Description and clinical application of the Pulfrich effect.

Background: In 1922, German physicist Carl Pulfrich described an illusory binocular perceptual disturbance in which an object moving across an observer's field of vision is perceived as traveling along a curved trajectory.

Objective: To review the discovery of the Pulfrich effect, and subsequent clinical applications.

Methods: We translated Pulfrich's description and searched for subsequent publications using electronic databases and review of reference lists in identified publications.

Stenting and angioplasty for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case series with clinical, angiographic, ophthalmological, complication, and pressure reporting.

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that cerebral dural sinus stenosis (DSS) may be a potential patho-physiological cause of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Endovascular therapy for DSS is emerging as a potential alternative to treat IIH. Here, we present the results of our case series.

Myelopathy among zinc-smelter workers in Upper Silesia during the late 19th century.

Zinc-induced myeloneuropathy was recently (re)discovered and its pathophysiology elaborated as resulting from secondary copper deficiency. However, myelopathy was a recognized problem among European zinc-smelter workers in the late 19th century, although these early reports have been overlooked in recent studies and reports. The purpose of this article is to translate and review German-language reports of myelopathy among zinc-smelter workers in Upper Silesia (now southern Poland) by Schlockow from the 1870s.

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. A Systematic Analysis of Transverse Sinus Stenting.

Background: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder characterized by signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure without structural cause seen on conventional imaging. Hallmark treatment after failed medical management, has been CSF shunting or optic nerve fenestration with the goal of treatment being preservation of vision. Recently, there have been multiple case reports and case series on dural sinus stenting for this disorder.