[Operative treatment of deep arteriovenous malformations]. / Leczenie operacyjne glebokich znieksztalcen tetniczo-zylnych mózgu.

The authors present 12 patients operated upon for arteriovenous malformations located in deep structures of brain. In terms of the location, clinical course and neurological status there were three distinct groups of patients. The results of the operative treatment lead to the conclusion that the operative treatment risk is no greater than in cases of superficial AVMs, in which it is generally accepted.

[Clinico-radiological picture of periradicular cysts in the lumbosacral region]. / Obraz kliniczno-radiologiczny torbieli okolokorzeniowych w odcinku ledzwiowo-krzyzowym.

After a review of the modern views on the problem of the so called Tarlov's cysts the authors present a group of 20 patients with chronic low back pains in whom periradicular cysts were diagnosed demonstrating them by means of Dimer-X radiculography. In the light of an analysis of this material the authors reach the conclusion that there are no specific symptoms and signs which could make possible the diagnosis of Tarlov's cysts without contrast radiography of the dural sac. There are, moreover, no reliable data demonstrating that the clinical manifestations in patients with Tarlov's cysts are indeed caused by them since surgical verification demonstrates often other causes of pain.

[Transient blindness as a complication of vertebral angiography]. / Przemijajaca slepota jako powikanie angiografii kregowej.

The authors report two cases of cortical blindness developing immediately after vertebral angiography. Visual disturbances were not associated with other symptoms art from nuchal rigidity in one patients. In both cases, cortical blindness regressed completely.