BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Surgically or conservatively treated brain abscesses may
resolve, or pus may re-accumulate, requiring further intervention or treatment change. We …

Spinal cord diseases generally have distinctive clinical findings that reflect dysfunction of
particular sensory or motor tracts. The abnormalities on MR images reflect the pathologic …

Background Patients with acute type A aortic dissection are associated with a high mortality
rate and postoperative complications. This study was designed to explore perioperative risk …

Background: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of memantine, a noncompetitive
N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist, on the neurologic outcome of spinal cord …

Background. The traditional treatment of aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta includes
posterolateral thoracotomy and aortic replacement with a prosthetic graft. In this study, we …

Introduction The aim of this study was to investigate the appearance of fungal brain abscesses
on diffusion-weighted (DW) images, and to evaluate whether the imaging characteristics …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and midterm results after
endovascular treatment of atherosclerotic thoracic aortic aneurysms. MATERIALS AND …

Background While exercise has been associated with favorable coronary artery disease (CAD)
outcomes, the relationship between endurance exercise levels and CAD findings has not …

Introduction: The safety of aprotinin, especially when used with profound hypothermic circulatory
arrest, is still a matter of intense debate despite its presumed salutary effects on blood …

The 2 groups did not differ in body mass index (p ¼ 0.320), CHA2DS2-VASc score (p ¼
0.387), prevalence of diabetes (p ¼ 0.145), obesity (p ¼ 0.069), left ventricular ejection fraction …