Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · May 2017
Neurosurgical relevance of the dissection of the diencephalic white matter tracts using the Klingler technique.
The Klingler fiber dissection technique is a relevant and reliable method for neurosurgery to identify with accuracy the fine structure of the brain anatomy highlighting white matter tracts. In order to demonstrate the significance of the application of this technique, we aimed to observe the course and relations of the mammillothalamic and habenulo-interpeduncular tracts as there are very few papers showing these important diencephalic tracts. ⋯ The present study helps to understand the three-dimensional architecture of the white matter systems of tracts when the Klingler technique is used. The numerical data obtained may be helpful to neurosurgeons while approaching brain paraventricular and ventricular lesions and deep brain stimulation. Finally, the anatomical knowledge can lower surgical complications and improve patient care particularly in the field of neurosurgery.
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Clin Neurol Neurosurg · May 2017
Application value of diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) in evaluating microstructural changes in the spinal cord of patients with early cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
To investigate the application value of diffusional kurtosis imaging (DKI) in evaluating microstructural changes in the spinal cord of patients with early cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). ⋯ MK can reflect microstructural changes of white matter and gray matter of spinal cord in patients with early CSM and has the potential to provide new information prior to conventional diffusion metrics such as MD and FA.