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Cerebellar decompression injury

MedGen UID:
576142
•Concept ID:
C0344191
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: The staggers
SNOMED CT: Cerebellar decompression injury (241994005); The staggers (241994005)

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PubMed

Management and prognosis of 66 patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma presenting with initial spinal cord compression: a French retrospective multicenter study.
Fleury I, Amorim S, Mounier N, Coiffier B, Dupuis J, Tilly H, Mazari MA, Filliatre L, Brière J, Brice P, de Kerviler E, Thieblemont C
Leuk Lymphoma 2015 Jul;56(7):2025-31. Epub 2014 Dec 17 doi: 10.3109/10428194.2014.977884. PMID: 25347431
Management of cerebrospinal fluid leak following retrosigmoid posterior cranial fossa surgery.
Bayazit YA, Celenk F, Duzlu M, Goksu N
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2009;71(6):329-33. doi: 10.1159/000272030. PMID: 20068375

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Monitoring cerebellopontine angle and skull base surgeries.
Fernández-Conejero I, Ulkatan S, Deletis V
Handb Clin Neurol 2022;186:163-176. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819826-1.00016-8. PMID: 35772885
Rapid closure technique in suboccipital decompression.
Vychopen M, Hadjiathanasiou A, Brandecker S, Borger V, Schuss P, Vatter H, Güresir E
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022 Jun;48(3):2407-2412. Epub 2021 Sep 25 doi: 10.1007/s00068-021-01779-w. PMID: 34562136Free PMC Article
Cervicocranial artery dissection and scuba diving: Is there a link or is it serendipity?
Walters GK
Undersea Hyperb Med 2018 Jan-Feb;45(1):65-73. PMID: 29571234
Asymptomatic Chiari Type I malformation: should patients be advised against participation in contact sports?
Spencer R, Leach P
Br J Neurosurg 2017 Aug;31(4):415-421. Epub 2017 Mar 2 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1297767. PMID: 28637118
Teflon granulomas mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumors following microvascular decompression.
Deep NL, Graffeo CS, Copeland WR 3rd, Link MJ, Atkinson JL, Neff BA, Raghunathan A, Carlson ML
Laryngoscope 2017 Mar;127(3):715-719. Epub 2016 Jun 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.26126. PMID: 27320780

Diagnosis

Asymptomatic Chiari Type I malformation: should patients be advised against participation in contact sports?
Spencer R, Leach P
Br J Neurosurg 2017 Aug;31(4):415-421. Epub 2017 Mar 2 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1297767. PMID: 28637118
Teflon granulomas mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumors following microvascular decompression.
Deep NL, Graffeo CS, Copeland WR 3rd, Link MJ, Atkinson JL, Neff BA, Raghunathan A, Carlson ML
Laryngoscope 2017 Mar;127(3):715-719. Epub 2016 Jun 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.26126. PMID: 27320780
The isolated fourth ventricle.
Ali K, Nannapaneni R, Hamandi K
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Apr 3;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008791. PMID: 23559656Free PMC Article
Simple whiplash?
Uzoigwe CE, Shabani F, Chami G, El-Tayeb M
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2009 Aug;91(8):1103-4. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B8.22266. PMID: 19651845
Progress in syringomyelia.
Williams B
Neurol Res 1986 Sep;8(3):130-45. doi: 10.1080/01616412.1986.11739745. PMID: 2877406

Therapy

Monitoring cerebellopontine angle and skull base surgeries.
Fernández-Conejero I, Ulkatan S, Deletis V
Handb Clin Neurol 2022;186:163-176. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819826-1.00016-8. PMID: 35772885
Long-term neurological sequelae after decompression sickness in retired professional divers.
Sundal E, Lygre SHL, Irgens Å, Troland K, Grønning M
J Neurol Sci 2022 Mar 15;434:120181. Epub 2022 Feb 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2022.120181. PMID: 35131550
Cervicocranial artery dissection and scuba diving: Is there a link or is it serendipity?
Walters GK
Undersea Hyperb Med 2018 Jan-Feb;45(1):65-73. PMID: 29571234
Teflon granulomas mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumors following microvascular decompression.
Deep NL, Graffeo CS, Copeland WR 3rd, Link MJ, Atkinson JL, Neff BA, Raghunathan A, Carlson ML
Laryngoscope 2017 Mar;127(3):715-719. Epub 2016 Jun 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.26126. PMID: 27320780
The principles of skull base radiosurgery.
Kondziolka D, Flickinger JC, Lunsford LD
Neurosurg Focus 2008;24(5):E11. doi: 10.3171/FOC/2008/24/5/E11. PMID: 18447740

Prognosis

Aberrant Abducent Nerve During Microvascular Decompression for Trigeminal Neuralgiass.
Borg A, Zrinzo L
World Neurosurg 2020 Jun;138:454-456. Epub 2020 Apr 3 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.03.115. PMID: 32251825
Rare case of diffuse spinal arachnoiditis following a complicated vertebral artery dissection.
Atallah E, Dang S, Rahm S, Feghali J, Nohra C, Tjoumakaris S, Rosenwasser RH, Zarzour H, Herial N, Gooch MR, Jabbour P
J Clin Neurosci 2018 Jun;52:132-134. Epub 2018 Mar 28 doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2018.03.005. PMID: 29605278
Teflon granulomas mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumors following microvascular decompression.
Deep NL, Graffeo CS, Copeland WR 3rd, Link MJ, Atkinson JL, Neff BA, Raghunathan A, Carlson ML
Laryngoscope 2017 Mar;127(3):715-719. Epub 2016 Jun 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.26126. PMID: 27320780
New Clinical and Morphologic Aspects in Trigeminal Neuralgia.
Tanrikulu L, Hastreiter P, Bassemir T, Bischoff B, Buchfelder M, Dörfler A, Naraghi R
World Neurosurg 2016 Aug;92:189-196. Epub 2016 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2016.04.119. PMID: 27157289
Microvascular Decompression Surgery for Hemifacial Spasm.
Qi H, Zhang W, Zhang X, Zhao C
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jan;27(1):124-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002306. PMID: 26703065

Clinical prediction guides

Alterations of functional connectivity between thalamus and cortex before and after decompression in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients: a resting-state functional MRI study.
Peng X, Tan Y, He L, Ou Y
Neuroreport 2020 Mar 25;31(5):365-371. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000001346. PMID: 31609830
Missed Culprits in Failed Microvascular Decompression Surgery for Hemifacial Spasm and Clinical Outcomes of Redo Surgery.
Lee S, Park SK, Lee JA, Joo BE, Park K
World Neurosurg 2019 Sep;129:e627-e633. Epub 2019 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.05.231. PMID: 31158550
Suboccipital Decompressive Craniectomy for Cerebellar Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ayling OGS, Alotaibi NM, Wang JZ, Fatehi M, Ibrahim GM, Benavente O, Field TS, Gooderham PA, Macdonald RL
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:450-459.e5. Epub 2017 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.144. PMID: 29104155
Suprafloccular approach via the petrosal fissure and venous corridors for microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve: technique notes and clinical outcomes.
Wang H, Ying X, Yu WH, Zhu Q, Dong XQ, Sheng YF, Wang D
J Neurosurg 2018 Aug;129(2):324-333. Epub 2017 Oct 20 doi: 10.3171/2017.5.JNS17515. PMID: 29053068
Remote motor system metabolic profile and surgery outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Craciunas SC, Gorgan MR, Ianosi B, Lee P, Burris J, Cirstea CM
J Neurosurg Spine 2017 Jun;26(6):668-678. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.3171/2016.10.SPINE16479. PMID: 28304238

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical Application of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Chiari Malformation Type I- Advances and Perspectives. A Systematic Review.
Antkowiak L, Rogalska M, Stogowski P, Anuszkiewicz K, Mandera M
World Neurosurg 2021 Aug;152:124-136. Epub 2021 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.06.052. PMID: 34147690
Severe Cerebellar Degeneration and Chiari I Malformation - Speculative pathophysiology based on a systematic review.
Joaquim AF
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2020 Mar;66(3):375-379. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.66.3.375. PMID: 32520161
Suboccipital Decompressive Craniectomy for Cerebellar Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ayling OGS, Alotaibi NM, Wang JZ, Fatehi M, Ibrahim GM, Benavente O, Field TS, Gooderham PA, Macdonald RL
World Neurosurg 2018 Feb;110:450-459.e5. Epub 2017 Dec 2 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.10.144. PMID: 29104155
Teflon granulomas mimicking cerebellopontine angle tumors following microvascular decompression.
Deep NL, Graffeo CS, Copeland WR 3rd, Link MJ, Atkinson JL, Neff BA, Raghunathan A, Carlson ML
Laryngoscope 2017 Mar;127(3):715-719. Epub 2016 Jun 19 doi: 10.1002/lary.26126. PMID: 27320780
Microvascular decompression for elderly patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a prospective study and systematic review with meta-analysis.
Sekula RF Jr, Frederickson AM, Jannetta PJ, Quigley MR, Aziz KM, Arnone GD
J Neurosurg 2011 Jan;114(1):172-9. Epub 2010 Jul 23 doi: 10.3171/2010.6.JNS10142. PMID: 20653393

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