meningioma/edema

Primary brain tumors in adults are less common than metastatic tumors. The most frequent are glioblastoma multiforme, metastases, anaplastic astrocytoma, meningioma, pituitary tumors and vestibular schwannoma. 70% of the tumors in adults are supratentorial. The most infratentorial tumors are

Advantages of using ultrasound in the assessment of intracranial pressure: simple, bedside examination, repetitive, generally available, cheap, no exposure to X-rays, no need to transport the patient to the CT laboratory Differential diagnosis: Widening of the size of the optic nerve sheath outside

Brain tumors, both primary and metastatic present a therapeutic challenge. Radiation therapy plays a major role in management of both entities. Nonetheless, local control remains sub-optimal in a large proportion of patients. Over the previous decade there has been a great deal of progress regarding

Objective: The goal of this study is to establish the mechanism(s) of progression of primarily spinal syringomyelia (PSS), the type of syringomyelia that is associated with pathology in the spinal column and not at the craniocervical junction. Our hypothesis is that when a lesion obstructs the