... included. Information on surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction was collected using the questionnaire, and their relationships were analyzed. Results: Among the 297 patients, the mean residual spasm percentage and patient satisfaction score were negatively correlated with 14.0% and 8.8 points...

...Youngbeom Seo; Dong Gyu Kim; Yun-Sik Dho; Jin Wook Kim; Yong Hwy Kim; Chul-Kee Park; Hyun-Tai Chung; Sun-Ha Paek Background: Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has recently been used as a treatment modality for dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF). Objective: To retrospectively analyze the outcomes...

... and UPDRS improvement was found, with and without AC-PC normalization ( R 2 < 0.05). Conclusion: This analysis raises questions about seeking the maximal electrophysiological width of STN as a proxy for optimal outcome in DBS for PD. We suggest this strategy for DBS placement in Parkinson disease...

... intermediate (Vim) nucleus thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been reported as beneficial in a few cases. Objective: To report clinical outcomes, lead locations, and stimulation parameters in 2 patients with severe medication-refractory OT treated with Vim DBS. Methods: The patients underwent surface...

..., standard microsurgical anterior temporal resection (ATL) and stereotactic radiofrequency amygdalohippocampectomy (SAHE) for MTLE, with respect to the extent of resection or destruction, clinical outcomes, and complications. Material and Methods: 75 MTLE patients were included: 41 treated by SAHE (11 right...

... the indications, outcome and complications in patients who had undergone both a lesioning (thalamotomy) and deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure (bilateral or unilateral) for a tremor-predominant movement disorder performed by a single surgeon at one institution over a 15-year period. Methods: A retrospective...

.... Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether linear measurements of the lateral ventricles predict complications following DBS. Methods: We retrospectively studied a cohort of DBS patients. The primary outcome was postoperative confusion; secondary outcomes were discharge disposition and all...

...Shuli Liang; Anmin Li; Hong Jiang; Xiaoluo Meng; Ming Zhao; Jiwu Zhang; Yajing Sun Aims: To prospectively study outcomes of anterior corpus callosotomy (aCCT) in patients with refractory generalized epilepsy (RGE) and mental retardation (MR), and estimate the effect of preoperative Wechsler Full...

... and cognitive functions were meticulously reviewed. The clinical indications, surgical technique and the clinical results and complications of open cingulectomies were examined. The anatomic target localization methodologies, surgical technique, and the outcome of the initial stereotactic cingulotomy procedures...

... cord stimulation Chronic pain Outcome Pain Meet Am Soc Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, New York, N.Y., 2003 Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2003;81:50 56 DOI: 10.1159/000075104 Long-Term Outcome of Spinal Cord Stimulation and Hardware Complications D. Gavin Quigley Jonathan Arnold Paul R. Eldridge Heather...

... to determine if the outcome or complications of this procedure significantly differed between these two techniques. Papers were excluded if they followed a cohort of less than ten patients, had follow-up less than three months, or included previously reported patients. There were no significant differences...

... or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Trigeminal neuralgia Gamma Knife radiosurgery Outcome Original Paper Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2001;76:29 35 Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Primary Trigeminal Neuralgia Using...

...Deane B. Jacques; Oleg V. Kopyov; Kaaren S. Eagle; Thomas Carter; Abraham Lieberman This study was undertaken to investigate the outcomes, complication rates and risk factors of stereotactic intrastriatal neurotransplantation for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Bilateral stereotactic neurotransplantation...

..., quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Invasive localization Outcome Long-term outcome Epilepsy Surgery Frontal...