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Intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy accurately predicts final electrode position in deep brain stimulation surgery. 术中三维透视可准确预测脑深部刺激手术的最终电极位置。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-07 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06214-8
Patrícia Neto-Fernandes, Clara Chamadoira, Carolina Silva, Leila Pereira, Rui Vaz, Manuel Rito, Manuel J Ferreira-Pinto
{"title":"Intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy accurately predicts final electrode position in deep brain stimulation surgery.","authors":"Patrícia Neto-Fernandes, Clara Chamadoira, Carolina Silva, Leila Pereira, Rui Vaz, Manuel Rito, Manuel J Ferreira-Pinto","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06214-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00701-024-06214-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>In the absence of an intraoperative CT or MRI setup, post-implantation confirmation of electrode position in deep brain stimulation (DBS) requires patient transportation to the radiology unit, prolonging surgery time. This project aims to validate intraoperative 3D fluoroscopy (3DF), a widely available tool in Neurosurgical units, as a method to determine final electrode position.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective study including 64 patients (124 electrodes) who underwent DBS at our institution. Intraoperative 3DF after electrode implantation and postoperative volumetric CT were acquired. The Euclidean coordinates of the electrode tip displayed in both imaging modalities were determined and inter-method deviations were assessed. Pneumocephalus was quantified and its potential impact in determining the electrode position analyzed. Finally, 3DF and CT-imposed exposure to radiation was compared.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The difference between the electrode tip estimated by 3DF and CT was 0.85 ± 0.03 mm, and not significantly different (p = 0.11 for the distance to MCP assessed by both methods), but was, instead, highly correlated (p = 0.91; p < 0.0001). Even though pneumocephalus was larger in 3DF (6.89 ± 1.76 vs 5.18 ± 1.37 mm<sup>3</sup> in the CT group, p < 0.001), it was not correlated with the difference in electrode position measured by both techniques (p = 0.17; p = 0.06). Radiation exposure from 3DF is significantly lower than CT (0.36 ± 0.03 vs 2.08 ± 0.05 mSv; p < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Intraoperative 3DF is comparable to CT in determining the final DBS electrode position. Being a method with fewer radiation exposure, less expensive, faster and that avoids patient transportation outside the operation room, it is a valid tool to replace postoperative CT.</p>","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11303432/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141896459","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}
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Cervical intraosseous arteriovenous malformation: report of a rare entity and its management dilemmas. 颈椎骨内动静脉畸形:一个罕见病例及其治疗困境的报告。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06222-8
Khurram Khan, Sumit Thakar, Tejus M N Rao, Vidyasagar Kanneganti, Saritha Aryan
{"title":"Cervical intraosseous arteriovenous malformation: report of a rare entity and its management dilemmas.","authors":"Khurram Khan, Sumit Thakar, Tejus M N Rao, Vidyasagar Kanneganti, Saritha Aryan","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06222-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-024-06222-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intraosseous occurrence of a spinal AVM is anecdotal, with only four such cases reported previously. This is the first report of a spinal intraosseous AVM in the cervical vertebrae. A 44-year-old male patient presented with a 2-month history of progressive quadriparesis and bladder dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple flow voids within the C4 and C5 vertebral bodies, and an extradural component causing cord compression. CT showed extensive bony destruction at both levels. The diagnosis of an intraosseous AVM was confirmed with spinal angiography. The AVM was noted to be fed by branches from the ascending cervical arteries and the vertebral artery. The nidus was draining into the vertebral venous plexus and thence into the jugular vein through the marginal sinus. The patient underwent partial embolization of the AVM. Surgical resection was attempted but found to be unfeasible due to torrential bleeding. A 360-degree stabilization along with decompressive laminectomies was performed, resulting in clinical improvement and disease stabilization at one year follow-up. The case and its management dilemmas are discussed in light of a brief literature review.</p>","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141892645","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}
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Stereotactic radiosurgery for intraventricular meningioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 立体定向放射外科治疗脑室内脑膜瘤:系统综述和荟萃分析。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06190-z
Jean Régis
{"title":"Stereotactic radiosurgery for intraventricular meningioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Jean Régis","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06190-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-024-06190-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141892646","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}
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Advances in the multidisciplinary surgical approach to primary spinal sarcomas: insights from a retrospective case series on outcomes and survival. 多学科手术治疗原发性脊柱肉瘤的进展:回顾性系列病例对疗效和存活率的启示。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06199-4
Pavlina Lenga, Philip Dao Trong, Helena Kleineidam, Andreas W Unterberg, Sandro M Krieg, Basem Ishak
{"title":"Advances in the multidisciplinary surgical approach to primary spinal sarcomas: insights from a retrospective case series on outcomes and survival.","authors":"Pavlina Lenga, Philip Dao Trong, Helena Kleineidam, Andreas W Unterberg, Sandro M Krieg, Basem Ishak","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06199-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00701-024-06199-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The management of spinal sarcomas is complex, given their widespread involvement and high recurrence rates. Despite consensus on the need for a multidisciplinary approach with surgery at its core, there is a lack of definitive guidelines for clinical decision-making. This study examines a case series of primary spinal sarcomas, focusing on the surgical strategies, clinical results, and survival data to inform and guide therapeutic practices.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent surgical resection for primary spinal sarcomas between 2005 and 2022. The study focused on gathering data on patient demographics, surgical details, postoperative complications, overall hospital stay, and mortality within 90 days post-surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 14 patients with a primary diagnosis of spinal sarcoma, with an average age of 48.6 ± 12.6 years. Chondrosarcoma emerged as the most common tumor type, representing 57.1% of cases, followed by Ewing sarcoma at 35.7%, and synovial sarcoma at 7.1%. Patients with chondrosarcoma were treated with en-bloc resection, while the patient with synovial sarcoma underwent intra-lesional excision and those with Ewing sarcoma received decompression and tumor debulking. Postoperative assessments revealed significant improvements in neurological conditions. Notably, functional status as measured by the Karnofski Performance Index (KPI), improved substantially post-surgery (from 61.4 to 80.0%) The mean follow-up was 34.9 ± 9.2 months. During this time period one patient experienced fatal bleeding after en-bloc resection complications involving the vena cava. None of the patient needed further surgery.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our 16-year study offers vital insights into managing primary spinal sarcomas, showcasing the effectiveness of surgical intervention, particularly en-bloc resection. Despite their rarity and complexity, our multidisciplinary treatment approach yields improved outcomes and highlights the potential for refined surgical strategies to become standardized care in this challenging domain.</p>","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11303475/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141892644","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}
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Correlation between GLCM-based texture features of the lateral pterygoid muscle and cognitive function in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a preliminary report. 基于 GLCM 的翼外侧肌纹理特征与特发性正常压力脑积水患者认知功能之间的相关性:初步报告。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06215-7
Shin Heon Lee, Myeong Jin Ko, Young-Seok Lee, Yong-Sook Park
{"title":"Correlation between GLCM-based texture features of the lateral pterygoid muscle and cognitive function in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a preliminary report.","authors":"Shin Heon Lee, Myeong Jin Ko, Young-Seok Lee, Yong-Sook Park","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06215-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-024-06215-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The potential relationship between mastication ability and cognitive function in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients is unclear. This report investigated the association between mastication and cognitive function in iNPH patients using the gray level of the co-occurrence matrix on the lateral pterygoid muscle.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from 96 unoperated iNPH patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) between December 2016 and February 2023. Radiomic features were extracted from T2 MRI scans of the lateral pterygoid muscle, and muscle texture parameters were correlated with the iNPH grading scale. Subgroup analysis compared the texture parameters of patients with normal cognitive function with those of patients with cognitive impairment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mini-mental state examination score correlated positively with the angular second moment (P < 0.05) and negatively with entropy (P < 0.05). The dementia scale (Eide's classification) correlated negatively with gray values (P < 0.05). Gray values were higher in the cognitive impairment group (64.7 ± 16.6) when compared with the non-cognitive impairment group (57.4 ± 13.3) (P = 0.005). Entropy was higher in the cognitive impairment group (8.2 ± 0.3) than in the non-cognitive impairment group (8.0 ± 0.3) (P < 0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.681 (P = 0.003) and 0.701 (P < 0.001) for gray value and entropy, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings suggest an association between heterogeneity of mastication and impaired cognitive function in iNPH patients and highlight muscle texture analysis as a potential tool for predicting cognitive impairment in these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141888186","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}
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in the management of acute bacterial meningitis: controversy or clinical practice? 急性细菌性脑膜炎治疗中的颅内压监测:争议还是临床实践?
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-03 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06205-9
Adrian Elmi-Terander, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Erik Edström
{"title":"Intracranial pressure monitoring in the management of acute bacterial meningitis: controversy or clinical practice?","authors":"Adrian Elmi-Terander, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Erik Edström","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06205-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-024-06205-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141878211","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}
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The role of MRI biomarkers in evaluation of symptomatic pineal cysts – a retrospective analysis 磁共振成像生物标志物在评估无症状松果体囊肿中的作用--回顾性分析
IF 2.4 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-03 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06212-w
S. Greisert, S. Fleck, E. Rathmann, M. Vollmer, H. W. S. Schroeder
{"title":"The role of MRI biomarkers in evaluation of symptomatic pineal cysts – a retrospective analysis","authors":"S. Greisert, S. Fleck, E. Rathmann, M. Vollmer, H. W. S. Schroeder","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06212-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-024-06212-w","url":null,"abstract":"<h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Background</h3><p>Our aim was to determine whether the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient is able to predict the presence of a symptomatic pineal cyst by detecting cerebral edema.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Methods</h3><p>We retrospectively analyzed MRIs of 45 patients with pineal cysts before and after resection and 51 patients without pineal cysts, comparing ADC values of thalamus, central, periventricular and subcortical white matter. Furthermore we evaluated cyst size and morphology and analyzed its correlation to ADC values in corresponding patients.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Results</h3><p>Differences between patients with symptomatic pineal cyst and control group were not significant (<i>p</i> = 0.200 – 0.968). ADC ratios did not change significantly after resection of the cyst (<i>p</i> = 0.575 – 0.862). Cyst size showed no significant correlation to ADC ratios (<i>p</i> = 0.071 – 0.918). Raw data analyses revealed more significance, especially periventricularly and in central white matter, which resulted in significant interhemispheric differences in ADC ratios in both subgroups (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.001 and <i>p</i> = 0.031). MRI of 1.5T showed consistently higher values than 3T but mostly insignificant.</p><h3 data-test=\"abstract-sub-heading\">Conclusion</h3><p>Our analysis revealed no evidence that pineal cysts lead to intracerebral edema caused by venous compression. Since variability was higher than the differences seen, ADC sequences do not appear to be an appropriate diagnostic tool for symptomatic pineal cysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141886754","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}
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Analysis of phase shift between pulse oscillations of macro- and microvascular cerebral blood flow in patients with traumatic brain injury. 脑外伤患者大血管和微血管脑血流脉冲振荡相移分析
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06209-5
Magdalena Kasprowicz, Marta Hendler, Arkadiusz Ziółkowski, Nathalie Nasr, Marek Czosnyka
{"title":"Analysis of phase shift between pulse oscillations of macro- and microvascular cerebral blood flow in patients with traumatic brain injury.","authors":"Magdalena Kasprowicz, Marta Hendler, Arkadiusz Ziółkowski, Nathalie Nasr, Marek Czosnyka","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06209-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00701-024-06209-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>After a traumatic brain injury (TBI), monitoring of both macrovascular and microvascular blood circulation can potentially yield a better understanding of pathophysiology of potential secondary brain lesions. We investigated the changes in phase shift (PS) between cardiac-induced oscillations of cerebral blood flow (CBF) measured at macro (ultrasound Doppler) and microvascular (laser Doppler) level. Further we assessed the impact of intracranial pressure (ICP) on PS in TBI patients. A secondary aim was to compare PS to TCD-derived cerebral arterial time constant (τ), a parameter that reflects the circulatory transit time.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>TCD blood flow velocities (FV) in the middle cerebral artery, laser Doppler blood microcirculation flux (LDF), arterial blood pressure (ABP), and ICP were monitored in 29 consecutive patients with TBI. Eight patients were excluded because of poor-quality signals. For the remaining 21 patients (median age = 23 (Q1: 20-Q3: 33); men:16,) data were retrospectively analysed. PS between the fundamental harmonics of FV and LDF signals was determined using spectral analysis. τ was estimated as a product of cerebrovascular resistance and compliance, based on the mathematical transformation of FV and ABP, ICP pulse waveforms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>PS was negative (median: -26 (Q1: -38-Q3: -15) degrees) indicating that pulse LDF at a heart rate frequency lagged behind TCD pulse. With rising mean ICP, PS became more negative (R = -0.51, p < 0.019) indicating that delay of LDF pulse increases. There was a significant correlation between PS and cerebrovascular time constant (R = -0.47, p = 0.03).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Pulse divergence between FV and LDF became greater with elevated ICP, likely reflecting prolonged circulatory travel time.</p>","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11297107/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141873931","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}
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Descriptive epidemiology of 399 histologically confirmed newly diagnosed meningeal solitary fibrous tumours and haemangiopericytomas in France: 2006-2015. 2006-2015 年法国 399 例经组织学确诊的新发脑膜单发纤维瘤和血管细胞瘤的描述性流行病学。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06191-y
Charles Champeaux Depond, Sonia Zouaoui, Amélie Darlix, Valérie Rigau, Hélène Mathieu-Daudé, Fabienne Bauchet, Mohamed Khettab, Brigitte Trétarre, Dominique Figarella-Branger, Luc Taillandier, Julien Boetto, Johan Pallud, Mathieu Peyre, Marine Lottin, Luc Bauchet
{"title":"Descriptive epidemiology of 399 histologically confirmed newly diagnosed meningeal solitary fibrous tumours and haemangiopericytomas in France: 2006-2015.","authors":"Charles Champeaux Depond, Sonia Zouaoui, Amélie Darlix, Valérie Rigau, Hélène Mathieu-Daudé, Fabienne Bauchet, Mohamed Khettab, Brigitte Trétarre, Dominique Figarella-Branger, Luc Taillandier, Julien Boetto, Johan Pallud, Mathieu Peyre, Marine Lottin, Luc Bauchet","doi":"10.1007/s00701-024-06191-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-024-06191-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Meningeal solitary fibrous tumour (SFT) and haemangiopericytoma (HPC) are uncommon tumours that have been merged into a single entity in the last 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System. To describe the epidemiology of SFT/HPC operated in France and, to assess their incidence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We processed the French Brain Tumour Database (FBTDB) to conduct a nationwide population-based study of all histopathologically confirmed SFT/HPC between 2006 and 2015.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our study included 399 SFT/HPC patients, operated in France between 2006 and 2015, in one of the 46 participating neurosurgical centres. The incidence reached 0.062, <sub>95%</sub>CI[0.056-0.068] for 100,000 person-years. SFT accounted for 35.8% and, HPC for 64.2%. The ratio of SFT/HPC over meningioma operated during the same period was 0.013. SFT/HPC are about equally distributed in women and men (55.9% vs. 44.1%). For the whole population, mean age at surgery was 53.9 (SD ± 15.8) years. The incidence of SFT/HPC surgery increases with the age and, is maximal for the 50-55 years category. Benign SFT/HPC accounted for 65.16%, SFT/HPC of uncertain behaviour for 11.53% and malignant ones for 23.31%. The number of resection progresses as the histopathological behaviour became more aggressive. 6.7% of the patients with a benign SFT/HPC had a second surgery vs.16.6% in case of uncertain behaviour and, 28.4% for malignant SFT/HPC patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Meningeal SFT and HPC are rare CNS mesenchymal tumours which both share common epidemiological characteristics, asserting their merging under a common entity. SFT/HPC incidence is less that one case for 1 billion per year and, for around 100 meningiomas-like tumours removed, one SFT/HPC may be diagnosed. SFT/HPC are equally distributed in women and men and, are mainly diagnosed around 50-55 years. The more aggressive the tumour, the higher the probability of recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":7370,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neurochirurgica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141873896","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}
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Antibiotic-impregnated envelopes reduce the rate of surgical site infection in deep brain stimulation pulse generators: a comparative study. 抗生素浸渍包膜可降低脑深部刺激脉冲发生器的手术部位感染率:一项比较研究。
IF 1.9 3区 医学
Acta Neurochirurgica Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-024-06200-0
Ahmed Raslan, Noor Yehya Alkhafaji, Abteen Mostofi, Ali Elhag, Andrea Perera, Dimitrios Kalaitzoglou, Kenneth Adindu, Natasha Hulse, Michael Samuel, Keyoumars Ashkan
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