[A Charismatic Surgeon from Várad – Remembering Zoltán Krisár ]
KOTSIS Lajos
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Lege Artis Medicinae - 2011;21(08-09)
KOTSIS Lajos
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Lege Artis Medicinae - 2011;21(08-09)
Lege Artis Medicinae
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Lege Artis Medicinae
Lege Artis Medicinae
[Fungal infections present a significant problem among immunocompromised patients. The essence of empirical antifungal therapy is to collect data, physical signs and symptoms that confirm the clinically suspected invasive fungal infections and enable initiation of antifungal therapy. With the improvement of early diagnosis of invasive fungal infactions, the diagnosisdrived application of antifungal preparations has been re-evaluated. However, no consensus exists to date regarding preemptive antifungal therapy. After evaluating the benefits and potential side effects of the therapy, the relevant centers decide whether the preemptive or the empirical method should be preferred.]
Clinical Oncology
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Hypertension and nephrology
Clinical Neuroscience
Background - Several cochlear implant recipients experience functionality loss due to electrode array mal-positioning. The application of delicate perimodiolar electrodes has many electrophysiological advantages, however, these profiles may be more susceptible to tip fold-over. Purpose - The prompt realization of such complication following electrode insertion would be auspicious, thus the electrode could be possibly repositioned during the same surgical procedure. Methods - The authors present three tip fold-over cases, experienced throughout their work with Slim Modiolar Electrode implants. Implantations were performed through the round window approach, by a skilled surgeon. Standard intraoperative measurements (electric integrity, neural response telemetry, and electrical stapedial reflex threshold tests) were successfully completed. The electrode position was controlled by conventional radiography on the first postoperative day. Results - Tip fold-over was not tactilely sensated by the surgeon. Our subjects revealed normal intraoperative telemetry measurements, only the postoperative imaging showed the tip fold-over. Due to the emerging adverse perception of constant beeping noise, the device was replaced by a CI512 implant after 6 months in one case. In the two remaining cases, the electrode array was reloaded into a back-up sheath, and reinserted into the scala tympani successfully through an extended round window approach. Discussion - Future additional studies using the spread of excitation or electric field imaging may improve test reliability. As all of these measurements are still carried out following electrode insertion, real-time identification, unfortunately, remains questionable. Conclusion - Tip fold-over could be reliably identified by conventional X-ray imaging. By contrast, intraoperative electrophysiology was not sufficiently sensitive to reveal it.
Clinical Neuroscience
[Introduction - Postoperative scar formation has been implicated as one of the possible cause of persistent or recurrent pain after spine surgery. The efficacy of the autologous free fat graft and the Spongostan gel foam for the prevention of extradural adhesion after lumbar discectomy was investigated by the evaluation of postoperative neurological symptomps and visual analogue scale. Patients and methods - In the study 174 patients were involved, average 14.5 months after the intervention. Autologous free fat graft (group I) and Spongostan gel foam (group II) was used randomly by the operations. Patients were operated by the same surgeon, and they were investigated by another independent surgeon. Result - No significant difference was found between the two groups.]
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Alexithymia is associated with cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease3.
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[Cases of inborn errors of metabolism diagnosed in children with autism ]2.
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[The first Hungarian patient with Guillain-Barre syndrome after COVID-19]3.
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Retinal morphological changes during the two years of follow-up in Parkinson’s disease4.
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