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Papers by A. Maillo
Neurocirugía, 2011
Se realiza una actualización sobre los aspectos más importantes de la hemorragia subaracnoidea an... more Se realiza una actualización sobre los aspectos más importantes de la hemorragia subaracnoidea aneurismática respecto a las guías previamente publicadas por el grupo de trabajo de la SENEC. Las recomendaciones propuestas deben considerarse como una guía general de manejo de esta patología. Sin embargo, pueden ser modificadas, incluso de manera significativa por las circunstancias propias de cada caso clínico, o las variaciones en los recursos diagnósticos y terapéuticos del centro hospitalario que reciba al paciente.
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2010
BACKGROUND. The Spanish neurosurgical society created a multicentre data base on spontaneous SAH ... more BACKGROUND. The Spanish neurosurgical society created a multicentre data base on spontaneous SAH to analyze the real problematic of this disease in our country. This paper focuses on the group of patients with idiopathic SAH (ISAH). METHODS. 16 participant hospitals collect their spontaneous SAH cases in a common data base shared in the internet through a secured web page, considering clinical, radiological, evolution and outcome variables. The 220 ISAH cases collected from November 2004 to November 2007 were statistically analyzed as a whole and divided into 3 subgroups depending on the CT blood pattern (aneurysmal, perimesencephalic, or normal). RESULTS. The 220 ISAH patients constitute 19% of all 1149 spontaneous SAH collected in the study period. In 46,8% of ISAH the blood CT pattern was aneurysmal, which was related to older age, worse clinical condition, higher Fisher grade, more hydrocephalus and worse outcome, compared to perimesencephalic (42.7%) or normal CT (10.4%) patter...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2008
Subarachnoid haemorrhage is one of the most severe neurosurgical diseases. Its study is crucial f... more Subarachnoid haemorrhage is one of the most severe neurosurgical diseases. Its study is crucial for improving the care of these patients in our environment. With this goal the Group for the Study of Neurovascular Pathology of the Spanish Society for Neurosurgery (SENEC) decided to create a multicenter registry for the study of this disease. In this database we have prospectively included all cases with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage admitted to the participant hospitals from November 2004 to November 2007. The fields to be included in the database were selected by consensus, including age, past medical history, clinical characteristics at admission, radiological characteristics including presence or absence of an aneurysm and its size and location, type and complications of the aneurysm treatment, outcome assessed by the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at discharge and six months after the bleeding as well as the angiographic result of the aneurysm treatment. All fields were colle...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2005
The aim of this study was to build a preoperative predictive system which could provide reliable ... more The aim of this study was to build a preoperative predictive system which could provide reliable information about: 1 degrees which skull base meningiomas can be total or partially removed, and 2 degrees their surgical outcome. Patient histories and imaging data were reviewed retrospectively from 85 consecutive skull base meningiomas patients who underwent surgery from 1990 and 2002. From the preoperative data, nine variables were selected for conventional statistical analysis as regards their relationship with: 1 degrees total vs partial tumor resection and 2 degrees with patients outcome according to the degree of tumour removal. From the nine variables analysed only two had a statistical association with the type of tumour resection performed (total vs partial) and the patient outcome: 1) arteries encasement and 2) cranial nerves involvement. Upon correlating these two variables with the type of tumour resection performed (total vs partial) and with the Karnofsky'scale to eva...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2011
An actualized revision of the most important aspects of aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage is pre... more An actualized revision of the most important aspects of aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage is presented from the guidelines previously published by the group of study of cerebrovascular pathology of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery. The proposed recommendations should be considered as a general guide for the management of this pathological condition. However, they can be modified, even in a significant manner according to the circumstances relating each clinical case and the variations in the therapeutic and diagnostic procedures available in the center attending each patient.
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2003
Hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, pseudomeningocele and CSF infection are potential ... more Hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, pseudomeningocele and CSF infection are potential complications related to surgical treatment of posterior fossa tumors. The objectives of this study were to review the incidence of such complications and to identify contributing factors related to them. This study is based on a retrospective review of the medical records of 71 consecutive patients who underwent posterior fossa surgery for a tumor between the period January 1997 and December 2001. Postoperative hydrocephalus was defined as enlargement of the ventricles and the subsequent clinical worsening requiring surgical treatment. Criteria for CSF leakage were:observed leak of CSF through the wound, rhinorrhea or otorrhea. Pseudomeningocele was determined when there was a large epidural CSF collection diagnosed in the postoperative period or by magnetic resonance imaging performed at least three months after posterior fossa surgery. Finally, CSF infection was defined on clinical gr...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2003
The results obtained with therapy of intracranial aneurysms, in terms of morbidity and mortality,... more The results obtained with therapy of intracranial aneurysms, in terms of morbidity and mortality, are very important when the patient has to choose between microsurgical techniques or endovascular management. The aim of this paper is to review the information regarding current microsurgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms, and presenting our experience over the last five years. We studied 101 consecutive patients with 121 intracranial aneurysms admitted between 1996 and 2000 with the initial diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage. We paid special attention to the day of admission from the onset of the symptomatic hemorrhage to the grade of Hunt&Hess scale and the possibility of early or delayed microsurgical treatment. The diagnosis was based on four vessels cerebral angiography and in a few cases with CT-angiography. All patients were treated by microsurgical technique and such treatment was completed by nimodipine, intensive care unit management and in some cases of postoperativ...
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Revista clínica española, Jan 15, 1976
Cytometry, Jan 15, 2002
Although information on the cytogenetic characteristics of meningioma tumors has accumulated prog... more Although information on the cytogenetic characteristics of meningioma tumors has accumulated progressively over the past few decades, information on the genetic heterogeneity of meningiomas is still scanty. The aim of the present study was to analyze by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) the incidence of numerical abnormalities for chromosomes 1, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 22, X, and Y in a group of 70 consecutive meningioma tumors. Another goal was to establish the potential associations among the altered chromosomes, as a way to assess both intertumoral and intratumoral heterogeneity. For the purpose of the study, 70 patients diagnosed with meningioma were analyzed. Interphase FISH for the detection of numerical abnormalities for chromosomes 1, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 22, X, and Y was applied to fresh tumor samples from each of the patients studied. The overall incidence of numerical abnormalities was 76%. Chromosome Y in males and chromosome 22 in the whole series we...
Neurocirugía, 1990
ABSTRACT
Neurosurgery, 1991
Dissecting aneurysms of the intracranial arteries display vascular pathological features that app... more Dissecting aneurysms of the intracranial arteries display vascular pathological features that appear sporadically, generally affecting young adults. The clinical features of this condition may involve both ischemic episodes and hemorrhages. Posterior circulation is affected less than the rest of the intracranial arteries, and it is extremely rare to find the posterior cerebral arteries only affected. Mortality is high in patients where the lesion is located in the posterior intracranial circulation, although dissecting aneurysms limited to the posterior cerebral arteries may, to a certain extent, be benign. We report the case of a young woman with ischemia in the territory of the posterior cerebral artery that occurred subsequent to a dissecting aneurysm that resolved spontaneously to a complete remission, both clinically and as demonstrated by angiography. A review of the literature is made, analyzing the pathogenic, clinical, angiographic, and therapeutic characteristics of such lesions.
Neurocirugía, 2011
Se realiza una actualización sobre los aspectos más importantes de la hemorragia subaracnoidea an... more Se realiza una actualización sobre los aspectos más importantes de la hemorragia subaracnoidea aneurismática respecto a las guías previamente publicadas por el grupo de trabajo de la SENEC. Las recomendaciones propuestas deben considerarse como una guía general de manejo de esta patología. Sin embargo, pueden ser modificadas, incluso de manera significativa por las circunstancias propias de cada caso clínico, o las variaciones en los recursos diagnósticos y terapéuticos del centro hospitalario que reciba al paciente.
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2010
BACKGROUND. The Spanish neurosurgical society created a multicentre data base on spontaneous SAH ... more BACKGROUND. The Spanish neurosurgical society created a multicentre data base on spontaneous SAH to analyze the real problematic of this disease in our country. This paper focuses on the group of patients with idiopathic SAH (ISAH). METHODS. 16 participant hospitals collect their spontaneous SAH cases in a common data base shared in the internet through a secured web page, considering clinical, radiological, evolution and outcome variables. The 220 ISAH cases collected from November 2004 to November 2007 were statistically analyzed as a whole and divided into 3 subgroups depending on the CT blood pattern (aneurysmal, perimesencephalic, or normal). RESULTS. The 220 ISAH patients constitute 19% of all 1149 spontaneous SAH collected in the study period. In 46,8% of ISAH the blood CT pattern was aneurysmal, which was related to older age, worse clinical condition, higher Fisher grade, more hydrocephalus and worse outcome, compared to perimesencephalic (42.7%) or normal CT (10.4%) patter...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2008
Subarachnoid haemorrhage is one of the most severe neurosurgical diseases. Its study is crucial f... more Subarachnoid haemorrhage is one of the most severe neurosurgical diseases. Its study is crucial for improving the care of these patients in our environment. With this goal the Group for the Study of Neurovascular Pathology of the Spanish Society for Neurosurgery (SENEC) decided to create a multicenter registry for the study of this disease. In this database we have prospectively included all cases with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage admitted to the participant hospitals from November 2004 to November 2007. The fields to be included in the database were selected by consensus, including age, past medical history, clinical characteristics at admission, radiological characteristics including presence or absence of an aneurysm and its size and location, type and complications of the aneurysm treatment, outcome assessed by the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at discharge and six months after the bleeding as well as the angiographic result of the aneurysm treatment. All fields were colle...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2005
The aim of this study was to build a preoperative predictive system which could provide reliable ... more The aim of this study was to build a preoperative predictive system which could provide reliable information about: 1 degrees which skull base meningiomas can be total or partially removed, and 2 degrees their surgical outcome. Patient histories and imaging data were reviewed retrospectively from 85 consecutive skull base meningiomas patients who underwent surgery from 1990 and 2002. From the preoperative data, nine variables were selected for conventional statistical analysis as regards their relationship with: 1 degrees total vs partial tumor resection and 2 degrees with patients outcome according to the degree of tumour removal. From the nine variables analysed only two had a statistical association with the type of tumour resection performed (total vs partial) and the patient outcome: 1) arteries encasement and 2) cranial nerves involvement. Upon correlating these two variables with the type of tumour resection performed (total vs partial) and with the Karnofsky'scale to eva...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2011
An actualized revision of the most important aspects of aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage is pre... more An actualized revision of the most important aspects of aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage is presented from the guidelines previously published by the group of study of cerebrovascular pathology of the Spanish Society of Neurosurgery. The proposed recommendations should be considered as a general guide for the management of this pathological condition. However, they can be modified, even in a significant manner according to the circumstances relating each clinical case and the variations in the therapeutic and diagnostic procedures available in the center attending each patient.
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2003
Hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, pseudomeningocele and CSF infection are potential ... more Hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, pseudomeningocele and CSF infection are potential complications related to surgical treatment of posterior fossa tumors. The objectives of this study were to review the incidence of such complications and to identify contributing factors related to them. This study is based on a retrospective review of the medical records of 71 consecutive patients who underwent posterior fossa surgery for a tumor between the period January 1997 and December 2001. Postoperative hydrocephalus was defined as enlargement of the ventricles and the subsequent clinical worsening requiring surgical treatment. Criteria for CSF leakage were:observed leak of CSF through the wound, rhinorrhea or otorrhea. Pseudomeningocele was determined when there was a large epidural CSF collection diagnosed in the postoperative period or by magnetic resonance imaging performed at least three months after posterior fossa surgery. Finally, CSF infection was defined on clinical gr...
Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain), 2003
The results obtained with therapy of intracranial aneurysms, in terms of morbidity and mortality,... more The results obtained with therapy of intracranial aneurysms, in terms of morbidity and mortality, are very important when the patient has to choose between microsurgical techniques or endovascular management. The aim of this paper is to review the information regarding current microsurgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms, and presenting our experience over the last five years. We studied 101 consecutive patients with 121 intracranial aneurysms admitted between 1996 and 2000 with the initial diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage. We paid special attention to the day of admission from the onset of the symptomatic hemorrhage to the grade of Hunt&Hess scale and the possibility of early or delayed microsurgical treatment. The diagnosis was based on four vessels cerebral angiography and in a few cases with CT-angiography. All patients were treated by microsurgical technique and such treatment was completed by nimodipine, intensive care unit management and in some cases of postoperativ...
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Revista clínica española, Jan 15, 1976
Cytometry, Jan 15, 2002
Although information on the cytogenetic characteristics of meningioma tumors has accumulated prog... more Although information on the cytogenetic characteristics of meningioma tumors has accumulated progressively over the past few decades, information on the genetic heterogeneity of meningiomas is still scanty. The aim of the present study was to analyze by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) the incidence of numerical abnormalities for chromosomes 1, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 22, X, and Y in a group of 70 consecutive meningioma tumors. Another goal was to establish the potential associations among the altered chromosomes, as a way to assess both intertumoral and intratumoral heterogeneity. For the purpose of the study, 70 patients diagnosed with meningioma were analyzed. Interphase FISH for the detection of numerical abnormalities for chromosomes 1, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 22, X, and Y was applied to fresh tumor samples from each of the patients studied. The overall incidence of numerical abnormalities was 76%. Chromosome Y in males and chromosome 22 in the whole series we...
Neurocirugía, 1990
ABSTRACT
Neurosurgery, 1991
Dissecting aneurysms of the intracranial arteries display vascular pathological features that app... more Dissecting aneurysms of the intracranial arteries display vascular pathological features that appear sporadically, generally affecting young adults. The clinical features of this condition may involve both ischemic episodes and hemorrhages. Posterior circulation is affected less than the rest of the intracranial arteries, and it is extremely rare to find the posterior cerebral arteries only affected. Mortality is high in patients where the lesion is located in the posterior intracranial circulation, although dissecting aneurysms limited to the posterior cerebral arteries may, to a certain extent, be benign. We report the case of a young woman with ischemia in the territory of the posterior cerebral artery that occurred subsequent to a dissecting aneurysm that resolved spontaneously to a complete remission, both clinically and as demonstrated by angiography. A review of the literature is made, analyzing the pathogenic, clinical, angiographic, and therapeutic characteristics of such lesions.