Complications Following Microvascular Decompression (MVD) for Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN).

This article descibes the surgical management of classic trigeminal neuralgia via microvascular decompression of the neuro-vascular conflict zone. This treatment has been proven to be higly effective with an immediate relief of debilitating symptoms and a durable response. The article reports on cases with associated complications and their avoidance.

Preventing Wrong-Level Spine Surgery.

Importance: Wrong-level spine surgery (WLSS), a medical error in which a surgeon operates at an unintended vertebral level, is considered a "never event." However, it continues to be a problem in spine surgery today despite the implementation of preventive measures such as the Universal Protocol. The consequences of this event are severe for both the afflicted patient and the treating physician and may result not only in physical harm but also in costly medicolegal proceedings.

Catastrophic Outcome Following Apparently Trivial Nondominant Transverse Sinus Injury During Resection of a Tentorial Meningioma: Case Report.

A 52-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure and cerebellar dysfunction caused by a medium-sized (4 cm in diameter) tentorial meningioma with an infratentorial extension. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging showed that the tumor indented and possibly partially invaded the adjacent junction of the nondominant transverse and sigmoid sinuses. The contralateral dominant transverse sinus was fully patent.

Cranio-spinal Rosai Dorfman disease: case series and literature review.

Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare condition similar to lymphomas, presenting with cervical lymphadenopathy in young adults. Extra-nodal involvement is relatively common but involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) is rare. Cranial RDD presents with symptoms of raised intracranial pressure, focal or generalised seizures, while spinal RDD presents with pain, peripheral neurological deficits and radiculopathy.

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor of the central nervous system: report of two cases and review of the literature.

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a malignant tumor often involving the abdominal and/or pelvic peritoneum. Only one fully documented example has arisen in the central nervous system (CNS). Herein, we describe two additional examples, fulfilling the morphologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular criteria (EWS/WT1 translocation) of DSRCT.