Isolated unilateral alar ligamentous injury: illustrative cases
Reeves B, Valcarce-Aspegren M, Robert S, Elsamadicy A, Tucker A, Storm P, DiLuna M, Kundishora A. Isolated unilateral alar ligamentous injury: illustrative cases. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2024, 7: case23664. PMID: 38560931, PMCID: PMC10988229, DOI: 10.3171/case23664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingCervical collarAdequate first-line treatmentAlar ligament injuryUpper cervical traumaMagnetic resonance imaging evidenceHard cervical collarRigid cervical collarFirst-line treatmentResolution of symptomsRigid external immobilizationNeck painNeck tendernessCervical traumaHalo fixationPediatric patientsDefinitive diagnosisNonsurgical managementCervical radiographsModerate courseFollow-upLigament strainExternal immobilizationOdontoid processPatientsReduced racial disparities among newborns with intraventricular hemorrhage
Sayeed S, Reeves B, Theriault B, Hengartner A, Ahsan N, Sadeghzadeh S, Elsamadicy E, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Reduced racial disparities among newborns with intraventricular hemorrhage. Child's Nervous System 2024, 40: 2051-2059. PMID: 38526575, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06369-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayIntroductionIntraventricular hemorrhageAdverse eventsMultivariate logistic regression analysisRate of adverse eventsPermanent neurological dysfunctionProlonged length of stayNational Inpatient Sample databaseRates of NECInpatient Sample databaseLogistic regression analysisIntraventricular hemorrhageAA patientsImpact of raceCost of admissionIndependent predictorsRate of mortalityPatient characteristicsMultivariate analysisPercentage of AAWhite patientsNeurological dysfunctionNewbornsPatient genderPatients