Clinical and economic burden of neurofibromatosis type 2 in the United States
Koo AB, Yeung JT, Freedman IG, Lee JH, Ahmed OM, Ma AK, Miyagishima DF, DiLuna M, Kahle K. Clinical and economic burden of neurofibromatosis type 2 in the United States. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2020, 197: 106053. PMID: 32683193, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen resectionPatient demographicsRisk factorsMeningioma resectionMulti-year cross-sectional studyNeurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) patientsSpine tumor resectionCommon admission diagnosesNational Inpatient SampleType 2 patientsCross-sectional studySignificant independent associationNeurofibromatosis type 2Regression analysisInflation-adjusted costAdmission diagnosisHospital stayDischarge weightIndependent predictorsObstructive hydrocephalusSurgical interventionDiagnosis codesHospital characteristicsInpatient populationInpatient Sample