Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Apr 2022
The novel prognostic value of postoperative follow-up lateral spread response after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm.
The lateral spread response (LSR) is an aberrant electrophysiological response in which a stimulus on one branch of the facial nerve spills over to other branches of the nerve, which can be captured by electrodes near each branch. The authors performed this study to evaluate the prognostic value of the follow-up LSR with a sufficient time interval from intraoperative LSR (IO-LSR) after microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS), excluding the interference of various intraoperative situations. ⋯ Postoperative follow-up LSR examination may be beneficial in predicting clinical outcomes after MVD for HFS, especially when considered together with IO-LSR.
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Journal of neurosurgery · Apr 2022
Editorial CommentEditorial. The challenges of managing "benign" disease.
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Journal of neurosurgery · Apr 2022
Editorial CommentEditorial. Disparity in worldwide neurosurgery.