Trigeminal Neuralgia Attributable to Intraneural Trigeminocerebellar Artery: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: The trigeminocerebellar artery (TCA) is a branch of the basilar artery supplying both the trigeminal nerve root and the cerebellar hemisphere. Despite its proximity to the trigeminal nerve, only a few cases of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) caused by TCA compression of the trigeminal nerve have been reported. Moreover, TN caused by blood vessel penetration of the trigeminal nerve is very rare.

Recurrent subdural hematoma secondary to headbanging: A case report.

Background: "Headbanging" is the slang term used to denote violent shaking of one's head in time with the music. This abrupt flexion-extension movement of the head to rock music extremely rarely causes a subdural hematoma.

Case Description: A 24-year-old female was admitted to our department because of right sided partial seizure and acute or subacute subdural hematoma over the left cerebral convexity.

Delayed cerebrospinal fluid leak after watertight dural closure with a polyethylene glycol hydrogel dural sealant in posterior fossa surgery: case report.

A polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel sealant recently has been approved as an adjunct to sutured dural closure in Japan. We treated consecutive six patients with PEG hydrogel sealant in posterior fossa operation. Three of six cases suffered delayed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak after watertight dural closure with the PEG hydrogel sealant, although there was no leak case which was treated with fibrin glue, before 2 years until the adoption of the new material.

Growth curve analysis of asymptomatic and symptomatic meningiomas.

Meningiomas sometimes appear to stop growing after attaining a large size. Commonly used exponential growth models do not reflect this phenomenon. We attempted to find the best curve to simulate their growth.

Maturational changes in diffusion anisotropy in the rat corpus callosum: comparison with quantitative histological evaluation.

Purpose: To determine the main histological components that affect fractional anisotropy (FA) in postnatal development of the rat corpus callosum and compare FA values with histological changes evaluated quantitatively.

Materials And Methods: Diffusion tensor image (DTI) data of the rat (postnatal 1-10 weeks) corpus callosum were obtained with a 7.0 T MR scanner.

Tissue plasminogen activator levels after single intracisternal injection in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) levels were investigated in the cisternal fluid of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage treated with single intracisternal injection of recombinant tPA during radical surgery for ruptured aneurysms. Seven patients received different doses of tPA: two of 400 microg/ml, three of 500 microg/ml, one of 700 microg/ml, and one of 800 microg/ml in a total amount of 20 ml distilled water at pH 7. Cerebrospinal fluid samples were taken directly from the cisternal fluid at 15-minute incubation after injection, immediately after irrigation during surgery, and by lumbar tap 2 days after surgery.

[A case report of a scalp dermoid cyst containing watery-clear fluid].

We report a case of a 7-month-old female with a dermoid cyst on the anterior fontanelle. She was born with a vacuum extractor. Two weeks later, her scalp on the anterior fontanelle bulged.

Intrathecal and intraperitoneal germinomas occurring 20 years after total removal of a pineal teratoma. Case report.

In 1980, a 10-year-old boy was admitted to the authors' hospital with consciousness disturbance and vomiting. Computerized tomography (CT) scans revealed a pineal mass lesion and hydrocephalus. The tumor was totally removed and a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt was inserted.