World Neurosurg
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Review Case Reports
Recurrent Perimesencephalic Nonaneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Case Report and Review of The Literature.
Perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (PNSAH) is a benign form of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with a favorable prognosis. The risk of recurrent hemorrhage of this benign entity is extremely low. ⋯ Despite the PNSAH owning benign clinical manifestations and a favorable outcome, this distinct case of recurrent PNSAH demonstrated that the risk of recurrent hemorrhage of PNSAH does exist, although it is rather low. A conservative approach with close follow-up is still warranted for PNSAH patients.
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There is an abundance of articles published on meningioma. ⋯ We identified the top 100 most-cited articles on meningioma that may be considered significant and impactful works, as well as the most noteworthy. In addition, we recognized the historical development and advances in meningioma research and the important contributions of various authors, specialty fields, and countries. A large proportion of the most cited articles were written by authors other than neurosurgeons, and many of these articles were published in non-neurosurgery journals.
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Review Case Reports
Ewings sarcoma of the Cervical Epidural space presenting with tetraplegia - Case report and review of literature.
Ewing sarcoma (ES) is among the most frequented extremity osseous tumor in childhood. It was first described by James Ewing as diffuse endotheliomas in 1921. The name Ewing sarcoma was coined by Oberling in 1928 as a tribute to the legend who described this disease. ES exists in osseous and extraosseous forms. It shares much of its molecular typing with primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET); hence, they are regarded as different ends of the same molecular spectrum. ES, extraosseous ES, PNET, and Askins tumor are the other members of this family termed the Ewing sarcoma family of tumors. Extraosseous ES has been described in various locations of the spine, but its occurrence in the cervical epidural region is uncommon. ⋯ Extraosseous ES is a rare tumor of the cervical cord in this age group. We report this case to highlight the difficulties encountered in the management of this variant.
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Review Historical Article
One of the earliest accounts on head wounds in Firdaws al-Ḥikma by al-Ṭabarī from the 9th century.
To present the first Arabic text on suturing scalp wounds. ⋯ Firdaws al-Ḥikma is a noteworthy work in the history of medicine, and it includes a unique chapter on head wounds. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first mention of suturing scalp cuts in Arabic literature and the second reference in medical literature after the Indian work Suśruta-Saṃhitā.
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Comparative Study
Single center experience of Mechanical thrombectomy with the Trevo XP ProVue 6×25 mm stent retriever in MCA occlusion : Comparison with Trevo XP ProVue 4×20 mm.
There are few studies assessing the suitable stent size for mechanical thrombectomy in middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion. We attempted to determine what size of stent is suitable for thrombectomy in MCA occlusion through a comparison of Trevo XP 6 × 25 mm and 4 × 20 mm stents. ⋯ Our study showed that the Trevo XP 6 × 25 mm stent provides better clinical and radiologic outcomes than the Trevo XP 4 × 20 mm stent for MCA occlusion without an increase in the rate of complications.