The subventricular zone (SVZ) is a principal source of adult neural stem cells in the rodent
brain, generating thousands of olfactory bulb neurons every day 1 . If the adult human brain …

✓ Thirty patients were treated surgically for spinal epidural hematoma (SEH). Twelve of
these cases resulted from spinal surgery, seven from epidural catheters, four from vascular …

Key Clinical Points Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Subarachnoid hemorrhage from a ruptured
intracranial aneurysm is a life-threatening stroke that affects younger patients than those …

OBJECTIVE: Bypass surgery for brain aneurysms is evolving from extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC)
to intracranial-intracranial (IC-IC) bypasses that reanastomose parent arteries, …

The brain vasculature has been increasingly recognized as a key player that directs brain
development, regulates homeostasis, and contributes to pathological processes. Following …

Background and Purpose— Intraprocedural rupture (IPR) is a well known complication of
intracranial aneurysm treatment. Risks and predictors of IPR and its impact on outcome have …

BACKGROUND: One response to randomized trials like the International Subarachnoid
Aneurysm Trial has been to adopt a “coil first” policy, whereby all aneurysms be considered for …

BACKGROUND: Many significant microsurgical series of patients with giant aneurysms predate
changes in practice during the endovascular era. OBJECTIVE: A contemporary surgical …

THE THERAPEUTIC APPROACH toward arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) located in
the basal ganglia, thalamus, and brain stem has evolved from microsurgical resection as the …

Object. In this study the authors review surgical experience with cavernous malformations of
the brainstem (CMBs) in an attempt to define more clearly the natural history, indications, …