..., and a literature-based discussion of this case. neurenteric cyst intracranial neoplasms neurosurgical procedures pathology Abstract Neurenteric cysts, rare benign tumors, are most often found in the cervical or thoracic spinal cord, with intracranial occurrences being extremely uncommon. This case report...

... diagnosis and surgery was not associated with patient outcome. Patients selected for urgent surgery had a low performance status and a larger tumor volume. With current decision-making, a maximum acceptable time-to-surgery of 1 month seems reasonable. glioblastoma neurosurgical procedures time...

... outcome following glioma surgery. Glioma Neurosurgical procedures Craniotomy Treatment outcome Patient outcome assessment Patient-reported outcome measures Quality of life Correspondence: Philip C. De Witt Hamer, MD, PhD, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Department of Neurosurgery, Cancer...

... should address these elements early and systematically when designing studies. Neurosurgical procedures Patient safety Research design Confidence intervals Evidence-based medicine In order to get a simple estimate of the confidence with which the claims of safety were made, we identified...

... Endoscope Neurosurgical procedures Skull base neoplasm ABBREVIATIONS 2D 2-dimensional 3D 3-dimensional 4K 4-K ultra-high definition GH growth hormone HD high definition Imri intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging SD standard definition FIGURE 4. Comparison...

...Leonardo A Frizon; Erin A Yamamoto; Sean J Nagel; Marian T Simonson; Olivia Hogue; Andre G Machado Deep brain stimulation Pain Pain management Chronic pain Review Neurosurgical procedures ABBREVIATIONS ACC anterior cingulate cortex ALIC anterior limb of the internal capsule...

... criteria developed by Vranos et al. ⁴ To summarize, we selected RCTs analyzing neurosurgical procedures utilized in mainstream cranial and spinal neurosurgical practice, excluding trials of peripheral nerve procedures. We included RCTs that compared 1 neurosurgical procedure with another...

... in surgery for IMTs. False-positive and false-negative indices were abundant, with sensitivity and specificity of 0.65 and 0.83 in predicting postoperative weakness. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring Neurosurgical procedures Sensitivity and specificity Spinal cord neoplasms ABBREVIATIONS CI...

...V. S. Eckle; B. Neumann; T. O. Greiner; H. P. Wendel; C. Grasshoff Abstract Background Neurosurgical procedures requiring a sitting position may put the patient at risk of a potentially life-threatening air embolism. Transient manual jugular venous compression limits further air entry...

... vessels, in these cases on the ventromedial surface of the internal carotid artery. Intracranial aneurysm Neurosurgical procedures Technique Yaşargil mirror Since its introduction into neurosurgery, ICGA has been an invaluable tool in cerebrovascular surgery. It offers an alternative modality...

... to 2 AVMs. This study also reinforces the predictive value of the Spetzler-Martin grading system, with some caveats. Intracranial arteriovenous malformations Neurosurgical procedures Research design TABLE 3. Risk of Adverse Outcome by Grouped Spetzler-Martin Grade^a FIGURE 2...

... Hemorrhage Neurosurgical procedures Prothrombin mutation Sinus thrombosis Venous hypertension * Reprint requests: Rüediger Gerlach, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurosurgery, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Schleusenweg 2–16, 60528 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Email: [email protected] 13...

...P. E. Tanskanen; J. V. Kyttä; T. T. Randell; R. E. Aantaa α₂-agonists, dexmedetomidine anaesthesia, general neurosurgical procedures, craniotomy ^*Corresponding author: Helsinki University Central Hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, 00260 Helsinki 26, Finland. E-mail...

.... Coagulants Heparin Low molecular weight heparin Neurosurgery Neurosurgical procedures Platelet aggregation inhibitors Warfarin Reversing the heparin effect depends upon its route of administration and quantity. The plasma half-life of heparin after a bolus or after stopping an infusion depends...

... contribute to effectuate a considerable range of movement. Birth injuries Brachial plexus neuropathies Brachial plexus surgery Neurosurgical procedures Obstetric surgery Paralysis The obstetric brachial plexus lesion (OBPL) is caused by traction during delivery ( 7 , 28 ). Incidence varies from 1.6...

...). CONCLUSION: Surgical and endovascular aneurysm therapies were associated with similar risks of cardiac injury and dysfunction after SAH. The presence of neurocardiogenic injury should not affect aneurysm treatment decisions. Congestive heart failure Myocardial infarction Neurosurgical procedures Ruptured...

...George Vranos; Athina Tatsioni; Konstantinos Polyzoidis; John P.A. Ioannidis Data extraction followed the layout used in previous evaluations of RCTs in different fields ( 26 , 27 ). We recorded the following data from each report: the problem on which the neurosurgical procedure(s) were applied...

... neurosurgical procedures, performed between June 1999 and 2002, were studied. Of these operations, 1319 (46.7%) were major intracranial surgical procedures (Group 1). Group 2 comprised 1504 operations (53.3%) considered to be minor surgical procedures (e.g., shunt procedures, biopsies). All patients except...

.... Although prophylactic catheter exchange remains a practice option, the available data suggest that this procedure is not currently justified. Central nervous system infections Cerebrospinal fluid shunts Indwelling catheters Neurosurgical procedures Postoperative complications Risk factors...

..., but hematogenous spread from a distant source and neurosurgical procedures or trauma represent other risk factors. The age distribution of patients with brain abscess varies with its cause. A brain abscess from an otogenic focus typically occurs in patients younger than 30 and shows a male predominance. Brain...