Atypical tumors of the facial nerve: case series and review of the literature.

abstract：:Although the expectation of monetary compensation has been associated with failures in lumbar discectomy, the issue has not been investigated in patients undergoing cervical disc surgery. The authors analyzed the relationship between economic forms of secondary gain and surgical outcome in a group of patients with a c...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kaptain GJ,Shaffrey CI,Alden TD,Young JN,Whitehill R

更新日期：1998-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic radiosurgery is commonly used for selected patients with benign cranial base tumors. The goal of radiosurgery is cessation of tumor growth and preservation of neurological function. Over the last 2 decades, the technique of radiosurgery has evolved due to improved imaging, better radiosurgical devices and...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Obesity as a consequence of management of pediatric craniopharyngioma is a well-described phenomenon related to the degree of hypothalamic involvement. However, weight change and obesity have not been analyzed in adult patients. Therefore, the purpose of this study was 1) to evaluate the pattern of postoperative...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Van Gompel JJ,Nippoldt TB,Higgins DM,Meyer FB

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Unruptured intracranial aneurysms are common incidental findings on brain imaging. Short-term follow-up for conservatively treated aneurysms is routinely performed in most cerebrovascular centers, although its clinical relevance remains unclear. In this study, the authors assessed the extent of growth as well...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Molenberg R,Aalbers MW,Metzemaekers JDM,Mazuri A,Luijckx GJ,Groen RJM,Uyttenboogaart M,van Dijk JMC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foramen magnum meningiomas (FMMs) are slow growing, most often intradural and extramedullary tumors that pose significant challenges to the skull base neurosurgeon. The indolent clinical course of FMMs and their insidious onset of symptoms are important factors that contribute to delayed diagnosis and relative large s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Flores BC,Boudreaux BP,Klinger DR,Mickey BE,Barnett SL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging is an indispensable tool in the workup and management of patients with neurological disorders. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an imaging modality that permits the examination of blood flow and perfusion without the need for contrast injection. Noninvasive in nature, ASL provides a feasible alternative to...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Soldozy S,Galindo J,Snyder H,Ali Y,Norat P,Yağmurlu K,Sokolowski JD,Sharifi K,Tvrdik P,Park MS,Kalani MYS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The object of this study was to compare the effects and complications of manual and computer-aided shaping of titanium meshes for repairing large frontotemporoparietal skull defects following traumatic brain injury. METHODS:From March 2005 to June 2011, 161 patients with frontotemporoparietal skull defects were...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Luo J,Liu B,Xie Z,Ding S,Zhuang Z,Lin L,Guo Y,Chen H,Yu X

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is an established tool in basic research for tissue imaging at the level of microstructures. Miniaturization and refinement of the technology have made this modality available for operative imaging with a handheld device. Sufficient image contrast is provided by the preoper...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Höhne J,Schebesch KM,Zoubaa S,Proescholdt M,Riemenschneider MJ,Schmidt NO

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to review the management of intra- and extradural ependymomas. Spinal ependymomas most commonly occur as intramedullary tumors throughout the spinal axis. In the lumbosacral region, ependymomas are most commonly associated with the conus medullaris and cauda equina, but can also occur ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fassett DR,Schmidt MH

更新日期：2003-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This video demonstrates a surgical technique of resecting dorsum sellae meningioma using a combined interhemispheric translamina terminalis approach and pterional approach with clinoidectomy. The tumor, 5 cm in maximum diameter, originated from the dorsum sellae, compressed the third ventricle and the midbrain, and di...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Suematsu S,Ono H,Inoue T,Tamura A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical removal remains one of the key treatment modalities for vestibular schwannomas. A team approach between a neurotologist and a neurosurgeon offers the patient the expertise of both specialties and maximizes the chances for an optimal outcome. Vestibular schwannomas can typically be resected through 1 of 3 main...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Chamoun R,MacDonald J,Shelton C,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout his illustrious career, Percival Bailey made numerous contributions to the fields of neurology, neuroanatomy, psychiatry, neuropathology, and, of course, neurosurgery. His expertise, his curiosity about the nervous system, and his desire to examine it from all angles were unique. With the exception of Harve...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ferguson S,Lesniak MS

更新日期：2005-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of less invasive methods to evacuate intracerebral hematomas (ICHs) has improved outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury. Eighteen patients with ICHs underwent surgery via one of two methods: stereotactic endoscopic removal (SER) or stereotactic catheter drainage (SCD). The outcome results were...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kim MH,Song JH,Kim SH,Park DB,Shin KM

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There will be major scientific advances and socioeconomic changes in the 21st century that will influence the development of medicine and neurosurgery. These changes will affect those in academic medical centers and the private practitioners of medicine and neurosurgery. Neurosurgeons' philosophy and practice methods ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ausman JI,Pawl RP

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a key tool in the treatment of patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Although the mechanism of action of VNS remains poorly understood, this modality is now the most widely used nonpharmacological treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy. The goal of this work is to review the hist...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lulic D,Ahmadian A,Baaj AA,Benbadis SR,Vale FL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors aimed to compare the efficacy of lumbar vertebral body Hounsfield units (HUs) and pedicle HUs at predicting pedicle screw loosening. METHODS:The authors retrospectively assessed 143 patients with L3-5 instrumentation. The patients were classified into one of two groups based on the status of thei...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Xu F,Zou D,Li W,Sun Z,Jiang S,Zhou S,Li Z

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chordomas have a high propensity for local recurrence and progression, as well as for systemic and cerebrospinal fluid metastasis. The authors identified and analyzed a series of patients with chordomas, focusing on an underrecognized entity--surgical seeding. METHODS:In a retrospective analysis of 82 patients ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Arnautović KI,Al-Mefty O

更新日期：2001-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Postoperative infection after cranial surgery is a serious complication that requires immediate recognition and treatment. In certain cases such as postoperative meningitis, the patient can be treated with antibiotics only. In cases that involve a bone flap infection, subdural empyema, or cerebral abscess, howev...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Dashti SR,Baharvahdat H,Spetzler RF,Sauvageau E,Chang SW,Stiefel MF,Park MS,Bambakidis NC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this report the authors review the role of bioinformatics in the design of a research project in which the molecular genetics of malignant glioma were studied. A project to characterize Pokemon expression in malignant glioma was developed, refined, and implemented using bioinformatics methods. METHODS:Using ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rovin RA,Winn R

更新日期：2005-10-15 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：:Cerebral edema is frequently encountered in clinical practice in critically ill patients with acute brain injury from diverse origins and is a major cause of increased morbidity and death in this subset of patients. The consequences of cerebral edema can be lethal and include cerebral ischemia from compromised regiona...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Raslan A,Bhardwaj A

更新日期：2007-05-15 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：OBJECT:It is hypothesized that minimally invasive surgical techniques lead to fewer complications than open surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). The goal of this study was to analyze matched patient cohorts in an attempt to isolate the impact of approach on adverse events. METHODS:Two multicenter databases querie...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Uribe JS,Deukmedjian AR,Mummaneni PV,Fu KM,Mundis GM Jr,Okonkwo DO,Kanter AS,Eastlack R,Wang MY,Anand N,Fessler RG,La Marca F,Park P,Lafage V,Deviren V,Bess S,Shaffrey CI,International Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) often can be surgically treated by either ventral or dorsal decompression and fusion. However, there is a lack of high-level evidence on the relative advantages and disadvantages for these treatments of CSM. The authors' goal was to provide a comprehensive review of the relative b...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Alvin MD,Lubelski D,Benzel EC,Mroz TE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection of insular tumors in the dominant hemisphere poses a significant risk of postoperative motor and language deficits. The authors present a case in which intraoperative awake mapping and multi-modal imaging was used to help preserve function while resecting a dominant insular glioma. The patient, a 55-year-old...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Yu Z,Hameed NUF,Zhang N,Wu B,Zhang J,Lu J,Qiu T,Zhuang D,Chen H,Wu J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the treatment of acoustic neuroma, operative results have improved greatly during recent years, with high rates of functional cranial nerve preservation. Because of this, it has become more important to consider issues of patient satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) following treatment for these lesions. The auth...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schwartz MS,Riddle SA,Delashaw JB Jr,Horgan MA,Kellogg JX,McMenomey SO

更新日期：1998-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis is a common condition affecting middle-aged and elderly people. Significant controversy exists concerning the appropriate indications for fusion following decompressive surgery. The purpose of this report is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who were and were not treated ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fox MW,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1997-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The microvascular anatomy of spinal perimedullary arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) is more complicated than that of dural AVFs, and occlusion rates of AVF after open microsurgery or endovascular embolization are lower in patients with perimedullary AVFs (29%-70%) than they are in those with dural AVF (97%-98%). ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Takai K,Kurita H,Hara T,Kawai K,Taniguchi M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Global outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has forced healthcare systems worldwide to reshape their facilities and protocols. Although not considered the frontline specialty in managing COVID-19 patients, neurosurgical service and training were also significantly affected. This article f...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Suryaningtyas W,Wahyuhadi J,Turchan A,Subagio EA,Parenrengi MA,Apriawan T,Al Fauzi A,Bajamal AH

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors detail the life and career of Dr. J. Lawrence Pool, as well as his significant contributions to the field of cerebrovascular neurosurgery. The discipline of cerebrovascular neurosurgery is a young and dynamic field, which underwent rapid and substantial growth during the middle of the twentieth century. As...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Zacharia BE,Mocco J,Komotar RJ,Solomon RA,Quest DO

更新日期：2006-06-15 00:00:00