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Post-trial follow-up | Long-term outcomes with stereotactic radiosurgery vs. whole-brain RT for resected brain metastasis.

7 Nov, 2022 | 12:22h | UTC

Association 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

 


RCT | Intraoperative electrocorticography using high-frequency oscillations or spikes to tailor epilepsy surgery.

26 Oct, 2022 | 14:34h | UTC

Intraoperative electrocorticography using high-frequency oscillations or spikes to tailor epilepsy surgery in the Netherlands (the HFO trial): a randomised, single-blind, adaptive non-inferiority trial – The Lancet Neurology

 


Crossover RCT | Spinal cord burst stimulation does not improve disability in chronic radicular pain after lumbar spine surgery.

19 Oct, 2022 | 14:29h | UTC

Effect 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

 


Consensus Paper | Surgical management of giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumors.

19 Oct, 2022 | 14:25h | UTC

Surgical management of giant pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: Meta-analysis and consensus statement on behalf of the EANS skull base section – Brain and Spine

 


The Lancet Commission | Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research.

4 Oct, 2022 | 14:36h | UTC

Homepage: Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research (free registration required for all articles)

Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research – The Lancet Neurology

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 | UTC

Nutritional 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 | UTC

Reexamining 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

 


Severe prognoses for intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage may greatly underestimate functional recovery.

8 Sep, 2022 | 14:28h | UTC

Commentary: Severe Prognoses for Intracerebral and Intraventricular Hemorrhage May Greatly underestimate Functional Recovery – NeurologyToday

Original 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

 


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 | UTC

Outcomes in Patients With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Without Acute Intracranial Traumatic Injury – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Incomplete Recovery Common 6 Months After Mild TBI – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: Cohort Study | Half of non-hospitalized patients with minor head injury experience incomplete recovery after 3 months.

 

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 


Guideline | Application of anti-seizure medications in the perioperative period of supratentorial craniocerebral surgery.

23 Aug, 2022 | 13:13h | UTC

Chinese guideline on the application of anti-seizure medications in the perioperative period of supratentorial craniocerebral surgery – Therapeutic Advances in Neurologic Disorders

 


Review | Neurosurgical enhanced recovery after surgery for geriatric patients undergoing elective craniotomy.

22 Aug, 2022 | 12:05h | UTC

Neurosurgical enhanced recovery after surgery ERAS for geriatric patients undergoing elective craniotomy: A review – Medicine

Related:

Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines

Top 100 Most-Cited Articles on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualized Study – Frontiers in Surgery

 


Review | Manipulating temperature: devices for targeted temperature management in brain injury.

22 Aug, 2022 | 11:55h | UTC

Manipulating 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

Extent of Tumor Resection and Survival in Pediatric Patients With High-Grade Gliomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


M-A | Efficacy and safety of unilateral biportal endoscopy versus other spine surgery.

16 Aug, 2022 | 13:06h | UTC

Efficacy and safety of unilateral biportal endoscopy versus other spine surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Frontiers in Surgery

 


Cohort Study | Incidence of revision surgery after decompression with vs. without fusion among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis.

27 Jul, 2022 | 11:59h | UTC

Incidence of Revision Surgery After Decompression With vs Without Fusion Among Patients With Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – JAMA Network Open

Invited Commentary: Fusion Is Not a Safeguard to Prevent Revision Surgery in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review | The current role and future directions of imaging in failed back surgery syndrome patients.

18 Jul, 2022 | 10:46h | UTC

The current role and future directions of imaging in failed back surgery syndrome patients: an educational review – Insights into Imaging

 


Brain volume abnormalities and clinical outcomes following pediatric traumatic brain injury.

15 Jul, 2022 | 12:41h | UTC

Brain 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

 


Phase II RCT | Proton craniospinal irradiation vs. photon involved-field radiotherapy for patients with solid tumor leptomeningeal metastasis.

13 Jul, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC

Randomized 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 | UTC

Monitoring cerebral oxygenation in acute brain-injured patients – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Guideline on the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease – Invasive therapies.

7 Jul, 2022 | 12:48h | UTC

European Academy of Neurology/Movement Disorder Society-European Section Guideline on the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease: I. Invasive Therapies – Movement Disorders

 


Consensus Guidance | Best practices for minimally invasive lumbar spinal stenosis treatment.

6 Jul, 2022 | 11:38h | UTC

Best Practices for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Treatment 2.0 (MIST): Consensus Guidance from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) – Journal of Pain Research


Cohort Study | Half of non-hospitalized patients with minor head injury experience incomplete recovery after 3 months.

6 Jul, 2022 | 11:25h | UTC

Incomplete recovery in patients with minor head injury directly discharged home from the emergency department: a prospective cohort follow-up study – BMJ Open


Review | Electroencephalographic burst-suppression, perioperative neuroprotection, postoperative cognitive function, and mortality.

5 Jul, 2022 | 11:52h | UTC

Electroencephalographic 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


RCT: Cognitive behavioral therapy for veterans with comorbid posttraumatic headache and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.

29 Jun, 2022 | 11:21h | UTC

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With Comorbid Posttraumatic Headache and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Neurology

News Release: New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress following brain injury, study finds – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Appraising the evidence for conservative vs. surgical management of motor deficits in degenerative cervical radiculopathy.

29 Jun, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC

Appraising The Evidence for Conservative versus Surgical Management of Motor Deficits in Degenerative Cervical Radiculopathy – Global Spine Journal

 


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