GLIONEURONAL AND NEURONAL TUMORS: A REVIEW WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE NEW TYPES IN THE WHO CNS5 CLASSIFICATION

Glioneuronal and neuronal tumors: A review with special reference to the new types in the WHO CNS5 classification

Glioneuronal and neuronal tumors (GNTs) are slow-growing lower-grade neuroepithelial tumors with mature neuronal and, less consistently, glial differentiation.Their identification has relied solely on histological proof of neuronal differentiation, which was considered to represent the well-differentiated nature of GNTs.However, after discovering t

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Treatment strategy for the tumor cyst of the medulla in an eloquent area: a case report and review of the literature

This is a clinical case of a 24-year-old woman with the unrescetable cystic tumor of the medulla because of eloquent area involved and severe neurological Chillum symptoms caused by the recurrent cystic component.The patient underwent emptying the cyst twice previously by means of safe entry zone myelotomy.Later there was a recurrence of the cyst w

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Multi-trajectory analysis of changes in physical activity and body mass index in relation to retirement: Finnish Retirement and Aging study.

BackgroundPhysical activity and body mass index (BMI) have been reported to change around retirement.The objective was to examine the concurrent changes in physical activity and BMI around retirement, which have not been studied before.In addition, the associations of different demographic characteristics with these changes were examined.MethodsThe

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