Author: Zaid Sayegh Editors: Miramar Haddad, Haneen A. Banihani Reviewer: Dr Adam M. Abdallah Introduction Neuro-oncology is a rapidly evolving subspecialty in medicine that tackles primary or metastatic CNS and PNS neoplasms and complications concerning the nervous system occurring either directly or indirectly due to nervous system or systemic malignancies.[1] There are many distinct types of brain tumors, which are divided into benign and malignant. Benign tumors are usually slow-growing and do not invade nearby tissues, and the most common type is meningiomas, followed by pituitary and nerve sheath tumors. Conversely, malignant neoplasms grow quickly, uncontrollably, and infiltrate other tissues, […]

Article Topic: Skull fractures Author name: Zaid Sayegh Edited by: Philip Sweidan, Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Skull fractures; Cranial fractures; head trauma; CSF leaks.   Overview Over the past two decades, there has been a considerable increase in the number of head injuries which led to a spike in the number of skull fractures.[1] So in this article, we will discuss skull fractures which fall into four main categories: linear, depressed, diastatic, and basilar.[2] Cranial fractures are generally more common in children than in adults because children are more prone and vulnerable to head trauma due to their thinner and more […]