Spine surgery has been increased as the population ages, but the occurrence of unusual complication such as remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is not well understood. We recently experienced a case of RCH in a 60-year-old woman showed neurologic dysfunction after degenerative lumbar spine surgery. There was no definite dural tearing and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) loss during operation. Brain mag...

BACKGROUND Cerebral edema is a potentially devastating complication of various acute neurologic disorders. Its successful treatment may save lives and preserve neurologic function. REVIEW SUMMARY Different pathophysiological mechanisms are responsible for the formation of cytotoxic and vasogenic edema. Yet, these 2 types of edema often coexist and their treatment tends to overlap, with the ex...

Ischemic monomelic neuropathy (IMN) is an under-diagnosed and disabling complication of upper extremity hemodialysis access. The hemodynamic disturbance that occurs during the time of access creation can lead to both neurologic and ischemic complications. These complications are most commonly seen following proximal procedures involving the upper limbs. Diagnosis and treatment are often delayed...

Several cases of acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) with influenza A (H1N1) have been reported to date. The prognosis of ANE associated with H1N1 is variable; some cases resulted in severe neurologic complication, whereas other cases were fatal. Reports mostly focused on the diagnosis of ANE with H1N1 infection, rather than functional recovery. We report a case of ANE with H1N1 infection in...

The leukemias may cause neurologic dysfunction through either direct invasion of the nervous system or indirectly through cytopenias, or it may occur as a result of the necessarily vigorous treatment programs for leukemia. We report here a 24-year-old acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient who in her second cycle of hyper-CVAD chem therapy regimen (high-dose Ara-C and high-dose methotrexate) rece...

Neurologic disease is believed to be an unusual complication during the course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Nevertheless, it has already been proven in autopsy series that the incidence of occult nervous system infiltration is much higher than was previously expected. The advent of more potent drugs to treat this lymphoproliferative disorder has brought a new hope for a possible cure in the...

Myelopathy is a devastating neurologic complication of cancer. The resulting pain, paralysis, and incontinence can turn a patient with cancer from a functioning individual to one who is confined to a chair or bed. Early diagnosis and appropriate therapy can prevent or ameliorate these symptoms and improve both duration of survival and quality of life. Accurate neurologic assessment of patients ...

Objective: To assess risk factors for hospital death and neurologic outcome after surgery on the proximal thoracic aorta using moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest and bilateral antegrade selective cerebral perfusion. Methods: From October 1995 through June 1999, 163 patients with a mean age of 63 ^ 11 years underwent surgery using bilateral antegrade selective cerebral perfusion. Degenerati...

Objective: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving measure for patients in cardiac or respiratory failure. cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) emergent ECMO cannulation during arrest. All are at high risk neurologic complications, but the degree of ECPR relative to without CPR progress (non-ECPR ECMO) not well documented infants. The goal present study compare complication r...

Although its treatment is available, complication incidence, probability of permanent neurologic sequel and rate of mortality are still high in herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE). Early diagnosis and prompt antiviral therapy are essential to improve prognosis and to prevent severe neurologic complications. Here we wanted to present a 46 years old female patient hospitalized at the infecti...