Partial labyrinthectomy presigmoid transpetrosal resection of petroclival meningioma.

abstract：:Central skull base lesions in the upper retroclival and petroclival regions can be challenging to access because of their location anterior to the brainstem. Several transpetrosal approaches have been developed to access the petroclival junction, including anterior petrosal (anterior petrosectomy), posterior petrosal ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Zhao JC,Liu JK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to test the validity of the hypothesis that patients in whom brain metastasis is the first indication of an undiagnosed primary tumor have a better chance of survival than similar patients with a known primary lesion. METHODS:Between January 1983 and December 1998, 342 patients with co...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： D'Ambrosio AL,Agazzi S

更新日期：2007-03-15 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：OBJECT:The surgical treatment of tumors located near eloquent cortex carries a high risk of inducing worsening neurological deficits. Intraoperative electrocorticography techniques have been developed to help identify these areas at the time of surgery in an effort to minimize such risks. The optimal anesthetic techniq...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Vitaz TW,Marx W,Victor JD,Gutin PH

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Every neurosurgeon develops his or her own standard approach to common intracranial pathologies in terms of the order in which different stages are performed and which instruments are used to perform individual tasks. The majority of the basic steps in performing a craniotomy are learned through repetition and practic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Chittiboina P,Connor DE Jr,Nanda A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a surgical technique for the correction of symptomatic degenerative lumbar scoliosis. Using a single, unilateral, interbody cage placed on the concave side of the coronal deformity, combined with a dorsal decompression and instrumented posterolateral fusion, this technique has resulted in excellen...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Heary RF,Karimi RJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intraneural ganglia are nonneoplastic mucinous cysts contained within the epineurium of peripheral nerves. Their pathogenesis has been controversial. Historically, the majority of authors have favored de novo formation (degenerative theory). Because of their rarity, intraneural ganglia affecting the upper limb h...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wang H,Terrill RQ,Tanaka S,Amrami KK,Spinner RJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:Cushing's syndrome can present a complex problem of differential diagnosis. Of cases in which hypercortisolemia results from an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent process, approximately 80% are due to a pituitary adenoma (Cushing's disease [CD]), 10% are due to adrenal lesions, and the remaining 10% are seco...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lad SP,Patil CG,Laws ER Jr,Katznelson L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is a significant public health concern estimated to result in over 500,000 emergency department (ED) visits and more than 60,000 hospitalizations in the United States annually. Sports activities are one important mechanism leading to pediatric TBI. In this study, the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Yue JK,Winkler EA,Burke JF,Chan AK,Dhall SS,Berger MS,Manley GT,Tarapore PE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of fusion procedures in the management of spinal disorders has led investigators to explore the use of growth and differentiation factors in such procedures. As an adjuvant to allograft bone or as a replacement for harvested autograft, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) appear to improve fusion rate...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Subach BR,Haid RW,Rodts GE,Kaiser MG

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nerve root injuries associated with anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) are uncommonly reported in the literature. This case series and review aims to describe the etiology of L5 nerve root injury following ALIF at L5-S1. METHODS:The authors performed a single-center retrospective review of prospectively...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Dowlati E,Alexander H,Voyadzis JM

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify clinically relevant predictors of progression-free survival and functional outcomes in patients who underwent surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors (ISCTs). METHODS An institutional spinal tumor registry and billing records were reviewed to identify adult p...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Samuel N,Tetreault L,Santaguida C,Nater A,Moayeri N,Massicotte EM,Fehlings MG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) standardizes medical procedure coding for billing and reimbursement. Since adoption of CPT coding as the basis for the Medicare Fee Schedule (MFS) in 1992, CPT coding policies and policy changes have been influenced not only by medical necessity and customary practice, but also inc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Bean JR

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT) has been the traditional approach to minimize the risk of intracranial recurrence following resection of brain metastases, despite its potential for late neurotoxicity. In 2007, the authors demonstrated an equivalent local recurrence rate to WBRT by using stereotactic radiosu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Karlovits BJ,Quigley MR,Karlovits SM,Miller L,Johnson M,Gayou O,Fuhrer R

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spine surgery is a key target for cost reduction within the United States health care system. One possible strategy involves the transition of inpatient surgeries to the ambulatory setting. Lumbar laminectomy with or without discectomy, lumbar fusion, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, and cervical disc arthropl...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Pendharkar AV,Shahin MN,Ho AL,Sussman ES,Purger DA,Veeravagu A,Ratliff JK,Desai AM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described of an elderly woman who presented with headaches, hypopituitarism, and visual disturbances and was found to have idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis, a rare lesion of the pituitary gland. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a well-circumscribed lesion, which was isointense on bot...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Brisman MH,Morgello S,Silvers A,Klein I,Post KD

更新日期：1996-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the authors attempt to raise awareness of the pitfalls and controversial issues in nerve tumor surgery. In a case-guided format, examples of ambiguous findings, inappropriate tumor removal, repeated surgery, and nerve repairs are provided. The authors also discuss the need to establish a correct diagno...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kretschmer T,Antoniadis G,Heinen C,Börm W,Scheller C,Richter HP,Koenig RW

更新日期：2007-06-15 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：: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：OBJECT:An experimental study was performed to determine the biomechanical end-mounting configurations that replicate in vivo physiological motion of the cervical spine in a multiple-level human cadaveric model. The vertebral motion response for the modified testing protocol was compared to in vivo motion data and tradi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： DiAngelo DJ,Foley KT

更新日期：2004-09-15 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：OBJECT:Bell palsy remains the most common cause of facial paralysis. Unfortunately, this term is often erroneously applied to all cases of facial paralysis. METHODS:The authors performed a retrospective review of data obtained in 11 patients who were treated at a university-based referral practice between July 1988 an...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Marzo SJ,Leonetti JP,Petruzzelli G

更新日期：2002-05-15 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：:Brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) are an important cause of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in young adults. Biological predictors of future ICH risk are lacking, and controversy exists over previous studies of natural history risk among predominantly ruptured BAVM cohorts. Recent studies have suggested that th...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Achrol AS,Guzman R,Varga M,Adler JR,Steinberg GK,Chang SD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), often referred to as concussion when it occurs in sports, produces persistent cognitive problems in at least 15% of patients. Unfortunately, conventional neuropsychological tests usually yield results within normal limits in this population. The main objective of this event-re...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gosselin N,Bottari C,Chen JK,Huntgeburth SC,De Beaumont L,Petrides M,Cheung B,Ptito A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are minimally invasive procedures used to treat persistently symptomatic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). Both interventions usually involve injection of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The purpose of this technical note was to review the theory and surgical technique for a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lam S,Khoo LT

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a disorder afflicting as many as 2% of East Asians. However, reports of OPLL in non-Asians have been sporadic in the medical literature. This study describes clinical and radiographic findings with OPLL in non-Asians at a tertiary care center treating...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wang MY,Thambuswamy M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex posterior circulation aneurysms are formidable lesions with an abysmal natural history. Their management continues to present a challenge to both endovascular and open microsurgical approaches. Affording an expansive, combined supra- and infratentorial exposure, the petrosal approaches are well suited for thes...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gross BA,Tavanaiepour D,Du R,Al-Mefty O,Dunn IF

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the history of the Tabulae Anatomicae of Bartolomeo Eustachio (ca. 1510-1574). In the tables, the anatomical illustrations were drawn inside a numerical frame, with pairs of numbers on the y- and x-axes to identify single anatomical details in the reference table. The measures and the references cou...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Dario A,Armocida GO,Locatelli D

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00