Neurosurgery
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One of the most catastrophic complications of intracranial surgery is infection. These infections present frequently as postoperative fever and a change in sensorium. ⋯ The phenytoin sensitivity syndrome is reviewed with emphasis on the fact that all components of the syndrome are not always present initially. The clinical significance of the presentation of phenytoin hypersensitivity as postoperative fever is discussed.
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Historical Article
Perspectives in international neurosurgery: neurosurgery in Japan.
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Historical Article
Perspectives in international neurosurgery: neurosurgery in Sri Lanka.
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Case Reports
Acute central cervical spinal cord syndrome caused by missile injury: case report and brief review of the syndrome.
The authors present the second reported case of acute central cervical spinal cord syndrome caused by a missile injury. A low caliber, low velocity bullet penetrated the spinal cord posteroanteriorly at C-2, C-3 in the midline, producing quadriplegia and respiratory failure. ⋯ Injury to the central cervical spinal cord seems to produce a constant syndrome irrespective of the specific nature of the primary injury. The literature on this syndrome is briefly reviewed.