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Case ReportNeurosurgery

Endovascular coil embolization through a previously implanted Contour intrasaccular device for recurrent posterior communicating artery aneurysm.

Intrasaccular flow diverters such as the Contour Neurovascular System represent a significant advancement in the endovascular management of intracranial aneurysms, particularly those with complex bifurcation morphology.

J Neurointerv SurgSep 14, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchRadiology (Diagnostic)

Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) MRI for predicting IDH mutation status in adult diffuse glioma: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis.

This systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis assessed IVIM MRI parameters for predicting IDH mutation status in adults with diffuse glioma.

Eur J RadiolSep 14, 2026Read summary
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Multilevel thoracic ossification of the yellow ligament in a Cowden syndrome patient.

A female in her late 30s with Cowden syndrome presented with extensive thoracic ossification of the yellow ligament, leading to severe spinal cord compression.

BMJ Case RepSep 11, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Intraosseous venous malformation of the clivus.

A teenage female presented with a 1-month history of intermittent right-sided tongue numbness and twitching. Investigations, including laboratory tests and an electroencephalogram, were unremarkable.

BMJ Case RepSep 11, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Stepladder Pattern Transverse Sacral Fracture: A Previously Unreported Morphology With Neurological Recovery.

A 25-year-old man presented with cauda equina syndrome following a fall. Imaging revealed a unique transverse sacral fracture characterized by a 'stepladder' pattern, involving S1 to S4, but without significant canal…

JBJS Case ConnectSep 11, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Spontaneous complete regression of congenital brain tumors - a systematic literature review and case report.

A 3-month-old infant presented with a posterior fossa tumor that underwent spontaneous complete regression. The case highlights the variability in clinical presentation and tumor characteristics among congenital brain…

Childs Nerv SystSep 11, 2026Read case
Case ReportPlastic SurgeryOpen access

Go digital! The surgeon's finger as a digital shield for dura in cranial defects in repeat craniofacial surgery.

A 4-year-old child with syndromic craniosynostosis presented with raised intracranial pressure and multiple calvarial defects with dural adherence during posterior cranial vault remodeling.

Childs Nerv SystSep 11, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Brainstem tuberculoma mimicking glioma in a high TB-endemic region: A diagnostic challenge and epidemiological alert: a case report.

A 55-year-old male presented with progressive dizziness, gait instability, and left facial numbness. MRI revealed a 2.5 × 2.3 cm brainstem lesion with irregular rim enhancement.

Medicine (Baltimore)Sep 11, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Contiguous T12-L1 Recapping Laminoplasty for Myxopapillary Ependymoma at the Conus Medullaris: A Case Report.

A 42-year-old woman presented with bilateral lower-extremity numbness due to a 41-mm ventral intradural extramedullary myxopapillary ependymoma located at T12-L1.

JBJS Case ConnectSep 10, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Dorsal C1-2 Spinal Cord Compression After Reduction of Atlantoaxial Posterior Dislocation Associated With Os Odontoideum: A Case Report and Literature Review.

A 61-year-old man with progressive limb numbness, weakness, and incomplete quadriplegia was found to have chronic atlantoaxial posterior dislocation associated with os odontoideum and congenital atlas hypoplasia.

Orthop SurgSep 10, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchNeurologyOpen access

Demyelination in degenerative cervical myelopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of autopsy and imaging studies.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the prevalence of demyelination in degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) using autopsy and imaging studies.

Neurosurg RevSep 9, 2026Read summary
Case ReportOncology (Medical)Open access

Recurrent C19MC-altered embryonal tumors with multilayered rosettes: outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery.

This report discusses three pediatric patients with recurrent embryonal tumors with multilayered rosettes (ETMR) who were treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) after initial gross total resection and adjuvant…

Childs Nerv SystSep 9, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgeryOpen access

Timing of aneurysm repair and clinical outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review.

This systematic review examined the relationship between timing of aneurysm repair and clinical outcomes in adults with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

J NeurolSep 9, 2026Read summary
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

An unusual case of paraparesis due to hypertrophy of posterior longitudinal ligament at thoracic and lumbar spine with long-term follow-up: a case report and literature review.

A 50-year-old man presented with rapidly progressive paraparesis and gait disturbance. Imaging revealed a continuous, non-ossified lesion from T5 to L4 causing severe spinal cord compression.

Spinal Cord Ser CasesSep 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Flexible Endoscopic Transaqueductal Fenestration of Fourth Ventricular Arachnoid Cysts Combined with Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy: A Technical Note.

Fourth ventricular arachnoid cysts are rare and optimal surgical management remains unclear. We describe a flexible endoscopic trans-third ventricular technique for the treatment of fourth ventricular arachnoid cysts…

Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo)Sep 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportOrthopedic Surgery

Total en bloc resection of a giant cell tumour of the cervical spine involving the vertebral artery.

A woman in her 20s presented with neck pain and was diagnosed with a giant cell tumour of the cervical spine that encased the left vertebral artery.

BMJ Case RepSep 8, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchNeurologyOpen access

Magnesium administration for vasospasm prevention in acute aneurysmal SAH: a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

This multicenter randomized controlled trial investigated the effect of magnesium sulfate (MgSO₄) on cerebral vasospasm (CV) prevention in 121 patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).

Neurosurg RevSep 8, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgeryOpen access

Efficacy and safety of middle meningeal artery embolization for chronic subdural hematoma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis focusing on time of intervention.

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) in adults with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH).

Neurosurg RevSep 8, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurosurgeryOpen access

Presentation, management, and outcomes of anterior inferior cerebellar artery dissecting and fusiform aneurysms: a systematic review and institutional case series.

Dissecting and fusiform aneurysms of the anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) are rare and poorly characterized lesions.

Neurosurg RevSep 8, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchAnesthesiology

Comparison of subanaesthetic ketamine and lidocaine as adjuvants to propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia on propofol requirement during emergency decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: a prospective, double-blind, three-arm randomized controlled trial.

This prospective, double-blind, three-arm randomized controlled trial compared ketamine, lidocaine, and placebo as adjuncts to propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia in 150 adults undergoing emergency decompressive…

J Clin NeurosciSep 8, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchNeurology

Dyskinesias induced by focused ultrasound subthalamotomy in Parkinson's disease are associated with better patient impression of change.

This study examined whether dyskinesias after unilateral MR-guided focused ultrasound subthalamotomy were associated with outcomes in 34 patients with asymmetric Parkinson’s disease enrolled in a randomized controlled…

Parkinsonism Relat DisordSep 8, 2026Read summary
Case ReportOncology (Medical)

Primary Cerebral Pleomorphic-Myxoid Sarcoma With Many Hyaline Globules.

A 59-year-old man presented with a primary sarcoma in the right temporal lobe, following a history of pituitary tumor resection and radiotherapy 40 years prior.

NeuropathologySep 7, 2026Read case
Clinical ResearchOrthopedic Surgery

Clinical efficacy of uniportal and biportal endoscopic ULBD techniques in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis.

This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of unilateral endoscopic (UE) and unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) techniques for unilateral laminotomy for bilateral decompression in 60 patients with lumbar…

Braz J Med Biol ResSep 7, 2026Read summary
Case ReportGeneral Surgery

Abdominal Wall Pseudohernia Secondary to Subcostal Nerve Entrapment After Lateral Spinal Surgery: A Case Report.

A 75-year-old man with a history of multiple spinal operations developed persistent laxity of the left lateral abdominal wall, consistent with a pseudohernia.

Ann Plast SurgSep 7, 2026Read case

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