Interactions between glioma and pregnancy: insight from a 52-case multicenter series.

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to provide insight into the influence of gliomas on gestational outcomes, the impact of pregnancy on gliomas, and the identification of patients at risk. METHODS In this multiinstitutional retrospective study, the authors identified 52 pregnancies in 50 women diagnosed with a glioma. RESULTS For gliomas known prior to pregnancy (n = 24), we found the following: 1) An increase in the quantified imaging growth rates occurred during pregnancy in 87% of cases.

Comparison between single- and multi-level patients: clinical and radiological outcomes 2 years after cervical disc replacement.

In cervical multi-level degenerative pathology, considering the morbidity of the extensive fusion techniques, some authors advocate for the multilevel disc replacement. This study compared the safety and efficacy of disc replacement with an unconstrained prosthesis in multi- versus single-level patients. A total of 231 patients with cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD) who were treated with cervical disc replacement and completed their 24 months follow-up were analyzed prospectively: 175 were treated at one level, 56 at 2 levels or more.

Radiological analysis of 37 segments in cervical spine implanted with a peek stand-alone device, with at least one year follow-up.

Background: High incidence of subsidence in cervical stand-alone cages was reported in the literature.

Purpose: The goal of this study was to assess the radiological outcomes of a PEEK anchored stand-alone cage (MC+®) with a minimum of 1 year follow-up.

Study Design: A retrospective radiological evaluation.

[Cranial nerve functional neurosurgery: evaluation of surgical practice].

We report the results of an investigation carried out on the activity of functional neurosurgery of the cranial nerves in the French-speaking countries, based on the analysis of a questionnaire addressed to all the members of the SNCLF. Eighteen centers responded to this questionnaire, which showed that activities and indications varied greatly from one unit to another. The results appear homogeneous and comparable with those reported in the literature.

[Giant sacral schwannoma with pelvic extension. Therapeutic strategy. Apropos of a case].

A 48-year-old woman was admitted for acute urinary retention. Clinical pelvic examination disclosed a voluminous retro-rectal mass. Plain X-rays, pelvic echography, computerized tomography and MRI were all consistent demonstrating the presence of a 15cm-diameter lesion in the pelvic space with sacral erosion at S3-S4 and extension in the sacral canal up to S2.