World Neurosurg
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Case Reports
ISOLATED INTRAVENTRICULAR NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS: AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF A COLLOID CYST.
Neurocysticercosis is a condition characterized by the presence of Taenia solium (larval stage: Cysticercus cellulosae) in the brain and is classified as a tropical disease. Although it was previously uncommon in Europe, the number of cases has been increasing over the past decade. ⋯ Anatomopathologic analysis confirmed the presence of a C. cellulosae larva. It is crucial not to overlook or misdiagnose isolated intraventricular neurocysticercosis because it can lead to complications such as delayed diagnosis and dissemination of the cyst.
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In patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis, we sought to: (1) describe patterns of palliative care consultation, (2) evaluate the factors that trigger palliative care consultation, and (3) determine the association of palliative care consultation on longer-term outcomes. ⋯ Only 1 in 6 patients received palliative care consultation. Patients receiving same-stay palliative care consultation had more advanced local and systemic disease burden. Increased utilization of palliative care consultation in patients with spine metastasis is needed.
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We investigated the correlation between bone cement distribution and adjacent vertebral fractures (AVFs) after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). ⋯ The 3 evaluation methods reliably predict AVF after PVP, with the LAT method, PA and LAT method being more predictive than the PA method, but the LAT method is simpler, with bone cement being widely distributed after crossing the midline in the PA method and contact with the upper and lower end plates in the LAT method being a risk factor for AVF.
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We aimed to catalog past and present clinical trials on immunotherapy treatments for glioblastoma (GBM) and discover relevant trends in this field. ⋯ Our findings provide a comprehensive summary of the state of immunotherapy clinical trials for GBM, highlighting the evolving nature and growing scope of this field.
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To compare the surgical and radiographic outcomes of occipitocervical fusion (OCF) with those of atlantoaxial fusion (AAF) in patients with cervical myelopathy caused by retroodontoid pseudotumors (ROPs). ⋯ Although OCF and AAF were similarly effective for cervical myelopathy with ROP, AAF was less invasive, and spinal alignment was better maintained postoperatively in AAF than OCF.