Reconstruction of depressed skull fracture in school patients. Technique description.

Objective: Depressed skull fractures are the result of trauma injuries. They are present in approximately 3% of patients who arrive to an emergency room with skull trauma. The main objective of surgical repair in depressed fractures is correction of cosmetic deformity and the prevention of infections.

Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy for Obstructive Hydrocephalus Secondary to Delayed Intracerebellar Hematoma.

Nowadays, endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in neurosurgery has yielded good clinical results in various conditions. Intraventricular endoscopic procedures can be performed in different pathologies and not only in non-communicating hydrocephalus. This is presented accordingly in this clinical case.

Minimally Invasive Posterior Tubular Microsurgical Approach for the Management of Symptomatic Synovial Cysts of the Lumbar and Cervical Spine.

Background: Synovial cysts are commonly associated with instability. Whether to fuse patients is a matter of controversy. Simple resection may offer favorable clinical outcomes but may come at the expense of recurrence rate.

Associated factors for Tracheostomy in adults with severe traumatic brain injury. Score proposal.

Background: In patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), there is a lack of consensus about the need and time to perform a tracheostomy. Nowadays, the decision is individualized to each case. It is considered that patients that will need a tracheostomy profit by performing it earlier.

Retroclival and spinal subdural hematoma after traumatic brain injury - A case report and literature review.

Background: Retroclival hematomas are rare and occur mostly in the pediatric population. They are variously attributed to trauma, apoplexy, and vascular lesions. With motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), the mechanism of traumatic injury is forced flexion and extension.