Is sagittal sinus resection in falcine meningiomas a factor of bad surgical outcome?

Objective: Meningiomas arising purely from the falx below the longitudinal sinus represents a surgical challenge for the neurosurgeon. The authors discuss the new aspects of surgical details that may avoid complications and determine the prognosis.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated our surgical experience from June 2004 to January 2010.

Oligosymptomatic and giant basilar artery dolichoectasia discovered after a stroke: case report.

The most frequently diagnosed complication of vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is the compression of structures adjacent to the vertebral and basilar arteries. A giant VBD with only slight compressive symptoms is unusual. In this setting, the diagnosis of VBD may be casually revealed after the occurrence of a posterior circulation stroke, another potential complication.