Vulnerability of the L5 nerve root during anterior lumbar interbody fusion at L5-S1: case series and review of the literature.

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) and MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) have both emerged as minimally invasive alternatives to open surgery for the localization and treatment of medically refractory lesional epilepsy. Although some data are available about the use of these procedures ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cobourn K,Fayed I,Keating RF,Oluigbo CO

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

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：: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

abstract：OBJECT:Loss-of-function mutations in CCM genes are frequently detected in familial cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs). However, the current functional studies of the CCM genes in vitro have been performed mostly in commercially purchased normal cell lines and the results appeared discrepant. The fact that the cere...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Zhu Y,Wu Q,Xu JF,Miller D,Sandalcioglu IE,Zhang JM,Sure U

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：OBJECT:The safety and effectiveness of osteogenic protein (OP)-1 putty (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7) in promoting fusion in complex spinal cases was studied in nine cases. METHODS:The authors prospectively evaluated nine patients requiring spinal fusion in whom there were medical risk factors that w...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Govender PV,Rampersaud YR,Rickards L,Fehlings MG

更新日期：2002-12-15 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：: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：:The Pipeline embolization device (PED) has become a very important tool in the treatment of nonruptured cerebral aneurysms. However, a patient's difficult anatomy or vascular stenosis may affect the device delivery. The purpose of this article was to describe an alternate technique for PED deployment when ipsilateral ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Valle-Giler EP,Atallah E,Tjoumakaris S,Rosenwasser RH,Jabbour P

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：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：:In this video, the authors demonstrate a minimally invasive approach and resection of a paraspinal schwannoma. Using an expandable retractor, the authors were able to identify important adjacent bony landmarks and hence visualize and remove this peripheral nerve sheath tumor. While a tubular retractor is commonly used...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Paullus P,Wilson TA,Lee P,Gunasekaran A,Kazemi N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Incidental aneurysms pose a challenge for physicians, who need to weigh the rupture risk against the risks associated with treatment and its complications. A statistical model could potentially support such treatment decisions. A recently developed aneurysm rupture probability model performed well in the US d...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Detmer FJ,Hadad S,Chung BJ,Mut F,Slawski M,Juchler N,Kurtcuoglu V,Hirsch S,Bijlenga P,Uchiyama Y,Fujimura S,Yamamoto M,Murayama Y,Takao H,Koivisto T,Frösen J,Cebral JR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular replacement therapy attempts to improve functioning of the diseased human central nervous system (CNS). In this second installment of a 2-part review, the authors discuss the major challenges to the translation of in vitro and animal studies of neural stem cell (NSC) therapy in the clinical setting. This anal...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Selden NR,Guillaume DJ,Steiner RD,Huhn SL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has a record of safety and efficacy for an expanding range of indications. Recently,the Food and Drug Administration provided approval through a Humanitarian Device Exemption for DBS of the globus pallidus internus and subthalamic nucleus for the treatment of dystonia. There is increasing ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Montgomery EB Jr

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of surviving texts from ancient and medieval times that can shed light on the early development of spine surgery. Nevertheless, the author reviews many of the available books and fragments and discusses early developments in the field of spine surgery from the point of view of physicians' personalit...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Goodrich JT

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular therapy has been evaluated in small animals, subhuman primates, and now humans for the potential repair of brain injury due to stroke. Experimental striate stroke models have proven useful for the purpose of evaluating different treatment paradigms. Early clinical trials involving neuronal transplantation in ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kondziolka D,Wechsler L,Tyler-Kabara E,Achim C

更新日期：2002-11-15 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：:OBJECTIVEPituitary adenomas occur in a heterogeneous patient population with diverse perioperative risk factors, endocrinopathies, and other tumor-related comorbidities. This heterogeneity makes predicting postoperative outcomes challenging when using traditional scoring systems. Modern machine learning algorithms can...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hollon TC,Parikh A,Pandian B,Tarpeh J,Orringer DA,Barkan AL,McKean EL,Sullivan SE

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cauda equina syndrome is a well-documented complication of uneventful lumbar microdiscectomy. In the vast majority of cases, no radiological explanation can be obtained. In this paper, the authors report two cases of postoperative cauda equina syndrome in patients undergoing single-level de novo lumbar microdiscectomy...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Dimopoulos V,Fountas KN,Machinis TG,Feltes C,Chung I,Johnston K,Robinson JS,Grigorian A

更新日期：2005-08-15 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：:Intracranial or brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) are some of the most interesting and challenging lesions treated by the cerebrovascular neurosurgeon. It is generally believed that the combination of BAVMs and intracranial aneurysms (IAs) is associated with higher hemorrhage rates at presentation and higher r...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Flores BC,Klinger DR,Rickert KL,Barnett SL,Welch BG,White JA,Batjer HH,Samson DS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Currently, reliable low-cost and noninvasive techniques to assess cerebral perfusion in the operating room are not available. The authors report on their first clinical experience with laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA) as a complementary imaging tool for the noninvasive and dynamic assessment of cerebral b...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hecht N,Woitzik J,Dreier JP,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The authors describe their results using an endoscope as an adjunct to microsurgical resection of inferior vestibular schwannomas (VSs) with extension into the fundus of the internal auditory canal below the transverse crest. METHODS All patients who had undergone middle fossa craniotomy for VSs performed by...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Master AN,Roberts DS,Wilkinson EP,Slattery WH,Lekovic GP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEPapers from 2002 to 2017 have highlighted consistent unique socioeconomic challenges and opportunities facing military neurosurgeons. Here, the authors focus on the reserve military neurosurgeon who carries the dual mission of both civilian and military responsibilities.METHODSSurvey solicitation of current a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Menger R,Mundell BF,Robbins JW,Letarte P,Bell R,in conjunction with Council of State Neurosurgical Societies and AANS\/CNS Joint Committee of Military Neurosurgeons.

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Object In the last decade the indications for the endoscopic endonasal approach have been progressively expanded to include lesions that have not been traditionally considered amenable to resection through the transsphenoidal route. In this study, the authors analyze their experience with hypothalamic gliomas treated ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Zoli M,Mazzatenta D,Valluzzi A,Marucci G,Acciarri N,Pasquini E,Frank G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal in this study was to determine if there was a change in intracranial venous diameters after endovascular treatment of carotid distribution vasospasm caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS:The venous diameters were measured in all patients who received intraarterial papaverine and/or balloon angiopl...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Elsayed AA,Moran CJ,Cross DT 3rd,Derdeyn CP,Pilgram TK,Milburn JM,Dacey RG Jr,Diringer MN Jr

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The transthoracic approach to herniated thoracic discs is an important procedure in the management of these uncommonly encountered lesions. Whereas posterior and posterolateral microsurgical approaches and thoracoscopic procedures have been widely advocated in the recent neurosurgical literature, the transthoracic ope...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Vollmer DG,Simmons NE

更新日期：2000-10-15 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