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 ...

Petroclival meningioma - Right transpetrosal 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 ...

Arachnoid endoventricular cyst - Endoscopic fenestration

Arachnoid cyst is a congenital lesion deriving from the splitting of the arachnoid membrane. It is an intra-arachnoid sac filled with cerebro-spinal fluid and non- ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Craniopharyngioma - Right pterional approach with pituitary stalk sparing

Craniopharyngiomas (CPs) are rare (2.5 - 4% of all brain tumors; 6 to 9% of all pediatric intracranial tumors) histologically benign tumors that originate from ...

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 ...

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 ...