Neurosurgery
Post-trial follow-up | Long-term outcomes with stereotactic radiosurgery vs. whole-brain RT for resected brain metastasis.
7 Nov, 2022 | 12:22h | UTCAssociation of Long-term Outcomes With Stereotactic Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Resected Brain Metastasis: A Secondary Analysis of The N107C/CEC.3 (Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology/Canadian Cancer Trials Group) Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Survivors face less late cognitive deterioration after stereotactic radiosurgery than WBRT – medwire News
Original Study: Postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery compared with whole brain radiotherapy for resected metastatic brain disease (NCCTG N107C/CEC·3): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In pts w limited brain mets after surgical resection, secondary analysis of rand phase 3 trial shows more patients declined significantly in 1 or more cognitive tests with whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) vs stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) https://t.co/6nSCO5kSpW #BTSM
— JAMA Oncology (@JAMAOnc) October 22, 2022
RCT | Intraoperative electrocorticography using high-frequency oscillations or spikes to tailor epilepsy surgery.
26 Oct, 2022 | 14:34h | UTC
Crossover RCT | Spinal cord burst stimulation does not improve disability in chronic radicular pain after lumbar spine surgery.
19 Oct, 2022 | 14:29h | UTCEffect of Spinal Cord Burst Stimulation vs Placebo Stimulation on Disability in Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Among patients with chronic radicular pain after lumbar spine surgery, spinal cord burst stimulation, compared with placebo stimulation, resulted in no significant difference in back pain–related disability. https://t.co/XGiRRB4Njm #Research
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) October 18, 2022
Consensus Paper | Surgical management of giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumors.
19 Oct, 2022 | 14:25h | UTC
The Lancet Commission | Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research.
4 Oct, 2022 | 14:36h | UTCHomepage: Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research (free registration required for all articles)
Traumatic brain injury advances since 2017: what has changed? – The Lancet Neurology
Review | Nutritional support for pediatric severe traumatic brain injury.
14 Sep, 2022 | 13:04h | UTCNutritional Support for Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury – Frontiers in Pediatrics
Systematic Review | Reexamining the role of postoperative ICU admission for patients undergoing elective craniotomy.
8 Sep, 2022 | 14:38h | UTCReexamining the Role of Postoperative ICU Admission for Patients Undergoing Elective Craniotomy: A Systematic Review – Critical Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Optimizing healthcare resources is more important now than ever
Reviewing 2,469 patients, @tdazad @pav_shah+ found only 2.1% of elective craniotomies triaged to non-ICU required care escalation, potential huge savings
See the full results @CritCareMed:https://t.co/uJu3gXolD6 pic.twitter.com/wQuKes9hpn
— Johns Hopkins Neuro-Oncology Surgical Outcomes Lab (@NeuroOncSurgery) June 12, 2022
Severe prognoses for intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage may greatly underestimate functional recovery.
8 Sep, 2022 | 14:28h | UTCOriginal Study: One-Year Outcome Trajectories and Factors Associated with Functional Recovery Among Survivors of Intracerebral and Intraventricular Hemorrhage With Initial Severe Disability – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
In this cohort study, nearly half of the survivors of intracerebral hemorrhage with poor-outcome in the early-phase recovered to a good outcome by 1-year. Including first 30-day events in prognostic models improved prediction of recovery. https://t.co/uQ7IqxCqBD
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) July 25, 2022
A cohort study of patients with mild traumatic brain injury found that 56% of patients had incomplete recovery after 6 months.
23 Aug, 2022 | 13:27h | UTCCommentary: Incomplete Recovery Common 6 Months After Mild TBI – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/?Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) isn’t “Mild” ?
Our daughter fell off a high diving board headfirst to cement years ago. Though she had 2 cracks through her foramen magnum, her GCS was 15 & CT had no bleeding.
“She’s OK,” they said.
Wrong answer ?#TrackTBI Data… pic.twitter.com/1FZuRnt4so— WesElyMD (@WesElyMD) August 22, 2022
Guideline | Application of anti-seizure medications in the perioperative period of supratentorial craniocerebral surgery.
23 Aug, 2022 | 13:13h | UTC
Review | Neurosurgical enhanced recovery after surgery for geriatric patients undergoing elective craniotomy.
22 Aug, 2022 | 12:05h | UTCRelated:
Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Review | Manipulating temperature: devices for targeted temperature management in brain injury.
22 Aug, 2022 | 11:55h | UTCManipulating temperature: devices for targeted temperature management (TTM) in brain injury – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
M-A | Extent of tumor resection and survival in pediatric patients with high-grade gliomas.
17 Aug, 2022 | 14:00h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
In this systematic review and meta-analysis of pediatric high-grade gliomas, gross total resection was associated with better overall survival than subtotal resection and biopsy. https://t.co/QpKiDKpYYs
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 16, 2022
M-A | Efficacy and safety of unilateral biportal endoscopy versus other spine surgery.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:06h | UTC
Cohort Study | Incidence of revision surgery after decompression with vs. without fusion among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.
27 Jul, 2022 | 11:59h | UTCInvited Commentary: Fusion Is Not a Safeguard to Prevent Revision Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found no association between the type of index operation—decompression alone or fusion—and the need of revision surgery or the outcomes pain, disability & quality of life after 3 years in patients with degenerative lumber spinal stenosis. https://t.co/GZUhkWYzbl
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) July 26, 2022
Review | The current role and future directions of imaging in failed back surgery syndrome patients.
18 Jul, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC
Brain volume abnormalities and clinical outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury.
15 Jul, 2022 | 12:41h | UTCBrain volume abnormalities and clinical outcomes following paediatric traumatic brain injury – Brain
News Release: Head injuries in children linked to reduced brain size and learning difficulties – Imperial College London
Commentary: Experts use MRI to pinpoint link between pediatric TBI and cognitive impairment – Health Imaging
Commentary on Twitter
Bourke et al. identify paediatric brain injury patients with low brain volume for their age and associated cognitive difficulties by generating age norms from over 1,200 healthy paediatric controls. https://t.co/N06ELchNPd pic.twitter.com/ouDU1kTYPT
— Brain (@Brain1878) July 8, 2022
Phase II RCT | Proton craniospinal irradiation vs. photon involved-field radiotherapy for patients with solid tumor leptomeningeal metastasis.
13 Jul, 2022 | 11:09h | UTCRandomized Phase II Trial of Proton Craniospinal Irradiation Versus Photon Involved-Field Radiotherapy for Patients With Solid Tumor Leptomeningeal Metastasis – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Brief Review | Monitoring cerebral oxygenation in acute brain-injured patients.
11 Jul, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCMonitoring cerebral oxygenation in acute brain-injured patients – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Commentary on Twitter
Monitoring cerebral oxygenation to understand brain dysfunction after #ABI & individualize management
? pathophysiology of cerebral oxygenation
⚙️ technology of cerebral oxygen measurement
? evidence/clinical applications#FOAMcc @yourICM @chiara_robba
?https://t.co/QpXQjznu8z pic.twitter.com/TrR62tWIyC— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) July 9, 2022
Guideline on the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease – Invasive therapies.
7 Jul, 2022 | 12:48h | UTC
Consensus Guidance | Best practices for minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis treatment.
6 Jul, 2022 | 11:38h | UTCCohort Study | Half of non-hospitalized patients with minor head injury experience incomplete recovery after 3 months.
6 Jul, 2022 | 11:25h | UTCReview | Electroencephalographic burst-suppression, perioperative neuroprotection, postoperative cognitive function, and mortality.
5 Jul, 2022 | 11:52h | UTCElectroencephalographic Burst-Suppression, Perioperative Neuroprotection, Postoperative Cognitive Function, and Mortality: A Focused Narrative Review of the Literature – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
Check out this review article "Electroencephalographic Burst-Suppression, Perioperative Neuroprotection, Postoperative Cognitive Function, and Mortality: A Focused Narrative Review of the Literature" from Drs. Ma and Bebawyhttps://t.co/QpT1Hd2eHQ pic.twitter.com/JE0ugHGrXh
— Anesthesia&Analgesia (@IARS_Journals) July 1, 2022
RCT: Cognitive behavioral therapy for veterans with comorbid posttraumatic headache and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
29 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Outcomes from our @strongstar_ptsd trial of nonpharmacological treatment for posttraumatic headache was published in @JAMANeuro today! This study found strong efficacy for a CBT intervention for posttraumatic headache and, surprisingly, comorbid PTSD.https://t.co/KZWofaBB6c
— Don McGeary, PhD (@DonMcgeary) June 27, 2022
Appraising the evidence for conservative vs. surgical management of motor deficits in degenerative cervical radiculopathy.
29 Jun, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC