World Neurosurg
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Review Case Reports
Trigeminal ganglion metastasis of renal clear cell carcinoma: Cases reports and literature review.
The trigeminal ganglion is an atypical site for metastasis, especially for renal clear cell carcinoma. ⋯ In the case of trigeminal symptoms, rapid tumoral growth on brain MRI, or a history of RCC, we think that a body computed tomography should be performed, and surgery should be considered.
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Archaeological evidence of trepanation during the European Bronze Age is numerous and testifies a wide application of neurosurgical practices during prehistory. In some particular cases, trepanation may be associated with other peculiar evidence concerning funerary practices. The aim of this paper is to present the case of a woman from the Recent Bronze Age site of Castello del Tartaro (Verona, Italy), who was buried in a prone position and whose skeletal remains presented evidence of probable frontal trepanation. The association between a deviant burial and trepanation could be of interest in better understanding the history and perception of neurosurgical practices during prehistory.
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Acute and subacute Outcome Predictors in Moderate and Severe TBI: a retrospective monocentric study.
Prognostic factors affecting outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI), despite their importance, are still under discussion. The purpose of this study was to describe risk factors of in-hospital mortality and outcome at 1 year in a homogeneously treated population of patients with moderate/severe TBI. ⋯ The results of this retrospective study confirmed age as the main acute risk factor and identified OHS as new potential subacute predictor of unfavorable outcome in moderate and severe TBI.
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Cardiac myxomas are benign cardiac neoplasms that can send a shower of emboli to cerebral arteries and cause cerebrovascular complications including large, fusiform intracranial aneurysms. These aneurysms result from myxomatous cells invading and weakening the vessel wall and can develop years after myxoma resection. In this clinical image, we illustrate a symptomatic, giant fusiform aneurysm that was discovered and treated 5 years after successful surgical resection of atrial myxoma.
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Nomogram predicted survival of breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM): a SEER-based population study.
The prognosis of patients with breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM) was dismal and the prognoses varied according to different prognostic factors. In this study, we used the SEER (Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results) database to identify prognostic factors with the BCBMs. ⋯ Nomograms that predicted 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year OS and BCSS for patients with newly diagnosed BCBM with satisfactory performance were constructed to help physicians in evaluating the high risk of mortality in patients.