Objective: The goal of this nationally matched longitudinal study was to investigate the relationship between acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and pyogenic spondylitis (PS) in Korea.
Methods: We collected patient data from the National Health Insurance Service Health Screening...
Objective: Cranioplasty (CP) following decompressive craniectomy (DC) is of low complexity surgically. However, even this “simple” procedure may have a high complication rate, especially for the reconstruction of bilateral craniectomy compared to the reconstruction of unilate...
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the role of antiplatelet agents (APAs) in preventing cerebral vasospasm (CVS) and delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients treated with coil embolization.
Methods: We reviewced data from 131 ...
Double fascicular nerve transfer (DFNT) involves transferring fascicles from the median and ulnar nerves to the musculocutaneous nerve to restore elbow flexion. We performed this procedure on a patient who was diagnosed with neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) 2 years previously. We aimed...
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RTs) are rare embryonal tumors. Herein, we present an unusual case of an AT/RT showing rapid regrowth to more than its original size approximately 1 month after gross total resection (GTR). A 22-year-old man presented with a severe headache....
Primary extracranial meningioma (PEM) is a very rare disease that arises outside the dural covering of the brain or spinal cord. It is essentially an extracranial tumor and can mimic musculoskeletal malignancies. A 74-year-old woman presented with a mass on the right frontotempo...
Harms mesh cages are commonly used in the treatment of metastatic spinal tumors by spondylectomy with cage insertion and posterior screw fixation. These cages are even useful for the surgical reconstruction of spinal deformities with mesh-cage replacement after vertebral column ...
A 68-year-old male patient was transferred to the emergency department after a passerby found him lying on the road with a bicycle. He had been diagnosed with neurolymphomatosis in 2006 and had an Ommaya reservoir targeted to the right lateral ventricle via the right Kocher’s p...
Quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid cyst is rare and not usually located in the tectal plate region. Such a cyst may extend to the surrounding area and compress adjacent structures due to cystic expansion. Arachnoid cysts occasionally are associated with hydrocephalus and produce re...
Schwannomas are common, slow-growing benign tumors derived from Schwann cells lining the nerve sheath which are rarely developed from the scalp. There are several types of schwannoma; however, ancient schwannoma is a rare benign tumor. We present a case of a 36-year-old man with...
Spinal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) can cause spontaneous spinal hemorrhage. It is a rare disease that is difficult to diagnose because of technical difficulties in performing angiography and the small lesion size. To date, the most appropriate method of treating and diagnos...
Traumatic intracranial pseudoaneurysm (TIPA) is a very rare disease that is difficult to diagnose and treat and has high mortality and morbidity. Various treatment methods, such as microsurgery and endovascular treatment, have been proposed because TIPA accompanies traumatic bra...
Segmental zoster paresis (SZP) of the limbs, characterized by focal weakness of the extremity, is recognized as a rare complication of herpes zoster that can lead to a misdiagnosis of other radiculopathies or musculoskeletal problems. Here, we present a rare case where the patie...
