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Clinical Outcomes Of Spinal Schwannoma Microsurgery, Nattawut Niljianskul
Clinical Outcomes Of Spinal Schwannoma Microsurgery, Nattawut Niljianskul
Chulalongkorn Medical Journal
Background: Gross total resection of solitary spinal schwannomas (SS) and preservation of neurological functions are the gold standard of treatment for symptomatic patients; however, some patients present with postoperative neurological deficit.
Objective: This study is aimed to evaluate the neurological outcomes of SS microsurgery and identify the risk factors of postoperative neurological deficit among patients at the Vajira Hospital.
Methods: The following preoperative and postoperative neurological outcome measurements were reviewed at 1, 6, and 12 months according to the following procedure: Frankel Grading, McCormick Score, American Spinal Injury Association Grading, Karnofsky Performance Status Scale, and Japanese Orthopedic Association Score. The …