Pilocytic astrocytoma of the cerebellopontine angle: a rare case
Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022 Background Pilocytic astrocytomas are the most common primary brain tumors in children. Most of the lesions occur in or near the midline. They are rare in extra-axial locations.
Pranjal Bhradwaj +4 more
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'SO STONED' : common sense approach of the dizzy patient [PDF]
, 2016 The history taking of a dizzy patient is of utmost importance in order to differentiate the possible etiologies of vertigo. The key factors that allow a first approximation of diagnosis identification are based on the time profile, symptom profile, and ...
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Dosimetric Analysis of Neural and Vascular Structures in Skull Base Tumors Treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery. [PDF]
, 2017 Objective To examine the relationship between the prescribed target dose and the dose to healthy neurovascular structures in patients with vestibular schwannomas treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
Bhatt, Jay M +6 more
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Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the cerebellopontine angle: A case report and review of the literature
Otolaryngology Case Reports, 2019 Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, most often presenting with skin lesions of the head, neck, and upper trunk. Intracranial presentations have been previously described, however, due to its rarity, treatment algorithms
Sarah M. Tittman +6 more
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Facial nerve in skullbase tumors: imaging and clinical relevance
European Journal of Medical Research, 2023 Facial nerve, the 7th cranial nerve, is a mixed nerve composed of sensory and motor fibers, and its main branch is situated in the cerebellopontine angle. Facial nerve dysfunction is a debilitating phenomenon that can occur in skullbase tumors and Bell’s
Longping Yao +5 more
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Trigeminal neuralgia - diagnosis and treatment [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by touch-evoked unilateral brief shock-like paroxysmal pain in one or more divisions of the trigeminal nerve. In addition to the paroxysmal pain, some patients also have continuous pain.
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Mature Teratoma of the Petrous Bone with Extension into the Cerebellopontine Angle: Case Report
Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2013 Purpose Intracranial teratomas in children involving lateral structures such as the petrous portion of the temporal bone are very uncommon. The authors report a case of a petrous teratoma with significant extension into the cerebellopontine angle with ...
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The Extra-axial Cerebellopontine Angle Medulloblastoma in an Adult Patient: A Case Report and Review of Literature [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2022 Background and Importance: Medulloblastoma (MB) is regarded as a scarce primary brain neoplasm in adulthood, originating from the fourth ventricle or the cerebellum, and cerebellopontine angle (CPA)-MB has been described less often in the literature. Few
Kaveh Ebrahimzadeh +6 more
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Intracranial Dermoid and Epidermoid Cysts: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Dermoid and epidermoid cysts are ectodermally derived neuraxis cysts, both lined by keratinising squamous epithelium. Epidermoid cyst is filled by friable, often lamellated keratinous debris and is devoid of cutaneous-type adnexal structures, as found ...
Anmol Taneja +3 more
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Vestibular schwannoma and ipsilateral endolymphatic hydrops: an unusual association [PDF]
, 2017 Vestibular schwannoma and endolymphatic hydrops are two conditions that may present with similar audio-vestibular symptoms. The association of the two in the same patient represents an unusual nding that may lead clinicians to errors and delays in ...
ALTISSIMI, Giancarlo +8 more
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