Objective Microvascular decompression (MVD) is the standard surgical procedure for patients
with medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has …

Introduction: The aging of the western population and the increased use of oral anticoagulation
(OAC) and antiplatelet drugs (APD) will result in a clinical dilemma on how to balance …

Lesion localization is the basis for understanding neurologic disease, which is predicated
on neuroanatomical knowledge carefully cataloged from histology and imaging atlases. …

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) after a craniotomy is traditionally treated with wound
debridement and disposal of the bone flap, followed by intravenous antibiotics. The goal of …

Study design Retrospective cohort study Objective The aim of this study was to investigate
the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the reoperation rate and cervical sagittal alignment of …

OBJECTIVE Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) is a congenital and developmental abnormality
that results in tonsillar descent 5 mm below the foramen magnum. However, this cutoff …

Objective The histopathology of intramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCT) can be suspected
from the MRI features and characteristics. Ultimately, the confirmation of diagnosis requires …

OBJECTIVE Tethered cord syndrome (TCS) has been well described in pediatric patients.
Many recent reports of TCS in adult patients have grouped retethering patients with newly …

BACKGROUND Chiari Malformation Type I (CM-I) is defined as cerebellar tonsil displacement
more than 5 mm below the foramen magnum. This displacement can alter cerebrospinal …

Objective Endoscopic repair of skull base defects is required following resection of intracranial
pathology via the endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA). Many closure techniques have …