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Natural history of intracranial aneurysms in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Conclusions Our observations support repeat imaging for IAs in patients with ADPKD, positive family history of IA, and negative result of initial screening. Additionally, efforts should be made to develop clinical and/or laboratory risk factors for IAs development in ADPKD patients without family history of IA, which enable to identify patients who should undergo repeat imaging for IAs. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 19, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Complete progressive ophthalmoplegia and numb chin syndrome, the first clinical manifestations of a lethal abdominal Burkitt lymphoma
Publication date: Available online 18 August 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Smaranda Maier, Rodica Bălaşa, Zoltan Bajko, Iunius Simu, Emoke Horvath A 57-year-old patient was admitted to the Neurology Clinic for hypoesthesia, intense pain in the right chin and double vision. During the hospitalization, the patient developed progressive complete bilateral ophthalmoplegia and numbness of both sides of the chin. Brain CT and MRI scans with gadolinium were normal. Standard laboratory tests on admission were normal. The cerebral spinal fluid examination and the infectious and autoimmune workup...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 19, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

The ‘radical combined approach’ in cerebral arteriovenous malformation treatment: Technical note
Publication date: Available online 12 August 2017 Source:Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska Author(s): Umit Kocaman, Tayfun Dalbasti, Utku Mahir Yildirim, Hakan Yilmaz AVMs are vessel anomalies where a connection between arterial and venous systems is present and the capillary bed is absent between the two. AVMs tend to present with seizures, headaches, focal neurological deficits and hemorrhage. Hemorrhage is the most common form of presentation. AVM's have a 2–4% annual risk of hemorrhage. Certain studies report this rate as 1%. The greatest discussion in AVM treatment is whether to use interventional treatment o...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 18, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

Syringomyelia associated with cervical spondylotic myelopathy causing canal stenosis. A rare association
Conclusion Cervical spondylotic myelopathy can rarely cause syringomyelia. Posterior decompression would be the preferable management option with clinical improvement of most of the cases. (Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery)
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 18, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research

The patient with mild diencephalic –mesencephalic junction dysplasia – Case report and review of literature
We present a 66-years-old man with mild cognitive impairment, dysarthria, deafness, gait abnormality, and involuntary movements of the trunk. The first symptoms, psychomotor excitation and anxiety begun when he was over thirty years old however the symptoms gradually intensified and slowly progressed. The magnetic resonance imaging scans showed partial DMJD. According to recent date it represented type-B of the malformation with relatively mild phenotype in relation to the previously described in literature type-A. To the best of our knowledge this is the first description of an adult patient diagnosed with DMJD anomaly. (...
Source: Polish Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery - August 18, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Source Type: research