Factors Associated with Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Subdural Hematoma who Underwent 'Burr Hole Craniotomy'.

Background And Objective: Chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH) is frequently encountered in neurosurgical practice. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with the outcome of Burr Hole Craniotomy.

Methods: This study was conducted on 116 patients with CSDH in Be'sat Hospital, an educational hospital, in Kurdistan province, Iran.

Comparing the effects of epidural methylprednisolone acetate injected in patients with pain due to lumbar spinal stenosis or herniated disks: a prospective study.

Objective: Satisfactory results have been seen with epidural steroid injections (ESI) in patients with herniated disks (HD), but the role in lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has been less investigated. We compared long-term effects of ESI in HD and LSS patients.

Methods: In a prospective, single-blind uncontrolled study, 60 patients with radicular pain due to HD (n = 32) or LSS (n = 28) were enrolled over a 9-month period.

Evaluating the prognostic factors effective on the outcome of patients with glioblastoma multiformis: does maximal resection of the tumor lengthen the median survival?

Background: The ETR that should be undertaken in patients with GBM remains controversial. This study aims to reiterate some independent predicting factors and to underscore the role and the ETR in increasing the survival of patients in the situation of developing countries, that is, without preoperative MRI or tractography. The authors submit additional information to be added to the list of CTRs in the management of malignant brain tumors.