Leptomeningeal and subependymal seeding of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: a case report.

DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma) is a deadly cancerous tumor of the brainstem that spreads across the pons. The tumor's infiltrative nature, as well as the tumor's critical pathway and nuclei compression, contributes to the tumor's extremely poor prognosis and limited existing therapeutic options. A previous study revealed that in 40 patients with brainstem glioma, 13 (33%) patients had leptomeningeal spreading.

Case report on ear numbness following deep brain stimulation implantation.

Introduction And Importance: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) implantation is a neurosurgical procedure in which electrodes are implanted in the brain. Complications that may occur include wound infection, issues with the DBS hardware, and others. This case report presents a patient who suffered ear numbness following DBS implantation.

Tranexamic acid to reduce operative blood loss in brain tumor surgery: A meta-analysis.

Background: Major blood loss during neurosurgery may result in a variety of complications, such as potentially fatal hemodynamic instability. Brain tumor and skull base surgery is among the high bleeding risk procedures. Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been found to reduce bleeding events in various fields of medicine.