ZAVANONE M. L.

BACKGROUND: Does posterior cervical herniectomy impact on symptoms related to cervical paramedian/lateral soft disc herniation? METHODS: In a patient series over 15 years operated for single level paramedian/lateral soft disc herniation with posterior cervical approach, perceived radicular and cervical pre- and postoperative symptoms were...

Though a rare cause of stroke in the general population, in almost one quarter of young patients affected by stroke cervical artery dissection (CAD) is the underlying cause. Among these cases "spontaneous" dissections, intended as non-traumatic, represent about 34% of posterior circulation arterial dissection in patients aged less than 18...

Schilder's disease, or myelinoclastic diffuse sclerosis, is a rare disorder characterised by an inflammatory white matter plaque of demyelination. Clinical signs and symptoms might be atypical for early multiple sclerosis and at imaging the lesion is easily taken for a brain tumour. Regardless of the use of Poser's criteria for clinical...