Facial nerve palsy after middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: a case report.

Middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) has emerged as a safe and efficacious alternative to surgery for the treatment of new or recurrent chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). Several complications such as facial palsy may suddenly occur even in the absence of evident dangerous anastomoses in the angiogram. We herein present a case-report of left facial nerve palsy after MMAE.

Exoscopic Microsurgery: A Change of Paradigm in Brain Tumor Surgery? Comparison with Standard Operative Microscope.

Background: The exoscope is a high-definition telescope recently introduced in neurosurgery. In the past few years, several reports have described the advantages and disadvantages of such technology. No studies have compared results of surgery with standard microscope and exoscope in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

Fluorescence and Intraoperative Ultrasound as Surgical Adjuncts for Brain Metastases Resection: What Do We Know? A Systematic Review of the Literature.

(1) Background: brain metastases (BMs) are the most common neoplasm of the central nervous system; despite the high incidence of this type of tumour, to date there is no universal consensus on the most effective treatment in patients with BMs, even if surgery still plays a primary role. Despite this, the adjunct systems that help to reach the GTR, which are well structured for other tumour forms such as ultrasound and fluorescence systems, are not yet well employed and standardised in surgical practice. The aim of this review is to provide a picture of the current state-of-art of the roles of iOUS and intraoperative fluorescence to better understand their potential roles as surgical tools.

Perilesional resection technique of glioblastoma: intraoperative ultrasound and histological findings of the resection borders in a single center experience.

Introduction: The surgical goal in glioblastoma treatment is the maximal safe resection of the tumor. Currently the lack of consensus on surgical technique opens different approaches. This study describes the "perilesional technique" and its outcomes in terms of the extent of resection, progression free survival and overall survival.

The "STARS-CASCADE" Study: Virtual Reality Simulation as a New Training Approach in Vascular Neurosurgery.

Objective: Surgical clipping has become a relatively rare procedure in comparison to endovascular exclusion of cerebral aneurysms. Consequently, there is a declining number of cases where young neurosurgeons can practice clipping. For this reason, we investigated the application of a new 3-dimensional (3D) simulation and rehearsal device, Surgical Theater, in vascular neurosurgery.