Oligodendroglioma and cerebral cavernous angioma

1985 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chee Pin Chee ◽  
Robin Johnston ◽  
David Doyle ◽  
Peter Macpherson
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Contrast Enhancement ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Vascular Malformation ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Cavernous Angioma ◽  
Raised Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Vascular Component ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors report a case of frontal lobe oligodendroglioma associated with a cavernous angioma. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. Computerized tomography with contrast enhancement failed to detect the vascular component. The clinical and pathological significance of the presence of this vascular malformation in an oligodendroglioma is discussed.

Multiple cerebral gummata

1983 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 959-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Punt
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Cerebral Edema ◽  
Ct Scanning ◽  
Raised Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Serological Testing ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The case of a patient with multiple small cerebral gummata presenting with severely raised intracranial pressure is reported. The diagnosis, which was quite unexpected, was based on positive serological tests for syphilis. Computerized tomography (CT) showed small enhancing lesions with intense cerebral edema. The patient was treated successfully with penicillin, and resolution of the lesions was observed on CT scanning over a 1-year period. The importance of “routine” serological testing is noted.

Management of proximal shunt obstruction

1988 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 817-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles C. Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Ventricular Catheter ◽  
Shunt Failure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow ◽  
Shunt Obstruction ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Proximal shunt obstruction or obstruction of the ventricular catheter may present with signs and symptoms of shunt failure with either no cerebrospinal fluid flow or a falsely low intracranial pressure (ICP) upon shunt tap. The author reports a technique for lowering the ICP and for measuring the pressure in patients with such obstruction by cannulation of the reservoir and ventricular catheter to penetrate into the ventricle with a 3½-in. No. 22 spinal needle. The findings in 20 cases in which this approach was utilized are summarized.

Vascular malformation simulating a glioma on computerized tomography

1981 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick M. Foy ◽  
Leandro Lozada ◽  
Malcolm D. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Arteriovenous Malformation ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Vascular Malformation ◽  
Ct Scans ◽  
Venous Aneurysm ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A patient with an arteriovenous malformation and giant venous aneurysm was erroneously diagnosed as having an oligodendroglioma on computerized tomography (CT). This case highlights some of the problems of interpretation of CT scans and the dangers of misinterpretation, particularly in the surgical context.

Thoracic disc herniation associated with papilledema

1984 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 1132-1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalom D. Michowiz ◽  
Harry Z. Rappaport ◽  
Itzchak Shaked ◽  
Allon Yellin ◽  
Abraham Sahar
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Intervertebral Disc ◽  
Spastic Paraparesis ◽  
Raised Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Thoracic Disc Herniation ◽  
Spinal Cord Lesions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Thoracic Disc ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The occurrence of papilledema in a patient with progressive spastic paraparesis due to herniation of the T11–12 intervertebral disc is reported. The papilledema resolved following discectomy. The association and possible pathogenetic mechanisms between spinal cord lesions and signs of raised intracranial pressure are reviewed.

Ventriculoatrial shunt in tuberculous meningitis with hydrocephalus

1971 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Bhagwati
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Tuberculous Meningitis ◽  
Raised Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Ventriculoatrial Shunt ◽  
Active Stage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Raised intracranial tension affects the course of tuberculous meningitis adversely. The development of hydrocephalus may account for the raised intracranial pressure. Insertion of a ventriculoatrial shunt significantly alters the course of the disease. The results in seven cases have been detailed and discussed. The levels of consciousness improved, hemiplegia and aphasia practically cleared up, and vision returned even in children who were blind for 4 to 6 weeks. Operation could be performed even in an active stage of the disease without much fear of miliary dissemination.

Detection of cryptic vascular malformations by computerized tomography

1979 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 546-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideo Terao ◽  
Tomokatsu Hori ◽  
Masao Matsutani ◽  
Riki Okeda
Keyword(s):  
Arteriovenous Malformation ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Fourth Ventricle ◽  
Vascular Malformations ◽  
Cavernous Angioma ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intracerebral Hematoma ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhages ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Two cases of cryptic vascular malformation that were not demonstrated by cerebral angiography were detected by computerized tomography. One of these patients had a cavernous angioma in the fourth ventricle with recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhages, and the other harbored a small arteriovenous malformation and intracerebral hematoma. The usefulness and limitations of computerized tomography in the identification of cryptic vascular malformations are discussed.

Use of long-term intracranial pressure measurement to assess hydrocephalic patients prior to shunt surgery

1975 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Symon ◽  
Nicholas W. C. Dorsch
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Pressure Measurement ◽  
Pressure Profile ◽  
Shunt Surgery ◽  
Raised Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Epidural Pressure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pressure Recording ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors present their experience with long-term epidural pressure recording in hydrocephalic patients. The technique identifies those with episodically raised intracranial pressure. The effect of shunts on the pressure profile in these patients is described.

Spontaneous reduction in size of prolactin-producing adenoma after delivery

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 973-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahito Fujimoto ◽  
Eiji Yoshino ◽  
Norihiko Mizukawa ◽  
Kimiyoshi Hirakawa
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Pituitary Adenoma ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Tumor Size ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spontaneous Reduction ◽  
Neurological Signs ◽  
Fine Print

✓ The authors describe the case of a pregnant woman with a large prolactin-producing pituitary adenoma that regressed after delivery. The patient's neurological signs and symptoms spontaneously disappeared soon after delivery without treatment. Reduction in tumor size was confirmed on computerized tomography scans. It is hypothesized that the growth rate of a prolactinoma may be accelerated by estrogen.

Considerations in early surgery on good-risk patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms

1982 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Hugenholtz ◽  
Robert G. Elgie
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Intracranial Aneurysms ◽  
Early Operation ◽  
Raised Intracranial Pressure ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms ◽  
Good Risk ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive patients with proven ruptured intracranial aneurysms, classified as Botterell Grades I to III on admission, was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of early operation. Surgical and management mortality/morbidity rates were lower for cases in which a single hemorrhage was operated on within 48 hours than when surgery was delayed for 7 days or more. Surgical and management mortality/morbidity rates were worse in good-risk patients treated surgically between the 3rd and 7th days following a hemorrhage, reflecting the increased incidence of postoperative vasospasm and raised intracranial pressure encountered at surgery during this interval.

Spinal epidural venous angioma causing foraminal enlargement and erosion of vertebral body

1978 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Decker ◽  
Winston San Augustin ◽  
Joseph A. Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Enhancement ◽  
Computerized Tomography ◽  
Vertebral Body ◽  
Case History ◽  
Venous Angioma ◽  
Content Type ◽  
History Of ◽  
Radicular Symptoms ◽  
Spinal Epidural ◽  
Fine Print

✓ A case history of a segmental epidural venous angioma is presented. Findings included foraminal enlargement and vertebral body erosion. Routine computerized tomography with contrast enhancement should be helpful in diagnosis of vascular anomalies in patients with radicular symptoms.

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