Background Insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus is one of the commonest
neurosurgical procedures worldwide. Infection of the implanted shunt affects up to 15% …

For the past 50 years the pterional craniotomy has been the standard approach for anterior
circulation aneurysms. However, this is a major procedure. As the trend is towards minimally …

Introduction The top research priority for cavernoma, identified by a James Lind Alliance Priority
setting partnership was ‘Does treatment (with neurosurgery or stereotactic radiosurgery) …

Study design: A retrospective study. Objectives: To review the outcome of 40 patients with
post-traumatic syringomyelia treated with laminectomy and reconstitution of the spinal …

… require a knowledge of the patient’s intracranial pressure. … a transmitter close to the patient’s
scalp. The Miethke Sensor Reservoir … The Shapiro-Wilk’s normality test assessed for normal …

… Sheffield Children’s Hospital accepts referrals from the South Yorkshire region in the United
… MRI is often performed at the patient’s local hospital and the images in this study therefore …

Introduction Ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion during the neonatal period and early
infancy is associated with a high rate of shunt failure when compared to the adult population. …

Advancing age is known to be a determinant of outcome in head injury. We have sought to
discover whether there has been any change in the outcome of elderly patients with severe …

BACKGROUND Over the last 10 years there has been a fourfold increase in cases of tuberculosis
in Harare, Zimbabwe. The use of molecular epidemiology to understand tuberculosis …

Stroke is a significant economic, social and medical problem all over the world. This article
discusses recent developments in stroke management worldwide. We reviewed and …