ANANIA , Pasquale

Background Atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD) is a lesion rarely observed in a trauma center, because of high mortality in the preclinical phase. The number of AOD survivors is increasing thanks to the improvement in prehospital resuscitation. Case Description Our goal is to describe a case of incomplete atlanto-occipital dislocation presented...

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Introduction: Spontaneous posterior interosseous nerve palsy is a rare condition. Entrapment is mostly at level of the arcade of Frohse, and a few cases of distal entrapment have been described. Methods: A case of entrapment distal to the arcade of Frohse is described here. Cases of distal entrapment have been reviewed from the published...

The meningo-orbital band (MOB) is a dural structure which runs around the superior orbital fissure (SOF) tethering the frontotemporal basal dura to the periorbita, through the SOF. MOB division is important to expose and remove the anterior clinoid process, to access to proximal carotid artery and cavernous sinus area. The goal of the study was...

BACKGROUND: During the Coronavirus-disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emergency, neurosurgeons may have to decide to prioritize treatments to patients with the best chance of survival, as in a war setting triage. We discuss factors that should be taken into account in the perioperative period and neurocritical care management of neurosurgical...

BACKGROUND: Anticoagulant assumption is a concern in neurosurgical patient that implies a delicate balance between the risk of thromboembolism versus the risk of peri- and postoperative hemorrhage.METHODS: We performed a survey among 129 different neurosurgical departments in Italy to evaluate practice patterns regarding the management of...

First-line treatment of patients with growth hormone secreting adenomas is surgical resection. Disease control can be obtained by surgery (one or multiple steps), in case followed by medical treatment or adjuvant radiation therapy (radiosurgery or radiotherapy). The impact of pre-surgical treatment with somatostatin analogs (SSAs) on surgical...

PURPOSE: Thyrotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas (TSHomas) represent a rare subtype of pituitary tumors. Neurosurgery (NCH) is still considered the first-line therapy. In this study we aimed to investigate the outcome of different treatment modalities, including first line somatostatin analogs (SSA) treatment, with a specific focus on...