Surgical treatment of lumbar canal stenosis in the elderly.

abstract：:A 58-year-old female presented with a unique case of multifocal primary intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) manifesting as partial seizure. Neuroimaging showed a mass lesion in the right frontal lobe, which was totally removed. The histological diagnosis was MFH. Follow-up neuroimaging one month after s...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mitsuhashi T,Watanabe M,Ohara Y,Hatashita S,Ueno H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the analgesic effects of small morphine doses injected into the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of normal rats and hypophysectomized (Hx) rats. An injection cannula was stereotactically inserted into the PVN or third ventricle. On the 5-7th postoperative day, morphine (7 micrograms) was injected...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashimoto M,Ohgami S,Yonemasu Y

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old patient presented with cerebral hyperperfusion manifesting as transient aphasia and general tonic convulsions 3 and 4 days after superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) anastomosis. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a focal low-intensity area at the site ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kokuzawa J,Kaku Y,Watarai T,Tanaka T,Hatsuda N,Ando T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to a sudden loss of consciousness. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a thick subarachnoid hemorrhage in almost all of the parachiasmatic cisterns, including the sylvian cisterns, with mild hydrocephalus. Three dimensional (3D)-CT angiography showed an irregularly sh...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Minami N,Kimura T,Ichikawa Y,Morita A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical spinal neurinomas are benign tumors that arise from nerve roots. Based on their location, these tumors can also take the form of a dumbbell-shaped mass. Treatment strategies for these tumors have raised several controversial issues such as appropriate surgical indications and selection of surgical approaches ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ito K,Aoyama T,Miyaoka Y,Horiuchi T,Hongo K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse effects of intravenous acetazolamide administration for evaluation of cerebrovascular reactivity using brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) were prospectively investigated in 100 patients with major cerebral artery, atherosclerotic, and steno-occlusive diseases. All patients under...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Saito H,Ogasawara K,Suzuki T,Kuroda H,Kobayashi M,Yoshida K,Kubo Y,Ogawa A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the working conditions of female neurosurgeons in Japan, two surveys were conducted by The Japan Neurosurgical Society: one involving female neurosurgeons themselves and the other involving the chiefs of neurosurgical departments. The responses were received from 224 (43.8%) female neurosurgeons and 496...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujimaki T,Shibui S,Kato Y,Matsumura A,Yamasaki M,Date I,Hongo K,Kuroda S,Matsumae M,Nakao N,Sakurada K,Shimokawa S,Kayama T,Gender Equality Committee of the Japan Neurosurgical Society.

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical effects of two different types of antiplatelet drugs, cilostazol and thienopyridine drugs, were compared in patients treated by carotid artery stenting (CAS). Two hundred patients scheduled for CAS were randomized to either cilostazol or a thienopyridine drug (ticlopidine or clopidogrel). The study was co...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsutsumi M,Aikawa H,Nii K,Etou H,Sakamoto K,Kureshima M,Inoue R,Yoshida H,Matsumoto Y,Narita S,Kazekawa K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old female developed subarachnoid hemorrhage after trans-sphenoidal surgery for Rathke's cleft cyst. Neuroradiological examination revealed a large aneurysm at the C1 portion of the right internal carotid artery. Autopsy revealed marked proliferation of aspergillus hyphae in the wall of the aneurysm. A revie...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komatsu Y,Narushima K,Kobayashi E,Tomono Y,Nose T

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old man presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage from a small brainstem arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Cerebral angiography showed a small AVM in the lateral midbrain, which was fed by a basilar perforating artery, and drained into the right transverse pontine vein and superior petrous vein. Endovascular em...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Morihiro Y,Harada K,Kato S,Ishihara H,Shirao S,Nakayama H,Akimura T,Suzuki M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman, with a one-year history of headache, gait disturbance, and slight aphasia, was transferred to our hospital after head injury. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography revealed a large meningioma with peripheral edema. However, priority was given to previously planned gynecological s...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kano T,Kobayashi M,Yoshida K,Kawase T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parent artery occlusion (PAO) is an alternative to surgical clipping or endovascular endosaccular coil embolization for the management of cerebral aneurysms. Most giant and fusiform aneurysms are not amenable to endosaccular coil embolization due to anatomical considerations, such as a broad-neck. However, majority of...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii A,Miyamoto S,Ito Y,Fujinaka T,Sakai C,Sakai N,Japanese Registry of Neuroendovascular Therapy (JR-NET) investigators.

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is an invasive surgical procedure used to identify epileptogenic zones. The combination of both subdural grids and depth electrodes (DEs) is currently used for invasive intracranial monitoring in many epilepsy centers. To perform DE implantation, some centers use frame-based stereot...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujimoto A,Okanishi T,Kanai S,Sato K,Nishimura M,Enoki H

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old woman presented with a rare anaplastic ganglioglioma in the right cerebellopontine angle manifesting as dizziness persisting for 2 weeks. Preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a partially enhanced cystic lesion of the right cerebellopontine angle. The tumor was subtotally removed through ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsuzaki K,Uno M,Kageji T,Hirose T,Nagahiro S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old male who presented with trigeminal nerve paresis was found to have a cerebellopontine angle tumor. The tumor was subtotally removed. Multiple histological sections showed no malignant changes, and the diagnosis was typical epidermoid cyst. Tumor growth recurred twice and the diagnosis after the third ope...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nishiura I,Koyama T,Handa J,Amano S

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old right-handed male with a 12-year education presented with a 2-month history of generalized epileptic activity. Neuroradiological imaging demonstrated a large lesion in the left frontal lobe involving the insulooperculum and in the temporal tip. Neurological and neuropsychological examination revealed no ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kumabe T,Nakasato N,Suzuki K,Sato K,Sonoda Y,Kawagishi J,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85-year-old male presented with bilateral chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) resulting in unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis and brainstem symptoms immediately after removal of both hematomas in a single operation. Initial computed tomography on admission demonstrated marked thick bilateral hematomas buckling the ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Okuchi K,Fujioka M,Maeda Y,Kagoshima T,Sakaki T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man presented with low-velocity gunshot injury in the right abdomen. Neuroimaging showed the bullet located in the L2-3 intervertebral disc space, but neurological examination found no abnormalities. Exploratory laparotomy was performed because of retroperitoneal hematoma. Two months after the gunshot in...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ceylan D,Cosar M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have 32 university hospitals and 18 general hospitals for neurosurgical training in Korea. Recently I have analyzed intracranial aneurysm cases which had an operation in 28 university hospitals and nine general hospitals. I have reported 2863 aneurysm operation cases. The location of aneurysm consisted of 865 aneur...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sim JH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma (PISCG). Neither diagnosis was correct at initial evaluation, and both underwent surgical verification of the tumor. Based on the histological diagnosis, both patients were treated successfully by combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamagata T,Takami T,Tsuyuguchi N,Goto T,Wakasa K,Ohata K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old female presented with basilar invagination and kyphoscoliosis of the cervical spine associated with a large intercarotid paraganglioma. She had suffered from pharyngeal discomfort from the age of 9 years due to the tumor. The tumor had originated from the right carotid body and extended in the parapharyn...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii N,Sawamura Y,Tada M,Kato T,Abe H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old female presented with an unusual intracranial extracerebral neuroblastoma originating from the dura mater. The tumor was located in the right frontal convexity, and had adhered neither to the underlining arachnoid membrane nor the cerebral cortex. The tumor feeders were meningeal arteries. Light microsco...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii N,Sawamura Y,Aoki T,Nagashima K,Kashiwaba T,Abe H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man presented with a large mass bulging over the suprazygomatic temporal region. Neuroradiological examination showed that the huge extra-axial mass with osteolytic character originated from the upper surface of the petrous bone. Preoperative obliteration of the feeding arteries with super-selective intr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsui T,Iwamuro K,Ishikawa T,Asano T,Itoyama S,Tabe H

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an unusual case of arteriovenous communication between extracranial and intracranial vessels, accompanied by incidentally detected bilateral arachnoid cysts of the middle cranial fossa. A 52-year-old male was admitted with a sudden onset of headache, vomiting, and conjunctival hyperemia of the right...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kadota K,Asakura T,Kusumoto K,Kodama S,Okahara K,Miyanohara O,Kawasaki T,Kasamo S

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) identified a right carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF). Three-dimensional DSA (3D-DSA) was used to evaluate the CCF before treatment. The 3D-DSA images showed the anatomical relationship of the parent artery and the veins, which was difficult to understand on conventional...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishida F,Kojima T,Kawaguchi K,Hoshino T,Murao K,Taki W

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old female presented with vertigo, right hearing disturbance, and slight headache which were treated medically. However, she suddenly developed severe headache with vomiting and vertigo. Computed tomography revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage, and right vertebral angiography disclosed a rare aneurysm at the dis...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yokoyama S,Kadota K,Asakura T,Kawazoe K

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), previously called venous angiomas, are the most frequently encountered cerebral vascular malformations. However, DVA is considered to be rather an extreme developmental anatomical variation of medullary veins than true malformation. DVAs are composed of dilated medullary veins co...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Aoki R,Srivatanakul K

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A curved ventricular catheter was designed for ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures. The tip of the catheter can be inserted into the anterior horn along the curvature of the lateral ventricle. To date, it has been applied in 14 cases, all with satisfactory results. ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohta T,Taniguchi H,Nishimura S,Manno T

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease is a chronic, occlusive cerebrovascular disease with unknown etiology characterized by bilateral steno-occlusive changes at the terminal portion of the internal carotid artery and an abnormal vascular network at the base of the brain. Recent advances in molecular biology and genetic research have prov...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujimura M,Tominaga T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old male presented with a 5-year history of progressive right exophthalmos and visual loss. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a right intraorbital lesion. [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([(18)F]FDG-PET) revealed high uptake in the tumor. No FDG was accumulated in the remaining optic t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyamoto J,Sasajima H,Owada K,Mineura K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00