Depo-Provera and Meningioma: Pathology Examination and Progesterone Receptor Expression

“High progesterone receptor positivity was linked to low grade tumors. Meningioma grade and many subtypes can be identified with the use of progesterone receptor expression, particularly in cases that are borderline,” states Dr. Assad Albayati. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, “In this study, like others, 79.3 % of Grade I meningiomas, [...]

2024-11-11T23:35:06+00:00November 11th, 2024|Meningioma Help Desk, News|0 Comments

Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Early Diagnosis of Spastic Cerebral Palsy

“The aim was to investigate whether infants with periventricular white matter injury with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy have unique lesions different from lesions in those without cerebral palsy and to evaluate the early diagnostic efficiency of Diffusion Tensor Imaging for differentiating infants with spastic cerebral palsy from those with periventricular white matter injury without cerebral [...]

2024-11-11T22:38:14+00:00November 11th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Midurethral Sling Update: 2024 Nearly Over, PVDF Still Not Available in United States

“Polypropylene and PVDF slings showed similar high cure or improvement rate (91.0% vs. 95.6%) … A higher incidence of long-term pain events were observed in the polypropylene group,” states Dr. Jordi Sabadell. What did a randomized polypropylene tranobturator sling versus PVDF transobturator sling show in Dr. Jordi Sabadell’s article “Polypropylene and polyvinylidene fluoride transobturator slings [...]

2024-11-11T22:34:59+00:00November 11th, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Vigna Law Group: Craniotomy Help Desk, Sorting Out the Evidence

“My law firm’s focus is the representation of women who used Depo-Provera and have required brain surgery for meningiomas that are progesterone receptor expression positive," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, Board Certified PM&R. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national pharmaceutical injury attorney, states, “Recent population studies from Europe describe a 5.5x risk of developing meningiomas in [...]

2024-11-07T20:30:18+00:00November 1st, 2024|Meningioma Help Desk, News|0 Comments

SIMS Trial: Risks of the Coloplast Altis Sling for Dyspareunia and Coital Incontinence Reported

“Clearly, the women who were assigned into the Coloplast Altis group ‘drew the short straw’ as their sexual function was placed at risk as a result of this device when compared with full-length mid-urethral slings” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national mid-urethral sling attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, national mid-urethral sling attorney, states, “Level 1 Evidence from [...]

2024-11-07T20:25:05+00:00October 29th, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Heel Pressure Injury Case Filed in Virginia: Second Amputation and Serious Disability

“Of the 19 (48%) patients who were ambulatory prior to bilateral amputation, only 2 (11%) remained ambulatory after the second amputation, while 17 (89%) patients lost ambulatory capabilities,” states Dr. Helene Henson, M.D., Michael E. DeBakey, VA Medical Center, Houston, TX. What did Dr. Henson report in “Ambulation and independence among Veterans with nontraumatic bilateral [...]

2024-11-07T20:20:41+00:00October 28th, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Depo-Provera Menigiomas: PET Scan, Operative Planning, and Prognosis

“Unfortunately, biological aggressiveness … can only be investigated after surgery. Differentiation between low- and high-grade meningiomas using conventional MRI is difficult. Imaging techniques that enable noninvasive, preoperative assessment of tumor biology and WHO grade could potentially be helpful in surgical planning," states Dr. K. Mariam Slot, Neurosurgeon, Amsterdam University Medical Centers. What did Dr. K [...]

2024-11-07T20:17:21+00:00October 25th, 2024|Meningioma Help Desk, News|0 Comments

Depo-Provera Incidental Menigiomas: No Consensus on Optimal Management

“Incidental diagnosis of a meningioma is an injury in the 50% that are managed with active monitoring because the need for periodic diagnostic imaging, medical surveillance, and reasonable uncertainty as to the future is an injury,” states Dr. Greg Vigna, national neurological injury attorney and Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician. What did Dr. Abdurrahman [...]

2024-11-07T20:15:23+00:00October 24th, 2024|Meningioma Help Desk, News|0 Comments

Acquired Deforming Hypertonia and Contractures: Dementia and Pressure Injuries

“Hypertonia-related contractures in the severe dementia population are significant risk factors for heel and trochanteric decubitus ulcers that lead to predictable morbidity and mortality. There are several possible mechanisms for the contracture. The most likely primary cause is chronic central nervous system pathology, and this diagnosis is part of the upper motor neuron syndrome,” states Greg [...]

2024-10-24T20:50:24+00:00October 22nd, 2024|Decubitus Ulcer, News|0 Comments

Altis IDE Study: Two Year Study Reveals No New AEs at 24 Months

“One prospective cohort study of 116 women receiving Altis reported groin/hip/thigh pain (8%), dyspareunia (1%), and tape exposure (3.5%) at 12 months’ follow-up, but, interestingly, no further new AEs at 24 months’ follow-up," according to Health Technology Assessment, No. 26.47. Dr. Greg Vigna, national mid-urethral sling attorney states, “It's an Interesting point about the Altis [...]

2024-11-07T20:11:55+00:00October 22nd, 2024|News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments
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