OBJECTIVE: The management of malignant posttraumatic cerebral edema remains a frustrating
endeavor for the neurosurgeon and the intensivist. Mortality and morbidity rates remain …

Background— Angiogenesis is a critical determinant of tumor growth and metastasis. We
hypothesized that contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEU) with microbubbles targeted to α v -…

✓ The authors retrospectively studied 49 nonparaplegic patients who sustained acute
unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures. All patients underwent surgical treatment and were …

: In a wide variety of neurosurgical procedures performed on 134 patients over a 3-year period.
fibrin glue has been applied as an adjunct to dural closure. Overall success at preventing …

Object The authors prospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of a novel polyethylene
glycol (PEG) hydrogel sealant in patients undergoing elective cranial surgery with …

Intradural spinal-cord tumours are an uncommon but important consideration in the differential
diagnosis of patients with back pain, radicular pain, sensorimotor deficits, or sphincter …

Object. The goal of this study was to explore whether the levels of soluble adhesion molecules
were elevated in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This …

Object This study evaluated the efficacy of postoperative Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) to the
tumor cavity following gross-total resection of a brain metastasis. Methods A retrospective …

OBJECTIVE Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) play a pivotal role in defining the value of
surgical interventions for spinal disease. The concept of minimum clinically important …

Advances in the fields of molecular and translational research, oncology, and surgery have
emboldened the medical community to believe that intrinsic brain tumors may be treatable. …