Patients with ESRD have a high circulating calcium (Ca)× phosphate (P) product and develop
extensive vascular calcification that may contribute to their high cardiovascular morbidity. …

OBJECTIVE Symptomatic chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) will become an increasingly
common presentation in neurosurgical practice as the population ages, but quality evidence …

Objectives External ventricular drain (EVD) insertion is a common neurosurgical procedure.
EVD-related infection (ERI) is a major complication that can lead to morbidity and mortality. …

The ability to differentiate human ESCs (hESCs) to defined lineages in a totally controlled
manner is fundamental to developing cell-based therapies and studying human …

Objectives To determine current epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF) shunt surgery, including revisions. Methods A retrospective, multicentre, registry-…

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are a potential source of defined tissue for cell-based
therapies in regenerative neurology. In order for this potential to be realized, there is a need …

Background Patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) analysis can provide
important information for managing the balance between treatment benefits and treatment-…

BACKGROUND There are many questions that remain unanswered regarding outcomes
following cranioplasty including the timing of cranioplasty following craniectomy as well as the …

Introduction Chronic subdural haematoma (cSDH) tends to occur in older patients, often with
significant comorbidity. The incidence and effect of medical complications as well as the …

Background. The increasing utilisation of decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain
injury and stroke has led to an increase in the number of cranioplasties undertaken. …