Volume-staged versus dose-staged stereotactic radiosurgery, with or without embolization, in the treatment of large brain arteriovenous malformations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Objective: While safe and effective modalities exist to treat small arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), large (>10 cm) AVMs remain difficult to cure via surgical or endovascular means. Staged stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), either volume-staged (VS) or dose-staged (DS), has been proposed for large AVMs. The relative efficacy of these two strategies, with or without endovascular embolization, is unclear.

Extent of resection and progression-free survival in vestibular schwannoma: a volumetric analysis.

Objective: To preserve facial nerve function in vestibular schwannoma (VS) microsurgery, some have advocated subtotal resection (STR) if the tumor is densely adherent to a thinned facial nerve. The objective of this study was to determine if residual volume is associated with progression and whether there is a threshold residual volume that should be pursued during STR to prevent recurrence. A secondary objective of this study was to determine whether facial nerve function at last follow-up was associated with extent of resection (EOR).

Supinator to posterior interosseous nerve transfer to restore hand opening in brachial plexus and spinal cord injury: a systematic review and individual patient-data meta-analysis.

Objective: Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) and lower trunk brachial plexus injury (BPI) commonly result in hand paralysis. Although restoring hand function is complex and challenging to achieve, regaining volitional hand control drastically enhances functionality for these patients. The authors aimed to systematically review the outcomes of hand-opening function after supinator to posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) transfer.