Stereotactic biopsies for lesions in the brainstem and deep brain are rare. This study aimed to summarize our 6-year experience in the accurate diagnosis of lesions in the brain stem and deep brain and to discuss the technical note and strategies. From December 2011 to January 2018, 72 cases of intracran...
Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling psychiatric disease that can be refractory to
conventional treatment. The present study aims to gather information about the
circuitry related to schizophrenia to describe possible surgical targets, and to establish
whether psychosurgery can be a safe and effectiv...
The present paper aims to demystify the use of rostral mesencephalic reticulotomy
(mesencephalotomy) in the treatment of chronic pain in cancer patients. A retrospective
review of the medical records from the Central Pain and Stereotaxy Department of
the A. C. Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, state of ...
OBJECTIVES: The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) is considered a promising new target for neurostimulation in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with postural instability and gait disturbance that is refractory to other treatment modalities. However, the PPN is typically difficult to visualize with magnetic...
Abstract Introduction: Multiple organ failure syndrome (MOFS) is a pathology associated to unspecified and severe trauma, characterized by elevated morbidity and mortality. The complex inflammatory MOFS-related reactions generate important ischemia-reperfusion responses in the induction of this syndrome...
