Kyle P. O'Connor

TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed cortical model elucidating the white matter connectivity associated with this area could improve our understanding of the interacting brain networks that underlie complex human processes and postoperative outcomes related to vision and language.

TL;DR: The fusiform gyrus is an important region implicated in such tasks as the visual processing of human faces and bodies, as well as the perception of stimuli with high spatial frequencies, and post-surgical outcomes related to this region may be better understood in the context of the fiber-bundle anatomy highlighted by this study.

TL;DR: The complex functional processes attributed to the lateral occipital lobe, including object recognition, facial recognition, and motion perception are likely related to the subcortical white matter tracts described within this study.

TL;DR: Tethered cord syndrome should be included in the differential diagnosis in patients presenting with back or leg pain, somatosensory symptoms of the lower extremities, muscular weakness, urodynamic dysfunction, or bowel dysfunction, and patients should be counseled about surgical de-tethering as an option.

TL;DR: The emerging use of CIRT to treat skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas appear promising with regard to tumor control, overall survival, and risk profile of early and late toxicity.