Published in Acta neurochirurgica
Published in Acta neurochirurgica
Tumors involving the jugular foramen region are challenging for surgical resection. With the development of endoscope in the past decade, surgical approaches assisted by endoscope have been widely emerged in the treatment of skull base tumors. Herein, we report a case of jugular foramen schwannoma (Samii type B). Surgical resection was applied via ...
Published in Acta Neurochirurgica
Background The Woven Endobridge (WEB) is designed to treat intracranial wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms, preventing subarachnoid hemorrhage. The translational value of animal models used for WEB device testing is unknown. With this systematic review, we aim to identify the existing animal models used in testing the WEB device and compare the effica...
BACKGROUND: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), a severe type of facial pain, is mainly caused by a neurovascular conflict (NVC). The severity of the NVC seems associated with the outcome following microvascular decompression (MVD) surgery. This study aimed to investigate the outcome after MVD and whether it is affected by NVC severity and sex. METHODS: TN ...
Published in Acta Neurochirurgica
Purpose To compare percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) and radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFTC) for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Methods This was a retrospective single-center analysis of data from 230 patients with trigeminal neuralgia who underwent 202 PBC (46%) and 234 RFTC (54%) from 2002 to 2019. Comparison of demographic data ...
Published in Acta Neurochirurgica
Objective Meningiomas of the rolandic region are associated to high risk of postoperative motor deficits. This study discusses the factors affecting motor outcome and recurrences from the analysis of a monoinstitutional case series and eight studies from a literature review. Methods Data of 75 patients who underwent surgery for meningioma of the ro...
Published in Acta neurochirurgica
Intraoperative direct cortical stimulation (DCS) is the gold standard technique to maximize the extent of resection of tumors located in eloquent areas. To date, there are three cases reported of awake mapping for language centers in deaf patients who could communicate only with sign language. We present the case of DCS in a deaf patient who could ...
Published in Acta neurochirurgica
Before the era of spinal imaging, presence of a spinal canal block was tested through gross changes in cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFP) provoked by manual compression of the jugular veins (referred to as Queckenstedt's test; QT). Beyond these provoked gross changes, cardiac-driven CSFP peak-to-valley amplitudes (CSFPp) can be recorded during CSF...
Published in Acta neurochirurgica
Previously thought to be congenital, AVMs have shown evidence of de-novo formation and continued growth, thus shifting thoughts on their pathophysiology. Pediatric AVM patients have been reported to be more prone to develop AVM recurrence after a seemingly complete cure. Therefore, we assessed the risk of AVM treated in childhood to recur in adulth...
Published in Acta neurochirurgica
Despite improvements in closure techniques by using a vital nasoseptal flap, the use of sealing materials, and improved neurosurgical techniques, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after transsphenoidal surgery still is a clinically relevant problem. Liqoseal® (Polyganics bv, Groningen, The Netherlands) is a CE-approved bioresorbable sealant patch for ...
