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Diagnostica per Immagini in Medicina Legale
No full textCap. XXXVIII – Diagnostica per immagini in medicina legale
Sommario: 1. Premessa. – 2. Metodiche radiologiche tradizionali. – 3.Traumatologia forense. – 4. Nuove metodiche. – 4.1. Ecografia. – 4.2. La Tomografia Computerizzata (TC). – 4.3. La Risonanza Magnetica (RM). – 4.4. Controindicazioni agli esami (ECO, RX, TC, RM). – 5. Proposta di scelta di metodiche di diagnostica per immagini nei principali quesiti infortunistici e medico legali. – Fonti bibliografiche
Clinical reasoning: a case of slowly progressive painful paraparesis
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Functional connectivity MRI and post-operative language performance in temporal lobe epilepsy: initial experience
No full textAnterior temporal lobectomy is an effective treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy of temporal origin, although new language impairment may develop after surgery. Since correlations between functional connectivity (FC) MRI of the language network and verbal-IQ performance before surgery have recently been reported, we investigated the existence of correlations between the preoperative FC of the language network and post-operative verbal-IQ decline. FC between nodes of the language network of the two hemispheres (Interhemispheric-FC) and within nodes of the left hemisphere (LH-FC) and language lateralization indexes were estimated in five right-handed patients with non-tumoral left temporal lobe epilepsy undergoing anterior temporal lobectomy. Correlations between preoperative FC measures and lateralization indexes, and the post-operative (12 months) neuropsychological verbal-IQ decline were investigated. Verbal-IQ decline was inversely correlated with the degree of left lateralization and directly correlated with the strength of Interhemispheric-FC. No significant correlation was found between LH-FC and post-operative verbal-IQ change. The results from this limited number of patients suggest that a stronger preoperative connectivity between homologue regions, associated with the absence of a definite hemispheric lateralization, appears to be an unfavorable prognostic biomarker
Vertebra plana: reappraisal of a contraindication to percutaneous vertebroplasty
No full textWe evaluated the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in treating symptomatic vertebra plana, which is considered a relative contraindication to the procedure
Spinal involvement in mucopolysaccharidoses: a review
No full textMucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) represent a group of inheritable lysosomal storage diseases caused by mutations in the genes coding for enzymes involved in catabolism of different glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). They are clinically heterogeneous multisystemic diseases, often involving the spine. Bony abnormalities of the spine included in the so-called dysostosis multiplex and GAG deposits in the dura mater and supporting ligaments can result in spinal cord compression, which can lead to compressive myelopathy. Spinal involvement is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in some MPS (e.g., MPS IVA, VI, and I), and early radiological diagnosis is critical in preventing or arresting neurological deterioration and loss of function
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