Objectives: Facial nerve injury is one of the most devastating complications occurring as a result of any chemical, mechanical or ischemic insult. This study aimed to determine the surgical outcomes of limited experience in lower motor neuron facial palsy in the last decade. Materials and Methods: A Prospective case series was done at Neurosurgery Department, Prime Teaching Hospital, MTI Lady Reading Hospital, and Irfan General Hospital Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Patients were diagnosed after thorough clinical examination and radiological findings; conduction studies these as severe facial paralysis (House and Brackmann 4 – 6). Surgical treatment is done with end-to-end hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis. Outcomes and complications were documented. Entered data into specifically designed proforma. Results: Out of 13 patients, who underwent a surgical procedure, 8 were male (61.5%) and 5 patients were female (38.5%). The mean age of presentation was 46 years. Patients were labeled on House and Brackmann scale. Improvement was defined as ? 1 grade improvement on the H&B scale, after 1 year of follow-up, 11 patients improved (84.6%) while 2 (15.4%) remained static. The complication was observed as hemiatrophy of the tongue without physiological weakness. Conclusion: Hypoglossal-Facial nerve anastomosis is recommended treatment for severe facial paralysis, during the first year of insult. Keywords: Facial Nerve Paralysis, Hypoglossal-facial nerve, House & Brackmann.
Objectives: We examined the surgical outcome and complications of anterior cranial Fossa meningiomas. Materials and Methods: A prospective study was conducted at the Department of Neurosurgery Prime Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan from June 2019 to June 2021. A total of 31 patients were selected through non-probability consecutive sampling. After clinical examination and radiological findings, the patients were diagnosed with anterior cranial Fossa meningiomas. Microsurgical Trans cranial approaches did. Clinical outcomes and complications were documented. Tumor anterior cranial fossa meningiomas. A low Karnofsky performance scale index was used to analyze the functional impairment of the patients. Results: 9 (29.03%) were male and 22 (70.96%) patients were female. The mean age of presentation was 42 ± 5 years. Headache 25 (80.6%) and Visual loss were the main presenting symptoms 24 (77.5%), and Tuberculum sellae meningioma patients 08 (25.08%). The most common approach was Bifrontal craniotomy for OGM in 9 patients and two small OGM were operated on utilizing frontolateral craniotomy. The rest of the cases were operated through Pterional craniotomy. Tuberculamsalle meningiomas surgery results in a visual improvement in 6 patients (75%), Complete tumor resection was achieved in 22 (70.9%) patients and subtotal resection is achieved in 6 (19.3%) patients. In a few patients 03 (9.67%) only safe debulking and biopsy were taken. Postoperative hemorrhage was in 4 (12.9%) patients. Conclusion: Transcranial approach for microsurgical resection of anterior cranial fossa meningiomas is an effective and feasible approach in terms of visual outcome and extent of resection. Keywords: Anterior cranial Fossa Meningioma, Bifrontal Craniotomy, Front-lateral craniotomy.
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