October 2021 - Surgical Neurology International

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Case Report

Extraosseous extradural ewing sarcoma of the thoracic spine: Case report and literature review

Minaam Farooq, Biah Mustafa, Kashif Ali Sultan, Mohammad Ashraf, Naveed Ashraf, Abubakar Siddique

Surg Neurol Int 12 (542) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_790_2021

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Case Report

Camalote sign in intraventricular hydatid cyst: A rare presentation of uncommon disease

Kaviraj Kaushik, Ajay Choudhary, Arvind Ahuja, Rahul Varshney, Rajesh Sharma

Surg Neurol Int 12 (541) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_512_2021

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Technical Notes

Exoscopic carotid endarterectomy using movable 4K 3D monitor: Technical note

Shingo Toyota, Tomoaki Murakami, Takeshi Shimizu, Kanji Nakagawa, Takuyu Taki

Surg Neurol Int 12 (540) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_896_2021

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Review Article

The effect of radiation therapy and chemotherapy on malignant craniopharyngioma: A review

Turki Elarjani, Meshari Rashed Alhuthayl, Hindi Alhindi, Imad N Kanaan

Surg Neurol Int 12 (539) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_664_2021

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Original Article

Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in times of COVID-19: A neurosurgical experience

Hershdeep Singh, Sanjeev Dua, Amitabh Goel, Anil Dhar, Vikram Bhadauria, Amit Garg, Vikrant Katyar, Sumit Sharma, Aditi Shukla

Surg Neurol Int 12 (538) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_772_2021

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Case Report

Endovascular management of spontaneous intracranial pseudoaneurysms in a pediatric patient with Noonan syndrome. A mere coincidence or a possible association with the disorder?

Sofia Athanasiou, Christina Aslanidi, Vasileios Mamalis, George Markogiannakis, Antonios Tsanis, Eftichios Arhontakis

Surg Neurol Int 12 (537) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_837_2021

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Review Article

Traumatic brain injury and the fall of the Aztec empire: 500 years of head injury diagnosis

Rodrigo Ramos-Zúñiga, Jorge Alberto González-Rios, Isabel Martin-Monzón

Surg Neurol Int 12 (536) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_906_2021

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Video Abstract

Endoscopic resection of supergiant pituitary adenoma

Federica Penner, Giuseppe Di Perna, Bianca Maria Baldassarre, Diego Garbossa, Francesco Zenga

Surg Neurol Int 12 (535) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_630_2021

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Case Report

Spontaneous sacral fracture with associated acrometastasis of the hand

Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana, Gianluca Scalia, Paolo Palmisciano, Maurizio Passanisi, Gianluca Pompili, Paolo Amico, Massimo Ippolito, Maria Gabriella Sabini, Salvatore Cicero, Rosario Perrotta

Surg Neurol Int 12 (534) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_917_2021

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Case Report

Acute communicating hydrocephalus after intracranial arachnoid cyst decompression: A report of two cases

Joshua A. Benton, Jose Dominguez, Christina Ng, Boyi Li, Chirag D. Gandhi, Justin G. Santarelli, John K. Houten, Merritt D. Kinon

Surg Neurol Int 12 (533) (25th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_712_2021

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Review Article

Medicolegal corner (spine): Contraindicated use of DuraSeal in anterior cervical spine led to quadriplegia

Nancy E Epstein, John Lancione Esq

Surg Neurol Int 12 (532) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_875_2021

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Original Article

Ventriculo-atrial shunt. Comparison of an ultrasound-guided peel-away technique versus conventional technique in the management of normal pressure hydrocephalus: A retrospective cohort

Andrés Segura-Hernández, Fernando Hakim, Juan F. Ramón, Enrique Jiménez-Hakim, Juan A. Mejía-Cordovez, Diego Quintero-Rueda, Yessid Araque-Puello, Camila Pedraza-Ciro, Juan P. Leal-Isaza, Juliana Mendoza-Mantilla, Vanesa Robles, Martina Gonzalez, Daniel Jaramillo-Velásquez, Diego F. Gómez

Surg Neurol Int 12 (531) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_613_2021

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Review Article

Predictors for complete surgical resection of posterior fossa neurenteric cysts: A case report and meta-analysis

Samuel D. Pettersson, Shan Ali, Pavlo Burmaka, Justyna Fercho, Tomasz Szmuda, Ahmed Abuhaimed, Yazeed Alotaibi, Paweł Słoniewski, Michał Krakowiak

Surg Neurol Int 12 (530) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_723_2021

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Case Report

Treatment of V600E mutated ganglioglioma of the third ventricle with dabrafenib

Ethan John Kilmister, Bridget Robinson, Claudio De Tommasi

Surg Neurol Int 12 (529) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_788_2021

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Original Article

Comparison between ultra-high-resolution computed tomographic angiography and conventional computed tomographic angiography in the visualization of the subcallosal artery

Yoshimichi Sato, Toshiki Endo, Shingo Kayano, Hitoshi Nemoto, Kazuki Shimada, Akira Ito, Hidenori Endo, Shunji Mugikura, Kuniyasu Niizuma, Teiji Tominaga

Surg Neurol Int 12 (528) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_887_2021

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Letter to the Editor

Oral health and temporal muscle thickness

Ramon Cesar G. Gonçalves, Nicollas Nunes Rabelo, Eberval G. Figueiredo, Leonardo C. Welling

Surg Neurol Int 12 (527) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_905_2021

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Original Article

Pediatric abusive head trauma: ThinkFirst national injury prevention foundation

Taylor Anne Wilson, Vadim Gospodarev, Sean Hendrix, Tanya Minasian

Surg Neurol Int 12 (526) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_194_2021

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Case Report

Rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt: Ectopic distal catheter in a Grynfeltt hernia – case report

Melissa Esposito Gomes Rigueiral, Fernanda Lopes Rocha Cobucci, Pedro Henrique Simm Pires de Aguiar, Raphael Vinicius Gonzaga Vieira, Cesar Cozar Pacheco, Roger Thomaz Rotta Medeiros, Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar

Surg Neurol Int 12 (525) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_330_2021

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Original Article

Isolated traumatic occipital condyle fractures: Is external cervical orthosis even necessary?

Enyinna Nwachuku, Confidence Njoku-Austin, Kevin P. Patel, Austin W. Anthony, Aditya Mittal, David Kojo Hamilton, Adam Kanter, Peter C. Gerszten, David Okonkwo

Surg Neurol Int 12 (524) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_748_2021

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Case Report

Pure epidural spinal cavernous haemangioma

Ragavan Manoharan, Jonathon Parkinson

Surg Neurol Int 12 (523) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_805_2021

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Case Report

Hypertrophy of the tensor fascia lata: A pseudotumor due to lumbar radiculopathy

Lisa B.E. Shields, Vasudeva Iyer, Rukmaiah C. Bhupalam, Yi Ping Zhang, Christopher B. Shields

Surg Neurol Int 12 (522) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_857_2021

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Case Report

Spontaneous regression of a thrombosed cerebral arteriovenous malformation in a patient with a prothrombotic state associated with multiple myeloma: A case report and literature review

José A. Arenas-Ruiz, Nickjail Hernández-Álvarez, Juan P. Navarro-Garcia de Llano, Aurelio Ponce-Ayala, Edgar Nathal

Surg Neurol Int 12 (521) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_666_2021

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Review Article

Perspective on robotic spine surgery: Who’s doing the thinking?

Nancy E Epstein

Surg Neurol Int 12 (520) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_931_2021

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Review Article

Tetraventricular noncommunicating hydrocephalus: Case report and literature review

Magno Rocha Freitas Rosa, Thainá Zanon Cruz, Eduardo Vasconcelos Magalhães Junior, Flavio Nigri

Surg Neurol Int 12 (519) (19th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_635_2021

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Original Article

Confirmation of accuracy/inaccuracy of lumbar pedicle screw placement using postoperative computed tomography

Mohamed M. Arnaout, Magdy O. ElSheikh, Mansour A. Makia

Surg Neurol Int 12 (518) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_290_2021

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Original Article

Prospective comparative study of intraoperative balloon electronic brachytherapy versus resection with multidisciplinary adjuvant therapy for recurrent glioblastoma

Aleksey Krivoshapkin, Aleksey Gaytan, Orkhan Abdullaev, Nidal Salim, Gleb Sergeev, Ilya Marmazeev, Evaldas Cesnulis, Tim Killeen, Vladimir Tyuryn, Roman Kiselev, Pavel Syomin, Aldo Spallone

Surg Neurol Int 12 (517) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_494_2021

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Case Report

A case of Bertolotti’s syndrome as a cause of sciatica

Sarah Kawtharani, Shadi Abdelatif Bsat, Mohamad El Housheimy, Charbel Moussalem, Adham Halaoui, Tarek Sunna

Surg Neurol Int 12 (516) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_756_2021

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Case Report

Blood preservation techniques in complex spine surgery: Illustrative case and review of therapeutic options

James P. Caruso, Mark N. Pernik, Zachary D. Johnson, Tarek Y. El Ahmadieh, Babatunde Ogunnaike, Owoicho Adogwa, Salah G. Aoun, Carlos A. Bagley

Surg Neurol Int 12 (515) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_901_2021

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Original Article

Identification and surgical ligation of spinal CSF-venous fistula

Kashif Majeed, Samuel Z. Hanz, Michelle Roytman, J. Levi Chazen, Jeffrey P. Greenfield

Surg Neurol Int 12 (514) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_539_2021

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Technical Note

Initial experience of subcutaneous nitroglycerin for distal transradial access in neurointerventions

Maham Ahmed, Stephanie Zyck, Grahame C. Gould

Surg Neurol Int 12 (513) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_711_2021

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Case Report

Hemorrhage due to attempted excision of a frontal exophytic lesion: A cautionary tale

Caio Perret, Raphael Bertani, Mauricio Mendes Barbosa, Savio Batista, Stefan W. Koester, Paulo Santa Maria, Hugo Schiavini

Surg Neurol Int 12 (512) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_601_2021

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Case Report

A combined approach for stabilization and endoscopic/ endonasal odontoid and clivus resection for treatment of basilar invagination

Lance Michael Villeneuve, Zoya Voronovich, Alexander Evans, Edward T. El Rassi, Ian F. Dunn, Zachary A. Smith

Surg Neurol Int 12 (511) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_658_2021

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Case Report

Ventral cervico-thoracic meningeal cyst resulting in myelopathy: Case report and literature review

Shiwei Huang, David Freeman, Walter Galicich, Thomas Bergman

Surg Neurol Int 12 (510) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_850_2021

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Original Article

“NIMS” nasal mucoperiosteal flap for sublabial trans-sphenoidal surgical defect repair: A new technique under microscope

Rajesh Alugolu, Vasundhara Rangan, Raghu Ram, M. Vijaya Saradhi

Surg Neurol Int 12 (509) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_483_2021

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Case Report

Brainstem intraparenchymal schwannoma: A case report and literature review

Anselmi Kovalainen, Roel Haeren, Anders Paetau, Martin Lehecka

Surg Neurol Int 12 (508) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_621_2021

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Video Abstract

Right radial nerve decompression for refractory radial tunnel syndrome

Rohin Singh, Yeonsoo Sara Lee, Pelagia E. Kouloumberis, Shelley S. Noland

Surg Neurol Int 12 (507) (11th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_673_2021

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Review Article

Definitions of intracranial aneurysm size and morphology: A call for standardization

William C. Merritt, Holly F. Berns, Andrew F. Ducruet, Timothy Andrew Becker

Surg Neurol Int 12 (506) (6th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_576_2021

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Case Report

Thoracic meningioma with ossification: Case report

Daniel Buchanan, Nikolay L. Martirosyan, Wei Yang, Russell I. Buchanan

Surg Neurol Int 12 (505) (6th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_643_2021

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Review Article

Rathke cleft cyst apoplexy: Hormonal and clinical presentation

Turki Elarjani, Meshari Rashed Alhuthayl, Mahammad Dababo, Imad N Kanaan

Surg Neurol Int 12 (504) (6th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_382_2021

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Original Article

Occipital transtentorial approach for pineal region lesions: Addressing the controversies in conventional teaching

Abhishek Katyal, Anil Jadhav, Aparna Katyal, Anita Jagetia, Shaam Bodeliwala, Ghanshyam Das Singhal, Wajid Nazir, Vineeta Batra, Arvind Kumar Srivastava, Daljit Singh

Surg Neurol Int 12 (503) (6th October, 2021)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_168_2021

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