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Benjamin Succop

Benjamin Succop

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Neurosurgery

Scholarly Works

Pedicle subtraction osteotomy using ultrasonic bone curette yields fewer durotomies, decreased blood loss: a single surgeon’s retrospective experience

Journal article Journal of Spine Surgery · August 31, 2026 Background: Pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) is a three column deformity correction technique that can achieve 30 to 40 degrees of correction and is best used for patients with severe rigid sagittal imbalances. Patients report a high degree of satisfact ... Full text Cite

Posterior Cervicothoracic Fusion During Dorsal Root Entry Zone Lesioning for Brachial Plexus Avulsion: Sagittal Alignment and Deformity Outcomes.

Journal article Neurosurg Pract · August 2026 BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) lesioning is an established treatment of refractory deafferentation pain after brachial plexus avulsion. Exposure often requires multilevel cervical or cervicothoracic laminectomy, which may predispo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Does surgical approach affect headache relief in patients undergoing cervical fusion for subaxial cervical spondylotic myelopathy? A Spine CORe™ analysis of QOD data.

Journal article Neurosurg Focus · May 1, 2026 OBJECTIVE: Headache is a common complaint associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), presenting in more than one-third of patients. Surgical treatment of CSM has been linked to improved headache symptoms. The etiology of headache associated wit ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Leveraging the smarts in your phone: An artificial intelligence-driven iOS application for neurosurgical navigation of external ventricular drains

Journal article Artificial Intelligence in Health · October 9, 2025 External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is a critical neurosurgical procedure traditionally performed freehand, with inherent risks of malposition, infection, and hemorrhage. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in medical imagi ... Full text Cite

168 Leveraging the Smarts in Your Phone: An AI-Driven iOS App for Surgical Navigation

Conference Neurosurgery · April 2025 INTRODUCTION:Surgical navigation allows for safe, accurate and precise neurosurgery. Utilizing standard iOS devices may allow surgeons to use these tools outside of ORs an ... Full text Cite

1071 Ultrasonic Bone Curette Associated With Fewer Durotomies, Decreased Blood Loss Compared to Conventional Technique for Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomies (PSO)

Conference Neurosurgery · April 2025 INTRODUCTION:Ultrasonic bone curettes are a promising safety innovation in spine surgery. ... Full text Cite

Focused Ultrasound in the Treatment of Epilepsy: Current Applications and Future Directions.

Journal article Stereotact Funct Neurosurg · 2025 INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, affecting nearly 1% of the global population. Despite recent advancements in medical therapies, approximately one-third of patients remain refractory to treatment, necessitating consid ... Full text Link to item Cite

Understanding treatment preferences and cognitive outcomes in patients with gliomas.

Journal article Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · September 2024 ObjectiveUnderstanding how glioma patients value cognitive outcomes is essential to personalizing their treatment plans. The purpose of this study was to identify the modifiable cognitive functions most affected by treatment and most important to ... Full text Cite

Noninvasive Treatment of Venous Pulsatile Tinnitus with an Internal Jugular Vein Compression Collar.

Journal article The Laryngoscope · July 2024 ObjectiveThe study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of mild internal jugular (IJV) compression via an FDA approved compression collar for symptomatic treatment of venous pulsatile tinnitus.MethodsThis is a prospective stu ... Full text Cite

Total resection of a recurrent trigeminal cavernous malformation

Journal article Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery Advanced Techniques and Case Management · June 1, 2024 Background: Cerebral cavernous malformations (CMs) are benign lesions of thin, hyalinized blood vessels without brain parenchyma. These lesions can result in various neurologic symptoms resulting from mass effect or focal neuropathies. A rare proportion of ... Full text Cite

Automated translation accurately translates recorded pediatric neurosurgery clinic conversations between Spanish and English.

Journal article Neurosurgical review · May 2024 ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to analyze an automated voice to text translation device by reporting the translation accuracy for recorded pediatric neurosurgery clinic conversations, classifying errors in translation according to their imp ... Full text Cite

Low surgical weight associated with ETV failure in pediatric hydrocephalus patients.

Journal article Neurosurgical review · April 2024 The use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus has higher failure rates in younger patients. Here we investigate the impact of select perioperative variables, specifically gestational age, chronological age, birt ... Full text Cite

Machine learning for automated and real-time two-dimensional to three-dimensional registration of the spine using a single radiograph.

Journal article Neurosurg Focus · June 2023 OBJECTIVE: The goal of this work was to methodically evaluate, optimize, and validate a self-supervised machine learning algorithm capable of real-time automatic registration and fluoroscopic localization of the spine using a single radiograph or fluorosco ... Full text Link to item Cite

Day one postoperative MRI findings following electrode placement for deep brain stimulation: analysis of a large case series.

Journal article Frontiers in neurology · January 2023 ObjectiveThis study sought to characterize postoperative day one MRI findings in deep brain stimulation (DBS) patients.MethodsDBS patients were identified by CPT and had their reviewed by a trained neuroradiologist and neurosurgeon blinde ... Full text Cite

Weight Predicts ETV Success in Pediatric Hydrocephalus Patients

Preprint · 2023 Objective: The use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus has higher failure rates in younger patients, notably less than 2.5 months of age. Here we investigated the impact of select perioperative varia ... Full text Cite

Understanding Treatment Preferences and Cognitive Outcomes in Patients with Gliomas

Preprint · 2023 AbstractObjective: Understanding how glioma patients value specific cognitive outcomes is essential to personalizing their treatment plans. The purpose of this study was to identify the modifiable cognitive functions most a ... Full text Cite

Automated Translation Accurately Translates Recorded Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic Conversations between Spanish and English

Preprint · 2023 AbstractObjective The purpose of this study is to analyze an automated voice to text translation device by reportingt he translation accuracy for recorded pediatric neurosurgery clinic conversations, classifying errors in t ... Full text Cite