Neurosurgery

Boston Children’s Hospital once again ranked as the No. 1 hospital in the country for pediatric neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report 2021-2022 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, according to a press release.

Texas Children’s Hospital achieved the No. 1 rank on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals for pediatric cardiology and heart surgery for the fourth consecutive year.

Among patients with acute ischemic stroke from large-vessel occlusion, endovascular thrombectomy alone was noninferior for 90-day functional outcomes to IV alteplase administered within 4.5 hours from symptom onset plus endovascular thrombectomy.

Cilostazol was associated with a trend toward reduction of in-stent restenosis in patients with carotid artery stenting at 2 years, according to findings presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Patients with acute basilar artery occlusion who were administered endovascular treatment within 24 hours of an estimated occlusion time had better functional outcomes and reduced mortality, according to data presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Dolores Hambardzumyan, PhD, MBA, has been appointed senior faculty in the department of neurosurgery and member of The Tisch Cancer Institute at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced joint ownership and development of the American Spine Registry. With this venture, the groups aim to transform the Quality Outcomes Database spine registry into a more far-reaching program that facilitates the participation of all North American spine surgeons in a shared, quality data-collection platform.