The Glasgow Coma Scale is probably the most common grading scale in neurotraumatology
all over the world. Its validity concerning severity and prognosis of the injury has been …

We studied 23 pediatric high-grade astrocytomas by comparative genomic hybridization.
Chromosomal imbalances were found in 10 of 10 anaplastic astrocytomas and 11 of 13 …

A 37-year-old man exhibited a suprasellar tumor which histologically proved to be a myxopapillary
ependymoma. Since these gliomas are virtually restricted to the cauda equina region, …

Background. Amyloid deposits within the brain can be found in a heterogeneous group of
diseases. Some of them involve only the central nervous system (AD); others are of systemic …

Paragangliomas are tumors arising in the paraganglia and rarely occur in the spinal canal.
In the literature, 11 such cases have been reported. We present 7 additional cases, 3 of …

… Patrick Schueller1, Oliver Micke1, Stefan Palkovic2, Johannes Schroeder2, Christos
Moustakis1, Frank Bruns1, Andreas Schuck1, Hansdetlef Wassmann2, Normann Willich1 …

48129 Münster, Germany. to 17 mo after SPECT in seven cases, and by clinical course and
histopathology in the remaining subject. Results: Patients with recurrence had significantly …

Symptomatic degenerative central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a frequent indication for
decompressive spinal surgery, to reduce spinal claudication. No data are as yet available on …

An allelic variation of the COL9A2 gene encoding the α 2 -chain of collagen IX has recently
been identified as a genetic risk factor for intervertebral disc prolapse, resulting in a …

Using single-photon emission tomography (SPET), the radiopharmaceuticall,-3-iodine-123-α-methyl
tyrosine (IMT) has been applied to the imaging of amino acid transport into brain …