Case Report: Posterolateral Epidural Supra-C2-Root Approach (PESCA) for...
Background‘Crowned dens syndrome' (CDS) is a special form of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease which is characterized radiologically by a halo-like or crown-like distribution in the...
View ArticleUltrasound-Guided vs. Landmark-Guided Lumbar Puncture for Obese Patients in...
ObjectiveEmergency patients are in severe and urgent condition. If the patient is obese, the traditional lumbar puncture method is more difficult. This study was to observe the comparison of...
View ArticlePredictors of Complications and Unfavorable Outcomes of Minimally Invasive...
IntroductionThe use of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) results in fewer adverse and more improved outcomes. However, the literature data describing the factors increasing the number of complications,...
View ArticleExoscope as a Teaching Tool: A Narrative Review of the Literature
Recently, the emergence of the three-dimensional (3D) exoscope has proven to be a viable alternative to the operative microscope (OM) as a novel workhorse of microneurosurgical procedures. Through its...
View ArticleGenetic Alteration Analysis of IDH1, IDH2, CDKN2A, MYB and MYBL1 in Pediatric...
ObjectiveTo investigate pediatric low-grade gliomas for alterations in IDH1, IDH2, CDKN2A, MYB, and MYBL1.Materials and MethodsDNA and RNA were extracted from 62 pediatric gliomas. Molecular methods...
View ArticleThe Role of Intra-Operative Duplex Ultrasonography Following...
ObjectiveSigmoid sinus (SS) stenosis is a complication of translabyrinthine approach. Velocity changes in the SS measured by intra-operative doppler ultrasound may help in identifying patients at risk...
View ArticleMonocyte Count on Admission Is Predictive of Shunt-Dependent Hydrocephalus...
The authors sought to evaluate whether immunologic counts on admission were associated with shunt-dependent hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. A retrospective analysis of 143...
View ArticlePercutaneous Transforaminal Full-Endoscopic Removal of Neurinoma of the Fifth...
BackgroundTechnical achievements and surgical techniques improvement contribute to the expansion of the endoscopic spine surgery possibilities. However, today there are few reports about the use of...
View ArticleMachine Learning-Based Surgical Planning for Neurosurgery: Artificial...
ObjectivesArtificial intelligence (AI) applications in neurosurgery have an increasing momentum as well as the growing number of implementations in the medical literature. In recent years, AI research...
View ArticleDelayed Progressive Mass Effect After Secured Ruptured Middle Cerebral Artery...
ObjectiveDelayed progressive mass effect (DPME) after securing an aneurysm is uncommon following microsurgical or endovascular repair and leads to a poor clinical outcome. Patients with ruptured middle...
View ArticleMonomodality versus Combined Therapy in Optic Pathway Gliomas—20-Year...
IntroductionThe treatment of pediatric optic pathway gliomas (OPG) is challenging. At present, most centers provide individualized treatment to maximize progression free survival (PFS) and minimize...
View ArticleTreatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia with Intracranial Xanthoma: Case...
Intracranial xanthoma is a rare benign intracranial tumor. It often occurs in patients with hyperlipidemia. Intracranial xanthomas grow slowly, and clinical symptoms only appear when the mass...
View ArticleOptic Pathway Glioma in Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A...
IntroductionNeurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) has an incidence of 1 in 2,000 to 3,000 individuals and in 15% is associated with optic pathway glioma (OPG). Given the variability in clinical presentation...
View ArticleClinical Characteristics of Hydrocephalus Following the Treatment of Pyogenic...
ObjectiveHydrocephalus is common after ventriculitis. This study explores hydrocephalus's clinical characteristics following pyogenic ventriculitis due to multidrug-resistant and extensively...
View ArticleNeurosurgery for Optic Pathway Glioma: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Management
Optic pathway glioma (OPG) comprises 10% of pediatric brain tumors and 40% of all pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGGs). While generally considered benign pathologically, many require interventions with...
View ArticlePrediction of Post-operative Long-Term Outcome of the Motor Function by...
ObjectiveTo examine the effect of multimodal intraoperative neuromonitoring on the long-term outcome of motor function after microsurgical resection for spinal cord tumors.Materials and...
View ArticleEfficacy of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in Ameliorating Inattentional...
BackgroundHuman factors are increasingly being recognised as vital components of safe surgical care. One such human cognitive factor: inattention blindness (IB), describes the inability to perceive...
View ArticleBasal Cisternostomy for Severe TBI: Surgical Technique and Cadaveric Dissection
IntroductionCisternostomy is emerging as a novel surgical technique in the setting of severe brain trauma. Different surgical techniques have been proposed with a variable degree of epidural bone work....
View ArticleIntracranial Pressure as an Objective Biomarker of Decompression Adequacy in...
BackgroundDecompressive craniectomy (DC) improves the survival and functional outcomes in patients with malignant cerebral infarction. Currently, there are no objective intraoperative markers that...
View ArticleIntraoperative Monitoring Cerebral Blood Flow During the Treatment of Brain...
BackgroundHemodynamic changes caused by hybrid surgery for brain arteriovenous malformations (bAVM) are usually related to long-term lesions from “blood stealing”. There are currently no viable...
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