Bilateral remote cerebellar haemorrhage after spinal surgery: a case study and review of the literature.

Background: Remote cerebellar haemorrhage is a rare and unpredictable complication after intracranial and spinal surgery, although less frequently found in the latter. The physiopathology of this phenomenon has not been definitely explained.

Objectives: To describe and discuss the potential implications and pathomechanism of a bilateral remote cerebellar haemorrhage case after spinal surgery and review the literature related to this rare phenomenon.

Differential effect of zoledronic acid on normal trabecular and cortical bone density in oncologic patients with bone metastases.

Purpose: To evaluate bone density changes at the level of normal bone and bone metastases after zoledronic acid (ZA) treatment in oncologic patients.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 72 consecutive adult patients with histologically confirmed solid tumors with at least 1 newly diagnosed bone metastatic lesion. Bone metastases were diagnosed by bone scans and confirmed with computed tomography (CT).