Interpretation of telemetric intracranial pressure recordings in people with idiopathic intracranial hypertension after shunt implantation.

Background: The M.scio telesensor (Aesculap-Miethke, Germany) is a device integrated within a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for non-invasive measurement of the intracranial pressure (ICP). The purpose of this study was to analyze the telemetric recordings with the M.

The Birmingham Standardized Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Shunt Protocol: Technical Note.

Background: Insertion of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is challenging mainly due to the small ventricles and phenotypical body habitus. In this report the authors present their surgical protocol for insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in patients with IIH and the associated revision rates.

Methods: The protocol comprises the following: shunt surgery by neurosurgeons with expertise in CSF disorders; a frontal VPS usually right sided but left sided if the left ventricle is bigger; use of the proGAV 2.

Metastatic Colon Cancer in the Pituitary: A Case Report with Review of Literature.

We report a rare case of metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma to the pituitary gland in a 58-year-old who presented with visual decline and panhypopituitarism. He underwent urgent transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery with significant improvement of his vision, followed by adjuvant fractionated radiotherapy to the resection cavity. He made a satisfactory recovery, but regrettably died from COVID-19 9 weeks after completion of radiotherapy.

Course of papilloedema following surgical decompression in CHIARI I malformation with raised intracranial pressure.

Arnold-Chiari malformations (ACM) is a rare congenital hindbrain maldevelopment, leading to downward herniation of the cerebellar tonsils. Clinical features relates to cerebrospinal fluid disturbances, manifesting as symptoms of headaches, pseudotumour-like episodes, cranial nerve palsies and cerebellar dysfunction. Ocular manifestations includes varying ophthalmoloplegia and accommodation abnormalities.

Obstructive hydrocephalus secondary to odontoid pannus: case report and review of literature.

Odontoid pannus or periodontoid pseudotumour is associated with a variety of rheumatological conditions. We report a case of an 80-year old man who presented with acute hydrocephalus following an emergency operation to amputate his infected left big toe. Imaging revealed a large tissue mass causing severe compression at the cervico-medullary junction and obstruction of CSF flow.

The genetics of sporadic ruptured and unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a genetic meta-analysis of 8 genes and 13 polymorphisms in approximately 20,000 individuals.

Object: Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) are thought to have a multifactorial origin. The authors undertook a comprehensive meta-analysis on all genes investigated using a case-control model in ruptured (subarachnoid hemorrhage) and unruptured aneurysms.

Methods: Electronic databases were searched until and including July 2008 for any candidate gene studied in IA or subarachnoid hemorrhage using a case-control model.