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Synergetic efficacy of simultaneous DRG- and traditional spinal cord stimulation
Dorsal root ganglion stimulation has established its role in chronic pain states and is commonly used as an alternative treatment to traditional spinal cord stimulation. Due to its approach, DRG stimulation is...
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The oncological impact of cytoreductive surgery for malignant glioma has been analyzed in a few prospective, randomized studies; however, the impact of different cytoreductive surgical techniques of cerebral t...
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An introduction to the pathophysiology of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Pathophysiological processes following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) present survivors of the initial bleeding with a high risk of morbidity and mortality during the course of the disease. As angiographic vaso...
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Predictors for a further local in-brain progression after re-craniotomy of locally recurrent cerebral metastases
Treatment of recurrent cerebral metastases is an emerging challenge due to the high local failure rate after surgery or radiosurgery and the improved prognosis of patients with malignancies. A total of 36 pati...
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The surgical resection of cerebral metastases is one key element in a multimodal therapy of brain oligometastatic patients. Standard surgery alone is often not sufficient to achieve local control. Various reas...
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In contrast to malignant gliomas, the impact of an early postoperative MRI after surgery of cerebral metastasis is still unclear. The present study analyses early MRI-based postoperative resection controls and...
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5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-induced fluorescence in intracerebral metastases: a retrospective study
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