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Análisis de materiales utilizados en el cierre de fístulas de líquido cefalorraquídeo en pacientes con adenoma de hipófisis

Rev. argent. neurocir; 38 (1), 2024
Introducción. El análisis de las técnicas y tipos de materiales a utilizar durante una reparación selar es fundamental para lograr una tasa de morbimortalidad aceptable. Objetivo. Realizar un análisis de los principales factores involucrados en la producción de una fístula de líquido cefalorraqu�...

Fístula nasal de líquido cefalorraquídeo post-traumática. Resultados de la implementación de un protocolo de trabajo

Rev. argent. neurocir; 37 (2), 2023
Introducción: Los pacientes con fracturas de base de cráneo anterior post traumatismo encéfalo-craneano tienen alto riesgo de fístula de líquido céfalo-raquídeo por las fosas nasales. Es importante el manejo oportuno y apropiado, evitando así complicaciones; razón por la cual s...

Needle caliber and design are associated with the risk of post-dural puncture headache after diagnostic lumbar puncture

Introduction:Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is defined as an orthostatic headache that develops within the first few days after performing a spinal tap and it is related to extravasation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the epidural space, resulting in CSF hypovolemia and hypotension. The risk fac...

Cerebrospinal Fluid Infection with External Ventricular Drainage: Analysis of the Risk Factors in 110 Patients of a Single Institution

Arq. bras. neurocir; 39 (3), 2020
Objectives External ventricular drainage (EVD) is extensively used in the neurosurgical practice with the purpose of monitoring the intracranial pressure and draining the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Despite its remarkable benefits, the technique is not devoid of risks, notably infections, which have been ...

Primary cerebrospinal fluid leak complicated with meningitis and parainfectious vasculitis: case report and literature review

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (1), 2020
This paper aims to describe a case of an immunocompetent 60-year-old patient presenting a subarachnoid hemorrhage in the absence of aneurysmal disease. Initial evaluation pointed to vasculitis of the central nervous system secondary to meningeal infection. After initial treatment, a cerebrospinal fluid l...

Events associated with the occurrence of intracranial hypertension in pediatric patients with severe cranioencephalic trauma and monitoring of intracranial pressure

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the events associated with the occurrence of intracranial hypertension (ICH) in pediatric patients with severe cranioencephalic trauma. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of patients 18 years old and younger with cranioencephalic trauma, scores below nine on t...

Hemorragia cerebelosa remota después de cirugía de columna lumbar: reporte de caso
Remote cerebellar hemorrhage after lumbar spine surgery: case report

Rev. argent. neurocir; 33 (2), 2019
Introducción: La hemorragia cerebelosa remota (RCH, por sus siglas en inglés) después de la cirugía de la columna vertebral es una complicación poco frecuente y se cree que es debida a una pérdida de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) a través de un desgarro dural. Objetivo: Nuestro objetivo es descr...

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension and its complications

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (8), 2018
ABSTRACT Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is a syndrome that was unknown until the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is a cause of orthostatic headache, which remains underdiagnosed and, rarely, can result in several complications including dural venous sinus thrombosis, subdural h...

Manejo endoscópico del meningoencefalocele de base de cráneo anterior

RESUMEN La fístula de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) corresponde a una comunicación anormal entre el espacio subaracnoideo y la porción neumatizada de la base de cráneo anterior en relación con las cavidades paranasales. Fístulas persistentes requieren reparación quirúrgica por el riesgo de meni...

Post-traumatic Tension Pneumoventricle: Case Report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 37 (3), 2018
Pneumoventricle and liquoric fistula are possible complications of traumatic brain injury (TBI), the main cause of morbimortality related to trauma in Brazil. Liquoric fistulae are more common after direct trauma with skull base fractures. However, pneumoventricle is rare and occurs due to excessive cere...