Recurrent haemorrhagic pontine cavernoma resection via a retrosigmoid microsurgical approach.

Background: Brainstem cavernomas occasionally require surgical treatment. Appropriate patient selection and thorough understanding of the anatomy and technical nuances involved in microsurgical resection is a pre-requisite in undertaking these challenging cases.

Case Description: We present a video case of a patient with a recurrent haemorrhagic pontine cavernoma.

Microsurgical clipping of ruptured supraclinoid internal carotid artery aneurysm with extradural clinoidectomy.

Background: Supraclinoid Internal Carotid Artery (ICA) aneurysms require additional access to standard pterional craniotomy via extradural clinoidectomy. Existing texts and surgical videos lack clarity, explanation and a clear step by step process.

Case Description: We present a case of a ruptured supraclinoid ICA aneurysm and extradural clinoidectomy along with 3D reconstructed imaging of the case anatomy to guide its resection.

How accurately are subthalamic nucleus electrodes implanted relative to the ideal stimulation location for Parkinson's disease?

Introduction: The efficacy of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's disease (PD) depends on how closely electrodes are implanted relative to an individual's ideal stimulation location. Yet, previous studies have assessed how closely electrodes are implanted relative to the planned location, after homogenizing data to a reference. Thus here, we measured how accurately electrodes are implanted relative to an ideal, dorsal STN stimulation location, assessed on each individual's native imaging.

Persistent hiccups and Horner's syndrome in a case of primary CNS lymphoma with diffuse cerebral, hypothalamic and lateral brainstem involvement - An exercise in clinical neuroanatomy.

We present a case of a 42-year-old male presenting with persistent hiccups and a Horner's syndrome, among other symptoms and signs of hypothalamic and brainstem dysfunction. He had a biopsy-proven diffuse infiltrative large primary CNS B-cell lymphoma involving the left fronto-temporal hemisphere, diencephalon and brainstem. The aim of this case report is to highlight key clinical and neuro-anatomical correlations that bring light to the art of the clinical examination.

Cervical Laminectomy With or Without Lateral Mass Instrumentation: A Comparison of Outcomes.

Study Design: Narrative review.

Background: Cervical decompressive laminectomy is a common posterior approach for addressing multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. However, there is a concern that cervical laminectomy can lead to kyphotic deformity with subsequent neurological decline.

Remote tissue conditioning is neuroprotective against MPTP insult in mice.

Current treatments for Parkinson's disease (PD) are primarily symptomatic, leaving a need for treatments that mitigate disease progression. One emerging neuroprotective strategy is remote tissue conditioning, in which mild stress in a peripheral tissue (e.g.

Oral cancer screening practices of oral health professionals in Australia.

Background: To evaluate oral cancer-related screening practices of Oral Health Professionals (OHPs - dentists, dental hygienists, dental therapists, and oral health therapists) practising in Victoria, Australia.

Methods: A 36-item survey was distributed to 3343 OHPs. Items included socio-demographic and work-related characteristics; self-assessed knowledge of oral cancer; perceived level of confidence in discussing oral health behaviors with patients; oral cancer screening practices; and self-evaluated need for additional training on screening procedures for oral cancer.

Remote tissue conditioning - An emerging approach for inducing body-wide protection against diseases of ageing.

We have long accepted that exercise is 'good for us'; that - put more rigorously - moderate exercise is associated with not just aerobic fitness but also reduced morbidity and reduced mortality from cardiovascular disease and even malignancies. Caloric restriction (moderate hunger) and our exposure to dietary phytochemicals are also emerging as stresses which are 'good for us' in the same sense. This review focuses on an important extension of this concept: that stress localized within the body (e.

LGI1 antibody encephalopathy overlapping with sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Objective: To report a rare case of leucine-rich, glioma inactivated 1 (LGI1) antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalopathy clinically overlapping with pathologically confirmed sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).

Methods: The patient was investigated with repeated brain MRI, EEG, CSF examination, whole-body fluorodeoxy-glucose positron emission tomography, genetic analysis of the prion protein gene (PRNP), and extensive serologic screening for paraneoplastic and autoimmune encephalopathy markers. Written informed consent was obtained from the patient's next of kin for access to clinical files for research purposes and for publication.