Indications for surgical evacuation of cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage: consensus guidelines from the French Society of Neurosurgery (SFNC) and the French Society of Vascular Neurology (SFNV).

Background: Cerebellar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with poor functional prognosis and high mortality. Surgical evacuation has been proposed to improve outcome. The purpose of this review was to determine the benefit of surgical evacuation of cerebellar ICH and to establish guidelines for when it should be performed.

Seizures after decompressive hemicraniectomy for large middle cerebral artery territory infarcts: Incidence, associated factors, and impact on long-term outcomes.

Background And Purpose: Decompressive hemicraniectomy (DH) reduces mortality of large middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory infarcts. Survivors are at high risk of poststroke seizures (PSSs). This study aims to describe the incidence of PSSs, to identify associated factors, and to assess their impact on long-term outcomes.

Ruptured cerebral oncotic aneurysm from choriocarcinoma: report of two cases and review of the literature.

The study design involved case reports and review of the literature. Oncotic aneurysm from choriocarcinoma is an extremely rare event that should be known by all neurosurgeons and suspected in women of childbearing age. The purpose of this article is to report the authors' experience and to provide insight on clinical presentation and radiological signs to aware the reader to this entity and then to prevent misdiagnosis.

Outcome in 53 patients with spinal cord cavernomas.

Background: Prevalence of cerebral cavernomas in the general population is close to 0.5%. In contrast, SCCs are rare.