World Neurosurg
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Laughter has a major role in daily social interactions; consequently, its biologic bases have been previously studied. Nevertheless, its cerebral representation remains unclear. The most accepted hypothesis has postulated that laughter has 2 components: mirth, related to the temporal and frontal neocortical areas, and motor aspect, related to the limbic system and brainstem. ⋯ In conclusion, these findings support the anatomic subdivision of the laughter's mechanism and the role of the cingulum in its motor component. Furthermore, smiles and laughter could be useful functional landmarks to identify the cingulum during subcortical mapping. Although it remains unclear whether pursuing resection beyond this point would have caused permanent postoperative deficits, considering laughter's role in social interaction and other emotion-processing functions associated with the cingulum, in the future it could be potentially considered a functional limit of the resection of intrinsic tumors.
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Neurosurgical micropatties (also known as sponges or cottonoids) have been used in microsurgical procedures to protect the brain surface and aspirate cerebrospinal fluid and blood. We sought to describe unique applications of micropatties in neurosurgical interventions. ⋯ To achieve safe and successful neurovascular protective surgery, micropatties play an important role in any type of microsurgical procedure in their various applications.
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Nepal has a critical shortage of health workers for achieving its projected sustainable development goals pertaining to its health sector. ⋯ Every effort should be directed toward honing the "value of neurosurgeon" among residents and promoting and nurturing their capabilities thereby maximizing sustainability in our health care system.
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Compensatory mechanisms for cervical kyphosis are unclear. Few alignment analyses have targeted ongoing cervical kyphosis and detailed the effects of compensatory alignment changes. ⋯ When CL decreased after ACCF, ΔO-C2 immediately compensated for the CL loss that could lead to failure to obtain horizontal gaze. If cSVA increased, Δcaudal adjacent angle and ΔT1 slope (extension below the kyphosis) compensated for the horizontal offset translation. The noncompensatory status (ΔcSVA and ΔT1 positive) may necessitate further correction surgery in which the caudal fused level is beyond T1.
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Little is known on the impact of the pattern and extent of pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus (SS) on the dimensions of the surgical windows used in extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approaches. We therefore investigated whether the distances between the 2 optic canals and between the paired paraclival carotid arteries are influenced by the pattern and extent of pneumatization of the SS. ⋯ During the development of the SS, pneumatization progress likely exerts quantitative and direction-specific forces, which gradually increase the interoptic and intercarotid distances.