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Racial and ethnic disparities in early unplanned cerebrospinal fluid shunt revision in infants
in
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Ashley Smith
Sandra Tay
Albert M. Isaacs
Ammar Shaikhouni
, and
Brittany L. Willer
In Brief
The objective of the authors' study was to evaluate the association of race and ethnicity with early unplanned CSF shunt revision. Black infants had a higher risk of early unplanned CSF shunt revision compared to White infants. The authors' results underscore the pressing need to apply preventative measures equitably to reduce shunt complications for all children.
Publication Date:
24 Apr 2026
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Surgical management of myelomeningocele in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review
in
Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics
Rya Muller
Sunny Abdelmageed
Caitlyn Beals
Kabelele Sipalo
Rebecca Reynolds
Humphrey Kunda
Maria Milagros Niquen-Jimenez
Sandi Lam
, and
Roxanna Garcia
In Brief
The primary objective of this systematic review was to characterize surgical outcomes following closure of myelomeningocele among infants born in lower-middle-income and low-income countries. In the lowest-income countries, all infants underwent postnatal surgical closure at a median of 21 days of age, with significantly higher rates of postoperative mortality. This is the first summary documenting surgical outcomes following myelomeningocele closure in the lowest-income countries in the world.
Publication Date:
24 Apr 2026
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The efficacy and safety of sublobectomy for glioblastoma: a propensity score–weighted study
in
Journal of Neurosurgery
Chen Luo
Yanyan Song
Guanglin Zhu
Xiaoluo Zhang
Peng Wang
Junfeng Lu
Zhang Xiong
Sida Song
Dandan Cao
Xiaojia Liu
Hong Chen
Shuai Wu
, and
Jinsong Wu
In Brief
This study evaluated the efficacy, safety, and prognostic value of sublobectomy within Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology extent of resection categories in glioblastoma. Sublobectomy significantly improved overall survival and progression-free survival compared with contrast-enhancing tumor resection. The authors define sublobectomy as a functionally optimized supramaximal resection guided by lobe-specific anatomy and functional mapping, demonstrating favorable safety and meaningful survival benefit in glioblastoma patients.
Publication Date:
24 Apr 2026
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The evolving landscape of spinal cord injury: a tale of 3 decades
in
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
Ayesha I. Quddusi
Jetan H. Badhiwala
Jefferson R. Wilson
Julio C. Furlan
Karlo M. Pedro
Mohammed Ali Alvi
, and
Michael G. Fehlings
In Brief
The researchers analyzed North American prospective multicenter data on traumatic spinal cord injury from 1991 to 2020 to evaluate changes in demographics, injury characteristics, and surgical practice. Findings showed an increasing patient age, more fall-related injuries, an increasing incidence of incomplete injury and central cord syndrome, and higher rates of operative intervention, especially early surgery. These data have broad clinical implications for prevention strategies, the optimization of patient care, and setting future research priorities including the translation of clinical practice guidelines.
Publication Date:
24 Apr 2026
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Utility of direct wave intraoperative neuromonitoring for intramedullary spinal cord tumor resection
in
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
Kelly Jiang
Abdel-Hameed Al-Mistarehi
Khaled J. Zaitoun
Carly Weber-Levine
Yuanxuan Xia
Benjamin Z. Mendelson
Noa L. Ksabi
Pritika Papali
Sushanth Neerumalla
Albert Antar
Andrew M. Hersh
A. Daniel Davidar
Zach Pennington
Ziya L. Gokaslan
Michael Lim
Shih-Chun Lin
Sheng-fu Larry Lo
Timothy Witham
Daniel M. Sciubba
George Jallo
Jean-Paul Wolinsky
Jon Weingart
Nicholas Theodore
, and
Daniel Lubelski
In Brief
This study evaluated the utility of intraoperative direct wave (D-wave) monitoring during intramedullary spinal cord tumor resection. D-wave monitoring was more accurate than motor evoked potentials alone or combined monitoring in predicting postoperative motor deficits. Use of D-wave monitoring was also associated with higher rates of gross-total resection and reduced mortality, supporting both the diagnostic and potential therapeutic value of D-wave monitoring in this setting.
Publication Date:
24 Apr 2026
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Resection and permanent intracranial brachytherapy using modular, biocompatible cesium-131 implants for recurrent aggressive meningiomas: 5-year results from a prospective phase 2 trial
in
Journal of Neurosurgery
Katriel E. Lee
Joshua S. Catapano
Jennifer M. Eschbacher
C. Leland Rogers
, and
Joseph M. Zabramski
In Brief
Researchers examined the efficacy of recurrent, aggressive meningioma treatment using resection plus
131
Cs collagen tile brachytherapy (R+CTBT). R+CTBT significantly improved local control of these aggressive tumors with acceptable complications even in the face of prior external beam radiation therapy. These long-term results with a now FDA-cleared device represent a new therapeutic paradigm for these difficult-to-treat patients.
Publication Date:
24 Apr 2026
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