Clipping first policy for middle cerebral artery aneurysm: A single-center cohort study.

Background: The management choice for the middle cerebral artery aneurysms (MCAAs) is still controversial. This review aims to describe a single-center "clipping first" policy for MCAA over 40 years of experience and compare the short- and long-term clinical outcomes by aneurysm's location.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study reviews the whole series of a single-center intracranial aneurysm mainly based on the micro-neurosurgical experience of the senior authors (EOA and EKA).

Sphenoid plasmacytoma as initial presentation of multiple myeloma-case report.

Plasmacytoma is a rare plasma cell neoplasm. Whether solitary or associated with multiple myeloma (MM), it rarely involves the skull base, particularly the sphenoid bone. We present a unique case of sphenoid bone plasmacytoma secondary to MM, highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

Surgical Management and Outcome of the Planum Sphenoidale Meningioma: A Single-Center Strobe Compliant Study.

Background: The resection of the jugum (planum) sphenoidale meningioma (JSM) is challenging, and there is a scarcity of available data in the literature. This study aimed to describe the surgical management and long-term outcome of jugum sphenoidale meningioma.

Methods: This was a retrospective, single-center, cohort study of 91 JSM patients treated in our department from 2005 to 2022.

Advocacy for Epilepsy Surgery in Africa: Moroccan Experience of 132 Cases.

Background: In Africa, epilepsy is a real burden. Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common drug-resistant focal epilepsy disorder, and temporal lobectomy is the most common effective treatment for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Objective: We aim to highlight the Moroccan experience in epilepsy surgery and to ascertain its long-term outcome.

Outcome of Brain Metastases Treated with Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 205 Cases.

Background: Brain metastases (BMs) are the most common expansive intracranial lesions in adults. Approximately 50% of patients diagnosed with new BMs will have >1 BM at the diagnosis. We report our experience with BMs treated with Leksell Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSR) and evaluate the outcomes.

Outcomes of single brain metastasis treated with gamma knife stereotaxic radiosurgery(GKSR). Our experience on 103 cases.

Background: Brain metastases (BM) occur in the natural course of malignant tumors in 18-40% of cases. Their management has changed considerably over the past decade thanks to the advent of Gamma knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery (GKSR).

Objective: We report our experience on Single Brain metastasis treated with (GKSR).

Papillary tumor of the pineal region: Is stereotactic radiosurgery efficient for this rare entity?

Background: Papillary tumors of the pineal region are rare neuroepithelial lesions that were described for the time in the WHO 2007 classification. Management of such lesions remains controversial.

Case Description: We describe the case of a 26-year-old female who presented with intracranial hypertension syndrome secondary to a 1.

Diagnosis, Management, and Outcome in 9 Children with Unilateral Posterior Synostotic Plagiocephaly.

Background: Posterior synostotic plagiocephaly represents a rare challenging type of craniosynostosis, often misdiagnosed as a simple posterior positional plagiocephaly. Underdiagnosed forms may result in delayed diagnosis and neurosurgical management, with potential ophthalmologic, cognitive, and aesthetic sequelae in children.

Methods: Here we retrospectively analyzed data of 9 posterior synostotic plagiocephaly infants treated in our center over a 10-year period (January 2000-December 2009).

Novel pathogenic VPS13A mutation in Moroccan family with Choreoacanthocytosis: a case report.

Background: Choreoacanthocytosis (ChAc), is a rare neurodegenerative disease, characterized by movement disorders and acanthocytosis in the peripheral blood smears, and various neurological, neuropsychiatric and neuromuscular signs. It is caused by mutations in VPS13A gene with autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance.

Case Presentation: Here we report two patients belonging to a consanguineous Moroccan family who present with movement disorder pathology.

Traumatic cervical spine injury: Short-and medium-term prognostic factors in 102 patients.

Background: Traumatic cervical spine injuries (CSIs) can be defined as osteodiscoligamentous lesions and are frequent in the young and active population. These lesions are often associated with significant devastating neurological deficits. Here, we sought to establish short-and medium-term prognostic factors that could help predict future outcomes.

Integration of Three-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Spectroscopy with the Leksell GammaPlan Radiosurgical Planning Station for the Treatment of Brain Tumors.

Introduction MRI multivoxel spectroscopy mapping is helpful in surgical decision-making. Unfortunately, in daily practice, MRI multivoxel spectroscopy mapping is not always compatible with the current version of Leksell GammaPlan (LGP) (Elekta, Stockholm, Sweden). The aim of this study is to develop a tool to allow the use of this modality in radiosurgical treatments using LGP.

Deep Brain Stimulation in Moroccan Patients With Parkinson's Disease: The Experience of Neurology Department of Rabat.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is known as a therapy of choice of advanced Parkinson's disease. The present study aimed to assess the beneficial and side effects of STN DBS in Moroccan Parkinsonian patients. Thirty five patients underwent bilateral STN DBS from 2008 to 2016 in the Rabat University Hospital.

Role of gamma knife radiosurgery in the management of pituitary adenomas and craniopharyngiomas.

Introduction: Radical microsurgical removal of pituitary adenomas (PAs) and craniopharyngiomas (CPHs) is often difficult. In such cases radiosurgery can be used as a second-line treatment option.

Materials And Methods: Our series included 436 PAs and 164 CPHs.

Gamma knife radiosurgery for glossopharyngeal neuralgia: Marseille experience.

Purpose: Although Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKR) is widely recognized as an effective and minimally invasive treatment for intractable trigeminal neuralgia, its role in glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) has not yet been determined.

Methods: Between January 2002 and February 2009, 7 patients with medically intractable GPN were treated using GKR. Indication for GKR was the presence of medically intractable GPN, patient's refusal for open surgery or contraindication to microvascular decompression.