Clip Occlusion of a Sphenoparietal Sinus Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

"Implications and future directions of ChatGPT utilization in neurosurgery" published on 28 Apr 2023 by American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Publication speeds vary widely among neurosurgery journals and appear to be associated with the journal impact factor. Time to publication increased over the study period.

Neurosurgical education is a continually developing field with an aim of training competent and compassionate surgeons who can care for the needs of their patients. The Mayo Clinic utilizes a unique...

"Letter to the Editor. Excessive neurosurgical research involvement among interested neurosurgical trainees: strengths and shortcomings" published on 11 Mar 2022 by American Association of Neurolog...

OBJECTIVE Aneurysm occlusion has been used as surrogate marker of aneurysm treatment efficacy. Aneurysm occlusion scales are used to evaluate the outcome of endovascular aneurysm treatment and to...

Microsurgical Resection of a T12 Intramedullary Spinal Arteriovenous Malformation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

Liquid biopsy offers a promising avenue for monitoring treatment response and recurrence in GBM without invasive procedures. Although additional steps must be taken to bring liquid biopsy into the...

Lumbar fusions have increased in the last 2 decades, although reimbursement for all procedures has decreased. Knowledge of these trends is important to ensure adequate resource allocation to surgeons...

DMW after peripheral schwannoma resection is a rare condition likely akin to delayed facial nerve palsy after VS resection. The mechanism of this phenomenon remains unknown, although symptoms appear...

This observational study analyzes degree of partisan contributions and geographic distribution among surgeons.

Despite more than six decades of extensive research, the etiology of moyamoya disease (MMD) remains unknown. Inflammatory or autoimmune (AI) processes have been suggested to instigate or exacerbate...

Due to the progressively disabling neurological course of GBM, we suggest that a specialty PC team be used in conjunction with the neurosurgical team early in the disease trajectory while patients...

Spine surgery has undergone rapid advancements over the past several decades with the emergence of robotic and minimally invasive surgery (MIS). While conventional MIS spine surgery has had relative...

The present study highlights LITT's advantages through its association with lower costs and shorter length of stay. The present study also highlights the associated predictors of LITT versus resect...

Commentary: Completion Posterior Quadrant Disconnection After Failed Temporal Lobectomy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video

Robotic neurosurgery is still in its infancy with less than half of the top programs offering robotic procedures. Future directions for robotics in neurosurgery appear to be focused on increased...

Meningiomas are neoplasms derived from the arachnoid cap cells of the leptomeninges and are the most common intracranial tumor. In the present historical vignette, the evolution of the management and...

The mSASI model was externally validated in our cohort to predict functional outcomes using the GOS or mRS scores 1 year after surgery. This index may be used for prognosticating outcomes of patients...

While the courts rule in favor of defendants more than plaintiffs, the time and psychological demands of litigation place a high burden on physicians.

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are vascular malformations of the central nervous system (CNS) with potential for significant consequences. The exact pathophysiologic mechanism of AVM formation is...

Patient predictors of developing anti-NMDAR encephalitis include age, race, ethnicity and patients who go on to develop anti-NMDAR encephalitis have a significantly increased hospital LOS and cost...

While seizure-free outcomes of epilepsy surgery are excellent, there is an expected increase in morbidity and mortality with increasing age. Findings in this study on the safety and efficacy of...

BACKGROUND Coccidioidomycosis is a primarily self-limiting fungal disease endemic to the western United States and South America. However, severe disseminated infection can occur. The authors report...

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are complex vascular lesions characterized by abnormal connections between arteries and veins forming a tangle of vessels, without an intervening capillary bed. The...

The results of this study show that the number of percutaneous and open procedures have steadily increased from 2000 to 2019. Reimbursement per procedure has also increased steadily over this time....

When a patient has recurrent meningitis with no clear cause, taking a closer look at clival anatomy is recommended. In addition, if a clival canal defect has been identified, surgical repair should...

Political contributions from U.S. neurosurgeons have increased steadily over time. Donations were largely Independent but became increasingly partisan in recent years. Overall, this displays an...

The patient tolerated the procedure well and achieved relief from cervical myelopathy symptoms. Pathology indicated positive biomarkers for S-100, SOX10, and NSE indicating a schwannoma hemangiobla...

Although the national NPCR has slowly increased during the past 5 years, a more recent decrease occurred within the last 3 years. Additionally, with almost 57% of surgeons having been practicing for...

Cerebrospinal fluid venous fistulas (CSF-VFs) are an uncommon, yet increasingly recognized, cause of spontaneous intracranial hypotension.1-5 The workup involves magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of...

There was no statistically significant change in the swallow scores pre-and 6 months post-DBS with VFS when assessed in the practically defined on state, regardless of the site of bilateral lead...

There is relatively slow growth in the workforce of spinal surgery, with orthopedic spine specialists outpacing the growth seen in neurosurgical spine. This growth is seen at different rates across...

Giant basilar apex aneurysms are associated with significant therapeutic challenges.1-6 Multiple techniques exist to treat giant basilar apex aneurysms, including direct clipping, stent-assisted coil...

The WORLD NEUROSURGERY Global Champions Program mitigated a critical barrier to publication in an English language journal for authors from non-Anglophone countries. This program promotes research...

In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "An Analysis of Political Contributions from Neurosurgeons in the United States"

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine that arises during the pubescent growth spurt. AIS mainly affects females in the age group of 10 to 16 yr, with a...

Letter to the Editor: Analysis of Neurosurgery Residency Websites by Educational and Recruitment Information in 2020

Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a rare condition that can lead to progressive spinal cord compression.1 Currently, surgical decompression remains the optimal treatment...

This study is the first to examine the epidemiologic profile of idiopathic epilepsy in the older population in SSA. Our results indicate that, when compared with the global population, older adults...

The Importance of Physicians Voting in the US-Reply

Letter to the Editor Regarding "Fifth Generation Cellular Networks and Neurosurgery: A Narrative Review"

BACKGROUND Hirayama disease (HD), also known as juvenile spinal muscular atrophy, is a rare condition in which flexion of the cervical neck causes compression and ischemic changes to the anterior...

The patient tolerated the procedure well and reported significantly reduced pain at 7-month follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, video tutorials on this procedure have not been published. This...