In recent years, spinal surgery has made tremendous progressUntil recently, or even at the present time, when a patient learned that they needed back surgery, they experienced great fear and…
Diseases
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If spinal convergence is not complete, a part of the meninges (meningocele) and/or the spinal cord (meningomyelitis) may be left unprotected and uncovered in the back. This condition…
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This is probably the most common pediatric neurosurgical condition. The causes may vary. Hydrocephalus may generally be due to obstruction in the the circulation, insufficient reabsorption or overproduction of cerebrospinal…
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The surface of the bones of the skull increases during childhood. We can imagine them as islands that grow and eventually join together, forming sutures. In babies, one…
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Chiary malformation includes a group of diseases sharing an anatomical disorder at the position of the lower part of the brain and the cerebellum. Thus, part of the…
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These are congenital disorders formed by the pathological development of one of the membranes of the brain, namely the arachnoid mater. Normally this meninge is a thin membrane…