Petroclival Meningiomas
Fig. 7.1 Case illustration of removal of petroclival tumor via the retrosigmoid approach. (a, b) Coronal T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium demonstrating large petrotentorial tumor. (c) Axial T1-weighted MRI with gadolinium…
Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for Posterior Fossa Tumors
Fig. 6.1 Recurrent chordoma in a 61-year-old male patient. Patient underwent an upper and middle transclival EEA to remove the tumor (red arrows). A small dural invasion and opening into…
Temporospatial Encoding of Acupuncture Effects in the Brain
(2.1) For the analysis of fMRI data, the given data Y i at time index i is (2.2) where x i1 ,…, x ik is the combined effect of k…
Early fMRI Studies of Acupuncture
Fig. 1.1 Conceptual relationship between the acupoint, organ, and brain. The acupuncture effect can be evaluated via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). TCM traditional Chinese medicine 1.2 Principles of fMRI…
Findings of Acupuncture Mechanisms Using EEG and MEG
Fig. 4.1 Electrode positions and labels according to the 10–20 electrode placement system. Black circles indicate positions of the original 10–20 system, gray circles indicate additional positions introduced in the…
Targeting Mechanisms of Typical Indications of Acupuncture
Fig. 3.1 The topological map of non-drug users (a) and chronic heroin users (b) (Reprint with permission from Liu et al. 2009). The colors represented medial temporal (yellow), subcortical (purple),…
Prospects of Acupuncture Research in the Future
Fig. 5.1 Spatial maps of 48 intrinsic connectivity networks (a) and the stationary functional connectivity (similarity S matrix); (b) between them in healthy control subjects (HC) and schizophrenia patients (SZ)…
Incontinence Due to Neurogenic Sphincter Deficiency
and Mikolaj Przydacz1 (1) Department of Urology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada KeywordsIntrinsic sphincter deficiencyNeurogenic sphincter deficiencyMyelodysplasiaSacral agenesisSacral/infrasacral spinal cord injuryLaminectomy complicationsVertebral disk diseasePelvic fracturesColorectal cancersArtificial urinary…
Hydronephrosis
and Mikolaj Przydacz1 (1) Department of Urology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada KeywordsHydronephrosisVesicoureteral refluxObstructionUltrasoundComputed tomographyMagnetic resonance imagingIntravenous urogramVoiding cystographyPercutaneous nephrostomyUreteral stentingDouble J stent Introduction Hydronephrosis, a dilation…
Incontinence Due to Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity
and Mikolaj Przydacz1 (1) Department of Urology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada KeywordsIncontinenceNeurogenic detrusor overactivityStrokeSpinal cord injuryMultiple sclerosisParkinson diseaseMedical historyPhysical examinationQuestionnairesBladder diaryUrinalysisUrine cultureDetrusor overactivityDecreased complianceIncreased bladder sensationDecreased…
