Publications by authors named "Matheus Augusto Pinto Kitamura"
Background: Authors analyzed surgical patients with Chiari malformation (CM) associated with cerebellar tonsillar cyst. This association is quite rarely encountered in the literature.
Case Description: We retrospectively reviewed 60 surgical adult patients with MRI evaluation who underwent posterior fossa decompression for treatment of CM type I.
Methods: Data of 100 cerebral angiographies were retrospectively analyzed (p = 0.05).
Results: Mean age was 56.
Article Synopsis
- A retrospective study analyzed 125 patients with chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH) treated at a hospital in Brazil from 2006 to 2008, using the Glasgow Outcome Scale to assess outcomes after 6 months.
- The results showed a median patient age of 69, with most cases involving a history of trauma; 83.2% had a good outcome while the mortality rate was 11.2%.
- Key findings indicate that higher Glasgow Coma Scale scores upon admission are linked to better outcomes, while recurrence negatively affects the prognosis; the study highlights that advanced age should not deter surgical intervention.*