Acta Neurochirurgica

Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remains a major issue in patient care. It accounts for about 5% of all strokes with an incidence of around 6–9 per 100,000 per year worldwide [ 10 , 12 ]. Younger people, with a mean age of around 55 years …

The concept of a symptomatic hydrocephalus with ‘normal’ cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure was first described by Hakim and Adams in 1965 [ 2 ], giving rise to idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus over the coming years. The condition is …

Pituitary adenomas (PA) are common, with a reported prevalence of 16.7% of intracranial tumors [ 9 ]. In addition to adenomas, other lesions originating from the pituitary may arise and provoke symptoms, most commonly cysts. PAs can be classified …

Fluorescence-guided resection using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) for high-grade gliomas (HGG) increases the extent of resection (EOR) and progression-free survival (PFS) [ 1 , 9 , 19 ]. After administration, 5-ALA crosses the blood–brain barrier …

Symptomatic disc herniations in the thoracic spine are uncommon and occur only in up to 3% of all patients suffering from disc herniations [ 8 , 9 ]. Mainly, they are located in the mid- to lower thoracic spine and are prone to neurological …