woman, Roopa, aged 30, said to have been ill with her first confinement for 5 days and to be at the point of death. We found her a well nourished woman, of low caste, much exhausted ; her labour at full time, having come on 5 days before. By digital examination the presentation was found to be natural; the outer parts much swollen ; the pelvis small and the head firmly wedged in the same. As it...

Conventional optical tracking systems use cameras near-infra-red (NIR) light detecting cameras and passively/actively NIR-illuminated markers to localize instrumentation and the patient in the operating room (OR), i.e. physical space. This technology is widely-used within the neurosurgical theatre and is a staple in the standard of care in craniotomy planning. To accomplish, planning is largely...

Chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH), which are frequently encountered in neurosurgical practice, are, in the majority of cases, ideally treated with surgical drainage. Despite this common practice, there is still controversy surrounding the best surgical procedure. With lack of clear evidence of a superior technique, surgeons are free to base the decision on other factors that are not related to ...

In this is issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery, Cohen and colleagues 1 report on a systematic review of the medical and legal literature as well as media reports relating to wrong-side craniotomies. Included with their description of 35 reported cases, they have provided analysis of possible contributing factors. Not surprisingly, the most common contributing factor was a breakdown in communic...

Background: The importance of monitoring cognition during awake craniotomy has been well described in previous studies. The relevance of being coached during such a procedure has received less attention and questions still remain unanswered about what factors are the most important herein. Objective: The aim of this study was to qualitatively analyze what factors were, according to our patients...

Salmonella is an uncommon cause of meningitis, especially after neurosurgery. Here, we present a case of Salmonella meningitis after craniotomy, likely due to physical contact with a snake after surgery, with contiguous spread from the patient's hand to her wound. The purpose of this report is to serve as a reminder that patients undergoing neurosurgery should avoid contact with pets, including...