Publications by authors named "Ayman Galhom"
Bilateral edematous optic disc swelling from papilledema is caused by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a clinical syndrome with elevated ICP of unclear etiology, is a frequent cause of this condition. IIH typically affects obese middle-aged females.
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- * A literature review was conducted using databases like PubMed and Google Scholar to gather evidence on the causes and differentiation methods for both conditions.
- * Techniques such as Fundus fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography, and MRI help distinguish between the two, and in some cases, more invasive procedures like lumbar punctures may be necessary.
Purpose: In upper brachial plexus injury (UBPI), restoring shoulder function is crucial. This study compares the transfer of long and lower medial heads of triceps branches to the axillary nerve to achieve proper restoration of function.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective comparative study was conducted between two groups of patients with (UBPI).
Surgical outcomes and predictors of complication in elderly patients with meningiomas.
Egypt J Neurol Psychiatr Neurosurg
April 2018
Background: Surgical management of symptomatic meningioma in elderly is still a high-risk surgery due to increased incidence of complication rate. Many scoring systems have been proposed to expect the surgical risk and the outcome.The study tries to assess cranial meningioma surgery in elderly using the Ibañez grade for complication rate and the Geriatric Scoring System (GSS) for the surgical outcome (GSS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the results of early or delayed decompressive craniotomy for patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction.
Methods: A prospective randomized study was carried out of a series of 46 consecutive patients with malignant middle cerebral artery territory infarction. Patients were divided randomly into 2 groups: group I, 27 patients who were followed until obvious deterioration of level of consciousness; group II, 19 patients who were operated on prophylactically in 6 hours of presentation even with no clear deterioration of level of consciousness or radiologic findings.
Purpose: To evaluate the benefit of fluoroscopy-guided lumbar spine interventional procedures in treatment of low back pain.
Methods: This prospective descriptive study was performed on 60 patients with back/radicular pain after showing no improvement with conservative treatment.
Results: One hundred and two injection sessions were done (average 1.