A search of the English literature revealed 46 cases of primary intraspinal teratomas, of which 22 were teratomatous cysts of spinal cord. To clarify the confusion regarding this rare lesion, the definition, origin, presentation, and histological features of the lesion are discussed. An additional case is presented.
The sequential hematological and endothelial responses in the postoperative period after end-to-side arterial anastomosis in 1- to 1.3-mm vessels were assessed by scanning electron microscopy. Two minutes after restoration of flow, an amorphous coating covered the vessel lumen around the suture line, and oozing of blood from the suture line ceased. Within 15 minutes, a partially occluding thrombus was present, which was maximal at the anastomotic bifurcation point. The thrombus underwent partial lysis or embolization within 30 minutes, and gross intraluminal thrombi did not recur. The initial thrombi that formed within 2 minutes were composed of platelets and erythrocytes in a loose reticular fibrin network, but the intraluminal thrombi present at the branch point 15 minutes after flow restoration appeared to be composed solely of platelets. Thrombi that did not undergo complete dissolution had a loss of distinct cellular elements at later time intervals. The fibrin-platelet matrix coating the lumen remained unchanged during the initial 24 hours. When examined at 9 days, normal endothelium was present throughout the vessel with the exception of the suture line, which remained covered by a smooth coagulum. This sequence of events suggest that if surgical manipulation is to result in complete occlusion of the anastomosis, it will likely occur in the initial 30 minutes after resumption of blood flow. Anticoagulant regimens were evaluated. Pretreatment with aspirin and intraoperative heparin irrigation of the vessel lumen were not beneficial in altering the quantity of thrombus. All systemic heparin regimes tested resulted in a quantitative decrease of thrombotic material. Five minutes of intravenous heparin therapy after resumption of blood flow was as effective as long-term heparin in decreasing the transient intraluminal thrombotic response.
Fifty patients with medically refractory partial seizure disorders have undergone subdural electrode placement for seizure focus localization. Standard scalp telemetry recordings of ictal events had failed to demonstrate accurately the site of seizure onset, and these patients were considered candidates for telemetry with intracerebral depth electrodes. Excellent recordings of interictal and ictal events were obtained, and localization of the epileptogenic focus was derived from recordings made during spontaneously occurring seizures. Electrocorticograms were monitored for up to 21 days. The recordings enabled a surgical decision to be made in 43 of 50 cases (86%). Thirty patients have subsequently undergone cortical excision of their foci with good results. Subdural electrode recordings are a significant addition to the armamentarium of the neurosurgeon attempting to localize surgical seizure foci, offering a low morbidity procedure as an alternative to depth electrode implantation.
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✓ A patient with a peculiarly refractory uveitis and vitritis was later found to have an infiltrative mass lesion of the posterior portion of the corpus callosum. The histopathological diagnosis of reticulum-cell sarcoma (large-cell lymphoma) was made after study of vitreous tissue obtained by pars plana vitrectomy of the right eye. Intraocular involvement with cerebral reticulum-cell sarcoma has been reported previously.
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