World Neurosurg
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Review Case Reports
Multiple Cavernous Malformations of Brain, Chest, and Skin: A Rare Case of an Infant and Literature Review.
Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are vascular malformations that account for 5%-15% of all central nervous system vascular malformations. However, multiple CCMs, which can be sporadic or familial, are rare, with a prevalence of 0.1%-0.5%. ⋯ CCMs were pathologically diagnosed through the total resection of the pineal regional lesion. We also observed a spontaneous regression of the remaining lesions during a follow-up period of 2 years. To our knowledge, this is the first case of CCMs in an infant in the English-language literature.
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Review Historical Article
An early description of using oral route for the management of cervical vertebra fracture by Ibn al-Quff in the 13th Century.
This study presents information regarding the treatment of fractures and dislocations of the vertebrae, including the use of the oral route for upper cervical fractures, presented in certain chapters of the book titled Kitāb al-'Umda fī Ṣinā'a al-Jirāḥa (Ibn al-Quff, thirteenth century ad). ⋯ The use of the oral route introduced by Ibn al-Quff may be one of the earliest examples of novel, practical, and advanced treatment for cervical vertebral fracture.
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Review Biography Historical Article
Dominique Jean Larrey (1766-1842) and his Contributions to Military Medicine and Early Neurosurgery.
Dr. Dominique Jean Larrey was a pioneer in the field of military surgery. ⋯ Larrey has often been referred to as "the father of emergency medical services" and "the father of modern military medicine." His contributions to medicine continue to live on in common procedures and healthcare systems today, such as aspiration of pericardial effusion and drainage of hemothorax and empyema. Based on his own writings, he treated multiple cases of intracranial injury, making him an early, but often forgotten, pioneer of neurosurgery.
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Review Case Reports
Extensive dural ossification following decompressive posttraumatic craniectomy: a case report and review of the Literature.
We present a case of almost complete bifrontal dural ossification after decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury. ⋯ We focus on the clinical implications of this phenomenon, in terms of its surgical management and how it may influence the timing of cranioplasty. Furthermore, we discuss the main pathophysiologic models described in the literature.
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Review Comparative Study
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Reaction Bonded Silicon Nitride Implants: Long term case series of the First Synthetic ALIF Spacer Implanted in Humans.
In this study, a historical case series is reported of reaction bonded silicon nitride (Si3N4) implants for anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) for a patient population of 30 and surgery levels L3/4, L4/5, and/or L5/S1. Before the study, the only work on Si3N4 as a biomedical material was associated preliminary work, which involved animal trials using a rabbit model. The objective was to undertake the first use of Si3N4 as a biomedical material for humans, as an implant for ALIF. ⋯ This study confirms that Si3N4 is biologically safe in the long-term, with capacity for excellent radiologic osseointegration.