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Bifrontal solitary fibrous tumor of the meninges
Date of publication: 29-Jul-2010
Background:We report the case of a bifrontal solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) arising from the meninges. The points of interest in this case report are the particular imaging appearance, the immunohistochemical findings and the surgical features.
Delayed sub-aponeurotic fluid collections in infancy: Three cases and a review of the literature
Date of publication: 21-Jul-2010
Background:Sub-aponeurotic fluid collections (SFCs) in the neonatal period are poorly described in the literature. We describe the occurrence, possible etiologies and treatment of sub-aponeurotic fluid collections following the neonatal period.
From the bench to the bedside: BOLDly going where no one has gone before
Date of publication: 21-Jul-2010
Deformative stress associated with an abnormal clivo-axial angle: A finite element analysis
Date of publication: 16-Jul-2010
Background:Chiari malformation, functional cranial settling and subtle forms of basilar invagination result in biomechanical neuraxial stress, manifested by bulbar symptoms, myelopathy and headache or neck pain. Finite element analysis is a means of predicting stress due to load, deformity and strain. The authors postulate linkage between finite element analysis (FEA)-predicted biomechanical neuraxial stress and metrics of neurological function.
Type 2 diabetes mellitus: A central nervous system etiology
Date of publication: 16-Jul-2010
Background:Insulin resistance (hyperinsulinemia) is said to be the signal event and causal in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Pulsatile arterial compression of the right anterolateral medulla oblongata is associated with autonomic dysfunction, including “driving” the pancreas, which increases insulin resistance causing type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this prospective study, we hypothesize that decompressing the right cranial nerve X and medulla will result in better glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Pulsatile arterial compression of cranial nerves
Date of publication: 16-Jul-2010
The United States and the world economy in the future: America’s global exceptionalism firmly rooted in entrepreneurship
Date of publication: 16-Jul-2010
Perioperative fatal embolic cerebrovascular accident after radical prostatectomy
Date of publication: 01-Jul-2010
Background:There is little written about the management of perioperative cerebrovascular accident (CVA). To the best of our knowledge, the present case report represents the first case in the literature of a well-documented intraoperative embolic CVA and perioperative mortality in a relatively healthy, young patient with no contributing comorbidity and no noteworthy intraoperative event.
Tension pneumocephalus as complication of burr-hole drainage of chronic subdural hematoma: A case report
Date of publication: 06-Jul-2010
Background:Pneumocephalus is the presence of air in the cranial cavity. When this intracranial air causes increased intracranial pressure and leads to neurological deterioration, it is known as tension pneumocephalus (TP). TP can be a major life-threatening postoperative complication, especially after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma. We report a case of TP after evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma and review the literature.
