World Neurosurg
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Video endoscopy systems are typically very expensive and not particularly portable. We evaluated an inexpensive and ultraportable system for laboratory training in skull base endoscopic dissections. ⋯ The combination of a portable computer's video processing allied to a highly energy-efficient video camera and LED light source is useful for training in neuroendoscopy. Its clinical role in settings with limited resources requires further research.
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This study sought to determine the impact of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL). ⋯ Documentation of HRQOL after 6 to 12 months is useful because patients are often found to have a diminished HRQOL in the absence of a clear physical impairment. Because psychological, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning influence HRQOL in the long term, efforts at rehabilitation should focus in particular on improving such factors. Documentation of HRQOL is a useful, additive tool for consolidating and evaluating the outcome, and a treatment end point after SAH, respectively.