Transtemporal amygdalohippocampectomy: a novel minimally-invasive technique with optimal clinical results and low cost.

Unlabelled: Mesial temporal sclerosis creates a focal epileptic syndrome that usually requires surgical resection of mesial temporal structures.

Objective: To describe a novel operative technique for treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy and its clinical results.

Methods: Prospective case-series at a single institution, performed by a single surgeon, from 2006 to 2012.

Radiological evolution of peri-odontoid pannus in a patient with Chiari I malformation: a case-based review.

Introduction: The Chiari I malformation (CIM) is commonly encountered by neurosurgeons and can have different etiologies and clinical presentations.

Case Report: We report a CIM patient who presented with symptoms of ventral brain stem compression and was found to have a large peri-odontoid pannus. Posterior fossa decompression was performed with a planned second-stage odontoidectomy.

Early surgery does not seem to be a pivotal criterion to improve prognosis in patients with frontal depressed skull fractures.

Introduction: There has been much debate about the ideal timing of surgery of frontal depressed skull fractures (DSF). In this paper, we assess whether timing of surgery may have influenced outcome.

Methods: Retrospective cohort of 40 consecutive patients with frontal DSF who underwent surgical treatment over a 36-month period.