Development of management to injuries of the central nervous system

At the University of Miami [Miami, Florida, United States of America] Dr. Barth A. Green [Chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery] has developed "The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis" from hence designated as the "Project." The "Project" has three major research components: 1] Prevention, 2] Treatment, and 3] Rehabilitation

Cavernoma at the foramen of Monro associated with colloid cyst

We report a 43 year-old man with a cavernoma at the foramen of Monro which was associated with a colloid syst and led to obstructive hydrocephalus. The patient presented with an 18-month history of episodic headache and he underwent a frontal craniotomy and transcortical-transventricular microsurgical removal of both lesions. The post-operative course was complicated by subdural collection and shunt-related problems that warranted several surgical procedures. The patient eventually made a satisfactory recovery with no sings of residual lesion. The association of cavernoma and colloid cyst at the foramen of Monro supports the developmental nature of the lesion