World Neurosurg
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Publications are considered a major factor for advancement in academia. An effort has been made to study authorship trends in neurosurgery publications. The objective of this study was to investigate authorship trends in the neurosurgery literature for the last 20 years (1998-2018). ⋯ A rapid rise in female authorship positions in particular and authorship positions in general demonstrates the diversity that is slowly burgeoning to cater to perspectives and issues that require a multidimensional approach in neurosurgery. Increasing linkages among researchers in neurosurgery on a global scale are evident by the increase in multinational collaborations. Expansive efforts are needed at institutional and individual levels to eradicate sex-based pitfalls that hinder excellence in neurosurgery research.
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Many treatment options for osteoporotic vertebral fractures are available. However, limited and variable findings have been reported on the efficacy of the individual therapies. The objective of the present study was to systematically review the reported data for evidence of efficacy of spinal orthoses for osteoporotic vertebral fractures. ⋯ Limited evidence has suggested the safety of spinal orthoses for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures. At present, compelling evidence is not available to suggest that a rigid brace is superior to a soft brace or no brace. Kyphoplasty might be of benefit for select patients.
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This article aimed to introduce a novel technique, the "seesaw technique," for failed anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) in the treatment of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament. ⋯ The seesaw technique provides satisfactory outcomes with wide enough decompression window and serves as a safe, effective surgical alternative for patients with failed ACCF.
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Case Reports
INTRAPARENCHYMAL EPIDERMOID CYST CLOSE TO THE BROCA'S AREA - AWAKE CRANIOTOMY AND GROSS TOTAL RESECTION.
Epidermoid tumors, or epidermoid cysts (ECs), are benign, slow-growing, congenital, and rare lesions that represent approximately 0.2%-1.8% of all intracranial tumors. Intraparenchymal ECs are very rare lesions that may account for 1.5% of all intracranial epidermoid tumors; frontal lobe involvement is found in 39.2% of intraparenchymal ECs. We present a case using awake craniotomy to achieve maximal safe gross total resection of a rare intraparenchymal EC close to Broca area in a bilingual patient. ⋯ Awake surgery proved to be a useful tool for complete resection of the capsule even in a very eloquent language area. In multilingual patients with benign intra-axial lesions, intraoperative mapping should be performed for all the languages in which the patient is fluent to avoid postoperative neurologic deficits.
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The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between inflammation-based scores and prognosis of patients who had undergone mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for large artery occlusion. ⋯ After MT, higher NLR, higher MHR, and lower LMR were found in patients with unfavorable outcome. Inflammation-based scores, such as NLR, LMR, and MHR, might be independent factors that can predict outcomes in patients with MT.