Deep brain stimulation: current and future perspectives.

abstract：OBJECT:This paper describes a consecutive series of skull base meningiomas resected using an endoscopic endonasal approach through various corridors at a single institution over 7 years. The impact of case selection and experience, the presence of a cortical cuff between the tumor and surrounding vessels, and brain ede...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Khan OH,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are the most common malignant brain tumors in children. The concern for late sequelae of neuraxis irradiation and the obligation to improve disease-free survival in children who harbor malignant brain tumors has led to the additional provision of systemic ch...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gold DR,Packer RJ,Cohen BH

更新日期：1999-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence to suggest that pregnancy may increase the risk of hemorrhage from cavernous malformations (CMs). In the present case, a 21-year-old primigravida was admitted to the authors' neurosurgical service after a cesarean section. Three weeks before admission she had experienced rapidly progressive b...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Safavi-Abbasi S,Feiz-Erfan I,Spetzler RF,Kim L,Dogan S,Porter RW,Sonntag VK

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the author summarizes currently available surgical approaches to spinal syringomyelia that is unrelated to Chiari I malformation or hindbrain descent. Primary spinal syringomyelia is most commonly associated with spinal trauma but is also encountered as a sequela to intradural inflammatory processes (inf...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Batzdorf U

更新日期：2000-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable financial and human resources have been directed toward the emerging field of comparative effectiveness research (CER) in the US. Fundamentally, the concept of CER is so logical as to be almost self-evident; namely, that research regarding therapeutic strategies should go beyond efficacy and examine objec...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Marko NF,Weil RJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Currently, reliable low-cost and noninvasive techniques to assess cerebral perfusion in the operating room are not available. The authors report on their first clinical experience with laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA) as a complementary imaging tool for the noninvasive and dynamic assessment of cerebral b...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hecht N,Woitzik J,Dreier JP,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical management of compressive cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) can be challenging. Traditionally, approach indications for decompression of cervical spondylotic myelopathy have been used. However, the postoperative complication profile after cervical OPLL decompression is un...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cardoso MJ,Koski TR,Ganju A,Liu JC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to report the etiology, clinical features, microbiology, surgical outcome, and predictors of outcome of spontaneous subdural empyema (SDE). METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective study in a tertiary hospital. Children up to 18 years of age, with a diagnosis of SDE with infect...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Konar S,Gohil D,Shukla D,Sadashiva N,Uppar A,Bhat DI,Srinivas D,Arimappamagan A,Devi BI

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The direct transnasal transsphenoidal approach to the sellar region has become a widely adopted surgical procedure among neurosurgeons and ear, nose, and throat specialists. Nasal complications and their incidence have been investigated, but a systematic testing of olfactory disturbance has not previously been p...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Actor B,Sarnthein J,Prömmel P,Holzmann D,Bernays RL

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) and MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) have both emerged as minimally invasive alternatives to open surgery for the localization and treatment of medically refractory lesional epilepsy. Although some data are available about the use of these procedures ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cobourn K,Fayed I,Keating RF,Oluigbo CO

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT There are a variety of surgical positions that provide optimal exposure of the dorsal lumbar spine. These include the prone, kneeling, knee-chest, knee-elbow, and lateral decubitus positions. All are positions that facilitate exposure of the spine. Each position, however, is associated with an array of unique c...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Shriver MF,Zeer V,Alentado VJ,Mroz TE,Benzel EC,Steinmetz MP

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent technical advances have revolutionized the fields of surgical endoscopy, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and microsurgical spinal endoscopy. The authors discuss the rich history and recent evolution of these techniques. Thoracoscopy had been widely used for the treatment of pleural conditions associated with tubercu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Das K,Rothberg M

更新日期：2000-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This review summarizes the continuous study of low-power laser radiation treatment of a severely injured peripheral nerve. Laser phototherapy was applied as a supportive factor for accelerating and enhancing axonal growth and regeneration after injury or a reconstructive peripheral nerve procedure. In nerve cell...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rochkind S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the posterior fossa are complex neurovascular lesions that are less common than their supratentorial counterparts, accounting for < 15% of all AVMs. The majority of patients with these lesions present with intracranial hemorrhage, a factor that has been consistently shown to incre...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Arnaout OM,Gross BA,Eddleman CS,Bendok BR,Getch CC,Batjer HH

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a rare tumor whose prognosis has remained poor over the years despite innovative radio- and chemotherapies, and important technical advances in neurosurgery such as intraoperative imaging, fluorescence, Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator, and neuronavigation. Particular atten...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Pompili A,Telera S,Villani V,Pace A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors present a series of 4 patients with rare facial nerve tumors. The relevant literature is reviewed and is discussed regarding diagnostic features, the role of operative management, and surgical approach. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was conducted for patients with tumors of the facial nerve t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ross L,Drazin D,Eboli P,Lekovic GP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many options for the surgical treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis, including anterior and posterior techniques. Among the most versatile is a 360 degrees fusion. In consideration of the added risk of morbidity of two procedures, circumferential fusion leads to the highest fusion rates. This is particularly...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Heary RF,Bono CM

更新日期：2002-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare spending has become a grave concern to national budgets worldwide, and to a greater extent in low-income countries. Brain tumors are a serious disease that affects a significant percentage of the population, and thus proper allocation of healthcare provisions for these patients to achieve acceptable outcome...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Helal AE,Abouzahra H,Fayed AA,Rayan T,Abbassy M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of this study were to analyze the effect of pallidotomy on parkinsonian tremor and to ascertain whether an association exists between microrecording findings and tremor outcome. Forty-four patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who had drug-induced dyskinesia, bradykinesia, rigidity, and tremor underwent pos...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Taha JM,Favre J,Baumann TK,Burchiel KJ

更新日期：1997-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:For a physician has the worth of many other warriors, both for the excision of arrows and for the administration of soothing drugs. Homer, Iliad XI.514-515 Ever since armed conflict has been used as a means to settle disputes among men, there have been those who have been tasked to mend the wounds that ravage a soldie...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Klimo P Jr,Ragel BT

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, surgical division of the terminal filum (filum terminale) has been reserved for patients with imaging-apparent spinal cord tethering. The occurrence of medically refractory voiding dysfunction of neurogenic origin, without magnetic resonance (MR) imaging documentation of abnormality in the spine, has be...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Selden NR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subarachnoid-pleural fistula is a rare type of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula, and there are only several cases reported in the literature. The authors describe a 65-year-old male patient in whom a diagnosis of T7-8 disc herniation had been made. He underwent surgery via a right lateral extracavitary approach. Post...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ozgen S,Boran BO,Elmaci I,Ture U,Pamir MN

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Commercially available processed nerve allografts have been shown to be inferior to autografts in previous animal studies. The authors hypothesized that combining different processing and storage techniques will result in improved nerve ultrastructure preservation, lower immunogenicity, and minimized cellula...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hundepool CA,Nijhuis TH,Kotsougiani D,Friedrich PF,Bishop AT,Shin AY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to make thoracic discectomy simple and less invasive while using direct visualization, a 70 degrees -angled lens endoscope has been adopted to visualize the ventral aspect of the spinal cord dura mater during microsurgical thoracic discectomy via a transpedicular approach. The patient is positioned in a 6...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Jho HD

更新日期：1998-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Spine surgery carries an inherent risk of damage to critical neural structures. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) is frequently used to improve the safety of spine surgery by providing real-time assessment of neural structures at risk. Evidence-based guidelines for safe and efficacious use of IONM ar...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lall RR,Lall RR,Hauptman JS,Munoz C,Cybulski GR,Koski T,Ganju A,Fessler RG,Smith ZA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Neurosurgery studies traditionally have evaluated the effects of interventions on health care outcomes by studying overall changes in measured outcomes over time. Yet, this type of linear analysis is limited due to lack of consideration of the trend's effects both pre- and postintervention and the potential for...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wong RH,Smieliauskas F,Pan IW,Lam SK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Despite the advances in skull base techniques, large petroclival meningiomas (PCMs) still pose a challenge to neurosurgeons. The authors' objective of this study was to describe a pretemporal trans-Meckel's cave transtentorial approach for large PCMs and to report the surgical outcomes. METHODS From 2014 to ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Liao CH,Wang JT,Lin CF,Chen SC,Lin CJ,Hsu SPC,Chen MH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The relatively stationary anatomy of the intracranial compartment has allowed the development of stereotactic radiosurgery as an effective treatment option for many intracranial lesions. Difficulty in accurately tracking extracranial targets has limited its development in the treatment of these lesions. The abil...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ryken TC,Meeks SL,Traynelis V,Haller J,Bouchet LG,Bova FJ,Pennington EC,Buatti JM

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Experience with minimal-access surgical approaches for revision lumbar surgery has not been previously reported. METHODS:During a 7-month period, 10 consecutive patients with recurrent disc herniations underwent revision operations in which microendoscopic discectomy (MED) was performed. Perioperative data and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Le H,Sandhu FA,Fessler RG

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are congenital malformations of cortical development that are a frequent cause of refractory epilepsy in both children and adults. With advances in structural and functional neuroimaging, these lesions are increasingly being identified as a cause of intractable epilepsy in patients und...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Diaz RJ,Sherman EM,Hader WJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00