2021
Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature
Masina R, Ansaripour A, Beneš V, Berhouma M, Choque-Velasquez J, Eide P, Fedorko S, Fleck S, Hernesniemi J, Koziarski A, Májovský M, Podgorski A, Schroeder H, Teo C, Unterberg A, Yeung J, Kolias A, Santarius T. Surgical treatment of symptomatic pineal cysts without hydrocephalus—meta-analysis of the published literature. Acta Neurochirurgica 2021, 164: 61-77. PMID: 34854993, PMCID: PMC8761144, DOI: 10.1007/s00701-021-05054-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic pineal cystsPineal cystsCase reportCyst sizeSingle-center retrospective cohortChronic incisional painLarger cyst sizeRetrospective surgical seriesOverall complication rateRole of surgeryVertigo/dizzinessMean cyst sizeLoss of consciousnessObjective outcome assessmentNausea/vomitSupracerebellar infratentorial approachAssessment of outcomesMajority of casesIncisional painComplication rateFocal neurologyGait disturbanceMost patientsPatient characteristicsRetrospective cohort
2012
Intracranial parafalcine chondroma in a pregnant patient
Yeung JT, Krznarich TS, Moreno EA, Mukkamala A, Karim AS. Intracranial parafalcine chondroma in a pregnant patient. Surgical Neurology International 2012, 3: 44. PMID: 22574253, PMCID: PMC3347491, DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.94930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecial anesthesia considerationsStable blood pressureGross total removalFirst case reportPost-operative deficitsMotor vehicle accidentsIntracranial chondromaRare benign neoplasmMagnetic resonance spectroscopyParafalcine lesionAsymptomatic patientsCesarean sectionPregnant patientsBlood pressureDisease courseAnesthesia considerationsNeurological symptomsSecond trimesterCase reportTumor excisionMonths postpartumIntracranial tumorsBenign neoplasmsIntracranial lesionsPatients
2011
Tectal plate glioblastoma multiforme
Nemer MD, Blight C, Yeung JT, Fram KM, Karim AS. Tectal plate glioblastoma multiforme. Surgical Neurology International 2011, 2: 101. PMID: 21811707, PMCID: PMC3144597, DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.83025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlioblastoma multiformeElevated white blood cell countWhite blood cell countNon-contrast CT scanTectal plate lesionsTectal plate tumorCholine/NHigh-grade lesionsBlood cell countLow-grade lesionsMagnetic resonance spectroscopyPronator driftIndolent lesionsPostoperative treatmentVentriculoperitoneal shuntAggressive lesionsAggressive neoplasmRare pathologySuboccipital craniotomyBrain malignanciesCase reportBladder controlFamily historyTissue diagnosisAnatomic location