In chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, the prevalence of cognitive impairment increases
with CKD progression; however, longitudinal changes in cognitive performance remain …

In the first weeks following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, cerebrovascular
alterations may impact the outcome significantly. Diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm and …

OBJECTIVE: The implementation of a computer assisted system for real-time classification of
the electroencephalogram (EEG) in critically ill patients. METHODS: Eight quantitative …

The acute onset of a neurological deficit is the key clinical feature of stroke. In most cases,
however, pathophysiological changes in the cerebral vasculature precede the event, often …

Introduction Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-invasive, real-time bedside modality
sensitive to changes in cerebral perfusion and oxygenation and is highly sensitive to …

BACKGROUND: Although regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO 2) measurements can
detect disturbances in cerebral oxygenation, their usefulness is limited in patients with …

Understanding the physiology of the cerebral and spinal cord circulation is of vital
importance to the practice of neuroanesthesia. In the absence of major advances in …

Introduction: The prevalence of cognitive impairment in patients undergoing hemodialysis
(HD) is higher than that in healthy controls. To date, studies on the association between …

Objective A preictal state exists minutes or hours prior to the clinical seizure. We investigated
whether hemodynamic changes preceding temporal lobe seizures were detectable in frontal …

One of the main objectives in neurosurgical procedures is the prevention of cerebral
ischemia and hypoxia leading to secondary brain injury. Different methods for early …