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    How good are the outcomes of instrumented debulking operations for symptomatic spinal metastases and how long do they stand? A subgroup analysis in the global spine tumor study group database

    The benefits of surgery for symptomatic spinal metastases have been demonstrated, largely based on series of patients undergoing debulking and instrumentation operations. However, as cancer treatments improve ...

    Bart Depreitere, Federico Ricciardi, Mark Arts, Laurent Balabaud in Acta Neurochirurgica (2020)

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    Traumatic brain injury in the elderly population: a 20-year experience in a tertiary neurosurgery center in Belgium

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) rates in the elderly population are rapidly increasing worldwide. However, there are no clinical guidelines for the treatment of elderly TBI to date. This study aims at describing ...

    Rebeca Alejandra Gavrila Laic, Jos Vander Sloten, Bart Depreitere in Acta Neurochirurgica (2022)

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    Profound prospective assessment of radiological and functional outcome 6 months after TBI in elderly

    Recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults is usually affected by the presence of comorbidities, leading to more severe sequelae in this age group than in younger patients. However, there are ...

    Rebeca Alejandra Gavrila Laic, Jan Verheyden, Dominike Bruyninckx in Acta Neurochirurgica (2023)

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    Long-term outcomes after traumatic brain injury in elderly patients on antithrombotic therapy

    Elderly patients receiving antithrombotic treatment have a significantly higher risk of develo** an intracranial hemorrhage when suffering traumatic brain injury (TBI), potentially contributing to higher mor...

    Rebeca Alejandra Gavrila Laic, Peter Verhamme, Jos Vander Sloten in Acta Neurochirurgica (2023)

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    Early surgery versus conservative treatment in patients with traumatic intracerebral hematoma: a CENTER-TBI study

    Evidence regarding the effect of surgery in traumatic intracerebral hematoma (t-ICH) is limited and relies on the STITCH(Trauma) trial. This study is aimed at comparing the effectiveness of early surgery to co...

    Inge A. M. van Erp, Thomas A. van Essen, Hester Lingsma in Acta Neurochirurgica (2023)