Decompressive hemicraniectomy in ischaemic stroke.

Background And Purpose: Hemispheric ischaemic stroke complicated by oedema is associated with high mortality. The results of randomized studies showed that decompressive hemicraniectomy performed in this group of patients could be beneficial. First experiences with implementation of hemi-craniectomy in patients with brain infarct in our stroke centre are presented.

[The evaluation of the brain arteriovenous malformations' operative treatment in the clinical material of Silesian Medical University's Departament of Neurosurgery].

Unlabelled: A risk of haemorrhage in arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the brain is estimated as 2-4% per year. A mortality rate from this reason is estimated as 1% per year and morbidity 10-20%. The methods of treatment ofAVM are: microsurgical treatment, radiosurgery, endovascular treatment.

Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis - case report and literature review.

Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHPM) is a rare pathological state, with still unclear aetiopathogenesis. We present a case of a 63-year-old woman with cranial variety of that disease. The manifestations of the disease included headaches, paresis of VI, IX, X nerves and cerebellar ataxia.

[Cavernous angiomas in the Department of Neurosurgery in Katowice].

166 patients with arterio-venous malformations (AVM) were treated in the Department of Neurosurgery at Silesian School of Medicine from 1987 to 2002. There were 30 (18%) patients diagnosed as cavernous angioma (CA). The oldest treated patient was 73 years old and the youngest one was 5 years old.