• Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Extensive postoperative subdural fluid volume affects the onset of chronic subdural hematoma after unruptured aneurysmal clipping surgery

  Publication date: Available online 28 September 2019Source: Clinical Neurology and NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Toshiharu Murakami, Ichiro Nakagawa, Hun Soo Park, Masashi Kotsugi, Yoshiaki Takamura, Yasuhiro Takeshima, Ryosuke Matsuda, Fumihiko Nishimura, Shuichi Yamada, Yasushi Motoyama, Young Su Park, Hiroyuki NakaseAbstractObjectiveTo evaluate risk factors associated with chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) onset after clipping surgery for unruptured i

  Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

  Sun Sep 29, 2019 02:34
• Predictors of hospital discharge outcome from the presenting clinical characteristics and the first cerebrospinal fluid analysis among the patients with cryptococcal meningitis

  Publication date: Available online 27 September 2019Source: Clinical Neurology and NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Pornchai Sathirapanya, Nichanan Ekpitakdamrong, Sarunyou Chusri, Nannapat Pruphetkaew, Pensri Chongphattararot, Paveena NanphanABSTRACTObjectivePrognosticators of the outcome of patients with cryptococcal meningitis (CM) at variable follow-up time has been reported. We aimed to identify prognosticators of an outcome on hospital discharge of t

  Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 04:13
• Current Opinion in Neurobiology
• Causes and consequences of representational drift

  Publication date: October 2019Source: Current Opinion in Neurobiology, Volume 58Author(s): Michael E Rule, Timothy O’Leary, Christopher D HarveyThe nervous system learns new associations while maintaining memories over long periods, exhibiting a balance between flexibility and stability. Recent experiments reveal that neuronal representations of learned sensorimotor tasks continually change over days and weeks, even after animals have achieved ex

  Current Opinion in Neurobiology

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 04:24
• The role of adaptation in neural coding

  Publication date: October 2019Source: Current Opinion in Neurobiology, Volume 58Author(s): Alison I Weber, Adrienne L FairhallThe concept of ‘neural coding’ supposes that neural firing patterns in some sense represent some external correlate, whether sensory, motor, or structural knowledge about the world. While the implied existence of a one-to-one mapping between external referents and neural firing has been useful, the prevalence of adaptation

  Current Opinion in Neurobiology

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 04:24
• Learning predictive structure without a teacher: decision strategies and brain routes

  Publication date: October 2019Source: Current Opinion in Neurobiology, Volume 58Author(s): Zoe Kourtzi, Andrew E WelchmanExtracting the structure of complex environments is at the core of our ability to interpret the present and predict the future. This skill is important for a range of behaviours from navigating a new city to learning music and language. Classical approaches that investigate our ability to extract the principles of organisation

  Current Opinion in Neurobiology

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 04:24
• Journal of Neuroscience Methods
• A Lasso quantile periodogram based feature extraction for EEG-based motor imagery

  Publication date: 1 December 2019Source: Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Volume 328Author(s): Aymen Meziani, Karim Djouani, Tarek Medkour, Abdelghani ChibaniAbstractBackgroundThe extraction of relevant and distinct features from the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is one of the most challenging task when implementing Brain Computer Interface (BCI) based systems. Frequency analysis techniques are recognised as one of the most suitable methods

  Journal of Neuroscience Methods

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 03:28
• NeuroImage
• Implicit temporal predictability enhances pitch discrimination sensitivity and biases the phase of delta oscillations in auditory cortex

  Publication date: December 2019Source: NeuroImage, Volume 203Author(s): Sophie K. Herbst, Jonas ObleserAbstractCan human listeners use implicit temporal contingencies in auditory input to form temporal predictions, and if so, how are these predictions represented endogenously? To assess this question, we implicitly manipulated temporal predictability in an auditory pitch discrimination task: unbeknownst to participants, the pitch of the standard

  NeuroImage

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 02:58
• NeuroReport - Published Ahead-of-Print
• Cocaine-induced inheritable epigenetic marks may be altered by changing early postnatal fostering

  Here, we explored the hypothesis that parental cocaine exposure could alter epigenetic machinery in their drug-naive offspring while early postnatal fostering may further modify the accompanied neurochemical and functional components. Variant drug-naive pups were produced from cocaine-exposed or unexposed C57BL/6 female mice that were matched with their male counterparts for mating. Within 3 days of birth, half of the pups were cross-fostered and

  NeuroReport - Published Ahead-of-Print

  Mon Sep 23, 2019 17:00
• Pediatric Neurosurgeons
• Pediatric thoracolumbar spine surgery and return to athletics: a systematic review.

  Related ArticlesPediatric thoracolumbar spine surgery and return to athletics: a systematic review. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Sep 27;:1-11 Authors: Sellyn GE, Hale AT, Tang AR, Waters A, Shannon CN, Bonfield CM Abstract OBJECTIVE: Spinal conditions and injuries in the pediatric population can necessitate surgical treatment. For many pediatric patients, a return to athletic activity after spinal surge

  Pediatric Neurosurgeons

  Sun Sep 29, 2019 03:19
• The effect of hospital characteristics on pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis fusion cost.

  Related ArticlesThe effect of hospital characteristics on pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis fusion cost. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Sep 27;:1-9 Authors: Dallas J, Shannon CN, Bonfield CM Abstract OBJECTIVE: Spinal fusion is used in the treatment of pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis (NMS) to improve spine alignment and delay disease progression. However, patients with NMS are often medically complex an

  Pediatric Neurosurgeons

  Sun Sep 29, 2019 03:19
• Letter to the Editor. Moyamoya: patient selection rather than de-selection in the very young.

  Related ArticlesLetter to the Editor. Moyamoya: patient selection rather than de-selection in the very young. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Sep 27;:1-2 Authors: Vadivelu S, Harker P, Zuccarello M PMID: 31561228 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  Pediatric Neurosurgeons

  Sun Sep 29, 2019 03:19
• Recurrent Langerhans cell histiocytosis at the site of prior craniotomy: case report.

  Related ArticlesRecurrent Langerhans cell histiocytosis at the site of prior craniotomy: case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Sep 27;:1-5 Authors: Iqbal MO, Merve A, Galea N, Aquilina K Abstract Tumors of the CNS represent the largest group of solid tumors found in the pediatric patient population. Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is an inflammatory lesion that may present in bone and/or soft ti

  Pediatric Neurosurgeons

  Sun Sep 29, 2019 03:19
• Intracisternal BioGlue injection in the fetal lamb: a novel model for creation of obstructive congenital hydrocephalus without additional chemically induced neuroinflammation.

  Related ArticlesIntracisternal BioGlue injection in the fetal lamb: a novel model for creation of obstructive congenital hydrocephalus without additional chemically induced neuroinflammation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2019 Sep 27;:1-11 Authors: Oria M, Duru S, Scorletti F, Vuletin F, Encinas JL, Correa-Martín L, Bakri K, Jones HN, Sanchez-Margallo FM, Peiro JL Abstract OBJECTIVE: The authors hypothesized

  Pediatric Neurosurgeons

  Sun Sep 29, 2019 03:19
• The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)
• Standardization of preclinical PET/CT imaging to improve quantitative accuracy, precision and reproducibility: a multi-center study

  Preclinical Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) is a well-established non-invasive imaging tool for studying disease development/progression and the development of novel radiotracers and pharmaceuticals for clinical applications. Despite this pivotal role, standardization of preclinical PET/CT protocols, including CT absorbed dose guidelines, is essentially non-existent. This study: (1) quantitatively assesses the variabilit

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• PennPET Explorer: Human Imaging on a Whole-body Imager

  The PennPET Explorer, a prototype whole-body imager currently operating with a 64-cm axial field-of-view (FOV), can image the major body organs simultaneously with higher sensitivity than that of commercial devices. We report here the initial human imaging studies on the PennPET Explorer with each study designed to test specific capabilities of the device. We demonstrate the ability to scan for shorter duration, or, alternatively with less activi

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• Comparison of three interpretation criteria of 68Ga-PSMA11 PET based on inter- and intra-reader agreement

  Positron emission tomography (PET) using radiolabeled prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is now more and more widely adopted as a valuable tool to evaluate patients with prostate cancer (PC). Recently, three different criteria for interpretation of PSMA PET were published: European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) criteria, prostate cancer molecular imaging standardized evaluation (PROMISE) criteria, and PSMA-reporting and data syste

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography combined with sentinel node biopsy for primary lymph node staging in prostate cancer

  To determine the diagnostic capabilities of combined prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PSMA PET/CT) and sentinel node (SN) biopsy in PSMA PET/CT negative patients for the primary lymph node (LN) staging in prostate cancer (PCa) patients. Methods Between January 2017 and March 2019, retrospectively, all consecutive patients with primary diagnosed intermediate- or high-risk PCa who underwent a preo

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• TSPO versus P2X7 as target for neuroinflammation - an in vitro and in vivo study

  Objectives: Neuroinflammation is important in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is a promising target for neuroinflammation. The objective was to compare 18F-DPA714, a second generation translocator protein tracer, with 11C-JNJ717, a novel P2X7R tracer, in vitro and in vivo in ALS. Methods: In vitro : Autoradiography with 18F-DPA714 and 11C-JNJ717 was performed on human ALS brain sections in comparison to immunof

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• Head- to head Comparison of 68Ga-PSMA-11 with 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT in Staging Prostate Cancer Using Histopathology and Immunohistochemical Analysis as Reference-Standard.

  18F-PSMA-1007 is a novel prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-based radiopharmaceutical for imaging prostate cancer. The aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-PSMA-1007 with 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT in the same patients presenting with newly diagnosed intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer. Methods: Sixteen patients with intermediate and high-risk PCa underwent 18F-PSMA-1007 and 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CTs within 15 days.

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT in primary hyperparathyroidism: superior diagnostic performance to conventional scintigraphic imaging for localization of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands

  Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder, definitive treatment usually requiring surgical removal of the offending parathyroid glands. In order to perform focused surgical approaches, it is necessary to localize all hyperfunctioning glands. The aim of the study was to compare the efficiency of established conventional scintigraphic imaging modalities with emerging 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT imaging in preoperative localizat

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• Total-body PET and highly stable chelators together enable meaningful 89Zr-antibody-PET studies up to 30 days post-injection

  Rationale: The use of 89Zr-antibody-PET imaging to measure antibody biodistribution and tissue pharmacokinetics is well established, but current PET imaging systems lack the sensitivity needed to study 89Zr-labeled antibodies beyond two to three isotope half-lives (7-10 days), after which poor signal-to-noise is problematic. However, studies across many weeks are desirable to better match antibody circulation half-life in human and nonhuman prima

  The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:06
• World Neurosurgery
• Three-Dimensional Microscopic Surgical Videos: A Novel and Low-cost System

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Alvaro Campero, Matias Baldoncini, Juan F. Villalonga, Javier Abarca-OlivasIntroductionThree-dimensional (3D) imaging and videos are a very useful tool in the neurosurgical training, although unfortunately the 3D systems available have a very high cost. The objective of this study is to describe a novel and low-cost 3D microsurgical video system.MethodsTo obtain the 3

  World Neurosurgery

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 06:40
• Deadly Proliferation And Transformation Of Pilocytic Astrocytoma In Pregnancy

  Publication date: Available online 28 September 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Bradley Schmidt, Amgad Hanna

  World Neurosurgery

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 06:40
• Disruption of the Frontal Aslant Tract is Not Associated with Long-Term Postoperative Language Deficits: A Case Report

  Publication date: Available online 28 September 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Jacob S. Young, Ramin A. Morshed, Ziba Mansoori, Soonmee Cha, Mitchel S. BergerAbstractBackgroundand Importance: The frontal aslant tract (FAT) is a white matter fiber pathway connecting the superior frontal gyrus to Broca area. This tract in the dominant hemisphere has been shown to play a role in speech initiation and production, and direct subcortical stim

  World Neurosurgery

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 06:40
• Navigable Channel-Based Trans-sulcal Resection of Third Ventricular Colloid Cysts: A Multicenter Retrospective Case-Series and Review of the Literature

  Publication date: Available online 28 September 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Michelle Lin, Joshua Bakhsheshian, Ben Strickland, Robert C. Rennert, Jefferson W. Chen, Jamie J. Van Gompel, Ronald L. Young, Promod P. Kumar, Jeroen Coppens, William T. Curry, Brad E. Zacharia, Julian E. Bailes, Gabriel Zada

  World Neurosurgery

  Sat Sep 28, 2019 06:40
• Intraosseous Petrous Apex Schwannoma: Case Report and Review of Literature

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Peter A. Rozman, Carolina G. Benjamin, Douglas Kondziolka, Chandranath Sen, J. Thomas Roland, David Zagzag, Matija Snuderl, David GordonBackgroundIntraosseous petrous apex schwannomas are an exceedingly rare entity; little is known about their epidemiology, natural history, and postoperative outcomes.Case DescriptionHere, we present the fourth known case of a primary

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Deploying 5 Overlapping Enterprise Stents and Coiling for Treating Hemorrhagic Vertebral Artery Dissecting Aneurysm

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Taichiro Imahori, Hiroyasu Shose, Yusuke Okamura, Eiji KohmuraBackgroundReconstructive endovascular treatment is a method that can ameliorate vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm (VADA) and preserve the parent artery. Recently, 2 or 3 overlapping stents have been used to treat VADAs through the flow-diversion effect. However, little is known about the use of >3 overla

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Intrameningioma Metastasis: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing? Experience from a Series of 7 Cases

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Alim Emre Başaran, Barbara Kiesel, Josa M. Frischer, Julia Furtner, Adelheid Wöhrer, Karin Dieckmann, Christian DorferBackgroundIntrameningioma metastasis is a rare differential diagnosis. The clinical implications of these lesions are poorly understood. We screened our database to identify all patients who had been undergone surgery between January 2000 and December

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Bilateral Mechanical Thrombectomies for Simultaneous MCA Occlusions

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Christopher Storey, Jonathon Lebovitz, Ahmad Sweid, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, Reid Gooch, Robert H. Rosenwasser, Pascal JabbourBackgroundBilateral hemispheric dysfunction is devastating to consciousness. We present a unique case of a patient who developed bilateral middle cerebral artery infarcts with significant neurological improvement post bilateral thrombolysis in

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Double Pituitary Adenomas with Synchronous Somatotroph and Corticotroph Clinical Presentation of Acromegaly and Cushing's Disease

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Naomi Collazo-Gutiérrez, Orlando de Jesús, Maria Villamil-Jarauta, Milliette Alvarado, Loida González, Margarita Ramírez, Victor J. Carlo-ChevereBackgroundDouble pituitary adenomas are a rare occurrence. Synchronous clinical manifestation is extremely rare.Case DescriptionWe report a case of a 51-year-old female with symptoms of both hypercortisolism and acromegaly du

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Current Agents and Related Therapeutic Targets for Inflammation After Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Ahmed Jorge, Tavis Taylor, Nitin Agarwal, D. Kojo HamiltonBackgroundThe infliction of a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) propagates damage that occurs in 2 stages. The first phase of trauma develops from the initial mechanical insult. The second phase involves the degradation of nervous tissue but is likely not affected by the initial insult. Thus, therapeutic targe

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Obstructive Hydrocephalus and Chemical Meningitis Secondary to a Ruptured Spinal Epidermoid Cyst

  Publication date: December 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 132Author(s): Ricardo J. Fernández-de Thomas, Juan C. Vicenty-Padilla, José G. Sánchez-Jiménez, Eduardo J. Labat, Cesar M. Carballo-Cuello, Orlando De Jesús, Juan A. Vigo-PrietoBackgroundEpidermoid cysts of the spinal cord may rupture, resulting in keratin dissemination in the subarachnoid space, in the ventricles, and along the central canal of the spinal cord causing meningitis,

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Proximal adjacent segment disease manifesting as retro-odontoid pseudotumour following fusion to C2

  Publication date: Available online 27 September 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Yingda Li, Allan Levi

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Effect of a time delay for concomitant chemoradiation after surgery for newly diagnosed glioblastoma: A single-institution study with subgroup analysis according to the extent of tumor resection

  Publication date: Available online 27 September 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Stephen Ahn, Jae-Sung Park, Jin Ho Song, Sin-Soo Jeun, Yong-Kil HongAbstractObjectiveConcomitant chemoradiation (CCRT) after surgical resection was established as standard care for patients with newly diagnosed GBM. However, the optimal time interval from surgery to starting CCRT (IST) is still controversial.MethodsThe electronic medical records of 160 patien

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• Spinal epidural hematoma associated with epidural metastasis after minor trauma: a case report

  Publication date: Available online 27 September 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Ryuya Maejima, Masahiro Aoyama, Masahito Hara, Shigeru Miyachi

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32
• 30-Day Mortality and Survival in Elderly Patients undergoing Neurosurgery

  Publication date: Available online 27 September 2019Source: World NeurosurgeryAuthor(s): Emily R. Bligh, Priyank Sinha, Daisy Smith, Yahia Z. Al-TamimiAbstractObjectives: With an ageing population and advances in neuroanaesthesia and critical care, there is an increasing subgroup of elderly patients undergoing neurosurgery. Of particular relevance is the cohort greater than 80 years of age. The aim of the current study is to investigate 30-day mo

  World Neurosurgery

  Fri Sep 27, 2019 04:32