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Arteriovenous Malformations/diagnosis , Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations/diagnosis , Kidney/blood supply , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/congenital , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/diagnosis , Spinal Cord/blood supply , Adult , Arteriovenous Malformations/complications , Diagnosis, Differential , Fatal Outcome , Female , Humans , Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations/complications , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/complications , Recurrence , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Subarachnoid Hemorrhage/etiologyABSTRACT
Spontaneous and initiated by hydrogen peroxide chemiluminescence was evaluated before and after freezing of the CSF from 20 patients with various spinal tumors and 10 controls with intervertebral lumbar osteochondrosis. The intensity of the above chemiluminescence was found significantly different in tumors and osteochondrosis. Cryotreatment induced marked changes in CSF chemiluminescence, especially in extramedullary spinal tumors. CSF treatment with hydrogen peroxide entailed alterations in free radical oxidation which can serve an additional criterion in combined diagnosis of spinal cord tumors.
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Peroxides/cerebrospinal fluid , Spinal Cord Neoplasms/cerebrospinal fluid , Cerebrospinal Fluid/drug effects , Free Radicals , Freezing , Humans , Hydrogen Peroxide/pharmacology , Lumbar Vertebrae , Luminescent Measurements , Osteochondritis/cerebrospinal fluid , Spondylitis/cerebrospinal fluidABSTRACT
Traumatic hematomas of the posterior cranial fossa are a rarity. The paper is concerned with clinical cases of chronic intracerebellar hematoma characterized by general cerebral and cerebellar symptoms. Early diagnosis and surgical intervention made it possible to attain a favourable outcome in the immediate postoperative period.
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Cerebellum/injuries , Cerebral Hemorrhage/etiology , Hematoma/etiology , Adult , Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnosis , Cerebral Hemorrhage/surgery , Chronic Disease , Cranial Fossa, Posterior , Female , Hematoma/diagnosis , Hematoma/surgery , HumansABSTRACT
The article discusses a new method for recognising tumors of the spinal cord--spontaneous and photoinduced chemoluminescence of the cerebrospinal fluid. Twenty-seven patients with tumors of the spinal cord of various localization and histological structure and 15 individuals of the control group were examined. Statistically significant differences in chemoluminescence in extra- and intramedullary tumors and in the control group were revealed. The effect of intensified luminescence of the cerebrospinal fluid in exposure to ultraviolet radiation was demonstrated, especially in cases with extramedullary tumors. The described method is an auxiliary criterion in c.s.f. diagnosis of spinal tumors.
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Luminescent Measurements , Spinal Cord Neoplasms/cerebrospinal fluid , Biophysical Phenomena , Biophysics , Cerebrospinal Fluid/radiation effects , Humans , Lumbar Vertebrae , Mathematics , Osteochondritis/cerebrospinal fluid , Spinal Cord Neoplasms/diagnosis , Ultraviolet RaysABSTRACT
The data on 25 children patients with acute traumatic intracranial hematomas are presented. This accounts for 2.9% of a total of intracranial hematomas and 0.6% of a total of children with craniocerebral trauma. Correct diagnosis and early surgical intervention combined with therapeutic measures ensured favorable outcome in 76% of the cases.
