ABSTRACT
The authors report the results of surgical treatment of 11 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. The group comprised 10 women and 1 man. In 4 cases bilateral symptoms were present. The duration of the disease was from 6 months to 10 years (mean 4.2 years). In all patients operation was followed by complete disappearance of symptoms. Control determination of conduction velocity in the median nerve after several months showed significant improvement. The authors reach the conclusion that surgical treatment permits very good results to be achieved not only in early but also in late stages of the disease.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/surgery , Adult , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Median Nerve , Methods , Middle Aged , Neural ConductionABSTRACT
The authors describe 11 cases of intracranial haemorrhage developing during grand mal attacks. The attacks were frequent or very frequent, sometimes they were connected with withdrawal of anticonvulsant treatment or alcohol abuse. In the clinical pattern of changes disturbances of consciousness predominated together with signs of increasing intracranial pressure. In only one case subarachnoid haemorrhage was recognized, in the remaining cases multiple or single intracranial haematomas were found and treated successfully surgically. The possibility of traumatic origin of intracranial haemorrhages may be suggested by presence of cranial fractures. In the material of the authors intracranial bleedings were present in 40.2% of epileptic patients who suffered craniocerebral injury during a seizure.
