Although originally the subject of rare case reports, intramedullary spinal cord cavernous
malformations (CMs) have recently surfaced in an increasing number of case series and …

Evidence shows that artificially lowering body and brain temperature can significantly reduce
the deleterious effects of brain injury in both newborns and adults. Although the benefits of …

Background and Purpose—The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between
each of 2 provider volume measures for carotid endarterectomies (CEs) (annual hospital …

BACKGROUND: In July 2009, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
incorporated postgraduate year 1 (PGY1 intern) level training into all US …

Background Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of carotid endarterectomy
in the prevention of stroke when the procedure is performed in regional centers of …

Background and Purpose— Because there is considerable variation in practice patterns and
outcomes for carotid endarterectomy (CE), there is a need to study the processes of care …

As a result of their presumed benign natural history, cerebral capillary telangiectasias (CCTs)
are infrequently addressed in the neurosurgical literature. We performed a comprehensive …

✓ Following traumatic brain injury, continuous jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO 2 )
measurements have been made and used to assess cerebral oxygenation. Transients of SjvO …

Background and Purpose— In the 1980s, carotid endarterectomy was controversial because
proof of efficacy was lacking, complication rates were high, and one third of cases were …

Albino rats six weeks (wk) of age underwent transection of the spinal cord at the level of the
seventh thoracic vertebra. They were killed ten wk later by several schedules of …