Fig 1. A) Pre-operative, post-contrast, coronal MRI. Arrow points to tumor involvement in the superior sagittal sinus. Cystic Meningiomas: Sometimes meningiomas can have partly cystic (fluid) […]
Educational Goals: Learners will be able to recognize the symptoms that may suggest Brain Arteriovenous Malformations, and order appropriate tests to confirm the diagnosis, and refer […]
The goals of surgery were to achieve spinal stability, neural decompression, and re-establish a physiologic sagittal alignment. She had co-morbidities that precluded a more conventional open […]
On admission, she presented as a GCS 3, was intubated, and stabilized hemodynamically in preparation for emergent catheter cerebral angiography, which revealed 2 discrete geographically located […]
Preop Postop This is a 70-year-old female who has been suffering from progressively worsening back pain for the past decade. She developed a kyphoscoliosis deformity as […]
A 60-year-old woman who is otherwise healthy who presented with progressive right-sided pulsatile tinnitus for 4-6 weeks. She underwent extensive evaluation by her PCP and ENT […]
Examination: Her general and neurological examinations were normal. She was alert and oriented. Her cranial nerves were intact and her motor and sensory examinations were normal. […]
Figure 1. A) Sagittal T2 MRI demonstrates aggressive hyperintense T3 hemangioma involving the body and posterior elements compressing the thoracic spinal cord (arrows) Figure 1. B […]