Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1)

ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):1-15

Cranioplasty in neurosurgery: is there a way to reduce complications?

Nicola ACCIARRI *, Giorgio PALANDRI, Andrea CUOCI, Adelaide VALLUZZI, Giuseppe LANZINO

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):16-24

Full-endoscopic interlaminar operations in lumbar compressive lesions surgery: prospective study of 350 patients - “ENDOS” Study

Marko MARKOVIĆ *, Nenad ŽIVKOVIĆ, Spaić MILAN, Anđela GAVRILOVIĆ, Dragoš STOJANOVIĆ, Vuk ALEKSIĆ, Sebastian RUETTEN

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):25-36

Transcranial approach in giant pituitary adenomas: results and outcome in a modern series

Thomas GRAILLON *, Frédéric CASTINETTI, Stéphane FUENTES, Regis GRAS, Thierry BRUE, Henry DUFOUR

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):37-43

LINAC-based radiosurgery for melanoma, sarcoma and renal cell carcinoma brain metastases

Ernesto MARANZANO *, Michelina CASALE, Rossella RISPOLI, Fabio TRIPPA, Lorena DRAGHINI, Fabio ARCIDIACONO, Sandro CARLETTI, Paola ANSELMO

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):44-51

Factors predicting outcome of surgical treatment of spontaneous spinal hematomas: a retrospective cohort study in four tertiary reference centers

Rafael MARTÍNEZ-PÉREZ *, Igor PAREDES, Natalia RAYO, Pedro de la ROSA, Jorge D. MOLINA, Alfonso LAGARES

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):52-7

Use of artificial neural networks to predict the probability of developing new cerebral metastases after radiosurgery alone

Parisa AZIMI *, Sohrab SHAHZADI, Sohrab SADEGHI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):58-65

Treatment of very large cranial defects with individually shaped polypropylene polyester knitwear prostheses: a series of 11 cases

Piotr KASPRZAK *, Grzegorz TOMASZEWSKI, Witold SUJKA, Zbigniew KOTWICA, Filip STOMA, Borys KWINTA, Marek MOSKAŁA, Tomasz PAPIERZ, Rafał WÓJCIK, Jerzy ZWOLIŃSKI, Tomasz TROJANOWSKI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):66-70

Frequency distribution of apolipoprotein E genotypes in elderly population and relationship with senile dementia

Wen HUANG *, Man’e CHEN, Yingqi ZHANG, Ping ZHAO, Guo’en YAO, Huadong ZHOU

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REVIEW  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):71-83

Immunotherapy and potential molecular targets for the treatment of pituitary adenomas resistant to standard therapy: a critical review of potential therapeutic targets and current developments

Tamara MAGHATHE, William K. MILLER, Luke MUGGE, Tarek R. MANSOUR, Jason SCHROEDER *

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REVIEW  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):84-96

Aneurysms of the external carotid artery and its branch vessels: pooled data analysis and current treatment strategies

Parviz DOLATI *, Daniel EICHBERG , Ajith THOMAS , Christopher OGILVY

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REVIEW  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):97-106

Early and late clinical outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic refractory intracranial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis of current evidence

Georgia G. TSAOUSI *, Lorenzo MAROCCHI, Paola G. SERGI, Chryssa POURZITAKI, Antonio SANTORO, Federico BILOTTA

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CASE REPORT  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):107-12

Increased VEGF levels in a case of papillary tumor of the pineal region with intracranial hemorrhage: a potential surrogate indicator of tumor angiogenesis and aggressiveness?

Giovanni MARFIA, Antonella AMPOLLINI, Stefania E. NAVONE, Clara DI VITO, Andrea BORNATI, Monica MIOZZO, Gisele DE REZENDE, Paolo RAMPINI, Laura RIBONI, Maria E. MANCUSO, Rolando CAMPANELLA *

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SPECIAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):113-6

Impact of World War I on brain mapping

Aatman SHAH *, Henry JUNG, Gordon LI

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):117-8

Spinal hydatid cysts: a long-life disease?

Sara BALDO *, Leonello TACCONI

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):118-20

Multiple schwannomas originating from a single cauda equina root

Pietro FIASCHI *, Bernarda CAGETTI, Filippo BADALONI, Riccardo PADOLECCHIA, Marco PAVANELLO, Valtero VALSANIA

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):120-2

When one expects a prolapsed lumbar disk and finds a pure epidural spinal cavernous hemangioma: a “neurosurgical surprise”

Andrea BRUNORI *, Alberto DELITALA

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):122-4

Fluorescence-assisted surgery in the interhemispheric transcallosal approach for thalamic lesions

Camilla de LAURENTIS , Francesco ACERBI *, Marco P. SCHIARITI, Paolo FERROLI

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 February;64(1):124-5

Conservative treatment for bilateral subdural hematomas

Alessandro PERIN *, Giuseppe MESSINA, Francesco DI MECO, Angelo FRANZINI

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