Publications by authors named "K N Fountas"
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- Chronic subdural hematoma (chSDH) primarily affects older adults, and this study investigates factors that influence its recurrence, particularly focusing on the effectiveness of the single burr hole surgical technique.
- A retrospective analysis involved 166 patients who were categorized into two groups based on hematoma recurrence, revealing a recurrence rate of 7.2% using the single burr hole method, which is lower than some other techniques documented in existing studies.
- Key risk factors for recurrence included the use of anticoagulants, previous brain stroke events, and mixed densities of hematoma on CT scans, with the average recurrence happening about 16 days post-surgery.
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- * A case study of an 85-year-old male shows that initial treatment improved his condition, but subsequent recurrences led to more complicated surgeries and ultimately his death from intraparenchymal bleeding.
- * Key predictors for CSDH recurrence include failure of brain re-expansion and age-related atrophy; high-risk patients may benefit from a comprehensive treatment plan that includes medications and advanced surgical techniques.
The present report describes a patient with spinal cord arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and an associated anterior spinal artery aneurysm presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Diagnostic spinal angiography revealed an intramedullary AVM, located at the T10-T11 level, and a prenidal saccular aneurysm at the junction of the radiculomedullary artery and the anterior spinal axis, fed by the right T8 segmental artery. The patient underwent successful selective coil embolization of the aneurysm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Lobectomy has recently been employed in the management of glioblastoma (GB). Compared to subtotal, gross total and supramarginal resection, lobectomy provides maximum cytoreduction and improves overall survival (OS).
Research Question: The primary aim of this study is to compare lobectomy to other techniques for managing GB in terms of OS and progression-free survival (PFS).
Objectives: The present article aimed to review the safety and the clinical and radiological outcomes of clipped ruptured and unruptured anterior circulation aneurysms.
Materials And Methods: The study investigated the relative articles involving the outcome after surgical management of ruptures versus unruptured anterior circulation aneurysms through electronic databases from January 1980 to January 2023. The primary outcomes were mortality and modified Rankin scale (mRS) >3.