Object. Pituitary adenomas are very common neoplasms, constituting between 10 and 20%
of all primary brain tumors. Historically, the treatment armamentarium for pituitary adenomas …

BACKGROUND While observational studies have shown an association between vitamin D
insufficiency and diabetes, it is unclear whether intervention with vitamin D supplements can …

… Pollock BE, Lunsford LD: A call to define stereotactic radiosurgery. Neurosurgery 55:1371–1373,
2004 67. Roberts DW, Strohbehn JW, Hatch JF, Murray W, Kettenberger H: A frameless …

Purpose: Multiple brain metastases are a common health problem, frequently diagnosed in
patients with cancer. The prognosis, even after treatment with whole brain radiation therapy (…

✓ Stereotactic radiosurgery successfully obliterates carefully selected arteriovenous
malformations (AVM's) of the brain. In an initial 3-year experience using the 201-source cobalt-60 …

Purpose : A multi-institutional experience in radiosurgery for solitary brain metastases was
combined to identify factors associated with safety, efficacy, tumor control, and survival. …

✓ To determine the natural history of brain cavernous malformations, the authors entered
patients referred to their center into a prospective registry between 1987 and 1993. All patients …

Background Stereotactic radiosurgery is the principal alternative to microsurgical resection
for acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas). The goals of radiosurgery are the long-…

✓ A multiinstitutional study was conducted to evaluate the technique, dose-selection parameters,
and results of gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of trigeminal …

Object. Management options for vestibular schwannomas (VSs) have greatly expanded
since the introduction of stereotactic radiosurgery. Optimal outcomes reflect long-term tumor …