A 14 years old boy developed right sided weakness for last 6 years gradually. His left hand had became dominant. Before 2 weeks child was independent and could manage everything on his own. The right ...
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What is this tumour in a 14 years old boy?
Cerebellar Cavernous Angioma
An eighteen years old boy presented with progressive ataxia and lower cranial nerve paresis. MRI head revealed large right cerebellar lesion which was quite suggestive of a cavernoma. Right paramedian ...
Low grade gliomas
Extent of Glioma excision decides the ultimate prognosis. With trans-sulcal approach it is possible to excise the tumor even in eloquent area. for a video...[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebDjG ...
Neural tube defects
Neural tube defects continue to be common despite wide availalability of ultrasound. Split cord malformation as in this patient are also quite frequent.Patient will need surgery at 2 places -at the le ...
Anterior cerebral artery aneurysm
A 50 years old male, had subarachnoid haemarrhage on 5/9/10. He came to us yesterday with MR Angiogram showing left anterior artery aneurysm distal to A Com site. A midline frontal 5.25 cm trephine cr ...
In toto(en block) excision of intracranial space occupying lesion
Top picture is of a large meningioma which was excised intoto. Bottom 2 pictures show an excised tuberculoma. Appreciate capsule and central necrotic area which contained some pus.
ideas unlimited- CSF hydrodynamics
CSF hydrodynamics Respect to the fluid of buoyancy results in excellent results with minimal morbidity. Few cases to illustrate them
Post-operative air in chronic subdural haematoma
Top 2 pictures showing very good cosmetic outcome and no air in subdural cavity. Tangential drill hole is seen in posoperative Ct scan.Bottom picture is CT scan of patient who has undergone burr hole ...
San Francisco for CNS!
I live in Southern California, so have had many chances to visit San Francisco, home to the upcoming meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. It’s a spectacular city, with world-class s ...
Transtemporal, Transatlanto-occipital membrane,transclival and transorbital approaches
This middle aged man was operated by me yesterday for spontaneous left temporoparietal intracerebral haematoma, which was largest of all the intracerebral haematomas in his brain. A left temporal dril ...
