2021
Resection 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
2020
Does neurofibromatosis 1 status impact outcomes for pediatric/young adults undergoing spinal fusion?
Freedman I, Koo A, Yeagle E, Diluna M, Kolb L, Yeung J. Does neurofibromatosis 1 status impact outcomes for pediatric/young adults undergoing spinal fusion? Surgical Neurology International 2020, 11: 60. PMID: 32363055, PMCID: PMC7193189, DOI: 10.25259/sni_39_2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurofibromatosis type 1Adverse postoperative eventsYoung adult patientsAdult patientsPostoperative eventsIndependent predictorsSpine patientsNF1 statusSpinal fusionNonroutine discharge dispositionNonroutine hospital dischargeFurther prospective studiesNationwide Inpatient SampleLength of staySignificant independent predictorsSpinal fusion surgeryYears of agePaucity of dataNonroutine dischargeMore transfusionsDischarge dispositionFusion patientsHospital dischargePerioperative variablesComplication rateTumor Location and Treatment Modality are Associated with Overall Survival in Adult Medulloblastoma
K A, Freedman I, Lee JH, Miyagishima D, Ahmed O, Yeung J. Tumor Location and Treatment Modality are Associated with Overall Survival in Adult Medulloblastoma. Cureus 2020, 12: e7061. PMID: 32226663, PMCID: PMC7089624, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor locationOverall survivalAdult medulloblastomaPrognostic factorsAdult casesTreatment modalitiesSurvival timeMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelWorse median survival timeCox proportional hazards modelOverall median survivalSignificant prognostic factorsBetter overall survivalEnd Results registryMedian survival timeMultivariate survival analysisUnited States SurveillanceProportional hazards modelCourse of treatmentAggressive brain tumorYears of ageMedian survivalSEER registryShorter survivalClinical variables