Arch Neurol Chicago
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Mar 2005
Predictors and impact of aneurysm rebleeding after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Aneurysm rebleeding has historically been an important cause of mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). ⋯ Despite an aggressive management strategy, rebleeding still occurred in 6.9% of patients and was associated with a dismal outcome. Poor Hunt-Hess grade and larger aneurysm size are related to rebleeding. Pharmacologic therapy to reduce the risk of rebleeding before aneurysm repair, particularly in patients with poor grade neurologic status and large aneurysms, deserves renewed attention.
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Arch Neurol Chicago · Mar 2005
Case ReportsComplex visual hallucinations after occipital cortical resection in a patient with epilepsy due to cortical dysplasia.
Charles Bonnet syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by complex and recurrent visual hallucinations in elderly patients with visual pathway pathologic defects. To date, to our knowledge, it has not been described in patients undergoing surgical resection for occipital lobe epilepsy due to cortical dysplasia. ⋯ Charles Bonnet syndrome may occur in a patient with occipital lobe epilepsy following resection of the diseased brain with a developmental malformation. Charles Bonnet syndrome associated with surgical treatment of occipital lobe epilepsy may have been overlooked.