[Diagnostic possibilities and prospects for the use of thermovision in neurosurgical clinical practice].

Abstract

On the basis of examination of 130 patients, the authors describe for the first time the thermovision syndromes of cerebral tumors, intracranial hematomas, posttraumatic cranial defects, tumors of the spinal cord, Schmorl' body, injuries to the peripheral nerves, and some other neurosurgical pathologic conditions. The mechanisms of the origin of thermoasymmetry are discussed. The diagnostic possibilities and the prospects of thermovision in neurosurgery are disclosed.