Spinal Vascular Malformations
(1) Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq This book contains some difficult questions marked with “ * “ sign. 1. Spinal arteriovenous malformations (SAVM) Incidence, the FALSE answer is: A….
Intracranial Aneurysms
(1) Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq This book contains some difficult questions marked with “ * “ sign. 1. Intracranial aneurysms General, the FALSE answer is: A. Intracranial aneurysms…
Dural Arteriovenous Fistula and Carotid-Cavernous Fistula
(1) Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq This book contains some difficult questions marked with “ * “ sign. 3.1 Dural Arteriovenous Fistula 1. DAVFs (dural arteriovenous fistula (dural AVMs))…
Moyamoya Disease
(1) Neurosurgery Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq This book contains some difficult questions marked with “ * “ sign. 1. Moyamoya Disease (MMD) Definition, the FALSE answer is: A. A…
Cavernoma and Other Malformations
(1) Neurosurgery teaching hospital, Baghdad, Iraq This book contains some difficult questions marked with “ * “ sign. 1. Cavernoma (cavernous malformation, cavernous hemangioma, or cavernous angioma) The FALSE…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Pre-intraoperative Tractography in Neurosurgery: The Experience of Sant’ Andrea Rome University Hospital
Fig. 1 We track the mono- or bipolar probe for neuronavigation through a reference star that is recognized and “neuronavigated”; therefore using it for the dual roles of pointer and…
Occult Lesion Localization in Deep Schwannomas of the Peripheral Nerves: Results of a Preliminary Case Series
n° Sex/age (years) Site (nerve) Size (cm) Preoperative status Anesthesia Histology Postoperative status Follow-up (months) 1 M/56 Sciatic 4 × 3 Pain General Schwannoma Pain-free Full recovery (12) 2 M/43…
Central Neurocytoma: Rate of Shunting and Outcome 2 Years After Total and Subtotal Excision
Site No. of patients % Right 2 16.6 % Left 5 41.6 % Biventricular 4 33.3 % Extending to third ventricle 1 8.3 % Fig. 1 Tumor location The transcortical…
Percutaneous Placement of Cement-Augmented Pedicle Screws for Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures
Group A Group B P Age, years; mean(range) 68.9 (55–77) 62.8 (61–69) n.s. Sex 12 M, 18 F 14 M, 16 F n.s. Vertebral level 6 pts Th 12…
Reconstruction of Motor and Language Pathways Based on Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and DTI Fiber Tracking for the Preoperative Planning of Low Grade Glioma Surgery: A New Tool for Preservation and Restoration of Eloquent Networks
Patients Age (years) Sex Dominant hemisphere Tumor location Motor and/or language deficits on admission Motor and language deficits on first postop day Motor and language deficits at discharge Type of…
