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Figure 1: Sagittal MRI scan demonstrating a pre-operative Chiari malformation with cervical syrinx (left), and the same patient 6 months post-operatively demonstrating resolution of the Chiari malformation as well as almost complete resolution of the syrinx (right). The foramen magnum is represented by the dashed red line. Before surgery the patient’s cerebellar tonsils extended 13mm below the foramen magnum (double arrow-head white line), and the tonsils ‘plug’ the craniocer

In the second part of this series, we look at the benign brain tumour known as meningioma as a reversible cause of dementia. Meningiomas...

There are many causes of dementia, however two specific Neurosurgical conditions are reversible with surgical intervention. In the first of this series, we look at the condition called Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH). Although not very common, NPH is a reversible cause of dementia. The classical clinical presentation for NPH is the triad of symptoms: dementia, gait ataxia (difficulty walking and mobilising), and urinary incontinence. Sometimes patients only exhibit some o

In a world first, Dr Adam Wells from the University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital has conducted "brain surgery" on a 3D...