Neurosurgery
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Many physicians consider aneurysmal wall enhancement (AWE) on high resolution-vessel wall imaging (HR-VWI) as an imaging biomarker of unstable unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs). ⋯ The AWE on HR-VWI was correlated with the PHASES and ELAPSS scores and the color. The stronger the AWE, the higher were the PHASES and ELAPSS scores and the more abnormal was the color. The AWE might indicate the degree of inflammation.
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Gait and balance disturbance are challenging symptoms in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Anatomic and clinical data suggest that the fields of Forel may be a potential surgical target to treat these symptoms. ⋯ Our results suggest that DBS of the fields of Forel improved motor symptoms in PD, as well as the FOG, falls, balance, postural instability, and quality of life.