J Neurosurg Sci
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Multicenter Study
Microsurgical technique for previously coiled aneurysms.
Since the introduction of Guglielmi detachable coils to treat intracranial aneurysms in 1991, the number of patients undergoing endovascular coiling has continuously risen as well as the number of those residual and recurrent previously coiled aneurysms that necessitate a microsurgical occlusion. Between July 1995 and August 2009 we retrospectively analyzed 81 patients with 82 previously coiled aneurysms treated microsurgically at two Finnish Neurosurgical University Hospitals, Helsinki and Kuopio. Fifty-eight aneurysms (71%) were located at anterior circulation and 24 (29%) at posterior circulation. ⋯ Good clinical outcome, three months after surgery, was achieved in 71 patients (88%); four patients were severely disabled, and six patients died (three of them due to poor clinical condition). Complete microsurgical occlusion of the residual previously coiled aneurysm is a high-risk procedure in large and giant aneurysms, and these patients should be referred to a dedicated neurovascular center to minimize surgical complications. Bypass procedures may be the best option for demanding growing lesions, especially those in posterior circulation.
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Multicenter Study
A survey of Italian cases of dystonia treated by deep brain stimulation.
The aim of this study was to report on Italian cases of dystonia treated by deep brain stimulation up to the end of 2005. ⋯ Correlation analysis of time to surgery and associated comorbidity suggests that earlier surgery is advisable.