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Functional Evolution after Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy, an Earlie...
Aprile,Bruno César; Amato,Marcelo Campos Moraes; Oliveira,Cézar Augusto deAbstract Objective To determine time period for hospital discharge and pain and function improvement in patients submitted to percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD). Methods Retrospective evaluation of length of stay and visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry disability index (ODI), and Roland-Morris questionnaire results in 32 patients undergoing PELD at the preoperative period and at 2 days and 1, 2, 4...
Evaluation of safety, effectiveness and reproducibility of telemedicine for neu...
Esteves,Luiz Adriano; Ribeiro,André Tosta; Silva,Elton Gomes da; Amato,Marcelo Campos Moraes; Rodrigues,Leandro Bôa-Hora; Tedeschi,HelderABSTRACT Objective: To ascertain the safety, effectiveness and reproducibility of screening potential neurosurgical patients by means of smartphones. Methods: This is a retrospective and multicentric study. Data were collected from the medical records of patients subjected to real emergency neurosurgical evaluations and compared with assessments by neurosurgeons using smartphones to determine the feasibility of...
Experimental model for transforaminal endoscopic spine
Amato,Marcelo Campos Moraes; Aprile,Bruno César; Oliveira,Cézar Augusto de; Carneiro,Vinicius Marques; Oliveira,Ricardo Santos deAbstract Purpose: To validate the porcine spine as a model for learning and practicing transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar procedures (TF-PELP). Methods: TF-PELP was performed in three porcine cadaver lumbar spine levels. Anatomical features of the current cadaver were compared to human and porcine spines. Performance and documentation of endoscopic procedures were described. Results: This study shows...
Intracranial cavernous malformation in children: a single-centered experience w...
Amato,Marcelo Campos Moraes; Madureira,João Flávio Gurjão; Oliveira,Ricardo Santos deObjectives: To determine the clinical presentation and treatment outcome of pediatric intracranial cavernous malformation (CM) in a single-centered institution. Methods: Clinical data review of 30 patients under 18 years-old who had undergone surgery for cavernous malformation from January 1993 to December 2011. Results: The Study Group included 18 males and 12 females (mean age: 8.7 years-old). Symptoms at pre...
Extra and intradural spinal Hemangioblastoma
Amato,Marcelo Campos Moraes; Matias,Caio César Marconato Simões; Assirati Junior,João Alberto; Becker,Aline Paixão; Carlotti Junior,Carlos GilbertoHemangioblastomas of the central nervous system (CNS) are low-grade highly vascularized tumors that may be sporadic or associated with Von Hippel-Lindau disease. Extradural hemangioblastomas are uncommon and those located extra and intradurally are even rarer. This study uses an illustrative case and literature review to discuss the difficulties to consider the correct diagnosis and to select the best surgical ...
Traumatismos raquimedulares penetrantes em adolescentes
Amato,Marcelo Campos Moraes; Santos,Marcelo Volpon; Weltson,Alfredo; Oliveira,Ricardo Santos de; Boullosa,José Luiz RomeoOBJETIVO: analisar a conduta em uma série de adolescentes com traumatismos raquimedulares penetrantes (TRMp) e, confrontando com a literatura, estabelecer a melhor estratégia terapêutica para esses pacientes. MÉTODOS: avaliação retrospectiva de prontuários médicos de dez pacientes, nove do sexo masculino e um do feminino, com TRMp e menores de 18 anos, tratados à nível hospitalar. Analisou-se a anamnese, o exam...
Meningioma of the internal auditory vanal: case report
Amato,Marcelo Campos Moraes; Colli,Benedicto Oscar; Carlotti Junior,Carlos Gilberto; Santos,Antonio Carlos dos; Féres,Maria Cristina Lancia CuryMeningiomas limited to the internal auditory canal (IAC) are rare. Acoustic neuroma is usually the diagnosis made when a tumor is found in this location because of its higher frequency. We report on a 58 year-old woman with a meningioma arising from the IAC and the difficulty to establish the pre-surgical diagnosis, based on clinical and radiological features. The perioperative suspicion and confirmation are ve...