Showing papers in "World Neurosurgery in 2020"

TL;DR: fixation and fusion were the most common areas and fixation related studies should be closely followed and screw-rod system appeared to be the most popular fixation.

TL;DR: Several neurological aspects reported in the literature to date are discussed, including the evidence and pathways of the neuro-invasion in COVID-19, and the main neurological disorders reported to date, as well as the future perspectives and the potential long term consequence of current neuro-infection in CO VID-19 patients.

TL;DR: It is argued that an accurate and comprehensive neurologic exam can be conducted through a telemedicine platform, despite minor weaknesses inherent to absence of physical presence, in the era of COVID-19 and beyond.

TL;DR: Middle meningeal artery embolization represents one of the latest additions to the therapeutic arsenal of cerebrovascular specialists in treating CSDH and is being critically evaluated in numerous ongoing clinical trials.

TL;DR: The history, materials, complications, and evolution of current practices used in cranioplasty are comprehensively reviewed.

TL;DR: Analysis of active critical COVID-19 admissions at a tertiary care academic center in New Orleans, Louisiana, revealed a high percentage of patients with new neurologic disease, although variable, presentations followed 1 of 3 broad categories.

TL;DR: Concerns regarding conferences/networking opportunities, clinical experience, and board exam scores were most frequently cited, and virtual mentorship pairing was the highest rated educational intervention suggested by M1s and M2s, while M3 and M4s cited virtual surgical skills workshops most frequently.

TL;DR: This brief report seeks to contribute to the ongoing efforts to accurately detail the impact of COVID-19 on neurosurgical practice in the United States by presenting the health care system’s unique experience.

TL;DR: The level of knowledge, readiness, and the impact of this virus among neurosurgery residents in different programs is identified and about 90% believed that this pandemic influenced their mental health.

TL;DR: Use of telemedicine drastically increased across all four divisions within neurosurgery with a significant increase in online-first encounters in order to meet the needs of patients once the shelter-in-place measures were implemented.

TL;DR: The field of minimally invasive spine surgery will continue to innovate and evolve over the coming years, with many novel technologies on the horizon, including robotic spine surgery, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning to help improve preoperative planning, surgical execution, and optimize patient selection to ensure improved postoperative outcomes and patient satisfaction.

TL;DR: There is an inverse relationship between grit/resilience and burnout, and increased social/personal stressors are associated with increased levels of burnout and decreased grit and resilience.

TL;DR: The shocking effect of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus W 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak on the Department of Neurosurgery of Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital in Bergamo, which represents at the moment the most affected city in the entire Italian territory.

TL;DR: This case raises awareness of neurologic manifestations of the disease and their potential to mimic glial tumors and clinicians should consider COVID-19 in patients with similar presentation.

TL;DR: Most neurosurgeons worldwide reported work reorganization and practices that respond to current international guidelines, and differences in practice might be related to the perception of the pandemic and significant differences in the health systems.

TL;DR: A bibliometric analysis of the 100 most influential articles on glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) provides valuable insight into the research that has been conducted in this field and highlights the characteristics of the most influential studies.

TL;DR: Telemedicine, pushed to prominence during this COVID-19 pandemic, is a powerful and possibly preferential tool for the future of outpatient neuro-oncologic care.

TL;DR: Operations of COVID-19 positive patients, and emergency cases, where screening can not be obtained, should be performed following level 3 protective measures, and the use of high-speed drills and electrocautery should be reduced to minimize aerosol production.

TL;DR: As expected, large growth in cervical spine surgical volumes is likely to be seen, which could indicate a need for increased numbers of spinal neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons.

TL;DR: Current evidence demonstrates a lack of significant differences in terms of efficacy and safety between BESS and microsurgery.

TL;DR: It is quite possible that this remarkable time period will prompt a critical re-appraisal of the pre-COVID-19 adequacy of educational content in training programs, and that enhanced educational efforts driven by this pandemic may be lasting.

TL;DR: This study highlights the principal white-matter pathways of the ITG and demonstrates key underlying connections through DSI-based fibre tracking and presents a summary of the relevant clinical anatomy for this region of the cerebrum as part of a larger effort to understand it in its entirety.

TL;DR: While various AR systems have been successfully utilized across many neurosurgical disciplines, more research is needed in order to improve accuracy in registration and to assess whether AR-assisted surgery is safe and effective for widespread adoption.

TL;DR: The neurosurgical scientific community has promptly reacted to the COVID-19 outbreak by producing a growing number of documents that could serve as guidance for neurosurgeons all over the world.

TL;DR: Although a rising trend in female authorship of neurosurgical literature has been going on through the last two decades, this advancement could not be regarded satisfactory; as the gender gap in authorship is still excessive.

TL;DR: The challenges that neurosurgeons currently face in relation to the pandemic and are likely to face in the foreseeable future are considered, multifaceted with practical, ethical, legal, and other implications.

TL;DR: ID is a more common surgical complication in ESLD compared to transforaminal approach and should be considered in type 1 to type 3A of dura tear with good prognosis and clinical outcome.

TL;DR: Patients undergoing robot-assisted fusion experienced less intraoperative blood loss and shorter hospitalizations, and the results of this initial experience suggest that an image-guided robotic system may provide similar short-term outcomes compared with freehand instrumentation placement.

TL;DR: The optimization analysis found that including diagrams and explaining the results of hydrocephalus treatment results in a higher audience engagement (in the form of likes, comments and views) than videos that did not.

TL;DR: Future research and more direct quantitative outcome comparisons between standard and VR-supplemented procedures would help provide more direction regarding the feasibility of widespread adoption of VR technology in neurosurgery.