[The influence of climate on the onset of intracranial hemorrhages].

Background: there are not studies exploring the potential role of weather conditions in the incidence of intracranial hemorrhages in Latin America.

Methods: a descriptive study was carried out in an emergency room from Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). Data for all adult patients with intracranial hemorrhage and meteorological variables of the days when intracranial hemorrhages occurred were recorded and compared to with those where not a single case.

[Chiari type I malformation in a patient with Poland's syndrome].

Chiari malformation type I and Poland's syndrome are two rare diseases and their simultaneous presentation had not been previously described in the literature. We report the case of a 27 year old male with history of Poland's syndrome, who referred headache and motor impairment of the intrinsic muscles of the left hand. In a cervical spine MR a Chiari I malformation with syringomyelia from C1 to T2 was found, which was treated by foramen magnum decompression, dural plasty and removal of the posterior arch of the atlas.

Treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms by neurosurgeons in Colombia: A survey.

Background: Trends in management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms among neurosurgeons is very variable and had not been previously described in any Latin American country. This study was conducted to determine the preferences of Colombian neurosurgeons in pharmacologic, surgical, and endovascular management of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Methods: A survey-based descriptive study was performed in a sample of members from the Colombian Association of Neurosurgery.