Single port microsurgical technique for excision of third ventricular colloid cysts.

Introduction: Colloid cysts are benign space-occupying lesions that account for 0.5-1.0% of brain tumors and arise from the velum interpositum or the choroid plexus of the third ventricle.

Role of "Ischemia Modified Albumin" (IMA) in acute coronary syndromes.

Background: Diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is important, due to the associated very high mortality. Failure to diagnose ACS is a problem both for the patients and the clinicians. Ischemia modified albumin (IMA) has already been licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration for the diagnosis of suspected myocardial ischemia.

Giant middle fossa epidermoid presenting as holmes' tremor syndrome.

Intracranial dermoids may gradually reach an enormous size before the onset of symptoms. Common clinical presentations of intracranial epidermoid include headache and seizures. We present a case of a 35-year female patient with giant middle fossa epidermoid that presented with Holmes' tremor syndrome, and we review the relevant literature.

Giant cell tumor of the clivus with presence of epithelioid histiocytes.

Giant cell tumor (GCT) is a benign neoplasm but locally aggressive tumor that uncommonly involves the skull bone. We report a case of a 62-year-old male presented with increasing headache and diplopia. Investigations were suggestive of an expanding mass lesion of the clivus.

Partial empty sella syndrome: a case report and review.

Empty sella syndrome is a damaged pituitary gland. Either the gland has shrunk or has been crushed and flattened making it look like an empty sella on MRI scan. The reported prevalence of primary empty sella in general population is 8-35 %.

A retrospective review of snake bite victims admitted in a tertiary level teaching institute.

Objective: Snake bite remains major public health problem worldwide. We present our experience with cases of snake bites managed in our tertiary care teaching center of South India.

Materials And Methods: The details of all patients with snake bite admitted to a tertiary teaching care hospital from 2010 to 2012 were retrospectively retrieved and reviewed.

A retrospective analysis of acute organophosphorus poisoning cases admitted to the tertiary care teaching hospital in South India.

Objectives: We have herein reported our experience with the pattern of presentation of cases of acute organophosphorus (OP) poisoning cases in a tertiary care hospital.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study evaluated the hospital records of patients with acute OP poisoning. In a pre-structured proforma, data regarding age, sex, time elapsed after intake, circumstances of poisoning, duration of hospitalization, severity, complications, and outcome of the patients were recorded.

Paraquat poisoning: A case report and review of literature.

Paraquat (1, r-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridium dichloride), a brown syrupy liquid is an effective herbicide that has low chronic toxicity because of its rapid deactivation on contact with soil. A high dose of paraquat or severe poisoning has a poor prognosis. At present there is no specific antidote to paraquat poisoning, hence the need to focus on prevention and in case of exposure or ingestion, aggressive decontamination to prevent further absorption.

Seat belt sign and its significance.

Safety belts are the most important safety system in motor vehicles and when worn intend to prevent serious injuries. However, in unusual circumstances (high velocity motor vehicle collisions) these safety measures (seat belts) can be the source and cause of serious injuries. The seat belt syndrome was first described as early by Garrett and Braunste in but the term "seat belt sign" was discussed by Doersch and Dozier.

Safety and efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in cirrhosis of liver.

Introduction. Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) are more likely to have severe morbidity and fatality rate due to superimposed acute or chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection. The literature has shown that hepatitis B vaccines are safe and effective in patients with CLD, but the data in cirrhosis liver is lacking.

Bilateral multiple level lateral meningocoele.

Lateral meningocoele is a very rare disorder characterized by extensions of the dura and arachnoid through an enlarged neural foramen. We report a case of a 23-year-old female with deformity of spine who presented with low back pain and no neurological deficits. A whole spine magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple well-defined cystic masses involving dorsal, lumbar, and sacral spinal levels bilaterally, with dural ectasia and neural foraminal widening suggestive of bilateral multiple level lateral meningocoele.

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of traumatic brain injuries in a rural setting in Maharashtra, India. 2007-2009.

Context: Though some studies have described traumatic brain injuries in tertiary care, urban hospitals in India, very limited information is available from rural settings.

Aims: To evaluate and describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients with traumatic brain injury and their clinical outcomes following admission to a rural, tertiary care teaching hospital in India.

Settings And Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional, hospital-based study from January 2007 to December 2009.

Cutaneous manifestations in patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis.

Cutaneous disorders can precede or follow the initiation of hemodialysis treatment. We evaluated the prevalence of various dermatological manifestations in patients undergoing hemodialysis at least twice a week for minimum of three months at our center. Patients were excluded if they were undergoing hemodialysis less than twice a week or on hemodialysis secondary to ESRD following graft dysfunction.

Wunderlich's Syndrome in a Tuberous Sclerosis Patient.

Unlabelled: Spontaneous non-traumatic renal hemorrhage known as Wunderlich's syndrome is known to occur in renal angiomyolipoma and may be the first manifestation of the disease. Angiomyolipomas in tuberous sclerosis are usually bilateral and multicentric. A 25yr old female, a case of Tuberous sclerosis with bilateral renal angiomyolipomas presented with right loin pain of increasing severity.

Clinical profile and outcome of conservatively managed emphysematous pyelonephritis.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is a severe, necrotizing renal parenchymal infection characterized by production of intraparenchymal gas. EPN predominantly affects female diabetics and immunocompromised patients. In a three-year period 2008-2011, a total of 8 patients were admitted to our hospital.