In humans, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a variable presentation ranging from mild self-limiting respiratory tract infections to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. Methods: We present the case of a patient who developed acute epiglottitis after surgery for an intracranial tumour and was subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19. A 58-year-old female patient developed acute-onset respiratory distress on day 6 after intracranial surgery. Neck computed tomography revealed near-total airway obstruction due to severe edoema of the epiglottis and periepiglottis. The patient’s SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction test was positive. Viral respiratory tract panel and sputum and blood cultures were negative. She completed the antiviral and antibacterial treatment regimens recommended by the chest disease department. We conclude that epiglottitis can be an unusual manifestation of COVID-19.

AIM: To determine the clinical and radiographical aspects of six patients diagnosed with pericallosal lipomas (PCL). MATERIAL and METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients who presented to the neurosurgery outpatient clinics of Selcuk Faculty of Medicine between 2009 and 2019, revealed that six patients were diagnosed with PCL. The clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were obtained by reviewing patients' records. RESULTS: A total of six patients (two girls and four boys), with a mean age of 53.8 months (38-72 months), were included in this study. They were followed up for a mean period of 36.5 months (32-41 months). PCL were detected on MRIs, which were obtained to investigate headache in two patients, epilepsy in one patient, frontal dermal sinus tract and left frontal epidermoid tumor in one patient, and subcutaneous lipoma associated with PCL in one patient. Five patients displayed tubulonodular lipomas and one patient displayed curvilinear lipomas. Agenesis or dysgenesis of the corpus callosum (CC) was observed in four (66%) patients. Two patients received surgical treatment for cosmetic skin problem. CONCLUSION: Because of the benign course of PCL, i.e. no growth or very slow growth, and close proximity to the surrounding neurovascular structures, surgical removal should be considered only in symptomatic PCL. Furthermore, other malformations and anomalies may accompany PCL.

Symptomatic Chiari type 1 malformation (CIM) patients may elect to be treated; however, choosing the optimum surgical method remains problematic: posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD...

Background: Lumboperitoneal (LP) shunt is a type of treatment commonly used in the surgical treatment of pseudotumor cerebri, comorbid hydrocephalus, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula. Despite the promising results of the LP shunt blockage of %7 and %14 migration rate of complications have been reported. Migration can be rarely observed in the spinal subarachnoid space or even in the intracranial area. We report a case where the LP shunt migrated upward to the cerebellomedullary cisterns. Case Descrıptıon A 37-year-old female patient underwent lumboperitonel shunt surgery for pseudotumor cerebri. After the LP shunt surgery, the patient's complaints of headache and blurred vision disappeared. The patient admitted to polycyclic at the postoperative first month with neck pain and neck sucking sensation. Cerebellomedullar cysterna shunt tip was seen in brain CT. The patient was operated again and the proximal end of the shunt was lowered to Lumbar 1 level under C-Arm Scope device control. Then, we fixed the subcutaneous tissue of the shunt of the LP shunt with the help of a non-resorbable suture and stitches. Conclusıons: LP shunt distal migration is more common, such proximal migrations are rarely reported in the literature. LP shunt displacement must be due to defective or insufficient anchoring devices of the LP shunt tube. We think that great care must be taken to fix the LP shunt properly with the help of suture collars with an unresorbable suture at three places to the subcutaneous tissue.

Aim: Posterior fossa epidural hematoma (PFEDH) in the pediatric age group is a very rare condition and the treatment method is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study is to evaluate the observation results in the management of pediatric patients with PFEDH in our tertiary care hospital and to investigate the importance of the relationship of the hematoma with the cerebral venous sinuses, which has not been investigated before in the literature, in the treatment decision. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted at Selcuk University, Faculty of Medicine. All patients (≤ 17 years) diagnosed with PFEDH between January 2010 and May 2022 were included in this study. Demographic data, clinical signs, trauma type and symptoms at presentation, CT findings, type of treatment, and outcomes were collected. CT findings including hematoma thickness, hydrocephalus, presence of fourth ventricular compression, relation with cerebral venous sinuses and other associated brain injuries were evaluated. Results: The patient group consists of two girl and six boy. The most common cause of PFEDH was a fall from a height resulting in a blow to the back of the head in four patients. Vomiting was the most frequent presenting symptom. Four patients had a relation between cerebral venous sinuses and hematoma, and two of these patients underwent surgical treatment Conclusion: In addition to criteria such as hematoma thickness, GCS, hydrocephalus, and compression of the fourth ventricle, we determined that the relationship of hematoma with venous sinuses is a criterion to be evaluated.