Scalp nerve block alleviates headaches associated with sonication during transcranial magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Imaging, Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Biophysics,
headache   magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound   scalp nerve block  

In this academic paper, the authors attempt to address the common headache complication during magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (mrgFUS) treatment. Headache is a common complication, and in severe cases, it may even cause patients to be unable to tolerate ultrasound radiation and terminate the treatment. There is currently no establishe...

55-year follow-up of the first adult patient with craniopharyngioma treated with gamma knife radiosurgery

Medicine, Endocrinology, Neurology, Neurosurgery,
craniopharyngioma   radiosurgery   long-term follow-up  

This is a report on the 55-year follow-up of the first case of a craniopharyngioma patient who underwent gamma knife radiosurgery. The article details the medical history, diagnosis process, gamma knife surgery details, as well as the 55-year follow-up with multiple treatments, providing a comprehensive overview of the patient’s long medical journe...

Effective and Successful Control of Symptomatic Vertebral Hemangiomas with Epidural Extension Using Stereotactic Spine Radiosurgery

Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery,
vertebral hemangioma   epidural extension   stereotactic radiosurgery  

Vertebral hemangiomas are the most common primary tumors of the spine. Most vertebral hemangiomas are asymptomatic benign lesions, but in a few cases, if the mass grows and extends into the epidural space, compressing the spinal cord or nerve roots, it may lead to neurological symptoms such as pain, sensory abnormalities, or motor deficits. The tre...

Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Patients with Stroke Presenting with Low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score in Early and Late Time Windows

Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Anesthesiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Medical Imaging, Cardiovascular System,
mechanical thrombectomy   stroke   time window   CT score   outcomes  

Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke Patients with Low Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score Background Acute ischemic stroke is a life-threatening disease, and large vessel occlusion is one of the major causes of severe disability. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke, with multiple cli...

Patterns of Sagittal Imbalance in Degenerative Kyphosis and Its Implication on Postoperative Mechanical Failure

Patterns of Sagittal Imbalance in Degenerative Kyphosis and Its Implication on Postoperative Mechanical Failure

Medicine, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery,
degenerative kyphosis   sagittal imbalance   mechanical complication   classification   surgical risk  

Sagittal Imbalance Patterns in Degenerative Kyphosis of the Lumbar or Thoracolumbar Spine and Their Impact on Postoperative Complications Research Background Degenerative kyphosis (DK) is the most common type of spinal deformity in the elderly. Sagittal imbalance is a typical radiological feature of DK and is associated with a severe decline in qua...

Caudal Agenesis: Classification Based on the Pathoembryogenesis of the Spinal Cord

Medicine, Orthopedics, Neurology, Neurosurgery,
caudal agenesis   failure of secondary neurulation   spinal cord malformation  

This is a report on a new classification method for caudal agenesis: Caudal agenesis is a congenital disorder characterized by the absence of lower vertebrae. Previous classifications of caudal agenesis were primarily based on the level of bony deficiency or the position of the terminal spinal cord, but there has been debate as to whether these cla...