Dura Management Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Adult Chiari Type I Malformation: A Retrospective, Multicenter, Population-Based Parallel Cohort Case Series.

Background: Symptomatic Chiari I malformation is treated with suboccipital decompression and C1 laminectomy. However, whether the dura should be opened (durotomy) or enlarged with a graft (duraplasty) remains unclear.

Objective: To compare outcomes in adult Chiari I malformation patients treated with duraplasty, durotomy, or without dural opening ("mini-decompression").

Case Report: Subtherapeutic Vancomycin and Meropenem Concentrations due to Augmented Renal Clearance in a Patient With Intracranial Infection Caused by .

occasionally causes brain abscesses that can be life-threatening, requiring prompt antibiotic and neurosurgical treatment. The source is often dental, and it may spread to the eye or the brain parenchyma. We report the case of a 34-year-old man with signs of apical periodontitis, endophthalmitis, and multiple brain abscesses caused by .