Spine
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Case Reports
A misdiagnosed iliac pseudoaneurysm complicated lumbar disc surgery performed 13 years ago.
Case report. ⋯ As an unusual complication of lumbar disc surgery, iliac pseudoaneurysm can present with radiating pain even after 13 years and erode into the adjacent vertebras producing appearances mimicking a tumor. For mass located anterior to vertebras, the percutaneous biopsy must be cautiously performed, and a contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan is necessary.
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Comparative Study
Neuroprotective effects of hypothermia after spinal cord injury in rats: comparative study between epidural hypothermia and systemic hypothermia.
An experimental comparative study on moderate epidural hypothermia (MEH) versus moderate systemic hypothermia (MSH) after spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ This study presented that both systemic and epidural hypothermia demonstrated neuroprotective effects after SCI. Systemic hypothermia showed more neuroprotective effect by antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects.