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Tophaceous gout in thoracic spine mimicking meningioma: A case report and literature review
Date of publication: 29-Oct-2020
Background: Gout is a common metabolic disorder of purine metabolism, causing arthritis in the distal joints of the appendicular skeleton. Spine involvement is rare, and very few cases of spinal gout have been reported. The authors present a rare case of axial gout with tophaceous deposits in the thoracic spinal canal resulting in cord compression and mimicking a meningioma.
Pituitary adenoma surgeries in COVID-19 era: Early local experience from Egypt
Date of publication: 29-Oct-2020
Background: The pandemic of COVID-19 has a great impact on all health-care services worldwide. Neurosurgical recommendations are to postpone the endoscopic endonasal pituitary surgeries during the pandemic. We would like to express our experience with urgent pituitary adenomas during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Pediatric pathology all grown up – An interesting case of adult tethered spinal cord
Date of publication: 29-Oct-2020
Background: Cervical myelopathy in an adult is typically the result of degenerative disease or trauma. Dysraphism is rarely the cause.
Apert syndrome: Cranial procedures and brain malformations in a series of patients
Date of publication: 29-Oct-2020
Background: Apert syndrome is one of the most severe craniofacial disorders. This study aims to describe the craniofacial surgeries and central nervous system malformations of a cohort of children with Apert syndrome treated in the past 20 years and to compare these data with previously published data.
Laser interstitial thermal therapy as an adjunct therapy in brain tumors: A meta-analysis and comparison with stereotactic radiotherapy
Date of publication: 29-Oct-2020
Background: Minimally invasive procedures are gaining widespread acceptance in difficult-to-access brain tumor treatment. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is the preferred choice, however, laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) has emerged as a tumor cytoreduction technique. The present meta-analysis compared current SRS therapy with LITT in brain tumors.
Functional status of surgically treated pineal cyst patients
Date of publication: 29-Oct-2020
Background: Microsurgical removal represents a well-accepted treatment option for symptomatic benign pineal cysts (PCs). However, very few studies have quantitatively evaluated the functional status of surgically treated PC patients.
Nerves transfers for functional hand recovery in traumatic lower brachial plexopathy
Date of publication: 29-Oct-2020
Background: Distal nerve transfers are an innovative modality for the treatment of C8-T1 brachial plexus lesions. The purpose of this case series is to report the authors’ results with hand restoration function by nerve transfer in patients with lower brachial plexus injury.
Classification of internal carotid artery injuries during endoscopic endonasal approaches to the skull base
Date of publication: 21-Oct-2020
Background: Internal carotid artery (ICA) injuries are a major complication of endoscopic endonasal approaches (EEAs), which can be difficult to manage. Adding to the management difficulty is the lack of literature describing the surgical anatomical classification of these types of injuries. This article proposing a novel classification of ICA injuries during EEAs.
Frequency, recognition, and management of postoperative hematomas following anterior cervical spine surgery: A review
Date of publication: 21-Oct-2020
Background: We reviewed the frequency, recognition, and management of postoperative hematomas (HT) (i.e. retropharyngeal [RFH], wound [WH], and/or spinal epidural hematomas [SEH]) following anterior cervical discectomy/fusion (ACDF), anterior corpectomy fusion (ACF), and/or anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS).
Brown tumor due to primary hyperparathyroidism resulting in acute paraparesis: Case report and literature review
Date of publication: 21-Oct-2020
Background: Brown tumor (Osteoclastoma) is a rare benign, focal, lytic bone lesion most commonly attributed to a parathyroid adenoma; it occurs in approximately 5% of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, and 13% of patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. Most tumors are located in the mandible, pelvis, ribs, and large bones; only rarely is it found in the axial spine.
