Prevalence of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in patients with vertebral compression fractures.

Background: Patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) may be more prone to all fracture types due to falls. Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are a global burden that temporarily or permanently affects millions of elderly people. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of iNPH in patients with VCFs.

Sideway Aspiration Technique for Thrombus in a Sharply Bifurcated Branch of a Large Vessel.

Objective: Standard thrombectomy techniques, including stent retrieval and a direct aspiration first pass technique, are not effective when the occluded vessel is narrow and sharply bifurcated from the main trunk. Here, we present a new and alternative method for patients with such anatomical features and describe two cases treated by this method.

Case Presentations: Case 1 was a 66-year-old woman who presented with consciousness disturbance and left hemiparesis.

[Lumbo-peritoneal Shunt Ventral Catheter Placement Using the Lateral Approach without Repositioning].

We reported 10 cases of lumbo-peritoneal(L-P)shunt placement using the lateral approach without repositioning. Each patient was placed in a left lateral position under general anesthesia and fixed so that the spine did not rotate. The skin incision on the flank was made at the height of the L4 vertebral body, 4 cm in the left-right direction and 3cm in front of the vertebral body.

Aspiration Catheter Reach to Thrombus (ART) Sign in Combined Technique for Mechanical Thrombectomy: Impact for First-Pass Complete Reperfusion.

Objective: The important factor for successful first-pass complete reperfusion (FPR) after combined techniques for mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is unclear. We consider that for successful FPR, the aspiration catheter (AC) should reach to and hold the thrombus before the device is pulled out. Therefore, we defined an ART (AC reached thrombus) sign characterized by the cessation of reverse blood flow in aspiration pump and deformation of stent retriever (SR) at the tip of AC.