Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Tale of Two Cases.

Obesity management through laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy can occasionally lead to rare but severe complications, including Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). This report analyzes two cases of GBS following LSG, highlighting differences in symptoms, diagnosis, and management. The first patient experienced rapid onset neurological symptoms post-surgery, confirmed as GBS through clinical and electrophysiological assessments, and responded well to intravenous immunoglobulin.

Development of pneumnonia and pleural empyema post-chickenpox infection in a 5-year-old child: A case report.

Background: The introduction of the varicella vaccine has led to a significant decrease in pediatric varicella-induced invasive (group A streptococcal [GAS]) infections. However, the development of a pleural empyema following a chickenpox infection is a rare complication in pediatric patients.

Case Presentation: In this report, we present a 5-year-old male patient who presented to the emergency department with a deteriorating course two days after a chickenpox infection.

SLC4A10 mutation causes a neurological disorder associated with impaired GABAergic transmission.

SLC4A10 is a plasma-membrane bound transporter that utilizes the Na+ gradient to drive cellular HCO3- uptake, thus mediating acid extrusion. In the mammalian brain, SLC4A10 is expressed in principal neurons and interneurons, as well as in epithelial cells of the choroid plexus, the organ regulating the production of CSF. Using next generation sequencing on samples from five unrelated families encompassing nine affected individuals, we show that biallelic SLC4A10 loss-of-function variants cause a clinically recognizable neurodevelopmental disorder in humans.

Minimally invasive retrieval of a bullet settling into the thoracic spinal canal in a pediatric patient: A case report.

A 10-year-old boy presented to neurosurgery department after a gunshot wound to the upper thoracic spine. The bullet entered through the right deltoid muscle and lodged inside the spinal canal at T1 level. The patient arrived conscious and obeying commands; however, he experienced a loss of sensation below T3 level, loss of reflexes below the injured T1 level, loss of anal sphincter tone and paraplegia in the lower limbs (American Spinal Injury Association grade-A).

Spontaneous migration of retained intracranial missiles: experience with 16 cases.

Spontaneous migration of retained intracranial missiles is uncommon but a potentially serious phenomenon. Our objective is to increase awareness of the risk of spontaneous migration of retained intracranial missiles by reporting our case series of 16 patients. We performed a retrospective single-center study on patients treated for intracranial missile injuries between 2000 and 2010 in Palestine with a particular focus on the migration of retained intracranial missiles.

Georgette Kidess, the First Female Neurosurgeon in Palestine.

Objective: The aim of this study is to detail the background, training, and career of Dr. Georgette Kidess, the first and still the only female neurosurgeon in Palestine. In addition, we mention the obstacles that women face during their neurosurgical career and how to overcome them.

Vertico-horizontal atlantoaxial index (VHAI): A new craniovertebral radiographic index.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a new index that can reliably quantify the reduction of basilar invagination with atlantoaxial dislocation.

Patients And Methods: Between May 2012 and September 2017, 40 patients with congenital basilar invagination and atlantoaxial dislocation as well as 100 sex-and age-matched control subjects were recruited for this study. All patients underwent direct posterior reduction and fixation.