Operative versus non-operative management of posterior fossa epidural hematoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Posterior fossa epidural hematoma (PFEDH) is rare, occurring in less than 3% of head injuries. It can be managed either operatively or non-operatively. Management guidelines date from 2006, without recent updates providing class III evidence.

Use of antiepileptic drugs as prophylaxis against posttraumatic seizures in the pediatric population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

We aim to assess the effect of anti-epileptic drug (AED) prophylaxis for early or late posttraumatic seizures, targeting the pediatric population with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We systematically searched for studies reporting the incidence of posttraumatic seizures in pediatric patients who suffered from TBI and received AEDs prophylactically following their TBI incident. Studies that included adult patients, adult and pediatric patients but did not report results for the pediatric population separately, and patients who did not suffer from a TBI were excluded.

Management of chronic subdural hematoma: A study from Jordan.

Objectives: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common condition encountered in neurosurgical practice. Few studies have reported the characteristics of CSDH patients in the Middle Eastern population. We describe the clinical presentation, surgical management, radiological findings, and post-operative outcomes in our hospital.

An in Depth Look Into Intracranial Abscesses and Empyemas: a Ten-year Experience in a Single Institute.

Background: As the incidence of intracranial infections increase due to diagnostic procedures improvement, more real-life data is needed to reach a more solid informed management approach.

Objective: This study aims to describe and analyse clinical features of intracranial abscesses patients treated at a tertiary hospital in North Jordan during a 10-year period.

Methods: We retrospectively identified 37 patients treated at King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH) from 2011 to 2020 in Irbid, North Jordan.

Risk of meningitis after posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty using different graft types in patients with Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Several complications have been reported after the use of grafts for duraplasty following posterior fossa decompression for the treatment of Chiari malformation type I. This study aims to investigate the rate of meningitis after posterior fossa decompression using different types of grafts in patients with Chiari malformation type I and associated syringomyelia. The search was conducted using multiple databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase.

Functional outcomes of COVID-19 patients with acute ischemic stroke: A prospective, observational, single-center study in North Jordan.

We assessed whether stroke severity, functional outcome, and mortality in patients with ischemic stroke differed between patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and those without. We conducted a prospective, single-center cohort study in Irbid, North Jordan. All patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke and SARS-CoV-2 infection were consecutively recruited from October 15, 2020, to October 16, 2021.

Maternal and fetal serum leptin levels and their association with maternal and fetal variables and labor: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Leptin is a polypeptide hormone that may be implicated in the pathogenesis of various disorders during pregnancy. We sought to determine serum leptin levels among pregnant women and their fetuses and to investigate their association with fetal and maternal variables.

Method: 452 pregnant women who attended to labor ward between January 2020 and August 2020 were included in the study.

Management of traumatic posterior fossa epidural hematomas in pediatrics: our experience and review of the literature.

Background And Aims: Conservative management of posterior fossa epidural hematoma in the pediatric age group has been increasingly considered in the last decade with good clinical outcomes and comparable results to surgical intervention in carefully selected patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcome of observation in the management of pediatric patients with posterior fossa epidural hematoma (PFEDH) in our tertiary hospital and present a literature review on PFEDH pediatric patients.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study at King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH), a tertiary hospital in North Jordan.

Primary cervical glioblastoma multiforme as a presentation of constitutional mismatch repair deficiency: Case report and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Primary Glioblastoma Multiforme(GBM) of cervical spinal cord represent an extremely rare type of tumors in the pediatric age group. Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency (CMMRD) patients are known to develop uni- or multiple synchronous-high grade gliomas in the brain.

Case Presentation: The authors report a 23 month old child presented with bilateral upper limb weakness for 7 days with imaging evidence of intramedullary mass lesion that extends from the level of the C3 to C7.

Paraparesis As a Rare First Presentation Of Primary Hyperparathyroidism-Related Brown Tumor in The Thoracic Spine: Case report and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Brown tumor (BT) is defined as osteolytic lesion of an underlying state of hyperparathyroidism. Hyperparathyroidism will activate osteoclasts which initiate active bone resorption foci of lytic-cysts with hemosiderin depositions that pigment it with its characteristic brown pathologic gross appearance. Devastating fractures and injuries can occur to affected bones and surrounding tissue that require emergent intervention and correction.