Nima Derakhshan
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
[ 1 ] - Outcome of In-Hospital Rebleeding and Early Aneurysm Rupture at the Referral Center
Background and Aim: In-hospital rebleeding and early aneurysm rupture are major causes of mortality and morbidity in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Rebleeding may occur at the referring hospital, during transfer or at the referral neurovascular center prior to surgical or endovascular treatment. However, there has been no report regarding the rate of in-hospital rebleeding and early aneury...
[ 2 ] - Endoscopic Transsphenoidal Resection of a Medial Temporal Arachnoid Cyst in a Patient with Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Abstract Introduction: Arachnoid cysts are developmental cystic lesions which may be found as an incidental finding on neuroimaging or present with symptoms of headache, seizure and neurologic deficit. Presentation with seizure is more common with larger sizes and temporal location. Presentation with TLE is rare, and fenestration of cysts had variable results for seizure control. Here in, we r...
[ 3 ] - Reversal of Degenerative Changes in Cervical Spine Following Bipolar Release in a Neglected Case of Congenital Muscular Torticollis
Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is a common cause of torticollis in children. Despite the ease in diagnosis in management, rare cases may be neglected and untreated which may not only impose cosmetic problems for the individual, but also affects the cervical spine with accelerated degeneration. Most patients with CMT can be managed non-surgically with medical and physical therapies, a...
[ 4 ] - Microsurgical Training Curriculum for Neurosurgery Residents in Southern Iran
Training of microvascular anastomosis techniques comprise the major part of surgical skills, necessary for revascularization surgeries. Training can be performed in several stages based on the experience of trainees. This should mainly start with various models of artificial materials that simulate tissues. In the next stage, trainee should practice microsurgical skill on a non-living tissue mo...