Neurosurgery
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Firearm-related injury is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pediatric populations. Despite a disproportionate role in the most morbid outcomes in both traumatic brain injury and firearm-related injury populations, firearm-related traumatic brain injury (frTBI) is an understudied epidemiological entity. There is need to increase understanding and promote interventions that reduce this burden of disease. ⋯ By understanding published epidemiological data and areas of intervention shown to reduce frTBIs, neurosurgeons can become further engaged in public health and prevention rather than strictly treatment after injury.
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Observational Study
Nationwide Readmission Rates and Hospital Charges for Patients With Surgical Evacuation of Nontraumatic Subdural Hematomas: Part 1-Craniotomy.
Despite patients experiencing high recurrence and readmission rates after surgical management of nontraumatic subdural hematomas (SDHs), few studies have examined the causes and predictors of unplanned readmissions in this population on a national scale. ⋯ National trends in 30-day readmission rates after nontraumatic SDH treatment by craniotomy provide quality benchmarks that can be used to drive quality improvement efforts on a national level.
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Meningioma is the most common primary central nervous system neoplasm, accounting for about a third of all brain tumors. Because their growth rates and prognosis cannot be accurately estimated, biomarkers that enable prediction of their biological behavior would be clinically beneficial. ⋯ Transcriptomic sequencing revealed specific gene expression signatures of various clinical subtypes of meningioma. Expression of the lnc-GOLGA61-1 transcript was found to be the most reliable predictor of meningioma recurrence.
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease provides significant improvement of motor symptoms but can also produce neurocognitive side effects. A decline in verbal fluency (VF) is among the most frequently reported side effects. Preoperative factors that could predict VF decline have yet to be identified. ⋯ Postoperative VF can be accurately predicted using preoperative neurobehavioral rating scores above and beyond preoperative VF score and relies on performance over different aspects of executive function.
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Disconnection surgery for the treatment of epileptic hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) is strategically difficult in cases with complex-shaped HHs, especially with bilateral hypothalamic attachments, despite its effectiveness. ⋯ SRT-TT enabled disconnection of bilateral attachments of HHs in a single-staged procedure, which reduced the additional invasiveness of reoperation. Moreover, SRT-TT reduced damage to the contralateral hypothalamus, with fewer endocrinological complications than the bilateral approach.