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Repair of skull base defect

28 year old woman presents with complaint of right-sided hearing loss and sense of fullness within her right ear Exam with conductive hearing loss in right ear

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Brain

Chronic subdural hematoma (SDH)

This is a 70 year old male presents to ER after seizure. He has no history of seizure. The seizure occurred at dinner table. He had generalized shaking with loss of consciousness, witnessed by wife. The patient is without memory of the event. He complains of headache. He has no history of trauma. The patient has history of cardiac stents placed 3 years prior and takes aspirin, 81mg daily, and clopidogrel (Plavix) 75 mg daily.

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Brain

Repair of skull base defect

28 year old woman presents with complaint of right-sided hearing loss and sense of fullness within her right ear Exam with conductive hearing loss in right ear

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BrainTumor

Brain Metastasis

69 year old man with known history of renal cell carcinoma presents with cognitive decline and neck mass. Memory issues were attributed to chemotherapy. Also was having new headaches. Neck mass was due to an infection. Neurologic examination was relatively unremarkable.

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BrainTumor

Craniotomy for Meningioma

52 year old woman presenting to ER with new onset seizure. Patient & husband report being in good health until while seated in passenger seat of car, she had brief loss of consciousness with stiffening of right arm and body. Episode lasted about 2 minutes. EMS was called.

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BrainTumor

Craniotomy for Tumor Resection

64 year-old man presenting with headache and visual changes Headache for about 2 weeks getting stronger Seeing flashing lights and losing sight in the left side of his vision

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Brain

Chiari Malformation

20 year-old man presenting with headache Pressure in back of head When lifting weights, coughing, laughing Over 1 year, and getting worse Neurologic exam is unremarkable

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