Intra-arterial infusion of fasudil hydrochloride to treat post-traumatic cerebral vasospasm.

Background: The effect of intra-arterial infusion of fasudil hydrochloride in patients with post-traumatic cerebral vasospasm remains unclear. Here we report a case of intra-arterial infusion of fasudil hydrochloride for post-traumatic cerebral vasospasm.

Case Presentation: A 47-year-old man was transferred to our hospital with a fractured skull and traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Anterior transarticular screw fixation as a conventional operation for rigid stabilization.

Background: Anterior transarticular screw (ATS) fixation is a useful surgical option for atlantoaxial (AA) stabilization. This report presents a revised ATS method for AA fusion.

Methods: A 79-year-old male presented with AA instability attributed both to an old odontoid fracture and severe degeneration of the lateral atlantoaxial joints (LAAJs).

Middle-term surgical outcomes of microscopic posterior decompression for far-out syndrome.

Objective: Far-out syndrome (FOS) is a rare incident caused by L5 nerve root entrapment in the far-out area, the L5-S1 extraforaminal area between the transverse process and the sacral ala. The purpose of this study is to disclose the middle-term surgical outcomes of microscopic posterior decompression in the far-out area (MPDFA).

Material And Methods: From June 2008 to November 2010, eight patients with FOS (six men and two women, mean age 65.