Publications by authors named "Aliakbar Aliasgary"
Role of Statins in the Clinical and Radiologic Outcomes of Patients with Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Undergoing Microsurgery or Endovascular Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mohammad Amin Habibi Seyed Ahmad Naseri Alavi Mohammad Sina Mirjnani Aliakbar Aliasgary Pouria Delbari
World Neurosurg
December 2024
Background: The impact of statin pretreatment on outcomes for patients undergoing endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms remains uncertain. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the efficacy and safety of statins in this population.
Methods: We searched the PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from inception to August 1, 2024.
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- Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) is a technique that focuses high doses of radiation on specific brain areas while protecting surrounding healthy tissue; this study compares the traditional frame-based method to a newer frameless approach for treating brain metastases.
- The research followed systematic review protocols and analyzed 499 studies, narrowing it down to 35 for detailed data assessment, yielding promising overall survival and local control rates for patients undergoing frameless SRS.
- The meta-analysis demonstrated that frameless SRS effectively improves survival and local control for brain metastasis patients, with significant rates such as a 75% 6-month overall survival rate and a 93% local control rate after 6 months.*
Article Synopsis
- Glioma is a common type of brain tumor, and a specific mutation can indicate a better chance of recovery.
- The study used machine learning to analyze data from 22 studies involving over 5,000 patients to see how well it could predict the mutation.
- Results showed that machine learning is quite accurate in predicting the mutation status, but more work is needed to make it even better for doctors to use in treating patients.