Sacral meningeal cysts - Posterior approach

Perineurial (Tarlov) cysts are meningeal dilations of the posterior spinal nerve root sheath that most often affect sacral roots and can cause a progressive painful ...

Sphenoidal wing meningioma - Left pterional approach

Meningiomas (Ms) are generally slow-growing benign tumors attached to the dura mater and composed of neoplastic meningothelial (arachnoidal) cells. They typically manifest in adults and ...

Hemifacial spasm - microvascular decompression - Left retrosigmoid approach

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by frequent involuntary muscle contractions on one side of the face.The first symptom is usually an ...

PCF subdural hematoma - Suboccipital approach

Subdural hematoma in the posterior cranial fossa represents 0.5 to 2.5% of all subdural hematomas. Because of the limited space in the posterior fossa, a ...

Clival chordoma - Left retrosigmoid approach

Chordoma is a rare tumor arising from the remnant of primitive notochord. Peak incidence is in the 5th - 6th decades with a Male:Female ratio ...

Hemifacial spasm - microvascular decompression - Left retrosigmoid approach

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a neuromuscular disorder characterized by frequent involuntary muscle contractions on one side of the face.The first symptom is usually an ...

Carotid bifurcation aneurysm - Left pterional approach

The cerebral aneurysm are dilatation of the cerebral blood vessels of several etiology probably due to the different structure of cerebral vessels (less elasticity, less ...

Pineal tumor - Subtentorial supracerebellar approach

The pineal region is defined as the area bounded dorsally by the splenium of the corpus callosum and the tela choroidea, ventrally by the quadrigeminal ...

Petroclival meningioma - Right-retrosigmoid approach

Meningiomas (Ms) are generally slow-growing benign tumors attached to the dura mater and composed of neoplastic meningothelial (arachnoidal) cells. They typically manifest in adults and ...

Glossopharyngeal schwannoma - Right-retrosigmoid approach

Schwannomas represent 7% - 10% of all primary intracranial tumors. GSs are rare and only 39 cases have been reported. GSs present in the third ...

Acoustic neuroma - Retrosigmoid approach

Acoustic neuroma (AN), also known as vestibular schwannoma, arises from the neurilemman sheath of the superior vestibular nerve at the junction of the central and ...