Neurosurgery
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Unplanned hospital readmissions constitute a significant cost burden in healthcare. Identifying factors contributing to readmission risk presents opportunities for actionable change to reduce readmission rates. ⋯ This strategy provides insight into global patterns of feature importance and better understanding of drivers of readmissions following spine surgery.
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Therapeutic strategy concerning incidental low-grade glioma (ILGG) is still debated. Early "prophylactic" surgery has been proposed in asymptomatic patients with favorable neurological and oncological outcomes. ⋯ We observed a high rate of RTW (97.1%, including 91.2% within 12 mo) after awake surgery in ILGG patients. Delayed resumption of work was due to employer not clearing them for RTW, personal choice, and, in rare occasions, related to seizures.
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Case Reports
Classification of Individual Finger Movements Using Intracortical Recordings in Human Motor Cortex.
Intracortical microelectrode arrays have enabled people with tetraplegia to use a brain-computer interface for reaching and grasping. In order to restore dexterous movements, it will be necessary to control individual fingers. ⋯ Classification of intention to move individual fingers was accurately predicted by intracortical recordings from a human participant with the thumb being particularly independent.