The history of brain retractors throughout the development of neurological surgery.

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

abstract：OBJECT:Coil embolization of aneurysms has been shown to be as safe and effective as surgical clip ligation, but has a higher recurrence rate. Advances in coil technology aim to reduce aneurysm recurrence by coating the devices with biological substances. An example of this is MicroVention's HydroCoil, which is a platin...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Deshaies EM,Bagla S,Agner C,Boulos AS

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs) are developmental malformations associated with a range of neurological problems, including intractable seizures. There is increasing evidence of the epileptogenicity of the hamartoma and of the inhomogeneous distribution of the epileptic abnormalities within the malformation. The managem...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Marras CE,Rizzi M,Villani F,Messina G,Deleo F,Cordella R,Franzini A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic hamartomas are uncommon but well-recognized developmental malformations that are classically associated with gelastic seizures and other refractory seizure types. The clinical course is often progressive and, in addition to the catastrophic epileptic syndrome, patients commonly exhibit debilitating cognit...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Mittal S,Mittal M,Montes JL,Farmer JP,Andermann F

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：:OBJECTIVE In this study the authors describe the technical considerations and feasibility of transforaminal discectomy and foraminoplasty for the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy in patients who have herniated discs at the thoracolumbar junction. METHODS After institutional review board approval, charts from 3 consec...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Telfeian AE,Jasper GP,Oyelese AA,Gokaslan ZL

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The accuracy of robot-guided pedicle screw placement has been proven to be high, but little is known about the impact of such guidance on clinical outcomes such as the rate of revision surgeries for screw malposition. In addition, there are very few data about the impact of robot-guided fusion on patient-rep...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schröder ML,Staartjes VE

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A historical review is presented of the original descriptions of lumbar discectomy, focusing on the evolution toward a less invasive surgical approach following the introduction of the operating microscope. From the initial work in Europe by Yasargil and Caspar to the popularization of microdiscectomy by Williams and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Koebbe CJ,Maroon JC,Abla A,El-Kadi H,Bost J

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Clinical and radiographic results were assessed to determine the clinical outcomes and fusion rate in eight consecutive patients selected for minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in which a percutaneous pedicle screw system was used unilaterally. METHODS:Eight patients underwent one-...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Beringer WF,Mobasser JP

更新日期：2006-03-15 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:Some patients develop communicating hydrocephalus after meningioma surgery, and this can develop into a serious clinical condition. However, this has rarely been addressed in the literature. Therefore, the authors sought to determine predictive patient variables for the occurrence of postoperative hydrocephalus ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Burkhardt JK,Zinn PO,Graenicher M,Santillan A,Bozinov O,Kasper EM,Krayenbühl N

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revision spinal surgery is usually indicated in cases of persistent or recurrent symptoms related to neural compression, spinal deformity, or construct failure. An understanding of fundamental biomechanical principles of both spinal decompression and reconstructive strategies is essential to avoid unnecessary subseque...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schlenk RP,Stewart T,Benzel EC

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is characterized by formation of widespread thrombus within the cerebral venous sinus system. CVST can cause venous hypertension, venous infarcts, hemorrhage and seizures. It is managed in most cases with systemic anticoagulation through the use of heparin to resolve the thrombu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Choudhri O,Feroze A,Marks MP,Do HM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spine surgery has been disproportionately impacted by medical liability and malpractice litigation, with the majority of claims and payouts related to procedural error. One common area for the potential avoidance of malpractice claims and subsequent payouts involves misplaced pedicle and/or lateral mass instrumentatio...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Sankey EW,Mehta VA,Wang TY,Than TT,Goodwin CR,Karikari IO,Shaffrey CI,Abd-El-Barr MM,Than KD

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidental findings pose considerable management dilemmas for the treating physician and psychological burden for the respective patient. With an aging population, more patients will be diagnosed with asymptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis. Patients will have to be counseled with regard to treatment options acc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Taussky P,Hanel RA,Meyer FB

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chiari malformation is a developmental disorder that is often associated with other abnormalities of the cerebrospinal axis. Despite widespread recognition of this association, there is relatively little information on the treatment of these coexisting disorders in the setting of cerebellar tonsillar ectopia. In an ef...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Greenlee J,Garell PC,Stence N,Menezes AH

更新日期：1999-06-15 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：:Resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors carries a high risk for surgical damage to the motor pathways. This surgery is therefore optimal for testing the performance of intraoperative motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring. This report attempts to provide evidence for the accurate representation of patients' pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kothbauer KF,Deletis V,Epstein FJ

更新日期：1998-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEEnhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multidimensional approach to improving the care of surgical patients using subspecialty- and procedure-specific evidence-based protocols. The literature provides evidence of the benefits of ERAS implementation, which include expedited functional recovery, decreased ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Elsarrag M,Soldozy S,Patel P,Norat P,Sokolowski JD,Park MS,Tvrdik P,Kalani MYS

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Fifteen hundred patients have received deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat neuropathic pain refractory to pharmacotherapy over the last half-century, but few during the last decade. Deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain has shown variable outcomes and gained consensus approval in Europe but not the US. T...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Pereira EA,Boccard SG,Linhares P,Chamadoira C,Rosas MJ,Abreu P,Rebelo V,Vaz R,Aziz TZ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this study the authors address the efficacy and safety of frameless stereotaxy in transsphenoidal surgery. METHODS:One thousand transsphenoidal operations were performed at the authors' institution between June 2000 and July 2005. This series consists of a retrospective review of 176 patients entered in a pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Jagannathan J,Prevedello DM,Ayer VS,Dumont AS,Jane JA Jr,Laws ER

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus tumors consist of papillomas and carcinomas. A variety of germline and somatic genetic changes have been demonstrated for each of these subtypes. In this paper, the authors summarize the current knowledge of the genetic bases of these tumors. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kamaly-Asl ID,Shams N,Taylor MD

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The craniocervical junction (CCJ) functions within a complicated regional anatomy necessary to protect and support vital neurovascular structures. In select instances, vascular pathology can be attributed to this complicated interplay of motion and structure found within this narrow space. The authors report 3 cases o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ravindra VM,Neil JA,Mazur MD,Park MS,Couldwell WT,Taussky P

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：: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：:The study of carotid artery occlusive disease interventions can be divided clinically into the treatment of asymptomatic and symptomatic diseases. Clinical trials that have studied or are currently studying asymptomatic disease include: the Carotid Artery Stenosis with Asymptomatic Narrowing Operation Versus Aspirin s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Brennan JJ,Loftus CM

更新日期：1998-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of alternative approaches to spine disorders marked an evolutionary change in the methods by which surgeons address diseases that affect the ventral portion of the spine. From the advent of spinal surgery until quite recently, physicians used posterior approaches almost exclusively for the treatment of...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lifshutz J,Lidar Z,Maiman D

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Using strict biochemical remission criteria, the authors assessed surgical outcomes after endoscopic transsphenoidal resection of growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenomas and identified preoperative factors that significantly influence the rate of remission. METHODS:A retrospective review of a prospecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Campbell PG,Kenning E,Andrews DW,Yadla S,Rosen M,Evans JJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Hemangiopericytomas represent a small subset of meningeal tumors. Despite their relatively uncommon nature, they are aggressive tumors known for recurrence. Resection is the standard treatment in most, although regrowth and metastases are common even after resection. The authors evaluate the role of stereotactic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Chang SD,Sakamoto GT

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct cerebral revascularization is an important procedure in the treatment of certain complex aneurysms and skull base tumors when acute sacrifice of the internal carotid artery is required. It likely remains an appropriate treatment in a small subgroup of patients with cerebral ischemia refractory to maximal medica...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Liu JK,Kan P,Karwande SV,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00