Establishment of low cost epilepsy surgery centers in resource poor setting.

Purpose: To prospectively assess the feasibility of establishing low cost epilepsy surgery programs in resource poor settings.

Method: We started epilepsy surgery centers in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in India in private hospitals. This model is based on the identifying and operating ideal epilepsy surgery candidates on the basis of clinical history, interictal and ictal video-EEG data, and 1.

A retrospective study of primary cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme in adults.

Primary cerebellar glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a rare tumour in adults that accounts for less than 1% of all patients with GBM. In view of their rarity, the pathogenesis and prognosis of cerebellar GBM are not yet completely understood. The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyse patients with primary cerebellar GBM treated in our institute over a period of 10 years.

Factors predicting the need for cerebrospinal fluid diversion following posterior fossa tumor surgery in children.

Background: No consensus exists regarding the management of hydrocephalus in children with posterior fossa tumors before, during or after surgery. In the present study we analyze the factors that predispose to persistent hydrocephalus and the need for a postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion procedure.

Methods: Pediatric patients who underwent surgery for posterior fossa tumors with hydrocephalus at our hospital were reviewed to evaluate the need for a postoperative CSF diversion procedure.

Spontaneous cervical epidural hematoma of idiopathic etiology: case report and review of literature.

Context: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare idiopathic condition that leads to acute onset of neurological deficits, which if not recognized early can have catastrophic consequences. The definition and pathophysiology of this condition remain controversial. High index of suspicion followed by T2-weighted gradient echo sequences are particularly useful in early diagnosis.

Epidermoid cyst of the brainstem in children: case-based update.

Epidermoid cysts are rare, slow growing, space-occupying lesions of early adulthood. Among the various locations, involvement of the brainstem is quite exceptional. In children, these tumors are extremely uncommon; only 4 purely intrinsic brainstem epidermoids are reported in the literature.