Herpes simplex meningitis after vestibular schwannoma surgery: illustrative case.

Background: Herpes is the most common cause of viral encephalitis in the young population. Herpes meningitis following brain surgery is very rare, however. Only a few cases are reported in the literature, and only one concerned an infection after vestibular schwannoma surgery.

Posterior approach for anteriorly located cervical spinal cord hemangioblastomas: technical note.

The surgical management of anteriorly located spinal cord hemangioblastomas remains a challenge. Different approaches have been published, of which the anterior approach seems to be the most obvious and commonly used. A posterior approach might be more suitable in certain patients, especially in cases of cystic hemangioblastomas.

Change in Off-Label Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein in Spine Surgery and Associations with Adverse Outcome.

 Retrospective cohort study.  The U.S.