[A case of emergency carotid endarterectomy for severe stenosis of the cervical internal carotid artery presenting with progressing stroke: importance of managing blood pressure postoperatively].

We report a case treated successfully by emergency carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for progressing stroke resulting from pseudo-occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA). A 67-year-old male was admitted to our hospital with dysarthria. Neurological examination on admission revealed mild left-sided motor weakness and dysarthria.

[A case of common carotid artery dissection showing remission in short-term].

We report a case of left common carotid artery dissection showing complete remission in the short term. A 48-year-old man presented a 1-week history of weakness in the right arm. Neurological findings revealed mild motor weakness of the right upper extremity.

[Early recurrent meningioma with malignant transformation: case report].

It has been reported that the incidence of malignant transformation of meningioma is 10 to 38%. However, it is rare for a benign meningioma to recur with malignant transformation shortly after surgery. We reported a case of recurrent meningioma with malignant transformation 4 months after the initial surgery.