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Congenital cervicothoracic dissociation: report of two cases
Congenital cervicothoracic dissociation (CCTD) of the spine is a rare condition while having major impacts on stability and neurological function. Surgical treatment includes decompression and instrumented fus...
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The Role of Pedicle Screws in Scoliosis Surgery
The introduction of PS has been one of the landmark developments in the field of spinal surgery. As the screws gain anchorage in the strongest region of the vertebra, they provide a good implant-bone connectio...
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Preservation of endocrine function after Ommaya reservoir insertion in children with cystic craniopharyngioma
Children with craniopharyngiomas (CP) can experience significant morbidities caused by extensive surgery and/or radiation. Ommaya reservoir insertion (ORI) into cystic CP represents a minimally invasive approa...
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The rationale and development of a CyberKnife© registry for pediatric patients with CNS lesions
CyberKnife© Radiosurgery (CKRS) is a recognized treatment concept for CNS lesions in adults due to its high precision and efficacy beside a high patient comfort. However, scientific evidence for this treatment mo...
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Intrathecal baclofen for hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP)
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Selective dorsal rhizotomy for spasticity of genetic etiology
Objective Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is most commonly applied in the context of the treatment of the spastic diplegic variant of cerebral palsy (CP). Its role in the treatment of spasticity associated with ...
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Awake brain surgery in children—a single-center experience
Awake brain surgery (ABS) represents a rare surgical procedure in children as age and psychological aspects, which are considered to interfere with its feasibility and psychological outcome and limit its appli...
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Psychological aspects of awake brain surgery in children—interests and risks
Awake brain surgery (ABS) in children remains a subject of controversial debate for the potential psychological limitations that are related to this type of procedure. However, the tolerance and benefits of AB...
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Extratemporal Lobe Epilepsy in Children: Localization and Outcomes After Surgery
While adults and children frequently suffer from temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), adults more so than children, children will also develop extratemporal lobe epilepsy (ETLE) at a frequency that is greater than in...
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Awake brain surgery in children—review of the literature and state-of-the-art
Awake brain surgery (ABS) is poorly reported in children as it is considered having limited indications due to age and neuropsychological aspects interfering with its feasibility and psychological outcome. The...
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Prevalence and severity of positional plagiocephaly in children and adolescents
Though positional posterior plagiocephaly (PPP) is considered common in infants since the pediatric recommendations of “Back to Sleep”, several aspects of its natural history still remain unclear. The aim of t...
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Extratemporal Lobe Epilepsy in Children: Localization and Outcomes After Surgery
Extratemporal lobe epilepsy (ETLE) is a common form of epilepsy in children and is more common than adults where temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) remains the most frequent epilepsy subtype. While epilepsy surgery ...
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Efficacy, safety and outcome of frameless image-guided robotic radiosurgery for brain metastases after whole brain radiotherapy
Estimating efficacy, safety and outcome of frameless image-guided robotic radiosurgery for the treatment of recurrent brain metastases after whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT). We performed a retrospective single...
