Acute paraplegia following epidural analgesia: diagnostic pitfalls in distinguishing pneumorrhachis from surgical mass lesions. Illustrative case [0.03%]
腰穿后急性截瘫：气颅与手术占位性病变的鉴别诊断（一例分析）
Jon Håvard Sommernes,Mona Kristiansen Beyer,Jørund Asvall et al.
Jon Håvard Sommernes et al.
Background: Although pneumorrhachis is usually considered a benign radiological finding, in the epidural setting it may act as a compressive lesion and mimic surgically urgent pathology. This report describes a case of ac...
Middle meningeal artery embolization of meningioma en plaque misdiagnosed as subdural hematoma: illustrative cases [0.03%]
误诊为硬膜下血肿的脑板层型脑膜瘤中间脑膜动脉栓塞术两例报告
Juan J Cardona,Muhammad Durrani,Pedram Peesh et al.
Juan J Cardona et al.
Background: Meningioma en plaque (MEP) may rarely mimic subacute or chronic subdural hematoma (SDH) on noncontrast imaging. As middle meningeal artery (MMA) embolization becomes increasingly adopted for the management of ...
A glioblastoma mimic: successful multimodal treatment of a rare dual fungal brain abscess in an immunocompetent patient. Illustrative case [0.03%]
罕见的免疫复合型双真菌性脑脓肿的多模式成功治疗——病例报告
Sara Nunes-Sequeira,António Barata,Mariana Paulos et al.
Sara Nunes-Sequeira et al.
Background: Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a rare but often fatal CNS infection caused by dematiaceous fungi. Although most invasive fungal infections affect immunocompromised patients, this entity disproportionately affec...
Immunoglobulin G4 sclerosing disease of the spine in a young patient: illustrative case [0.03%]
青年患者脊柱IgG4相关硬化性疾病一例
Kerolous Eldeeb,Ayah Ibrahim,Thomas A Scully et al.
Kerolous Eldeeb et al.
Background: ImmunoglobulinG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory condition affecting various organs, mimicking other inflammatory or neoplastic processes. Neurological manifestations...
Alexander Mastrolonardo,Annika R Mascarenhas,Keith MacDougall et al.
Alexander Mastrolonardo et al.
Background: CSF-venous fistula (CVF) is an increasingly recognized cause of CSF leakage resulting in spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). CVFs are most commonly identified in the thoracolumbar spine and are rarely ...
Microsurgical resection of an intrinsic optic nerve cavernous malformation through a transsylvian approach: illustrative case [0.03%]
经侧裂入路切除视神经血管畸形的显微外科手术——1例报告
Oguz Baran,Furkan Almas,Talat Kiris
Oguz Baran
Background: Optic pathway cavernous malformations (CMs) are rare lesions that may cause progressive or fluctuating visual deterioration through recurrent hemorrhage and chronic compression. Optimal management and surgical...
Intradural extramedullary ventral thoracic spinal ependymoma: illustrative case [0.03%]
胸椎脊髓外侧窦椎膜瘤：病例分析
Tala S Alsindi,Lamair A Albakri,Abdulaziz A Basurrah et al.
Tala S Alsindi et al.
Background: Spinal cord ependymomas are typically intramedullary and rarely present as intradural extramedullary (IDEM) tumors. Here, the authors report a case of a long-segment thoracic IDEM ependymoma that was surgicall...
Use of distal embolic protection devices as a bailout strategy for suboptimal flow reversal during transcarotid artery revascularization: illustrative case [0.03%]
经颈动脉血管成形术中使用远端栓塞保护装置作为补救策略以应对血流逆转不足：病例报告
Andrew B Koo,Sasha Stogniy,Abdelaziz Amllay et al.
Andrew B Koo et al.
Background: Transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) has become an increasingly utilized surgical option for carotid disease, relying on flow reversal for distal embolic protection (DEP). However, anatomical variation...
Suboccipital transhorizontal fissure approach for a deep-seated pediatric cerebellar tumor: illustrative case [0.03%]
儿童小脑深部肿瘤的下枕横窦入路手术一例报告
Mitsuru Kojima,Ryota Tamura,Masaaki Nishimoto et al.
Mitsuru Kojima et al.
Background: Surgical access to deep cerebellar lesions near the upper fourth ventricle and dentate nucleus is challenging because conventional transcortical or transvermian routes may injure the normal cerebellar cortex, ...
Herpes simplex virus encephalitis following acute brain injury: illustrative cases [0.03%]
急性脑损伤后的单纯疱疹病毒性脑炎：病例分析
Allison K Shay,Nicholas M Cordero,Nam Dinh Phuong Nguyen et al.
Allison K Shay et al.
Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the most common cause of sporadic viral encephalitis in adults, yet HSV encephalitis (HSVE) occurrence in the setting of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and intracranial hemorrhage (...