Background: Epidural blood patch (EBP) is a common method utilized to treat intracranial hypotension, and secondarily, to treat unintentional dural puncture. The authors propose an effective technique for correct epidural needle positioning during EBP using cone-beam computed tomography (CB-CT) images.
Case Description: A 31-year-old female underwent an EBP.
Background: The long-term efficacy of endovascular treatment (EVT) for cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistulae (CS-dAVF) was assessed with a special focus on residual shunts after initial EVT.
Patients And Methods: This retrospective survey included 50 patients who had undergone EVT and were followed for 1 month or longer (median follow-up 56 months).
Results: Common preoperative symptoms were chemosis (78%), extra-ocular motor palsy (72%), exophthalmos (66%), and tinnitus (26%).
Introduction: Our study aimed to elucidate the imaging features for the differentiation of pineal germinoma and other pineal region tumors.
Methods: Image data sets of computed tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of 93 pineal region tumors including 33 germinomas, 30 nongerminomatous germ cell tumors (NGGCTs), 20 pineal parenchymal tumors (PPTs), and 10 miscellaneous tumors of pineal region were reviewed. Imaging features on CT and MRI were qualitatively assessed by three readers.
We report the case of a 49-year-old man who underwent a craniectomy for severe head trauma and subsequent cranioplasty with polymethylmethacrylate. He was discharged with moderate right-hand weakness. Five years after the cranioplasty he experienced double vision and slight right hemiparesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 6-year-old boy presented with mental disturbance and progressive left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated large intracranial mass lesions with ring-like enhancement. His neurological condition deteriorated rapidly.
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