Brain retraction technique using gelatin sponge in the subtemporal approach [0.03%]
翼点入路脑下间隙离断和牵开技术中明胶海绵的应用
Hiroshi Kashimura,Kuniaki Ogasawara,Yoshitaka Kubo et al.
Hiroshi Kashimura et al.
Wide exposure of lesions during the subtemporal approach often leads to temporal lobe injury caused by excessive retraction. A brain retraction technique using gelatin sponge pieces was developed to minimize intraoperative brain retraction ...
Saad Hamdan Abdullah,Osama Abu Ata,Nael El-Adwan
Saad Hamdan Abdullah
A 56-year-old man presented with a rare spinal epidural abscess manifesting as attacks of back pain associated with fever, weight loss, generalized weakness and fatigability, and constipation. He had multiple skin pustules in the last 4 mon...
Negative pressure pulmonary edema following foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation type I [0.03%]
第一型小脑扁桃体下疝畸形后枕骨大孔减压术后的负压性肺水肿
Yoshitaka Hirano,Taku Sugawara,Yoshiharu Sato et al.
Yoshitaka Hirano et al.
A 57-year-old obese female presented with vagal and hypoglossal nerve pareses, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed Chiari malformation type I. Standard surgical treatment for Chiari malformation type I was successfully performed. Howeve...
Spinal granulocytic sarcoma manifesting as radiculopathy in a nonleukemic patient [0.03%]
非白血病患者脊髓胶细胞肉瘤表现为周围神经病变
Tomoo Inoue,Toshiyuki Takahashi,Hiroaki Shimizu et al.
Tomoo Inoue et al.
A 26-year-old nonleukemic woman presented with lumbosacral granulocytic sarcoma manifesting as progressive low back pain and numbness of her left lower leg persisting for 3 months. Physical examination revealed hypesthesia within the left S...
Hemorrhagic cerebellar anaplastic glioma appearing 12 years after prophylactic cranial radiotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia [0.03%]
急性淋巴细胞白血病预防性颅脑照射后12年出现出血性 cerebellar anaplasticglioma 病案报告
Takahito Miyazawa,Shinsuke Aida,Katsuji Shima
Takahito Miyazawa
A radiation-induced cerebellar glioma is extremely rare, and the etiology of such a tumor is unknown. We report a rare case of hemorrhagic cerebellar anaplastic glioma occurring 12 years after prophylactic cranial radiotherapy for acute lym...
Ryo Ogami,Toshinori Nakahara,Osamu Hamasaki
Ryo Ogami
A 74-year-old man presented with prolonged reversible neurological deficits caused by internal carotid artery stenosis. He underwent carotid artery stenting (CAS) and developed persistent neurological deficits shortly following the interven...
Fenestration of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery with associated aneurysm [0.03%]
海绵窦段颈内动脉开窗畸形合并动脉瘤
Keisuke Onoda,Shigeki Ono,Koji Tokunaga et al.
Keisuke Onoda et al.
A 42-year-old woman presented with a rare case of fenestration of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) with associated aneurysm manifesting as headache. Computed tomography (CT) found no abnormalities. Three-dimensional CT angiogr...
Jun Maruya,Keiichi Nishimaki,Jun-ichi Nakahata et al.
Jun Maruya et al.
A 43-year-old woman suffered clinical brain death after severe head injury. The patient met the criteria for the diagnosis of clinical brain death on Day 3. Aggressive hemodynamic and respiratory managements coupled with triple hormone ther...