75 Postherpetic Neuralgia
Case 75 Postherpetic Neuralgia Isaac Chan and Christopher J. Winfree Clinical Presentation A 70-year-old woman on chronic prednisone therapy for polymyositis presents 5 months previously with an outbreak of herpes…
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62 Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Case 62 Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Jean-Pierre Farmer and Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh Clinical Presentation A 3-year-old child is referred to you because of the presence of multiple café-au-lait spots. His parents…
31 Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm
Case 31 Unruptured Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Yasser I. Orz Fig. 31.1 Computed tomography scan of the head showing hyperdensity in the interhemispheric fissure (arrow). Fig. 31.2 (A) Axial and…
37 Hypertensive Putaminal Hematoma
Case 37 Hypertensive Putaminal Hematoma Remi Nader Fig. 37.1 Follow-up computed tomography scan without contrast at the level of the basal ganglia. Fig. 37.2 Postoperative computed tomography scan without contrast…
70 Cerebral Palsy and Selective Dorsal Rhizotomies
Case 70 Cerebral Palsy and Selective Dorsal Rhizotomies Jean-Pierre Farmer and Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh Clinical Presentation A 3-year-old child is referred to you for surgical treatment of refractory spasticity. On…
27 Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
Case 27 Dural Arteriovenous Fistula Nancy McLaughlin and Michel W. Bojanowski Fig. 27.1 Axial T2-weighted magnetic resonance image of the head. Fig. 27.2 Digital subtraction angiography lateral view, right carotid…
35 Concomitant Arteriovenous Malformation and Aneurysm
Case 35 Concomitant Arteriovenous Malformation and Aneurysm Julius July and Eka Julianta Wahjoepramono Fig. 35.1 Plain axial computed tomography scan of the head. Fig. 35.2 Three-dimensional reconstructed computed tomography angiogram…
34 Blister Carotid Aneurysm
Case 34 Blister Carotid Aneurysm Nancy McLaughlin and Michel W. Bojanowski Fig. 34.1 (A,B) Computed tomography scan of the head showing a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Fig. 34.2 Cerebral angiography. (A) Anteroposterior…
52 Other Penetrating Intracranial Trauma
Case 52 Other Penetrating Intracranial Trauma Domenic P. Esposito Clinical Presentation A 27-year-old man presents to the emergency room (ER) with a history of being struck in the head with…
45 Chronic Subdural Hematoma
Case 45 Chronic Subdural Hematoma Remi Nader Fig. 45.1 (A,B) Computed tomography scan of the brain without contrast. Clinical Presentation A 70-year-old woman with end-stage Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes mellitus, nursing…
