Neurosurgery
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Clinical Trial
Use of methylprednisolone as an adjunct in the management of patients with penetrating spinal cord injury: outcome analysis.
Since the results of the Second National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study were published in 1990, methylprednisolone has become a mainstay in the treatment of nonpenetrating spinal cord injury. Although potential significant relationships between the prompt administration of high-dose methylprednisolone after blunt spinal cord injury and outcome have recently been addressed, the relationship between the prompt administration of high-dose methylprednisolone after penetrating spinal cord injury and outcome remain unanswered. ⋯ The administration of methylprednisolone did not significantly improve functional outcomes in patients with gunshot wound injuries to the spine or increase the number of complications experienced by patients during their hospitalizations.
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We conducted a retrospective analysis of the clinical features of angiographically diagnosed unruptured intracranial aneurysms that were treated conservatively and subsequently ruptured. ⋯ We conclude that small unruptured intracranial aneurysms measuring less than 5 mm are susceptible to the risk of rupture, so that radical treatment or careful follow-up examination should be considered.
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Case Reports
Embolization as treatment for spinal cord compression from renal cell carcinoma: case report.
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma may involve the vertebrae, resulting in acute spinal cord compression. Embolization has been used to reduce operative blood loss during surgical decompression, but it has not been considered as an alternative that may eliminate the need for open debulking. ⋯ This report illustrates that embolization may be used as palliative treatment for spinal cord compression and obviate the need for open surgical decompression.
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Biography Historical Article
Victor Darwin Lespinasse: a biographical sketch.
The first neuroendoscopic procedure was performed before 1913 by Victor Darwin Lespinasse, a Chicago urologist. He never reported it, thinking it to be "an intern's stunt." He achieved a measure of fame for his advocacy of testicular transplantation.