Retrospective study of viral causes of central nervous system infections in Tunisia (2003-2009)

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 373-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Sghaier ◽  
O. Bahri ◽  
E. Kedous ◽  
O. Fazaa ◽  
D. Rezig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Central Nervous System Infections

Prevalence of human parechoviruses in central nervous system infections in children: A retrospective study in Shanghai, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaqing Zhong ◽  
Yong Lin ◽  
Liyun Su ◽  
Lingfeng Cao ◽  
Menghua Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Central Nervous System Infections

Neurological Complications of Lymphomas and Leukemias

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 303-303
Author(s):  
HENRY G. CRAMBLETT
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Multiple Myeloma ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Cranial Nerves ◽  
Neurological Complications ◽  
Cord Compression ◽  
Central Nervous System Infections ◽  
Hospital Records

In a retrospective study, the authors have reviewed the hospital records of 5,778 patients with Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma, multiple myeloma, and leukemia. A total of 795 neurobogic complications occurring in 745 patients were discovered which represented a patient incidence of approximately 13%. The complications which were encountered included spinal cord compression, infiltration of intracranial structures, compression and infiltration of peripheral and cranial nerves, intracranial hemorrhage, infiltration or invasion of the pituitary by tumor cells, and central nervous system infections occurring in association with the various malignancies.

scholarly journals Suboptimal management of central nervous system infections in children: a multi-centre retrospective study

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Kelly ◽  
◽  
Aman Sohal ◽  
Benedict D Michael ◽  
Andrew Riordan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Central Nervous System Infections

A retrospective study of viral central nervous system infections: relationship amongst aetiology, clinical course and outcome

Infection ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guido Calleri ◽  
Valentina Libanore ◽  
Silvia Corcione ◽  
Francesco G. De Rosa ◽  
Pietro Caramello
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Clinical Course ◽  
Central Nervous System Infections

scholarly journals Influence of preoperative corticosteroid treatment on rate of diagnostic surgeries in primary central nervous system lymphoma: a multicenter retrospective study

BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Scheichel ◽  
Franz Marhold ◽  
Daniel Pinggera ◽  
Barbara Kiesel ◽  
Tobias Rossmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Diagnostic Delay ◽  
Central Nervous System Lymphoma ◽  
Corticosteroid Treatment ◽  
Histopathological Diagnosis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Immunocompetent Patients

Abstract Background Corticosteroid therapy (CST) prior to biopsy may hinder histopathological diagnosis in primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Therefore, preoperative CST in patients with suspected PCNSL should be avoided if clinically possible. The aim of this study was thus to analyze the difference in the rate of diagnostic surgeries in PCNSL patients with and without preoperative CST. Methods A multicenter retrospective study including all immunocompetent patients diagnosed with PCNSL between 1/2004 and 9/2018 at four neurosurgical centers in Austria was conducted and the results were compared to literature. Results A total of 143 patients were included in this study. All patients showed visible contrast enhancement on preoperative MRI. There was no statistically significant difference in the rate of diagnostic surgeries with and without preoperative CST with 97.1% (68/70) and 97.3% (71/73), respectively (p = 1.0). Tapering and pause of CST did not influence the diagnostic rate. Including our study, there are 788 PCNSL patients described in literature with an odds ratio for inconclusive surgeries after CST of 3.3 (CI 1.7–6.4). Conclusions Preoperative CST should be avoided as it seems to diminish the diagnostic rate of biopsy in PCNSL patients. Yet, if CST has been administered preoperatively and there is still a contrast enhancing lesion to target for biopsy, surgeons should try to keep the diagnostic delay to a minimum as the likelihood for acquiring diagnostic tissue seems sufficiently high.

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