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Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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ISSN 2277-954X · Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. · 856 articles in the index
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Contralateral Upper Motor Neuron Facial Palsy in a Case of Vestibular Schwannoma: A Consequence of an Underrecognized Anatomical Entity
Neurological deficits due to vestibular schwannoma (VS) result from either direct compression on the ipsilateral long tracts and cranial nerves, or strain over the contralateral cranial nerves due to angular distortion. However, the occurrence of a contralateral isolated upper motor neuron (UMN)…
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A Rare Case of Intracranial Metastasis of Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma from Lungs: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Osteosarcoma are the most common primary bone tumors in children and adolescents. Brain metastases of osteosarcoma is usually a terminal event in the disease course. Surgical resection of the brain metastatic lesion forms the mainstay of treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy as add-ons. We…
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Depressed Skull Fracture and Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea: A Rare Complication after Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Frame Fixation
Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) is a widely used minimally invasive alternative procedure to the traditional microsurgery with negligible major procedure-related complications. The common complications include postprocedure headaches, nausea, and, in rare instances, radiation-induced edema leading…
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in an Epidermoid Cyst of Cavernous Sinus: A Rare Occurrence
Epidermoid cysts (ECs) account for 0.2 to 1.8% of all intracranial tumors and are even rarer in the cavernous sinus. They are benign with a favorable prognosis following surgical resection, but rarely can undergo malignant transformation to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We hereby report the first…
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Intraosseous Meningioma of the Frontal Bone: Management and Challenges in Autologous Bone Reconstruction
Intraosseous meningiomas, although uncommon, represent a distinctive and important subset of meningiomas. These slow-growing tumors arise from the arachnoid cells present in the meninges and infiltrate the adjacent bone, often presenting as palpable masses. This case report focuses on a female with…
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Pediatric Cranioplasty Especially in Young Children: Options and Decision for Treatment: A Systematic Review
Cranioplasty in children is associated with a high risk of bone resorption when autologous bone grafts are used, and synthetic implant materials may hamper the growth of the developing calvarium. So, choosing the ideal implant material for cranioplasty according to the age of children is difficult…
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Lumbar Disk Prolapse Complicated With an Intradural Nerve Sheath Tumor at the Same Level. A Rare Co-Incidence
Lumbar disk disease is a common cause of low back pain and radicular pain. Nerve sheath tumors of lower lumbar spine may also present with similar symptoms. The association of a lumbar disk prolapse with a concomitant schwannoma at the same level is rare and cannot be suspected clinically. Only six…
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Intraoperative Incidental Internal Carotid Artery Injury in Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Approaches—Causes, Prevention, and Management: A Technical Note
In spite of good anatomical awareness, the position of internal carotid artery (ICA) can be tricky in an intraoperative setup with disease causing very significant distortion of anatomy and shift of carotid artery and its branches. A 45-year-old gentleman presented with complaints of left…