Fig. 1 Cervical spinal cord stimulation (SCS). Radiography images show the location of the stimulation electrode and implantable pulse generator (IPG). Left, IPG under the anterior chest wall; Middle, lateral…
Diagnosis No of patients Glioma; low grade 9 Glioma; high grade 13 Tectal glioma 4 Malignant teratoma 2 Colloid cyst 5 Radionecrosis 7 Craniopharyngioma 7 PNET 5 Lymphoma 4 Metastases…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Massimiliano Visocchi, H. Maximilian Mehdorn, Yoichi Katayama and Klaus R. H. von Wild (eds.)Trends in Reconstructive NeurosurgeryActa Neurochirurgica Supplement12410.1007/978-3-319-39546-3_23 RETRACTED CHAPTER: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with a Compressive C-JAWS Staple Lei Xia1, 2, Ming-Xing Liu1,…
Sex Age (years) Back VAS pre Leg VAS pre ODI pre Back VAS post (6 months) Leg VAS post (6 months) ODI post (6 months) M 71 7/10 7/10 80…
No. of patients Incidence (%) Event description Solution 4 12.1 Accidental electrode rupture Replacement (IPG + electrode) 2 6 Cough VNS parameters adjustment 1 3.03 Thoracic duct lesion Surgical closure…
Author Etiology Patients Site of lesion Stimulation Time to surgery Clinical improvement latency Evaluation parameters Responsive n (%) Kanno et al. (1988) [13] Trauma/ischemia 10 Cerebral cortex Cervical SCS 3–6…
Fig. 1 (a) Comparison of the nasoaxial line (red) and nasopalatine line (yellow) with the actual surgical extent. The NAxL closely corresponds to the lowest limit of the endoscopic endonasal…
Author (year) references Animal model Observation method Site of stimulation Results Garcia-March et al. (1987, 1989) [15, 16] Dog and goat Electromagnetic flowmetry; 131I antipyrine brain scintigraphy Upper cervical (C2)…
Author Year Approach Major findings Ammirati and Bernardo [3] 1998 Endoscopic transoral approach Median mandibulotomy/glossotomy or the LeFort I approach with hard palate splitting if atlanto-occipital and C1–C2 joint access…
Patient population Male 14 (44 %) Female 18 (56 %) Drug resistance 32 (100 %) Age at onset (years) Mean 10 (range 1–23) Age at surgery (years) Mean 32…
