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Central nervous system borreliosis mimicking a pontine tumourKirsten Latsch
Children s Hospital, and Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Wurzburg, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
J Med Microbiol 55:1597-9. 2006..The case of a 10-year-old girl with neuroborreliosis mimicking a space-occupying lesion in the brainstem, without any previously recognized manifestations of borreliosis, is reported...
Glioblastoma multiforme with oligodendroglial component (GBMO): favorable outcome after post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy with nimustine (ACNU) and teniposide (VM26)Dirk Vordermark
Dept of Radiation Oncology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
BMC Cancer 6:247. 2006....- Treatment of early childhood medulloblastoma by postoperative chemotherapy and deferred radiotherapyStefan Rutkowski
Children s University Hospital, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Neuro Oncol 11:201-10. 2009..Because of the neurocognitive deficits of survivors, the emerging concepts to avoid craniospinal radiotherapy should rely on the histological medulloblastoma subtype... - Chronic multifocal non-bacterial osteomyelitis in hypophosphatasia mimicking malignancyHermann J Girschick
Children s Hospital, University of Wurzburg, Germany
BMC Pediatr 7:3. 2007..The latter has been associated with chronic inflammation and hyperprostaglandinism... - [MRI in funicular myelosis]M Warmuth-Metz
Abt f Neuroradiologie, Universitat Wurzburg
Rofo 170:591-3. 1999..In both patients characteristic hyperintense areas on T2-weighted images in the posterior columns of the cervical and thoracic cord without contrast enhancement were demonstrated by MRI... - [Neuroradiological differential diagnosis in medulloblastomas and ependymomas: results of the HIT'91-study]M Warmuth-Metz
Abteilung fur Neuroradiologie, Universitat Wurzburg, Germany
Klin Padiatr 214:162-6. 2002..Imaging criteria of medulloblastomas and ependymomas were defined retrospectively to allow a preoperative differential diagnosis of these malignant tumors of the posterior fossa... - Postoperative imaging after brain tumor resectionM Warmuth-Metz
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Acta Neurochir Suppl 88:13-20. 2003..The different problems and possibilities are illustrated by imaging examples... - [Differential infratentorial brain tumor diagnosis in children]M Warmuth-Metz
Abteilung fur Neuroradiologie, Universitat Wurzburg
Radiologe 43:977-85. 2003..The natural history of the most frequent tumors and its importance for treatment decisions is discussed in light of the literature... - Measurement of the midbrain diameter on routine magnetic resonance imaging: a simple and accurate method of differentiating between Parkinson disease and progressive supranuclear palsyM Warmuth-Metz
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Arch Neurol 58:1076-9. 2001.... 
CT and MR imaging in atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors of the central nervous systemMonika Warmuth-Metz
Reference Centre for Neuroradiology of the German Society for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology GPOH, Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Neuroradiology 50:447-52. 2008..Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRT) are rare aggressive neoplasms of the CNS affecting predominantly very young children...- Recurrence in childhood medulloblastomaMonika Warmuth-Metz
Department of Neuroradiology, Reference Center for Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Josef Schneider Str 11, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
J Neurooncol 103:705-11. 2011..Surgical technique varied due to the multicentric nature of our study, so position during surgery was not recognized as a predisposing factor for frontobasal recurrence... - Spinal canal stenosis in L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduriaM Warmuth-Metz
Abt f Neuroradiologie, Josef Schneider Strasse 11, D 97080, Wurzburg, Germany
Arch Neurol 57:1635-7. 2000..Since most people with L-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria show spastic signs in their legs and arms, we conclude that cervical spinal canal stenosis may be the underlying reason and may be linked to this rare metabolic disorder... - Neuroradiologic review in pediatric brain tumor studiesMonika Warmuth-Metz
Reference Center for Neuroradiology of the GPOH s HIT Studies, Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Wurzburg, Germany
Klin Neuroradiol 19:263-73. 2009.... - Central neurocytoma of the fourth ventricle. Case reportM Warmuth-Metz
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
J Neurosurg 91:506-9. 1999..In the present case, with the exception of the very unusual location, both imaging findings and clinical history perfectly met the definition of this rare tumor... - [Metabolic disorders with typical alterations in MRI]M Warmuth-Metz
Abteilung fur Neuroradiologie, Klinikum der Universität Würzburg, Wurzburg, Deutschland
Radiologe 50:775-83. 2010.... - Subdural enhancement on postoperative spinal MRI after resection of posterior cranial fossa tumoursM Warmuth-Metz
Abteilung fur Neuroradiologie, Klinikum der Bayerischen Julius Maximilians Universität, Josef Schneider Strasse 11, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neuroradiology 46:219-23. 2004.... - Diagnosing dural metastases: the value of 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopyM Bendszus
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Joseph Schneider Str 11, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neuroradiology 43:285-9. 2001..However, following embolisation, they showed similar spectra, due to ischaemia and necrosis. We therefore believe MRS to be valuable in differential diagnosis of dural metastases and meningiomas prior to embolisation... - Is there a benefit of preoperative meningioma embolization?M Bendszus
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Neurosurgery 47:1306-11; discussion 1311-2. 2000..To evaluate the effect of preoperative embolization of meningiomas on surgery and outcomes... - Sequential MRI and MR spectroscopy in embolized meningiomas: correlation with surgical and histopathological findingsM Bendszus
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Neuroradiology 44:77-82. 2002..Lipid signals indicate avascular and soft tissue at surgery. In case of delayed surgery, MRI and MRS should be performed in order to exclude revascularization and to establish the fatty degeneration of the meningioma... - Silent embolism in diagnostic cerebral angiography and neurointerventional procedures: a prospective studyM Bendszus
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Lancet 354:1594-7. 1999..We assessed the neurological complication rate compared with the frequency of silent embolism after angiography.. - Multiple pilomatricomas and gliomatosis cerebri--a new association?Tina Wachter-Giner
Department of Dermatology, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Pediatr Dermatol 26:75-8. 2009..This is the first published case of a patient suffering from gliomatosis cerebri and developing multiple pilomatricomas. Whether this observation represents a new association or is a mere coincidence cannot be clarified at present... - Prognostic relevance of clinical and biological risk factors in childhood medulloblastoma: results of patients treated in the prospective multicenter trial HIT'91Stefan Rutkowski
University Children s Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Clin Cancer Res 13:2651-7. 2007..To identify better risk stratification systems in childhood medulloblastoma based on clinical factors and analysis of routinely processed formalin-fixed tumor material... - Treatment of early childhood medulloblastoma by postoperative chemotherapy aloneStefan Rutkowski
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Children s Hospital, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
N Engl J Med 352:978-86. 2005..The prognosis for young children with medulloblastoma is poor, and survivors are at high risk for cognitive deficits. We conducted a trial of the treatment of this brain tumor by intensive postoperative chemotherapy alone... - Determination of ventricular diameters in multiple sclerosis patients with transcranial sonography (TCS)--a two year follow-up studyBoris A Kallmann
Department of Neurology, University of Wurzburg, Josef Schneider Strasse 11, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
J Neurol 251:30-4. 2004..Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques used in clinical trials suggest a correlation between ventricular enlargement and axonal pathology and clinical disability in MS... - Brain damage after coronary artery bypass graftingMartin Bendszus
Department of Neuroradiology, University of Wurzburg, Josef Schneider Strausse 11, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Arch Neurol 59:1090-5. 2002..Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is associated with a risk for focal neurological deficits and neuropsychological impairment postoperatively... - Isolated absence of the septum pellucidumT Supprian
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neuroradiology 41:563-6. 1999..Agenesis of the septum pellucidum may indicate abnormal development of limbic structures and it may be associated with anomalies, such as cytoarchitectural disturbances of cortical layers, as yet undetectable by MRI... - Sequential MR imaging and proton MR spectroscopy in patients who underwent recent detoxification for chronic alcoholism: correlation with clinical and neuropsychological dataM Bendszus
Department of Neuroradiology, , Germany
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 22:1926-32. 2001..MR spectroscopy findings return to normal metabolic levels within weeks after detoxification. The recovery of NAA/Cr is associated with improved performance on neuropsychological tests... - Unusual pattern of leukoencephalopathy after morphine sulphate intoxicationR Nanan
Children s Hospital, University of Wurzburg, Josef Schneider Str 2, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neuroradiology 42:845-8. 2000..These findings could be only partially explained by a hypoxic-ischaemic event; neurotoxic effects must be considered in this atypical leukoencephalopathy... - Association of a null mutation in the CNTF gene with early onset of multiple sclerosisRalf Giess
Department of Neurology, University of Wurzburg, Josef Schneider Strasse 11, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Arch Neurol 59:407-9. 2002..Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) is a potent survival factor for neurons and oligodendrocytes and may be relevant in reducing tissue destruction during inflammatory attacks... - Magnetic resonance imaging compared with biopsy in the diagnosis of brainstem diseases of childhood: a multicenter reviewMartin Schumacher
Department of Neuroradiology, Universitatsklinikum Freiburg, Germany
J Neurosurg 106:111-9. 2007..Data analysis was performed in a multicenter study to evaluate magnetic resonance (MR) imaging for classification of brain tumors, prognosis, and prediction of tumor histological diagnosis... - Cerebral mass in a 13-year-old girl following long-term sojourn in the TropicsP Klotz
Children's Hospital, , Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
J Med Microbiol 55:345-7. 2006..Taken together, the radiological and histopathological findings indicate infection with cysticerci, the larvae of Taenia solium... - [Lumbar meningeal enhancement in contrast MRI after operation of the posterior skull base: a normal occurrence in children?]Monika Warmuth-Metz
Rofo 175:573-4; author reply 574. 2003 - Symptomatic hyperekplexia in a patient with multiple sclerosisKlemens Ruprecht
Clinical Research Unit for Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilians University, Josef-Schneider Strasse 11, , Germany
Neurology 58:503-4. 2002 - Childhood pineoblastoma: experiences from the prospective multicenter trials HIT-SKK87, HIT-SKK92 and HIT91Bernward G Hinkes
Children s University Hospital, University of Wuerzburg, Josef Schneider Str 2, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
J Neurooncol 81:217-23. 2007..To analyze the outcome of children with pineoblastoma (PB), treated within the prospective multicenter trials HIT-SKK87, HIT-SKK92 and HIT91 of German-speaking countries... - Treatment options in childhood pontine gliomasSabine Wagner
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Klinik St Hedwig, Regensburg, Germany
J Neurooncol 79:281-7. 2006..Pontine gliomas are the subgroup of brainstem gliomas with the worst prognosis. Controversial treatment approaches are discussed... - High-dose methotrexate prior to simultaneous radiochemotherapy in children with malignant high-grade gliomasSabine Wagner
Department of Pediatric Oncology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder Klinik St Hedwig, Steinmetzstr 1 3, D 93049 Regensburg, Germany
Anticancer Res 25:2583-7. 2005..Preradiation chemotherapy including methotrexate (MTX) was effective in children with completely resected high-grade gliomas (HGG). The specific role of MTX remains uncertain... - Postoperative adjuvant dendritic cell-based immunotherapy in patients with relapsed glioblastoma multiformeSteven De Vleeschouwer
Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Clin Cancer Res 14:3098-104. 2008..To investigate the therapeutic role of adjuvant vaccination with autologous mature dendritic cells (DC) loaded with tumor lysates derived from autologous, resected glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) at time of relapse... - Role of radiotherapy in supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor in young children: results of the German HIT-SKK87 and HIT-SKK92 trialsBeate Timmermann
Department of Radiation Oncology and the Institute for Medical Information Processing, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
J Clin Oncol 24:1554-60. 2006..To assess the outcome of young children with supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (stPNET) treated by intensive postoperative chemotherapy alone compared with treatment with chemotherapy and delayed radiotherapy (RT)... - Evidence for shoulder girdle dystonia in selected patients with cervical disc prolapseGeorg Becker
Department of Neurology, Bayerische Julius Maximilians Universität Würzburg, Germany
Mov Disord 17:710-6. 2002..This suggests a link between both disorders. A peripheral trauma to the nerve roots may precipitate dystonic movements in susceptible patients and chronic dystonic muscle contraction would account for the persistent nuchal pain... - Somatostatin receptor subtype 2 is expressed by supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors of childhood and can be targeted for somatostatin receptor imagingMichael C Frühwald
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children s Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Clin Cancer Res 10:2997-3006. 2004..Novel and refined imaging methodologies are urgently needed... - Encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis: a case with unilateral odontomas and review of the literatureKristina Hauber
Department of Dermatology, , Josef-Schneider-Strasse 2, , Germany
Eur J Pediatr 162:589-93. 2003..CONCLUSION: In children presenting with a congenital smooth hairless lesion on the scalp, the diagnosis of naevus psiloliparus should be considered and other signs of encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis should be looked for...