2021
A Unique Subset: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Presenting as Spontaneous CSF Leak of the Anterior Skull Base
Hong CS, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Vining EM, Manes RP, Omay SB. A Unique Subset: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Presenting as Spontaneous CSF Leak of the Anterior Skull Base. Journal Of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base 2021, 83: 105-115. PMID: 35433188, PMCID: PMC9010143, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1716898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionSpontaneous CSF leaksElevated opening pressureCSF leakCerebrospinal fluidOpening pressureSpontaneous CSF leak repairSingle-institution retrospective reviewSkull baseAverage body mass indexLeak repairNormal opening pressureVenous sinus stenosisPermanent CSF diversionBody mass indexHistory of meningitisUnique clinical presentationSpontaneous cerebrospinal fluidCSF leak repairAnterior skull baseRecurrent CSF leakRefractory symptomsSinus stenosisClinical presentationEmpty sella
2009
Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans
Searls D, Sico JJ, Omay S, Bannykh S, Kuohung V, Baehring J. Unusual presentations of nervous system infection by Cryptococcus neoformans. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2009, 111: 638-642. PMID: 19541406, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous system infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusSystem infectionCryptococcal meningitisNeurological manifestationsCryptococcus neoformansRecurrent cerebral infarctionSevere neurological disabilityC. neoformans infectionUnusual clinical presentationUnusual neurological manifestationsDetailed clinical descriptionMagnetic resonance imagingOphthalmic zosterCryptococcal infectionCerebral infarctionImmunocompetent patientsNeoformans infectionNeurological disabilityClinical presentationHodgkin's diseaseImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunocompetent hostsImmunodeficiency virusCSF analysis