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Progressive exotropiaHispanic girl with progressively worsening exotropia over a 2 year period.VA: Correctable to 20/25 OD, 20/40 OSPsammoma bodies1. Kuratsu J, Okamura T, Ushio Y. A Paediatric Patient with Meningioma Arising from the Cavernous Sinus Wall. Acta Neurochir 139:259-260, 1997. 2. Ersahin Y, Ozdamar N, Demirtas E, et al. Meningioma of the cavernous sinus in a child. Childs Nerv Syst 15(1):8-10,1999

Adjuvant Therapy for Invasive Sino-Orbital Fungal Infection

The treatment of invasive sino-orbital fungal infection is complicated both by the presence of comorbid medical conditions, and the resulting disfigurement of radical surgical debridement. Both of these factors limit therapeutic options

CT Scanning in Pediatric and Adult Populations: Is the Radiation Dose Exposure Significant?

An extensive study overseen by the US National Academy of Sciences concerning 100,000 survivors of the World War II A bomb attack provides long term estimates of risk of excess cancer. Data concerning the population exposed to low dose radiation (0-20 rem) is now available. The radiation exposure of typical CT imaging studies falls within this dose range

Use of the Proneview(TM) Helmet System with a Modified Table Platform for Open Access to the Eyes During Prone Spine Surgery

We are currently conducting a prospective clinical trial to study physiologic ocular changes that occur during lumbar spine surgery conducted in the prone surgical position. However, our ability to measure physiologic ocular parameters in a safe, efficient manner has been limited by mechanical constraints of the patient head support system. In fact, we found current head fixation systems so limiting that they interfered with "in vivo" operative measurements. This study details the development of a modified head support system that provides more open access to the eye during prone lumbar spine surgery