Ultrasound Elastography in Neurosurgery: Current Applications and Future Perspectives.

Background: Similar to clinical palpation, Ultrasound elastography (USE) helps distinguish between tissues by providing information on their elasticity. While it has been widely explored and has been applied to many body organs, USE has not been studied as extensively for application in neurosurgery. The current systematic review was performed to identify articles related to the use of interoperative USE in neurosurgery.

Conjunctival Lesions: A 5-Year Basic Demographic Data and Clinicopathological Review in a Tertiary Eye Care Hospital.

Background: Conjunctival lesions are common with a wide spectrum of benign, premalignant, and malignant lesions. Few histopathological studies have been conducted on conjunctival lesions with variable designs and results. Our aim in this study is to provide information on common conjunctival lesions seen in an ophthalmology tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia.

Effects of compressive lesions on intraoperative human spinal cord elasticity.

Objective: Although evaluating tissue elasticity has various clinical applications, spinal cord elasticity (SCE) in humans has never been well documented. In this study, the authors aimed to evaluate the impact of compression on human SCE in vivo.

Methods: The authors prospectively assessed SCE using intraoperative shear wave elastography (SWE).

Shear wave elastography for intracranial epidermoid tumors.

Background: Ultrasound elastography (USE) is a novel technique that assesses the mechanical properties of body tissues in real time. Based on elasticity measurements, USE enables the differentiation of tumor tissue from surrounding normal tissue.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate an intraoperative SWE technique for differentiating tumor tissue (epidermoid cyst) from the surrounding normal brain tissue based on elastic properties.

Pilomatrixoma in a child mimicking a ruptured epidermal cyst clinically and histopathologically: Case report.

Introduction And Importance: Pilomatrixoma is a superficial benign skin tumor that originates from the matrix cells of the hair follicles. It presents more frequently during the first two decades of life and usually involves the head and neck, most often in the eyelid or eyebrow area.

Case Presentation: We present a case of pilomatrixoma, which appeared at the age of 14 years with history of recurrent inflammation and discharge mimicking a ruptured epidermal cyst.

Association between craniovertebral junction abnormalities and syringomyelia in patients with chiari malformation type-1.

Objective: To assess the correlation between craniovertebral junction (CVJ) abnormalities and syringomyelia in patients with Chiari malformation type-1 (CM1).

Methods: This was a retrospective study including patients with CM1. Identification of cases was done by searching a radiology database at a university hospital from 2012 to 2017.

Pediatric intracranial hypertension. Experience from 2 Tertiary Centers.

Objective: To review the experience of 2 tertiary centers in Saudi Arabia with intracranial hypertension (IH) in the pediatric population.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed pediatric patients diagnosed with IH from June 2002 to May 2017 in 2 institutes.

Results: We identified 53 patients (30 females and 23 males) with a mean age of 7 years at the time of presentation.

Revision surgery for refractory cubital tunnel syndrome: A systematic review.

Background: Indications for revision surgery are unclear in refractory cubital tunnel syndrome patients, and the optimal surgical method has not been determined. The systematic review evaluates the evidence of functional outcome for revision surgery in refractory cubital tunnel syndrome patients.

Hypothesis: We hypothesize that functional outcome of revision surgery in refractory cubital tunnel syndrome will be favorable.

Central Nervous System Lymphoma in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common type of leukemia that affects older adults in the Western world. Symptomatic nervous system invasion in undiagnosed CLL is rare, poorly understood, challenging to treat, and associated with decreased survival. The average survival of CLL patients with central nervous system (CNS) involvement is 3.