2021
Hemorrhage Into a Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma in an Adult With Tuberous Sclerosis
Barbiero FJ, Huttner AJ, Fulbright RK, Baehring JM. Hemorrhage Into a Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma in an Adult With Tuberous Sclerosis. The Neurologist 2021, 26: 122-124. PMID: 34190204, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial hemorrhageMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brainSubependymal giant cell astrocytomaCentral nervous system tumorsYoung adultsLife-threatening complicationsGiant cell astrocytomaNervous system tumorsTuberous sclerosis complexForamen of MonroRare genetic disorderGerm-line mutationsUncommon causeHematoma evacuationDiagnostic delaySpontaneous hemorrhageUnusual causeSubependymal nodulesSurveillance imagingSkin changesTumor resectionSystem tumorsAdenoma sebaceumTuberous sclerosisSkin lesions
2020
The Clinical Implications of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in Vestibular Schwannomas
Hong CS, Jin L, David WB, Shear B, Zhao AY, Zhang Y, Erson-Omay EZ, Fulbright RK, Huttner A, Kveton J, Moliterno J. The Clinical Implications of Spontaneous Hemorrhage in Vestibular Schwannomas. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2020, 82: e22-e32. PMID: 34306914, PMCID: PMC8289498, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1701676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtent of resectionVestibular schwannomaFacial weaknessSpontaneous hemorrhageLarge tumorsManagement of VSRetrospective case review seriesThin-walled vascular channelsBlood-thinning medicationHemorrhagic vestibular schwannomaPreoperative facial weaknessHalf of patientsFacial nerve dysfunctionRelevant clinical factorsPatient health outcomesRapid symptom onsetHigh mortality rateCase review seriesFacial numbnessNerve dysfunctionPerioperative mortalityClinical factorsSymptom onsetBenign pathologyPoor prognosis