Maryam Fotouhi, Ataollah Shahbandi, Fardin Samadi Khoshe Mehr, Mahdi Mohammadzadeh Shahla, Seyed Mobin Nouredini, Samuel B Kankam, MirHojjat Khorasanizadeh, Lola B Chambless
{"title":"Application of radiomics for diagnosis, subtyping, and prognostication of medulloblastomas: a systematic review.","authors":"Maryam Fotouhi, Ataollah Shahbandi, Fardin Samadi Khoshe Mehr, Mahdi Mohammadzadeh Shahla, Seyed Mobin Nouredini, Samuel B Kankam, MirHojjat Khorasanizadeh, Lola B Chambless","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03060-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-03060-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Applications of radiomics for clinical management of medulloblastomas are expanding. This systematic review aims to aggregate and overview the current role of radiomics in the diagnosis, subtyping, and prognostication of medulloblastomas. The present systematic review was performed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. PubMed/MEDLINE were searched using a standardized search term. Articles found within the database from the inception until November 2022 were considered for screening. Retrieved records were screened independently by two authors based on their titles and abstracts. The full text of selected articles was reviewed to finalize the eligibility. Due to the heterogeneity of included studies, no formal data synthesis was conducted. Of the 249 screened citations, 21 studies were included and analyzed. Radiomics demonstrated promising performance for discriminating medulloblastomas from other posterior fossa tumors, particularly ependymomas and pilocytic astrocytomas. It was also efficacious in determining the subtype (i.e., WNT+, SHH+, group 3, and group 4) of medulloblastomas non-invasively. Regarding prognostication, radiomics exhibited some ability to predict overall survival and progression-free survival of patients with medulloblastomas. Our systematic review revealed that radiomics represents a promising tool for diagnosis and prognostication of medulloblastomas. Further prospective research measuring the clinical value of radiomics in this setting is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"827"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefano Telera, Luigino Tosatto, Roberto Colasanti, Andrea Pace, Veronica Villani, Fabrizio Rasile, Mario Lecce, Francesco Crispo, Laura Marucci, Alessia Farneti, Mariantonia Carosi, Mariangela Novello, Francesca Romana Giordano, Isabella Sperduti, Roberto Gazzeri
{"title":"The role of surgery in recurrent local cerebral metastases: a multi-institutional retrospective analysis.","authors":"Stefano Telera, Luigino Tosatto, Roberto Colasanti, Andrea Pace, Veronica Villani, Fabrizio Rasile, Mario Lecce, Francesco Crispo, Laura Marucci, Alessia Farneti, Mariantonia Carosi, Mariangela Novello, Francesca Romana Giordano, Isabella Sperduti, Roberto Gazzeri","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03063-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-03063-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Local recurrent brain metastases are defined as lesions that recur in the brain at the same site after a previous local therapy. In patients already submitted to surgery, a second operation may be potentially challenging due to scar formation, infiltration of cerebral vessels or eloquent brain areas and local effect of previous radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to retrospectively review the results and complications of a second surgical treatment in a series of local recurrent lesions and to review the literature on this topic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>37 patients submitted to surgery for a local, histologically confirmed, recurrent brain metastases between 2000 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed with respect to the following parameters: age, histology, anatomic location, time to recurrence, previous radiotherapy, size of recurrent tumors, preoperative and postoperative Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score, recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) class and graded prognostic assessment (GPA) score, surgery-related complications and the presence of further cerebral metastases. Overall survival (OS) was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. A multivariate Cox proportional hazard model was developed using stepwise regression (forwards selection) with predictive variables that were significant in the univariate analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A significant improvement of post-operative KPS status was obtained after second surgery. At multivariate analysis better results in terms of OS were achieved in patients with a pre-operative KPS ≥ 70 and in patients who had received radiotherapy after the initial surgery. No significant postoperative complications related to previous treatments were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Surgical resection of local recurrent brain metastases may improve patients ́ neurologic conditions allowing more time for systemic therapies to act with a low incidence of surgery-related morbidity and mortality. However, careful patient selection with a fair pre-operative clinical status seems mandatory to achieve the best post-operative results, since uniform treatment-paradigms cannot be established yet, due to the highly heterogeneous patient cohort.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"826"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142522512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robert Mertens, Stefan Wolf, Lars Wessels, Nils Hecht, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Florian Ringel, Veit Rohde, Peter Vajkoczy
{"title":"Role of clipping in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a post hoc analysis of the Earlydrain trial.","authors":"Robert Mertens, Stefan Wolf, Lars Wessels, Nils Hecht, Jens Gempt, Bernhard Meyer, Florian Ringel, Veit Rohde, Peter Vajkoczy","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03057-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-03057-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The choice between clipping and coiling of ruptured cerebral aneurysms in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remains controversial. The recently published Earlydrain trial provides the opportunity to analyze the latest clip-to-coil ratio in German-speaking countries and to evaluate vasospasm incidence and explorative outcome measures in both treatment modalities. We performed a post hoc analysis of the Earlydrain trial, a multicenter randomized controlled trial investigating the use of an additional lumbar drain in aneurysmal SAH. The decision whether to clip or to coil the ruptured aneurysm was left to the discretion of the participating centers, providing a real-world insight into current aneurysm treatment strategies. Earlydrain was performed in 19 centers in Germany, Switzerland, and Canada, recruiting 287 patients with aneurysmal SAH of all severity grades. Of these, 140 patients (49%) received clipping and 147 patients (51%) coiling. Age and clinical severity based on Hunt-Hess/WFNS grades and radiological criteria were similar. Clipping was more frequently used for anterior circulation aneurysms (55%), whereas posterior circulation aneurysms were mostly coiled (86%, p < 0.001). In high-volume recruiting centers, 56% of patients were treated with clipping, compared to 38% in other centers. A per-year analysis showed a stable and balanced clipping/coiling ratio over time. Regarding vasospasm, 60% of clipped versus 43% of coiled patients showed elevated transcranial Doppler criteria (p = 0.007), reflected in angiographic vasospasm rates (51% vs. 38%, p = 0.03). In contrast to the Earlydrain main results establishing the superiority of an additional lumbar drain, explorative outcomes after clipping and coiling measured by secondary infarctions, mortality, modified Rankin Score, Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended, or Barthel-Index showed no significant differences after discharge and at six months. In clinical practice, aneurysm clipping is still a frequently used method in aneurysmal SAH. Apart from a higher rate of vasospasm in the clipping group, an exploratory outcome analysis showed no difference between the two treatment methods. Further development of periprocedural treatment modalities for clipped ruptured aneurysms to reduce vasospasm is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"824"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11511723/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qingyuan Liu, Zheng Wen, Jun Wu, Yi Yang, Shuo Wang, Zhi Li
{"title":"Concurrent fibrous dysplasia is associated with a high incidence of cystic formation in vestibular schwannomas.","authors":"Qingyuan Liu, Zheng Wen, Jun Wu, Yi Yang, Shuo Wang, Zhi Li","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03061-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-03061-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a rare hereditary bone disorder, typically accompanied by a seemingly-high percentage of cystic changes in central nerve system tumors. This study aimed to investigate the associations between concurrent FD lesions and the cystic formation of vestibular schwannoma (VS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with VSs in our institution from January 2020 to September 2022 were retrospectively included. Based on the contrasted MRI, VSs were grouped as the cystic and solid type. Concurrent FD was diagnosed based on the radiological findings. A logistic analysis was applied to investigate the relationship between concurrent FD and cystic VSs. The effect of the interaction between gender and concurrent FD on the cystic formation of VSs was further analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The current study included 1255 patients with VSs (681 females with a median age of 47 years). Of them, 142 (11.3%) were with cystic VSs. A higher percentage of cystic VSs was observed in female patients (P = 0.021), patients with concurrent FDs (P < 0.001) and those with a larger VS volume (P < 0.001). An increasing trend in percentage of cystic VSs was found among patients with from 0 to ≥ 3 FD lesions (P for trend as < 0.001). A multivariate logistic analysis identified concurrent FD (odds ratio, 6.58; 95%CI, 1.66-26.09; P = 0.007) and VS volume (odds ratio, 1.55; 95%CI, 1.66-1.70; P < 0.001) as independent risk factors related to the cystic formation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Concurrent FD is associated with a high incidence of cystic formation in VSs, which provides a new breakthrough point to investigate the underlying mechanism of cystic formation of VSs.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"820"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Twelve-year experience of pineal region meningiomas: long-term outcomes of maximal safe resection.","authors":"Wenbo He, Zhouhaoran Chen, Chongxi Xu, Jingxuan Hou, Yuchen Chen, Datong Zheng, Jianguo Xu, Yu Hu","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03069-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-03069-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this research was to summarize the clinical and prognostic features of pineal region meningiomas, evaluate treatment strategies and long-term prognoses, and improve the management of pineal region meningiomas. We retrospectively studied the data of 37 patients who received surgical resection for pineal region meningiomas at West China Hospital of Sichuan University from 2009 to 2021. Adjuvant gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) was conducted according to the extent of resection (EOR). Progression-free survival (PFS), Karnofsky performance status (KPS) scores and recovery of neurological function were adopted to assess a comprehensive management strategy for pineal region meningiomas. The most common symptom was headache associated with intracranial hypertension (75.7%). The occipital transtentorial approach (40.5%) and supracerebellar infratentorial approach (29.7%) were performed in most cases. Gross total resection (GTR) was achieved in 27 patients (73.0%) and the remaining patients were treated with subtotal resection (STR) combined with postoperative GKRS. With a mean follow-up period of 87.0 months, the progression rate was 10.0%, the 5-year PFS rate was 92.9%, and the ΔKPS was 16.3. Multivariate analysis revealed that the STR + GKRS and supracerebellar infratentorial approach were beneficial to the recovery of quality of life of patients. Pineal region meningiomas are sporadic but challenging. It is necessary to select the most appropriate surgical approach, EOR, and hydrocephalus treatment strategy for patients with pineal region meningiomas. Maximal safe resection to protect neurovascular function combined with postoperative GKRS can significantly improve the quality of life of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"822"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mehmet Zileli, Corinna Zygourakis, Tianyi Niu, Ziya Gokaslan, Nikolay Peev, Salman Sharif, Sandeep Vaishya, Onur Yaman, Francesco Costa, Mirza Pojskic
{"title":"Surgical options for metastatic spine tumors: WFNS spine committee recommendations.","authors":"Mehmet Zileli, Corinna Zygourakis, Tianyi Niu, Ziya Gokaslan, Nikolay Peev, Salman Sharif, Sandeep Vaishya, Onur Yaman, Francesco Costa, Mirza Pojskic","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-02949-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-02949-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Surgical treatments for metastatic spine tumors have evolved tremendously over the last decade. Improvements in immunotherapies and other medical treatments have led to longer life expectancy in cancer patients. This, in turn, has led to an increase in the incidence of metastatic spine tumors. Spine metastases remain the most common type of spine tumor. In this study, we systematically reviewed all available literature on metastatic spine tumors and spinal instability within the last decade. We also performed further systematic reviews on cervical metastatic tumors, thoracolumbar metastatic tumors, and minimally invasive surgery in metastatic spine tumors. Lastly, the results from the systematic reviews were presented to an expert panel at the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) meeting, and their consensus was also presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"821"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rahul Kumar, Michelle W McQuinn, Alexander B Pais, Kai J Miller, Terry C Burns, Lucas P Carlstrom
{"title":"Comparison of diagnostic yields, operative times, and post-operative hemorrhage between twist drill versus burr hole craniotomy approaches for stereotactic needle brain biopsy.","authors":"Rahul Kumar, Michelle W McQuinn, Alexander B Pais, Kai J Miller, Terry C Burns, Lucas P Carlstrom","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03015-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-03015-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Stereotactic frameless needle brain biopsy is a common neurosurgical procedure performed via twist drill or open burr hole approaches. We aim to compare diagnostic yields and surgical outcomes to delineate the safety and efficacy of both approaches. A retrospective database of all stereotactic needle biopsy procedures performed at a single institution over 30 months was conglomerated. Demographics, medical comorbidities, operative details/complications, immediate post-operative imaging, and pathology were abstracted. Two hundred and twenty-five needle biopsies were identified, of which 165 (73.3%) were open, and 60 (26.7%) were twist drill. Diagnostic pathology yield rates between open (84.8%) and twist drill (93.3%) approaches were similar (p = 0.15), with a median of 4 cores taken in each (p = 0.30). Diagnostic tissue yields with an intra-operative pause for pathology confirmation was 90.4% compared to 79.1% without pause (p = 0.036, OR 2.49). Median operative times for open versus twist drill procedures were 68.0 min (IQR 49-83) versus 35.5 min (IQR 26-54), respectively (Wilcoxon p < 0.001), which remained significant after controlling for awaiting intraoperative pathology using bivariable linear modeling (p < 0.001). Intraoperative bleeding through the needle cannula was noted in 22 patients (9.8%), including eight twist drill (13.3%) and 14 open needles (8.5%). Of 197 cases (87.6%) with post-operative cranial imaging (CT/MRI), 90 (45.7%) demonstrated some degree of post-operative hemorrhage characterized as superficial (n = 10, 11.1%), deep/intralesional (n = 64, 71.1%) bleeding, or both (n = 16, 17.9%). Bleeding rates between open (46.7%) and twist drill (43.3%) approaches were similar (p = 0.78). Post-operative clinical decline or neurological change was noted in 9 patients (4.0%), including one twist drill (1.7%) and eight open needles (4.8%), among which 7 (78%) had deep blood products identified on post-operative imaging. Stereotactic needle biopsy via twist drill approach has similar diagnostic yield rates, asymptomatic bleeding rates, and post-operative complications with significantly shorter operative time and smaller incision size than conventional open burr hole needle biopsy. Using intra-operative frozen histopathology for presumed sufficient diagnostic tissue may improve final pathologic diagnostic rates regardless of approach technique.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"819"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrea Bianconi, Roberto Presta, Pietro La Cava, Raffaele De Marco, Pietro Zeppa, Paola Lacroce, Margherita Castaldo, Francesco Bruno, Alessia Pellerino, Roberta Rudà, Antonio Melcarne, Diego Garbossa, Mario Bo, Fabio Cofano
{"title":"A novel scoring system proposal to guide surgical treatment indications for high grade gliomas in elderly patients: DAK-75.","authors":"Andrea Bianconi, Roberto Presta, Pietro La Cava, Raffaele De Marco, Pietro Zeppa, Paola Lacroce, Margherita Castaldo, Francesco Bruno, Alessia Pellerino, Roberta Rudà, Antonio Melcarne, Diego Garbossa, Mario Bo, Fabio Cofano","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03052-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10143-024-03052-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-grade gliomas are the most prevalent neurooncological desease in adults, their incidence increases with age, peaking in the seventh decade. This paper aims to address how to select patients for surgical resection by identifying pre-surgical predictors of 12-month mortality in newly diagnosed HGG patients aged ≥ 75 years. A prognostic score will be proposed to guide surgical decisions based on expected survival. Retrospective observational single-center cohort study was carried out at the \"Città della Salute e della Scienza-Molinette\" University Hospital in Turin, Italy. All consecutive patients aged ≥ 75 years newly diagnosed with HGG were included, regardless of whether they underwent surgical resection. Clinical, radiological, histological and molecular data were collected.Variables potentially available at the time of diagnosis were considered to develop a multivariable logistic regression predictive model, with 12-months overall survival as the dependent variable. 102 patients aged 75 years or older received a new diagnosis of high-grade glioma, of whom 68 underwent surgical resection. Patients undergoing surgery were slightly younger (76.9 vs 79.0 years, p = 0.007) and had better performance status (median KPS 80 vs 70). Most tumors undergoing surgery were localized in cortical or subcortical non-motor areas (p < 0.001) and less frequently deep-seated (p = 0.023) or multifocal (p < 0.001). A predictive model, the DAK-75 score, was developed: the AUROC of the final model was 0.822 (95% CI 0.741-0.902). The score includes clinical presentation, tumor location, and KPS, ranging from 0 to 20, categorizing risk scores into low-risk and high-risk groups (< or > 8). Higher scores corresponded to fewer surgical patients and higher one-year mortality rates (92.2% vs 47.1%, p < 0.001). DAK-75 score may represent a valuable tool in the decision-making process for neurosurgical intervention in elderly patients diagnosed with HGG. Further studies are needed to externally and prospectively validate the scoring system.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"823"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael J Ortiz Torres, Kaushik Ravipati, Farhan Siddiq, Caitlyn J Smith, Kiersten Norby, Jamir Pleitez, Walter Galicich, Thomas Bergman, Christopher Roark
{"title":"Outcomes for standalone anterolateral corpectomy for thoracolumbar burst fractures.","authors":"Michael J Ortiz Torres, Kaushik Ravipati, Farhan Siddiq, Caitlyn J Smith, Kiersten Norby, Jamir Pleitez, Walter Galicich, Thomas Bergman, Christopher Roark","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03049-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10143-024-03049-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a paucity of data available on the context preceding anterior fusion failure or the need for a posterior fusion, the timing of the second operation, or any correlation between the different instrumentation and failure rates. A retrospective chart review was performed of 131 identified patients who underwent anterolateral corpectomy and fusion for a thoracolumbar burst fracture from 2000 to 2012 in a single institution. 96 patients had clinical and radiographic follow up of greater than two months. Mean kyphosis correction from preoperative (14.1°) to postoperative kyphosis (6.3°) was 7.7° and 37% had loss of kyphotic correction at follow-up. In a univariate analysis, use of a bone strut graft (OR 3.2, p = 0.01), point-loaded graft position (OR 4.9, p = 0.005), end plate damage/subsidence (OR 6.7, p < 0.0001), and graft to endplate width ratio of ≤ 45% on AP x-ray (OR 3.0, p = 0.02) were associated with loss of kyphotic correction. 41% demonstrated scoliosis of ≥ 5° at follow-up. Graft location towards the left of midline (OR 8.6, p < 0.0001), point-loaded graft position (OR 3.8, p = 0.01), and end plate damage/subsidence (OR 5.5, p = 0.0001) were also associated with scoliosis at the time of final follow-up. Five patients required posterior fusion and fifteen patients continued to have daily pain, only one of which was determined to be related to kyphosis. Use of a bone strut graft versus expandable cage, graft location, graft position, presence of early or late subsidence and width of the graft may be associated with loss of kyphotic correction and scoliosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"816"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors on the recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Farid Moradi, Benson Joseph, Donya Ebrahimitabar, Hooman Ghasemi, Aida Jarahi, Ehsan Alimohammadi","doi":"10.1007/s10143-024-03068-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10143-024-03068-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This meta-analysis seeks to investigate the effects of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitors on the recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH). Following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, this study conducted a comprehensive online search across various databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane, without time restrictions. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full texts based on predetermined criteria, resolving any discrepancies through discussion or consultation with a third reviewer. The quality and risk of bias of the included studies were assessed using the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) and Cochrane's tool for evaluating risk of bias in randomized controlled trials. Six studies aligned with the study objectives were included after a systematic search across 6 databases. The RAAS inhibitors group comprised 404 participants, while the control or placebo group included 1828 participants. Analysis for publication bias using the Egger test indicated no bias in the studies (P = 0.151). The odds ratio for cSDH recurrence with RAAS inhibitor use compared to non-use was reported as OR = 1.06; confidence interval 0.6-1.893, p-value = 0.818, showing no significant association between RAAS inhibitor use and cSDH recurrence. The results suggest no significant link between RAAS inhibitor use and cSDH recurrence. However, due to the limited number and design of studies, as well as the lack of clinical trials, further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of this treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":19184,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgical Review","volume":"47 1","pages":"818"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}