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Brain doctor, the Dr. Corniola a specialist in cranial and spinal neurosurgery, is continuing his scientific research into intracranial meningiomas.
Meningiomas originate from cells of the arachnoid membrane and are most often found between the brain and the cranial vault, but can also be found in the cerebral ventricles, more rarely. Intracranial meningiomas are benign tumors of the CNS, accounting for 30-40% of primary lesions of the central nervous system.
Found incidentally, such a lesion does not systematically carry a worrying scenario, and patients are not considered to have CNS cancer. Meningiomas very rarely metastasize.
However, in most cases, the discovery of an intracranial meningioma requires neurosurgical management by a physician specializing in surgical brain pathologies, from a multidisciplinary perspective.
A graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Geneva, with an internship in neurosurgery at Lausanne University Hospital, Dr. Corniola obtained his FMH Neurosurgery qualification in 2016 and was appointed Head of Clinic at the University Hospitals. He will be Associate Professor at the Rennes Faculty of Medicine from 2021, and Head of Department at Rennes University Hospital until 2023.
An expert in the surgical and non-surgical management of meningiomas, and a member of the Swiss Society of Neurosurgery, Dr. Corniola holds the title of Privat Docent from the Faculty of Medicine of Geneva, the fruit of a thesis on intracranial meningiomas. He won the prize for best scientific publication in 2023 for his work on meningiomas of the cavernous sinus.
Dr. Corniola awarded in 2023 for his publication on cavernous sinus meningiomas
Intracranial meningiomas are a protean surgical entity, requiring case-by-case management tailored to each individual patient, often as part of a multidisciplinary approach.
Occasionally, cerebral or spinal malformations are discovered incidentally, whether symptomatic or not. In most cases, an MRI is requested, and a consultation with a neurosurgery specialist is required to determine the appropriate management.
When patients are symptomatic or when an asymptomatic lesion, discovered incidentally, appears to be growing on subsequent radiological examinations, treatment is primarily microsurgical.
Although in-patient surgery is the treatment of first choice, non-surgical treatments can frequently be offered to patients.
When a potentially surgical pathology is diagnosed in the brain or spinal cord, and their envelope. Sometimes the neurosurgeon performs surgery, sometimes he or she organizes follow-up care, depending on the pathology in question.
Not particularly. The brain has no sensitive innervation, and the incision at scalp level is not very painful. In comparison, cranial surgery is often less painful than abdominal surgery.
It all depends on the pathology in question, but in principle, the first two months are considered fundamental in post-surgical recovery.
A neurologist is a physician specializing in the discipline of neurology, which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. Neurologists are experts in assessing conditions such as epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease and headaches. Their main role is to carry out in-depth clinical examinations, suggest medical treatments, and refer patients to appropriate specialists when necessary.
In contrast, a neurosurgeon is a doctor who specializes in surgery of the nervous system, including surgery of the brain, spine and their envelopes. They are primarily involved in the treatment of brain tumors, hernias, strokes and other problems requiring surgical intervention. Neurosurgeons play a crucial role in the surgical management of neurological diseases, often collaborating with neurologists to provide comprehensive patient care.