Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710172
Olfactory Groove Meningioma Presenting Solely with Visual Impairment: An Atypical Case
Omar Abu Saadeh, Lena Mary Houlihan, Alan Beausang, Melanie Lang Orsini and DonnachaO' Brien
Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 8
Olfactory groove meningiomas (OGMs) are rare intracranial tumours that arise from the anterior cranial fossa, typically originating at the cribriform plate, planum sphenoidale, or fronto sphenoidal suture. Due to their slow-growing and insidious nature, OGMs often go undetected until they reach considerable size, making them among the largest central nervous system (CNS) tumours at diagnosis. Common presenting symptoms include headache, anosmia, personality changes, and visual impairment; howeve...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710170
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Subacute Subdural Hematoma: Intraoperative Discovery of a Hemorrhagic Arachnoid Cyst
Djalma de Campos Goncalves
Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 8
Arachnoid cysts are benign congenital malformations typically located within the cerebrospinal fluid spaces of the brain. They are often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. However, complications such as hemorrhage can render them clinically significant, especially following minor trauma. We present the case of a 19-year-old male who developed a progressive headache after mild head trauma. Neuroimaging revealed a right frontoparietal subacute subdural hematoma with significant midline shif...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710169
Visual Prognostic Factors in Surgery of Tubercule Sellae Meningiomas
Lotfi Boublata, Oumeima Bouzrara, Belgacem Boudjadja and Amine Boukhanoufa
Article Type: Case Report and Literature Review | Indexed Archive: Volume 8
This is a retrospective study of patients operated on for TS meningioma, conducted in the Department of Neurosurgery at Dr. Benbadis University Hospital in Constantine, Algeria. All patients were evaluated by an ophthalmologist before and after surgery. MRI is used to study tumor size, tumor extension and tumor relationships with vessels of the anterior part of the polygon of Willis....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4474/1710167
Intracranial Birth Injuries in the Full-Term Neonate: Case Report and Literature Review
Dylan Calame, MD, Melanie Mandell, BA, Izaz Riaz, MD, Fabio Grassia, MD and Muhammad Riaz, MD
Article Type: Case Report & Literature Review | Indexed Archive: Volume 8
Symptomatic traumatic epidural hematoma (EDH) in a newborn is extremely rare. These injuries can occur for various reasons, such as prolonged labor, fetal distress, assisted delivery techniques such as forceps or vacuum extractors, or cesarean sections....
