E-ISSN: 1019-5157
ISSN: 2651-5024
Vol. 1, Issue 4 (1990)
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Original Investigation
The Surgical treatment of lesions of the ventral lesions of the (craniovertebral) junction is considered challenging, and until a few years ago these lesions were routinely managed by a conventional posterior approach despite the more rational and technically simpler alternative approach through the...
The effects of unilateral carotid occlusion for one hour on cerebral blood flow were investigated in normotensive and hypotensive anaesthetized rabbits.
Cerebral blood flow was found to be 29.2+2.44 ml/100g/min. in the normotensive control group. 17.55+3.52 ml/100g/min. in the normotensive occlusio...
Forty-eight patients with intraorbital pathologies treated surgically and the literature are reviewed.
Fifty percent of the patients (28 male and 20 female) were between one and 20 years old. 26 cases had right and 22 left exophthalmus. 23 cases had 2nd. 3rd. 5th. and 6th nerve palsies. In 15 cases...
Pages: 164-167
The clinical and operative findings are reviewed in 40 patients with hemifacial spasm. Vascular cross-compression of the facial nerve adjacent to the brain stem was noted in 39 patients. In 38 the abnormality was usually by an arterial loop. In one patient. osseus contact was discovered and drilled ...
Visual disturbances are common in patients with craniopharyngioma (CP). Thirty-five patients (17 adults and 18 children) with craniopharyngioma were examined neuro-ophthalmologically. Their visual acuity, visual fields, pupilla and fundoscopic examinations were evaluated in respect to intra-operativ...
Case Report
The term meningeal cardnomatosis refers to diffuse metastasis of the leptomeninges by systemic cancer. The diagnosis is suggested by signs and symptoms of headache, dementia, meningeal irritation and involvement of multiple cranial or spinal nerve roots. Blindness as an initial manifestation of meni...
A 12-year-old who had a ventriculoatrial shunt for hydrocephalus due to congenital aqueduct stenosis and later developed shunt nephritis is reported. His renal function detoriated progressively within eight months while he was lost to follow-up. After removing the shunt, and with appropriate aggress...
Dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (Lhermitte-Duclos disease) is a rare disorder characterized by a slowly enlarging mass lesion in the cerebellum. In this paper, our experience with a case of Lhermitte-Dudos disease with an unusual vermian localization is reported and our findings are discu...
A patient with an orbital varix manifesting with proptosis, ophthalmoplegia and partial ptosis is presented. The lesion was unsuspected during computerized topographic examination and verified as a venous varix on pathological examination. Detail clinical manifestation and treatment are discussed.
Pages: 171-173
A pro-atlantal intersegmental artery between the vertebral and occipital arteries in a patient is described. The intersegmental artery was treated by acrylic coating.
Pages: 176-177
A patient with communicated hydrocephalus who was treated by ventriculo - peritoneal shunting eight months ago was admitted to hospital because of a rare complication of this procedure, namely hydrocele.
We report the case and review the literature.
A case of benign paroxymal positional vertigo as a complication of prolonged bedrest is reported. The cause of this rare type of vertigo was considered to be postoperative bedrest which might have facilitated the deposition of precipitate on the cupula of the posterior semicircular canal. Physical t...