Purpose: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor. The identification of
blood biomarkers reflecting the tumor status represents a major unmet need for optimal …

Since February, 21st 2020, when the first person infected was reported in Lombardy, Italy
rapidly became home to a massive Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Currently…

Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic
has an impact also on neurosurgical training and education, especially in most affected …

Classical neuropsychological models of writing separate central (linguistic) processes
common to oral spelling, writing and typing from peripheral (motor) processes that are modality …

Background Grade III Spetzler-Martin brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are a specific
set of AVMs with high variability in terms of site, size, angioarchitecture, flow dynamics, …

Background Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), defined as blunt trauma to the head resulting
in witnessed loss of consciousness, definite amnesia, or witnessed disorientation with a …

Objective Facing mild traumatic brain injury, clinicians must decide whether to perform a
computed tomography (CT) scan to detect a potential intracranial hemorrhage. Many useful …

OBJECTIVE Imposter syndrome (IS) occurs when high-achieving individuals have a pervasive
sense of self-doubt combined with fear of being exposed as a fraud, despite objective …

OBJECTIVE The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many countries into lockdown and has led
to the postponement of nonurgent neurosurgical procedures. Although stress has been …

Background: Cavernomas arising in the region of the optic apparatus are extremely rare,
accounting for< 1% of all the central nervous system cavernomas. Most patients are affected by …