Preoperative MRI head showing a large ring enhancing lesion on left side. Post operative CT angio shows well clipped MCA aneurysm on left side.
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Tuberculomas of brain still a very common disease
Postcontrast MRI of a middle aged male showing what is most likely to be a tuberculoma of brain(bottom figure). Top figure- CECT head of another middle aged male showing a brain stem tuberculoma. Desp ...
Tumour in a 35 years old lady, invading right cavernous sinus
A 35 years old female presented with repeated generalised seizures. She was operated by me last week and total tumour excision was done. What do you think , about various approaches to this lesion?
Horizental laminectomy
I have introduced a new instrument which is very ideal for doing laminectomy in a horizental way, meaning that you do not need to put the jaw of this inside the spinal canal as you do with normal nibb ...
Left Intraventricular Tumour resected via Superior Frontal Transulcal Transcortical Approach
Bolivian male, 40 years, tailor, a history of evolutive headache of 6 months of evolution, last weeks with nausea and vomiting, admitted and waiting for surgical treatment of another surgical team, ev ...
First Do No Harm: Reflections on Becoming a Neurosurgeon by Dr Raine
A must read for those interested in becoming a neurosurgeon or those who already have become neurosurgeons. A subject difficult to master, and it takes most of you leaving no space for anyone else. Th ...
Rare brain tumour in a 40 years old male
A 40 years old male presented with history of raised intracranial pressure symptoms for last 3 months. He had multiple dark skin patches all over body since birth, none of which had increased in size ...
Gamma knife Radiosurgery for Acoustic Schwannoma.
This 32 years old gentleman from Lahore was a diagnosed case of left Acoustic Schwannoma. He presented with progressive left hearing loss since 10th June 09, left hemi facial numbness, mild headache , ...
A large skull tumour in a child--plan and suggest surgery
An 8 years old male presented with a progressive scalp swelling over vertex.
Links to free neurosurgical books
On the website neurocirurgiabr.com by a colleague from Brazil we found some links to free neurosurgical books:
