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Alessandro Moiraghi
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Prognostic significance of MRI contrast enhancement in newly diagnosed glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype according to WHO 2021 classification
Contrast enhancement in glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype is common but not systematic. In the era of the WHO 2021 Classification of CNS Tumors, the prognostic impact of a contrast enhancement and the pattern of contras...
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Impact of frailty on survival glioblastoma, IDH-wildtype patients
Frailty increases the risk of mortality among patients. We studied the prognostic significance of frailty using the modified 5-item frailty index (5-mFI) in patients harboring a newly diagnosed supratentorial ...
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Safety and efficacy of frameless stereotactic robot-assisted intraparenchymal brain lesion biopsies versus image-guided biopsies: a bicentric comparative study
User-friendly robotic assistance and image-guided tools have been developed in the past decades for intraparenchymal brain lesion biopsy. These two methods are gradually becoming well accepted and are performe...
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Carmustine wafer implantation for supratentorial glioblastomas, IDH-wildtype in “extreme” neurosurgical conditions
We assessed the feasibility of Carmustine wafer implantation in “extreme” conditions (i.e. patients > 80 years and Karnofsky Performance Status score < 50) and of implantation ≥ 12 Carmustine wafers in adult p...
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Predictors of postoperative epidural hematomas after custom-made porous hydroxyapatite cranioplasty: a single-center experience of 194 consecutive cases
Cranioplasty is important for improving cosmesis and functional recovery after decompressive craniectomy. We assessed the incidence and predictors of post-cranioplasty epidural hematomas requiring surgical eva...
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Accuracy and safety of 101 consecutives neurosurgical procedures for newly diagnosed central nervous system lymphomas: a single-institution experience
Brain surgery is required to ascertain the diagnosis of central nervous system lymphoma. We assessed the diagnostic yield and safety of the surgical procedures, the predictors of postoperative morbidity, and o...
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Open AccessSevere Basilar impression in osteogenesis imperfecta treated with halo gravity traction, occipitocervicothoracic fusion, foramen magnum and upper cervical decompression and expansive duroplasty: a technical note
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare bone disease due to an abnormal synthesis of 1-type collagen. OI is frequently associated with basilar impression (BI), defined by the elevation of the clivus and floor o...
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Discriminating surgical bed cysts from bacterial brain abscesses after Carmustine wafer implantation in newly diagnosed IDH-wildtype glioblastomas
Carmustine wafers can be implanted in the surgical bed of high-grade gliomas, which can induce surgical bed cyst formation, leading to clinically relevant mass effect. An observational retrospective monocentri...
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Atlantoaxial posterior screw fixation using intra-operative spinal navigation with three-dimensional isocentric C-arm fluoroscopy
Intra-operative image acquisition coupled with navigation aims to increase screw placement accuracy, and it is particularly helpful in complex spinal procedures. The aim of this study is to analyze the accurac...
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Resection of ruptured spinal pial arteriovenous fistula under ultrasound control: how I do it
Spinal pial arteriovenous fistulae are rare intradural superficial vascular lesion consisting in a direct shunt between spinal pial arteries and veins. The presentation of pial arteriovenous fistula is caused ...
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Is function-based resection using intraoperative awake brain map** feasible and safe for solitary brain metastases within eloquent areas?
To assess feasibility and safety of function-based resection under awake conditions for solitary brain metastasis patients. Retrospective, observational, single-institution case-control study (2014-2019). Incl...
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Isolated subarachnoid hemorrhage in mild traumatic brain injury: is a repeat CT scan necessary? A single-institution retrospective study
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with isolated subarachnoid hemorrhage (iSAH) is a common finding in the emergency department. In many centers, a repeat CT scan is routinely performed 24 to72 h following the traum...
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Craniocervical fractures management in case of craniocervical pneumatization: case report and review of the literature
Extensive craniocervical pneumatization (CCP) refers to an abnormal pneumatization extended from the temporal bone into adjacent bone structures, especially the skull base and the craniocervical junction. The ...
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Navigation assisted tubular resection of lumbar osteoid osteoma: how I do it
Osteoid osteoma is a benign primary bony tumor involving the spinal posterior arches. Surgical treatment is reserved to patients with severe pain or not responding to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications...
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EANS Basic Brain Course (ABC): combining simulation to cadaver lab for a new concept of neurosurgical training
Neurosurgical training has traditionally been based on an apprenticeship model that requires considerable time and exposure to surgeries. Unfortunately, nowadays these requirements are hampered by several limi...
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Fusion imaging for intra-operative ultrasound-based navigation in neurosurgery
The major shortcoming of image-guided navigation systems is the use of presurgically acquired image data, which does not account for intra-operative changes such as brain shift, tissue deformation and tissue r...
