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Neurochirurgia degli adenomi ipofisari ACTH secernenti
Il trattamento neurochirurgico è la terapia di prima linea della malattia di Cushing (CD). Lo scopo principale della chirurgia è la remissione della malattia. Nei casi in cui non è possibile raggiungere il ris...
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High prevalence of morphometric vertebral fractures opportunistically detected on thoracic radiograms in patients with non-functioning pituitary adenoma
Vertebral fractures (VFs), the hallmark of skeletal fragility, have been reported as an emerging complication in patients with pituitary diseases associated with hormonal excess and/or deficiency, independentl...
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Open AccessCorrection: consensus on criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and remission
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Open AccessConsensus on criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and remission
The 14th Acromegaly Consensus Conference was convened to consider biochemical criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and evaluation of therapeutic efficacy.
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Gamma Knife radiosurgery for central neurocytoma: a quantitative systematic review and metanalysis
Central neurocytomas (CN) are rare tumors within the central nervous system. Originating from the septum pellucidum and subependymal cells, they are typically found in the third and lateral ventricles. For thi...
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Longitudinal brain functional connectivity changes induced by neurosurgical thalamotomy for tremor in Parkinson’s disease: a preliminary study
The hypothesis that the effectiveness of neurosurgical procedures in Parkinson’s disease (PD) would be related to connectivity dysfunctions between the site of the stimulation and other brain regions is growin...
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Efficacy of neoadjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy in brain metastases from solid cancer: a systematic review of literature and meta-analysis
Neoadjuvant stereotactic radiotherapy (NaSRT) is a novel strategy for brain metastasis (BM) treatment, promising to achieve good local control, improved survival, and low toxicity. This is a systematic review ...
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Open AccessSurgical management of Glioma Grade 4: technical update from the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®): a systematic review
The extent of resection (EOR) is an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (OS) in adult patients with Glioma Grade 4 (GG4). The aim of the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosur...
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Open AccessSubstantially elevated serum glutamate and CSF GOT-1 levels associated with cerebral ischemia and poor neurological outcomes in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients
Brain injury and cerebral vasospasm during the 14 days after the subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are considered the leading causes of poor outcomes. The primary injury induces a cascade of events, including incr...
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Efficacy of radiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery as adjuvant or salvage treatment in atypical and anaplastic (WHO grade II and III) meningiomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The role of radiotherapy (RT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) as adjuvant or salvage treatment in high-grade meningiomas (HGM) is still debated. Despite advances in modern neuro-oncology, HGM (WHO grade II...
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Other Less Prevalent Tumors of the Central Nervous System
The presented tumors in this chapter are somewhat very rare, and their management is still debated due to the scarcity of information about their cell of origin, behavior, and biology. Treatment options are st...
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Meningioma and Other Meningeal Tumors
develop cells and approximately account for more than 30 (CNS) tumors. They can occur anywhere in , most often intracranially and at dural reflection sites. Half of the cases are usually locations; o...
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Craniopharyngioma in Pediatrics and Adults
Craniopharyngiomas are rare malignancies of dysembryogenic origin, involving areas. These low-grade, epithelial tumors account for two main histological craniopharyngioma craniopharyngioma), which diff...
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Brain Tumors Affecting the Orbit Globe and Orbit Tumors Affecting the Brain
affecting affecting the brain are group of lesions, with histological features, behaviors, diagnostic criteria, and treatments varying from each are considered the most is the most tumor in th...
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Brain and/or Spinal Cord Tumors Accompanied with Other Diseases or Syndromes
Several medical conditions that interest both the brain and have been described throughout the history of medicine. Formerly grouped under the because lesions of the eye were frequently encountered when ...
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Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Pituitary Gland
tumors represent approximately 10–15% of and the most of region. Among are the widespread accounting for more than 80%. Recently, the fourth edition (WHO) 2017 classified pituitary tumors focusing o...
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Task-based functional MRI (tb-fMRI) represents an extremely valuable approach for the identification of language eloquent regions for presurgical map** in patients with brain tumors. However, its routinely a...
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There is various evidence to suggest a relationship between female hormones and meningiomas; as clinicians, we often come to face challenging situations involving female patients diagnosed with meningiomas dur...
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Besides the pulmonary manifestations caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an emerging endocrine phenotype, which can heavily impact on the severity of the syndrome, ha...
