Neurosurgical Procedures - Statistics & numerical data
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Halo vest treatment of cervical spine injuries: a success and survivorship analysis.

29 Jun 2009 STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study of a consecutive series of traumatic cervical spine injuries treated with halo vest immobilization (HVI) over an 8-year period at a level 1 trauma center. OBJECTIVE: To assess survivorship, success, and causes of ... Read more...

Clinical significance and prognosis of idiopathic syringomyelia.

29 Jun 2009 STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective case series. OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical significance and prognosis of idiopathic syringomyelia. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: With the widespread use of magnetic resonance imaging, cases of syringomyelia are found ... Read more...

A model for neurosurgical humanitarian aid based on 12 years of medical trips to South and Central America.

29 Jun 2009 The pediatric neurosurgical mission trips led by physicians at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health Systems began in 1996 with the formation of Medical Outreach to Children, founded by 1 of the authors (J.D.W.) after a visit to Guatemala. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neurosurgical Procedures - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Same, better, or worse? Neurocognitive effects of radiotherapy for low-grade gliomas remain unknown. 5 Aug 2009
• In this issue... 30 Jul 2009
• Halo vest treatment of cervical spine injuries: a success and survivorship analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Clinical significance and prognosis of idiopathic syringomyelia. 29 Jun 2009
• A model for neurosurgical humanitarian aid based on 12 years of medical trips to South and Central America. 29 Jun 2009
• Association of Chiari malformation type I and tethered cord syndrome: preliminary results of sectioning filum terminale. 29 Jun 2009
• Racial differences in patient expectations prior to resective epilepsy surgery. 19 Jun 2009
• Infratentorial ependymomas: prognostic factors and outcome analysis in a multi-center retrospective series of 106 adult patients. 3 Jun 2009
• A report on neurosurgical workforce in the countries of the EU and associated states. Task Force "Workforce Planning", UEMS Section of Neurosurgery. 25 May 2009
• Ratings of global outcome at the first post-operative assessment after spinal surgery: how often do the surgeon and patient agree? 20 May 2009
• Intraspinal anomalies in infantile idiopathic scoliosis: prevalence and role of magnetic resonance imaging. 18 May 2009
• Use of walking data in assessing operative results for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: long-term follow-up and comparison with controls. 18 May 2009
• Predictors of quality of life after resective extratemporal epilepsy surgery in adults in long-term follow-up. 7 May 2009
• Pretreatment psychosocial variables as predictors of outcomes following lumbar surgery and spinal cord stimulation: a systematic review and literature synthesis. 29 Apr 2009
• Cauda equina syndrome (CES) from lumbar disc herniations. 29 Apr 2009
• Surgery for low back pain: a review of the evidence for an American Pain Society Clinical Practice Guideline. 29 Apr 2009
• Outcome of conservative surgery for giant cell tumor of the sacrum. 29 Apr 2009
• A comparison between surgical resection in combination with WBRT or hypofractionated stereotactic irradiation in the treatment of solitary brain metastases. 22 Apr 2009
• The patient's perspective on complications after spine surgery. 22 Apr 2009
• Outcome after emergency surgery without angiography in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage after aneurysm rupture. 21 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Neurosurgical Procedures'

Definition: Surgery performed on the nervous system or its parts.

Descriptor UI: D019635

Alternative terms: Neurosurgical Procedures; Procedures, Neurosurgical; Neurosurgical Procedure; Procedure, Neurosurgical;

Related Mesh Headings: Neurosurgery;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.525;

History Note: 98