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Late wound complications, such as dehiscence or infection, are rare following the retrosigmoid approach, especially when the cranial opening is small. Here, we report two cases of late wound complications...
Neurosurgical treatments, including both lesioning procedures and deep brain stimulation (DBS), are considered effective treatments for patients with intractable essential tremor (ET). However, it can be challenging to arrive at...
In the more than 30 years that have passed since its introduction, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been shown to be effective and safe for a growing number of diseases,...
This report presents two cases of colonic perforation by a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. In both cases, the displacement of the distal catheter in the colon was diagnosed by abdominal computed...
Objective: Brain abscess is relatively uncommon because the brain has an abundant blood supply and protection from the blood-brain barrier. The objective of this study was to analyze the outcomes...
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), a long-term disorder affecting the trigeminal nerve, is a form of debilitating neuropathic pain. Although the underlying pathogenesis of TN is debatable, loss of myelin along the...
Objective: Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is used as an adjuvant treatment for carotid-cavernous fistulas (CCFs), and many previous reports have concluded that GKRS is a useful additional modality. We performed...
Objective: We investigated factors associated with early post-traumatic seizures (EPTSs) and post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) to determine factors associated with PTE in comparison with previous reports.
Methods: We enrolled 78 patients...