Radiation therapy is an integral part of the standard treatment paradigm for malignant gliomas,
with proven efficacy in randomized control trials. Radiation treatment is not without risk …

Encephaloceles are pathological herniations of brain parenchyma through congenital or
acquired osseus-dural defects of the skull base or cranial vault. Although encephaloceles are …

Patients with von Hippel–Lindau disease (VHL) often harbor significant disease burden
within the CNS, specifically craniospinal-axis hemangioblastomas and endolymphatic sac …

Context: It is often difficult to find an adenoma in patients with Cushing's disease (CD) whose
preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is normal. Better localizing modalities are …

Context: Factors influencing the outcome of surgical treatment of pediatric Cushing's disease
(CD) have not been fully established. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine …

Object. Vestibular schwannoma surgery has evolved as new therapeutic options have emerged,
patients' expectations have risen, and the psychological effect of facial nerve paralysis …

Object Dural invasion by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting adenomas is a
significant risk factor for incomplete resection and recurrence in Cushing disease (CD). Since …

OBJECTIVE: Postcraniotomy infections have generally been treated by debridement of
infected tissues, disposal of the bone flap, and delayed cranioplasty several months later to …

Object Brainstem hemangioblastomas are frequently encountered in patients with von
Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. These tumors can cause significant morbidity, and their optimal …

NSJ-Spine january 2004 Page 1 HROUGHOUT history, medicine has been governed by the
question: “What can we do?” Technical limitations set the parameters for medical decision-…