Category: Vascular
Effective surgical treatment of cerebral cavernous malformations: a multicenter study of 79 pediatri
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 522-525, November 2011. Object Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are common vascular lesions in the brain, affecting approximately 0.5% of the population and representing 10%–20% of...
Ahead of Print: Management of Residual and Recurrent Aneurysms after Initial Endovascular Treatment
Full article access for Neurosurgery subscribers at Neurosurgery-Online.com. BACKGROUND: Coil instability possibly translating into higher delayed rebleeding rates remains a concern in the endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms. OBJECTIVE: To report on 127 patients...
Reversal of cerebral vasospasm via intravenous sodium nitrite after subarachnoid hemorrhage in prima
Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-8, Ahead of Print. Ali Reza Fathi, M.D., Ryszard M. Pluta, M.D., Ph.D., Kamran D. Bakhtian, M.S., Meng Qi, M.D., and Russell R. Lonser, M.D. Object...
Quantitative Angiographic Comparison with OSIRIS Program Between the Direct and Indi
Full article access for Neurosurgery subscribers at Neurosurgery-Online.com. BACKGROUND: Up to date, quantitative angiographic measurement of revascularization extent after bypass surgery has not been reported. OBJECTIVE: To quantitatively measure the extent of angiographic revascularization...
Cerebrovascular Disease Linked to Parkinsonian Signs
A new study suggests microinfarcts and small vessel disease may cause parkinsonian symptoms in otherwise healthy adults. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749035?src=rss
DVT Risk Starts Early, Stays Long After Stroke (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — The risk for deep vein thrombosis among patients immobilized by a stroke hits hardest soon after the event, but lingers on for at least a month, researchers found. http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/VenousThrombosis/28301
Permanent cerebrospinal fluid diversion in subarachnoid hemorrhage: Influence of physician practice
Domenic P Esposito, Fernando D Goldenberg, Jeffrey I Frank, Agnieszka A Ardelt, Ben Z Roitberg Surgical Neurology International 2011 2(1):117-117 Background: Acute hydrocephalus (HCP) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) often persists. Our previous study...
Article Collection: Endovascular
This collection lists the top cited endovascular articles published in Neurosurgery from 2008 to 2011. The list will be regularly updated to reflect new citations. All citation data has been provided by ISI Web...
IV thrombolysis and statins
Objective: To examine whether prior statin use affects outcome and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) rates in stroke patients receiving IV thrombolysis (IVT). Methods: In a pooled observational study of 11 IVT databases, we compared outcomes...