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Byline: Ravi. Dadlani, Arun. RaoSir,Spinal cysts have been classified by Nabor et al., into four different types.[1] Spinal extradural arachnoid cyst (SEAC) corresponds to the Type IA cyst (extradural cyst [...]

Byline: Arun. Rao, Narayanam. Kiran, Zarina. Assis, Alangar. Hegde Sir, An infraoptic course of the anterior cerebral artery (IO-ACA) is extremely uncommon.[sup][1],[2],[3],[4] We describe a case of IO-ACA associated with [...]

Byline: Sumit. Thakar, Arun. Rao, Dilip. Mohan, Alangar. Hegde Sir, While the occurrence of spinal intramedullary abscesses is unusual, [sup][1] their concomitant association with tumours is still rarer. The spinal [...]

Byline: Narayanam Anantha. Kiran, Sumit. Thakar, Dilip. Mohan, Saritha. Aryan, Arun. Rao, Alangar. Hegde Subgaleo-peritoneal (SP) shunting for pseudomeningoceles (PMCs) is an effective and safer alternative as compared to the [...]

Subgaleo-peritoneal (SP) shunting for pseudomeningoceles (PMCs) is an effective and safer alternative as compared to the lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt. SP shunting was done in six patients (14-60 years) with persistent or recurrent PMCs using the cranial (ventricular part) and the distal parts of a Chhabra shunt connected by a rigid connector without any intervening chamber or valve. Two patients had undergone a prior LP shunt that had failed. One patient was unsuitable for a LP shunt placement. The PMC subsided completely in all the patients following the SP shunt. In one patient, the shunt got displaced and required repositioning. None of the patients developed symptoms of over-drainage or any other complication. All patients were asymptomatic at a mean follow-up of 15 months. These results suggest that SP shunting is a safe, simple, and effective alternative to the traditional LP shunt in the management of persistent or recurrent cranial PMCs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]