Abstract Introduction Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak happens when there is an abnormal connection between the brain cavity inside and environment outside. It important to establish a good barrier tissue nose prevent cerebrospinal protect from exposure infection. which can be done either by endoscopic or non-endoscopic surgical repair. Patients methods The aim of this work evaluate effectiveness...

Introduction: Recurrent bacterial meningitis is a rare clinical phenomenon, but telltale sign of mysterious foe. It an occurrence two or more episodes by different organisms, with the same organism and separated interval at least three weeks. Case Report: We present case 29-year-old gentleman who presented acute pyogenic due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. This second episode confirmed in years an...

BACKGROUND Avian influenza continues to pose a threat to humans and maintains the potential for greater transmissibility. Understanding the clinical presentation and prognosis in children will help guide effective diagnosis and treatment. METHODS A global patient registry was created to enable systematic collection of clinical, exposure, treatment, and outcomes data on confirmed cases of H5N1...

OBJECTIVE To determine the preenlistment and early service risk factors for traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related disability in Army and Marine Corps service members. DESIGN Matched case-control design. MAIN OUTCOME TBI disability discharges. SUBJECTS Army and Marine Corps service members with an enlistment record and disability discharge for TBI were included as cases. Controls were selec...

Abstract Background Radiologic diagnosis of CSF leaks is challenging. We evaluated the diagnostic value non-contrast CT and contrast-enhanced cisternography in identifying presence rhinorrhea site leak as well comparing them to surgical data and/or clinical follow-up. Results Fifty patients (20 males 30 females) were included our study with age ranging from 19 67 years. 76% cases had spontaneou...