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ArticleAsian journal of neurosurgery

Correlation of Intraoperative Neurophysiological Parameters and Outcomes in Patients with Intramedullary Tumors.

Leonardo Gilmone Ruschel, Afonso Aragão, Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira, Jerônimo Buzetti Milano, Mauricio Coelho Neto, Ricardo Ramina

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Article in Asian journal of neurosurgery. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Leonardo Gilmone RuschelDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of Curitiba, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Afonso AragãoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of Curitiba, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Matheus Fernandes de OliveiraDFV Neuro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Jerônimo Buzetti MilanoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of Curitiba, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Mauricio Coelho NetoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of Curitiba, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Ricardo RaminaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of Curitiba, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
Instituto de Neurologia de Curitiba · BRHospital Alemão Oswaldo Cruz · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionIntramedullary spinal cord tumors (IMSCT) account for about 2%-4% of all central nervous system tumors. Surgical resection is the main treatment step, but might cause damage to functional tissues. Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is an adopted measure to decrease surgical complications. Below, we describe the results of IMSCT submitted to surgery under IONM at a tertiary institution.

methodsThe sample consisted of consecutive patients with IMSCT admitted to the Neurological Institute of Curitiba from January 2007 to November 2016. A total of 47 patients were surgically treated. Twenty-three were male (48.9%) and 24 were female (51.1%). The mean age was 42.77 years. The mean follow-up time was 42.7 months.

resultsNeurological status improved in 29 patients (62%), stable in 6 (13%), and worse in 12 (25%). Patients who presented with motor symptoms at initial diagnosis had a worse outcome compared to patients with sensory impairment and pain ( DISCUSSION AND

conclusionNo prospective randomized high evidence study has been performed to date to compare clinical evolution after surgery with or without monitoring. In our sample, surgical resection was well succeeded mainly in oligosymptomatic patients with low preoperative McCormick classification and no worsening of IONM during surgery. We believe that microsurgical resection of IMSCT with simultaneous IONM is the gold standard treatment and achieved with good results.

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Intraoperative neurophysiologyoutcomespinal cord tumorssurgery

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