Decompressive craniectomy is widely used to treat intracranial hypertension following
traumatic brain injury (TBI). Two randomized trials are currently underway to further evaluate …

OBJECTIVE Based on a null hypothesis that the use of short-term lumbar drainage (LD) after
endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) for intradural pathology does not prevent …

Intracranial hypotension is a disorder of CSF hypovolemia due to iatrogenic or spontaneous
spinal CSF leakage. Rarely, positional headaches may progress to coma, with frequent …

Object Cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) continues to be a major
source of morbidity in patients despite significant clinical and basic science research. Efforts …

OBJECTIVE: To describe our system of external lumbar drainage for normal pressure
hydrocephalus, detail its complications, and discuss changes made to that system with time …

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is caused by leakage of CSF, and characterized
on MRI by brain sagging, dilatation of veins and dural sinuses, subdural fluid collections and …

External ventricular drains and lumbar drains are commonly used to divert cerebrospinal
fluid and to measure cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Although commonly encountered in the …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Intracranial hypotension (IH) is a syndrome in which volume
depletion of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results in various neurological symptoms. Most …

Background Despite recent advances in skull base reconstructive techniques, including the
multilayer technique during the last decade, complete reconstruction of grade 3 …

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