BACKGROUND Despite advances in neuroimaging and neurosurgical treatment, spinal
epidural abscess remains a challenging problem; early diagnosis is often difficult and treatment …

Despite modern medical advances, the morbidity and mortality rates associated with spinal
epidural abscess remain significant, and the diagnosis often is elusive. A retrospective study …

Cytotoxic lesions of the corpus callosum (CLOCCs) are secondary lesions associated with
various entities. CLOCCs have been found in association with drug therapy, malignancy, …

Preoperative embolization of vascular metastatic tumors of the spine, particularly carcinomas
of renal and thyroid origin, is an adjuvant technique that significantly decreases the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: During clinical work, we have seen increases in vertebral
body height associated with vertebroplasty, but our literature search revealed no reports as …

Transsynaptic injury caused by excitotoxic amines is a specific type of injury in the peripheral
and central nervous systems. Recent studies have shown that the receptors related to …

Posttraumatic cerebral infarction is a recognized complication of craniocerebral trauma, but
its frequency, cause, and influence on mortality are not well defined. To ascertain this …

PURPOSE To determine the worth of CT angiography of the circle of Willis as a supplement
to routine CT in the examination of patients with symptoms of acute stroke in terms of its …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with gadopentetate dimeglumine was performed in 25
patients with spinal epidural abscess (SEA). Seventeen of 25 patients underwent follow-up …

PURPOSE To evaluate the techniques and efficacy of intracranial intraarterial papaverine
infusion for symptomatic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by aneurysm …