Positional plagiocephaly: an analysis of the literature on the effectiveness of current guidelines.

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this paper is to elucidate the clinical presentation of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) following repair of a myelomeningocele. METHODS:Approximately 10 to 30% of children will develop TCS following repair of a myelomeningocele. Because essentially all children with repaired myelomeningocele will have ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hudgins RJ,Gilreath CL

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The retrosigmoid approach is a work-horse approach to the cerebellopontine angle (CPA), providing access from the foremen magnum to the tentorium. Indications for this approach are variable such as resection of meningiomas, acoustic neuromas and epidermoid tumors, treatment of vascular lesions of vertebrobasilar syste...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cıkla U,Kujoth GC,Başkaya MK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery for cranial deformity was associated with significant surgical morbidity during the early part of the 20th century. For this reason, Harvey Cushing was initially not in favor of surgical treatment of craniosynostosis. Later in his career, Cushing began to operate on these children, although it never became a m...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Maher CO,Buchman SR,O'Hara E,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The supraorbital eyebrow approach is a minimally invasive technique that offers wide access to the anterior skull base region and parasellar area through asubfrontal corridor. The use of neuroendoscopy allows one to extend the approach further to the pituitary fossa, the anterior third ventricle, the interpedunc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gazzeri R,Nishiyama Y,Teo C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical management of intramedullary spinal cord ependymomas remains a formidable challenge amongst neurosurgeons because of the potential risk of surgical morbidity. From on an oncological perspective, complete resection-if technically feasible-should be the goal of surgery, since this can result in excellent lo...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Liu JK

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigeminal neuropathic pain is a syndrome of severe, constant facial pain related to disease of or injury to the trigeminal nerve or ganglion. Causes of this type of pain can include injury from sinus or dental surgery, skull and/or facial trauma, or intentional destruction for therapeutic reasons (deafferentation) as...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Henderson JM,Lad SP

更新日期：2006-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative optical imaging (IOI) is a marker-free, contactless, and noninvasive imaging technique that is able to visualize metabolic changes of the brain surface following neuronal activation. Although it has been used in the past mainly for the identification of functional brain areas under general anesthesia, t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Oelschlägel M,Meyer T,Morgenstern U,Wahl H,Gerber J,Reiß G,Koch E,Steiner G,Kirsch M,Schackert G,Sobottka SB

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to analyze the national health care burden of patients diagnosed with epilepsy in the US and to analyze any changes in the length of stay, mean charges, in-hospital deaths (mortality), and disposition at discharge. METHODS:A retrospective review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS)...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Vivas AC,Baaj AA,Benbadis SR,Vale FL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease is an uncommon cerebrovascular condition characterized by progressive stenosis of the bilateral internal carotid arteries with compensatory formation of an abnormal network of perforating blood vessels providing collateral circulation. The etiology and pathogenesis of moyamoya disease remain unclear. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Achrol AS,Guzman R,Lee M,Steinberg GK

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrodiagnostic testing in patients who have upper-extremity symptoms, which may include carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), has been the gold standard for diagnosis for many years. Despite their value, these tests are underutilized. The authors examined the use patterns of electrodiagnostic testing at the University of V...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Phillips LH 2nd,Juel VC

更新日期：1997-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in medical and surgical treatments in the last few decades have resulted in quantum leaps in the overall survival of patients with malignant disease outside the central nervous system, whereas survival of patients with malignant gliomas (World Health Organization Grades III and IV) has remained essentially un...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rainov NG,Söling A,Heidecke V

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common form of primary brain cancer, has been significantly advanced by recent efforts to characterize the cancer genome using unbiased high-throughput sequencing analyses. While these studies have documented hundreds of mutations, gene copy alterations, and...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kahle KT,Kozono D,Ng K,Hsieh G,Zinn PO,Nitta M,Chen CC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex encephalitis is a common viral encephalitis associated with significant morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed and treated early. Neurosurgery may be an impetus for viral reactivation, either from direct nerve manipulation or high-dose steroids often administered during cases. The authors present the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： McLaughlin DC,Achey RL,Geertman R,Grossman J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author addresses the issue of neurofibroma classification and implications for treatment. He emphasizes the importance of understanding that not all neurofibromas are the same and that the key differences between the types of neurofibromas involve which portions of the nerve sheath contribute to the distinctive be...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Riccardi VM

更新日期：2007-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The management of pediatric intraventricular tumors is highly dependent on identification of the tumor type. Choroid plexus papillomas, a common intraventricular tumor in children, can be difficult to distinguish radiographically from choroid plexus carcinomas and other common pediatric central nervous system (C...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Krieger MD,Panigrahy A,McComb JG,Nelson MD,Liu X,Gonzalez-Gomez I,Gilles F,Bluml S

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Minimally invasive lumbar discectomy is a refinement of the standard open microsurgical discectomy technique. Proponents of the minimally invasive technique suggest that it improves patient outcome, shortens hospital stay, and decreases hospital costs. Despite these claims there is little support in the literatu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： German JW,Adamo MA,Hoppenot RG,Blossom JH,Nagle HA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromodulation and deep brain stimulation (DBS) have been increasingly used in many neurological ailments, including essential tremor, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and more. Yet for many patients and practitioners the desire to utilize these therapies is met with caution, given the need for craniotomy, lead inserti...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rajah G,Saber H,Singh R,Rangel-Castilla L

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic potential of the inflammatory markers interleukin-6 (IL-6), total leukocyte count (TLC), and protein in the CSF and IL-6, C-reactive protein, and white blood cell count in the serum for the early diagnosis of ventriculitis in patients with traumatic brai...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lenski M,Biczok A,Neufischer K,Tonn JC,Briegel J,Thon N

更新日期：2019-11-01 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 Quality Outcomes Database (QOD), formerly known as the National Neurosurgery Quality Outcomes Database (N2QOD), was established by the NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) in collaboration with relevant national stakeholders and experts. The overarching goal of this project was to develop a centralized, nationally coordinate...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Asher AL,Knightly J,Mummaneni PV,Alvi MA,McGirt MJ,Yolcu YU,Chan AK,Glassman SD,Foley KT,Slotkin JR,Potts EA,Shaffrey ME,Shaffrey CI,Haid RW,Fu KM,Wang MY,Park P,Bisson EF,Harbaugh RE,Bydon M

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:From February 4 to 11, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin, and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met near Yalta in Crimea to discuss how post-World War II (WWII) Europe should be organized. Within 2 decades of this conference, all 3 men had died. Presi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ali R,Connolly ID,Li A,Choudhri OA,Pendharkar AV,Steinberg GK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-flow microinfusion is a novel technique for delivery of compounds directly into the brain parenchyma, bypassing the blood-brain barrier. The feasibility of this technique has been demonstrated with low-molecular-weight compounds, macromolecular dyes, and proteins. Delivery of antisense oligonucleotides into the b...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Broaddus WC,Prabhu SS,Gillies GT,Neal J,Conrad WS,Chen ZJ,Fillmore H,Young HF

更新日期：1997-11-15 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：:Over the past century pituitary surgery has undergone multiple revolutions in surgical technique and technological advancements that have resulted in what is now recognized as modern transsphenoidal surgery. Although the procedure is well established in the current neurosurgical literature, the historical maze that le...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gandhi CD,Post KD

更新日期：2001-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Sagittal malalignment decreases patients' quality of life and may require surgical correction to achieve realignment goals. High-risk posterior-based osteotomy techniques are the current standard treatment for addressing sagittal malalignment. More recently, anterior lumbar interbody fusion, anterior column ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hosseini P,Mundis GM Jr,Eastlack RK,Bagheri R,Vargas E,Tran S,Akbarnia BA

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：OBJECT:A variety of anterior, posterior, and combined approaches exist to decompress the spinal cord, restore sagittal alignment, and avoid kyphosis, but the optimal surgical strategy remains controversial. The authors compared the anterior and posterior approach used to treat multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cabraja M,Abbushi A,Koeppen D,Kroppenstedt S,Woiciechowsky C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first identification of CTNNB1 mutations in adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP), much has been learned about the molecular pathways and processes that are disrupted in ACP pathogenesis. To date this understanding has not translated into tangible patient benefit. The recent development of novel technique...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Apps JR,Martinez-Barbera JP

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Previous methods to determine stroke prevalence, such as nationwide surveys, are labor-intensive endeavors. Recent advances in search engine query analytics have led to a new metric for disease surveillance to evaluate symptomatic phenomenon, such as influenza. The authors hypothesized that the use of search eng...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Walcott BP,Nahed BV,Kahle KT,Redjal N,Coumans JV

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00