STUDY DESIGN Cross sectional. RESEARCH QUESTIONS (a) Is any clinical variable of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) associated with the presence of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL)? and (b) Is OPLL present in patients with AS from different geographical or genetic backgrounds? METHODS Three groups were assembled: (1) a prospective group of 103 consecutive AS patients from...

The phenomenon of building-related diseases is attracting much research interest in recent years because of the extent to which it affects people with compromised immune systems, especially children. In this study, we reported the neurological findings in children who attended our Center because of chronic exposure to toxic molds. Clinical neurological and neurobehavioral questionnaires were ad...

Intraoperative nerve dysfunction has been difficult to investigate because of its rarity and unpredictable occurrence. The diagnostic test attributes function monitors have not clearly defined. This proof-of-concept study aimed assess the feasibility using brachial plexus blockade (BPB) in awake patients as an experimental model for characterize somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs). We obtai...

Abstract OBJECTIVE While the intraoperative assessment of short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) phase reversal in electrocorticogram (ECoG) is routinely used to locate central sulcus (CS), its spatial-spectral patterns primary sensorimotor cortex and relation consciousness not well characterized. Our goal was evaluate functional utility using median nerve stimulation-induced ECo...

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine a spine naïve community hospital’s ability perform MITLIF safely and with speedy discharge via implementation minimally invasive surgery (MISS) program utilizing ERAS. Methods: Single hospital retrospective cohort analysis for initial consecutive cases unilateral pedicle screws performed by single surgeon from October 2019 March 2021. Minimu...