OBJECTIVE The Affordable Care Act Readmissions Reduction Program introduced reimbursement policy changes resulting in penalties for hospitals with higher-than-average readmission rates among several categories, including elective surgical cases. We examined the rate of complications resulting in 30-day readmission following endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. STUDY DESIGN Case series with cha...

[1] In the article, “Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea: A case report and analysis” , which appears in Volume 97, Issue 5 of Medicine, the hospital name for the affiliations appears incorrectly and the affiliations should appear as: First Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, China-Japan United Hospital of Jilin Universit...

Central nervous system (CNS) drug disposition is dictated by a drug's physicochemical properties and its ability to permeate physiological barriers. The blood-brain barrier (BBB), blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier and centrally located drug transporter proteins influence drug disposition within the central nervous system. Attainment of adequate brain-to-plasma and cerebrospinal fluid-to-plasma ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is recognized to play an important role in the brain environment and central nervous system (CNS). At the microscopic level, glial cells and water channel proteins (WCPs), also known as aquaporins (AQPs), are believed to be central in regulating CSF. Furthermore, such elements are postulated to associate with numerous cerebral and neurological pathologies. The novelty ...

Introduction: Cerebrospinal fluid leak is a common complication after head gunshot wounds, which commonly leads to infectious complications. This may prolong hospital staying and prevents soldiers from return operation theatre as soon possible. 
 The purpose of this article determine the impact quality primary surgical debridement other factors that influenced presence cerebrospinal in mil...

Background: While dysphagia after anterior cervical spine surgery is common, a dural tear rare complication. Airway compromise resulting from cerebrospinal fluid collection an even rarer complication that has only been described to occur in the first few days postoperatively. Case Report: A 55-year-old male presented with progressive and respiratory 3 weeks discectomy fu...