World Neurosurg
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The subject of Chiari formation is revisited and redefined. Results of surgical treatment of patients with Chiari formation by atlantoaxial fixation are presented. ⋯ Satisfactory clinical outcome in most patients after atlantoaxial fixation and without any manipulation of neural structures, dura, or bone in the region of foramen magnum consolidates the viewpoint that atlantoaxial instability is the nodal point of pathogenesis of Chiari 1 formation. The study suggests that Chiari 1 formation may be a secondary natural neural alteration in the face of atlantoaxial instability. The role of foramen magnum decompression surgery needs to be reassessed.
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Utility of interval imaging during focused radiation therapy for residual cystic craniopharyngiomas.
In the present study, we investigated the changes in cyst volume detected on interval computed tomography (CT) in patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) for residual cystic craniopharyngioma after surgery. ⋯ Cyst expansion will occur in nearly one fifth of patients with cystic craniopharyngioma during the course of RT. As nearly all these expansions are asymptomatic, interval CT scans midway through RT are essential to avoid geographic miss of the tumor.
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Intraneural (IN) perineuriomas are a rare benign hypertrophic nerve tumor, most frequently occurring in young patients. Patients with IN perineurioma have been anecdotally found to have limb undergrowth; however, this has not been systematically evaluated. ⋯ Limb undergrowth occurs in the affected nerve territory and is likely under-reported in patients with IN perineuriomas. Within our series, patients with documented LLD and HFD were likely to be significantly younger at diagnosis than patients without undergrowth.
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Case Reports
A rare case of schwannoma arising from dura mater of the petrosal surface in the posterior cranial fossa.
An intracranial schwannoma originating in the dura mater is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of schwannoma arising from the dura mater of the petrosal surface in the posterior cranial fossa. ⋯ The operative and postoperative findings suggested that the schwannoma originated in the meningeal branch of the lower cranial nerves or upper cervical nerves in the dura mater of the petrosal surface in the posterior cranial fossa.
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The aim of this study was to define the types, prevalences, and diameters of dural septations (DSs) on the inner surface of the jugular foramen (JF) and to describe the distances between the JF, the glossopharyngeal nerve (cranial nerve [CN] IX), vagus nerve (CN X), and accessory nerve (CN XI), the internal acoustic meatus, and nearby surgical landmarks on cadaveric heads. ⋯ The significant differences between dural septum types on the 2 sides of the body may indicate asymmetric location or a variant emerging site of CNs in the same individual.