A vertebral artery aneurysm that elicited occipital pain, showed no abnormalities on imaging studies, but ruptured the next day: illustrative case.

Background: The authors report the case of a patient with occipital headache whose imaging studies revealed no abnormalities but who died 1 day later due to vertebral artery (VA) aneurysm rupture.

Observations: A male in his 40s with no relevant medical history had been taking over-the-counter medication for headache several times a month. One day before he visited our neurosurgery department, he experienced occipital headache, took the usual medicine, and applied a warm compress.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome.

Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS) is a common entrapment syndrome whose diagnosis can be difficult. We compared preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and operative findings in 23 consecutive TTS patients (28 sides) whose mean age was 74.5 years.

Therapeutic Effect of Mirogabalin on Peripheral Neuropathic Pain due to Lumbar Spine Disease.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of mirogabalin in treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain due to lumbar spine disease.

Overview Of Literature: Mirogabalin is a novel selective ligand for the α2δ subunit of voltage-gated Ca channels.

Is the Vertebral Posterior Line a Safety Landmark for Cervical Posterior Screw Insertion? - Radiological Study of the Vertebral Artery in the Cervical Spine.

At posterior cervical fixation, iatrogenic injury of the vertebral artery (VA) must be avoided. As the VA is usually located in front of the posterior line of the vertebral body, intraoperative lateral fluoroscopy is used to identify the line. We investigated in how many of 105 patients (210 VAs) this line is a safe marker.

[Magnetic Resonance Imaging Conditions for Imaging of the Tarsal Tunnel].

Background: Tarsal tunnel syndrome(TTS)is an entrapment neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve within the tarsal tunnel below the medial malleolus. An accurate diagnosis is difficult, and TTS is usually diagnosed from clinical symptoms due to the lack of accurate diagnostic tools. We aimed to standardize the diagnosis of TTS using MRI, and report the MRI conditions for clear visualization of the tarsal tunnel.