S100B and optic nerve sheath diameter correlation in head injury patients with contusions.

Unlabelled: S100B is a biochemical marker of head injury and optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is a non-invasive bedside technique to detect intracranial pressure. We aim to demonstrate whether ONSD correlates with S100B protein in head injury patients with contusions and also whether the grade of contusion correlates with S100B protein. This is a prospective study done on head injury patients aged between 18 and 75 years having isolated contusions admitted within 24 h of injury.

The Role of Medical Treatment in Chronic Subdural Hematoma.

Surgery is the standard treatment for chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH), one of the common problems in neurosurgical practice. Although medical treatment was used by some authors and found some positive results, it is not accepted by many authors. The aim of this review is to give overall view of the medical management of CSDH.

Role of serial ultrasonic optic nerve sheath diameter monitoring in head injury.

Objectives: To compare optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measurements in head injury patients with a group of normal subjects and investigate the significance of serial ONSD monitoring in head injury patients.

Methods: All patients with a head injury admitted to our hospital with a program of conservative management at the time of admission were included in this prospective study. On admission, the patient was assessed using the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), orbital ultrasound for optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), and CT brain scan.

Acquired Chiari I Malformation with Syringomyelia Secondary to Colloid Cyst with Hydrocephalus-Case Report and Review of Literature.

Introduction: Acquired Chiari malformation and associated syringomyelia have been previously described following lumbar puncture/drainage, lumboperitoneal shunts, and spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leakage. In addition to these etiologies, space-occupying lesions such as meningiomas, epidermoid cysts, medulloblastomas, and arachnoid cysts are rare causes of acquired Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. We report a rare case of colloid cyst with hydrocephalus causing secondary Chiari malformation with syringomyelia.