Acta neurochirurgica
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Acta neurochirurgica · Jan 1980
Case ReportsAccidental stab wound of the cervical spinal cord from in front.
An unusual case of damage to the cervical spinal cord due to a non-missile penetrating injury through an anterior route in a nine-year-old boy who fell from a bicycle is reported. There was a cerebrospinal fluid leak that lasted for two days. ⋯ Treatment was conservative, with a very good functional recovery. To our best knowledge there is no myelographically documented case report of such a lesion in the literature.
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Acta neurochirurgica · Jan 1979
Some scanning electron microscopic observations of the ependymal surface of the ventricles of hydrocephalic Hy3 mice and a human infant.
Two hydrocephalic Hy 3 mice and an infant with hydrocephalus and the Arnold-Chiari malformation were examined with the scanning electron microscope. Both mice had advanced hydrocephalus but had normal appearances in the basal regions of the ventricles. ⋯ The infant had mild hydrocephalus and normal ependymal appearances. The most likely explanation of these findings is that they are a consequence of raised intracranial pressure, and are not the cause of hydrocephalus.