World Neurosurg
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To examine the experiences of volunteers of the Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery. ⋯ Volunteers demonstrated wide-ranging contributions. Successful strategies included continuity and collaboration with other organizations. Challenges were overwhelmingly related to equipment or infrastructure. Common suggestions for future directions included institutional collaboration and subspecialty development.
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Intracranial aneurysms are a public health issue with a potential for rupturing, causing significant morbidity/mortality. The prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, including those that are asymptomatic, varies widely, as it has been determined through autopsy studies as well as conventional angiography. However, computed tomography angiography, a less invasive procedure, has replaced the use of conventional angiography in the recent decades. The objective of the present study is to determine the prevalence of incidental aneurysms. ⋯ The numbers of asymptomatic incidental aneurysms have increased.
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Terrorism involving nuclear or radiologic weapons can devastate populations, city infrastructures, and entire sociopolitical systems. In our age of nuclear medicine and therapeutic radiation delivery, the unauthorized and illegal acquisition of radioactive materials needed for such an attack is always a possibility and risk. ⋯ Although this article presents a perspective relating to American rules and regulations, these precautions are applicable anywhere that similar situations exist. Understanding these materials and the security they require is essential to preventing the disastrous outcomes should these isotopes fall into terrorists' hands.
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To report the use of the endoscopic transnasal transclival approach to treat tumors involving the clivus region. ⋯ Endoscopic transnasal surgery is an alternative approach to treatment of clivus lesions, and, in expert hands, this technique can obtain good results. Lateral extension and previous treatment were factors that could make the surgery more difficult. Intradural extension did not limit the radicality of the removal.
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Comment Letter
Hemicraniectomy for older patients in low-income countries?