NeurosurgeryPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003202
Ali Aamir, M Marzia Noor, Sabrina Rahman, Robert Ahmed Khan, Md Moshiur Rahman
{"title":"Letter: Collaborative Initiatives in Neurosurgery Research and Publications Between High-Income and Low/Middle-Income Countries: A Bibliometric Analysis.","authors":"Ali Aamir, M Marzia Noor, Sabrina Rahman, Robert Ahmed Khan, Md Moshiur Rahman","doi":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19276,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurosurgeryPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003209
Joshua A Cuoco, Mark R Witcher
{"title":"In Reply: Spinal Intradural Arachnoid Cysts in Adults: An Institutional Experience and Literature Review.","authors":"Joshua A Cuoco, Mark R Witcher","doi":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003209","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19276,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142372426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurosurgeryPub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003203
Alice Jacqueline Jelmoni, Delia Cannizzaro, Daniel Uralov, Francesca Totis, Adrian Safa, Ismail Zaed, Asra Al Fauzi, Tariq Khan, Ignatius N Esene, Angelos Kolias, Claire Karekezi, Peter Hutchinson, Franco Servadei
{"title":"In Reply: Collaborative Initiatives in Neurosurgery Research and Publications Between High-Income and Low/Middle-Income Countries: A Bibliometric Analysis.","authors":"Alice Jacqueline Jelmoni, Delia Cannizzaro, Daniel Uralov, Francesca Totis, Adrian Safa, Ismail Zaed, Asra Al Fauzi, Tariq Khan, Ignatius N Esene, Angelos Kolias, Claire Karekezi, Peter Hutchinson, Franco Servadei","doi":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003203","DOIUrl":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003203","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19276,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142365836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Risk Factors for In-Stent Stenosis After Flow Diverter Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 2350 Patients.","authors":"Arevik Abramyan, Sudipta Roychowdhury, Natalia Tarasova, Georgios Sioutas, Mena Samaan, Sherry Mangla, Srihari Sundararajan, Gaurav Gupta","doi":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003193","DOIUrl":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003193","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Recent advances in flow diverter (FD) therapy for intracranial aneurysms have highlighted the need to evaluate risk factors for in-stent stenosis (ISS), a potentially serious complication. This meta-analysis aims to identify risk factors associated with an increased risk of ISS after FD treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and SCOPUS databases were systematically searched for studies reporting ISS rates and risk factors after FD therapy for intracranial aneurysms. Odds ratios were calculated using random-effects models to assess potential risk factors associated with ISS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten studies involving 2350 patients with 2441 aneurysms were included. Younger age (P = .006) and male sex (P = .003) were associated with higher ISS risk. Smoking also increased the risk (P = .02). Aneurysm location in the posterior circulation (P < .00001) and fusiform morphology (P < .00001) were significant risk factors for ISS, as were ruptured aneurysms (P = .05). Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, allergies, and alcohol abuse, as well as aneurysm size, neck width, and parent artery diameter, did not affect ISS risk. Procedural factors like balloon angioplasty, multiple FDs, or FD/coil combinations were not significantly associated with ISS.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This meta-analysis identified both nonmodifiable (younger age, male sex) and modifiable (smoking) patient factors, as well as high-risk aneurysm characteristics (posterior circulation, fusiform, ruptured), associated with an increased risk of ISS after FD treatment. These findings highlight the importance of tailored monitoring and management approaches for optimizing outcomes in FD therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19276,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurosurgeryPub Date : 2024-10-02DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003184
Pui Man Rosalind Lai, Maggie Beazer, Kai U Frerichs, Nirav J Patel, M Ali Aziz-Sultan, Rose Du
{"title":"Association Between Moyamoya Revascularization Surgery and Neurologic Events During Pregnancy: Systematic Review.","authors":"Pui Man Rosalind Lai, Maggie Beazer, Kai U Frerichs, Nirav J Patel, M Ali Aziz-Sultan, Rose Du","doi":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003184","DOIUrl":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>The management of moyamoya disease during pregnancy and recommendations for the mode of delivery remain controversial. We investigated factors associated with neurologic events during pregnancy in women with moyamoya disease and its association with prepregnancy surgical revascularization.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a literature search from January 1, 1970, through September 30, 2021, using Embase, Web of Science, Medline, and Cochrane to identify cases of moyamoya disease with pregnancy. Primary outcome was neurologic events during pregnancy and were subcategorized into antepartum, intrapartum (within 24 hours of delivery), and postpartum events. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses using pooled results were performed to assess risk factors associated with neurologic events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-two relevant studies with 182 individuals diagnosed with moyamoya before pregnancy, and 229 pregnancies were included in the study. 59% underwent surgical revascularization before pregnancy. Of the 229 pregnancies, 22 (9.6%) patients had ischemic events and 3 (1.3%) had hemorrhagic events. In addition, there were 7 (3%) seizures and 4 (1.7%) other neurologic events not associated with ischemia or hemorrhage. There were fewer neurologic events during pregnancy in patients treated with surgery than those without surgery (11% surgical vs 24% medical, P = .009). Multivariable regression analysis demonstrated prior surgical revascularization as the only factor associated with lower number of neurologic events during pregnancy (odds ratio 0.42 [95% CI 0.19-0.96]). Mode of delivery (vaginal vs cesarean section) was not associated with a difference in overall intrapartum and postpartum neurologic events.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We found that prior revascularization surgery was the only factor associated with fewer neurologic events during pregnancy in women with moyamoya disease. Mode of delivery was not associated with increased neurologic events during or after delivery.</p>","PeriodicalId":19276,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurosurgeryPub Date : 2024-10-02DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003200
Pavel S Pichardo-Rojas, Francisco A Rodriguez-Elvir, Amir Hjeala-Varas, Roberto Sanchez-Velez, Emma Portugal-Beltrán, Aldo Barrón-Lomelí, Priscilla I Freeman, Antonio Dono, Ryan Kitagawa, Yoshua Esquenazi
{"title":"Surgical Management of Acute Subdural Hematoma: A Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Pavel S Pichardo-Rojas, Francisco A Rodriguez-Elvir, Amir Hjeala-Varas, Roberto Sanchez-Velez, Emma Portugal-Beltrán, Aldo Barrón-Lomelí, Priscilla I Freeman, Antonio Dono, Ryan Kitagawa, Yoshua Esquenazi","doi":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003200","DOIUrl":"10.1227/neu.0000000000003200","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) is a medical emergency that requires prompt neurosurgical intervention. Urgent surgical evacuation may be performed with craniotomy (CO) and decompressive craniectomy (DC). However, a meta-analysis evaluating confounders, pooled functional outcomes, and mortality analyses at different time points has not been performed.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic search was conducted until August 28, 2023. We identified studies performing ASDH evacuation with CO or DC. Outcomes included Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), GOS-Extended, mortality, procedure-related complications, and reoperation. Variables were assessed using risk ratio (RR) and mean difference.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 684 published articles, we included the Randomized Evaluation of Surgery with Craniectomy for Patients Undergoing Evacuation of ASDH (RESCUE-ASDH) trial, 4 propensity score-matched (PSM) cohorts, and 13 observational cohort studies. A total of 8886 patients underwent CO or DC. GCS at admission in unmatched cohorts was significantly worse in the DC group (mean difference = 2.20 [95% CI = 1.86-2.55], P < .00001). GOS-Extended scores were similar among CO and DC (RR = 1.10 [95% CI = 0.85-1.42], P = .49), including the RESCUE-ASDH trial. GOS at the last follow-up in unmatched cohorts significantly favored CO (RR = 1.66 [95% CI = 1.02-2.70], P = .04). Similarly, while short-term mortality favored CO over DC (RR = 0.69 [95% CI = 0.51-0.93], P = .02), both the RESCUE-ASDH trial and the PSM-cohorts yielded similar mortality rates among groups (P > .05). Mortality at the last follow-up in unmatched patients favored CO (RR = 0.60 [95% CI = 0.47-0.77], P < .0001). Procedure-related complications (RR = 0.74 [0.50-1.09], P = .12) and reoperation rates (RR = 0.74 [0.50-1.09], P = .12) were similar.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with ASDH undergoing DC across unmatched cohorts had a worse GCS at admission. Although ASDH mortality was lower in the CO group, these findings are derived from unmatched cohorts, potentially confounding previous analyses. Notably, population-matched studies, such as the RESCUE-ASDH trial and PSM cohorts, showed similar effectiveness in mortality and functional outcomes between CO and DC. Reoperation and complication rates were comparable among surgical approaches. Considering the prevalence of unmatched cohorts, our findings highlight the need of future clinical trials to validate the findings of the RESCUE-ASDH trial.</p>","PeriodicalId":19276,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142361856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurosurgeryPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-04-30DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002964
Antonio Dono, Ping Zhu, Takeshi Takayasu, Octavio Arevalo, Roy Riascos, Nitin Tandon, Leomar Y Ballester, Yoshua Esquenazi
{"title":"Extent of Resection Thresholds in Molecular Subgroups of Newly Diagnosed Isocitrate Dehydrogenase-Wildtype Glioblastoma.","authors":"Antonio Dono, Ping Zhu, Takeshi Takayasu, Octavio Arevalo, Roy Riascos, Nitin Tandon, Leomar Y Ballester, Yoshua Esquenazi","doi":"10.1227/neu.0000000000002964","DOIUrl":"10.1227/neu.0000000000002964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Maximizing the extent of resection (EOR) improves outcomes in glioblastoma (GBM). However, previous GBM studies have not addressed the EOR impact in molecular subgroups beyond IDH1/IDH2 status. In the current article, we evaluate whether EOR confers a benefit in all GBM subtypes or only in particular molecular subgroups.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective cohort of newly diagnosed GBM isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wildtype undergoing resection were prospectively included in a database (n = 138). EOR and residual tumor volume (RTV) were quantified with semiautomated software. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor tissues were analyzed by targeted next-generation sequencing. The association between recurrent genomic alterations and EOR/RTV was evaluated using a recursive partitioning analysis to identify thresholds of EOR or RTV that may predict survival. The Kaplan-Meier methods and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression methods were applied for survival analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with EOR ≥88% experienced 44% prolonged overall survival (OS) in multivariable analysis (hazard ratio: 0.56, P = .030). Patients with alterations in the TP53 pathway and EOR <89% showed reduced OS compared to TP53 pathway altered patients with EOR>89% (10.5 vs 18.8 months; HR: 2.78, P = .013); however, EOR/RTV was not associated with OS in patients without alterations in the TP53 pathway. Meanwhile, in all patients with EOR <88%, PTEN -altered had significantly worse OS than PTEN -wildtype (9.5 vs 15.4 months; HR: 4.53, P < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results suggest that a subset of molecularly defined GBM IDH-wildtype may benefit more from aggressive resections. Re-resections to optimize EOR might be beneficial in a subset of molecularly defined GBMs. Molecular alterations should be taken into consideration for surgical treatment decisions in GBM IDH-wildtype.</p>","PeriodicalId":19276,"journal":{"name":"Neurosurgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}