HNO. 2022 Apr 14. doi: 10.1007/s00106-022-01167-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The present study comprises a retrospective analysis of skull, skull base, and midface fractures in children, to provide clinical orientation for their management. To date, only few data are available on these injuries in this patient group.METHODS: Data from...

Neurohospitalist. 2022 Apr;12(2):429-430. doi: 10.1177/19418744211044349. Epub 2021 Sep 3.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35419122 | PMC:PMC8995610 | DOI:10.1177/19418744211044349

J Wound Care. 2022 Apr 2;31(4):348-351. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2022.31.4.348.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been widely used for a variety of wounds with good outcomes. However, it is contraindicated in the management of wounds with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakages. The reason is the fear of a sudden shift of CSF fluid as...

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Apr;43(4):645-648. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7476. Epub 2022 Mar 24.ABSTRACTLateral decubitus CT myelography is a sensitive technique for detecting CSF-venous fistulas in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. It might be necessary to perform bilateral studies to locate a fistula. We report on the feasibility of obtaining...

Neuroradiology. 2022 Apr 12. doi: 10.1007/s00234-022-02943-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Dural tears are a common cause of spontaneous spinal CSF leaks. The majority of such leaks occur ventrally along the thecal sac, typically due to ventral osseous spicules that cause a rent in the dura. A minority of dural leaks are posterolateral in...

No Shinkei Geka. 2022 Mar;50(2):441-454. doi: 10.11477/mf.1436204571.ABSTRACTIn this article we provide an update on the recent developments in understanding the diagnosis and treatment of spinal cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)leaks. Patients with spinal CSF leak show an increasingly broad spectrum of clinical presentations including intractable whiplash-associated...