The clinical features and surgi ...
Background Cavernous malformations (CMs) are not uncommon, but most of them are found to be located intracranially. Intramedullary CMs are rare, acc ...
Delayed caroticocavernous fistu ...
Constructive endovascular techniques remain the mainstay for the treatment of cavernous carotid aneurysms due to their efficacy. However, they do ha ...
Comparison of stand-alone polye ...
Background Anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) is a widely accepted surgical procedure for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc ...
Surgical intervention for sever ...
Background The aim of this study was to compare the predicted outcome with observed outcome in those patients who have had a unilateral decompressiv ...
Role of calcification in the ou ...
Purpose This study examined clinical and aneurysm characteristics in patients with unruptured aneurysms, treated with either coiling or clipping at ...
Health-related quality of life ...
Background Spinal cordectomy has been described as an effective treatment option in paraplegic patients for the treatment of syringomyelia to manage ...
Continuous intrathecal glyceryl ...
Background Delayed cerebral vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a major cause of high morbidity and mortality. The reduced a ...
Application of intraoperative i ...
Background Videoangiography using indocyanine green (ICG) has been used in the ophthalmologic field for a long time. It was introduced to the neuros ...
Transvenous balloon-protected e ...
Background Scalp arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are rare and potentially complex lesions that can be treated in a multimodal fashion. We present here ...
Use of twist-drill craniostomy ...
Background Recurrence rates after chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) evacuation with any of actual techniques [twist-drill craniostomy (TDC), burr-hol ...
Concurrent Chiari decompression ...
Background and purpose We describe the rationale and safety of concurrent decompression of Chiari type 1 malformation (CM1) and untethering of the s ...
Outcome of severe arteriovenous ...
Background Although arteriovenous malformations (AVM)- related intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) is infrequently devastating, there is a subgroup of pat ...
Failed anterior lumbar interbod ...
Background Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) has gained widespread popularity for spinal disorders requiring fusion. The purpose of this study ...
The possible role of neuropepti ...
Objective Neuropeptide Y (NPY), a highly potent vasoconstrictive neuropeptide, is widely expressed in the human brain, regulating vessel diameter an ...
Primary Ewing’s sarcoma of cran ...
Objective Ewing’s sarcomas are the second most common bone tumors in children and primary involvement of the cranium is uncommon. We analyzed retros ...
Bilateral subthalamic deep brai ...
Background Microelectrode recording (MER) is widely used during deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures because MER can identify structural borders ...
The effects of anterior cervica ...
Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using stand-alone cages is an effective method of treating degenerative disease. However, ...
The effects of Nigella sativa a ...
Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the putative neuroprotective effect of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) treatment against subarachnoid hem ...
Angiogenic and inflammatory fac ...
We report on a case of cervical cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis (Cobb’s syndrome), a rare somatic disorder, characterized by vascular abnormalitie ...
Surgical management of intracra ...
Background Intracranial subependymomas are rare, slowgrowing and usually non-invasive tumors. The aim of this study was to analyze our experience wi ...
Management, risk factors and ou ...
Background The role of endovascular interventions in managing dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) is increasing. Furthermore, in patients with aggr ...
The impact of subdural air coll ...
Background Surgery in the semi-sitting position is susceptible to changes in motor (MEP) and somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), which are not r ...
Helmet use in winter sport acti ...
Purpose During the last winter season, some fatal sport injuries with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) prompted major discussions about protectiv ...
Secondary insults following tra ...
Object Complement activation has been suggested to play a role in the development of secondary injuries following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The ...
Clinicopathological study on ch ...
Background Chronic encapsulated expanding hematoma is a rare, but highly morbid, severe complication after stereotactic radiosurgery for intracerebr ...