Objective Despite surgical, technological, medical, and anesthetic improvements, patient
outcomes following elective neurosurgical procedures can be associated with high morbidity. …

OBJECT Adult upper trunk brachial plexus injuries result in significant disability. Several
surgical treatment strategies exist, including nerve grafting, nerve transfers, and a combination …

Background Plasmalemmal vesicle associated protein-1 (PV-1) is selectively expressed in
human brain microvascular endothelial cells derived from clinical specimens of primary and …

Purpose A variety of surgical approaches for the treatment of pediatric intracranial arachnoid
cysts exist. In an effort to identify the optimal surgical treatment for this disorder, we …

OBJECTIVE Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols address pre-, peri-, and
postoperative factors of a patient’s surgical journey. The authors sought to assess the effects of a …

There are a variety of imaging modalities for evaluation of peripheral nerves. Of these,
ultrasonography (US) is often underused. There are several advantages of this imaging modality, …

Volumetric muscle loss (VML) is the traumatic or surgical loss of skeletal muscle beyond the
inherent regenerative capacity of the body, generally leading to severe functional deficit. …

Purpose Purely endoscopic endonasal approaches to surgical resection of pediatric suprasellar
craniopharyngiomas are uncommonly performed. The aim of the study is to assess the …

Rationale and Objectives Accurate segmentation of brain tumors, and quantification of
tumor volume, is important for diagnosis, monitoring, and planning therapeutic intervention. …

Functional restoration following major peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is challenging, given slow
axon growth rates and eventual regenerative pathway degradation in the absence of axons…