SARS-CoV-2 mediated neuroinflammation and the impact of COVID-19 in neurological disorders

N Amruta, WH Chastain, M Paz, RJ Solch… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that severely affects the respiratory system, is the cause
of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is projected to result in the deaths of 2 million people …

Changes in the quality of cancer care as assessed through performance indicators during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a scoping review

AS Carvalho, Ó Brito Fernandes, M de Lange… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cancer comprises a high burden on health systems. Performance indicators
monitoring cancer outcomes are routinely used in OECD countries. However, the …

Treatment of high-grade glioma patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on overall survival, tumor size and delay of treatment

M Mischkulnig, B Hopp, LI Wadiura, F Khalaveh… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Throughout the last years, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
posed a major challenge to the optimal and timely treatment of neurooncological patients …

Impact of COVID‐19 lockdown measures on oncological surgical activity: analysis of the surgical pathology caseload of a tertiary referral hospital in Northwestern Italy

E Vissio, EC Falco, G Collemi, F Borella… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Italy was severely affected by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. Our Institution, Piedmont's largest tertiary …

Determining Contemporary Barriers to Effective Multidisciplinary Team Meetings in Neurological Surgery: A Review of the Literature

MC Anokwute, V Preda, A Di Ieva - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The integration of multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) for neurosurgical care
has been accepted worldwide. Our objective was to review the literature for the limiting …

Variation in postoperative outcomes of patients with intracranial tumors: insights from a prospective international cohort study during the COVID-19 pandemic

MTC Poon, RJ Piper, N Thango, DM Fountain… - Neuro …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background This study assessed the international variation in surgical neuro-oncology
practice and 30-day outcomes of patients who had surgery for an intracranial tumor during …

CovidNeuroOnc: A UK multicenter, prospective cohort study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the neuro-oncology service

DM Fountain, RJ Piper, MTC Poon… - Neuro-oncology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected cancer services. Our
objective was to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on decision making and the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of brain tumor surgeries in Poland: A national database study

D Szarek, G Miękisiak, T Szmuda, J Fercho… - Adv Clin Exp …, 2023 - advances.umw.edu.pl
Background. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has greatly affected the
treatment of most medical conditions. In particular, the treatment of seriously ill patients had …

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Incidence and Observed Survival of Malignant Brain Tumors in Belgium

T Tambuyzer, D Vanhauwaert, T Boterberg… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A decline in cancer diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic has been
reported in many countries, including Belgium. Most of these reports focus on cancers with …

[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus disease-19 is associated with decreased treatment access and worsened outcomes in malignant brain tumor patients

KQT Liu, J Dallas, TA Wenger, H Richards… - Surgical Neurology …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The global coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in
procedural delays around the world; however, timely and aggressive surgical resection for …