A temporal lobe contusion operated through a small drill hole on 20/1/2011One of the reasons that many burried skulls had a trephined hole, was perhaps to let the evil spirits out. Many of us feel unc ...
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New directions in brain trauma surgery
Minimal invasive surgery is becoming more popular in brain tumours. Many centres like cleveland clinic do not take brain trauma patients. In India also some centres in Delhi, Lucknow and Thiruvanathap ...
Position for posterior fossa tumours
As you spend more time in neurosurgery, you realise that conventional approaches change with time. During my training in neurosurgery sitting position for posterior fossa was most commonly used. The a ...
Vascularisation of aging and ischaemic brain
I think this needs a serious consideration. In a brain at risk of ischaemia as demonstrated on cerebral blood flow, on CT/MR angiography of courese there is a definite role of supplying additional blo ...
Minimally invasive surgery for decompression of optic nerve injury
In patients presenting with craniocerebral trauma assesment of facial injuries and cervical spine is necessary and along with CT brain, CT for face and cervical spine is a protocal followed at many ce ...
Some tricks and tips of neurosurgery
To achieve good cosmetic results make straight scalp incision behind the hairline.Do small craniotomies at precisely image guided sites. Avoid burr hole, instead make a 1.5 cm trephine and make cranio ...
Intracranial haemorrhage due to Dengue, a very serious disease
NCCT head showing large intracranial bleed on right side.
Oration and symposium on spinal surgery
2nd Anant Sharma memorial neurosurgery oration was delivered by eminent neurosurgeon Prof PN Tandon on 20/11/10 at VMMC and Safdarjang Hospital, New Delhi. He talked in detail about stem cells and how ...
Aneurysm Clipping is still frequent
Preoperative and postoperative angiograms showing A Com aneurysm which has been well clipped. Although coiling for aneurysms of brain has given better results than clipping(ISAT trial), cost of coils ...
Small trephine craniotomy for neuroendoscopy and stereotaxy
Most of neurosurgeons make a burr hole for neuroendoscopy and stereotaxy. this leads to a calvarial defect. Author routinely uses small trephine( 1.5 to 2cm)for such a purpose. The special trephine in ...
