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Objective: Intraoperative Optical Imaging (IOI) is a marker free and non-invasive imaging technique that can be utilized for visualization of metabolic changes within the cerebral cortex. During neurosurgical interventions, we use the method in clinical routine to visualize specific functional brain[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 72. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Polnischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an accepted treatment option for various neurological diseases. Common commercial used leads enables only coarsemeshed stimulation and neurosensing due to the comparative big contacts and doesn’t meet the needed requirements for highly selective and [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 72. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Polnischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Recent developments of more complex lead designs for deep brain stimulation with a greater number of contacts and the ability to alter the shape of stimulation fields were introduced to enlarge the therapeutic window in deep brain stimulation. We evaluated, whether these directional leads[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 72. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Polnischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Accreditation and digitalization are common tools to improve the efficacy of processes in clinical routine. The aim of this study was to elucidate, whether measures for quality management and digitalization have the ability to reduce treatment risks of patients in a surgical clinic. [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 72. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Polnischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Electronic health records (EHRs) are controversial but have the potential to improve patient care. We investigated whether a digital admission and assessment documentation form for neurosurgical patients may have an impact on the quality and duration of documentation of the neurosurgeons [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 70. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Skandinavischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Postoperative thromboembolic events are a serious surgical complication and results most often in morbidity and mortality. In neurosurgical patients, the risk for venous thromboembolisms (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT), is very high (range 0 to 5%)[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 70. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Skandinavischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established method of treatment of the Parkinson disease (PD). However, the optimal location of the DBS electrode within the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between the outcome of the [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 70. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Skandinavischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is widely used in the vertebral body. PMMA has about seven to ten times higher elastic modulus than normal cancellous bone what increases stiffness of PMMA augmented vertebral body by 174%. While augmentation with PMMA is highly successful in [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 68. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 7. Joint Meeting mit der Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

Objective: The functional specialization of various regions within the subthalamic nucleus (STN) seems to play a role in the effectivity of treatment with deep brain stimulation (DBS). Diffusion tensor based analyses have been shown to enable the parcellation of the STN into distinct subregions. We [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 68. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 7. Joint Meeting mit der Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

Objective: Spine’s extent of movement is larger than the linear sum of the individual movements of the facet joints. Such small movements of the facet joints, which guide the whole segmental movement, are progressively added together via lever arms. Describing the segmental motion pattern we [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 68. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 7. Joint Meeting mit der Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

Objective: According to our previous results, probabilistic tractography might be more successful in depicting cranial nerves compared to the common deterministic method. We have examined the utility of this technique in patients harboring large vestibular schwannomas. Methods: Data from fifteen [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 68. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 7. Joint Meeting mit der Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

Objective: Dorsal stabilization is used worldwide since 1970. Although there were advancements in detail, the basic principle of the fixateur interne together with transpedicular screw connection is still in exclusive use, but minimal access spinal technologies promoted a diversification of surgical[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 68. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 7. Joint Meeting mit der Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS)

Objective: In patients with inoperable brain tumors located in eloquent brain regions histological diagnosis is a prerequisite for the determination of the adjuvant treatment. However, in certain cases brain biopsy may be risky and/or the patient may refuse the procedure and the diagnosis can only[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 67. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 1. Joint Meeting mit der Koreanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (KNS)

Background: The ActiGait drop foot stimulator is a promising technique for restoration of lost function by an implantable hybrid stimulation system. It allows an ankle dorsiflexion by active peroneal nerve stimulation during the swing phase of gait. Here, were report the first prospective outcome study[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 133. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie

Objective: The Six Sigma principle is a widespread management tool to reach a practicable zero error quality in complex processes. It uses strategies, which are based on quantitative measurements with the aim to optimize processes and to eliminate errors or quality problems. Especially, the electrode[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 66. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: Successful deep brain stimulation (DBS) into the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for Parkinson’s disease is mostly dependent on an accurate position of the leads at the optimal target point. Recent studies showed, that the STN identification by MRI may differ from the physiological STN, [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 65. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)