Guilherme Cabral Filho

Aneurisma gigante da arteria cerebral media: relato de um caso

A case of giant aneurysm of the middle artery with the size of 12,0 x 8,0 x 6,0 cm is reported. Some aspects of the treatment of such aneurysm are considered. As far as we know this is the largest intracranial aneurysm ever recorded.

Broca e o nascimento da moderna neurocirurgia

Relatam-se os trabalhos pioneiros de Broca sobre localizacoes cerebrais e topografia cranioencefalica e a aplicacao dos mesmos a primeira craniotomia baseada em localizacao cerebral.This study presents Brocas pioneering efforts on cerebral localizations and craniotopography and their application on the first craniotomy based on cerebral localization.

Coleção subdural na criança: fisiopatologia e tratamento

Nine children harboring subdural effusions were treated by subduro peritoneal shunt. These patients were followed-up by CT scans. The area of the subdural effusions was measured by quantitative morphology with a planimeter. With the surgical treatment, the subdural effusion disappeared completely or near completely in 8 patients. The patients functional state were excellent in 4, good in 3 and bad in 2 in the postoperative follow-up. We aldo reviewed the literature as far as the pathophysiology and the treatment of the subdural effusions are concerned.