Pneumocephalus Associated with Cerebrospinal Fluid Fistula as a Complication of Spinal Surgery: A Case Report by Ken Sasaki, Tomoyuki Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Mizuno, Shinichi Ikuta, Toshihiro Akisue, Hiroyuki Fujioka, Minoru Doita, Masahiro Kurosaka, Ryosuke Kuroda

“…Pneumocephalus is a well-known condition following head trauma, but is rare as an injury or as a result of surgery of the spine. …”
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The Validity of Quantifying Pulmonary Contusion Extent by Lung Ultrasound Score for Predicting ARDS in Blunt Thoracic Trauma by Mohamed Soliman Sayed, Kareem Abdelhamid Elmeslmany, Ahmed Samir Elsawy, Nashwa Abed Mohamed

“…Thoracic trauma comprises 20–25% of all traumas worldwide and constitutes the third most common cause of death after abdominal injury and head trauma in polytrauma patients. Pulmonary contusion (PC) is a common injury seen after blunt trauma that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Donor Heart Utilization following Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Resuscitation: Influence of Donor Characteristics and Wait Times in Transplant Regions by Mohammed Quader, Luke Wolfe, Gundars Katlaps, Vigneshwar Kasirajan

“…Donor characteristics that favored heart procurement include younger age (25.5 ± 15 yrs versus 39 ± 18 yrs, P≤0.0001), male gender (34% versus 23%, P≤0.0001), shorter CPR duration (<15 min versus >30 min, P≤0.0001), and head trauma (60% versus 15%). Among the 11 UNOS regions, the highest procurement was in Region 1 (37%) and the lowest in Region 3 (24%). …”
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Gangguan Fungsi Penghidu dan Pemeriksaannya by Effy Huriyati, Tuti Nelvia

“…Disease that often causes disturbances of olfactory function is, chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory tract infections and head trauma. There are several modalities to examine chemosensoris smelling function, one of them is “Sniffin sticks” test. …”
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Hypernatremia in patients with neurological conditions in critical state by David Wilfredo Suàrez Prieto, Mairen Pèrez Fuentes, Elaine Teresa Gutièrrez Pèrez

“…The most relevant diagnoses were intraparenchymal hemorrhage (56.37%), head trauma, and ischemic stroke (both 30%). Plasma sodium concentrations showed significant differences (pX2= 0.000), with the highest average at 24 hours of admission (174.2 ± 133.6) and the lowest at the 5th day (102.9 ± 72.9). …”
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Cryptococcal Meningitis in a HIV Seronegative Patient: A Rare Complication of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Detected with a New Cisternographic Technique by Chukwunonso Chime, Charbel Ishak, Kishore Kumar, Muhammad Kamal, Srinivasan Krishna, Paul Kelly, Sridhar Chilimuri

“…Prompt diagnosis and treatment is key to prevent adverse outcomes, and we propose that in patients with cryptococcal meningitis without any identifiable risk factor, evaluation for CSF leak should be considered especially with history of head trauma.…”
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The prevalence of persistence metopic suture (metopisim) among Kurdish populations of Erbil city. by Soran M Karim, Othman Omar, Muyesser Nuri, Tuqa Yousif Al-Sharef

“…Methods: This retrospective/radiological study was conducted on conveniently selected PA (Caldwell view) plain radiographic images of 613 Kurdish individuals of mixed genders, ages ranging between 10 to 64 years and images were taken from the periods between April 2020 to May 2022 for various medical reasons but mostly were for assessment of blunt head trauma. Results:Out of 613 assessed P.A. radiographs only in 17 cases showed the presence of metopisim, (12 females and 5 males), metopisim was of complete type in just 4 cases; 3 were females and just 1 of them was a male case and it was incomplete in 13 of the cases; 9 females and just 4 were among males. …”
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Vaccination and Infection as Causative Factors in Japanese Patients With Rasmussen Syndrome: Molecular Mimicry and HLA Class I by Yukitoshi Takahashi, Kazumi Matsuda, Yuko Kubota, Jiro Shimomura, Etsuko Yamasaki, Tatsuya Kudo, Katsuyuki Fukushima, Hitoshi Osaka, Noriyuki Akasaka, Atsushi Imamura, Shinji Yamada, Naomi Kondo, Tateki Fujiwara

“…Almost half of the patients have some preceding causative factors, with infections found in 38.2%, vaccinations in 5.9% and head trauma in 8.9% of Japanese patients. In a patient with seizure onset after influenza A infections, cross-reaction of the patient's lymphocytes with GluRε2 and influenza vaccine components was demonstrated by lymphocyte stimulation test. …”
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Evaluation of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Risk Factors by Javad Golmirzaei, Shole Namazi, Shahrokh Amiri, Shahram Zare, Najme Rastikerdar, Ali Akbar Hesam, Zahra Rahami, Fatemeh Ghasemian, Seyyed Shojaeddin Namazi, Abbas Paknahad, Forugh Mahmudi, Hamidreza Mahboobi, Tahereh Khorgoei, Bahareh Niknejad, Fatemeh Dehghani, Shima Asadi

“…The other significant factors by chi-square were fathers' somatic or psychiatric disease (P value < 0.0001), history of trauma and accident during pregnancy (P value = 0.039), abortion proceeds (P value < 0.0001), unintended pregnancy (P value < 0.0001), and history of head trauma (P value < 0.0001). Conclusions. Findings of our study suggest that maternal and paternal adverse events were associated with ADHD symptoms, but breast feeding is a protective factor.…”
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Gender-based Morphometric Analysis of the Human Orbital Aperture Profile using 3D Reconstruction Computed Tomography: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study by Muhammad Omer Afzal Bhatti, Mujeeb Ur Rehman Parrey, Muhammad Ikram Ali, Allah Rakhyo Shoro, Abdulkrem Ahmed Alenazi, Rayan Alhumaidi Alruwaili

“…However, CT scans of patients who had sustained head trauma or orbital injuries were excluded from the study. …”
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Surgeons are apprehensive to use DCD lungs despite similar post-transplant outcomes: A 20-year UNOS retrospective analysis by J. Sam Meyer, MSc, Oliver K. Jawitz, MD, MHS, Yury Peysakhovich, MD, Dan Aravot, MD, Matthew G. Hartwig, MD, MHS, Yaron D. Barac, MD, PhD

“…A multivariable regression analysis showed that the odds of a potential DCD donating lungs is 75% lower than (P < 0.001) that of a potential DBD when the cause of death (COD) is stroke, head trauma (44% lower P = 0.076), CNS tumor (22% lower P = 0.174) or MVA (69% lower P = 0.183). …”
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Endovascular intervention in patients with blunt traumatic thoracic aortic injury: Early results by Hasan Toz, Yusuf Kuserli, Gulsum Turkyilmaz, Saygin Turkyilmaz, Ali Aycan Kavala

“…Patients who were under 22 and over 70 years of age, those who underwent emergency TEVAR, died in a hospital emergency, and had penetrating aortic injury, head traumas with neurological symptoms and requiring intervention, aortic pathology other than Type B aortic dissection, or aortic rupture were excluded from the study. …”
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Subdural empyema in patient with SARS-CoV-2 positivity: A rare case report of 3 patients by Hamidreza Aghadoost, MD, Ghazaleh Salehabadi, MD-MPH, Esmaeil Fakharian, MD

“…The patient had a history of multiple head traumas during past years, which led to craniectomy, and also a history of COVID-19 about 46 days before admission. …”
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