… The 4th and 5th lumbar spinal segments (L 4-5 ) are found at the vertebral level of Th XIII
and L I , respectively. Use a thin blunt spatula to lever the spinal cord out of the vertebral canal, …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic of 2019 to 2020 has
resulted in multiple hospitalizations, deaths, and economic hardships worldwide. Although …

Background First pass effect (FPE) in mechanical thrombectomy is thought to be associated
with good clinical outcomes. Objective To determine FPE rates as a function of …

Superior cervical ganglionectomy (SCGx) is a valuable microsurgical model to study the
role of the sympathetic nervous system in a vast array of physiological and pathological …

Background We report outcomes of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) patients
who underwent transvenous embolization of cerebrospinal fluid-venous fistulas (CSFVFs) …

The complex nature of atherosclerosis demands high-resolution approaches to identify
subtle thrombogenic lesions and define the risk of plaque rupture. Here, we report the proof-of-…

We report a consecutive case series of patients who underwent transvenous embolization
of the paraspinal vein, which was draining the CSF-venous fistula, for treatment of …

In this paper, the authors present a physical model developed to simulate accurate external
ventricular drain (EVD) placement with realistic haptic and visual feedbacks to serve as a …

Background We retrospectively evaluated the composition of retrieved clots from ischemic
stroke patients to study the association between histological composition and stroke etiology …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and disability in developed
countries. According to WHO, an estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, …