Pretemporal trans-Meckel's cave transtentorial approach for large petroclival meningiomas.

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：: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：:For decades, lumbar disc herniation and lumbar stenosis have been treated surgically via traditional open techniques. With recent emphasis on minimally invasive approaches in spine surgery, a number of new techniques has been introduced that are aimed at treating these 2 common pathological conditions. Currently the m...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Armin SS,Holly LT,Khoo LT

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are common vascular lesions of the CNS that may lead to seizures, focal neurological deficits, and fatal hemorrhagic stroke. Human genetic studies have identified 3 genes associated with CCM, and biochemical and molecular studies in mice have elucidated signaling pathways with i...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Krisht KM,Whitehead KJ,Niazi T,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) and osmotic pump delivery both have been promoted as promising techniques to deliver drugs to pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs). Correspondingly, the aim of this study was to understand how infusate molecular weight (MW), duration of delivery, and mechanism...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rechberger JS,Power EA,Lu VM,Zhang L,Sarkaria JN,Daniels DJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Cushing's disease (CD) is a potentially lethal neuroendocrinopathy that often requires specialized multidisciplinary treatment to achieve optimized outcomes. The authors analyzed data pertaining to patient, hospital, and admission characteristics as they relate to outcomes following transsphenoidal surgery (TSS...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wilson D,Jin DL,Wen T,Carmichael JD,Cen S,Mack WJ,Zada G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Anterior skull base meningiomas are benign lesions that cause neurological symptoms through mass effect on adjacent neurovascular structures. While traditional transcranial approaches have proven to be effective at removing these tumors, minimally invasive approaches that involve using an endoscope offer the...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ottenhausen M,Rumalla K,Alalade AF,Nair P,La Corte E,Younus I,Forbes JA,Ben Nsir A,Banu MA,Tsiouris AJ,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2018-04-01 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 goal of this study was to evaluate the definition of treatment-resistant depression (TRD), review the literature regarding deep brain stimulation (DBS) for TRD, and identify potential anatomical and functional targets for future widespread clinical application. METHODS:A comprehensive literature review was ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hauptman JS,DeSalles AA,Espinoza R,Sedrak M,Ishida W

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontal sinus fractures are heterogeneous, and management of these fractures is often modified based on injury pattern and institutional experience. The optimal initial treatment of frontal sinus fractures is controversial. Treatment strategies are aimed at correcting cosmetic deformity, as well as at preventing delay...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Castro B,Walcott BP,Redjal N,Coumans JV,Nahed BV

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tentorial dural arteriovenous fistulae (TDAVFs) are complex lesions with the arteriovenous fistula located between the leaves of the tentorium cerebelli. While a large portion of dural arteriovenous fistulae are treated endovascularly, TDAVF may require additional microsurgical treatment given their high risk of hemor...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Choudhri O,Steinberg GK

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：:Spinal epidural lipomatosis is most commonly observed in patients receiving long-term exogenous steroid therapy, but can also be seen in patients with endogenous steroid overproduction, obesity, or idiopathic disease. With this condition, there is hypertrophy of the epidural adipose tissue, causing a narrowing of the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fassett DR,Schmidt MH

更新日期：2004-04-15 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：: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

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：:Microsurgical aspects of clipping of a giant partially thrombosed VA aneurysm in a 57-year-old female are presented and explained in the form of a short video. The presentation includes preparation of the VA, PICA and perforating arteries, the clipping of the aneurysm itself as well as the reduction of the aneurysm ma...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： von Schilling A,Spetzger U

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow diversion has become a well-accepted option for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Given the significant treatment effect of flow diverters, numerous options have emerged since the initial Pipeline embolization device studies. In this review, the authors describe the available flow diverters, both endoluminal a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rajah G,Narayanan S,Rangel-Castilla L

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a boy with Muenke syndrome, an autosomal dominant disorder associated with craniosynostosis. The family history was significant for syndromic craniosynostosis in the patient's maternal grandmother, who died in adulthood after a craniofacial reconstruction. The patient, her grandson, un...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Mehta V,Bakhsheshian J,Dorafshar AH,Ahn ES

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The DIAM is a polyester-encased silicone interspinous dynamic stabilization device that can unload the anterior column and reestablish the functional integrity of the posterior column. METHODS:The DIAM was implanted in 104 patients between May 1, 2001 and October 30, 2001. A retrospective evaluation was perform...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Taylor J,Pupin P,Delajoux S,Palmer S

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify and discuss operative nuances utilizing image guidance in the surgical management of aggressive sacral tumors. METHODS The authors report on their single-institution, multi-surgeon, retrospective case series involving patients with pathology-proven aggressive sacral tumo...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Drazin D,Bhamb N,Al-Khouja LT,Kappel AD,Kim TT,Johnson JP,Brien E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of diffusion tensor MRI to detect the preferential diffusion of water in cerebral white matter tracts enables neurosurgeons to noninvasively visualize the relationship of lesions to functional neural pathways. Although viewed as a research tool in its infancy, diffusion tractography has evolved into a neur...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Henderson F,Abdullah KG,Verma R,Brem S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug addiction represents a significant public health concern that has high rates of relapse despite optimal medical therapy and rehabilitation support. New therapies are needed, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be an effective treatment. The past 15 years have seen numerous animal DBS studies for addiction to var...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wang TR,Moosa S,Dallapiazza RF,Elias WJ,Lynch WJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Positional plagiocephaly (PP) has been on the rise in recent years. In this review, the authors' aim was to assess the effectiveness of current recommendations to parents on this exceedingly common problem through a comprehensive literature search. Additionally, the current treatment options and the most recent ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Shweikeh F,Nuño M,Danielpour M,Krieger MD,Drazin D

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：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: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：OBJECTIVE:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas present without biochemical or clinical signs of hormone excess and are the second most common type of pituitary adenomas. The 2017 WHO classification scheme of pituitary adenomas differentiates null-cell adenomas (NCAs) and silent gonadotroph adenomas (SGAs). The present stu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Haddad AF,Young JS,Oh T,Pereira MP,Joshi RS,Pereira KM,Osorio RC,Donohue KC,Peeran Z,Sudhir S,Jain S,Beniwal A,Chopra AS,Sandhu NS,Theodosopoulos PV,Kunwar S,El-Sayed IH,Gurrola J,Blevins LS,Aghi MK

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEAdult spinal deformity surgery is an effective way of treating pain and disability, but little research has been done to evaluate the costs associated with changes in health outcome measures. This study determined the change in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and the cost per QALY in patients undergoing s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Neal CJ,Mandell K,Tasikas E,Delaney JJ,Miller CA,Schlaff CD,Rosner MK

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00