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Bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome – A review
Publication date: Available online 2 October 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Pawel Dec, Andrzej Zyluk Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common upper extremity compressive neuropathy, with a prevalence of 3%–5% in the general population, and 6% in the group of females over the age of 40. It occurs about five times more common in females, with 2 peaks observed, in the 6th and 8th decades of life. Bilateral manifestation is more common than unilateral (60%), but significantly more often begins or is more strongly expressed in the dominant hand. Possible anatomical abnormalities underlyin...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - October 2, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Low-symptomatic skeletal muscle disease in patients with a cardiac disease – Diagnostic approach in skeletal muscle laminopathies
Publication date: Available online 25 September 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Agnieszka Madej-Pilarczyk, Michał Marchel, Karolina Ochman, Joanna Cegielska, Roman Steckiewicz Mild skeletal muscle symptoms might be accompanied with severe cardiac disease, sometimes indicating a serious inherited disorder. Very often it is a cardiologist who refers a patient with cardiomyopathy and/or cardiac arrhythmia and discrete muscle disease for neurological consultation, which helps to establish a proper diagnosis. Here we present three families in which a diagnosis of skeletal muscle laminopathy was...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 26, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Late ophthalmological manifestations in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage and coiling of cerebral aneurysm
Publication date: Available online 22 September 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Iwona Obuchowska, Grzegorz Turek, Jan Kochanowicz, Andrzej Lewszuk, Zofia Mariak, Zenon Mariak Late ocular manifestations of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) have not been previously investigated except for one study which demonstrated that one half of patients subjected to aneurysm clipping suffer from symptoms of visual pathway impairment. We assessed ophthalmological status of patients after 1–4.5 years from SAH and aneurysm embolization to identify predictors of damage to the visual pathways. Comp...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 23, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Clinical outcomes of multiple aneurysms microsurgical clipping: Evaluation of 90 patients
Conclusions Multiple cerebral aneurysms are not associated with a less favorable outcome than are single aneurysm cases. Authors prefer microsurgical clipping of all the aneurysms, be it on the reverse side, if the aneurysm location is reachable and that includes bilaterally presenting MIAs. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 23, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Noninfectious complications of acute stroke and their impact on hospital mortality in patients admitted to a stroke unit in Warsaw from 1995 to 2015
Conclusions Over the last two decades Polish urban stroke units may have achieved a significant reduction of the occurrence of some noninfectious complications (i.e. MI, exacerbated CHF and DVT). However, the list of conditions associated with stroke unit mortality includes not only MI and exacerbated CHF but also PE, gastrointestinal bleeding and recurrent stroke. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 22, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Hemorrhagic infarct of basal ganglia in cardiac arrest. CT and MRI findings. 2 cases
Publication date: Available online 21 September 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Monique Boukobza, Frédéric J. Baud (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 22, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Diagnosis and treatment of pericallosal artery aneurysms
Conclusion Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and interhemispheric fissure hematoma suggest spontaneously pericallosal aneurysm, while traumatic corpus callosum hematoma as well the accompanying embryo of intraventricular hemorrhage suggest traumatic pericallosal aneurysm. Endovascular embolization is the primary surgical treatment for pericallosal aneurysm, while patients with pericallosal aneurysm are not suitable for surgical treatment. Microsurgical clipping treatment may be a choice. However, both of these treatment strategies have high risk. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 22, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Differences in carotid artery atherosclerosis between men and women in the early phase after ischemic event
Conclusions Men had more often carotid stenosis and higher number of hypoechogenic plaques. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 21, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

The importance of atrial fibrillation and selected echocardiographic parameters for the effectiveness and safety of thrombolytic therapy in patients with stroke
Publication date: Available online 19 September 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Lasek-Bal Anetta, Kowalewska-Twardela Teresa, Warsz-Wianecka Aldona, Puz Przemysław, Krzan Aleksandra, Cieślik Aleksandra (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - September 20, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Early endovascular stenting for extracranial carotid artery dissection with angiographic flow stasis: A series of four cases
We report our experiences with four consecutive extracranial carotid artery dissections successfully treated with early endovascular stenting and discuss the indication of this treatment with a special emphasis on the angiographic findings. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 31, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Hypoglossal nerve palsy in the course of dissection of the internal carotid arteries – Case reports
Publication date: Available online 30 August 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Magdalena Torbus-Paluszczak, Sebastian Mucha, Maciej Wawrzyńczyk, Krystyna Pierzchała, Monika Adamczyk-Sowa (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 31, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Monocyte/high-density lipoprotein ratio predicts the mortality in ischemic stroke patients
Conclusion Our study demonstrated that a high MHR value is an independent predictor of 30-day mortality in patients with AIS. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 25, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Manual aspiration thrombectomy through proximal and distal supporting technique for the treatment of procedural distal A2 emboli: A technical case report
We report a case of successful recanalization of A2 occlusion caused by procedural-induced distal emboli through a proximal and distal supporting technique. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 25, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

What influenced the lesion patterns and hemodynamic characteristics in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis? A retrospective study
Conclusion Hypoperfusion is an independent risk factor for ischemic lesions in patients with ICAS. Whether or not the communicating arteries are open influences the blood flow of the intracranial arteries. TCD was a convenient and rapid tool to assess intracranial perfusion and vascular compensatory status. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 24, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Pure apraxia of speech due to infarct in premotor cortex
We present a case of pure AOS in setting of an acute stroke to localize more precisely than ever before the brain area responsible for AOS, dorsal premotor cortex (dPMC). The dPMC is in unique position to plan and coordinate speech production by virtue of its connection with nearby motor cortex harboring corticobulbar tract, supplementary motor area, inferior frontal operculum, and temporo-parietal area via the dorsal stream of dual-stream model of speech processing. The role of dPMC is further supported as part of dorsal stream in the dual-stream model of speech processing as well as controller in the hierarchical state f...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 19, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research