Regression of cerebral arteriov ...
Spontaneous regression of a cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a rare occurrence. The authors describe a patient presenting with a rupture ...
Ruptured aneurysm at an anastom ...
A 51-year-old hypertensive man presented with subarachnoid haemorrhage. He had a past history of cerebellar infarction due to occlusion of the right ...
Giant, thrombosed, sellar–supra ...
A rare case of a giant, thrombosed, sellar– suprasellar paraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysm with persistent primitive trigeminal arte ...
A temporal pattern in the occur ...
Background Numerous studies with conflicting results have tried to prove the influence of seasonal variations or different meteorological factors on ...
Hypertrophy of the lumbar ligam ...
Background Despite the significance of hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum (HLF) in the disease progress of neurogenic claudication, the cellular m ...
Atypical adult medulloblastoma
Medulloblastomas are malignant primitive neuroectodermal neoplasms of childhood. In adults, clinical manifestations, imaging and prognosis can be di ...
Microsurgical and endoscopic an ...
Background Liliequist’s membrane is mostly described as having a diencephalic leaf, mesencephalic leaf, and diencephalic-mesencephalic leaves in the ...
Endarterectomy for asymptomatic ...
Background In this article, we present our experience with such operations performed under local anaesthesia. Methods From January 1997 to November ...
Restenosis after endovascular P ...
Recently, endovascular management has been reported as a feasible option for Takayasu aortitis. However, few papers have focused on restenosis in th ...
Quercetin reduces the elevated ...
Background Blood–brain barrier (BBB) disruption mediated by matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) activation is a critical event during cerebral ischemia. ...
Use of a collagen biomatrix (Ti ...
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical, neuroradiological, and neuropathological outcomes of patients treated with equine collag ...
Neurenteric cyst of the anterio ...
Intracranial neurenteric cysts are rare congenital lesions that typically occur in the posterior fossa. We report a case of a 70-year-old gentleman ...
Surgical treatment of choroid p ...
Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of microsurgical treatment for choroid plexus tumors (CPT) in adult patients. Methods ...
6-Mercaptopurine reverses exper ...
Introduction Increased endothelin-1 (ET-1) production and diminished nitric oxide synthase (NOS) bioavailability has been observed in aneurysmal sub ...
Solitary fibrous tumors of the ...
Background This is a retrospective study of 11 patients harboring a solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) of the central nervous system (CNS), with special e ...
Effect of recombinant streptoki ...
Background After subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), the formation of subarachnoid clots and their associated resolution may be involved in the developme ...
Integration of a 3D ultrasound ...
Background Intraoperative ultrasound (iUS) allows the generation of real-time data sets during surgical interventions. The recent innovation of 3D u ...
Surgical site infection associa ...
Purpose To enhance the water tightness of dura mater closure in cranial surgery, an organic glue called BioGlue® was used in our neurosurgical depar ...
Hemangiopericytomas grade II ar ...
Background Hemangiopericytomas (HPs) of the central nervous system are rare tumors and afflicted with a high propensity of recurrences and metastase ...
Leucine-rich ل-2-glycoprotein i ...
Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting can improve symptoms of elderly patients' idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). However, adj ...
Falcotentorial subdural empyema ...
Object Parafalcine subdural empyema and those along the superior and inferior surface of the tentorium are rare entities. We present a series of 10 ...
Natural history of spheno-orbit ...
Background To investigate the natural history and the growth rate of spheno-orbital meningiomas (SOMs). Methods Ninety patients with a diagnosis of ...
Unique paleopathology in a pre- ...
We describe the multidisciplinary findings in a pre-Columbian mummy head from Southern Peru (Cahuachi, Nazca civilisation, radiocarbon dating betwee ...
Candida infection of the centra ...
Background Candida infection of the central nervous system (CNS) following neurosurgery is relatively unusual but is associated with significant mor ...
Pain and brachial plexus lesion ...
Background Peripheral nerve lesions usually are associated with neuropathic pain. In the present paper, we describe a simple scale to quantify pain ...