• Cylinder tumor surgery in pediatric low-grade gliomas 

  Jaimovich, Sebastián Gastón; Takeuchi, Kazuhito; Tcherbbis Testa, Victoria; Okumura, Eriko; Jaimovich, Roberto; Cinalli, Giuseppe (Springer International, 2024-03-22)

  Background: Periventricular pediatric low-grade gliomas (pLGG) present a surgical challenge due to their deep-seated location, accessibility, and relationship with the subcortical network connections. Minimally invasive ...
• Surgical Anatomy and Technique of Peri-Insular Hemispherotomy in Pediatric Epilepsy 

  Cicutti, Santiago E.; Cuello, Javier F.; Villamil, Facundo; Gromadzyn, Guido P.; Bartuluchi, Marcelo (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2024-03-23)

  Background and objectives: Hemispherotomy is a highly complex procedure that demands a steep learning curve. An incomplete brain disconnection often results in failure of seizure control. The purpose of this article was ...
• Hemisferotomía peri-insular y Hemisferectomía funcional pediátrica para el tratamiento de la epilepsia severa refractaria al tratamiento médico: comparación de dos técnicas 

  Villamil, Facundo; Domecq, Lucila; Gromazdyn, Guido; Slame, Yamila; Grijalba, Miguel; Bartuluchi, Marcelo (Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía, 2023-11-01)

  Introducción. Desde que se describió por primera vez en la década de 1970, la hemisferectomía funcional ha sido una herramienta esencial en el tratamiento de la epilepsia refractaria al tratamiento médico secundaria a una ...
• ¿Cuál es la presión de drenaje óptima en hidrocefalias tumorales obstructivas? Análisis de factores subyacentes al sobredrenado valvular, revisión de casos y desarrollo de protocolo quirúrgico. 

  Domecq, Lucila; Ruella, Mauro; Villamil, Facundo; Monsalve, Martin; Fraire, Jazmín Azul; Mormandi, Rubén; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo (Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía, 2023-10-01)

  La hidrocefalia es una complicación frecuente dentro de la patología tumoral del SNC. La colocación de válvulas de derivación ventrículo-peritoneal (VDVP) en estos casos es, al día de la fecha, la práctica estándar para ...
• Experience in awake glioma surgery in a South American center. Correlation between intraoperative evaluation, extent of resection and functional outcomes 

  Caffaratti, Guido; Ruella, Mauro; Villamil, Facundo; Keller, Greta; Savini, Darío; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo (Elsevier, 2024-02-02)

  Introduction: Gliomas are the second most frequent primary brain tumors. Surgical resection remains a crucial part of treatment, as well as maximum preservation of neurological function. For this reason awake surgery has ...
• Transoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in awake glioma surgery: Experience in a Latin American tertiary-level center 

  Ruella, Mauro; Caffaratti, Guido; Chaves, Hernán; Yañez, Paulina; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo (Elsevier, 2024-02-28)

  Objective: Analyze the usefulness, efficacy, and safety of transoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in glioma surgery in awake patients. Materials and methods: Retrospective, single-center, analytical study of a cohort ...
• Spontaneous rhinorrhea and idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a complex and challenging association 

  de Macedo Filho, Leonardo; Pinheiro Machado, Carolina Carmona; Brito Bezerra Mendes, Gabrielle; Figueiredo Santana, Luma María; Ruella, Mauro Emiliano; Grewal, Sanjeet; Chaichana, Kaisorn L.; Quinones Hinojosa, Alfredo; Fermo, Olga; Almeida, Joao Paulo (Państwowy Zakład Wydawnictw Lekarskich, 2024-02-23)

  Introduction: Spontaneous CSF leak is a known complication of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Patients with CSF rhinorrhea present a unique challenge within the IIH population, as the occurrence of a leak can ...
• Neural Arch Preservation-Posterior Vertebral Column Resection: 2-Dimensional Operative Video 

  Carelli, Luis E.; de Barros, Alderico Girão C.; Flores Taracena, Silvia M.; Marcó Del Pont, Francisco; Cechin, Igor; Ames, Christopher (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2024-02-26)

  This technique is a modification of the posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) for patients with kyphoscoliosis with vertebral column resection indications (Cobb angle >100° angular and rigid with flexibility <20%-30%). ...
• Dry Field Technique and Ultrasonic Aspirator in Endoscopic Removal of a Hemorrhagic Intraventricular Tumor in a 2-Year-Old Girl 

  Onorini, Nicola; Vitulli, Francesca; Spennato, Pietro; Pinto, Martín; Scala, Maria Rosaria; Mirone, Giuseppe; Quaglietta, Lucia; Cinalli, Giuseppe (Elsevier, 2023-07-17)

  Neuroendoscopic procedures inside the ventricular system always bear the risk for an unexpected intraoperative hemorrhage. Most hemorrhages can be managed by constant irrigation with low- and high-pressure washes. In the ...
• Selective dorsal rhizotomy: Analysis of two rootlet sectioning techniques 

  Mantese, Beatriz; Pirozzi Chiusa, Christian; Basilotta Marquez, Yamila; Gotter Campo, María Pía; Nazar, Ricardo; Crespo, Marcos José; Toledo, Alfredo; Ravera, Emiliano (Springer, 2023-12-13)

  Objective: To analyze and compare the efficacy of two selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) techniques with intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, using instrumented three-dimensional gait analysis. Introduction: SDR ...
• Postoperative Third Nerve Palsy after Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Adenoma: Elucidating its Mechanism 

  Villamil, Facundo; Caffaratti, Guido; Ruella, Mauro; Giovannini, Sebastián Juan María; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo (Medknow Publications, 2023-06)

  Third nerve palsy is a rare complication of transsphenoidal surgery and has been merely mentioned in different studies, but there is not any rigorous analysis focusing on this particular complication. The purpose of this ...
• β-Catenin is reduced in membranes of human prolactinoma cells and it is inhibited by temozolomide in prolactin secreting tumor models 

  Demarchi, Gianina; Valla, Sofía; Perrone, Sofía; Chimento, Agustina; Bonadeo, Nadia; Vitale, Daiana Luján; Spinelli, Fiorella Mercedes; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo; Sevlever, Gustavo Emilio; Alaniz, Laura; Berner, Silvia Inés; Cristina, Carolina (IOS Press, 2022-07-05)

  Introduction: Prolactinomas are the most frequent pituitary tumor subtype. Despite most of them respond to medical treatment, a proportion are resistant and become a challenge in clinical management. Wnt/β-Catenin pathway ...
• Primary central nervous system lymphoma: Inter-compartmental progression 

  Raval, Vishal; Binkley, Elaine; Aronow, Mary E.; Valenzuela, Juan; Peereboom, David M.; Wei, Wei; Srivastava, Sunil; Davanzo, Jaqueline; Culver Boldt, Herbert; McGarrey, Mark P.; Papaliodis, George N.; Sobrin, Lucía; Kim, Ivana K.; Vavvas, Dimitrios G.; Eliott, Dean; Nayak, Lakshmi; Dodds, Emilio; Marcó Del Pont, Francisco; Singh, Arun D. (John Wiley & Sons, 2022-05)

  There is limited understanding of the inter-compartmental progression and treatment outcomes of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). In this multicenter retrospective cohort study on 234 patients with PCNSL ...
• Risk Factors Related to Transient Diabetes Insipidus Development Following Transsphenoidal Pituitary Adenoma Resection: A Multicentric Study 

  Yasuda, Marcos Ezequiel; Renedo, Daniela; Sosa, Soledad; Danilowicz, Karina; Recalde, Rodolfo José; Zaninovich, Roberto Steven; Gonzalez Abbati, Santiago; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo; Giovannini, Sebastián Juan María; Villalonga, Juan Francisco; Ulloque Caamaño, Liezel; Reddy, Kesava; Socolovsky, Mariano; Campero, Álvaro (Elsevier, 2023-04-07)

  Objective: To analyze and find risk factors associated with developing transient diabetes insipidus (DI) using a multicenter case series after trans-sphenoidal surgery. Methods: Medical records of patients who underwent ...
• Intradural extramedullary tumors. Retrospective cohort study assessing prognostic factors for functional outcome in adult patients 

  Ruella, Mauro; Caffaratti, Guido; Saenz, Amparo; Villamil, Facundo; Mormandi, Rubén; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo (Elsevier, 2023-09-01)

  Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze a series of patients with intradural extramedullary tumors (IDEM) and assess factors that may modify or determine the final long term outcome and management. Materials ...
• Neurocirugía ablativa multitarget para tratamiento de trastorno neuroagresivo recidivante 

  García Muñoz, Luis; Ujhelly, José Ignacio; Q. Beltrán, Jesús; Fazzito, María Lucía; Jiménez-Ponce, Fiacro (Asociación Argentina de Neurocirugía, 2022-12-01)

  El trastorno neuroagresivo (TNA) es una de las principales solicitudes de neurocirugía psiquiátrica ya que es frecuente observar refractariedad al tratamiento médico. Se han propuesto dos tipos de cirugías ablativas. ...
• Fleni Coglioma: Battery for the detection of cognitive compromise in patients with low grade Glioma 

  Keller, Greta; Carello, María Agostina; Banjsak, Vanina G.; Egido, Noelia; Corvalán, Nicolás; Calandri, Ismael Luis; Caffaratti, Guido; Crivelli, Lucía; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo (Universidad de la Costa, 2022-12-14)

  New surgical procedures have benefited patients with Low-Grade Gliomas (LGG), who have a longer life expectancy. For this reason there is a growing interest in protecting cognition and improving their quality of life. The ...
• Frontal Aslant Tract and Its Role in Language: A Journey Through Tractographies and Dissections 

  Catena Baudo, Melanie; Villamil, Facundo; Paolinelli, Pablo Sebastian; Domenech, Nicolás Cristian; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo; Ferrara, Lucía Alba; Bendersky, Mariana (Elsevier, 2023-03-07)

  Background: The frontal aslant tract (FAT) is a bilateral tract located within each frontal lobe. It connects the supplementary motor area in the superior frontal gyrus with the pars opercularis in the inferior frontal ...
• Apoplejía pituitaria e infección por SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 

  Ruella, Mauro; Caffaratti, Guido; Katz, Débora Adela; Marengo, Ricardo; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo (Fundación Revista Medicina, 2023-01)

  La infección por coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) es responsable de un diverso rango de manifestaciones extrapulmonares entre las cuales se destaca el compromiso neurológico directo o indirecto. La apoplejía hipofisaria ...
• Clinical Applicability of the Sellar Barrier Concept in Patients with Pituitary Apoplexy: Is It Possible? 

  Pailler, José Ignacio; Villalonga, Juan Francisco; Ries Centeno, Tomás; Saenz, Amparo; Baldoncini, Matías; Pipolo, Derek Orlando; Cárdenas Ruiz-Valdepeñas, Eugenio; Kaen, Ariel; Hirtler, Lena; Roytowski, David; Solari, Domenico; Cervio, Andrés Eduardo; Campero, Álvaro (MDPI AG, 2023-01-05)

  There is evidence of association between sellar barrier thickness and intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, impacting the postoperative prognosis of the patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical ...

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