI) como una disfunción de la primera motoneurona que afecta a las extremidades del lado opuesto al esperado, dada la localización de la patología intracraneal desencadenante. La compresión del […]
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Intrathecal baclofen therapy as treatment for spasticity and dystonia: Review of cases in a pediatric palliative care unit
Introduction Patients managed in the Pediatric Palliative Care Integral Unit (PPCIU) have serious neurological conditions that involve significant damage at central nervous system level. The movement disorder is a very common clinical problem and for […]
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Design and validation of a questionnaire for monitoring neurological dysphagia and respiratory deterioration in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (DEREDELA)
Introduction Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative disease of unknown origin that affects the motor neurons. It has a rapid, fatal course. Method For this study, an initial questionnaire of eleven items was developed […]
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Cerebral venous thrombosis in children an 18-year review of a Portuguese hospital
Introduction Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon and clinically heterogeneous cerebrovascular particularly in children, only a few published case series focused in the pediatric population. Patients and methods Retrospective single-center observational and analytical study […]