Acta neurochirurgica
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Acta neurochirurgica · Feb 2002
Case ReportsCerebral germinoma with hemiatrophy of the brain: report of three cases.
The authors report three cases of cerebral germinoma that occurred in young adults with unusual presentation. ⋯ Clinical diagnosis was not easy because of the unusual clinical presentations and atypical MR imaging findings. It is suggested that cerebral germinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a haemorrhagic mass which is associated with cerebral atrophy in the thalamus, basal ganglia, or internal capsule, especially in adolescents or young adults.
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Acta neurochirurgica · Feb 2002
Basilar vasospasm following spontaneous and traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage: clinical implications.
Cerebral vasospasm has been commonly described following subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) though its impact on neurological outcome, especially in head trauma, has not been yet elucidated. The purpose of this study was to monitor and correlate neurological condition and flow velocities (FVs) in the arteries of the brain after SAH and more particularly to investigate the influence of basilar artery (BA) vasospasm on neurological outcome. ⋯ The present results further support that BA vasospasm may act as an independent factor of ischaemic brain damage following SAH, especially in head trauma.