World Neurosurg
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common condition affecting children all over the world, and it represents a global public health concern. It is unclear how geopolitical, societal, and ethnic differences may influence the nature of TBI among children. ⋯ TBI is a relatively common entity stretching across traditional geographic and demographic boundaries and affecting pediatric populations worldwide. Continued civil infrastructure development and public health policy reforms may help to reduce the societal burden of pediatric TBI.
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Review Case Reports
Effective Steroid Treatment in Traumatic Cervical Spinal Epidural Hematoma Presenting with Delayed Tetraparesis: two cases report and literature review.
Traumatic spinal epidural hematoma (TSEH) is a rare neurosurgical condition that according to conventional treatment requires prompt surgical decompression. Recent reports, however, suggest that conservative management within the acute phase after trauma also can lead to similar long-term functional outcomes without the need for immediate neurosurgical intervention. ⋯ Urgent surgical decompression may not be necessary acutely in patients with TSEH who respond well to conservative therapy. Although there is currently no consensus for the initial management strategies, steroid treatment could individually tailored and applied according to the clinical condition and evolving symptoms.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Post-Operative Complications for Elderly Patients after Single-Level Lumbar Fusions for Spondylolisthesis.
A large-scale study on postoperative complications of lumbar fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis comparing patients >80 years old with younger patients has not been performed. The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of extreme age (>80 years old) on early postoperative outcomes after single-level lumbar fusions for spondylolisthesis. ⋯ This is the first large study comparing the rates of postoperative complications of lumbar fusion surgery for spondylolisthesis in patients >80 years old versus younger patients. The data support that age alone should not exclude a patient for this procedure. However, extra caution is warranted given the slightly increased morbidity.
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Review Case Reports
Cavernous malformation of the seventh cranial nerve- case report and review of literature.
Cavernous malformations (CMs) arising in the cranial nerves are rare. Only a few cases of facial nerve CMs have been reported in the literature. ⋯ CMs are very rare but should be included in the differential diagnosis of cerebellopontine angle masses.
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Comparative Study
Lvis stent versus Enterprise stent for the Treatment of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms.
This retrospective study compared clinical and angiographic outcomes between LVIS and Enterprise stents. ⋯ Compared with Enterprise stents, LVIS stents may achieve greater complete or near-complete occlusion rate. There was no significant difference in procedural-related complications and clinical outcomes between LVIS and Enterprise stents.