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Objective: Clipping of intracranial aneurysms is a well-established treatment for unruptured and ruptured aneurysms in neurosurgery. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there are differences in outcome between patients clipped on incidental and those clipped on ruptured aneurysms with low [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Objective: Direct electrical stimulation of the peroneal nerve, using the implantable peroneal nerve stimulator, enables a therapy of the centrally caused drop foot, improving the gait of the patients. In this paper, we present the gait analysis results from MS-patients with a central drop foot. Therefore, [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Objective: Vibrational spectroscopy including infrared and Raman spectroscopy is envisioned as innovative diagnostic tool for neurosurgery. Despite promising in situ application during glioma surgery in 2015 (Jermyn et al, Sci Transl Med 274ra19), clinical translation and routine application in neurosurgery [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Objective: Intraoperative Optical Imaging (IOI) is a marker free and non-invasive imaging technique that has proven to be useful for visualization of hemodynamic changes and therefore functional areas of the human cerebral cortex during neurosurgical interventions. In the past, we refined and evolved [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]

Objective: Resection of brain tumors near eloquent regions without causing additional neurological deficits for patients is challenging for the neurosurgeon in charge. Therefore, neuronavigation and intraoperative electrophysiological stimulation are established tools to increase patients’ safety.[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: Direct electrical stimulation of the peroneal nerve, using the implantable peroneal nerve stimulator, enables a therapy of the centrally caused drop foot, improving the gait of the patients. In this paper, we present long-term results at 36-month follow-up post implantation. Methods:[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: Peroneal nerve stimulation using implantable devices was shown to be highly effective in patients with central drop foot caused by stroke or multiple sclerosis (MS). The devices lead to a significant better improvement of the dynamic gait pattern than foot orthosis or surface stimulation.[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: Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are surgically challenging tumors. Due to the tumor adherence to the cochlear and the facial nerves, gross total resection is difficult. As the debate regarding the best position used for tumor resection – lateral decubitus vs semi-sitting position –[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 9. Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

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. In the past, we used the technique for the identification of functional brain areas while the patients were under[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 9. Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Intraoperative imaging techniques should support the surgeon in his decision-making process of effective tumour treatment while preserving functional brain tissue. Previous studies proved that both Intraoperative Optical Imaging (IOI) and Intraoperative Thermal Imaging (ITI) can visualise[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 71. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), 9. Joint Meeting mit der Japanischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for patients with chronic pain is commonly performed since the early 1970s with inconsistent results and within variable targets. We applied sensoric functional MRI (fMRI)- and diffusion tensor imaging (DT-MRI)-based DBS in chronic pain patients into 4 different[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: Intraoperative Optical Imaging (IOI) is a technique that can be utilized to visualize metabolic changes after Direct Cortical Stimulation (DCS) of the exposed cortical surface. It allows the evaluation of spatiotemporal characteristics of stimulation induced effects. In the past, we demonstrated[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 69. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Mexikanischen und Kolumbianischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: To evaluate outcome measures and objective adherence data for patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), treated with inspiration-triggered stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve. Methods: The first 8 patients who were treated with hypoglossal stimulation therapy at[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 69. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Mexikanischen und Kolumbianischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie

Objective: Direct stimulation of the peroneal nerve by the ActiGait implantable drop foot stimulator is a potent therapy that was described previously for stroke-related drop foot. The authors report here successful long-term application of the ActiGait implantable drop foot stimulator in patients with[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 process of glioma resection is characterized by the trade-off between a maximization of tumor resection extent and the minimization of the risk for functional disorders of the patient. Several intraoperative techniques like 5-ALA fluorescence are available to provide morphological information[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 visualisation of the facial nerve with diffusion based techniques is a difficult task even under anatomical conditions, given the small size of the normal facial nerve (< 1 mm thickness). Consequently, most of the volume of the DWI voxel (around 2 mm) being occupied by water. There[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 66. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: In order to visualize cranial nerves using DTI, some extent of manual fiber selection methods and fractional anisotropy (FA) threshold manipulation has been used according to previous reports in order to eliminate the resulting fibers not corresponding to nerve anatomy. We have hypothesized[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 66. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: Surgical removal of vestibular schwannomas has the risk for facial nerve and hearing impairment. Whereas, small tumors are preferentially considered for “Wait and Watch” or radiotherapy / radiosurgery, large tumors causing brain stem compression are candidates for surgery.[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 66. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: To examine, through the utilization of a large, prospectively collected database, whether antiplatelet or anticoagulation medication use at onset of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with either brain contusion (BC) progression, certain intracranial hemorrhage patterns, or worse[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 66. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: 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, we report the outcome of the first prospective[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 66. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: To quantify the rate of secondary coagulopathy based on abnormal values in routine blood tests, and its influence on the neurological outcome of patients with multiple major traumas including traumatic brain injuries (TBI). A further objective is to determine the risk factors for hemorrhagic[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 65. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: In patients with cerebral lesions or tumors, a biopsy is required to determine the histological diagnosis in order to make the decision whether a specific therapy is needed or not. Three possible biopsy techniques can lead to the necessary diagnosis: the stereotactic biopsy, the navigation-guided[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 65. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: Decompressive craniectomy is a widely accepted method in the treatment of refractory intracranial hypertension, although current studies do not provide consistent data. Concerning subsequent cranioplasty, there is lack of evidence based guidelines, too. The objective was to gain knowledge[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 131. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Chirurgie

Objective: Successful deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus subthalamicus (STN) is mostly dependent on an accurate position of the leads at the optimal target point. Till now, DBS in local anesthesia (LA) with intraoperative testing and microelectrode recordings (MER) is the gold standard. Since[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 64. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC)

Objective: Optical imaging of intrinsic signals is a new method for the fast and contact-free visualization of stimulated eloquent brain areas during neurosurgical interventions. Methods: The intensity of the light reflected by the cortical tissue was measured in 47 patients with lesions around the[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL], 62. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit der Polnischen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgen (PNCH)