Traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors frequently suffer from life-long deficits in cognitive
functions and a reduced quality of life. Axonal injury, observed in many severe TBI patients, …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a multidimensional and highly complex disease commonly
resulting in widespread injury to axons, due to rapid inertial acceleration/deceleration forces …

Background Depression and Degenerative Spine Disease (DSD) frequently co-exist. Pooled
prevalence estimates of depression before and after lumbar fusion surgery has not been …

Object There is limited data on the pullout strength of spinal fixation devices in the thoracic
spine among individuals with different bone quality. An in vitro biomechanical study on the …

Background The Full Outline of Un-Responsiveness Score (FOURs) is a scale for clinical
assessment of consciousness that was introduced to overcome disadvantages of the widely …

Background The neurological wake-up test (NWT) is used to monitor the level of consciousness
in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it requires interruption of sedation …

Background Simulation-based learning (SBL) is an essential adjunct to modern surgical
education. Our study aimed to evaluate the educational benefit and motivational impact of a …

Background There are limited data on the long-term outcome and on factors influencing the
prognosis in patients with cerebellar infarcts treated with surgical decompression. Methods …

Purpose This study aimed to investigate the neurological outcome, trends and sequelae
following surgical or conservative treatment of intramedullary spinal cord cavernous …

Background Although large spontaneous cerebellar haematomas are associated with high
mortality, surgical treatment may be life-saving. We evaluated the clinical outcome and …