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Woodbury SM, Swanson WB, Douglas L, Niemann D, Mishina Y. Temperature-responsive PCL-PLLA nanofibrous tissue engineering scaffolds with memorized porous microstructure recovery. Front Dent Med 2023; 4:1240397. [PMID: 38606037 PMCID: PMC11008614 DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2023.1240397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Biomaterial scaffolds in tissue engineering facilitate tissue regeneration and integration with the host. Poor healing outcomes arise from lack of cell and tissue infiltration, and ill-fitting interfaces between matrices or grafts, resulting in fibrous tissue formation, inflammation, and resorption. Existing tissue engineering scaffolds struggle to recover from deformation to fit irregularly shaped defects encountered in clinical settings without compromising their mechanical properties and favorable internal architecture. This study introduces a synthetic biomaterial scaffold composed of high molecular weight poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA) and an interpenetrating network of poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL), in a composition aiming to address the need for conformal fitting synthetic matrices which retain and recover their advantageous morphologies. The scaffold, known as thermosensitive memorized microstructure (TS-MMS), forms nanofibrous materials with memorized microstructures capable of recovery after deformation, including macropores and nanofibers. TS-MMS nanofibers, with 50-500 nm diameters, are formed via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) of PLLA after in situ polymerization of PCL-diacrylate. A critical partial-melting temperature of TS-MMS at 52°C enables bulk deformation above this temperature, while retaining the nanofibrous and macroporous structures upon cooling to 37°C. Incorporation of drug-loaded poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) nanoparticles directly into TS-MMS nanofibers during fabrication allows sustained release of a model drug for up to 40 days. Subcutaneous implantation in vivo using LysM-Cre;td-Tomato; Col1eGFP mice demonstrates successful cellularization and integration of deformed/recovered TS-MMS materials, surpassing the limitations of deformed PLLA scaffolds, to facilitate cell and vasculature infiltration requisite for successful bone regeneration. Additionally we demonstrated a method for embedding controlled release vehicles directly into the scaffold nanofibers; controlled release of simvastatin enhances vascularization and tissue maturation. TS-MMS scaffolds offer promising improvements in clinical handling and performance compared to existing biomaterial scaffolds.
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- Seth M. Woodbury
- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, Division of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Department of Physics, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, Division of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, Division of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, Division of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, Division of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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Swanson WB, Durdan M, Eberle M, Woodbury S, Mauser A, Gregory J, Zhang B, Niemann D, Herremans J, Ma PX, Lahann J, Weivoda M, Mishina Y, Greineder CF. A library of Rhodamine6G-based pH-sensitive fluorescent probes with versatile in vivo and in vitro applications. RSC Chem Biol 2022; 3:748-764. [PMID: 35755193 PMCID: PMC9175114 DOI: 10.1039/d2cb00030j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Acidic pH is critical to the function of the gastrointestinal system, bone-resorbing osteoclasts, and the endolysosomal compartment of nearly every cell in the body. Non-invasive, real-time fluorescence imaging of acidic microenvironments represents a powerful tool for understanding normal cellular biology, defining mechanisms of disease, and monitoring for therapeutic response. While commercially available pH-sensitive fluorescent probes exist, several limitations hinder their widespread use and potential for biologic application. To address this need, we developed a novel library of pH-sensitive probes based on the highly photostable and water-soluble fluorescent molecule, Rhodamine 6G. We demonstrate versatility in terms of both pH sensitivity (i.e., pK a) and chemical functionality, allowing conjugation to small molecules, proteins, nanoparticles, and regenerative biomaterial scaffold matrices. Furthermore, we show preserved pH-sensitive fluorescence following a variety of forms of covalent functionalization and demonstrate three potential applications, both in vitro and in vivo, for intracellular and extracellular pH sensing. Finally, we develop a computation approach for predicting the pH sensitivity of R6G derivatives, which could be used to expand our library and generate probes with novel properties.
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- W Benton Swanson
- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Cell and Molecular Biology Program, Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science and the Arts, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center, College of Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center, College of Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Science, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan 1011 North University Avenue Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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- Biointerfaces Institute, College of Engineering and Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI USA
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan NCRC 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg #26 Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA
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Swanson WB, Gong T, Zhang Z, Eberle M, Niemann D, Dong R, Rambhia KJ, Ma PX. Controlled release of odontogenic exosomes from a biodegradable vehicle mediates dentinogenesis as a novel biomimetic pulp capping therapy. J Control Release 2020; 324:679-694. [PMID: 32534011 PMCID: PMC7429296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Mineralized enamel and dentin provide protection to the dental pulp, which is vital tissue rich with cells, vasculature, and nerves in the inner tooth. Dental caries left untreated threaten exposure of the dental pulp, providing facile access for bacteria to cause severe infection both in the pulp and systemically. Dental materials which stimulate the formation of a protective dentin bridge after insult are necessary to seal the pulp chamber in an effort to maintain natural dentition and prevent pulpal infection. Dental materials to date including calcium hydroxide paste, mineral trioxide aggregate, and glass ionomer resin, are used with mixed results. Herein we exploited the cell-cell communicative properties of exosomes, extracellular vesicles derived from both mineralizing primary human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) and an immortalized murine odontoblast cell line (MDPC-23), to catalyze the formation of a reactionary dentin bridge by recruiting endogenous stem cells of the dental pulp, through an easy-to-handle delivery vehicle which allows for their therapeutic controlled delivery at the pulp interface. Exosomes derived from both hDPSCs and MDPCs upregulated odontogenic gene expression and increased mineralization in vitro. We designed an amphiphilic synthetic polymeric vehicle from a triblock copolymer which encapsulates exosomes by polymeric self-assembly and maintains their biologic integrity throughout release up to 8-12 weeks. The controlled release of odontogenic exosomes resulted in a reparative dentin bridge formation, superior to glass-ionomer cement alone in vivo, in a rat molar pulpotomy model after six weeks. We have developed a platform for the encapsulation and controlled, tunable release of cell-derived exosomes, which maintains their advantageous physiologic properties reflective of the donor cells. This platform is used to modulate downstream recipient cells towards a designed dentinogenic trajectory in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, we have demonstrated the utility of an immortalized cell line to produce a high yield of exosomes with cross-species efficacy.
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- W Benton Swanson
- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine and College of Engineering, University of Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, United States of America; Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, United States of America; Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine and College of Engineering, University of Michigan, United States of America; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, United States of America.
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Li Y, Kim J, Simpson D, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Niemann D, Esene IN, Ahmed A. Difference in imaging biomarkers between transient and permanent neurological deficits after endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular aneurysms. J Neurosurg 2020; 134:1861-1870. [PMID: 32559747 DOI: 10.3171/2020.4.jns192718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The literature suggests that blood-brain barrier disruption (BBBD) plays a significant role in the development of neurological events in patients with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) that is negative for lesions. In this prospective, single-center cohort study, the authors compared the imaging characteristics of patients suffering transient neurological events (TNEs) with those in patients suffering permanent neurological events (PNEs) after having undergone elective embolization of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. METHODS This prospective cohort study was conducted between July 2016 and June 2019. Inclusion criteria were adults undergoing elective neuroendovascular procedures and the absence of contraindications to MRI. All subjects underwent brain MRI including postcontrast FLAIR (pcFLAIR) sequences for evaluation of BBBD within 24 hours postprocedure. RESULTS In total, 128 patients harboring 133 unruptured aneurysms were enrolled, 109 of whom (85.2%) showed some degree of BBBD on pcFLAIR MRI and 50 of whom (39.1%) suffered an ischemic insult per DWI. In total, 23 patients (18%) suffered neurological complications, 16 of which (12.5%) were TNEs and 7 of which (5.5%) were PNEs. The median extent of BBBD was focal in asymptomatic patients as compared to hemispheric and lobar in the TNE and PNE groups, respectively (p < 0.001). The American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification predicted the extent of BBBD (p = 0.046). Lesions on DWI were noted in 34 asymptomatic patients (32.4%) compared to 9 patients (56.3%) with TNEs and all 7 patients (100%) with PNEs (p < 0.001). The median number of DWI lesions was 0 (range 0-18 lesions) in the asymptomatic group compared to 1.5 (range 0-8 lesions) and 8 (range 1-13 lesions) in the TNE and PNE groups, respectively (p < 0.001). Smoking (p = 0.008), older age (p = 0.002), and longer surgery (p = 0.006) were positively associated with the number of lesions on DWI. On multivariate analysis, intraarterial verapamil (p = 0.02, OR 8.01, 95% CI 1.35-47.43) and extent of BBBD (p < 0.001, OR 58.58, 95% CI 9.48-361.84) were positively associated with the development of TNEs, while intravenous infusion of midazolam during surgery (p = 0.02, OR 6.03, 95% CI 1.29-28.20) was negatively associated. An increased number of lesions on DWI was the only significant predictor for the development of PNEs (p < 0.001, OR 49.85, 95% CI 5.56-447.10). CONCLUSIONS An increasing extent of BBBD was associated with the development of TNEs, whereas an increasing number of lesions on DWI was significantly associated with the development of PNEs. BBBD imaging using pcFLAIR may serve as a valuable biomarker for detecting subtle cerebral ischemia and stratifying the risk for ischemic events.
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- Yiping Li
- Departments of1Neurological Surgery and
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery and
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- Departments of1Neurological Surgery and.,2Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
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Eisenmenger L, Capel K, Garrett J, Li K, Li Y, Ahmed A, Niemann D, Griner D, Samaniego E, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Derdeyn C, Schafer S, Strother C, Chen GH, Aagaard Kienitz B. Abstract 55: Comparison of Sequential Multi-Detector CT and Cone-Beam CT Perfusion Maps in 54 Subjects With an Acute Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2020. [DOI: 10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Introduction:
Time from diagnostic imaging to groin puncture highly correlates with outcome and often accounts for delays between hospital arrival and EVT. Our study comparing image quality and information content of MDCTP and CBCTP provides feasibility data for selected AIS patients to go straight to the angio-suite for comprehensive imaging and treatment.
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AIS patients eligible for EVT underwent MDCTP, then a CBCTP study on arrival in angio-suite. Of 939 admitted June 2017-April 2019, 226 (24%) received EVT. Of these 54 (35%) were enrolled to receive additional CBCTP imaging. Inability to obtain consent and co-morbidities were major causes for non-enrollment. Times from the start of MDCTP to angio-suite and from angio-suite arrival to first arterial image were recorded. Acquired CBCTP data were reconstructed and processed with an in-house toolbox. MDCTP and CBCTP data were matched for slice thickness and angulation and were processed using RAPID CTP (iSchemaView, Inc.). The rCBF, rCBV, MTT, tMAX maps were randomized to generate 3 unique evaluation sets. 3 neuroradiologists scored diagnostic image quality, artifacts, mismatch pattern detection and EVT indication using 5-point Likert scales. Stroke laterality was compared with the clinical standard for diagnostic accuracy.
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Accuracies for stroke diagnosis are 97% [95%, 97%] with MDCTP and 92% [90%, 95%] with CBCTP. Cohen’s Kappa between observers is 0.90 for MDCTP-based diagnosis and 0.89 for CBCTP-based diagnosis. Scores of CBCTP to make the stroke diagnosis, detect mismatch pattern, and make treatment decision were non-inferior to corresponding scores for MDCTP (alpha=0.05) within 10% of the whole score range. Subjective scores of MDCTP for image quality and artifacts were slightly superior to those of CBCTP (1.8 vs. 2.3, p<0.01).
Conclusions:
In this study, a direct to angio-suite workflow provided non-inferior perfusion imaging for AIS patient triage while saving nearly one hour per patient.
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- Univ of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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Son C, Page P, Niemann D. Cerebral aneurysms treated with low-profile visualized intraluminal support device (LVIS Jr) Y-stent constructs: Technical experience with a single microcatheter technique. Interv Neuroradiol 2019; 26:156-163. [PMID: 31852417 DOI: 10.1177/1591019919880420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The LVIS Jr device holds a number of advantages but poses unique technical challenges compared to such, especially, complex multistent constructs. We report our experience with the technical feasibility and early to mid-term outcomes of Y-stent-assisted coiling with the LVIS Jr using a simple, single microcatheter technique. METHODS Using a departmental database, we retrospectively reviewed a single surgeon's experience with Y-stent-assisted coiling with LVIS Jr over a three-year period. Eighteen aneurysms in 17 patients were treated over this period. We assessed the technical success of the procedures, the initial and follow-up radiographic success with the modified Raymond-Roy occlusion score and follow-up clinical outcome with the modified Rankin scale. RESULTS All stents were successfully deployed, and 17 of 18 aneurysms were successfully coiled at the initial treatment for a technical success rate of 94.4%. Of the 17 aneurysms with follow-up imaging, all were modified Raymond-Roy grade 1 or 2. One aneurysm required retreatment for coil compaction and a growing neck. There were two immediate postprocedure symptomatic strokes and one delayed stroke related to antiplatelet non-compliance. The two immediate symptomatic strokes recovered to neurological baseline with no residual deficits by the time of discharge. The long-term morbidity rate was 5.5%. The mortality rate was 0%. All patients had a modified Rankin Scale ≤ 2 at most recent follow-up. CONCLUSION Treatment with LVIS Jr Y-stent constructs via a single microcatheter technique is technically feasible with good radiographic and clinical outcomes.
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- Colin Son
- Texas Neuroscience Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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Li Y, Corriveau M, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Ahmed A, Niemann D. Differences in Pressure Within the Sac of Human Ruptured and Nonruptured Cerebral Aneurysms. Neurosurgery 2019; 84:1261-1268. [PMID: 29741656 DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hemodynamics plays a critical role in the development, growth, and rupture of intracranial aneurysms. This data could be vital in determining individual aneurysm rupture risk and could facilitate our understanding of aneurysms. OBJECTIVE To present the largest prospective cross-sectional cohort study of intrasaccular pressure recordings of ruptured and nonruptured intracranial aneurysms and describe the hemodynamic differences that exist between ruptured and nonruptured aneurysms. METHODS During endovascular treatment, a standard 1.8-Fr 200 m length microcatheter was navigated into the dome of the aneurysm prior to coil embolization. With the microcatheter centralized within the dome of the aneurysm, an arterial pressure transducer was attached to the proximal end of the microcatheter to measure the stump pressure inside the aneurysm dome. RESULTS In 68 aneurysms (28 ruptured, 40 nonruptured), we observed that ruptured cerebral aneurysms had a lower systolic and mean arterial pressure compared to nonruptured cohort (P = .0008). Additionally, the pulse pressures within the dome of ruptured aneurysms were significantly more narrow than that of unruptured aneurysms (P = .0001). These findings suggest that there may be an inherent difference between ruptured and nonruptured aneurysms and such recordings obtained during routine digital subtraction angiography could potentially become a widely applied technique to augment risk stratification of aneurysms. CONCLUSION Our preliminary data present new evidence distinguishing ruptured from unruptured aneurysms that may have a critical role as a predictive parameter to stratify the natural history of nonruptured intracranial aneurysms and as a new avenue for future investigation.
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- Yiping Li
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Neuro Interventional Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Neuro Interventional Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Neuro Interventional Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Neuro Interventional Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Neuro Interventional Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin
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Corriveau M, Ahmed A, Dawkins D, Kienitz BA, Niemann D, Li Y. The effect of flow diverting stents on in vivo intrasaccular aneurysm pressure. J Clin Neurosci 2019; 59:339-341. [PMID: 30446369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.10.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Mark Corriveau
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
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Page P, Niemann D, Son C, Li Y. Retained distal protection device during carotid artery stenting necessitating carotid endarterectomy: A complication and management considerations. Surg Neurol Int 2018; 9:123. [PMID: 30009087 PMCID: PMC6024505 DOI: 10.4103/sni.sni_32_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Neuroendovascular techniques have significantly altered the treatment paradigm of cerebrovascular diseases. Since the introduction of distal cerebral protection devices (DCPD), the incidence of embolic strokes during carotid artery stenting (CAS) has been significantly reduced. Treatment guidelines for retained foreign bodies in the cerebral vasculature do not exist. Case Description Here, we present the case of an 88-year-old male who, during carotid artery angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, suffered from a retained distal protection device ultimately requiring open surgical carotid endarterectomy including removal of the retained device and stent. Conclusions Carotid artery angioplasty and stenting utilizing distal protection devices is a commonly employed technique that may rarely result in retained devices. Knowledge of how to retrieve foreign bodies and the salvage techniques are essential to prevent complications from CAS.
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- Paul Page
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Tomschi F, Niemann D, Bloch W, Predel HG, Grau M. Ischemic Preconditioning Enhances Performance and Erythrocyte Deformability of Responders. Int J Sports Med 2018; 39:596-603. [PMID: 29883988 DOI: 10.1055/a-0631-2887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
Abstract
This pilot study aimed to evaluate the differential effects of a remote ischemic preconditioning (rIPC) manoeuvre on performance and red blood cell (RBC) deformability compared to a sham control and a placebo setting. Ten male subjects performed three test settings in a single-blind, crossover, and randomized control design. All settings started with 20 min of rest and were followed by 4 cycles of occlusion/reperfusion consisting of 5 min each. During rIPC and placebo, the cuff pressure was inflated to 200 mmHg and 120 mmHg, respectively. During the sham control setting, 10 mmHg pressure was applied. All tests were followed by a cycle exercise with lactate diagnostics. Power at 2 and 4 mmol/l lactate thresholds were calculated. RBC deformability was measured before and after the respective manoeuvre. Results showed that no effect resulted from any manoeuvre on performance values or RBC deformability. But 6 subjects showed a higher power at the 2 mmol/l threshold, and 5 subjects exerted higher power at the 4 mmol/l threshold when the rIPC manoeuvre preceded the exercise. In these responsive subjects, RBC deformability also improved. Hence, rIPC effects are much influenced by the subjects' responsiveness, and improved RBC deformability might contribute to enhanced performance in responsive subjects.
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- Fabian Tomschi
- German Sport University Cologne, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- German Sport University Cologne, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- German Sport University Cologne, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Cardiology and Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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- German Sport University Cologne, Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Cologne, Germany
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Cikla U, Sahin B, Hanalioglu S, Ahmed AS, Niemann D, Baskaya MK. A novel, low-cost, reusable, high-fidelity neurosurgical training simulator for cerebrovascular bypass surgery. J Neurosurg 2018; 130:1-9. [PMID: 29749910 DOI: 10.3171/2017.11.jns17318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVECerebrovascular bypass surgery is a challenging yet important neurosurgical procedure that is performed to restore circulation in the treatment of carotid occlusive diseases, giant/complex aneurysms, and skull base tumors. It requires advanced microsurgical skills and dedicated training in microsurgical techniques. Most available training tools, however, either lack the realism of the actual bypass surgery (e.g., artificial vessel, chicken wing models) or require special facilities and regulations (e.g., cadaver, live animal, placenta models). The aim of the present study was to design a readily accessible, realistic, easy-to-build, reusable, and high-fidelity simulator to train neurosurgeons or trainees on vascular anastomosis techniques even in the operating room.METHODSThe authors used an anatomical skull and brain model, artificial vessels, and a water pump to simulate both extracranial and intracranial circulations. They demonstrated the step-by-step preparation of the bypass simulator using readily available and affordable equipment and consumables.RESULTSAll necessary steps of a superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass surgery (from skin opening to skin closure) were performed on the simulator under a surgical microscope. The simulator was used by both experienced neurosurgeons and trainees. Feedback survey results from the participants of the microsurgery course suggested that the model is superior to existing microanastomosis training kits in simulating real surgery conditions (e.g., depth, blood flow, anatomical constraints) and holds promise for widespread use in neurosurgical training.CONCLUSIONSWith no requirement for specialized laboratory facilities and regulations, this novel, low-cost, reusable, high-fidelity simulator can be readily constructed and used for neurosurgical training with various scenarios and modifications.
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Yang P, Ahmed A, Schafer S, Niemann D, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Royalty K, Strother C. Low-Dose Volume-of-Interest C-Arm CT Imaging of Intracranial Stents and Flow Diverters. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016; 37:648-54. [PMID: 26494692 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Volume-of-interest C-arm CT is a novel technique for imaging of intracranial high-contrast objects. We performed this study to evaluate the potential diagnostic value and radiation dose reduction of this technique for imaging of intracranial stents and flow diverters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-seven patients were imaged with a VOI C-arm CT scan following treatment with a flow diverter or stent-assisted coiling. The radiation dose-area product was recorded for VOI scans. For comparison, the dose-area product from 30 previously acquired consecutive full-view DynaCTs was used. Thermoluminescence dosimetry by using 35 evenly distributed thermoluminescence dosimeters in an anthropomorphic head phantom was also performed by using both conventional full field and VOI acquisitions. Three observers were presented with VOI images for assessment of the potential diagnostic value. RESULTS The dose-area product measurements showed an exposure reduction of 85% compared with the full field acquisitions used for comparison. The thermoluminescence dosimetry evaluations also showed a considerable dose reduction of 79.8% throughout the volume. For most of the evaluated cases, the observers thought that diagnostically useful information was provided by the VOI images (α = .810). Visualization of device details, such as the extent of opening, positioning, wall apposition, and aneurysm coverage, was judged of good diagnostic quality for most cases (88.9%-92.6%). CONCLUSIONS In this study, VOI C-arm CT provided high-quality diagnostic images of intracranial stents and flow diverters at a dramatic reduction of radiation exposure. Image content was thought to add useful information. It is a promising method to assess device status during procedures and at follow-up.
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- P Yang
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (P.Y.), Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China Departments of Radiology (P.Y., C.S.)
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- Neurological Surgery (A.A., D.N., B.A.-K.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Siemens Medical Solutions USA (S.S., K.R.), Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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- Neurological Surgery (A.A., D.N., B.A.-K.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Neurological Surgery (A.A., D.N., B.A.-K.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Siemens Medical Solutions USA (S.S., K.R.), Hoffman Estates, Illinois
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Yang P, Schafer S, Royalty K, Ahmed A, Niemann D, Strother C. Measurement in the angiography suite: evaluation of vessel sizing techniques. J Neurointerv Surg 2015; 8:965-8. [PMID: 26453606 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2015-011920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Accurate vessel size measurement is important for neurointervention. Modern angiographic equipment offers various two-dimensional (2D) and 3D measurement methods that have not been systematically evaluated for accuracy and reliability. OBJECTIVE To evaluate these methods using anthropomorphic vessel phantoms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tubing of known sizes (2-5 mm, 1 mm increments) was embedded in 3D-printed skulls to simulate the middle cerebral artery, internal carotid artery, and basilar artery. Each phantom was imaged to gain 3D DSA, 2D DSA, and DynaCT images. Three identical measurement locations were identified on each simulated vessel. Eight measurement methods (four 2D, three 3D, and one DynaCT) were evaluated. Measurements were performed by three independent experienced users on three separate occasions. Intraclass correlation and independent non-parametric analysis were carried out to evaluate the reliability and accuracy of these measurement methods. RESULTS Better reliability was noted for the automatic measurement methods than for the corresponding manual measurement methods. The mean differences with the ground truth for all methods ranged from -0.12 to 0.03 with small SEs (0.02-0.03) and SDs (0.10-0.18). The smallest absolute mean differences were achieved in two automatic measurement methods based on 2D manual calibration and 3D images. In comparison with these two methods, results of measurements based on 2D autocalibration were statistically different. CONCLUSIONS In our study, automatic analysis using 3D or 2D was the preferred measurement method. Manual calibration on 2D angiograms is necessary to improve the measurement accuracy. It is not known how our results may pertain to other angiographic systems.
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- Pengfei Yang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Siemens Medical Solutions, Inc, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Chang W, Wu Y, Johnson K, Loecher M, Wieben O, Edjlali M, Oppenheim C, Roca P, Hald J, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Niemann D, Mistretta C, Turski P. Fast contrast-enhanced 4D MRA and 4D flow MRI using constrained reconstruction (HYPRFlow): potential applications for brain arteriovenous malformations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2015; 36:1049-55. [PMID: 25698624 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE HYPRFlow is a novel imaging strategy that provides fast, high-resolution contrast-enhanced time-resolved images and measurement of the velocity of the entire cerebrovascular system. Our hypothesis was that the images obtained with this strategy are of adequate diagnostic image quality to delineate the major components of AVMs. MATERIALS AND METHODS HYPRFlow and 3D TOF scans were obtained in 21 patients with AVMs with correlative DSA examinations in 14 patients. The examinations were scored for image quality and graded by using the Spetzler-Martin criteria. Mean arterial transit time and overlap integrals were calculated from the dynamic image data. Volume flow rates in normal arteries and AVM feeding arteries were measured from the phase contrast data. RESULTS HYPRFlow was equivalent to 3D-TOF in delineating normal arterial anatomy, arterial feeders, and nidus size and was concordant with DSA for AVM grading and venous drainage in 13 of the 14 examinations. Mean arterial transit time on the AVM side was 0.49 seconds, and on the normal contralateral side, 2.53 seconds with P < .001. Across all 21 subjects, the mean arterial volume flow rate in the M1 segment ipsilateral to the AVM was 4.07 ± 3.04 mL/s; on the contralateral M1 segment, it was 2.09 ± 0.64 mL/s. The mean volume flow rate in the largest feeding artery to the AVM was 3.86 ± 2.74 mL/s. CONCLUSIONS HYPRFlow provides an alternative approach to the MRA evaluation of AVMs, with the advantages of increased coverage, 0.75-second temporal resolution, 0.68-mm isotropic spatial resolution, and quantitative measurement of flow in 6 minutes.
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- From the Department of Radiology (W.C.), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Medical Physics (Y.W., K.J., M.L., O.W., C.M.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Medical Physics (Y.W., K.J., M.L., O.W., C.M.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Medical Physics (Y.W., K.J., M.L., O.W., C.M.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Medical Physics (Y.W., K.J., M.L., O.W., C.M.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Department of Radiology (M.E., C.O., P.R.), Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiology (M.E., C.O., P.R.), Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiology (M.E., C.O., P.R.), Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiology (J.H.), Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Medical Physics (Y.W., K.J., M.L., O.W., C.M.), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Departments of Radiology (B.A.-K., P.T.)
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Sandoval-Garcia C, Royalty K, Yang P, Niemann D, Ahmed A, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Başkaya MK, Schafer S, Strother C. 4D DSA a new technique for arteriovenous malformation evaluation: a feasibility study. J Neurointerv Surg 2015; 8:300-4. [PMID: 25583531 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The angioarchitectural features of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) provide key information regarding natural history and treatment planning. Because of rapid filling and vascular overlap, two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) digital subtraction angiography (DSA) are often suboptimal for evaluation of these features. We have developed an algorithm that derives a series of fully time-resolved 3D DSA volumes (four-dimensional (4D) DSA) at up to 30 frames/s from a conventional 3D DSA. The temporal/spatial resolution of 4D reconstructions is significantly higher than that provided by current MR angiography and CT angiography techniques. 4D reconstruction allows viewing of an AVM from any angle at any time during its opacification. This feasibility study investigated the potential of 4D DSA to improve the ability to analyze angioarchitectural features compared with conventional 2D and 3D DSA. METHODS 2D, 3D, and 4D DSA reconstructions of angiographic studies of six AVMs were evaluated by three cerebrovascular neurosurgeons and one interventional neuroradiologist. These observers evaluated the ability of each modality to visualize the angioarchitectural features of the AVMs. They also compared the information provided using the combination of 2D and 3D DSA with that provided by a 4D DSA reconstruction. RESULTS By consensus, 4D DSA provided the best ability to visualize the internal features of the AVM including intranidal aneurysms, fistulae, venous obstructions, and sequence of filling and draining. 2D and 3D images in comparison were limited because of overlap of the vasculature. CONCLUSIONS In this small series, 4D DSA provided better ability to visualize the angioarchitecture of an AVM than conventional methods. Further experience is required to determine the ultimate utility of this technique.
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- Carolina Sandoval-Garcia
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Siemens Medical Solutions, USA, Inc, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Department of Neurosurgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Turkoglu E, Seckin H, Gurer B, Ahmed A, Uluc K, Pulfer K, Arat A, Niemann D, Baskaya MK. The cadaveric perfusion and angiography as a teaching tool: imaging the intracranial vasculature in cadavers. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 2014; 75:435-44. [PMID: 25452903 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1386653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Background and Study Aim To enhance the visualization of the intracranial vasculature of cadavers under gross examination with a combination of imaging modalities. Material and Methods A total of 20 cadaver heads were used to test two different perfusion techniques. First, fixed cadaver heads were perfused with water; second, fresh cadavers were perfused with saline and 10% formalin. Subsequently, brains were removed and fixed. The compounds used were silicone rubber, silicone rubber mixed with powdered barium sulfate, and silicone rubber mixed with tantalum dioxide prepared by the first perfusion technique and gelatin mixed with liquid barium prepared with the second technique. Conventional X-ray imaging, computed tomography (CT), dynamic computed tomography (dCT), and postprocessing three-dimensional (3D) images were used to evaluate all the heads. Results Gelatinized barium was better visualized when compared with tantalum dioxide in conventional X-ray images. The blood vessels injected with either tantalum dioxide or gelatinized barium demonstrated a higher enhancement than the surrounding soft tissues with CT or dCT. The quality of the 3D reconstruction of the intracranial vasculature was significantly better in the CT images obtained from the gelatinized barium group. Conclusions Radiologic examinations of the heads injected with gelatinized barium facilitates the 3D understanding of cerebrovascular anatomy as an important tool for neuroanatomy training.
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- Erhan Turkoglu
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States ; Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Niemann D, Bertsche A, Meyrath D, Oelsner S, Ewen AL, Pickardt B, Henhapl T, Hoffmann G, Meyburg J, Bertsche T. Drug handling in a paediatric intensive care unit--can errors be prevented by a three-step intervention? Klin Padiatr 2014; 226:62-7. [PMID: 24687610 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1364030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Drug handling in paediatric intensive care units (PICU) is prone to medication errors. We aimed to identify type and prevalence of those errors and to assess preventative interventions. METHODS Prospective intervention study investigating a 3-step intervention for preventing errors in drug handling in a 10-bed PICU of a university hospital. Nurses' drug handling was monitored in daily routine to identify the number of patients affected by errors and overall prevalence and types of errors in drug handling. We implemented a comprehensive intervention consisting of an information handout, a training course, and a 76-page reference book tailored to reduce the prevalence. RESULTS The prevalence of errors in drug handling decreased from 83 % (555 errors/668 processes)to 63 % (554/883; p < 0.001) after the intervention. The number of affected patients remained unchanged (95 % vs. 89 %, p = 0.370).Peroral (PO) drugs (1.33 errors/process) were more error-prone than intravenous (IV) drugs(0.64), despite being used less frequently (27 % vs.73 % of all processes, p < 0.001). The interventions decreased the prevalence to 0.77 errors/process(p < 0.001) in PO and to 0.52 in IV drugs (p = 0.025). CONCLUSION Errors in drug handling were alarmingly frequent. PO drugs were frequently subject to errors, even though being used less frequently. The implementation of a comprehensive intervention succeeded in reducing the prevalence of errors. Yet further refinements are necessary to decrease also the number of affected patients.
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- D Niemann
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Centre for Pediatric Research, -University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, -University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, -University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, -University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, -University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- University Children's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, -Germany
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- University Children's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, -Germany
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- University Children's Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, -Germany
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Davis B, Royalty K, Kowarschik M, Rohkohl C, Oberstar E, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Niemann D, Ozkan O, Strother C, Mistretta C. 4D digital subtraction angiography: implementation and demonstration of feasibility. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2013; 34:1914-21. [PMID: 23620072 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Conventional 3D-DSA volumes are reconstructed from a series of projections containing temporal information. It was our purpose to develop a technique which would generate fully time-resolved 3D-DSA vascular volumes having better spatial and temporal resolution than that which is available with CT or MR angiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS After a single contrast injection, projections from the mask and fill rotation are subtracted to create a series of vascular projections. With the use of these projections, a conventional conebeam CT reconstruction is generated (conventional 3D-DSA). This is used to constrain the reconstruction of individual 3D temporal volumes, which incorporate temporal information from the acquired projections (4D-DSA). RESULTS Typically, 30 temporal volumes per second are generated with the use of currently available flat detector systems, a factor of ∼200 increase over that achievable with the use of multiple gantry rotations. Dynamic displays of the reconstructed volumes are viewable from any angle. Good results have been obtained by using both intra-arterial and intravenous injections. CONCLUSIONS It is feasible to generate time-resolved 3D-DSA vascular volumes with the use of commercially available flat detector angiographic systems and clinically practical injection protocols. The spatial resolution and signal-to-noise ratio of the time frames are largely determined by that of the conventional 3D-DSA constraining image and not by that of the projections used to generate the 3D reconstruction. The spatial resolution and temporal resolution exceed that of CTA and MRA, and the small vessel contrast is increased relative to that of conventional 2D-DSA due to the use of maximum intensity projections.
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- B Davis
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin
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Tateshima S, Niemann D, Moskowitz S, Baxter B, Frei D. O-031 Preliminary Experience with the MVP™ Device, a New Microcatheter-Deliverable Vascular Plug for Rapid Endovascular Vessel Occlusion and Flow Control. J Neurointerv Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010870.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Tateshima S, Niemann D, Moskowitz S, Baxter B, Frei D. O-017 Preliminary Experience with a New Barrel Shaped Bifurcation Aneurysm Bridging Device. J Neurointerv Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2013-010870.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Rolfs A, Fazekas F, Grittner U, Dichgans M, Martus P, Holzhausen M, Böttcher T, Heuschmann PU, Tatlisumak T, Tanislav C, Jungehulsing GJ, Giese AK, Putaala J, Huber R, Bodechtel U, Lichy C, Enzinger C, Schmidt R, Hennerici MG, Kaps M, Kessler C, Lackner K, Paschke E, Meyer W, Mascher H, Riess O, Kolodny E, Norrving B, Rolfs A, Ginsberg M, Hennerici MG, Kessler C, Kolodny E, Martus P, Norrving B, Ringelstein EB, Rothwell PM, Venables G, Bornstein N, deDeyn P, Dichgans M, Fazekas F, Markus H, Rieß O, Biedermann C, Böttcher T, Brüderlein K, Burmeister J, Federow I, König F, Makowei G, Niemann D, Rolfs A, Rösner S, Zielke S, Grittner U, Martus P, Holzhausen M, Fazekas F, Enzinger C, Schmidt R, Ropele S, Windisch M, Sterner E, Bodamer O, Fellgiebel A, Hillen U, Jonas L, Kampmann C, Kropp P, Lackner K, Laue M, Mascher H, Meyer W, Paschke E, Weidemann F, Berrouschot J, Stoll A, Rokicha A, Sternitzky C, Thomä M, DeDeyn PP, Sheorajpanday R, De Brabander I, Yperzeele L, Brouns R, Oschmann P, Pott M, Schultes K, Schultze C, Hirsekorn J, Jungehulsing GJ, Villringer A, Schmidt W, Liman T, Nowe T, Ebinger M, Wille A, Loui H, Objartel A, übelacker A, Mette R, Jegzentis K, Nabavi DG, Crome O, Bahr D, Ebke M, Platte B, Kleinen C, Mermolja Gunther K, Heide W, Pape O, Hanssen JR, Stangenberg D, Klingelhofer J, Schmidt B, Schwarz S, Schwarze J, Frandlih L, Iwanow J, Steinbach I, Krieger D, Boysen G, Leth Jeppesen L, Petersen A, Reichmann H, Becker U, Dzialkowski I, Hentschel H, Lautenschlager C, Hanso H, Gahn G, Ziemssen T, Fleischer K, Sehr B, McCabe DJH, Tobin O, Kinsella J, Murphy RP, Jander S, Hartung HP, Siebler M, Bottcher C, Kohne A, Platzen J, Brosig TC, Rothhammer V, Henseler C, Neumann-Haefelin T, Singer OC, Ermis U, dos Santos IMRM, Schuhmann C, van de Loo S, Kaps M, Allendorfer J, Tanislav C, Brandtner M, Muir K, Dani K, MacDougall N, Smith W, Rowe A, Welch A, Fazekas F, Schrotter G, Krenn U, Horner S, Pendl B, Pluta-Fuerst A, Trummer U, Kessler C, Chatzopoulos M, v Sarnowski B, Schminke U, Link T, Khaw A, Nieber E, Zierz S, Muller T, Wegener N, Wartenberg K, Gaul C, Richter D, Rosenkranz M, Krützelmann AC, Hoppe J, Choe CU, Narr S, Magnus TU, Thomalla G, Leypoldt F, Otto D, Lichy C, Hacke W, Barrows RJ, Tatlisumak T, Putaala J, Curtze S, Metso M, Willeit J, Furtner M, Spiegel M, Knoflach MH, Prantl B, Witte OW, Brämer D, Günther A, Prell T, Herzau C, Aurich K, Deuschl G, Wodarg F, Zimmermann P, Eschenfelder CC, Levsen M, Weber JR, Marecek SM, Schneider D, Michalski D, Kloppig W, Küppers-Tiedt L, Schneider M, Schulz A, Matzen P, Weise C, Hobohm C, Meier H, Langos R, Urban D, Gerhardt I, Thijs V, Lemmens R, Marcelis E, Hulsbosch C, Aichner F, Haring HP, Bach E, Machado Candido J, e Silva AA, Lourenco M, de Sousa AIM, Derex L, Cho TH, Díez-Tejedor E, Fuentes B, Martínez-Sanchez P, Pérez-Guevara MI, Hamer H, Metz A, Hallenberger K, Müller P, Baron P, Bersano A, Gattinoni M, Vella N, Mallia M, Jauss M, Adam L, Heidler F, Gube C, Kiszka M, Dichgans M, Karpinska A, Mewald Y, Straub V, Dörr A, Zollver A, Ringelstein EB, Schilling M, Borchert A, Preuth N, Duning T, Kuhlenbäumer G, Schulte D, Rothwell PM, Marquardt L, Schlachetzki F, Boy S, Mädl J, Ertl GM, Fehm NPR, Stadler C, Benecke R, Dudesek A, Kolbaske S, Lardurner G, Sulzer C, Zerbs A, Lilek S, Walleczek AM, Sinadinowska D, Janelidze M, Beridze M, Lobjanidze N, Dzagnidze A, Melms A, Horber K, Fink I, Liske B, Ludolph AC, Huber R, Knauer K, Hendrich C, Raubold S, Czlonkowska A, Baranowska A, Blazejewska-Hyzorek B, Lang W, Kristoferitsch W, Ferrari J, Ulrich E, Flamm-Horak A, Lischka-Lindner A, Schreiber W, Demarin V, Tranjec Z, Bosner-Puretic M, Jurašić MJ, Basic Kes V, Budisic M, Kopacevic L. Acute Cerebrovascular Disease in the Young. Stroke 2013; 44:340-9. [PMID: 23306324 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.112.663708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Background and Purpose—
Strokes have especially devastating implications if they occur early in life; however, only limited information exists on the characteristics of acute cerebrovascular disease in young adults. Although risk factors and manifestation of atherosclerosis are commonly associated with stroke in the elderly, recent data suggests different causes for stroke in the young. We initiated the prospective, multinational European study Stroke in Young Fabry Patients (sifap) to characterize a cohort of young stroke patients.
Methods—
Overall, 5023 patients aged 18 to 55 years with the diagnosis of ischemic stroke (3396), hemorrhagic stroke (271), transient ischemic attack (1071) were enrolled in 15 European countries and 47 centers between April 2007 and January 2010 undergoing a detailed, standardized, clinical, laboratory, and radiological protocol.
Results—
Median age in the overall cohort was 46 years. Definite Fabry disease was diagnosed in 0.5% (95% confidence interval, 0.4%–0.8%; n=27) of all patients; and probable Fabry disease in additional 18 patients. Males dominated the study population (2962/59%) whereas females outnumbered men (65.3%) among the youngest patients (18–24 years). About 80.5% of the patients had a first stroke. Silent infarcts on magnetic resonance imaging were seen in 20% of patients with a first-ever stroke, and in 11.4% of patients with transient ischemic attack and no history of a previous cerebrovascular event. The most common causes of ischemic stroke were large artery atherosclerosis (18.6%) and dissection (9.9%).
Conclusions—
Definite Fabry disease occurs in 0.5% and probable Fabry disease in further 0.4% of young stroke patients. Silent infarcts, white matter intensities, and classical risk factors were highly prevalent, emphasizing the need for new early preventive strategies.
Clinical Trial Registration Information—
URL:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
.Unique identifier: NCT00414583
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Affiliation(s)
- Arndt Rolfs
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Peter Martus
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Martin Holzhausen
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Tobias Böttcher
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Peter U. Heuschmann
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Turgut Tatlisumak
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Christian Tanislav
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Anne-Katrin Giese
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Jukaa Putaala
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Ulf Bodechtel
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Manfred Kaps
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Wolfgang Meyer
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
| | - Hermann Mascher
- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- From the Albrecht-Kossel-Institute for Neuroregeneration, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany (A.R., T.B., A.K.G.); Department of Neurology, University of Graz, Graz, Austria (F.F., C.E., R.S.); Institute for Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charite-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany (U.G., P.M., M.H.); Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximillians University, Munich, Germany (M.D.); Center for Stroke Research Berlin,
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Dept of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Dept of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Dept of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Dept of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- (Essen, Germany) immunohistochemistry
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- (Rostock, Germany) electron-microscopy
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- (Rostock, Germany) headache and pain
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- (Rostock, Germany) electron-microscopy
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- (London) epidemiology and neuropsychiatry
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- Berlin – Charite/Germany, University
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- Berlin – Charite/Germany, University
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- Berlin – Charite/Germany, University
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- Berlin – Charite/Germany, University
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- Berlin – Charite/Germany, University
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- Berlin – Charite/Germany, University
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- Berlin – Charite/Germany, University
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- Berlin – Neukolln/Germany
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- Dresden/Germany, University
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- Dresden/Germany, University
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- Dusseldorf/Germany, University
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- Frankfurt am Main/Germany, University
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- Frankfurt am Main/Germany, University
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- Giessen/Germany, University
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- Glasgow/United Kingdom, University
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- Glasgow/United Kingdom, University
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- Glasgow/United Kingdom, University
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- Glasgow/United Kingdom, University
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- Glasgow/United Kingdom, University
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- Graz/Austria, Medical University
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- Graz/Austria, Medical University
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- Graz/Austria, Medical University
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- Greifswald/Germany, University
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- Greifswald/Germany, University
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- Halle/Germany, University
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- Hamburg/Germany, University
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- Hamburg/Germany, University
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- Heidelberg/Germany, University
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- Heidelberg/Germany, University
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- Helsinki/Finland, University
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- Marburg/Germany, University
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- Muhlhausen/Thuringen/Germany
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- Muhlhausen/Thuringen/Germany
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- Muhlhausen/Thuringen/Germany
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- Munich/Germany, University
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- Regensburg/Germany, University
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- Regensburg/Germany, University
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- Regensburg/Germany, University
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- Tubingen/Germany, University
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- Tubingen/Germany, University
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- Tubingen/Germany, University
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Schorb E, Kasenda B, Atta J, Kaun S, Morgner A, Hess G, Elter T, von Bubnoff N, Dreyling M, Ringhoffer M, Krause SW, Derigs G, Klimm B, Niemann D, Fritsch K, Finke J, Illerhaus G. Prognosis of patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma after high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation. Haematologica 2013; 98:765-70. [PMID: 23300179 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2012.076075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation has been shown to be feasible and highly effective in newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma. In this retrospective multicenter study, we investigated prognosis and baseline risk factors in patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma who underwent this treatment approach. We retrospectively analyzed 105 immunocompetent patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma who underwent high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation with or without whole brain radiotherapy as first-line consolidation treated at 12 German centers between 1997 and 2011. We estimated survival rates and investigated the impact of age, performance status, serum lactate dehydrogenase level, and deep brain involvement on overall and progression-free survival. Patients were additionally categorized into three prognostic groups according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center prognostic model. After a median follow up of 47 months, median progression-free survival and overall survival was reached after 85 and 121 months; 2- and 5-year survival rates were 82% and 79%, respectively. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center prognostic model did not predict survival. Only age revealed some evidence of prognostic relevance. Overall response rate was 95%; of those patients with progressive disease before high-dose chemotherapy, 7 of 20 achieved ongoing complete remission after therapy without whole brain radiation therapy. Transplantation-associated mortality was 2.8%. High-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation is a highly effective and safe treatment modality for selected primary central nervous system lymphoma patients. Superiority compared to standard chemotherapy still warrants further investigation.
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- Elisabeth Schorb
- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
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Özgiray E, Aktüre E, Patel N, Baggott C, Bozkurt M, Niemann D, Başkaya MK. How reliable and accurate is indocyanine green video angiography in the evaluation of aneurysm obliteration? Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012; 115:870-8. [PMID: 22959212 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2012.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Indocyanine green video angiography (ICG-VA) has been recently introduced into neurovascular surgery and gained a role in assessing vessel patency and obliteration of intracranial aneurysms (IA) after clipping. Although its correlation with intra-postoperative angiography was demonstrated in previous studies, difficulties in evaluating aneurysm obliteration have not been reported. We report reliability and accuracy of ICG-VA in 109 clipped aneurysms with attention given to five cases in which ICG-VA evaluation resulted in false indication that aneurysms were secure in terms of complete obliteration. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed of IAs surgically treated by a single surgeon from January 2009. In all cases, aneurysm obliteration was confirmed by a combination of microdoppler ultrasonography (MUSG), ICG-VA, and post-operative angiography. RESULTS ICG-VA appropriately assessed vessel patency and aneurysm obliteration in 93.5% of aneurysms clipped. In four cases (3.6%), puncturing the dome of the aneurysm after satisfactory clipping revealed persistent flow within the aneurysm despite ICG-VA showing no flow after clipping. In one case (0.9%), ICG-VA showed persistent flow within the aneurysm and MUSG did not, and puncture of the dome confirmed no flow within the aneurysm. In one case (0.9%), ICG-VA failed to demonstrate residual neck. CONCLUSION ICG-VA is a simple and safe procedure and an important adjunct to microsurgical clipping of aneurysm. Although ICG-VA assesses vessel patency and obliteration of aneurysms in most cases, applying the principles of microsurgery in aneurysm clipping remains a main tool for obtaining the complete obliteration of aneurysm along with preservation of the normal vasculature.
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- Erkin Özgiray
- Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
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Yasuda R, Arat A, Strother CM, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Niemann D, Mohamed A, Royalty K, Pulfer K, Taki W, Mawad ME. Aneurysm ostium angle: a predictor of the need for stent as assistance for endovascular aneurysm coiling in internal carotid artery sidewall aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2011; 32:1216-20. [PMID: 21700791 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is no satisfactory parameter that can predict the need for assistant devices for endovascular aneurysm coiling. Our aim was to evaluate the utility of MOA as a predictor of the need for stent-assisted coiling in ICA sidewall aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS From a retrospective review of an internal data base, 55 consecutive ICA sidewall aneurysms were identified. Thirty-two of the aneurysms were treated by using endovascular techniques. Because 23 of the 55 aneurysms were either untreated or clipped, 3 experienced interventionalists reviewed the 3D images of these aneurysms and then made a decision as to whether stent-assisted coiling would have been required. Thirty-one of the 55 aneurysms would have required stent-assisted coiling, while 24 would not. Neck width, DNR, AR, and MOA were obtained from each aneurysm by using prototype software. These parameters were then correlated with the requirement of stent-assisted coiling. RESULTS MOA and neck width of aneurysms requiring stent-assisted coiling were significantly larger than those not requiring stent-assisted coiling (P < .001 and <0.001, respectively). Although the DNR and AR of aneurysms requiring stent-assisted coiling were smaller than those not requiring it, the difference was not significant (P = .22 and 0.12, respectively). ROC analysis revealed that MOA was the parameter that best correlated with the need for stent-assisted coiling. Inclusion of MOA with the rest of the parameters significantly increased the predictive performance regarding the need for stent-assisted coiling (P = .005). CONCLUSIONS In this small study, MOA was a useful parameter to predict the need for stent-assisted coiling in ICA sidewall aneurysms. Further prospective study of this parameter for aneurysms at multiple locations is required to determine its ultimate value.
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- R Yasuda
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Powers C, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Pulfer K, Royalty K, Arat A, Niemann D, Strother C. P-001 Quantification of parametric color coded digital subtraction angiography. J Neurointerv Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003236.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Turk A, Pulfer K, Turski P, Niemann D, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Rowley H. E-014 Effect of carotid artery stenting on cognitive function in patients with carotid artery stenosis: one year outcomes. J Neurointerv Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1136/jnis.2010.003251.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Bley T, Strother CM, Pulfer K, Royalty K, Zellerhoff M, Deuerling-Zheng Y, Bender F, Consigny D, Yasuda R, Niemann D. C-arm CT measurement of cerebral blood volume in ischemic stroke: an experimental study in canines. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2010; 31:536-40. [PMID: 20053809 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE CBV is a key parameter in distinguishing penumbra from ischemic core. The purpose of this study was to compare CBV measurements acquired with standard PCT with ones obtained with C-arm CT in a canine stroke model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Under an institutionally approved protocol, unilateral MCA strokes were created in 10 canines. Four hours later, DWI was used to confirm the presence of an infarct. CBV maps acquired with PCT were compared with ones acquired by using C-arm CT. Three experienced observers, blinded to the technique used for acquisition, evaluated the CBV maps. RESULTS An ischemic stroke was achieved in 9 of the 10 animals. Areas of reduced CBV were detected in 70%-75% of the PCT studies and in 83%-87% of the C-arm CT examinations, with false-positives in 1.7% and 3.3%, respectively. False-negatives were found in 25% of the PCT and 12.2% of the C-arm CT studies. In all studies, there was a significant difference between the absolute CBV values in normal and abnormal tissue (P < .005) and no significant difference between PCT and C-arm CT CBV values in either the normal or the abnormal parenchyma (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS CBV measurements made with C-arm CT compare well with ones made with PCT. While further work is required both to fully validate the technique and to define its ultimate clinical value, it appears that it offers a feasible method for assessing CBV in the angiography suite.
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- T Bley
- University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Seçkin H, Avci E, Uluç K, Niemann D, Başkaya MK. The work horse of skull base surgery: orbitozygomatic approach. Technique, modifications, and applications. Neurosurg Focus 2008; 25:E4. [DOI: 10.3171/foc.2008.25.12.e4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to describe the microsurgical anatomy of the orbitozygomatic craniotomy and its modifications, and detail the stepwise dissection of the temporalis fascia and muscle and explain the craniotomy techniques involved in these approaches.
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Nine cadaveric embalmed heads injected with colored silicone were used to demonstrate a stepwise dissection of the 3 variations of orbitozygomatic craniotomy. The craniotomies and dissections were performed with standard surgical instruments, and the microsurgical anatomy was studied under microscopic magnification and illumination.
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The authors performed 2-piece, 1-piece, and supraorbital orbitozygomatic craniotomies in 3 cadaveric heads each. Stepwise dissection of the temporalis fascia and muscle, and osteotomy cuts were shown and the relevant microsurgical anatomy of the anterior and middle fossae was demonstrated in cadaveric heads. Surgical case examples were also presented to demonstrate the application of and indications for the orbitozygomatic approach.
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The orbitozygomatic approach provides access to the anterior and middle cranial fossae as well as the deep sellar and basilar apex regions. Increased bone removal from the skull base obviates the need for vigorous brain retraction and offers an improved multiangled trajectory and shallower operative field. Modifications to the orbitozygomatic approach provide alternatives that can be tailored to particular lesions, enabling the surgeon to use the best technique in each individual case rather than a “one size fits all” approach.
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OBJECT The microsurgical anatomy of the occipital artery (OA) was studied to describe the diameter, length, and course of this vessel as it pertains to revascularization procedures of the posterior cerebral circulation. METHODS The authors studied 12 OAs in 6 cadaveric heads that had been injected with colored latex. They evaluated the OA's ability to serve as a conduit for extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass in the posterior circulation. They measured the length of the OA and its diameter at common sites of anastomosis and compared these values with the diameters of the recipient vessels (V(3) and V(4) segments of the vertebral artery, caudal loop of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery [PICA], and anterior inferior cerebellar artery [AICA]). RESULTS The mean thickness of the suboccipital segment of the OA was found to be 1.9 mm. The mean distance of the OA from the external occipital protuberance was found to be 45 mm. The mean length of the suboccipital segment of the OA was 79.3 mm. The mean thickness of the largest trunk of the V(3) segment, the V(4) segment, the caudal loop of the PICA, and the AICA were 3.3 mm, 3.1 mm, 1.2 mm, and 1 mm, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The length, diameter, and flow accomodated by the OA make it an ideal choice as a conduit for posterior circulation bypass. The bypass from the OA to the caudal loop of the PICA demonstrates the least difference in vessel diameter, and is therefore best suited for EC-IC bypass procedures in the posterior circulation.
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- Ozkan Ateş
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, USA
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Başkaya MK, Ahmed AS, Ateş Ö, Niemann D. Surgical treatment of blood blister–like aneurysms of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery with extracranial–intracranial bypass and trapping. Neurosurg Focus 2008; 24:E13. [DOI: 10.3171/foc/2008/24/2/e13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Blood blister–like aneurysms (BBAs) arise from the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) at non-branching sites. These aneurysms are challenging to treat primarily with either surgical clip placement or endovascular therapy. The authors describe a series of 4 patients who presented with high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to a BBA, which was treated with an extracranial–intracranial (EC–IC) bypass followed by trapping of the aneurysm.
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Four patients presented with SAH due to a BBA of the ICA. Three of these patients were treated with an endovascular procedure; following the vasospasm period, definitive treatment with EC–IC bypass followed by trapping of the aneurysmal parent vessel was performed.
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Two of the patients who were treated endovascularly suffered rebleeding prior to bypass and trapping. Three of the 4 patients had a good outcome (modified Rankin Scale Score 1 or 2), and 1 patient who suffered 2 episodes of rebleeding died.
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Treatment of BBAs of the ICA remains difficult, particularly in the setting of high-grade SAH. Patients with this challenging condition often require multiple procedures and have a high incidence of rebleeding. Definitive treatment of these aneurysms consists of EC–IC bypass and surgical or endovascular trapping.
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OBJECT The microsurgical anatomy of the occipital artery (OA) was studied to describe the diameter, length, and course of this vessel as it pertains to revascularization procedures of the posterior cerebral circulation. METHODS The authors studied 12 OAs in 6 cadaveric heads that had been injected with colored latex. They evaluated the OA's ability to serve as a conduit for extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) bypass in the posterior circulation. They measured the length of the OA and its diameter at common sites of anastomosis and compared these values with the diameters of the recipient vessels (V(3) and V(4) segments of the vertebral artery, caudal loop of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery [PICA], and anterior inferior cerebellar artery [AICA]). RESULTS The mean thickness of the suboccipital segment of the OA was found to be 1.9 mm. The mean distance of the OA from the external occipital protuberance was found to be 45 mm. The mean length of the suboccipital segment of the OA was 79.3 mm. The mean thickness of the largest trunk of the V(3) segment, the V(4) segment, the caudal loop of the PICA, and the AICA were 3.3 mm, 3.1 mm, 1.2 mm, and 1 mm, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The length, diameter, and flow accomodated by the OA make it an ideal choice as a conduit for posterior circulation bypass. The bypass from the OA to the caudal loop of the PICA demonstrates the least difference in vessel diameter, and is therefore best suited for EC-IC bypass procedures in the posterior circulation.
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- Ozkan Ateş
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, USA
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Mendling W, Niemann D, Tintelnot K. Die vaginale Kolonisation durch Candidaarten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Candida dubliniensis. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Niemann D, Turk AS, Ahmed AS, Pulfer KA, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Levine R. Intracranial Atherosclerosis. Neurosurgery 2007. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000279892.53699.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Turk AS, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Niemann D, Consigny D, Rappe A, Grinde J, Strother CM. Natural history of the canine vein pouch aneurysm model. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:531-2. [PMID: 17353330 PMCID: PMC7977830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The canine vein pouch aneurysm model is widely used for testing and development of devices directed at the endovascular treatment of aneurysms. Our purpose was to determine the incidence of spontaneous thrombosis and rupture of these aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review of laboratory records of canine vein pouch aneurysms made during a 6-year period was performed. The aneurysm and parent artery dimensions as well as incidences of spontaneous thrombosis and rupture were noted. RESULTS During the interval studied, 326 vein patch aneurysms were made in 310 canines. Of these, 102 were sidewall (lateral) and 224 were bifurcation aneurysms. Spontaneous occlusion occurred in 9 of the sidewall aneurysms and in only 1 of the bifurcation aneurysms. None of the aneurysms ruptured. CONCLUSION Spontaneous occlusion of the sidewall canine vein patch aneurysm occurred less than 10% of the time; in the bifurcation aneurysms, it almost never occurred. These characteristics enhance the value of this model for use in testing of devices intended for the endovascular treatment of aneurysms.
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- A S Turk
- Departments of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
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Turk AS, Johnson KM, Lum D, Niemann D, Aagaard-Kienitz B, Consigny D, Grinde J, Turski P, Haughton V, Mistretta C. Physiologic and anatomic assessment of a canine carotid artery stenosis model utilizing phase contrast with vastly undersampled isotropic projection imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:111-5. [PMID: 17213435 PMCID: PMC8134124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Noninvasive assessment of the hemodynamic significance of carotid stenosis is often performed with MR angiography and supplemented with carotid Doppler sonography. Phase contrast with vastly undersampled isotropic projection reconstruction (PC-VIPR), a novel MR imaging technique, accelerates phase-contrast MR flow imaging and provides both images of the vessels and measurements of blood-flow velocities. For this study, we determined the accuracy of PC-VIPR blood-flow velocity measurements to determine pressure gradients across an experimental carotid stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A focal stenosis was surgically created in each common carotid artery of 6 canines. Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) was performed, and the degree of stenosis was determined using the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial methodology. A microcatheter was positioned in the carotid artery proximal and distal to the stenosis, and pressures were measured in the vessel through the catheter. PC-VIPR was then performed on a 1.5T MR imaging scanner with parameters producing 0.8-mm isotropic voxel resolution. From the velocity measurements, pressure gradients were calculated from the Navier-Stokes relationship to compare with the pressures measured by a catheter. RESULTS Carotid stenoses in the 50%-85% range were produced in the 12 arteries. Pressure gradients across the stenoses ranged from 6 to 26 mm Hg. The pressure gradient calculated from the PC-VIPR data correlated (r = 0.91, P < .0001) with the actual pressure measurements. CONCLUSION With PC-VIPR, a novel MR imaging technique, the hemodynamic effect of a stenosis on flow and pressure can be evaluated.
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- A S Turk
- Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA.
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Ahmed AS, Moftakhar R, Niemann D, Turk AS, Aagard-Kienitz B. Multiple Intra-Arterial Verapamil Infusions for the Treatment of Recurrent Vasospasm After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2006. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000310222.41495.1d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Aviv RI, Shad A, Tomlinson G, Niemann D, Teddy PJ, Molyneux AJ, Byrne JV. Cervical dural arteriovenous fistulae manifesting as subarachnoid hemorrhage: report of two cases and literature review. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2004; 25:854-8. [PMID: 15140735 PMCID: PMC7974498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) in the craniocervical junction are rare but clinically important. DAVFs can be associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a feature distinguishing them from DAVFs in the thoracolumbar region. These lesions are often overlooked at cerebral angiography performed to assess SAH and account for a small proportion of angiographically negative SAHs. After managing two cases of cervical spinal DAVF manifesting as SAH, we analyzed all cases in the literature to identify features associated with bleeding at presentation.
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- Richard I Aviv
- Department of Neuroradiology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK
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Niemann D, Aviv R, Cowsill C, Sneade M, Molyneux AJ. Anatomically conformable, three-dimensional, detachable platinum microcoil system for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2004; 25:813-8. [PMID: 15140727 PMCID: PMC7974493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2003] [Accepted: 10/18/2003] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The configurations of detachable platinum coils have evolved over the last decade. Our objective was to assess the efficacy of the anatomically conformable three-dimensional (ACT) detachable platinum microcoil in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. METHODS A series of 141 patients presented between May 2000 and August 2002 to a single neurointerventionalist for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Eight patients were treated at another institute or are now overseas. The remaining 133 patients had 141 aneurysms, which were treated; 110 were ruptured and 31 were unruptured. The clinical conditions and aneurysm locations were recorded. The procedural technique was the same as that used with the Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) device, though the coil detachment mechanism was unique. The ACT microcoil was used in almost all cases as the initial coil. RESULTS Complete (100%) occlusion was achieved in 104 (74%) aneurysms. Thirty four (24%) had subtotal occlusion > or = 95%), and three (2%) had incomplete occlusion (<95%). The ACT coil conformed to both spherical and irregularly shaped aneurysms. No procedure-related deaths occurred, and there was no aneurysm rupture related to coil deployment. No postprocedural rebleeding was observed. CONCLUSION The ACT microcoil device is feasible as an alternative platinum coil device, offering some advantages over other currently available devices.
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- David Niemann
- Department of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, USA
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Warakaulle DR, Aviv RI, Niemann D, Molyneux AJ, Byrne JV, Teddy P. Embolisation of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae with Onyx. Neuroradiology 2003; 45:110-2. [PMID: 12592495 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-002-0936-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2002] [Accepted: 11/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Surgery is currently the standard treatment for spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVF). Endovascular embolisation of these lesions using N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) has a high success rate. Onyx is a new liquid embolic agent whose viscosity makes it suitable for treatment of spinal DAVF where penetration into the proximal radicular vein is required. It is delivered with greater control than NBCA without the necessity for rapid withdrawal of the catheter and may therefore overcome some of the drawbacks of NBCA. We report two patients who underwent Onyx embolisation of spinal DAVF; to our knowledge this is the first such report.
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- D R Warakaulle
- Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.
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Cotter RL, Zheng J, Che M, Niemann D, Liu Y, He J, Thomas E, Gendelman HE. Regulation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection, beta-chemokine production, and CCR5 expression in CD40L-stimulated macrophages: immune control of viral entry. J Virol 2001; 75:4308-20. [PMID: 11287580 PMCID: PMC114176 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.75.9.4308-4320.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2000] [Accepted: 01/19/2001] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Mononuclear phagocytes (MP) and T lymphocytes play a pivotal role in the host immune response to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. Regulation of such immune responses can be mediated, in part, through the interaction of the T-lymphocyte-expressed molecule CD40 ligand (CD40L) with its receptor on MP, CD40. Upregulation of CD40L on CD4+ peripheral blood mononuclear cells during advanced HIV-1 disease has previously been reported. Based on this observation, we studied the influence of CD40L-CD40 interactions on MP effector function and viral regulation in vitro. We monitored productive viral infection, cytokine and beta-chemokine production, and beta-chemokine receptor expression in monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) after treatment with soluble CD40L. Beginning 1 day after infection and continuing at 3-day intervals, treatment with CD40L inhibited productive HIV-1 infection in MDM in a dose-dependent manner. A concomitant and marked upregulation of beta-chemokines (macrophage inhibitory proteins 1alpha and 1beta and RANTES [regulated upon activation normal T-cell expressed and secreted]) and the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) was observed in HIV-1-infected and CD40L-treated MDM relative to either infected or activated MDM alone. The addition of antibodies to RANTES or TNF-alpha led to a partial reversal of the CD40L-mediated inhibition of HIV-1 infection. Surface expression of CD4 and the beta-chemokine receptor CCR5 was reduced on MDM in response to treatment with CD40L. In addition, treatment of CCR5- and CD4-transfected 293T cells with secretory products from CD40L-stimulated MDM prior to infection with a CCR5-tropic HIV-1 reporter virus led to inhibition of viral entry. In conclusion, we demonstrate that CD40L-mediated inhibition of viral entry coincides with a broad range of MDM immune effector responses and the down-modulation of CCR5 and CD4 expression.
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- R L Cotter
- Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5215, USA
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Hayderer G, Cernusca S, Schmid M, Varga P, Winter H, Aumayr F, Niemann D, Hoffmann V, Stolterfoht N, Lemell C, Wirtz L, Burgdörfer J. Kinetically assisted potential sputtering of insulators by highly charged ions. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:3530-3533. [PMID: 11328015 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.3530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A new form of potential sputtering has been found for impact of slow ( < or = 1500 eV) multiply charged Xe ions (charge states up to q = 25) on MgO(x). In contrast to alkali-halide or SiO2 surfaces this mechanism requires the simultaneous presence of electronic excitation of the target material and of a kinetically formed collision cascade within the target in order to initiate the sputtering process. This kinetically assisted potential sputtering mechanism has been identified to be present for other insulating surfaces as well.
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- G Hayderer
- Institut für Allgemeine Physik, TU Wien, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
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Dunkelberg S, van den Bussche H, Verbeck A, Niemann D. [Comparison of two different educational concepts in general practice]. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 2000; 94:765-72. [PMID: 11127785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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In a postgraduate training course in general practice in Hamburg two different educational concepts were used and compared with each other. One was oriented more towards problem-based learning, the other more towards lectures. The participants were asked to fill in a written questionnaire after each day (n = 970) and at the end of the course (n = 26). Both courses achieved good results. On a five point scale the median of the general satisfaction was 4. The problem oriented course, however, was judged better than the other in many respects.
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- S Dunkelberg
- Allgemeinmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung, Universität Hamburg.
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Niemann D, van den Bussche H, Dunkelberg S, Becker-Philipps K. [Problem-based learning in graduate general practice education: the why and how]. Z Arztl Fortbild Qualitatssich 2000; 94:143-7. [PMID: 10782511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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This paper describes the experiences with different concepts of problem oriented learning in a postgraduate training course in general practice in Hamburg. It is argued that for postgraduate training of general practitioners a four-step-model is more adequate than the "classical" seven-step-model.
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- D Niemann
- Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Arbeitsschwerpunkt Allgemeinmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung, Hamburg
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Zheng J, Ghorpade A, Niemann D, Cotter RL, Thylin MR, Epstein L, Swartz JM, Shepard RB, Liu X, Nukuna A, Gendelman HE. Lymphotropic virions affect chemokine receptor-mediated neural signaling and apoptosis: implications for human immunodeficiency virus type 1-associated dementia. J Virol 1999; 73:8256-67. [PMID: 10482576 PMCID: PMC112843 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.73.10.8256-8267.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/1998] [Accepted: 07/09/1999] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Chemokine receptors pivotal for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in lymphocytes and macrophages (CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR4) are expressed on neural cells (microglia, astrocytes, and/or neurons). It is these cells which are damaged during progressive HIV-1 infection of the central nervous system. We theorize that viral coreceptors could effect neural cell damage during HIV-1-associated dementia (HAD) without simultaneously affecting viral replication. To these ends, we studied the ability of diverse viral strains to affect intracellular signaling and apoptosis of neurons, astrocytes, and monocyte-derived macrophages. Inhibition of cyclic AMP, activation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, and apoptosis were induced by diverse HIV-1 strains, principally in neurons. Virions from T-cell-tropic (T-tropic) strains (MN, IIIB, and Lai) produced the most significant alterations in signaling of neurons and astrocytes. The HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein, gp120, induced markedly less neural damage than purified virions. Macrophage-tropic (M-tropic) strains (ADA, JR-FL, Bal, MS-CSF, and DJV) produced the least neural damage, while 89.6, a dual-tropic HIV-1 strain, elicited intermediate neural cell damage. All T-tropic strain-mediated neuronal impairments were blocked by the CXCR4 antibody, 12G5. In contrast, the M-tropic strains were only partially blocked by 12G5. CXCR4-mediated neuronal apoptosis was confirmed in pure populations of rat cerebellar granule neurons and was blocked by HA1004, an inhibitor of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, protein kinase A, and protein kinase C. Taken together, these results suggest that progeny HIV-1 virions can influence neuronal signal transduction and apoptosis. This process occurs, in part, through CXCR4 and is independent of CD4 binding. T-tropic viruses that traffic in and out of the brain during progressive HIV-1 disease may play an important role in HAD neuropathogenesis.
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- J Zheng
- Center for Neurovirology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5215, USA
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Zheng J, Thylin MR, Ghorpade A, Xiong H, Persidsky Y, Cotter R, Niemann D, Che M, Zeng YC, Gelbard HA, Shepard RB, Swartz JM, Gendelman HE. Intracellular CXCR4 signaling, neuronal apoptosis and neuropathogenic mechanisms of HIV-1-associated dementia. J Neuroimmunol 1999; 98:185-200. [PMID: 10430052 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(99)00049-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The mechanism(s) by which HIV-1 affects neural injury in HIV-1-associated dementia (HAD) remains unknown. To ascertain the role that cellular and viral macrophage products play in HAD neurotoxicity, we explored one potential route for neuronal demise, CXCR4. CXCR4, expressed on lymphocytes and neurons, is both a part of neural development and a co-receptor for HIV-1. Its ligand, stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1alpha), affects neuronal viability. GTP binding protein (G-protein) linked signaling after neuronal exposure to SDF-1alpha, virus-infected monocyte-derived macrophage (MDM) secretory products, and virus was determined. In both human and rat neurons, CXCR4 was expressed at high levels. SDF-1alpha/beta was detected predominantly in astrocytes and at low levels in MDM. SDF-1beta/beta was expressed in HAD brain tissue and upregulated in astrocytes exposed to virus infected and/or immune activated MDM conditioned media (fluids). HIV-1-infected MDM secretions, virus and SDF-1beta induced a G inhibitory (Gi) protein-linked decrease in cyclic AMP (cAMP) and increase inositol 1,4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) and intracellular calcium. Such effects were partially blocked by antibodies to CXCR4 or removal of virus from MDM fluids. Changes in G-protein-coupled signaling correlated, but were not directly linked, to increased neuronal synaptic transmission, Caspase 3 activation and apoptosis. These data, taken together, suggest that CXCR4-mediated signal transduction may be a potential mechanism for neuronal dysfunction during HAD.
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- J Zheng
- Department of Pathology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5215, USA
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Steinkohl M, Niemann D. [General practice quality circles in the large city. Participation by Hamburg general physicians]. Z Arztl Fortbild (Jena) 1997; 90:747-51. [PMID: 9133116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Quality circles (peer review) will play an increasing and important role in ambulatory care when they are based on voluntary participation and in a setting of open discussion. Goal is the further qualification of physicians by critical reflections on their practice based on learning processes and the experiences of the participants. Reported are experiences from the unit for primary care and health service research of the Hamburg University on implementing quality circles. Engagement in quality assurance may be helpful in the shaping and professionalisation of general practice.
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- M Steinkohl
- Arbeitsschwerpunkt Allgemeinmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung, Universität Hamburg
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Van Wyk AJ, Bekker P, Niemann D, Roesch H, Fourie PJ, Haasbroek FJ, Venter SS. Development and bioevaluation of (o)-82Br[77Br]-bromohippuran. Int J Appl Radiat Isot 1983; 34:1019-21. [PMID: 6618696 DOI: 10.1016/0020-708x(83)90085-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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