abstract：:The scope and purpose of this work is 2-fold: to synthesize the available evidence and to translate it into recommendations. This document provides recommendations only when there is evidence to support them. As such, they do not constitute a complete protocol for clinical use. Our intention is that these recommendati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Carney N,Totten AM,O'Reilly C,Ullman JS,Hawryluk GW,Bell MJ,Bratton SL,Chesnut R,Harris OA,Kissoon N,Rubiano AM,Shutter L,Tasker RC,Vavilala MS,Wilberger J,Wright DW,Ghajar J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As neurological surgery evolved into its own subspecialty early in the 20th century, a need arose to create an environment for communication and education among those surgeons working in this burgeoning surgical discipline. As the socioeconomic climate in health care began to change in the United States, an unforeseen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zaidi HA,Tumialán LM,Rosenow JM,Colen CB,Stroink AR,Linskey M,Schirmer CM,Watridge C

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although real-time localization of gliomas has improved with intraoperative image guidance systems, these tools are limited by brain shift, surgical cavity deformation, and expense. OBJECTIVE:To propose a novel method to perform near-infrared (NIR) imaging during glioma resections based on preclinical and c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lee JY,Thawani JP,Pierce J,Zeh R,Martinez-Lage M,Chanin M,Venegas O,Nims S,Learned K,Keating J,Singhal S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABBREVIATIONS:LITT, laser interstitial therapyNd:YAG, neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Diaz R,Ivan ME,Hanft S,Vanni S,Manzano G,Jagid J,Komotar RJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttraumatic seizure (PTS) is a significant complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI). OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare levetiracetam with phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis in patients diagnosed with severe TBI. METHODS:An inclusive search of several electronic data...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Khan NR,VanLandingham MA,Fierst TM,Hymel C,Hoes K,Evans LT,Mayer R,Barker F,Klimo P Jr

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:As the use of flow-diverting stents (FDSs) for intracranial aneurysms expands, a small number of case reports have described the successful treatment of blister aneurysms of the internal carotid artery with flow diversion. Blister aneurysms are uncommon and fragile lesions that historically ha...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mazur MD,Taussky P,MacDonald JD,Park MS

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioma imaging, used for diagnostics, treatment planning, and follow-up, is currently based on standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) modalities (T1 contrast-enhancement for gadolinium-enhancing gliomas and T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery hyperintensity for nonenhancing gliomas). The diagnostic acc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Verburg N,Pouwels PJ,Boellaard R,Barkhof F,Hoekstra OS,Reijneveld JC,Vandertop WP,Wesseling P,de Witt Hamer PC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the most frequent pituitary tumors. Visual symptoms from NFPAs are common and include visual field defects, loss of central vision, and motility problems resulting in diplopia. OBJECTIVE:To create evidence-based guidelines in an attempt to formulate guidance for...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Newman SA,Turbin RE,Bodach ME,Tumialan LM,Oyesiku NM,Litvack Z,Zada G,Patil CG,Aghi MK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) are promising biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI). OBJECTIVE:We investigated the relation of the GFAP and UCH-L1 levels to the severity of TBI during the first week after injury. METHODS:Plasma UCH-L1 and GFAP were...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Posti JP,Takala RS,Runtti H,Newcombe VF,Outtrim J,Katila AJ,Frantzén J,Ala-Seppälä H,Coles JP,Hossain MI,Kyllönen A,Maanpää HR,Tallus J,Hutchinson PJ,van Gils M,Menon DK,Tenovuo O

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improved training in the socioeconomic aspects of medicine is a priority of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the American Board of Neurological Surgeons. There is evidence that young neurosurgeons feel ill equipped in these areas and that additional education would improve patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Youngerman BE,Zacharia BE,Hickman ZL,Bruce JN,Solomon RA,Benzil DL

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few objective measures of functional impairment to support clinical decision making in lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD). OBJECTIVE:We present the validation (and reliability measures) of the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. METHODS:In a prospective, 2-center study, 253 consecutive patients were ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gautschi OP,Smoll NR,Corniola MV,Joswig H,Chau I,Hildebrandt G,Schaller K,Stienen MN

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage has not been precisely determined, and conflicting results have been reported in the literature. OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the prevalence of pituitary insufficiency af...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Can A,Gross BA,Smith TR,Dammers R,Dirven CM,Woodmansee WW,Laws ER,Du R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although transarterial regional hypothermia is an attractive alternative to general hypothermia, its efficacy and underlying mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVE:To confirm transarterial regional hypothermia therapeutic effects on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and to elucidate the mechanisms responsible...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kurisu K,Abumiya T,Nakamura H,Shimbo D,Shichinohe H,Nakayama N,Kazumata K,Shimizu H,Houkin K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebrovascular autoregulation (CA) is an important hemodynamic mechanism that protects the brain against inappropriate fluctuations in cerebral blood flow in the face of changing cerebral perfusion pressure. Temporal CA failure is associated with worse outcomes in various acute neurological diseases. An int...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Preiksaitis A,Krakauskaite S,Petkus V,Rocka S,Chomskis R,Dagi TF,Ragauskas A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cervical total disc replacement (cTDR) was developed to treat cervical degenerative disc disease while preserving motion. OBJECTIVE:Cost-effectiveness of this intervention was established by looking at 2-year follow-up, and this update reevaluates our analysis over 5 years. METHODS:Data were derived fr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ament JD,Yang Z,Nunley P,Stone MB,Lee D,Kim KD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) is a poorly understood condition associated with periods of emotional and physical stress. The clinical approaches for management of SIC are supportive and reactive to patient symptoms. OBJECTIVE:To utilize next-generation exome sequencing to define genetic variation asso...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kalani MY,Siniard AL,Corneveaux JJ,Bruhns R,Richholt R,Forseth J,Zabramski JM,Nakaji P,Spetzler RF,Huentelman MJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known regarding the endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) related to carotid artery dissection (CAD). OBJECTIVE:To report our interventional experience in AIS from CAD and to compare it with conservative treatment of CAD with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) via systematic review. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haussen DC,Jadhav A,Jovin T,Grossberg JA,Grigoryan M,Nahab F,Obideen M,Lima A,Aghaebrahim A,Gulati D,Nogueira RG

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flow diversion is increasingly used to treat intracranial aneurysms. In previous reports, patients were pretreated with aspirin and clopidogrel before the intervention for the prevention of thromboembolic complications. OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of a new protocol for anticoagulation using ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chalouhi N,Jabbour P,Daou B,Starke RM,Shields B,Hasan DM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been performed on patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) for over 40 years. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of treatment period on obliteration, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and radiation-induced complications (RICs). METHODS:Retrospective compariso...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE,Link MJ,Stafford SL,Garces YI,Foote RL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary leptomeningeal gliomatosis (PLG) is a poorly recognized tumor of the central nervous system. OBJECTIVE:To describe the histopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular features of PLG. METHODS:Results of our multicentric retrospective study of 6 PLG cases (3 pediatric and 3 adult) were compare...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tauziede-Espariat A,Maues de Paula A,Pages M,Laquerriere A,Caietta E,Delpont B,Viennet G,Medeiros de Bustos E,Moulin T,Barnerias C,Vauleon E,Grill J,Chiforeanu D,Vasiljevic A,Varlet P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:If patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) also have depression, this could have important clinical ramifications in assessment and management of their cognitive function and response to shunting. In many dementias, depression is overrepresented, but the prevalence of depression in shun...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Israelsson H,Allard P,Eklund A,Malm J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Revascularization rates with stent retrievers after acute ischemic stroke are 69% to 86%, but favorable clinical outcomes occur in just 43% to 58% of cases. New distal emboli may negatively impact clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and angiographic pattern of distal emboli associated w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mazur MD,Kilburg C,Park MS,Taussky P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risk factors for poor quality of life (QOL) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remain poorly described. OBJECTIVE:To identify the frequency and predictors of poor QOL 1 year after SAH. METHODS:We studied 1-year QOL in a prospectively collected cohort of 1181 consecutively admitted SAH survivors between Ju...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Taufique Z,May T,Meyers E,Falo C,Mayer SA,Agarwal S,Park S,Connolly ES,Claassen J,Schmidt JM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Robot-assisted stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) may represent a simplified, precise, and safe alternative to the more traditional SEEG techniques. OBJECTIVE:To report our clinical experience with robotic SEEG implantation and to define its utility in the management of patients with medically refractory e...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： González-Martínez J,Bulacio J,Thompson S,Gale J,Smithason S,Najm I,Bingaman W

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haptoglobin (Hp) genotype has been shown to be a predictor of clinical outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral salt wasting (CSW) has been suggested to precede the development of symptomatic vasospasm. OBJECTIVE:To determine if Hp genotype was associated with CSW and subsequent vasospasm after aneurys...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Murthy SB,Caplan J,Levy AP,Pradilla G,Moradiya Y,Schneider EB,Shalom H,Ziai WC,Tamargo RJ,Nyquist PA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been used predominantly in the pediatric population in the past. Application in the adult population has been less extensive, even in large neurosurgical centers. To our knowledge, this report is one of the largest adult ETV series reported and has the consistency o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Grand W,Leonardo J,Chamczuk AJ,Korus AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Awake craniotomy with intraoperative electric stimulation is a reliable method for extensive removal of low-grade gliomas while preserving the functional integrity of eloquent surrounding brain structures. Although fully awake procedures have been proposed, asleep-awake-asleep remains the standard technique....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zemmoura I,Fournier E,El-Hage W,Jolly V,Destrieux C,Velut S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Pipeline Embolization Device is a widely utilized flow diverter in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. OBJECTIVE:To assess the incidence, clinical significance, predictors, and outcomes of in-Pipeline stenosis (IPS). METHODS:Angiographic studies in 139 patients treated between 2011 and 2013 were i...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chalouhi N,Polifka A,Daou B,Kung D,Barros G,Tjoumakaris S,Gonzalez LF,Starke RM,Hasan D,Judy B,Rosenwasser RH,Jabbour P

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)-or MI-TLIF-has been increasing in prevalence compared with open TLIF (O-TLIF) procedures. The use of MI-TLIF is an evolving technique with conflicting reports in the literature about outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of MI-TLIF in ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Khan NR,Clark AJ,Lee SL,Venable GT,Rossi NB,Foley KT

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported experience is often used as a measure for quality of care, but no reports on patient satisfaction after cranial neurosurgery exist. OBJECTIVE:To study the association of overall patient satisfaction and surgical outcome and to evaluate the applicability of overall patient satisfaction as a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reponen E,Tuominen H,Hernesniemi J,Korja M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The biggest downside of cerebral aneurysm coiling is the high rates of recurrence and retreatments. With the increasing number of aneurysm recurrences after failed coiling procedures, the best retreatment strategy remains unknown. OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and safety of the Pipeline Embolization Devi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Daou B,Starke RM,Chalouhi N,Tjoumakaris S,Khoury J,Hasan D,Rosenwasser RH,Jabbour PM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current neurosurgical goal for patients with malignant gliomas is maximal safe resection of the contrast-enhancing tumor. However, a complete resection of the contrast-enhancing tumor is achieved only in a minority of patients. One reason for this limitation is the difficulty in distinguishing viable tumor from no...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadjipanayis CG,Widhalm G,Stummer W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lumbar spinal stenosis can cause symptomatic neurogenic claudication alongside radicular pain and weakness. In appropriately selected patients, surgical intervention has been demonstrated to provide for improvement in pain, disability, and quality of life. This systematic review sought to define the utility ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shamji MF,Mroz T,Hsu W,Chutkan N

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lumbar spine degenerative pathologies are prevalent in the United States. The health benefit of spine surgery in the elderly has been questioned. OBJECTIVE:To compare effectiveness, morbidity, and quality of care associated with surgical management of degenerative lumbar spinal disorders in elderly vs nonel...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McGirt MJ,Parker SL,Hilibrand A,Mummaneni P,Glassman SD,Devin CJ,Asher AL

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no established variables that predict the success of curative resective epilepsy surgery in children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). OBJECTIVE:We performed a multicenter observational study to identify preoperative factors associated with seizure outcome in children with TSC undergoing rese...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fallah A,Rodgers SD,Weil AG,Vadera S,Mansouri A,Connolly MB,Major P,Ma T,Devinsky O,Weiner HL,Gonzalez-Martinez JA,Bingaman WE,Najm I,Gupta A,Ragheb J,Bhatia S,Steinbok P,Witiw CD,Widjaja E,Snead OC,Rutka JT

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: The US health care system is struggling with rising costs, poor outcomes, waste, and inefficiency. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act represents a substantial effort to improve access and emphasizes value-based care. Value in health care has been defined as health outcomes for the patient per dollar spen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Smith TR,Rambachan A,Cote D,Cybulski G,Laws ER

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke has changed remarkably over the past decade. Beginning with IA thrombolytic administration, endovascular strategies have evolved to include aspiration, self-expanding intracranial stents, and now retrievable stents. With the recent publication of 5 randomized, controlle...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Munich SA,Mokin M,Snyder KV,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A piezo actuator-driven pulsed water jet (ADPJ) system is a novel surgical instrument that enables dissection of tissue without thermal damage. It can potentially resect intra-axial lesions while preserving neurological function. OBJECTIVE:To report our first experience of applying an ADPJ system to brain a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Endo T,Takahashi Y,Nakagawa A,Niizuma K,Fujimura M,Tominaga T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Embolization before stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) has been shown to negatively affect obliteration rates, but its impact on the risks of radiosurgery-induced complications and latency period hemorrhage is poorly defined. OBJECTIVE:To determine, in a case-cont...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oermann EK,Ding D,Yen CP,Starke RM,Bederson JB,Kondziolka D,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is uncertainty regarding the management of unruptured Spetzler-Martin grade 3 brain arteriovenous malformations (SMG3 ubAVM). OBJECTIVE:To analyze our series of patients treated by surgery. METHODS:A single-surgeon database of consecutively enrolled bAVMs (between 1989 and 2014) was analyzed. Adverse...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Morgan MK,Assaad N,Korja M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00