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Korean J Neurotrauma
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Objective: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed to compare the short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes in patients with malignant intracranial hypertension undergoing either decompressive craniectomy (DC) or hinge craniotomy (HC).
Methods: In this prospective RCT, 38 patients diagnosed with malignant intracranial hypertension due to ischemic infarction, traumatic brain injury, or non-lesional spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, who required cranial decompression, were randomly allocated to the DC and HC groups.
Results: The need for reoperation, particularly cranioplasty, in the DC group was significantly different from that in the HC group.
J Med Ultrasound
September 2024
Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Splenic injuries are common in abdominal trauma, as the spleen is one of the most often harmed organs. The treatment of splenic injuries underwent major changes during the past decades, shifting from a surgical approach to nonoperative management. This change of the proceedings results from a constantly growing awareness of the spleen's crucial hematological and immunological function and was possible owing to the advances in radiological techniques.
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March 2025
Department of Neurology, Delafontaine Hospital, Seine Saint-Denis, France.
Hepatic encephalopathy may trigger cortical laminar necrosis (CLN), which is characterized by diffuse symmetric cortical lesions. We report a 56-year-old woman with liver cirrhosis who presented with prolonged floor station, reduced alertness and left hemiplegia. Blood ammonia level was elevated.
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June 2024
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Osteoma is a rare benign tumor primarily affecting the craniofacial skeleton. Coronary osteomas in the coronoid process are uncommon and asymptomatic until they affect mandibular function. This report presents a case of coronoid osteoma with its diagnosis, treatment and surgical approach.
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January 2025
Pathology Department, Clinica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile.
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