Correlation of the clinical rating scale for tremor with a global assessment.

Objective: The Fahn-Tolosa-Marín Clinical Rating Scale for Tremor (CRST) includes three parts (tremor severity, motor task performance, functional disability) and a separate global assessment of impairment completed by both the patient and examiner. Although the CRST is used to determine tremor severity and the efficacy of treatments for tremor, the instrument may not sufficiently capture the patient's perspective. The objective of this study was to determine the association of the CRST subpart and total scores with the global assessment.

The association between surgical start time and spine surgery outcomes.

Objective: Neurosurgical operations, including spine surgeries, often occur outside "normal business hours" due to the urgent or emergent nature of cases. This study investigates the association of surgical start time (SST) with spine surgery outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed using electronic health record data from a multi-hospital academic health system from 2017 to 2024.

Validation of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision-Clinical Modification Diagnostic Code for Essential Tremor.

Background: The positive predictive value (PPV) of the (ICD-9-CM) code for "essential and other specified forms of tremor" in identifying essential tremor (ET) cases was found to be less than 50%. The ability of the ICD-10-CM G25.0 code for "essential tremor" to identify ET has not been determined.

A surgical decision aid for occipital neuralgia with literature review and single center case series.

Background: Occipital neuralgia (ON) is a debilitating headache disorder. Due to the rarity of this disorder and lack of high-level evidence, a clear framework for choosing the optimal surgical approach for medically refractory ON incorporating shared decision making with patients does not exist.

Methods: A literature review of studies reporting pain outcomes of patients who underwent surgical treatment for ON was performed, as well as a retrospective chart review of patients who underwent surgery for ON within our institution.

Effect of Race and Insurance Type on Access to, and Outcomes of, Epilepsy Surgery: A Literature Review.

Background: Despite higher rates of seizure freedom, a large proportion of patients with medically refractory seizures who could benefit from epilepsy surgery do not receive surgical treatment. This literature review describes the association of race and insurance status with epilepsy surgery access and outcomes.

Methods: Searches in Scopus and PubMed databases related to disparities in epilepsy surgery were conducted.

Interhemispheric gravity-assisted approach for microsurgical resection of a splenium arteriovenous malformation.

The parietal interhemispheric approach employing gravity retraction with skeletonization of bridging veins provides an excellent operative window for safe, curative resection of splenial arteriovenous malformations.

Post-operative neurosurgery outcomes by race/ethnicity among enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) participants.

Objective: Prior work reveals that Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs decrease opioid use, improve mobilization, and shorten length of stay (LOS) among patients undergoing spine surgery. The impact of ERAS on outcomes by race/ethnicity is unknown. This study examined outcomes by race/ethnicity among neurosurgical patients enrolled in an ERAS program.

Louise Eisenhardt (1891-1967): World Renowned Neuropathologist, Brain Tumor Registry Director, First Editor-In-Chief of Journal of Neurosurgery, and President of Harvey Cushing Society.

Background: This historical account reviews the course and lasting impact of Dr. Louise Eisenhardt (1891-1967) in neurosurgery.

Method: The writing of this project was sparked by the discovery of original scientific and bibliographical information about Eisenhardt, testimony on personal relationships, and viewpoints after comprehensive compilation of information.

Opioid disposal rates after spine surgery.

Background: Diversion of prescription opioids pills is a significant contributor to opioid misuse and the opioid epidemic. The goal of this study was to determine the frequency and quantity of excess opioid pills among patients undergoing spine surgery. Further, we wanted to determine the frequency of appropriate opioid disposal.

Healthcare Experiences of Transgender People of Color.

Background: Transgender people and racial/ethnic minorities separately report poor healthcare experiences. However, little is known about the healthcare experiences of transgender people of color (TPOC), who are both transgender and racial/ethnic minorities.

Objective: To investigate how TPOC healthcare experiences are shaped by both race/ethnicity and gender identity.

Advancing genetic testing for deafness with genomic technology.

Background: Non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) is the most common sensory impairment in humans. Until recently its extreme genetic heterogeneity precluded comprehensive genetic testing. Using a platform that couples targeted genomic enrichment (TGE) and massively parallel sequencing (MPS) to sequence all exons of all genes implicated in NSHL, we tested 100 persons with presumed genetic NSHL and in so doing established sequencing requirements for maximum sensitivity and defined MPS quality score metrics that obviate Sanger validation of variants.