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1 Ganglioneuroma in the papilla of Vater with neurofibromatosis type 1: report of a case Surgery Today, May 22, 2013
2 Cervical myelopathy due to an epidural cervical mass after chronic cervical spinal cord stimulation Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery , May 22, 2013 Review Article
3 Postoperative Changes in Cerebral Metabolites Associated with Cognitive Improvement and Impairment after Carotid Endarterectomy: A 3T Proton MR Spectroscopy Study American Journal of Neuroradiology, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
4 Psychosocial status 10years after temporal lobe resection for epilepsy, a longitudinal controlled study Epilepsy & Behavior, May 21, 2013 Clinical Article
5 Neurologist Consistency in Interpreting Information Provided by an Interactive Visualization Software for Deep Brain Stimulation Postoperative Programming Assistance Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, May 21, 2013 Review Article
6 Surgery and risk for multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case--control studies Full Text BMC Neurology, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
7 A Benign Cutaneous Plexiform Hybrid Tumor of Perineurioma and Cellular Neurothekeoma American Journal of Surgical Pathology , May 20, 2013 Clinical Article
8 Radiation-associated secondary brain tumors after conventional radiotherapy and radiosurgery Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, May 20, 2013 Review Article
9 Perioperative complications of superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass for the treatment of complex middle cerebral artery aneurysms Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
10 The sNIHSS-4 predicts outcome in right and left anterior circulation strokes Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
11 Microneurosurgery in combination with endovascular embolisation in the treatment of solid haemangioblastoma in the dorsal medulla oblongata Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
12 Cruveilhiers legacy to skull base surgery: Premise of an evidence-based neuropathology in the 19th century Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 17, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
13 The Subdural Evacuation Port System: Outcomes from a single institution experience and predictors of success Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, May 17, 2013 Review Article
14 Osteonectin Expression in Surrounding Stroma of Craniopharyngiomas: Association With Recurrence Rate and Brain Infiltration International Journal of Surgical Pathology, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
15 Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH): long-term cognitive outcome in patients treated with surgical clipping or endovascular coiling Disability & Rehabilitation, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
16 Extradural Hematoma in Children: Case Series of 33 Patients Pediatric Neurosurgery, May 17, 2013 Clinical Article
17 Psychiatric symptoms in children prior to epilepsy surgery differ according to suspected seizure focus Epilepsia, May 15, 2013 Review Article
18 Anaesthetic Management of a Giant Encephalocele: Size Does Matter Pediatric Neurosurgery, May 14, 2013 Clinical Article
19 Compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve by a fibrous sartorius strand in a professional female soccer player European Journal of Plastic Surgery, May 14, 2013
20 Risk of Rupture of an Intracranial Aneurysm Based on Patient Characteristics Stroke, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
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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