Microscope-integrated optical coherence tomography for in vivo human brain tumor detection with artificial intelligence
CONCLUSIONS: In vivo OCT scanning of the human brain has been shown to contain significant value for intraoperative RTD, supporting what has previously been discussed for ex vivo OCT brain tumor scanning, with the perspective of complementing current intraoperative methods for this purpose, especially when deciding to withdraw from further resection toward the end of the surgery.PMID:38701517 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS231511 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 3, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Patrick Kuppler Paul Strenge Birgit Lange Sonja Spahr-Hess Wolfgang Draxinger Christian Hagel Dirk Theisen-Kunde Ralf Brinkmann Robert Huber Volker Tronnier Matteo Mario Bonsanto Source Type: research

What does a neurosurgeon look like? The social intersection of appearance and gender within neurosurgery
J Neurosurg. 2024 May 3:1-4. doi: 10.3171/2024.2.JNS24284. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38701522 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS24284 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 3, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Megan M J Bauman Yasaman Alam Rushna P Ali Michelle J Clarke Maria Peris Celda Source Type: research

Analysis of neurosurgery resident research activity in the United States
CONCLUSIONS: The authors observed overall high research activity among neurosurgery residents. Factors such as gender, degree, PGY, IMG/AMG status, and medical school rank may therefore be related to the success of matching within neurological surgery. Although large disparities in gender representation have been identified in neurosurgery, newer classes are trending toward shrinking the gap. These data may be used by prospective residents to gauge changes and progress occurring in the neurosurgery match.PMID:38701523 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS232752 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 3, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rita Vought Victoria Vought Antonia Sames Shrey Shah Amanda Bosland Marco Petrozzino Ava Herzog James K Liu Source Type: research

Letter to the Editor. The gold standard in MVD for trigeminal neuralgia
J Neurosurg. 2024 May 3:1-2. doi: 10.3171/2024.2.JNS24331. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38701527 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS24331 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 3, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Paolo Ferroli Francesco Restelli Edoardo Maria Barbieri Marco Paolo Schiariti Source Type: research

Association of preprocedural antiplatelet use with decreased thromboembolic complications for intracranial aneurysms undergoing intrasaccular flow disruption
CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that the preprocedural administration of antiplatelets is associated with a reduced likelihood of TECs in patients undergoing treatment with the WEB device for wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. However, postprocedural antiplatelet use did not show a significant impact on TEC occurrence.PMID:38701528 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS232918 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 3, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jose Danilo Bengzon Diestro Nimer Adeeb Basel Musmar Hamza Salim Assala Aslan Nicole M Cancelliere Rachel M McLellan Oktay Algin Sherief Ghozy Sovann V Lay Adrien Guenego Leonardo Renieri Joseph Carnevale Guillaume Saliou Panagiotis Mastorakos Kareem El N Source Type: research

Risk assessment of early therapeutic anticoagulation following cranial surgery: an institutional case series
CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of catastrophic ICH was significantly increased when anticoagulation was initiated within 48 hours of cranial surgery. Patients undergoing intra-axial exploration during their index surgery were at higher risk of a catastrophic ICH.PMID:38701530 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS24146 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 3, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Mark A Davison Arpan A Patel Daniel T Lilly Michael D Shost Ahmed I Kashkoush Ajit A Krishnaney Varun R Kshettry Nina Z Moore Peter A Rasmussen Mark D Bain Source Type: research

Evaluation of the Glasgow Coma Scale-Pupils score for predicting inpatient mortality among patients with traumatic subdural hematoma at United States trauma centers
CONCLUSIONS: The GCS-P score provides better short-term prognostication compared with the GCS score alone among traumatic SDH patients with penetrating TBI. The GCS-P score overestimates inpatient mortality risk among penetrating TBI patients with higher rates of observed mortality. For penetrating TBI patients, which comprised 2.4% of our SDH cohort, a low GCS-P score should not justify clinical nihilism or forgoing aggressive treatment.PMID:38701532 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS232695 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 3, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Kathleen R Ran Melanie Alfonzo Horowitz Jiaqi Liu Vikas N Vattipally Joseph M Dardick John R Williams Jordina Rincon-Torroella Risheng Xu Debraj Mukherjee Elliott R Haut Jose I Suarez Judy Huang Chetan Bettegowda Tej D Azad James P Byrne Source Type: research

Longitudinal brain volumetrics in glioma survivors
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated volume loss in contralateral brain structures among LGG survivors, and patients who received RT experienced greater volume loss than those who did not. The results of this study may help to provide context for cognitive outcome research in LGG survivors and inform the design of future strategies to preserve cognition.PMID:38669700 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS231980 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Andrew M McDonald Donna L Murdaugh Katherine A Heinzman Rex A Cardan Jessica Jacob John B Fiveash L Burt Nabors Courtney A Cooper John M Hoyle Desmin Milner Carlos E Cardenas Source Type: research

Endoscopic endonasal pituitary sacrifice for select tumors with retrochiasmatic and/or retrosellar extension: surgical anatomy, operative technique, and case series
CONCLUSIONS: When preoperative pituitary function is already impaired or the risk for postoperative PH is considered particularly high, the EEPS and transsellar approach appears to be a feasible surgical option to improve visibility and accessibility to the retrochiasmatic hypothalamic and retrosellar spaces, thus increasing tumor resectability.PMID:38669701 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS232267 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Jonathan Rychen Karam Asmaro Felipe Constanzo Vladimir A Ljubimov Min Ho Lee Mariano Rinaldi Limin Xiao Enrico Gambatesa Yuanzhi Xu Christine K Lee Vera Vigo Juan C Fernandez-Miranda Source Type: research

Letter to the Editor. Lateral spread responses in predicting MVD outcomes
J Neurosurg. 2024 Apr 26:1-2. doi: 10.3171/2024.2.JNS24311. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38669703 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS24311 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Wen-Yu Cheng Chiung-Chyi Shen Chih-Hsiang Liao Source Type: research

Optimal hippocampal targeting in responsive neurostimulation for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
CONCLUSIONS: Dual unilateral hippocampal implantation increased RNS contact density in patients with unilateral MTLE, which contributed to improved outcomes, not by stimulating more of the hippocampus, but instead by being more likely to stimulate a latent subtarget in the anterior hippocampus. It remains to be explored whether a single electrode targeted selectively to this region would also result in improved outcomes.PMID:38669705 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS231732 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Henry M Skelton Katie Bullinger Faical Isbaine Jonathan C Lau Jon T Willie Robert E Gross Source Type: research

Early versus delayed cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury: a multicenter observational study within CENTER-TBI and Net-QuRe
CONCLUSIONS: Functional outcome and quality of life were similar between early and delayed cranioplasty in patients who had undergone DC for TBI. Neurosurgeons may consider performing cranioplasty during the index admission (early) to simplify the patient's chain of care and prevent readmission for cranioplasty but should be vigilant for an increased possibility of hydrocephalus. Clinical trial registration nos.: CENTER-TBI, NCT02210221 (clinicaltrials.gov); Net-QuRe, NTR6003 (trialsearch.who.int) and NL5761 (onderzoekmetmensen.nl).PMID:38669706 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS232172 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rick J G Vreeburg Ranjit D Singh Inge A M van Erp Tommi K Korhonen John K Yue Harry Mee Ivan Timofeev Angelos Kolias Adel Helmy Bart Depreitere Wouter A Moojen Alexander Younsi Peter Hutchinson Geoffrey T Manley Ewout W Steyerberg Godard C W de Ruiter And Source Type: research

ASCOD phenotyping of acute vertebrobasilar artery occlusion treated by mechanical thrombectomy: insight from the PERSIST registry
CONCLUSIONS: The most common etiology in patients with VBAO was atherosclerosis, followed by cardiac pathology and other. Compared to the A1 subgroup, the C1 subgroup showed better functional outcomes, whereas the O1 subgroup showed worse outcomes. Additionally, there was no statistically significant difference in the recurrence risk.PMID:38669707 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS232508 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Miaomiao Hu Yingjie Xu Kai Huang Huanhuan Luan Kun Zuo Yuanlu Liu Songlin Wang Meng Wang Pan Zhang Hao Chen Wen Sun Source Type: research

Evaluation of the extent of resection of intracranial tumors with virtual intraoperative MRI: a case series
CONCLUSIONS: The commercially available virtual iMRI can predict the presence or absence of tumor residual with high sensitivity. The diagnostic accuracy of this method was higher in LGGs and much lower for meningiomas or metastases; these findings must be evaluated in prospective studies in a larger population.PMID:38669708 | DOI:10.3171/2024.1.JNS232342 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Edoardo Mazzucchi Lara Belis Cavlak Fabrizio Pignotti Giuseppe La Rocca Davide Cusumano Pierluigi Rinaldi Alessandro Olivi Giovanni Sabatino Source Type: research

Creating a neuroanatomy education model with augmented reality and virtual reality simulations of white matter tracts
CONCLUSIONS: VR/AR-based educational models have the potential to improve education. VR/AR-based training systems can serve as an auxiliary tool in neuroanatomy training, offering a realistic alternative to traditional learning tools.PMID:38669709 | DOI:10.3171/2024.2.JNS2486 (Source: Journal of Neurosurgery)
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 26, 2024 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Muhammet Enes Gurses Elif G ökalp Neslihan Nisa Gecici Abuzer Gungor Mustafa Berker Michael E Ivan Ricardo J Komotar Aaron A Cohen-Gadol U ğur Türe Source Type: research