Surgical Management of Aneurysmal Hematomas in the Presence of Brain Herniation on Arrival: A Single-Center Case Series Analysis.

Objectives: To assess the outcomes in aggressively treated patients with aneurysmal intracerebral hematoma (ICH) and signs of brain herniation, and to investigate possible predictive factors.

Methods: This retrospective study included 43 patients with aneurysmal ICH who presented to the Emergency Department with brain herniation and received aggressive surgical treatment between 2008 and 2016. Emergency surgical clipping, hematoma removal, and external decompression were combined as an aggressive surgical treatment.

Microsurgical Outcomes of Secondary Epilepsy from Hippocampal Lesions: A Report of 56 Cases and Literature Review.

Aim: To explore the treatment efficacy of microsurgery for secondary epilepsy from hippocampal lesions.

Material And Methods: The clinical data, pathological findings, surgical methods and surgical outcomes of 56 patients with secondary epilepsy from hippocampal lesions were retrospectively analyzed.

Results: Postoperative pathological examinations confirmed that 27 patients had gliomas, 17 patients had vascular malformations and 12 patients had hippocampal sclerosis.

Correlations of ANP genetic polymorphisms and serum levels with ischemic stroke risk: a meta-analysis.

Aims: This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the correlations between atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) genetic polymorphism and its serum ANP levels with the risk of ischemic stroke.

Methods: The PubMed, CISCOM, CINAHL, Web of Science, Google Scholar, EBSCO, Cochrane Library, and CBM databases were searched for relevant articles published before October 1st, 2013 without language restrictions. Meta-analysis was conducted using the STATA 12.

Microsurgical management of bronchogenic cysts in the thalamus: an illustrative case and literature review.

Intracranial bronchogenic cysts are extremely rare. This is the first reported case of a bronchogenic cyst arising from the thalamus. Complete microsurgical resection was undertaken.

Microsurgical management of giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the scalp: two case reports and a literature review.

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the scalp are rare lesions of the nervous system. Only 14 cases have been reported to date. The field of neurosurgery has struggled with diagnosing and treating these tumors.