A prospective randomized study comparing retractor-endoscopic vs. open release of carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel syndromes.

Objective: To evaluate the neurological and neurophysiological outcomes of retractor-endoscopic versus open release in carpal tunnel syndrome (rCTS and oCTS, respectively) and cubital tunnel syndrome (rCbTS and oCbTS, respectively) at 3- and 12-month follow-up.

Methods: Between 2013 and 2017, 80 patients were prospectively blindly randomized. McGowan scores were used for preoperative grading and outcomes were assessed using a modified Bishop rating system (BRS).

Procedural Outcome Following Stent-Assisted Coiling for Wide-Necked Aneurysms Using Three Different Stent Models: A Single-Center Experience.

Previous case series have described the safety and efficacy of different stent models for stent-assisted aneurysm coiling (SAC), but comparative analyses of procedural results are limited. This study investigates the procedural outcome and safety of three different stent models (Atlas™, LEO+™ (Baby) and Enterprise™) in the setting of elective SAC treated at a tertiary neuro-endovascular center. We retrospectively reviewed all consecutively treated patients that received endovascular SAC for intracranial aneurysms between 1 July 2013 and 31 March 2020, excluding all emergency angiographies for acute subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Transcranial Doppler Sonography Defined Vasospasm, Ischemic Brain Lesions, and Delayed Ischemic Neurological Deficit in Younger and Elderly Patients after Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.

Background: Vasospasm, delayed ischemic neurologic deficit (DIND), and ischemic brain lesions after acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to analyze age cutoffs for vasospasm, DIND, and ischemic brain lesions after SAH.

Methods: This study included 292 aneurysmal SAH patients from January 2005 to December 2015.

Serum Cortisol as an Early Biomarker of Cardiopulmonary Parameters Within the First 24 Hours After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Objective: Cardiopulmonary complications/stress are well-known phenomena in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) and might be associated with an elevated serum troponin I (TNI) level. Since the glucocorticoid hormone cortisol is released during stress situations, the present study was conducted to investigate the influence of serum cortisol (SC) on cardiac and pulmonary parameters in patients after aSAH within the first 24 hours of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of 104 patients with aSAH admitted to our emergency department between January 2008 and April 2017.

Placement of External Ventricular Drain: Comparison of Two Methods.

Background:  Insertion of a frontal external ventricular drain (EVD) is a common emergency procedure in neurosurgery. Malpositioning of the EVD and/or triggering a new intracerebral or intraventricular hemorrhage (nICVH) are typical complications. The standard procedure (SP) uses a tape measure to identify the Kocher's point for placement of a frontal burr hole.