Cerebral vasculitis: imaging signs revisited

W Küker - Neuroradiology, 2007 - Springer
Inflammatory stenoses of cerebral blood vessels, although rare in general, are an important
cause of cerebral ischemia in younger patients. The diagnosis is often difficult. The first step …

Retroclival ecchordosis physaliphora: MR imaging and review of the literature

F Mehnert, R Beschorner, W Küker… - American journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ecchordosis physaliphora (EP), found in about 2% of
autopsies, is a clinically inconspicuous notochordal remnant appearing at the dorsal wall of …

Brain edema in neurooncology: radiological assessment and management

W Wick, W Küker - Oncology Research and Treatment, 2004 - karger.com
Vasogenic brain edema is a common diagnostic and management problem in brain tumor
patients. Molecular mechanisms play a role in the pathophysiology, including abnormalities …

The anatomy of spatial neglect based on voxelwise statistical analysis: a study of 140 patients

HO Karnath, M Fruhmann Berger, W Küker… - Cerebral …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
A major challenge for any anatomical study of spatial neglect in neurological patients is that
human lesions vary tremendously in extent and location between individuals. Approaches to …

Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders with aquaporin-4 and myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies: a comparative study

…, MI Leite, A Murchison, J George, W Küker… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Most patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and many with NMO spectrum
disorder have autoantibodies against aquaporin-4 (AQP4-Abs), but recently, myelin …

Primary central nervous system lymphomas (PCNSL): MRI features at presentation in 100 patients

W Küker, T Nägele, A Korfel, S Heckl, E Thiel… - Journal of neuro …, 2005 - Springer
To avoid an unnecessary extend of surgery in primary central nervous system lymphoma
(PCNSL), the diagnosis should be suspected after MRI. Pre-treatment MRI examinations of …

Vessel wall contrast enhancement: a diagnostic sign of cerebral vasculitis

W Küker, S Gaertner, T Nägele, C Dopfer… - Cerebrovascular …, 2008 - karger.com
Purpose: Inflammatory stenoses of cerebral arteries cause stroke in patients with florid
vasculitis. However, diagnosis is often difficult even with digital subtraction angiography …

Distinction of seropositive NMO spectrum disorder and MS brain lesion distribution

L Matthews, R Marasco, M Jenkinson, W Küker… - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: Neuromyelitis optica and its spectrum disorder (NMOSD) can present similarly to
relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Using a quantitative lesion mapping …

German Cancer Society Neuro‐Oncology Working Group NOA‐03 multicenter trial of single‐agent high‐dose methotrexate for primary central nervous system …

…, W Brugger, RD Kortmann, W Küker… - Annals of Neurology …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The prospective multicenter NOA‐03 trial, conducted by the Neuro‐Oncology Working
Group (NOA) of the German Cancer Society, was initiated to define the feasibility and …

NOA‐03 trial of high‐dose methotrexate in primary central nervous system lymphoma

U Herrlinger, W Küker, M Uhl… - Annals of Neurology …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The NOA‐03 trial explored high‐dose methotrexate alone in 37 patients with primary central
nervous system lymphoma. The overall median survival was 25 months. After 4 years, the …