In the present work, a treatment technique for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) using LINAC radiosurgery is shown. The based on optimization of ten static arcs in such way as to minimize overlapping fields with brainstem. We will call this brainstem-optimized (BO). results are compared another described literature known virtual cone (VC). comparison dosimetry that have been carried out essentially sho...

Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia (VBD) is a common phenomenon among people over 50 years old, and the related clinical expressions are varied. One of our VBD patients presented with brainstem infarction initially, received low molecular weight heparin treatment, and developed rupture of the dolichoectasia segment. Another patient with a similar-sized VBD experienced recurrent brainstem infarction...

We report neurological changes and circulatory and pulmonary symptoms after surgical intervention in cases of brainstem cavernous angioma. Eight patients who underwent surgical intervention for brainstem cavernous angiomas were retrospectively reviewed. Two of 4 patients who underwent total removal of the mass showed marked resolution of the preoperative signs including IX nerve palsy, MLF synd...

We report an 8-month-old female infant with the fatal enterovirus 71 infection here. Clinically, she developed respiratory failure and severe pulmonary edema rapidly. Histologically, the lung specimen showed diffuse, severe pulmonary congestion and edema with focal intra-alveolar hemorrhage and typical features of acute encephalitis were easily identified under light microscope. Immunohistochem...

OBJECTIVE Brainstem arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is rare and radiosurgical management is complicated by the sensitivity of the adjacent neurological structures. Complete obliteration of the nidus is not always possible. We describe over 20 years of radiosurgical procedures for brainstem AVMs, focusing on clinical outcomes and radiosurgical techniques. METHODS Between 1992 and 2011, the au...

Central nervous system (CNS) cavernous malformations (CMs) are developmental malformations of the vascular bed with a highly variable clinical course due to their dynamic nature. We present one case of 'de novo' brainstem cavernous malformation after radiation therapy adding to the increasing number of reported cases in the medical literature, and the case of a pregnant patient with symptomatic...

Stroke is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, constituting a major challenge in the occupational and neuro-rehabilitation programs of stroke survivors. Stroke due to Intra-cerebral hemorrhage is 2 to ischemia among the pathologies of stroke. A prospective study was done with all the patients who are suspected to have suffered a stroke and were underwent plain ...