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Faulkner H, Arnaout O, Hoshide R, Young IM, Yeung JT, Sughrue ME, Teo C. The Surgical Resection of Brainstem Glioma: Outcomes and Prognostic Factors. World Neurosurg 2020; 146:e639-e650. [PMID: 33152495 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.10.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The management of brainstem glioma remains controversial, with increasing evidence supporting surgical resection as the primary treatment for a select subgroup of tumors. However, there remains no consensus on the specific benefits and risks, the selection of surgical candidates, and prognostic factors that may further refine surgical indications. METHODS A retrospective single-surgeon chart review was performed for all patients who underwent surgical treatment for radiographically suspected brainstem glioma between 2000 and 2017. Preoperative and postoperative radiographic evaluations on magnetic resonance imaging were conducted. Survival outcomes were collected, and machine-learning techniques were used for multivariate analysis. RESULTS Seventy-seven patients with surgical treatment of brainstem glioma were identified, with a median age of 9 years (range, 0-58 years). The cohort included 64% low-grade (I and II) and 36% high-grade (III and IV) tumors. For all patients, the 1-year and 5-year overall survival were 76.4% and 62.3%, respectively. Transient neurologic deficit was present in 34% of cases, and permanent deficit in a further 29%. CONCLUSIONS The radical surgical resection of brainstem gliomas can be performed with acceptable risk in well-selected cases and likely confers survival advantage for what is otherwise a rapidly and universally fatal disease. Various radiographic features are useful during patient selection and may guide treatment selection.
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- Harrison Faulkner
- The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Neurosurgery, University of California - San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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- The Centre for Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Duch W, Mikołajewski D. Brain stem – from general view to computational model based on switchboard rules of operation. BIO-ALGORITHMS AND MED-SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.1515/bams-2019-0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Despite great progress in understanding the functions and structures of the central nervous system (CNS) the brain stem remains one of the least understood systems. We know that the brain stem acts as a decision station preparing the organism to act in a specific way, but such functions are rather difficult to model with sufficient precision to replicate experimental data due to the scarcity of data and complexity of large-scale simulations of brain stem structures. The approach proposed in this article retains some ideas of previous models, and provides more precise computational realization that enables qualitative interpretation of the functions played by different network states. Simulations are aimed primarily at the investigation of general switching mechanisms which may be executed in brain stem neural networks, as far as studying how the aforementioned mechanisms depend on basic neural network features: basic ionic channels, accommodation, and the influence of noise.
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Mikolajewski D, Duch W. Brain stem modeling at a system level – chances and limitations. BIO-ALGORITHMS AND MED-SYSTEMS 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/bams-2018-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The topic of brain stem computational simulation still seems understudied in contemporary scientific literature. Current advances in neuroscience leave the brain stem as one of the least known parts of the human central nervous system. Brain stem lesions are particularly damaging to the most important physiological functions. Advances in brain stem modeling may influence important issues within the core of neurology, neurophysiology, neurosurgery, and neurorehabilitation. Direct results may include both development of knowledge and optimization and objectivization of clinical practice in the aforementioned medical areas. Despite these needs, progress in the area of computational brain stem models seems to be too slow. The aims of this paper are both to recognize the strongest limitations in the area of computational brain stem simulations and to assess the extent to which current opportunities may be exploited. Despite limitations, the emerging view of the brain stem provided by its computational models enables a wide repertoire of functions, including core dynamic behavior.
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Li Z, Wang M, Zhang L, Fan X, Tao X, Qi L, Ling M, Xiao X, Wu Y, Guo D, Qiao H. Neuronavigation-Guided Corticospinal Tract Mapping in Brainstem Tumor Surgery: Better Preservation of Motor Function. World Neurosurg 2018; 116:e291-e297. [PMID: 29733992 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate a new technique in brainstem surgery, neuronavigation (NN)-guided corticospinal tract (CST) mapping, in a retrospective study of patients undergoing brainstem tumor surgery. METHODS We studied 40 patients with a brainstem tumor who were enrolled in this study. Patients whose worst preoperative muscle strength of the 4 limbs was greater than 3 levels from normal on the Lovett scale were divided into 2 groups: a treatment group of 21 patients who underwent NN-guided CST mapping and routine intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring (IONM) and a control group of 19 patients who underwent routine NN and IONM. Preoperative muscle strength and postoperative (day 90 postsurgery) muscle strength were assessed and compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS In the NN-guided CST mapping group, 3 patients (14.3%) had a decrease in muscle strength by 1 level postoperatively, and no patient experienced a decrease of >1 level. In the control group, 4 patients (21.1%) had a 1-level decrease in muscle strength, and 5 (26.3%) had a decrease of >1 level. Patients in the NN-guided CST mapping group had significantly better surgical outcomes compared with those in the control group (P = 0.018, Fisher exact test). CONCLUSIONS Brainstem tumor resection using NN-guided CST mapping achieved better preservation of motor function compared with routine NN and IONM. NN-guided CST mapping not only decreased the difficulty of the surgery, but also significantly improved the efficiency of surgery.
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- Zhibao Li
- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Neurosurgical Institute, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; Department of Neuroelectrophysiology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
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Weller M, van den Bent M, Hopkins K, Tonn JC, Stupp R, Falini A, Cohen-Jonathan-Moyal E, Frappaz D, Henriksson R, Balana C, Chinot O, Ram Z, Reifenberger G, Soffietti R, Wick W. EANO guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of anaplastic gliomas and glioblastoma. Lancet Oncol 2014; 15:e395-403. [DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(14)70011-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 435] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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