Neurol Neurochir Pol
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We present our experience with surgery of parasagittal and falx meningiomas with special consideration of surgical outcome and risk of recurrence. ⋯ Rate of recurrence of parasagittal and falx meningioma significantly increases in cases of non-radical resection of tumour. Aggressive surgical treatment presents several hazards and carries an increased risk of unsatisfactory outcome; the risk of recurrence, however, is significantly decreased.
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Neurol Neurochir Pol · Jul 2007
Malpractice in diagnosis and treatment of craniocerebral injuries in cases reviewed by the Forensic Medicine Department, Medical University of Łódź.
The aim of the study was to determine the most frequent errors in medical treatment of craniocerebral injuries, based on materials reviewed by the Forensic Medicine Department, Medical University of Łódź, Poland. ⋯ Analyzed material comprised 17 errors during the decision-making process, including 4 diagnostic errors, as well as 1 therapeutic, 1 executive, and 1 organisational error. The most common error was disqualification from hospitalization of patients who should be observed in hospital. It was followed (in order of frequency) by errors related to transportation to the sobering chamber or to another hospital, and failure to perform or misinterpretation of imaging studies. The fewest errors referred to treatment. The main cause of craniocerebral injury was fall of a drunk person, and the alcohol intoxication made diagnosis difficult and delayed.