Endovascular thrombectomy for posterior cerebral artery strokes in the national inpatient sample (EaT PeCANpIeS) study.

Background: Posterior cerebral arteries with acute ischemic strokes (PCA-AISs) comprise around 2% of all acute ischemic strokes and may result in significant long-term deficits. Current guidance regarding endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for PCA-AIS is insufficient as no published randomized trials exist.

Methods: An analysis of the National Inpatient Sample database compared medical management versus EVT for PCA-AIS.

A Plausible Historical and Forensic Account of the Death of Thomas Aquinas.

Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was an influential medieval Christian theologian and arguably one of the greatest scholastic philosophers. He produced more than 60 works in his 48 years, including his magnum opus, the Summa Theologica. The Catholic Church regards him as a canonized saint and one of 37 Doctors of the Church.

Endovascular Management of Pediatric Traumatic Intracranial Pseudoaneurysms: A Systematic Review and Case Series.

Objective: This study aims to systematically review the management and outcomes of pediatric patients who develop intracranial pseudoaneurysm (IPA) following head trauma or iatrogenic injury.

Methods: Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, a systematic literature review was performed. Additionally, a retrospective analysis was conducted on pediatric patients who underwent evaluation and endovascular treatment for IPA originating from head trauma or iatrogenic injury at a single institution.

Feasibility of outpatient robot assisted minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion.

Introduction: Lumbar interbody fusion is a common spine procedure. 199,140 elective lumbar fusions were performed in the United States in 2015. Robot assisted (RA) pedicle screw placement has advanced minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) making short stay transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (TLIF) with same day or next day discharge a possibility for select patients.