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karl schaller

Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Geneva
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[HTML][HTML] Clinically relevant complications related to pedicle screw placement in thoracolumbar surgery and their management: a literature review of 35,630 pedicle …

OP Gautschi, B Schatlo, K Schaller, E Tessitore - Neurosurgical focus, 2011 - thejns.org
Object The technique of pedicle screw insertion is a mainstay of spinal instrumentation.
Some of its potential complications are clinically relevant and may require reoperation or …

[HTML][HTML] Blood blister-like aneurysms: single center experience and systematic literature review

AM Gonzalez, AP Narata, H Yilmaz, P Bijlenga… - European journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) are a controversial entity. They arise from non-
branching sites on the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) and are suspected to …

[HTML][HTML] Degenerative cervical myelopathy: a brief review of past perspectives, present developments, and future directions

A Nouri, JS Cheng, B Davies, M Kotter… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common cause of spinal cord injury in
developed countries; its prevalence is increasing due to the ageing of the population. DCM …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study

J Glasbey, A Ademuyiwa, A Adisa, E AlAmeer… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Surgery is the main modality of cure for solid cancers and was prioritised to
continue during COVID-19 outbreaks. This study aimed to identify immediate areas for …

Electroencephalographic source imaging: a prospective study of 152 operated epileptic patients

V Brodbeck, L Spinelli, AM Lascano, M Wissmeier… - Brain, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Electroencephalography is mandatory to determine the epilepsy syndrome. However, for the
precise localization of the irritative zone in patients with focal epilepsy, costly and sometimes …

Seizure outcome and use of antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery according to histopathological diagnosis: a retrospective multicentre cohort study

HJ Lamberink, WM Otte, I Blümcke, KPJ Braun… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Surgery is a widely accepted treatment option for drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
A detailed analysis of longitudinal postoperative seizure outcomes and use of antiepileptic …

The unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score: a multidisciplinary consensus

N Etminan, RD Brown Jr, K Beseoglu, S Juvela… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: We endeavored to develop an unruptured intracranial aneurysm (UIA) treatment
score (UIATS) model that includes and quantifies key factors involved in clinical decision …

Risk of rupture of small anterior communicating artery aneurysms is similar to posterior circulation aneurysms

P Bijlenga, C Ebeling, M Jaegersberg, P Summers… - Stroke, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—According to the International Study of Unruptured Intracranial
Aneurysms (ISUIA), anterior circulation (AC) aneurysms of< 7 mm in diameter have a …

Clinical benefit from resection of recurrent glioblastomas: results of a multicenter study including 503 patients with recurrent glioblastomas undergoing surgical …

F Ringel, SN1 study group, H Pape… - Neuro …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background While standards for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastomas exist,
therapeutic regimens for tumor recurrence remain mostly individualized. The role of a …

The insula mediates access to awareness of visual stimuli presented synchronously to the heartbeat

R Salomon, R Ronchi, J Dönz, J Bello-Ruiz… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
The processing of interoceptive signals in the insular cortex is thought to underlie self-
awareness. However, the influence of interoception on visual awareness and the role of the …