World Neurosurg
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To review our surgical experience in minimally invasive transcranial endoscope-assisted microsurgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms, using the supraorbital keyhole craniotomy. ⋯ The minimally invasive supraorbital keyhole approach allowed safe surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms, including after subarachnoid hemorrhage. The markedly improved endoscopic visualization increased the assessment of clip placement with ideal control of surrounding vessels including perforators for identification of incorrect clip position.
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As the aged population is rapidly growing globally, geriatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) becomes an increasing problem. There are higher mortality and poorer functional outcome in the geriatric TBI population (≥65 years) compared with younger groups despite neurosurgical interventions. Therefore, current treatment priorities and cost-effectiveness should be critically examined. We evaluated the benefit of surgical management in the elderly (≥65 years) after TBI. ⋯ We confirmed that age is a major determinant of outcome after TBI. In addition, we found that neurosurgical management is associated with the improvement of the prognosis and a decrease in the rate of mortality in geriatric TBI. However, surgical management was not shown to be an effective treatment in elderly patients with GCS scores of 3-5.
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To evaluate preliminary outcomes for a cohort of patients who were treated with multisession Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) using the new noninvasive vacuum-assisted immobilization system. ⋯ Preliminary experience with multisession GKRS appears promising, with reasonable tumor control and complication rates. Multisession stereotactic radiosurgery may expand the treatment envelope for intracranial pathologies, including targets with larger volumes and locations in close proximity to radiosensitive structures.