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“Drowning Brain in a Pool of CSF” — A Rare Complication of Periencephalic Subdural Panhygroma following Removal of a Posterior Fossa Tumor

open access: yesIndian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2017
Posterior fossa tumors are commonly encountered in pediatric age group patients. Most of these tumors present with features of hydrocephalus in the child.
Bikash Ranjan Behera   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why should we report posterior fossa emissary veins? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Posterior fossa emissary veins are valveless veins that pass through cranial apertures. They participate in extracranial venous drainage of the posterior fossa dural sinuses.
Yeliz Pekçevik, Rıdvan Pekçevik
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TTP-Like Syndrome and Subsequent Non-Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in HbSC Disease: A Case Report. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) with hemoglobin‐ (Hb‐) SC genotype is often considered a milder SCD variant, yet life‐threatening complications can occur. A 26‐year‐old man with HbSC disease presented with an infection triggered vaso‐occlusive crisis (VOC), acute chest syndrome (ACS), severe thrombocytopenia, Coombs‐negative hemolysis with ...
Vieten B   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Klippel-Feil syndrome in association with Chiari zero malformation in the setting of acute traumatic spinal cord injury

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2017
Background: This case is the first report of a Chiari type zero in association with Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS). There is a paucity of literature surrounding the management of Chiari malformations in the setting of acute spinal cord injury.
Cameron M. McDougall, MD FRCS(C)   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microsurgical Resection of Craniocervical Dermoid Cyst by Far Lateral Approach: Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesBrazilian Neurosurgery, 2018
Introduction Intracranial dermoid tumors represent a rare clinical entity that accounts for 0.04 to 0.6% of all intracranial tumors. Their location in the posterior fossa is uncommon.
Lucas Crociati Meguins   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decompressive Craniectomy in Posterior Fossa Ischemic Stroke

open access: yesInternational Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2012
Ischemic damage produced in the posterior cerebral territory causes significant morbidity and urgently must be considered if the patient need a surgical attitude. Surgical decompression by suboccipital craniectomy seams to be effective to treat secondary edema due to cerebellar damage or in posterior fossa, when medical treatment is not able to control
Luciano Santana-Cabrera   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A red flag for diagnosing brain death: decompressive craniectomy of the posterior fossa

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, 2022
Brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) may be determined in many countries by a clinical examination that shows coma, brainstem areflexia, and apnea, provided the conditions causing reversible loss of brain function are excluded a priori. To date, accounts of recovery from BD/DNC in adults have been limited to noncompliance with guidelines ...
Uwe Walter   +7 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The significance of occipitocervical dura angulation in selection of surgery procedures for Chiari malformation type I

open access: yesJournal of Neurorestoratology, 2019
At present, the common surgical procedures for the Chiari malformation type I are comprised of posterior fossa decompression, duraplasty and tonsillectomy. Some neurosurgeons prefer these so called minimally invasive surgeries.
Bo Xiu, Rui Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Is Cervical Stabilization for All Cases of Chiari-I Malformation an Overkill? Evidence Speaks Louder Than Words! [PDF]

open access: yesNeurospine, 2019
Chiari I malformation is characterized by the downward displacement of cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. While discussing the treatment options for Chiari I malformation, the points of focus include: (1) Has the well-established procedure of
Harsh Deora   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Machine Learning Approach to Support Treatment Identification for Chiari I Malformation

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
Chiari I malformation is characterized by the herniation of cerebellar tonsils below the foramen magnum. It is often accompanied by syringomyelia and neurosurgical management is still controversial.
Luca Mesin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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