Neurosurgery
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Editorial Comment Letter
Commentary: Predicting Spinal Surgery Candidacy From Imaging Data Using Machine Learning.
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Meta Analysis
External Lumbar Drainage following Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often results in elevations in intracranial pressure (ICP) that are refractory to standard therapies. Several studies have investigated the utility of external lumbar drainage (ELD) in this setting. ⋯ Given preliminary data indicating potential safety and feasibility in highly selected cases, the use of ELD in adults with severe TBI and refractory intracranial hypertension in the presence of open basal cisterns and absence of large focal hematoma merits further high-quality investigation; the ideal conditions for potential application remain to be determined.