2022
NCOG-46. PERSONALIZED, PARCEL-GUIDED RTMS FOR NEURO-REHABILITATION AFTER TUMOR NEUROSURGERY: SAFETY AND PROOF OF CONCEPT
Yeung J, Tang J, Holle J, Teo C, Sughrue M. NCOG-46. PERSONALIZED, PARCEL-GUIDED RTMS FOR NEURO-REHABILITATION AFTER TUMOR NEUROSURGERY: SAFETY AND PROOF OF CONCEPT. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: vii207-vii208. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationUpper Extremity Function ScaleLower extremity functional scaleRTMS treatmentBeck Depression InventoryNeurological disordersDepression InventoryNeuropsychiatric disordersNeuro-rehabilitationPost-operative neurological deficitsTranscranial magnetic stimulationQuality of lifeNon-significant trendMultiple cortical targetsFunctional connectivity approachNon-invasive toolEuroQol qualityNeuropsychiatric questionnaireTumor neurosurgeryNeurological deficitsRetrospective reviewPineal cystsPrimary tumorSurgical removalTumor resection
2021
Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature
Masina R, Ansaripour A, Beneš V, Berhouma M, Choque-Velasquez J, Eide P, Fedorko S, Fleck S, Hernesniemi J, Koziarski A, Májovský M, Podgorski A, Schroeder H, Teo C, Unterberg A, Yeung J, Kolias A, Santarius T. Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature. Acta Neurochirurgica 2021, 164: 61-77. PMID: 34854993, PMCID: PMC8761144, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-05054-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic pineal cystsPineal cystsCase reportCyst sizeSingle-center retrospective cohortChronic incisional painLarger cyst sizeRetrospective surgical seriesOverall complication rateRole of surgeryVertigo/dizzinessMean cyst sizeLoss of consciousnessObjective outcome assessmentNausea/vomitSupracerebellar infratentorial approachAssessment of outcomesMajority of casesIncisional painComplication rateFocal neurologyGait disturbanceMost patientsPatient characteristicsRetrospective cohortResection of Symptomatic Pineal Cysts Provides Durable Clinical Improvement: A Breakdown of Presenting Symptoms and Lessons Learned
Yeung JT, Young IM, Profyris C, Katsos K, Sughrue ME, Teo C. Resection of Symptomatic Pineal Cysts Provides Durable Clinical Improvement: A Breakdown of Presenting Symptoms and Lessons Learned. World Neurosurgery 2021, 150: e668-e674. PMID: 33771749, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.03.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic pineal cystsPineal cystsSurgical resectionClinical improvementDurable clinical improvementExhaustive conservative managementNon-headache symptomsDurable symptomatic reliefYears of agePresenting symptomConservative managementSymptomatic patientsSurgical candidacySymptomatic reliefVisual disturbancesClinical outcomesPatient populationRadiographic changesCerebral aqueductRetrospective analysisResectionPatientsVariable symptomsCystsHeadache