Hard calcified intrasellar schwannoma mimicking pituitary adenoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Intrasellar location of schwannoma is extremely rare, although intracranial schwannomas are common in the central nervous system. The aim of the present study is to describe a calcified intrasellar schwannoma case.

Materials And Methods: We represent a 45-year-old woman who had suffered from headaches; right side facial pain and visual disturbance which had worsen during the last week prior to admission.

Bilateral Choroid Plexus Metastasis from Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer. It has an indolent clinical course and favorable prognosis. Brain metastasis is uncommon and complicates about 0.

Intradiploic dermoid cyst: a rare cause of intracranial hypertension.

In this study, we report a rare case of intradiploic dermoid cyst in a patient who developed rapid symptoms of intracranial hypertension (ICH) that mimicked Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome clinically. A 25-year-old female presented with a history of headache, nausea, vertigo and blurred vision in the past 4 months. Images revealed a small supratentorial extradural intradiploic tumor.

Quality-of-Life Evaluation of Patients Undergoing Lumbar Discectomy Using Short Form 36.

Background: Back pain is one of the most common health problems for which physicians are consulted, and it can considerably decrease the quality of life of patients during a great part of their lives.

Objectives: Our study was designed for assessing the improvement in the quality of life of patients undergoing lumbar discectomy for chronic low back pain.

Patients And Methods: We included 148 patients with chronic low back pain in the analytic observational study.

Effects of lumbar discectomy on disability and depression in patients with chronic low back pain.

Background: Back pain is one of the most prevalent health problems for which physicians are consulted. Back pain has many economic impacts, such as sickness absences and long-term disability. The prevalence of major depression in patients with chronic low back pain is approximately 3 to 4 times greater than the prevalence rate reported in the general population.

Does drill-induced noise have an impact on sensorineural hearing during craniotomy procedure?

Objective: It is well known that exposure to noise can lead to hearing loss. Craniotomy drills have significant noise and vibration. Since a noise induced by the drill during craniotomy is thought to be one of the causes, we examined its effect on the sensorineural hearing in this study.