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SpanishTopical antibiotics and neurosurgery: Have we forgotten to study it?
Date of publication: 30-Jun-2010
Background:For neurosurgery, the last decades have been a time of incredible improvement in areas such as imaging, microscopy, endoscopy, stereotactic guidance, navigation, radiosurgery and endovascular techniques. However, the efficacy of topical antibiotic prophylaxis in neurological operations remains to be established by neurosurgeons.
What every neurosurgeon should know about the Web 2.0
Date of publication: 30-Jun-2010
Minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
Date of publication: 31-May-2010
BackgroundAvailable clinical data are insufficient for comparing minimally invasive (MI) and open approaches for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). To date, a paucity of literature exists directly comparing minimally invasive (MI) and open approaches for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF). The purpose of this study was to directly compare safety and effectiveness for these two surgical approaches.
Chordoma in the lateral medullary cistern in a patient with tuberous sclerosis: A case report and review of the literature
Date of publication: 31-May-2010
Background:Chordomas are rare intracranial tumors. There are several reported cases of these tumors arising in patients with tuberous sclerosis (TSC), a neurocutaneous disorder inherited in autosomal dominant fashion that predisposes patients to hamartomatous and neoplastic lesions.
Radiation-induced meningeal osteosarcoma of tentorium cerebelli with intradural spinal metastases
Date of publication: 31-May-2010
Background:Primary meningeal osteosarcomas and radiation-induced extraosseous tumors are extremely rare. We encountered a patient with a radiation-induced meningeal osteosarcoma with metastatic spread.
Large oculomotor schwannoma presenting as a parasellar mass: A case report and literature review
Date of publication: 31-May-2010
Background:Large schwannomas arising from the oculomotor nerve are very rare. The common site of tumor occurrence in this nerve is the segment within the interpeduncular cistern and the cavernous sinus.
Metastasis to the occipitocervical junction: A case report and review of the literature
Date of publication: 31-May-2010
BackgroundThe management of metastatic spinal disease is generally considered palliative, as the progression of systemic disease is likely to hinder survival. Although the occurrence of C1-C2 instability due to metastatic disease is not uncommon and thus treatment options have been well-defined, craniocervical instability due to lesions occurring at the junction of the occiput and atlas is more rare, and treatment for metastasis to this region is less well-defined.
Computed tomography-guided vertebroplasty using a stereotactic guidance system (stereo-guide)
Date of publication: 31-May-2010
BackgroundIn order to make it easy to perform computed tomography (CT)-guided vertebroplasty a stereotactic guidance system called the "stereo-guide" was designed. A method to perform CT-guided vertebroplasty using this system is described.
