INTRODUCTION
Patients may experience problems, including severe adhesion during skull restoration procedures performed after decompressive craniectomy. Cranioplasty is currently the only solution for… (More)
Intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has been suggested to associate with an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke. The present… (More)
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to compare the incidence of ventricular shunt placement for shunt-dependent hydrocephalus (SDHC) after clipping versus coiling of ruptured aneurysms.
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Deferoxamine (DFX), a potent iron-chelating agent, reduces brain edema and neuronal cell injury that develop due to the hemolysis cascade. Statins have neuroprotective effects via anti-inflammatory… (More)
Metabolic syndrome (MetS), well-known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and ischemic stroke, would be associated with an increased incidence of spontaneous non-lesional intracerebral hemorrhage… (More)
We report a rare case of skull metastasis from ampulla of Vater adenocarcinoma in a patient with controlled primary neoplasm. This 65-year-old Korean man presented with headache and painful parietal… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Although prophylactic antiepileptic drug (AED) use in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a common practice, lack of uniform definitions and guidelines for seizures… (More)
OBJECTIVE Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common type of intracranial hemorrhage in elderly patients. Many studies have suggested various factors that may be associated with the recurrence of… (More)
BACKGROUND
Chronic subdural hematoma, a benign illness with established surgical treatment, occasionally presents as an annoying recurrence. In this paper, we assess the role of local inflammation… (More)
We study the predictive power of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) and Simplified Acute Physiology Score II (SAPS II) in neurosurgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients.… (More)