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921 Individualized model predicts brain current flow during transcranial direct-current stimulation treatment in responsive stroke patient Brain Stimulation, July 27, 2011
922 Association of Intracranial Aneurysm and Loeys-Dietz Syndrome: Case Illustration, Management, and Literature Review Neurosurgery, July 27, 2011
923 Neurologically intact children with an isolated skull fracture may be safely discharged after brief observation Journal of Pediatric Surgery, July 26, 2011
924 Fibrin Sealant Injection: An Aid to Reduce Venous Bleeding during Jugular Bulb and Sigmoid Sinus Dissection in Glomus Jugulare (Jugulotympanic Paraganglioma) Surgery Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, July 25, 2011 Clinical Article
925 Intraoperative neurophysiological responses in epileptic patients submitted to hippocampal and thalamic deep brain stimulation Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, July 25, 2011
926 Cavernous Malformation of the Oculomotor Nerve Mimicking a Partially Thrombosed Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm: Report of Two Cases Neurosurgery, July 25, 2011
927 Comparative Patency Between Intracranial Arterial Pedicle and Vein Bypass Surgery Neurosurgery, July 22, 2011 Clinical Article
928 Repositioning of Cranial Bone Flaps Cut with a Diamond-Coated Threadwire Saw: 5-Year Experience with Cosmetic Cranioplasty without Fixation Devices Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base, July 22, 2011 Clinical Article
929 Endoscopic removal of a cystic choroid plexus papilloma of the third ventricle: A case report and review of the literature Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, July 21, 2011 Review Article
930 Ictal High-Frequency Oscillations in Neocortical Epilepsy: Implications for Seizure Localization and Surgical Resection Epilepsia, July 21, 2011
931 A population-based study of long-term outcome of epilepsy in childhood with a focal or hemispheric lesion on neuroimaging Epilepsia, July 21, 2011
932 Microvascular decompression of the pterygopalatine ganglion in patients with refractory cluster headache Cephalalgia, July 21, 2011
933 Frameless Stereotactic Cerebral Biopsy: Our Experience in 296 Cases Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery , July 21, 2011
934 Subthalamic nucleus stimulation affects incentive salience attribution in Parkinsons disease Movement Disorders, July 21, 2011
935 Early Surgical Experience with Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Approach for Patients with Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression (MESCC) to Poor Prognoses Annals of Surgical Oncology, July 20, 2011
936 Neuroimaging and functional navigation as potential tools to reduce the incidence of surgical complications of lateral ventricular meningiomas Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, July 19, 2011 Clinical Article
937 Frequent Occurrence of the Triphasic Response (Diabetes Insipidus/Hyponatremia/Diabetes Insipidus) after Surgery for Craniopharyngioma in Childhood Hormone Research in Paediatrics, July 19, 2011
938 Measuring patient satisfaction following epilepsy surgery Full Text Epilepsia, July 19, 2011
939 Short duration repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for tinnitus treatment: A prospective Asian study Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, July 19, 2011
940 Do Stable Patients With a Premorbid Depression History Have a Worse Outcome After Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease Neurosurgery, July 19, 2011
As published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery, thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) plus general anesthesia (GA) is superior to GA alone in managing post-operative CABG pain. Forty patients undergoing elective CABG were randomized to receive TEA (0.25% bipivacaine [10-20 mg/h]) intra-operatively and for 24 h post-operatively plus GA or GA alone. Post-operative pain at rest and with coughing was significantly less for up to 1 month post-operatively in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group. Furthermore, analgesic use, mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay time, and hospital stay time were reduced in the TEA + GA group compared to the GA alone group.
Read the article summaryAs published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, measurement of N-terminal pro B-type natruiretic peptide (NT-proBNP) pre- and post-operatively predicts outcome in patients > 50 years of age (n=297) undergoing emergent non-cardiac surgery. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 725 pg/ml was associated with a 4.8-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. Similarly, a post-operative NT-proBNP > 1600 pg/ml was associated with a 4.0-fold RR of non-fatal MI, acute heart failure, or death between surgery and the 3-year post-operative follow up. A pre-operative NT-proBNP > 1740 pg/ml was associated with a 6.9 RR for major adverse cardiac events during the post-operative hospital stay.
Read the article summaryAs published in Dermatologic Surgery, RCC patients (n=69) treated with multikinase inhibitors are at increased risk for squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas. After a median treatment of 13.5 months, 13.5% and 6.3% of patients treated with sorafenib and sunitinib developed skin cancer, respectively.
Read the article summary1 Aspirin and Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage World Neurosurgery, April 15, 2013
2 Transsphenoidal removal of huge pituitary adenomas with marked suprasellar extension: Results with modified surgical technique Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, April 3, 2013 Review Article
3 Predictors of electrocerebral inactivity with deep hypothermia The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, April 24, 2013 Review Article
4 Repeat head computed tomography after minimal brain injury identifies the need for craniotomy in the absence of neurologic change The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 3, 2013 Review Article
5 The Role of Radiosurgery to the Tumor Bed After Resection of Brain Metastases Neurosurgery, April 8, 2013
6 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Schwannoma: A Clinical Retrospective Study in 52 Cases Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery , April 3, 2013
7 Prevention and treatment of neurovascular in-stent stenoses: review of the concepts Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , April 16, 2013 Review Article
8 The Relationship between Neurological Worsening and Lesion Patterns in Patients with Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis Cerebrovascular Diseases, April 12, 2013
9 Predictors of Functional Outcome after Emergency Carotid Artery Stenting and Intra-Arterial Thrombolysis for Treatment of Acute Stroke Associated with Obstruction of the Proximal Internal Carotid Artery and Tandem Downstream Occlusion American Journal of Neuroradiology, April 26, 2013
10 Sporadic intracranial haemangioblastomas: surgical outcome in a single institution series Acta Neurochirurgica, April 23, 2013 Review Article
11 Peritumoral edema following Gamma Knife radiosurgery as the primary treatment for intraventricular meningiomas Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, April 3, 2013
12 Evaluation of the intravenous magnesium sulfate effect in clinical improvement of patients with acute ischemic stroke Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, March 28, 2013
13 Physical Factors Effecting Cerebral Aneurysm Pathophysiology Annals of Biomedical Engineering, April 17, 2013 Review Article
14 The transventricular preforniceal approach for exophytic chiasmatic/hypothalamic astrocytomas extending into the anterior third ventricle Acta Neurochirurgica, April 2, 2013 Review Article
15 Carotid Endarterectomy – safe and effective in a neurosurgeon’s hands: a 25 year single-surgeon experience World Neurosurgery, March 19, 2013
16 Surgical navigation-assisted endoscopic biopsy is feasible for safe and reliable diagnosis of unresectable solid brain tumors Neurosurgical Review, April 11, 2013 Review Article
17 Prevention of Intracranial In-stent Restenoses: Predilatation with a Drug Eluting Balloon, Followed by the Deployment of a Self-Expanding Stent Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, March 28, 2013
18 Large parietal midline defect with unusual ridge-like structure at the rim and persistent falcine sinus Child's Nervous System, April 25, 2013
19 Contralateral extraaxial hematomas after urgent neurosurgery of a mass lesion in patients with traumatic brain injury European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, March 1, 2013
20 Systematic review and meta-analysis of standard vs selective temporal lobe epilepsy surgery Neurology, April 5, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
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