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A hypertensive response to irrigation: endoscopic repair of a ventral spinal CSF leak.
A 36-year-old woman with recurrent spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to a ventral T11-12 CSF leak underwent endoscopic repair.
Cost-Effectiveness of Adjunctive Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: Secondary Analysis of EMBOLISE.
This secondary analysis of the EMBOLISE randomized trial evaluated the cost-effectiveness of adjunctive middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) versus evacuation surgery (ES) alone in 42 patients with chronic…
How I do it: meningioangiomatosis of the sylvian fissure. The need for a tailored functional neurosurgery.
A patient with drug-resistant epileptic seizures presented with meningioangiomatosis located in the right sylvian fissure, affecting the M1-M2 segments of the right middle cerebral artery.
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Isolated clival Langerhans cell histiocytosis in a pediatric patient: systematic review and illustrative case report.
A 3.5-year-old boy presented with isolated clival Langerhans cell histiocytosis, confirmed through histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation.
More than meets the eye: A meta-analysis of visual outcomes following clipping, coiling, and flow diversion for visually symptomatic paraclinoid aneurysms.
This PRISMA-compliant systematic review and random-effects meta-analysis compared visual outcomes after clipping, coiling, and flow diversion for paraclinoid aneurysms, drawing on 21 studies.
Purely transvenous treatment of cervical paraspinal arteriovenous fistulas.
This report details two patients with paraspinal arteriovenous fistulas (PSAVF) treated using a purely transvenous approach.
Occipitocervical fusion and decompression in Morquio syndrome: a case report and literature review.
A 10-year-old girl with Morquio syndrome presented with progressive quadriparesis due to severe cervical myelopathy. She underwent occipitocervical decompression and fusion, which led to significant neurological…
Pain outcomes and safety in trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing percutaneous balloon compression with microvascular decompression.
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) versus microvascular decompression (MVD) in treating trigeminal neuralgia (TN) among 1284 patients.
Ventral Cervical Spinal Schwannoma Presenting as Progressive Myelopathy.
A male in his 20s presented with a two-year history of progressive paraparesis and urinary incontinence. Neurological examination revealed signs of spasticity and reduced lower-limb power.
Routine versus clinically indicated cerebrospinal fluid sampling for infection in external ventricular drains: a systematic review.
This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of routine versus clinically indicated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sampling for infection in patients with external ventricular drains (EVDs).
Fatal spontaneous bilateral extradural hematoma with swirl sign in a child with sickle cell disease: lessons from delayed surgical access at a tertiary center.
A 13-year-old girl with homozygous sickle cell disease presented with sudden altered consciousness and left hemiparesis, showing a Glasgow coma scale of 9.
Outcomes of delayed CSF diversion protocol in Infants with lumbosacral myelomeningocele: impact of timing of presentation on hydrocephalus development and postoperative complications.
This controlled clinical trial evaluated the outcomes of a delayed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion protocol in 186 infants with lumbosacral myelomeningocele (MMC) across two centers in Iraq.
Radiotherapy versus observation following surgical resection of WHO grade 2 atypical meningioma (ROAM/EORTC-1308): an international, multicentre, open-label, phase 3, randomised controlled trial.
ROAM/EORTC-1308 was an international, multicentre, open-label, phase 3 randomised trial comparing adjuvant radiotherapy with observation after complete resection of newly diagnosed WHO grade 2 atypical meningioma.
Microvascular decompression for long-standing oculomotor nerve palsy due to compression by fetal-type posterior communicating artery.
A woman with a 2-year history of left-sided ptosis and binocular horizontal diplopia was diagnosed with oculomotor nerve palsy due to compression from a fetal-type posterior communicating artery.
Fundus albipunctatus-like retinopathy in hypovitaminosis A-related optic neuropathy with skull hyperostosis.
A young man presented with progressive night blindness, optic neuropathy, and bilateral retinal flecks, initially thought to indicate an inherited retinal dystrophy.
Transient Paraparesis from Post-traumatic Muscle Herniation Through Laminectomy Defect: Rare Sequela of Thoracolumbar Kyphosis Correction: A Case Report.
An 8-year-old girl with congenital thoracolumbar kyphosis experienced acute paraparesis following minor trauma seven years after undergoing spinal correction surgery.
18 F-FET PET Pitfall in Pituitary Imaging: False-positive Uptake Due to Neurosarcoidosis.
A 38-year-old man with previously treated pulmonary sarcoidosis underwent pituitary imaging. MRI showed a left-sided pituitary neuroendocrine tumor (PitNET), whereas 18F-FET PET/CT showed uptake on both sides, with…
Global burden of moyamoya syndrome in pediatric sickle cell disease and implications for the neurosurgical workforce: a systematic review.
This systematic review quantified the global burden of moyamoya syndrome (MMS) in pediatric sickle cell disease (pSCD) and estimated the need for surgical evaluation.
Socioeconomic disparities in vestibular schwannoma diagnosis and management: A systematic review.
This systematic review evaluated socioeconomic disparities in the diagnosis and management of vestibular schwannoma (VS) among adult patients.
Application effect and sleep quality impact of multimodal analgesia (MMA) combined with Mindfulness-Based stress reduction (MBSR) therapy in Post-Spinal fusion surgery patients.
This single-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial compared multimodal analgesia (MMA) plus mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) with conventional analgesia in 124 patients after spinal fusion surgery.
Staged embolisation strategy for spinal epidural arteriovenous fistula with concomitant pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.
An elderly woman presented with progressive paraparesis due to a suspected spinal arteriovenous shunt. During her hospitalization, she experienced multiterritory embolic stroke, leading to the discovery of bilateral…
Coma from severe spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to a CSF-venous fistula.
A patient presented in a coma due to severe spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) caused by a spinal CSF-venous fistula. The condition led to significant brain sagging, compromising brainstem function.
Radiosurgical management of trigeminal neuralgia; Differences in outcomes between proximal and distal targeting: Meta-analysis of 1055 patients.
This meta-analysis evaluated the outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) in 1055 patients, comparing proximal and distal targeting.
Conversion of a ventricular rickham reservoir to a subcutaneous chest port for repeated intraventricular enzyme replacement therapy: technical note and surgical considerations.
Cerliponase alfa enzyme replacement therapy has transformed the management of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) disease but requires lifelong cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) access for repeated intraventricular…
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