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Symptom duration and postoperative outcomes in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Neurosurg RevOct 17, 2026Open access

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether symptom duration is associated with outcomes after surgery for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM).

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The findings support considering symptom duration when discussing expected surgical outcomes and planning care for DCM. They suggest that prolonged symptoms may be associated with poorer neurological recovery, while…

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Clinical ResearchNeurologyOpen access

STN-SNr co-stimulation in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of motor and freezing-of-gait outcomes.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed whether adding substantia nigra pars reticulata stimulation to subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation improves motor function or freezing of gait in people with…

Neurol SciOct 23, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurologyOpen access

Prediction of death by neurologic criteria in patients with non-traumatic acute brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined predictors of death by neurologic criteria (DNC) after non-traumatic acute brain injury.

BMC NeurolOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgery

Patterns and predictive factors of hearing loss following microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a systematic review.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the prevalence, patterns, and potential risk factors for hearing loss after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm.

Neurosurg RevOct 22, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurology

Key Predictors of Cerebral Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined observational evidence on factors associated with cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).

West J Nurs ResOct 15, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOrthopedic Surgery

Metal Hypersensitivity Reactions Following Spinal Implants: A Systematic Review.

This systematic review examined clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, and outcomes of metal hypersensitivity after spinal implant surgery in adults.

JBJS RevOct 19, 2026Read summary
Case ReportPediatricsOpen access

Varicella zoster vasculopathy presenting as bilateral subdural haematoma in an infant: case report of a rare case and literature review.

A 6-month-old boy developed chickenpox with fever, irritability, and a vesicular rash. Although the rash and fever resolved, he had persistent irritability, poor feeding, intermittent vomiting, developmental regression…

Childs Nerv SystOct 24, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Spontaneous regression of post-traumatic syringomyelia: longitudinal mr imaging demonstrating a dynamic disease course.

A 69-year-old patient with post-traumatic cervicothoracic syringomyelia presented with occipital headaches, dizziness, and subjective upper-extremity weakness.

Spinal Cord Ser CasesOct 23, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Stroke thrombectomy of a mural thrombus in a severe dolichoectatic basilar artery with double parallel large stent retrievers and Sofia 88.

An older adult presented with severe acute ischemic stroke from a mural thrombus on the posterior wall of the mid-basilar artery.

J Neurointerv SurgOct 13, 2026Read case
Case ReportPathology (Anatomic & Clinical)

Primary intracranial sarcoma, DICER1-mutant: 5 cases highlighting variable clinical and molecular features.

The report describes five patients aged 6 to 40 years with primary intracranial sarcoma, DICER1-mutant, identified through methylation profiling and/or sequencing.

J Neuropathol Exp NeurolOct 20, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Addressing unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis using endoscopic suturectomy and barrel-stave osteotomies: surgical technique and literature review.

A healthy 2-month-old boy presented with features of left unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis, including occipitoparietal flattening, ipsilateral mastoid bulge, contralateral parietal bulge, and ear-level asymmetry; 3D…

Childs Nerv SystOct 21, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Ultra high-density, 4096-channel intraoperative neurophysiological brain mapping for functional localization of the human central sulcus.

During resection of a right parafalcine meningioma in a 56-year-old man, four flexible 1024-electrode micro-ECoG arrays were used to record somatosensory evoked potentials from the peri-Rolandic cortex during…

J Neural EngOct 21, 2026Read case

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