Context New evidence has emerged regarding the use of corticosteroids and antiviral agents
in Bell palsy. Objective To estimate the association of corticosteroids and antiviral agents …

Methods We generated recommendations (specifically by rating the importance of outcomes,
rating the confidence of effect estimates and grading recommendations) in accordance with …

Object. The aims of this study were to review the incidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
leakage complicating the removal of acoustic neuroma and to identify factors that influence its …

One of the key challenges with big data is leveraging the complex network of information to
yield useful clinical insights. The confluence of massive amounts of health data and a desire …

Objective To determine the efficacy of intratympanic gentamicin instillation as treatment of
incapacitating unilateral Meniere's disease, using a predetermined regimen with a fixed dose. …

BACKGROUND: Virtual reality simulation has gained prominence as a valuable surgical
rehearsal and education tool in neurosurgery. Approaches to the internal auditory canal, …

Objective: We describe a novel technique of cranioplasty using a vascularized mastoid
bone flap in patients after translabyrinthine excision of vestibular schwannomas (VS). …

The article presents a case report and discussion of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL)
following a nonotologic surgery. It states that the formation of emboli and a localized …

Ramalho-Santos et al.(1) and Ivanova et al.(2), comparing the same three “stem cells”—embryonic
stem cells (ESCs); neural stem cells (NSCs), referred to as neural progenitor/stem …

The standard Λ Cold Dark Matter (ΛCDM) cosmological model provides a good description
of a wide range of astrophysical and cosmological data. However, there are a few big open …