Surgical neurology international

BACKGROUND: Castleman's disease is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder that can affect lymph nodes anywhere in the body. Removal of the enlarged lymph nodes may lead to secondary nerve damage, potentially resulting in patients developing co…

BACKGROUND: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is currently approved for conditions such as drug-resistant epilepsy and stroke with promising results. In addition, it is also being investigated for many other conditions. The goal of this study i…

BACKGROUND: Sciatica is typically caused by disc herniations or spinal stenosis. Extraspinal compression of the sciatic nerve is less frequent. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report a rare case of sciatica with compression of the sciatic nerve by a …

BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is a common and benign uterine disease. Acute cerebral infarction (CI) associated with adenomyosis is rarely reported and difficult to treat. We experienced successful treatment for this disease. CASE DESCRIPTION: A…

BACKGROUND: Pharmacological treatment for chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) recurrence prevention after surgery is under debate. CSDH may be related to suidoku (fluid disturbance) from the Japanese herbal kampo perspective. Goreisan (GRS) tr…

BACKGROUND: Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is an uncommon entity that presents acutely with all or some of the following symptoms; urinary incontinence from retention, fecal incontinence from loss of sphincter tone, saddle area hypoesthesia or…

BACKGROUND: Anaplastic cortical ependymomas are rare lesions with few cases reported in the literature. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a unique case of an anaplastic cortical ependymoma in a 51-year-old female presenting as a butterfly lesio…

BACKGROUND: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used to treat neuropathic pain since 1967. Following that, technological progress, among other advances, helped SCS become an effective tool to reduce pain. METHODS: This article is a non-…