World Neurosurg
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Despite a variety of technologies that are available for treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms, certain anatomic configurations remain challenging to address endovascularly. ⋯ This case illustrates a number of important considerations in the management approach for wide-necked intracranial aneurysms.
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Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) is a primary headache syndrome with an unclear pathogenesis, and only in very few cases, SUNCT is secondary to known lesions (secondary SUNCT). Several pharmacological as well as interventional and invasive treatments have been used to treat SUNT cases, with no definitive results. We describe a patient with idiopathic SUNCT syndrome, successfully treated with gamma knife radiosurgery and we report a review of the cases of the literature treated with radiosurgery. ⋯ Patients with idiopathic SUNCT have few therapeutic options. Our case demonstrates that gamma knife radiosurgery is a feasible and effective noninvasive option to treat patients with medically refractory idiopathic SUNCT.
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To assess the association of degree of contrast stasis in intracranial aneurysms (IAs) immediately after Pipeline embolization device (PED; Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) deployment with 6- and 12-month angiographic occlusion rates. ⋯ The degree of aneurysm contrast stasis immediately after PED deployment is not statistically associated with 6- and 12-month angiographic occlusion rates.
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Brain tuberculoma is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis especially in immunosuppressed patients. The definitive diagnosis may be difficult owing to mimicking brain tumors and the absence of the common presentation. Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is used for protection against tuberculous meningitis and miliary disease, more so in children, and also for the treatment of bladder cancer. ⋯ We present a case of brain tuberculoma as the complication of BCG vaccine. To our knowledge, this case is the first case of brain tuberculoma after BCG vaccination. We should consider brain tuberculoma that presents with a similar presentation in any infants with a history of BCG vaccination.
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Depression following resection of diffuse low-grade glioma has rarely been described. Location of the tumor and surgical route are potential causes. Lesion network mapping (LNM), leveraging high-quality resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data from large samples of healthy adults, has been used to explore the broader network connectivity for given lesions. However, LNM has not been applied to large intra-axial masses or surgical lesions. We used LNM to examine a potential cause of postoperative depression in a patient with a cingulate diffuse low-grade glioma (zones I-III). ⋯ Early postoperative development of major depressive disorder following resection of a cingulate region tumor, although likely multifactorial, should be considered and patients appropriately counseled preoperatively. Further validation of LNM as a viable methodology for correlating symptoms to lesions could make it a valuable tool in selection of surgical approach and patient counseling.