Neurosurgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial
A Partial Least-Squares Analysis of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Individuals who have aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAHs) experience decreased health-related qualities of life (HRQoLs) that persist after the primary insult. ⋯ EQ-VAS, EuroQoL visual analog scaleHRQoL, health-related quality of lifeICU, intensive care unitIVH, intraventricular hemorrhagePLS, partial least squaresSAH, subarachnoid hemorrhageSVD, singular value decompositionWFNS, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
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This is the first report of a primarily intracranial interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). ⋯ FDCS, follicular dendritic cell sarcomaIDCS, interdigitating dendritic cell sarcomaRTU, ready-to-use kit.
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Review Meta Analysis
Surgical Outcomes for Minimally Invasive vs Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)-or MI-TLIF-has been increasing in prevalence compared with open TLIF (O-TLIF) procedures. The use of MI-TLIF is an evolving technique with conflicting reports in the literature about outcomes. ⋯ CI, confidence intervalMCID, minimal clinically important differenceMI-TLIF, minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusionODI, Oswestry Disability IndexO-TLIF, open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusionVAS, Visual Analog Scale.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Endoscopic vs Open Decompression of the Ulnar Nerve in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Prospective Randomized Double-Blind Study.
Prospective randomized data for comparison of endoscopic and open decompression methods are lacking. ⋯ Dig, digitFCU, flexor carpi ulnarisNAS, numeric analog scale.