Endoscope assisted Microvascular Decompression for the Management of Hemifacial Spasm caused by Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia
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Source: World Neurosurgery - September 29, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Ehab El Refaee, Soenke Langner, Sascha Marx, Christian Rosenstengel, Joerg Baldauf, Henry W.S Schroeder Tags: Original article Source Type: research
A Practical Cadaveric Model for Intracranial Bypass Training
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Source: World Neurosurgery - September 29, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jeffrey A. Steinberg, Robert C. Rennert, Michael Levy, Alexander A. Khalessi Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Moderate Sedation for Pipeline Embolization of Posterior Circulation Disease: Technical Note from a Single Center
Flow diversion has been an important addition to endovascular neurosurgery, but its use in the posterior circulation remains controversial. Our goal is to describe the safety and efficacy of moderate sedation during flow diversion for posterior circulation lesions (aneurysms or dissecting pseudoaneurysms). (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 28, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Vijay M. Ravindra, Julius Griauzde, Jonathan P. Scoville, Craig J. Kilburg, D. Andrew Wilkinson, Clint Christensen, William T. Couldwell, Philipp Taussky Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research
Endovascular treatment of Vertebral-Venous Fistula with flow diverting stent: A Case Report
Vertebral-venous fistulas (VVF) are a rare vascular condition and are commonly associated with trauma, but may also be idiopathic, spontaneous or congenital. A current literature review reveals there is no level 1 evidence or established guidelines on optimal treatment for VVF. Diagnosis is often confirmed by catheter cerebral angiogram. Treatment goals are complete occlusion of the fistula, which can be achieved by both endovascular closure and/or surgical ligation treatment.Telescopic Pipeline flow diversion stents are a common treatment modality for aneurysms and have also been described to successfully treat different ...
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 28, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Samuel Rajadurai, Sabaratnam Muthukumaraswamy, Zakier Hussain Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Intracranial Dural Parafalcine Chondroma: Case report and systematic review of the literature
We describe the case of a patient harboring a parafalcine dural chondroma that was discovered incidentally and was managed surgically at our institution. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 28, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jensyn Cone Sullivan, Jeffrey Goldsmith, Rafael Rojas, Hemant Varma, Ekkehard M. Kasper Tags: Literature Reviews Source Type: research
Our Experience in the Early Surgical Management of Myelomeningocele in Zanzibar
Neural tube defects are a large health burden for East African countries. Health strategies in the prevention of this disease include nutritional prophylaxis, prenatal diagnosis and availability of early neonatal neurosurgery.2 The main objective of this study is to describe our experience in the early surgical management of neural tube defects in the Zanzibar Archipelago. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Andreas Leidinger, Jose Piquer, Eliana E. Kim, Hadia Nahonda, Mahmood M. Qureshi, Paul H. Young Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Microscopic anterior neural decompression combined with oblique lumbar interbody fusion- a technical note
Minimally invasive oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) techniques generally rely on deformity correction to achieve indirect neural decompression. However, sometimes indirect neural decompression is not sufficient and a second procedure in the form of posterior direct decompression is added to achieve full decompression. This increases both the surgical morbidity and health care costs. The current paper describes technique of direct anterior microscopic neural decompression in cases undergoing oblique lumbar interbody fusion. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Sourabh Chachan, Junseok Bae, Sang-Ho Lee, Ju-Wan Suk, Sang-Ha Shin Tags: Technical Note Source Type: research
Discharge Destination as a Predictor of Postoperative Outcomes and Readmission Following Posterior Lumbar Fusion
Posterior lumbar fusions (PLF) are performed to treat various spinal deformities, degenerative diseases, fractures, infections, and tumors. The possibility of episode-based bundled payments for spine surgery necessitates analysis of the factors predicting readmissions and postoperative complications. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Annie E. Arrighi-Allisan, Sean N. Neifert, Jonathan S. Gal, Brian C. Deutsch, John M. Caridi Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Proposal of a grading system for predicting discharge mortality and functional outcome in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
This study aims to identify predictors of aSAH outcomes at discharge to ultimately provide an accurate and reliable scoring system. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Georgios A. Maragkos, Alejandro Enriquez-Marulanda, Mohamed M. Salem, Luis C. Ascanio, Kohei Chida, Raghav Gupta, Abdulrahman Y. Alturki, Kimberly P. Kicielinski, Christopher S. Ogilvy, Justin M. Moore, Ajith J. Thomas Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Large intraosseous lipoma of the skull:A case report and review of the literature
Intraosseous lipomas occurring within the skull is rare. Currently, the known locations include frontal bone, parietal bone, temporal bone and ethmoid bone. Thus far, we have found only 12 cases of lipoma at the top of the forehead on the skull, and only 2 cases of recurrent intraosseous lipoma have been reported. The intraosseous lipoma patient described in this article is a 3-year-old male child, the youngest of the 12 known cases of intraosseous lipoma of the skull, and the patient had repeated relapses. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Zhe Han, Yuhan Liu, Xiaolei Hao, Chunde Li, Yongji Tian Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Academic productivity of spine surgeons at United States neurological surgery and orthopedic surgery training programs
This article provides a unified analysis of academic productivity measured by h-index attributable to spine-focused faculty at U.S. residency programs. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Alexander F. Post, Adam Y. Li, Jennifer B. Dai, Akbar Y. Maniya, Syed Haider, Stanislaw Sobotka, Tanvir F. Choudhri Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Mimicking Acute Subdural Hematoma
Solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma is a plasma cell neoplasm that is located outside of the bone; it is rarely observed in the intracranial area. It is very difficult to radiologically diagnose this condition before surgery. Further, it has not yet been reported to mimic acute subdural hematoma. Here, we report a case of plasmacytoma, which presented as altered mental status after head trauma, located in the subdural area; we also describe its differential diagnosis, its treatment by total removal and adjuvant radiotherapy, and a 66-month follow-up with distant plasmacytoma development treated with radiotherapy alone. (S...
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Baris Ozoner, Levent Aydin, Seckin Aydin, Canan Tanik, Ahmet Uyanoglu, Ahmet Murat Musluman Tags: Case Report Source Type: research
Updates In The Management Of Cerebral Infarctions And Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Secondary To Intracranial Arterial Dissection: A Systematic Review
In this study, the authors conducted a systematic review to evaluate the management and treatment options for IAD. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Fawaz Al-Mufti, Naveed Kamal, Nitesh Damodara, Rolla Nuoman, Raghav Gupta, Naif M. Alotaibi, Ahmed Alkanaq, Mohammad El-Ghanem, Irwin A. Keller, Steven Schonfeld, Gaurav Gupta, Sudipta Roychowdhury Tags: Literature Reviews Source Type: research
Ruptured duplicated middle cerebral artery aneurysm successfully treated by coil embolization with balloon remodelling
We present a rare case of a young woman with a ruptured dMCA (subtype B) aneurysm. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Anderson Chun On Tsang, Lucy Smith, Jesse Klostranec, Emanuele Orru, Vitor Mendes Pereira Tags: Clinical Images Source Type: research
miR-20a regulates glioma cell proliferation, invasion and apoptosis by targeting CELF2
In this study, quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction showed miR-20a to be upregulated in glioma tissues and cell lines compared with normal brain tissues and normal human astrocytes (NHAs). Functional assays showed that miR-20a promotes proliferation and invasion and inhibits apoptosis in glioma cells. (Source: World Neurosurgery)
Source: World Neurosurgery - September 27, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Chuangxin Liao, Wenli Chen, Jinshan Wang Tags: Original article Source Type: research
