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Gamma knife radiosurgery in patients with Cushing's Disease: Is it a curative option?

Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2021
Background The first line of treatment of Cushing’s disease (CD) is surgery. However, surgical resection is not amenable in all cases and the role of radiosurgical management of residual tumors or upfront treatment has been reported. Our study highlights
Ignatius N. Esene, Tarek Elserry, Hesham Radwan, Ahmad Mohammed Elsabaa   +3 more
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Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment Outcomes Following Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery

International Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic pain condition causing lancinating pain in the distribution of one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve. Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS) is a surgical option for TN refractory to medical therapy ...
Abbas Jarrahi, Rebecca Cantrell, Cynthia Norris, Krishnan Dhandapani, John Barrett, John Vender   +5 more
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Venous Hemorrhagic Infarct Leading to Delayed Brain Abscess Formation: A Case Report

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Venous sinus thrombosis is a common neurovascular problem with multifactorial etiology, infection being one of the common causes. Cerebral abscess causing thrombophlebitis and venous sinus occlusion is a known entity.
Anshu Warade, Alay V. Khandhar, Charulata Sankhla, Ketan I. Desai   +3 more
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Circulating Placental Growth Factor as a Prognostic Biomarker in High-Risk Glioblastoma Patients

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: Angiogenesis in glioblastoma (GBM) is a multifactorial process, and blood–brain barrier disruption enables the detection of circulating mediators.
Filippo Gagliardi, Francesca Roncelli, Silvia Snider, Pierfrancesco De Domenico, Daniela Boselli, Simona Di Terlizzi, Chiara Villa, Pietro Mortini   +7 more
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Is Proton Therapy Superior to Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma?

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
With changing practice patterns, radiation therapy for vestibular schwannomas has become an increasingly utilized treatment modality with high tumor control rates. Gamma‐Knife radiosurgery remains a well‐established and readily accessible option with good rates for tumor control, cranial nerve preservation, and hearing outcomes.
Courtney Rawitscher, Julia J. Shi, Brandon Isaacson, Rance J. T. Fujiwara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cyber-knife radiosurgery for spine and spinal cord tumors treatment

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2009
Radiosurgery is a new direction in treatment of different diseases, mainly oncology. After Gamma-knife clinical introduction the search of possibilities for radiosurgical interventions, performing in extracranial areas, including spine and ...
Yu. E. Pedachenko
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A microcosting study of microsurgery, LINAC radiosurgery, and gamma knife radiosurgery in meningioma patients [PDF]

, 2010
The aim of the present study is to determine and compare initial treatment costs of microsurgery, linear accelerator (LINAC) radiosurgery, and gamma knife radiosurgery in meningioma patients.
Clemens M. Dirven, Hakkaart-van Roijen, L. (Leona), Erik van Putten, Siok Swan Tan, Hakkaart - van Roijen, Leona; id_orcid, Nijdam, Wideke, Nijdam, W.M. (Wideke), van Putten, Erik, Peter J. Nowak, Wideke M. Nijdam, Patrick Hanssens, Dirven, C.M.F. (Clemens), Nowak, Peter, Putten, A.E. (Anne) van, Beute, Guus N., Guus N. Beute, Dirven, Clemens, Nowak, P.J.C.M. (Peter), Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Tan, Siok Swan, Hanssens, P. (Patrick), Tan, S.S. (Siok Swan), Hanssens, Patrick, Beute, G.N. (Guus), Hakkaart - van Roijen, Leona   +24 more
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Application of 3D Gel Dosimetry as a Quality Assurance Tool in Functional Leksell Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Gels, 2022
Highly precise dose delivery to the target (tumor or cancerous tissue) is a key point when brain diseases are treated applying recent stereotactic techniques: intensity-modulated, image-guided radiotherapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, Gamma knife ...
Linas Kudrevicius, Evelina Jaselske, Diana Adliene, Viktoras Rudzianskas, Andrius Radziunas, Arimantas Tamasauskas   +5 more
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Orofacial Drinking Tremor: A Case Series and Literature Review

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Task‐specific orofacial tremor is a rare condition in which rhythmic oscillations of orofacial muscles occur during specific actions. Drinking tremor represents a recurrent pattern in isolated reports, although its phenomenology and underlying mechanisms remain incompletely defined.
Daniele Birreci, Luca Angelini, Simone Aloisio, Anna S. Grandolfo, Sara Cirinei, Adriana Martini, Martina De Riggi, Matteo Bologna   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An optimization approach for radiosurgery treatment planning [PDF]

, 2001
We outline a new approach for radiosurgery treatment planning, based on solving a series of optimization problems. We consider a speci c treat- ment planning problem for a specialized device known as the Gamma Knife, that provides an advanced ...
Lim, Jinho, Ferris, Michael, Shepard, David   +2 more
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