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November 202613

Case ReportNeurosurgery

Hyoid Bone Fracture in a Patient as a Rare Cause of Persistent Postoperative Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.

A 76-year-old woman developed severe, persistent dysphagia and progressive odynophagia after C3–5 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Am J Case RepNov 10, 2026Read case
Case ReportObstetrics & GynecologyOpen access

Fetal myelomeningocele repair: Rome Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS experience.

A fetus with distal lumbar myelomeningocele was assessed by fetal MRI, which showed a 23 × 11-mm defect, ventricular dilatation, and Chiari II malformation. Open fetal repair was performed at 25 weeks of gestation.

Childs Nerv SystNov 10, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatrics

Pearls & Oy-sters: Anti-GABA A Receptor Encephalitis Presenting as Fulminant Hemicerebellitis in a 5-Year-Old Girl.

A previously healthy 5-year-old girl developed acute neurologic decline after several days of fever and malaise. CT showed severe right cerebellar inflammation and edema with fourth-ventricle effacement, prompting…

NeurologyNov 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Multifocal intradural extramedullary myxopapillary ependymoma of the spine.

A 34-year-old man presented with sudden severe non-radicular low-back pain but no neurological deficit. MRI showed multiple enhancing intradural extramedullary lesions from T12-L1 to S1; the dominant T12-L1 lesion…

J Cancer Res Clin OncolNov 9, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Pediatric spontaneous vertebro-venous fistula coil occlusion with vertebral artery preservation and distal vertebral artery flow restoration.

A 9-year-old boy had progressive cervical and upper thoracic pain for 8 months, without neurological deficit. MRI showed a left suboccipital vascular lesion, enlarged bilateral vertebral arteries, and a diminished…

Childs Nerv SystNov 7, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

When a glabellar dermoid cyst is not the whole story: the significance of MRI in excluding intracranial segments.

A 14-month-old boy underwent removal of a glabellar dermoid cyst considered extracranial. He remained asymptomatic, but surveillance MRI 10 months later showed a right frontal parasagittal intracranial lesion…

BMC PediatrNov 6, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Spontaneous Colonic Migration of a Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter.

A 63-year-old man developed fever, somnolence, and elevated inflammatory markers 2.5 years after ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement.

Am J Case RepNov 5, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 Concurrent with Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus: A Case Report.

A 73-year-old man with two years of progressive gait disturbance had gaze-evoked nystagmus, dysarthria, limb ataxia, a broad-based shuffling gait, and urinary urgency.

CerebellumNov 4, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Network-Based Deep Brain Stimulation Rescue After Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor: Two Targeting Strategies.

Two men developed recurrent essential tremor after MRgFUS thalamotomy. In the 71-year-old, DBS was placed along a Vim–posterior subthalamic area trajectory.

Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)Nov 3, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurology

Pearls & Oy-sters: The Price of Patency: Intractable Headache Subsequent to Fourth Ventricular Recanalization.

A 61-year-old woman with secondary fourth ventricular hemorrhage was treated using an IRRAflow active irrigation and drainage system.

NeurologyNov 2, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurology

Sphenoidal Meningioma with Focal Seizures Masquerading as Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in HIV Patient.

A 47-year-old woman with HIV developed recurrent focal-onset seizures progressing to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures about 4 weeks after starting antiretroviral therapy.

Niger Postgrad Med JNov 2, 2026Read case
Case ReportInfectious Diseases

Brain Abscesses as a Complication of Brain Hematomas in Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Case Report.

A previously healthy 26-year-old man with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis had a 24-mm parietal hematoma; angiography showed no aneurysm.

NeurologistNov 1, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Single-Stage Bilateral Microsurgical Treatment of Five Complex Unruptured Anterior Circulation Aneurysms Assisted by Rapid Ventricular Pacing: Case Report and Literature Review.

A 54-year-old woman with untreated hypertension and active smoking presented with a pupil-involving left oculomotor nerve palsy.

Int Med Case Rep JNov 1, 2026Read case

October 202611

Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

The paracondylar process: anatomical relationships and clinical implications.

A 55-year-old man with longstanding restricted neck movement, left-sided headaches and occasional dizziness underwent cervical CT.

Surg Radiol AnatOct 30, 2026Read case
Case ReportPathology (Anatomic & Clinical)Open access

Infantile posterior fossa atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor: navigating diagnostic complexity and molecular paradigms.

A female infant younger than 1 year presented with a massive cystic-solid posterior fossa tumor and rapidly developing obstructive hydrocephalus.

Childs Nerv SystOct 29, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgery

Cranial and Spinal Epithelioid Hemangioma: Systematic Review and Illustrative Calvarial Case.

Cranial and neuraxial epithelioid hemangioma (EH) is exceptionally rare and anatomically heterogeneous. We systematically reviewed reported cerebral, cranial osseous, primary non-osseous spinal epidural, and…

Anticancer ResOct 28, 2026Read case
Case ReportOphthalmology

METALLIC RETINAL ARTERY EMBOLUS AFTER PIPELINE EMBOLIZATION DEVICE.

A 41-year-old woman who had undergone two Pipeline embolization device procedures for a left ophthalmic artery aneurysm was referred after an incidental refractile object was seen in the left macula.

Retin Cases Brief RepOct 28, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatricsOpen access

Reconstructive management of an extensive myelomeningocele defect using allogeneic fascia lata as temporary biological coverage: a case-based mini-review.

A term male newborn had a 16 × 10 cm thoracolumbosacral myelomeningocele with too little surrounding skin for tension-free primary closure.

Childs Nerv SystOct 27, 2026Read case
Case ReportPediatricsOpen access

Varicella zoster vasculopathy presenting as bilateral subdural haematoma in an infant: case report of a rare case and literature review.

A 6-month-old boy developed chickenpox with fever, irritability, and a vesicular rash. Although the rash and fever resolved, he had persistent irritability, poor feeding, intermittent vomiting, developmental regression…

Childs Nerv SystOct 24, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Posterior Realignment and Anterior Column Reconstruction of Thoracic Spondyloptosis Using Intraoperative CT and Navigation: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

An 18-year-old man presented after a motorcycle collision with complete paraplegia and a T4 sensory level (AIS A). CT showed T5–T6 spondyloptosis with translation, rotation, vertebral comminution, and complete…

Int Med Case Rep JOct 24, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurologyOpen access

Spontaneous regression of post-traumatic syringomyelia: longitudinal mr imaging demonstrating a dynamic disease course.

A 69-year-old patient with post-traumatic cervicothoracic syringomyelia presented with occipital headaches, dizziness, and subjective upper-extremity weakness.

Spinal Cord Ser CasesOct 23, 2026Read case
Case ReportRheumatologyOpen access

Avoiding Diagnostic Overshadowing: A Case Series on Cervical Myelopathy in Patients with Fibromyalgia.

Three patients referred to a multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic for fibromyalgia evaluation had substantial physical and neurological impairment.

Int Med Case Rep JOct 22, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Unexpected Right-Sided Nerve Root Variant During L4-L5 Microdiscectomy and Decompression: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic and Intraoperative Challenges.

A 45-year-old woman presented with predominantly right-sided leg numbness and paresthesia, radiating pain, and preserved strength.

Int Med Case Rep JOct 22, 2026Read case
Case ReportNeurosurgeryOpen access

Addressing unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis using endoscopic suturectomy and barrel-stave osteotomies: surgical technique and literature review.

A healthy 2-month-old boy presented with features of left unilateral lambdoid craniosynostosis, including occipitoparietal flattening, ipsilateral mastoid bulge, contralateral parietal bulge, and ear-level asymmetry; 3D…

Childs Nerv SystOct 21, 2026Read case

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