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Um cirurgião sob o olhar de Deus

Arq. bras. neurocir; 41 (1), 2022
Objetivo A síndrome de Terson (ST), também conhecida como hemorragia vítrea, é relatada em pacientes com hemorragia subaracnóide causada por um aneurisma rompido. Este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a presença de hemorragia ocular nesses pacientes, buscando identificar aqueles que poderiam se ben...

Principales técnicas quirúrgicas para el médico general

Rev. ANACEM (Impresa); 16 (2), 2022
Existen múltiples técnicas y procedimientos quirúrgicos en la práctica clínica que todo médico general debería conocer y manejar ante una situación de urgencia que involucre la resolución inmediata. El no actuar en una situación emergente, ya sea por inexperiencia o desconocimiento puede poner ...

Pituitary Apoplexy, Meningitis and Cerebral Infarction - A Perplexing Trifecta

Arq. bras. neurocir; 40 (4), 2021
Pituitary apoplexy (PA) is a clinical diagnosis comprising a sudden onset of headache, neurological deficits, endocrine disturbances, altered consciousness, visual loss, or ophthalmoplegia. However, clinically, the presentation of PA is extremely variable and occasionally fatal. While meningitis and cere...

Pioneers in the cisterna magna puncture

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (3), 2020
Abstract At the beginning of the 20th century, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection and analysis emerged as a promising aid in the diagnosis of diseases of the central nervous system. It was obtained through the established procedure of lumbar puncture, described by Heinrich Quinke in 1891. The search fo...

Bariatric surgery as a treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a male adolescent: case report

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case of a male adolescent with symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) associated with obesity treated with bariatric surgery. Case description: A 16-year-and-6-month-old severely obese boy [weight: 133.6 kg; height: 1.74 m (Z score: +0.14); BMI: 44.1 kg...

Tomografía computarizada sin contraste para el diagnóstico de hemorragia subaracnoidea no traumática

Medwave; 18 (7), 2018
INTRODUCCIÓN: La hemorragia subaracnoidea es una urgencia neuroquirúrgica que requiere un diagnóstico oportuno, debido a su gravedad y a la existencia de medidas terapéuticas que son efectivas cuando se llevan a cabo a tiempo. La secuencia diagnóstica más utilizada para descartarla es la tomografí...

Identificación de necesidades de aprendizaje en la realización de la Punción Lumbar en niños
Identification of the learning needs in the lumbar puncture realization in children

Educ. med. super; 31 (2), 2017
Introducción: la punción lumbar diagnóstica es un procedimiento frecuente en los servicios de urgencia y hospitalización infantiles, esencial para el diagnóstico de enfermedades infecciosas, inflamatorias, oncológicas y metabólicas. La Punción lumbar fallida o traumática necesariamente implica e...

Ultrasound as a safe and reliable guidance for subarachnoid puncture in rabbits

Acta cir. bras; 32 (1), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate a model for studying the toxicity in nervous tissue and meninges using ultrasound to guide needle insertion into the subarachnoid space of rabbits, with the objective of avoiding injuries triggered by the puncture and by intraneural injection of solutions. Methods: Forty-...

Lumbar puncture in patients using anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (8), 2016
ABSTRACT The use of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents has largely increased. Diagnostic lumbar puncture in patients taking these drugs represents a challenge considering the opposing risks of bleeding and thrombotic complications. To date there are no controlled trials, specific guidelines, nor clea...

Punção liquórica cervical lateral em C1-C2: um procedimento de grande utilidade em pacientes vítimas de trauma – Relato de série de casos

Arq. bras. neurocir; 34 (1), 2015
A punção liquórica cervical lateral no espaço C1-C2 foi descrita a partir de uma modificação da técnica utilizada para cordotomia percutânea anterolateral. Neste artigo, é descrita uma série de 14 pacientes vítimas de trauma, submetidos à punção liquórica cervical lateral. Todos os procedi...