Impact of stereotactic radiotherapy for craniopharyngioma: a large, academic hospital cohort.

Purpose: Adjuvant radiotherapy has been a standard of care for craniopharyngioma. Nevertheless, it is a rare disease with multiple presentations, and results with conservative surgery followed by radiotherapy (RT) can vary. We compared treatment results for both adult and pediatric patients.

Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy Compared to Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannoma in Patients with Type 2 Neurofibromatosis.

Background: The use of radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of vestibulocochlear schwannomas is standard in patients with type 2 neurofibromatosis (NF2). In the general population, fractionated RT (FRT) can achieve good results compared to single-dose radiosurgery (SRS). We aimed to assess whether this is true for NF2 patients as well.

Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Arteriovenous Malformation.

Background: The best management for AVM, particularly high-grade ones and those that have been ruptured before, is still unknown. Data from prospective data lacks support for the best approach.

Methods: We retrospectively review patients with AVM at a single institution that were treated with radiation or a combination of radiation and embolization.

Impact of Associated Nidal Lesions in Outcome of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations After Radiosurgery with or without Embolization.

Background: Radiosurgery is a valuable option to treat arteriovenous malformations. There are correlations between some morphologic nidal features and final results, and the benefits of preradiosurgical embolization have not been well established thus far.

Methods: Analysis of a longitudinal cohort of 47 consecutive patients who underwent radiosurgery with or without previous embolization.

Reversible dementia due to neurocysticercosis: Improvement of the racemose type with antihistamines.

Infection of the human central nervous system (CNS) by the larvae of , termed neurocysticercosis (NCC), is endemic in most developing countries, where it is a major cause of acquired seizures and other neurological morbidity, including neuropsychiatric symptoms. However, despite its frequent manifestation, some findings, such as cognitive impairment and dementia, remain poorly understood. Less commonly, NCC may affect the ventricular system and subarachnoid spaces and this form is known as extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis.