Brumer, Irène De Vita, Enrico Ashmore, Jonathan Jarosz, Jozef Borri, Marco
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Magma (New York, N.Y.)
There is a pressing need to assess user-dependent reproducibility of multi-fibre probabilistic tractography in order to encourage clinical implementation of these advanced and relevant approaches. The goal of this study was to evaluate both intrinsic and inter-user reproducibility of corticospinal tract estimation. Six clinical datasets including m...
Woo, Seung-Bin Lee, Chang-Young Kim, Chang-Hyun Ko, Young San Kim, El Shim, Ye Jee Kim, Sang Pyo Kwon, Sae Min
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Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
Intracranial immature teratoma is an extremely rare disease with poor prognosis and requires complicated treatment. Owing to the deep midline location of the tumor, total surgical resection of the tumor is challenging. We present our experience with a fast-growing pineal gland immature teratoma in a 4-year-old boy, who presented with obstructive hy...
Ulzen-Appiah, Kofi Akakpo, Kafui Patrick
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Autopsy & Case Reports
Background: Embryonal tumor with multilayered rosettes (ETMR), NOS/C19MC- altered, is a rare and recently classified highly aggressive malignant brain tumor in the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors of the central nervous system 5th edition. They are mostly diagnosed in children before the age of three years. Most of them...
Kim, Jiyoung Shin, Nayeon
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Psychology, health & medicine
The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of cancer coping and healthcare professionals' support on posttraumatic growth in patients with brain tumors. A cross-sectional, correlational design was used, in which a structured questionnaire was administered to 114 patients at a tertiary university hospital. Data were analyzed using descri...
Schei, Stine Solheim, Ole Salvesen, Øyvind Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen Bouget, David Sagberg, Lisa Millgård
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Acta Neurochirurgica
Purpose Cognitive function is frequently assessed with objective neuropsychological tests, but patient-reported cognitive function is less explored. We aimed to investigate the preoperative prevalence of patient-reported cognitive impairment in patients with diffuse glioma compared to a matched reference group and explore associated factors. Method...
Liang, Han-Xiang Yang, Yue-Long Zhang, Qing Xie, Zhi Liu, En-Tao Wang, Shu-Xia
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World Journal of Clinical Cases
BACKGROUND Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare proliferative histiocyte disorder. It can affect any organ or system, especially the bone, skin, lung, and central nervous system (CNS). In the CNS, the hypothalamic-pituitary is predominantly affected, whereas the brain parenchyma is rarely affected. LCH occurring in the brain parenchyma can...
Koruga, Nenad Pekmezović, Tatjana Tomaš, Ilijan Soldo Koruga, Anamarija Butković Soldo, Silva Užarević, Zvonimir Rotim, Krešimir
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Acta Clinica Croatica
Treatment of glioblastoma is challenging due to its aggressive and highly invasive nature, and no significant advances in survival have been achieved recently. The aim of our retrospective study was identification of predictive factors and consequent survival outcome in patients who underwent surgical and oncologic treatment of glioblastoma. The st...
Yeh, Karen W He, Di Hansen, Johnni Carpenter, Catherine L Ritz, Beate Olsen, Jorn Heck, Julia E
BackgroundHead trauma has been associated with increased brain tumor risk in adults. Instrument assisted delivery can be a cause of head trauma in newborns. The goal of this study was to determine if instrument-assisted deliveries influenced the odds of childhood brain tumors in Denmark.MethodsWe conducted a matched case-control study of childhood ...
Tsang, Derek S. Tsui, Grace McIntosh, Chris Purdie, Thomas Bauman, Glenn Dama, Hitesh Laperriere, Normand Millar, Barbara-Ann Shultz, David B. Ahmed, Sameera
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Radiation Oncology
PurposeHigh-quality radiotherapy (RT) planning for children and young adults with primary brain tumours is essential to minimize the risk of late treatment effects. The feasibility of using automated machine-learning (ML) to aid RT planning in this population has not previously been studied.Methods and materialsWe developed a ML model that identifi...
So, Jin-Shup Kim, Young-Jin Lee, Sang-Koo Cho, Chun-Sung
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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Lesions occurring simultaneously in the somatosensory or motor cortex of the brain and the cervical spine are rare. Brain tumors can cause similar symptoms to cervical lesions which can lead to confusion in treatment priorities. Moreover, if cervical disease is noticeably observed in radiologic findings of a patient complaining of cervical radiculo...
