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Downbeat nystagmus: aetiology and comorbidity in 117 patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Objectives: Downbeat nystagmus (DBN) is the most common form of acquired involuntary ocular oscillation overriding fixation. According to previous studies, the cause of DBN is unsolved in up to 44% of cases.
Brandt, Thomas   +3 more
core   +1 more source

An Unusual Case of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Involving Both Middle and Posterior Fossa Skull Base

open access: yesIndian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2016
Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign osteolytic bony lesion that can be locally destructive. The skull base is an uncommon location for this tumor with a reported incidence of 3 to 6%.
Shonali Valsangkar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Homozygous Achondroplasia With Long‐Term Survival: Growth Patterns, Medical Interventions, and Practice Implications

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Homozygous achondroplasia is widely considered perinatal lethal by the medical community. In this case series, we report two children from a single family with longer‐term survival. One child lived for 17 months and the other was 60 months at the time of publication.
Hannah Singerline   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cystic lesion of posterior cranial fossa: is it Dandy-Walker?

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2017
Accidental discovery of a fluid collection within the posterior cranial fossa in a fetus or a newborn can be a tricky incidental finding during a routine scan, alarming for a Dandy-Walker Malformation (DWM).
Stella De Nardi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prenatal Evaluation of RNU4‐2 Variants in Fetuses With Central Nervous System Anomalies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fetal central nervous system (CNS) anomalies are among the most common congenital malformations, yet the overall prenatal diagnostic yield of current genetic testing remains below 40%. Variants in RNU4‐2, a non‐coding gene encoding the U4 small nuclear RNA (snRNA), have recently been linked to a novel highly recurrent dominant ...
Yiyao Chen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

CT and MR Studies of Giant Dermoid Cyst Associated to Fat Dissemination at the Cortical and Cisternal Cerebral Spaces

open access: yesCase Reports in Radiology, 2013
This study focuses on CT and MR studies of adult patient with giant lesion of the posterior cranial fossa associated with micro- and macroaccumulations with density and signal like “fat” at the level of the cortical and cisternal cerebral spaces.
Alessandro D'Amore   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pathogenic connection of Chiari anomaly and syringomyelia

open access: yesUkrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2010
The aim of this research — studying of correlation between posterior cranial fossa size and degree of cerebellar tonsils displacement, size of cyrix cysts, and speed of disease progression.The research is based on diagnostic data analysis ...
E. I. Slynko, Mohamed Kamel M.M. Ragabi
doaj   +1 more source

Epidural hematomas of the posterior cranial fossa [PDF]

open access: yesNeurosurgical Focus, 2004
Object The authors present their experience in the management of posterior fossa epidural hematoma (PFEDH), which involved an aggressive diagnostic approach with the extensive use of head computerized tomography (CT) scanning.
Edson, Bor-Seng-Shu   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Finite element analysis of feeding in red and gray squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris and Sciurus carolinensis)

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Invasive gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) have replaced the native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) across much of Great Britain over the last century. Several factors have been proposed to underlie this replacement, but here we investigated the potential for dietary competition in which gray squirrels have better feeding performance than ...
Philip G. Cox, Peter J. Watson
wiley   +1 more source

Disproportionately large communicating fourth ventricle: two case reports

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Background Management of the disproportionately large communicating fourth ventricle is still problematic. Case presentation Two cases of disproportionately large communicating fourth ventricle were treated successfully.
Jian Lyu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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