Neurosurgery
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Multicenter Study
Endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms using Matrix coils: short- and mid-term results in ruptured and unruptured aneurysms.
A prospective multicenter registry was conducted in France to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Matrix coils (Boston Scientific Neurovascular, Fremont, CA). The short- and mid-term results are presented. ⋯ In-hospital and 1-year morbidity and mortality rates in patients harboring ruptured or unruptured aneurysms treated with Matrix coils were similar to those previously reported with the use of bare coils. The efficacy of Matrix coils to prevent aneurysm recanalization was not demonstrated, despite a high percentage of progressive thrombosis that suggests biological activity resulting from Matrix coils.
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Case Reports
Molecular genetic analysis in a case of ganglioglioma: identification of a new mutation.
Ganglioglioma is a primary central nervous system low-grade tumor composed of mixed populations of glial and neuroepithelial elements. ⋯ This report details the molecular genetic analysis of a ganglioglioma that allowed the identification of a new mutation.