The value of extent of resection of glioblastomas: clinical evidence and current approach

JP Almeida, KL Chaichana, J Rincon-Torroella… - Current neurology and …, 2015 - Springer
Glioblastomas (GBM), one of the most common tumors of the central nervous system, are
associated with poor prognosis, even with all the scientific development of the last decades …

Hydatid disease of the brain and spine

LC Padayachy, MM Ozek - Child's Nervous System, 2023 - Springer
Hydatid disease of the central nervous system is relatively rare and comprises about 2–3%
of all the hydatid cyst cases reported in the world. Spinal hydatid disease is an even rarer …

Application of intraoperative ultrasound in neurosurgery for hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage

M Gong, H Zhang, Z Shi, Q Yuan, X Su - Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the clinical significance of intraoperative ultrasound in neurosurgery for
hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods Patients with hypertensive ICH who …

Operating environment for awake brain surgery–Choice of tests

M Wager, P Rigoard, C Bouyer, V Baudiffier, V Stal… - Neurochirurgie, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction The indication for awake brain surgery depends on a prerequisite, ie
recognition that the brain area concerned is truly eloquent, and identification of one or more …

Surgical treatment of post-infectious hydrocephalus in infants

L Padayachy, L Ford, N Dlamini, A Mazwi - Child's Nervous System, 2021 - Springer
The management of post-infective hydrocephalus in infants remains a challenging task for
the pediatric neurosurgeon. The decision-making curve is often complex in that appropriate …

Role of intraoperative ultrasound and MRI to aid grade of resection of pediatric low-grade gliomas: accumulated experience from 4 centers

S Dietvorst, A Narayan, C Agbor, D Hennigan… - Child's Nervous …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGG) are the most common brain tumors in children
and achieving complete resection (CR) in pLGG is the most important prognostic factor …

Portable ultrasound-guided Trans-sylvian minimally invasive intracerebral hemorrhage surgery: how I do it

L Shen, A Wang, R Qin, T Xu - Acta Neurochirurgica, 2024 - Springer
Background Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a common neurosurgical emergency with
high morbidity and mortality. The trans-sylvian microsurgical evacuation of ICH in the basal …

The role of stereotactic biopsy in brain metastases

KH Kenny, AR Patel, NS Moss - Neurosurgery Clinics, 2020 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Brain metastases (BrM) are the most common brain tumor in adults, affecting some 8 to 14
people per 100,000 population, and up to 20% of patients with cancer will develop clinically …

Multimodality Structural and Functional Monitoring in Brain Tumor Surgery: The Role of IONM and IOUS

L Padayachy, F Prada - … and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery: Volume …, 2024 - Springer
Brain tumor surgery represents the pinnacle of technical and technological advances in the
neurosurgery. The goal remains optimized extent of resection with preservation of …

Emergency intraoperative ultrasound for the neurosurgical trainee

P Brandis, S Hall, H Bulstrode, P Nichols… - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of intraoperative ultrasound in emergency cranial neurosurgical procedures is not
well described. It may improve surgical outcomes and is useful when other neuro-navigation …