Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery
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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg · Jan 2015
Case ReportsEndoscopic burr hole surgery with a curettage and suction technique to treat traumatic subacute subdural hematomas.
Traumatic subacute subdural hematomas can usually be evacuated via craniotomy under general anesthesia. We report a traumatic subacute subdural hematoma in an elderly patient that was evacuated by endoscopic burr hole surgery using a curettage and suction technique under local anesthesia. This minimally invasive neurosurgery may lower the morbidity rate in elderly or sick patients with serious cardiac and/or pulmonary lesions in whom the inherent risks of general anesthesia are high. ⋯ Endoscopic burr hole surgery using a curettage and suction technique is a minimally invasive treatment to address subacute subdural hematomas. This method may be particularly useful in older patients in whom general anesthesia poses additional risks.
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J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg · Jan 2015
Effects of intrathecal caffeic acid phenethyl ester and methylprednisolone on oxidant/antioxidant status in traumatic spinal cord injuries.
To examine the effect of intrathecally given caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on peroxidation and total oxidant and antioxidant systems, and the effect of intrathecally given methylprednisolone (MP) in spinal cord injury (SCI) models. ⋯ Intrathecal injection of both CAPE and MP inhibits lipid peroxidation and increase of oxidants in SCIs.