abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiation-induced changes (RICs) are the most common complication of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), and they appear as perinidal T2-weighted hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging, with or without associated neurological symptoms. OBJECTIVE:To determine...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ilyas A,Chen CJ,Ding D,Buell TJ,Raper DMS,Lee CC,Xu Z,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chordomas are rare but challenging neoplasms involving the skull base. A preoperative grading system will be useful to identify both areas for treatment and risk factors, and correlate to the degree of resection, complications, and recurrence. OBJECTIVE:To propose a new grading system for cranial chordomas ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brito da Silva H,Straus D,Barber JK,Rostomily RC,Ferreira M Jr,Sekhar LN

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Freehand ventricular catheter placement may represent limited accuracy for the surgeon's intent to achieve primary optimal catheter position. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the accuracy of a ventricular catheter guide assisted by a simple mobile health application (mhealth app) in a multicenter, randomized, contr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Thomale UW,Schaumann A,Stockhammer F,Giese H,Schuster D,Kästner S,Ahmadi AS,Polemikos M,Bock HC,Gölz L,Lemcke J,Hermann E,Schuhmann MU,Beez T,Fritsch M,Orakcioglu B,Vajkoczy P,Rohde V,Bohner G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Machine learning (ML) is a domain of artificial intelligence that allows computer algorithms to learn from experience without being explicitly programmed. OBJECTIVE:To summarize neurosurgical applications of ML where it has been compared to clinical expertise, here referred to as "natural intelligence." ME...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Senders JT,Arnaout O,Karhade AV,Dasenbrock HH,Gormley WB,Broekman ML,Smith TR

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial electrical recordings and stimulation of neurosurgical patients have been central to the advancement of human neuroscience. The use of these methods has rapidly expanded over the last decade due to theoretical and technical advances, as well as the growing number of neurosurgical patients undergoing funct...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chiong W,Leonard MK,Chang EF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is used commonly for patients with brain metastases (BM) to improve intracranial disease control. However, survival of these patients is often dictated by their systemic disease course. The value of SRS becomes less clear in patients with anticipated short survival. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bennett EE,Vogelbaum MA,Barnett GH,Angelov L,Chao S,Murphy E,Yu J,Suh JH,Elson P,Stevens GHJ,Mohammadi AM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spinal deformity treatment, the increased utilization of 3-column (3CO) osteotomies reflects greater comfort and better training among surgeons. This study aims to evaluate the longitudinal performance and adverse events (complications or revisions) for a multicenter group following a decade of 3CO. OBJE...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Diebo BG,Lafage V,Varghese JJ,Gupta M,Kim HJ,Ames C,Kebaish K,Shaffrey C,Hostin R,Obeid I,Burton D,Hart RA,Lafage R,Schwab FJ,International Spine Study Group (ISSG) of Denver, Colorado.

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The synergistic effect of clonidine with bupivacaine, well established in peripheral nerve blocks, remains controversial in local field block for postoperative analgesia. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential analgesic benefit of adding clonidine to bupivacaine during preincisional field block in posterior...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Abdel Hay J,Kobaiter-Maarrawi S,Tabet P,Moussa R,Rizk T,Nohra G,Okais N,Samaha E,Maarrawi J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the utilization of neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring with motor evoked potentials (MEPs) has become widespread in surgery for traumatic spine fractures and spinal cord injury (SCI), clinical validation of its diagnostic and therapeutic benefit has been limited. OBJECTIVE:To describe the use o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dhall SS,Haefeli J,Talbott JF,Ferguson AR,Readdy WJ,Bresnahan JC,Beattie MS,Pan JZ,Manley GT,Whetstone WD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maximizing extent of resection (EOR) improves outcomes in adults with World Health Organization (WHO) grade II low-grade gliomas (LGG). However, recent studies demonstrate that LGGs bearing a mutation in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene are a distinct molecular and clinical entity. It remains uncle...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Patel T,Bander ED,Venn RA,Powell T,Cederquist GY,Schaefer PM,Puchi LA,Akhmerov A,Ogilvie S,Reiner AS,Moussazadeh N,Tabar V

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current surgical management guidelines for pediatric spondylolisthesis (PS) are reliant on data from single-center cohorts. OBJECTIVE:To analyze national trends and predictors of short-term outcomes in spinal fusion surgery for PS by performing a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the Kids' Inpatient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rumalla K,Yarbrough CK,Pugely AJ,Dorward IG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spine and nonspine skeletal metastases occur in more than 80% of patients with prostate cancer. OBJECTIVE:To examine the characteristics of the patient population undergoing surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer metastatic to the spine. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performed on all patie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chohan MO,Kahn S,Cederquist G,Reiner AS,Schwab J,Laufer I,Bilsky M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identification of rupture sites in patients with multiple intracranial aneurysms is largely based on aneurysm size, location, and shape. Finding circumferential enhancement along the aneurysm wall (CEAW) on magnetic resonance (MR) vessel wall imaging was recently shown to be indicative of ruptured aneurysm. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Omodaka S,Endo H,Niizuma K,Fujimura M,Endo T,Sato K,Sugiyama SI,Inoue T,Tominaga T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial aneurysm rupture prediction is poor, with only a few risk factors for rupture identified and used in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE:To provide an overview of all the risk factors (including genetic, molecular, morphological, and hemodynamic factors) that have potential for use in clinical practic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kleinloog R,de Mul N,Verweij BH,Post JA,Rinkel GJE,Ruigrok YM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two intracranial tumor volume variables have been shown to prognosticate survival of stereotactic-radiosurgery-treated brain metastasis patients: the largest intracranial tumor volume (LITV) and the cumulative intracranial tumor volume (CITV). OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the prognostic value of the Score...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hirshman BR,Wilson B,Ali MA,Proudfoot JA,Koiso T,Nagano O,Carter BS,Serizawa T,Yamamoto M,Chen CC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occipital lobe epilepsy (OLE) is an uncommon but debilitating focal epilepsy syndrome with seizures often refractory to medical management. While surgical resection has proven a viable treatment, previous studies examining postoperative seizure freedom rates are limited by small sample size and patient heter...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Harward SC,Chen WC,Rolston JD,Haglund MM,Englot DJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, only presumptive diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can be made in living patients. We present a modality that may be instrumental to the definitive diagnosis of CTE in living patients based on brain autopsy confirmation of [F-18]FDDNP-PET findings in an American football player with CTE. [...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Omalu B,Small GW,Bailes J,Ercoli LM,Merrill DA,Wong KP,Huang SC,Satyamurthy N,Hammers JL,Lee J,Fitzsimmons RP,Barrio JR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goals of treating Koos grade IV vestibular schwannomas are to relieve brainstem compression, preserve or restore neurological function, and achieve long-term tumor control while minimizing tumor- and treatment-related morbidity. OBJECTIVE:To propose a treatment paradigm involving the intentional near-to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zumofen DW,Guffi T,Epple C,Westermann B,Krähenbühl AK,Zabka S,Taub E,Bodmer D,Mariani L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients with glioblastoma have an especially poor prognosis; optimizing their medical and surgical care remains of paramount importance. OBJECTIVE:To investigate patient and treatment characteristics of elderly vs nonelderly patients and develop an algorithm to predict elderly patients' survival. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Flanigan PM,Jahangiri A,Kuang R,Truong A,Choi S,Chou A,Molinaro AM,McDermott MW,Berger MS,Aghi MK

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolism is a common complication of traumatic brain injury with an estimated incidence of 25% when chemoprophylaxis is delayed. The timing of initiating prophylaxis is controversial given the concern for hemorrhage expansion. OBJECTIVE:To determine the safety of initiating venous thromboembol...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Frisoli FA,Shinseki M,Nwabuobi L,Zeng XL,Adrados M,Kanter C,Frangos SG,Huang PP

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A craniotomy with direct cortical/subcortical stimulation either awake or under general anesthesia (GA) present 2 approaches for removing eloquent region tumors. With a reported higher prevalence of intraoperative seizures occurring during awake resections of perirolandic lesions, oftentimes, surgery under G...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Eseonu CI,Rincon-Torroella J,ReFaey K,Lee YM,Nangiana J,Vivas-Buitrago T,Quiñones-Hinojosa A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frontotemporal craniotomies are commonly performed for a variety of neurosurgical pathologies. Infections related to craniotomies cause significant morbidity. We hypothesized that the risk of cranial surgical site infections (SSIs) may be increased in patients whose frontal sinuses are breached during cranio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Linzey JR,Wilson TJ,Sullivan SE,Thompson BG,Pandey AS

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurosurgical emergencies are an important cause of disability and mortality. OBJECTIVE:To examine the nationwide burden of neurological conditions requiring emergency neurosurgery. METHODS:The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database (2002-2011) was queried to identify adult patients with a primary discharge ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： De la Garza Ramos R,Goodwin CR,Nakhla J,Nasser R,Yassari R,Flamm ES,Bydon A,Colby G,Sciubba DM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) may lead to repetitive intracerebral hemorrhage. In selected cases, a surgical resection is indicated. OBJECTIVE:To identify magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of CCM that correlate with the difficulty of dissection and postoperative outcome. METHODS:This study...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dammann P,Wrede K,Jabbarli R,Müller O,Mönninghoff C,Forsting M,Sure U

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term remission rates from endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for acromegaly and their relationship to prognostic indicators of disease aggressiveness are not well documented. OBJECTIVE:To investigate long-term remission rates in patients with acromegaly after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, and cor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Babu H,Ortega A,Nuno M,Dehghan A,Schweitzer A,Bonert HV,Carmichael JD,Cooper O,Melmed S,Mamelak AN

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal surgery costs vary significantly across hospitals and regions, but there is insufficient understanding of what drives this variation. OBJECTIVE:To examine the factors underlying the cost variation for lumbar laminectomy/discectomy and lumbar fusions. METHODS:We obtained patient information (age, gen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zygourakis CC,Liu CY,Wakam G,Moriates C,Boscardin C,Ames CP,Mummaneni PV,Ratliff J,Dudley RA,Gonzales R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal intradural arachnoid cysts are rare causes of radiculopathy or myelopathy. Treatment options include resection, fenestration, or cyst drainage. OBJECTIVE:To classify intradural spinal arachnoid cysts and present results of their treatment. METHODS:Among 1519 patients with spinal space occupying lesi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Klekamp J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperglycemia is common and showed to be risky for poor prognosis in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, the causality and mechanism underlying this observation are not well established. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between hyperglycemia and cerebral vasospasm with its pathoge...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Huang YH,Chung CL,Tsai HP,Wu SC,Chang CZ,Chai CY,Lee TC,Kwan AL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biophysical modeling of glioma is gaining more interest for clinical practice. The most popular model describes aggressivity of tumor cells by two parameters: net proliferation rate (ρ) and propensity to migrate (D). The ratio ρ/D, which can be estimated from a single preoperative magnetic resonance imaging ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Amelot A,Deroulers C,Badoual M,Polivka M,Adle-Biassette H,Houdart E,Carpentier AF,Froelich S,Mandonnet E

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrawound vancomycin powder has been studied extensively in spinal fusion surgeries and been found to reduce rates of surgical site infections (SSIs) significantly. Despite its success in spinal surgeries, topical vancomycin has not been extensively studied with respect to cranial neurosurgery. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ravikumar V,Ho AL,Pendhakar AV,Sussman ES,Kwong-Hon Chow K,Li G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery is experiencing a period of acute change driven by 2 forces: (1) the perception that the healthcare system in the United States is wasteful and that patients are receiving low "value" care, (2) the belief that quality and long-term outcomes can be measured accurately. We believe 3 important shifts will em...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kim DH,Dagi TF,Bean JR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extent of resection (EOR) correlates with glioblastoma outcomes. Resectability and EOR depend on anatomical, clinical, and surgeon factors. Resectability likely influences outcome in and of itself, but an accurate measurement of resectability remains elusive. An understanding of resectability and the factors...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sonabend AM,Zacharia BE,Cloney MB,Sonabend A,Showers C,Ebiana V,Nazarian M,Swanson KR,Baldock A,Brem H,Bruce JN,Butler W,Cahill DP,Carter B,Orringer DA,Roberts DW,Sagher O,Sanai N,Schwartz TH,Silbergeld DL,Sisti M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery in Uganda was virtually non-existent up until late 1960s. This changed when Dr. Jovan Kiryabwire spearheaded development of a neurosurgical unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala. His work ethic and vision set the stage for rapid expansion of neurosurgical care in Uganda.At the beginning of the 2000s, Uganda ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haglund MM,Warf B,Fuller A,Freischlag K,Muhumuza M,Ssenyonjo H,Mukasa J,Mugamba J,Kiryabwire J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery for spinal metastases remains the mainstay treatment for pain, instability, and neurological deterioration due to tumor infiltration of the spine. However, several new therapies are emerging which may improve outcomes further, and in some cases even replace the need for surgery. We now have a better understand...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Choi D,Bilsky M,Fehlings M,Fisher C,Gokaslan Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last several decades, significant advances have occurred in the assessment and management of spinal deformity. OBJECTIVE:The primary focus of this narrative review is on recent advances in adult thoracic, thoracolumbar, and lumbar deformities, with additional discussions of advances in cervical def...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Smith JS,Shaffrey CI,Bess S,Shamji MF,Brodke D,Lenke LG,Fehlings MG,Lafage V,Schwab F,Vaccaro AR,Ames CP

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar degenerative scoliosis is a relatively common problem, and is being treated more frequently due to the confluence of an aging population and an increased capacity and willingness to manage difficult problems in older patients. Lumbar degenerative scoliosis is a complex pathology as it often involves the interse...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Glassman SD,Berven SH,Shaffrey CI,Mummaneni PV,Polly DW

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and importance:Lesions in the corticospinal tract above the decussation at the medullary pyramids almost universally produce contralateral deficits. Rare cases of supratentorial lesions causing ipsilateral motor deficits have been reported previously, but only ever found secondary to stroke or congenital pyr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ku J,Mendelsohn D,Chew J,Shewchuk J,Dong C,Akagami R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in neurosurgical planning allows identification of white matter tracts and has been associated with a reduction in postoperative functional deficits. Objective:This study explores the relationship between the lesion-to-tract distance (LTD) and postoperative morbidity and...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Meyer EJ,Gaggl W,Gilloon B,Swan B,Greenstein M,Voss J,Hussain N,Holdsworth RL,Nair VA,Meyerand ME,Kuo JS,Baskaya MK,Field AS,Prabhakaran V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and importance:Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is among the most common of the central nervous system gliomas in the pediatric population; however, it is uncommon in adults. PAs of the spinal cord in adults are even rarer, with only a few cases found in the literature. We report here the first case in the literat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Basheer A,Rammo R,Kalkanis S,Felicella MM,Chedid M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Blister aneurysms of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) are challenging lesions with high intraoperative rupture rates and significant morbidity. An optimal treatment strategy for these aneurysms has not been established. Objective:To analyze treatment strategy, operative techniques, and outcome...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Owen CM,Montemurro N,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00