Following the recent acquisition of unprecedented anatomical details through state-of-the-art neuroimaging, stereotactic procedures such as microelectrode recording (MER) or deep brain stimulation (DBS) can now rely on direct and accurately individua...
The Swiss Society of Clinical Neuro-Societies mourns the loss of the former director of the Clinic of Neurosurgery at the University Hospital of Zurich Switzerland. He has pioneered microneurosurgery for lesions of the central nervous system and has...
The number of published cases of presumed iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy (iCAA) due to the transmission of amyloid β during neurosurgery is slowly rising. One of the potential ways of transmission is through a cadaveric dura mater graft...
Central nervous system lymphoma (CNSL) represents one of the most aggressive forms of extranodal lymphoma. The gold standard for CNSL diagnosis remains the stereotactic biopsy, with a limited role for cytoreductive surgery that has not been supported...
Background: Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was originally conceived as a noninvasive alternative to functional neurosurgery by the Swedish neurosurgeon Lars Leksell. This review traces the historical development of stereotactic methods from early me...
Schwannomas are benign and slow-growing peripheral nerve sheath neoplasms of Schwann cells. These are generally encountered in the neck, head, and flexor areas of the extremities. Even though many schwannomas are easily diagnosable, their variable mo...
Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) secondary to viral brain infections (VBI) may have multiple seizure foci, making it not amenable to surgical resection but could respond to responsive neurostimulation (RNS). We aimed to evaluate characteristics of DRE p...
Awake surgery has been applied for various surgical procedures with positive outcomes; however, in neurosurgery, the technique has traditionally been reserved for cranial surgery. Awake surgery for the spine (ASFS) is an alternative to general anesth...
This study examines an 11-year-old boy with a known history of a large previously asymptomatic arachnoid cyst (AC) presenting with acute onset of right facial droop, hemiplegia, and expressive aphasia. Shortly after arrival to the emergency departmen...
Background/Objectives: A subtype of cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA), iatrogenic CAA (iCAA), has been increasingly reported. iCAA occurs primarily in patients who underwent surgery during childhood and is caused by the prion-like propagation of amyl...
Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) meningitis is a rare disease when not related to neurosurgery: there are only few reported cases in the literature to date. We describe a case that highlights not only meningeal but also diffuse and...
Background: Carcinoma of Unknown Primary (CUP) constitutes approximately 3% of all advanced cancer cases globally, posing a distinct and complex medical challenge due to its metastatic nature, with no identifiable primary tumour site despite comprehe...
An 8-month-old, 3.4 kg, castrated male Toy Poodle was referred for progressive tetraparesis and respiratory disorder without a history of trauma. Repeated computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with different positions of the n...
Background: Preoperative stress is a multifactorial phenomenon shaped by physiological, psychological, and social influences, with a substantial impact on postoperative recovery. This study aimed to quantify preoperative stress levels, identify assoc...
(1) Background: Foster Kennedy syndrome (FKS) is an ophthalmological condition characterized by an insidious reduction in vision in one eye, accompanied by clinically significant papilledema in the fellow eye. The unilateral loss of vision and optic...
Background/Objectives: The incidences of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing neurological surgeries vary. The objectives were to assess the incidence and risk factors of VTE, bleeding and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing neu...
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for movement disorders, but its long-term efficacy may be undermined by hardware complications such as lead fractures. These complications increase healthcare costs and necessitate su...
Background: Electrodiagnostic (EDx) studies are crucial for diagnosing neuromuscular diseases and are considered a complement to neurological examinations. Their effectiveness is highly dependent on the quality of the initial clinical diagnosis, medi...
Objectives: The transphenoidal bi-nostril endoscopic resection of pituitary adenomas is regarded as a minimally invasive treatment nowadays. However, sino-nasal outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) might still be impaired after the aden...
Sagittal craniosynostosis, a rare but fascinating craniofacial anomaly, presents a unique challenge for both diagnosis and treatment. This condition involves premature fusion of the sagittal suture, which alters the normal growth pattern of the skull...
Minimal facet and lateral mass fractures of the subaxial cervical spine (C3–C7) are a distinct subset of spinal injuries that present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. These fractures often result from low-energy trauma or hyperextension m...
Objective: This study aims to analyze the diagnostic patterns of cavernoma-related epilepsy, the management of antiseizure medications, and clinical outcomes following microsurgical treatment in patients with late-diagnosed epilepsy secondary to cave...
Background: Osteoporosis and low bone mineral density are highly prevalent among patients undergoing spinal fusion, contributing to higher rates of hardware failure, revision surgery, and poor postoperative outcomes. Despite clear risks, perioperativ...
1 January 2005
The Swiss Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry were founded in 1917 by Constantin von Monakow. The main motivation was the growing need for an independent Swiss journal. Previously Swiss neurologists had had to submit their scientific contributions t...
1 January 2006
The Swiss Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry were founded in 1917 by Constantin von Monakow. The main motivation was the growing need for an independent Swiss journal. Previously Swiss neurologists had had to submit their scientific contributions t...
1 January 2008
The Swiss Archives of Neurology and Psychiatry were founded in 1917 by Constantin von Monakow. The main motivation was the growing need for an independent Swiss journal. Previously Swiss neurologists had had to submit their scientific contributions t...
(1) Background: Integrated bioarchaeological approaches combining osteological and ancient DNA analyses provide powerful insights into health, disease, and population history in past societies. However, the relationship between rare skeletal variatio...
Recommendation 1: Management of patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) should be highly individualized and should take a multidisciplinary approach involving neuro-oncology, neurosurgery, radiation oncology, and pathology, to optimize treatment...
Glioblastoma is the most common and malignant primary brain tumour in adults, with a dismal prognosis. This is partly due to considerable inter- and intra-tumour heterogeneity. Changes in the cellular energy-producing mitochondrial respiratory chain...
Background: Conventional radiographic assessment of postoperative lumbar alignment relies predominantly on Cobb angle measurements, which incompletely characterize global spinal morphology. We evaluated whether geometric morphometrics (GM) provides c...