Neurosurgery & Trauma
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Manage most SEGAs with rapamycin analogs, not surgery
Major finding: Rapamycin analogs shrink SEGA tumors by more than 50% in a majority of children, and obviate the need for surgery. Data source:...
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Stereotactic laser ablation found feasible for hypothalamic hamartoma
Major finding: After 20 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma underwent MR-guided stereotactic laser ablation, all but 4 were seizure free.Data...
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Vascular injury common in mild TBI
Major finding: In a subset of patients with MRI evidence of hemorrhage in the brain following head injury, more advanced MRI imaging demonstrated...
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New concussion guidelines stress individualized approach
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Survey: Most support transfusing to increase organ donation
Major Finding: Among respondents, 72.5% agreed with aggressive medical management of patients with lethal brain injury for the sake of organ...
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Novel hemorrhagic stroke therapy bests medical management
Major Finding: One year after undergoing a novel minimally invasive surgical procedure for treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage, patients had...
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Hemodynamic complications commonly found in veterans after TBI
Major finding: Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography revealed signs of mild, moderate, and severe vasospasm involving anterior circulation vessels...
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Laser ablation rivaled open surgery for epileptogenic lesions
Major Finding: Minimally invasive laser ablation of focal epileptogenic lesions produced about a 70% seizure-free success rate in a study of six...
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Marshall score better predictor of early TBI death
Major Finding: In a logistic regression analysis, only the Marshall score was significantly associated with early death, defined as death at...
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Study Finds Long-Term Benefits of DBS in Refractory Epilepsy
Major Finding: Bilateral deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus demonstrated stepwise improvements in the median percent...
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Subdural Electrodes Beneficial for Epilepsy Monitoring Despite Risks
Major Finding: Of 91 patients who had required invasive subdural electrode placement during surgical intervention for the evaluation and treatment...