✓ Maturity of the spine and spine-supporting structures is an important variable distinguishing
spinal cord injuries in children from those in adults. Cinical data are presented from 71 …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although mild or moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) is
known to cause persistent neurologic sequelae, the underlying structural changes remain …

Object. This study was conducted to determine whether proton magnetic resonance
spectroscopy (MRS) is a sensitive method for detecting diffuse axonal injury, which is a primary …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) accounts for a significant portion
of primary intra-axial lesions in cases of traumatic brain injury. The goal of this study was to …

… G, Photograph at autopsy shows markedly dilated superficial cortical veins (arrows) overlying
the cerebral hemisphere. H, Coronal section reveals shows large intraparenchymal vein …

Object. The goal of this study was to determine the frequency with which cerebral intravascular
coagulation (IC) complicates traumatic brain injury (TBI). The authors also investigated …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Current imaging does not permit quantification of neural
injury after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and therefore limits both the development of new …

… Fifty-nine male Wistar rats weighing 300 to 370 g each were anesthetized with 60 mg/kg
sodium pentobarbital and subjected to lateral fluid-percussion brain injury of moderate severity (…

BACKGROUND Ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistulas (EDAFs) are an unusual type of
intracranial vascular lesion that commonly present with acute hemorrhage. They are often best …

Object. The authors sought to treat potentially catastrophic intracranial dural and deep
cerebral venous thrombosis by using a multimodality endovascular approach. Methods. Six …