Neurosurgery
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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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Previous studies have attempted to determine the best treatment for oculomotor nerve palsy (ONP) secondary to posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysms, but have been limited by small sample sizes and limited treatment. ⋯ EUH, Emory University HospitalIQR, interquartile rangeJHU, Johns Hopkins UniversitymRS, modified Rankin ScaleONP, oculomotor nerve palsyPCoA, posterior communicating arterySAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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Observational Study
Impact of Cognitive Dysfunction on Survival in Patients With and Without Statin Use Following Carotid Endarterectomy.
Early cognitive dysfunction (eCD) is a subtle form of neurological injury observed in ∼25% of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) patients. Statin use is associated with a lower incidence of eCD in asymptomatic patients having CEA. ⋯ aHR, adjusted hazards ratiosCEA, carotid endarterectomyCI, confidence intervalDM, diabetes mellituseCD, early cognitive dysfunctionNDI, National Death IndexNLR, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratioSD, standard deviationSEM, standard error of the mean.
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The Pipeline Embolization Device is a widely utilized flow diverter in the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. ⋯ IPS, in-Pipeline stenosisPED, Pipeline Embolization Device.
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Observational Study
Prognostic Value of the Amount of Bleeding After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Quantitative Volumetric Study.
Quantitative estimation of the hemorrhage volume associated with aneurysm rupture is a new tool of assessing prognosis. ⋯ : aSAH, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.