The Moldovan Medical Journal 2021: Recent submissions

  • Malnutrition impact on stroke outcome: an analysis of a patient cohort 3 months after recanalization treatment 
    Concescu, Diana; Bruandet, Marie; Beaussier, Hélène; Zuber, Mathieu (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Malnutrition is thought to affect 30% to 70% of hospitalized patients. Little is known about consequences of undernutrition during the acute phase of stroke. We would like to assess the impact of pre-infarction ...
  • Institute of Emergency Medicine experience in the endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke 
    Groppa, Stanislav; Bodiu, Adrian; Peciul, Adrian; Glavan, Danu; Tcaci, Vlad; Barat, Sorin; Smolnitchii, Roman; Cerevan, Eugen; Manica, Stefan; Starostin, Dumitru; Ropot, Doina (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Mechanical thrombectomy is the method of choice and can be the only useful method in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusions. Mechanical thrombectomy has been used in the ...
  • Cervical related disability – interactions of pain features, psychological states and clinical presentation 
    Gherman, Nadejda; Plesca, Svetlana; Melnic, Adrian; Gherman, Igor; Sangheli, Marina (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Cervical pain related to different spine pathologies is a major cause of disability. The relationship between clinical patterns, pain, psychological states was demonstrated. Disability in patients with cervical ...
  • Phenotypic heterogeneity of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a report of three cases 
    Bubuioc, Ana-Maria; Lentitchii, Alina; Lisnic, Vitalie; Sangheli, Marina; Chetrari, Larisa (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Motor neuron disease (MND) incorporates a spectrum of neurodegenerative syndromes involving both upper and lower motor neurons to a variable degree. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most prevalent ...
  • Stroke quality indicators in Balti Clinical Hospital 
    Stanescu-Lisii, Tatiana; Guranda, Viorel; Andon, Lolita; Movila, Svetlana (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: The cerebrovascular pathologies are among the most important causes of morbidity, mortality and disabilities worldwide and in the Republic of Moldova. The aim of the study was the analysis of the stroke care ...
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder in epilepsy: clinical case 
    Condratiuc, Elena (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Epilepsy has many faces and affects the person at the psychic-soma level. The function of doctors is not only to cure the disease, but also to take into account all the surrounding factors (social, family, ...
  • The role of microelectrode recording during Deep Brain Stimulation of Subthalamic Nucleus in patients with Parkinson’s disease 
    Andrușca, Alexandru; Gavriliuc, Olga; Synowitz, Michael; Paschen, Steffen; Mehdorn, Maximilian H.; Falk, Daniela; Deuschl, Günther; Helmers, Ann-Kristin (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus improves symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. However, the clinical outcome depends on the accurate location of the final electrode. Multiple microelectrode recording ...
  • Vascular risk factors in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Motor and cognitive aspects 
    Rotaru, Lilia (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Vascular risk factors (VRFs) are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Studies suggest the association of VRFs with motor severity and cognitive decline in PD. Material and methods: In 111 consecutive ...
  • Cerebrovascular disease associated with Parkinson’s disease in Moldovan cohort study: preliminary results 
    Rotaru, Lilia (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is frequently associated with brain vascular lesions (BVLs). Studies suggest that the latter may influence the severity of the disease. Material and methods: BVLs on MRI were determined ...
  • Clinical characteristics of primary headaches in Moldovan adolescents 
    Odobescu, Stela; Lozan, Tatiana; Grosu, Oxana; Moldovanu, Ion (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Accurate diagnosis of primary headache types is very important for correct prophylaxis and treatment, but this is sometimes complicated in the adolescence due to similar clinical features of migraine (MG) and ...
  • Headaches in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: preliminary results of a national survey 
    Grosu, Oxana (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Headache in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is a largely discussed topic being divided into a pre-infection headache, headache attributed to COVID-19 infection, and post-COVID headache. The aim of the ...
  • Myoclonic seizures and the frontal lobe 
    Vataman, Anatolie; Ciolac, Dumitru; Chiosa, Vitalie; Groppa, Stanislav (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Recent studies suggest a presumed focal origin of myoclonic seizures. In the current study, we aimed to appreciate the cortical sources of the interictal generalized discharges examining patients with myoclonic ...
  • Internal carotid artery stenting for secondary prevention of stroke: case series study 
    Preguza, Ion; Galearschi, Vasile; Melentiev, Iurie; Ribac, Nicu; Zapuhlih, Grigore (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Internal carotid artery atherosclerosis accounts for an estimate of 15 – 25% of ischemic strokes. Carotid revascularization techniques have proven useful in reducing the incidence of ischemic stroke. Nowadays, ...
  • Arteriovenous malformations embolization in the modern era: case series report 
    Preguza, Ion; Galearschi, Vasile; Parpaut, Vladimir; Davidov, Ghenadie; Zapuhlih, Grigore (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Cerebral arteriovenous malformations are complex high-flow lesions that can result in devastating neurological injury when they hemorrhage. Embolization for cerebral arteriovenous malformations has evolved in ...
  • Insular cortex and epilepsy paradigm. Literature review 
    Aftene, Daniela; Dmitriev, Iulia; Groppa, Stanislav (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: The insula, first described in 1786 by Felix Vicq d'Azyr, later renamed Reil's island in 1809, was described by Clark as the fifth brain lobe in 1896. Initially considered an isolated lobe, belonging to the ...
  • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis with bilateral optic nerve involvement 
    Goncearova, Natalia; Calugareanu, Elena; Cernei, Irina (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM), possibly demyelinating is an acute, rapidly progressive autoimmune process characterized by CNS demyelination (frequently associated with involvement of optic nerves) ...
  • Obesity as a risk factor for stroke in the population of the Republic of Moldova 
    Efremova, Daniela; Ciobanu, Natalia; Glavan, Danu; Groppa, Stanislav (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Obesity is a risk factor for various cardiovascular diseases, including stroke, which can be efficiently prevented. Several studies have evidenced abdominal obesity as an independent risk factor for stroke, ...
  • Drug-resistant epilepsies in children: clinical case 
    Feghiu, Ludmila; Hadjiu, Svetlana; Calcii, Cornelia; Sprincean, Mariana; Lupușor, Nadejda; Griu, Corina; Cuznet, Ludmila; Racovita, Stela; Groppa, Stanislav (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Refractory epilepsy is estimated to affect 10-20% of children diagnosed with epilepsy. The impact of drug-resistant epilepsy can have a profound effect on education abilities, cognitive functioning presiding ...
  • Neurological complications in children with COVID-19 infection 
    Hadjiu, Svetlana; Calcii, Cornelia; Feghiu, Ludmila; Griu, Corina; Racovita, Stela; Lupușor, Nadejda; Cuznet, Ludmila; Sprincean, Mariana; Revenco, Ninel (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Many studies suggest a mild course of COVID-19 infection in children. Severe complications with nervous system involvement associated with thrombotic and neurodestructive phenomena are reported. The aims of ...
  • Multiple ischemic stroke syndrome mimicking a tick-bite encephalitis: a case report 
    Manvelov, Anastasia; Belenciuc, Anna; Grumeza, Alexandru (The Scientific Medical Association of the Republic of Moldova, 2021)
    Background: Despite the advanced diagnostic procedures nowadays, doctors remain frequently challenged with difficulties in diagnosis establishment. Some features of the patient’s history mislead even an experienced ...

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