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Andreas Vesalius, the Predecessor of Neurosurgery: How his Progressive Scientific Achievements Affected his Professional Life and Destiny

Publication date: September 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 129Author(s): Bruno Splavski, Krešimir Rotim, Goran Lakičević, Andrew J. Gienapp, Frederick A. Boop, Kenan I. ArnautovićAndreas Vesalius, the father of modern anatomy and a predecessor of neuroscience, was a distinguished medical scholar and Renaissance figure of the 16th Century Scientific Revolution. He challenged traditional anatomy by applying empirical methods of cadaveric dissection to the study of the human body. His revolutionary...

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Intravenous Stem Cell Therapy for High-Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Case Report and Literature Review

Publication date: August 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 128Author(s): Marie-Christine Brunet, Stephanie H. Chen, Priyank Khandelwal, Joshua M. Hare, Robert M. Starke, Eric C. Peterson, Dileep R. YavagalBackgroundAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is associated with high mortality (30%–40%) and morbidity with long-term physical, neurologic, and psychological impairments; most patients present with high initial Hunt and Hess grade. In view of the great need for efficacious therapies for...

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