Publications by authors named "Kautilya Patel"
Pseudomeningoceles are among the most common postoperative neurosurgical complications, usually presenting in the early postoperative period and often responding well to nonsurgical management. Here, we present a case of a giant cranial pseudomeningocele that developed three years after parasagittal meningioma resection, without any known risk factors. Despite conservative measures, the pseudomeningocele grew significantly over two years, reaching 22 cm along its long axis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Objective information about the central auditory pathways in vestibular schwannoma can guide strategies for hearing rehabilitation and prognostication. This study aims to generate this information using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).
Methods: This is a prospective observational single center study including 35 patients with vestibular schwannoma and 40 controls.
Background: Increasing patient age is strongly associated with a rising incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a higher mortality and morbidity rates.
Objective: This study aimed to identify the predictors of mortality after craniotomy for TBI in elderly patients.
Material And Methods: Data of all patients aged ≥65 years who underwent craniotomy for acute TBI, over a period from January 2015 to October 2019, were retrospectively reviewed.
Objective: Type II odontoid fractures are the commonest C2 fractures. The management of dens fractures remains controversial with various radiological and fracture morphological factors affecting the approach and outcomes.
Methods: All cases of anterior odontoid screw fixation between 2010 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.
Objective: Choroid plexus tumours (CPT) are rare intraventricular tumours representing less than 0.5 % of brain tumours. The tumour is commonly located in the supratentorial region, but the location varies depending on the age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted India, making it the second most-affected country, but its death rate is lower than that of the US and Brazil given its economic status.
- A study conducted at a major neurosurgical center in southern India during the pandemic showed a 57% decrease in non-trauma neurosurgical cases compared to the same period in 2019, while managing 9 infected cases through careful planning and testing protocols.
- The research outlines a management strategy for handling non-COVID-19 neurosurgical patients in a high-volume setting, which includes segregating hospital areas based on infection risk and implementing testing measures to ensure patient safety.
Objective: Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) often undergo repeat head CT scans to identify the possible progression of injury. The objective of this study is to evaluate the need for routine repeat head CT scans in patients with mild to moderate head injury and an initial positive abnormal CT scan.
Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients presenting to the emergency department from January 2016 to December 2017 with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores > 8 and an initial abnormal CT scan, who underwent repeat CT during their in-hospital medical management.