Publication date: September 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 129Author(s): Mengchen Yin, Junming Ma, Jie Ye, Hua Xu, Wen MoBackgroundPrimary melanocytic neoplasms in the central nervous system are rare lesions arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes. These lesions produce neural deficits that resemble those of a meningioma or a schwannoma radiologically.Case DescriptionA tumor around the left S1 root with an extension into the left paraspinal compartment was identified in a 32-year-old female...
Publication date: September 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 129Author(s): Sadaharu Torikoshi, Yukihiro Yamao, Eiji Ogino, Waro Taki, Tadashi Sunohara, Masaki NishimuraBackgroundEagle syndrome with stroke onset is a rare condition. Carotid stenting of dissected arteries and/or surgical resection of the elongated styloid process are frequently performed; however, there are no definitive criteria for selecting these treatments.Case DescriptionA 46-year-old man presented with left hemiplegia....
Publication date: September 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 129Author(s): Mohit Agrawal, Sundarakrishnan Dharanipathy, Tripti Nakra, Kanwaljeet Garg, Hitesh Gurjar, Shashwat Mishra, Manmohan Singh, P. Sarat ChandraSupratentorial neurenteric cyst is a rare entity. They are usually isointense to slightly hyperintense on T1W images and hyperintense on T2-weighted/fluid attenuated inversion recovery images. There was a diagnostic dilemma in this case due to the cerebrospinal fluid intensity of...
Publication date: September 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 129Author(s): Peter A.J. Pijpker, Michiel Wagemakers, Joep Kraeima, Rob A. Vergeer, Jos M.A. Kuijlen, Rob J.M. GroenObjectiveTo describe a new method for cranial reconstruction after posterior fossa craniectomy in the surgical treatment of Chiari 1 malformation through a technical note and presentation of 3 illustrative cases.Methods and MaterialsA virtual surgical planning workflow was established for planning posterior fossa decompression,...
Publication date: September 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 129Author(s): Jacob F. Baranoski, John E. Wanebo, Kurt E. Heiland, Joseph M. ZabramskiBackgroundIndications for reconstruction of the common carotid artery (CCA) include trauma, iatrogenic injury, neoplastic growth (such as invasive neck carcinomas), postoperative infection, and cervical carotid aneurysm. Although various techniques and conduits have been described, the clinical scenario may preclude the use of the most commonly used...
Publication date: August 2019Source: World Neurosurgery, Volume 128Author(s): Giuseppe Maria Della Pappa, Enrico Marchese, Alessandro Pedicelli, Alessandro Olivi, Luca Ricciardi, Alessandro Rapisarda, Benjamin Skrap, Giovanni Sabatino, Giuseppe La RoccaBackgroundPreoperative embolization is often considered mandatory in highly vascularized brain tumors to contain blood loss. However, not all lesions are amenable to endovascular preoperative embolization. In the literature, cases of preoperative and...
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