Studies

August 29, 2022

Ruptured Dural AV Fistula/AVM of the Posterior Fossa

A 55-year-old woman presented with acute onset of severe headache, and possible witnessed seizure.  Imaging confirmed intraventricular hemorrhage primarily focused within the fourth ventricle with diffuse […]
August 15, 2022

Basilar Artery Embolus Case Study

Figure 1.AP view, left vertebral artery injection showing occlusion of the basilar artery (A) distal to the take-off of the anterior inferior cerebellar arteries (B) and […]
July 22, 2022

Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization of Bilateral Subacute Subdural Hematomas

Case Presentation: A woman in her 80s developed mild dizziness and headache following incidental trauma working in her garage one day. She presented several weeks later […]
July 21, 2022

Revision Surgery Relieves Woman’s Chronic Low Back Pain Case Study

This 62-year-old female presents with chronic intractable low back pain with radiation down the front of her thighs.  The patient had had two prior fusion surgeries: […]
July 15, 2022

Rapid Progression of Paralysis in a 40-year-old Man From a CervicoMedullary Brain AV Fistula

A 40 yo Man presents to the Emergency Department with a Chief Complaint of abdominal pain. Initial evaluation with a CT of the Abdomen reveals a […]
July 1, 2022

Endarterectomy Treats Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis

The patient is an 83-year-old man who has a history of hypertension and prior strokes who presented with a brief episode of left arm greater than […]
June 27, 2022

Personality and Behavioral Changes Resulting from an Anterior Skull Base Tumor

This is a 49-year-old otherwise healthy female who presented with bifrontal and retro-orbital headaches, behavioral changes, and forgetfulness.  Symptoms have been progressively worsening over the past […]
June 16, 2022

Carotid Blowout Requires Life-Saving Intervention

The patient is a 57-year-old woman with a long history of tonsillar cancer, treated in the past with multiple surgical procedures including right-sided mandibular surgery and […]
June 9, 2022

Central Cord Syndrome

This patient is a 65-year-old man who presented to the ER after a fall from a horse. He was unable to move his arms but had […]