Presenting symptoms and outcomes of cervical and thoracic ependymomas compared to conus and filum ependymomas
The authors' data demonstrate that tumor location significantly influences symptom presentation, functional improvement over time, and overall outcomes, highlighting the importance of location-based stratification in future research and treatment strategies.
Authors
- Daniel Lubelski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-9509)
- Kristin J. Redmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3442-4613)
- Timothy F. Witham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9397-8344)
- FNU Ruchika
- Lawrence Richard Kleinberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2473-2305)
- George I. Jallo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-6867)
- Abdel‐Hameed Al‐Mistarehi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-8536)
- Nicholas Theodore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-2683)
- Yuanxuan Xia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6152-8392)
- Danielle Golub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8732-796X)
- A. Karim Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6291-5068)
- Chetan Bettegowda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9991-7123)
- Ali Bydon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-1470)
- Sheng-Fu Larry Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-2304)
- Joseph Rajasekaran
- Emre Derin
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- North Shore University Hospital (US)
- Drexel University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.6.spine25209
- Primary Topic
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00