Neurosurgery
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Review Case Reports
Fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage, with brainstem and cerebellar infarction, caused by Aspergillus infection after cerebral aneurysm surgery: case report.
Intracranial aspergillosis has been reported to cause subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) attributable to ruptured mycotic aneurysms. We describe a case of Aspergillus arteritis that caused SAH without aneurysm formation, followed by successive brainstem and cerebellar infarction. ⋯ When a patient presents with SAH of unknown origin followed by cerebral infarction, Aspergillus arteritis should be included in the differential diagnosis. Earlier recognition of this fungal infection improves the prognosis.
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Review Case Reports
Ganglioglioma presenting as a meningioma: case report and review of the literature.
Gangliogliomas are intra-axial, avascular masses located predominantly in the temporal lobe. A ganglioglioma that mimics a meningioma in that it is extra-axial and has a significant extracranial vascular supply has not been reported previously. ⋯ This report confirms that gangliogliomas can present as extra-axial, vascular masses that are similar to meningiomas.