- Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Spinal Hematomas and Complications
- Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
Wroclaw Medical University
2021-2023
The Chicago Chiari Outcome Scale (CCOS) serves as a standardized clinical outcome evaluation tool among patients with malformation type I (CM-I). While the reliability of this scale has been proven for pediatric patients, literature lacks CCOS validation when used solely in adults. Therefore, study aimed to determine validity an external cohort adult patients.The authors retrospectively analyzed medical records symptomatic CM-I who underwent posterior fossa decompression between 2010 and...
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) can be effectively treated by epidural blood patch (EBP) following the primary unsuccessful conservative therapy. Nevertheless, multi-site cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks or those originating at cervical thoracic spine remain therapeutically challenging. Therefore, this study aimed to present our experience in treatment of CSF using catheters for EBP infusion.Three patients presenting with typical orthostatic headaches were qualified an procedure....