Spontaneous pneumocephalus in the posterior fossa in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intrawound vancomycin powder has been studied extensively in spinal fusion surgeries and been found to reduce rates of surgical site infections (SSIs) significantly. Despite its success in spinal surgeries, topical vancomycin has not been extensively studied with respect to cranial neurosurgery. OBJECTIVE:T...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ravikumar V,Ho AL,Pendhakar AV,Sussman ES,Kwong-Hon Chow K,Li G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the surgical anatomy of the ophthalmic artery (OA) by dissection of cadaver heads, evaluating the anatomic relationships between the origin of the OA and both its proximal course and surrounding structures. In addition, we demonstrated the surgical application of these anatomic features for safe s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Huynh-Le P,Natori Y,Sasaki T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No conventional surgical intervention has been shown to improve outcomes for patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) compared with medical management. OBJECTIVE:We report the initial multicenter experience with a novel technique for the minimally invasive evacuation of ICH using the Penumbr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Spiotta AM,Fiorella D,Vargas J,Khalessi A,Hoit D,Arthur A,Lena J,Turk AS,Chaudry MI,Gutman F,Davis R,Chesler DA,Turner RD

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebrospinal fluid diversion from the cisterna magna has been described previously but has largely been abandoned because of high complication rates and anatomic constraints. Situations still remain in which this may be the best or only alternative. We describe the use of interventional magnetic resonance im...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Walker JB,Harkey HL,Buciuc R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of magnetic resonance (MR) evaluation in 18 patients with common neurosurgical problems, including cerebrovascular lesions, intracranial tumors, and craniovertebral junction pathological conditions, are presented. The results are compared with those of routine diagnostic studies. Overall, MR imaging was eq...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Spetzler RF,Zabramski JM,Kaufman B

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Posttraumatic spinal cord herniation is a rare condition. We describe a case of spinal cord herniation into an associated pseudomeningocele after a brachial plexus avulsion injury. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 33-year-old man began to develop progressive Horner's syndrome 14 years after a brachial plexus avulsion...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yokota H,Yokoyama K,Noguchi H,Uchiyama Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors predictive of postoperative lower cranial nerve palsy (LCNP) among patients undergoing surgery for vertebral artery (VA)- posteroinferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms. The natural history of this LCNP is defined, and its effect on postoperative patient course is analyzed. No similar ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Al-khayat H,Al-Khayat H,Beshay J,Manner D,White J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Basilar cranial fractures have been associated with injury to the carotid artery. We sought to determine whether fracture through the carotid canal was a significant risk factor for carotid injury. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performed, and 230 patients with basilar cranial fractures were identi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Resnick DK,Subach BR,Marion DW

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective means of stroke prevention among appropriately selected patients; however, neuropsychometric testing has revealed subtle cognitive injuries in the early postoperative period. The purpose of this study was to establish whether serum levels of two biochemical markers...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Connolly ES Jr,Winfree CJ,Rampersad A,Sharma R,Mack WJ,Mocco J,Solomon RA,Todd G,Quest DO,Stern Y,Heyer EJ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are numerous reports on the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, but the studies do not use uniform outcome measures, which makes it difficult for patients and clinicians to determine which treatment may be most appropriate. The objectives of this study were to set quality criteria and standards ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zakrzewska JM,Lopez BC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the localization of stereotactic targets, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) were recorded from the thalamus and subthalamic area using a specially designed semimicroelectrode in 61 patients and a conventional "macroelectrode" in 17 patients. By means of the semimicroelectrode, median nerve stimulation ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shima F,Morioka T,Tobimatsu S,Kavaklis O,Kato M,Fukui M

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intracerebral clysis is a drug delivery technique that depends on convection-enhanced microinfusion to achieve therapeutic drug levels within the brain. In this study, brain tumor-bearing rats were treated with topotecan delivered systemically and by the intracerebral clysis method. Our objective was to deter...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaiser MG,Parsa AT,Fine RL,Hall JS,Chakrabarti I,Bruce JN

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the metastasis of a rectal carcinoid to the dura mater of the posterior fossa. The clinical presentation was unusual because of a 10-year latent period between resection of the primary rectal tumor and symptoms and signs of the posterior fossa metastasis; the radiological findings were atypical of a metastas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bouldin TW,Killebrew K,Boone SC,Gay RM

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of elevation of the petrous bone due to hyperplasia of the occipital bone presenting as hemifacial spasm is reported. A 44-year-old man sought treatment for twitching of the buccal muscles on the right side that progressed rapidly in severity within 2 weeks of the onset. The anatomical details of the petrous an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka A,Tanaka T,Irie Y,Yoshinaga S,Tomonaga M

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Vestibular schwannomas with meningioma islets have been rarely reported in the literature; they have been observed only among patients with neurofibromatosis Type II. We present a case of a sporadic mixed tumor in a patient without neurofibromatosis Type II that was not suspected before surgery...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lüdemann W,Stan AC,Tatagiba M,Samii M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acromegaly is a disorder characterized by hypersecretion of growth hormone caused by a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of repeat transsphenoidal surgery for persistent or recurrent acromegaly. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed records fo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yamada S,Fukuhara N,Oyama K,Takeshita A,Takeuchi Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This case report is presented to raise the awareness of the potential risk of reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis after intracranial surgery. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:The case of an 8-year-old male patient who suffered a reactivation of HSV encephalitis after undergoing amygdalohippocampecto...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bourgeois M,Vinikoff L,Lellouch-Tubiana A,Sainte-Rose C

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 34-month period, 12 cases of delayed traumatic intracerebral hematoma (DTICH) were diagnosed among 162 consecutive prospectively studied patients admitted to the Medical College of Virginia with severe closed head injuries. All patients were unresponsive to command and unable to utter formed words at the time...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gudeman SK,Kishore PR,Miller JD,Girevendulis AK,Lipper MH,Becker DP

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to determine how frequently angiographic vasospasm occurs outside the normal access range of transcranial Doppler ultrasound in patients who have suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Vasospasm located in the basal vessels is readily identifiable using transcranial Doppler ultrasound whereas spasm...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Newell DW,Grady MS,Eskridge JM,Winn HR

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A silicone, dual cuffed catheter designed for the control of nasal hemorrhage was used for rectal sphincter pressure monitoring. Patients with lipomyelomeningocele and tethered spinal cord were monitored during their operative procedures to aid in distinguishing sacral nerve roots from other tissues. Stimulation of sa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hellbusch LC,Nihsen BJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new epidural electrode for monitoring brain electrical activity is described. The electrode is a tapered screw that is easily inserted percutaneously and removed without general anesthesia. The epidural screw has been used without complications for ictal and interictal electroencephalogram recordings in four patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ross DA,Henry TR,Dickinson LD

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of solitary neurogenic tumors of the brachial plexus unassociated with von Recklinghausen's disease are presented. One patient had a malignant schwannoma. The lesion of the other patient was benign and was diagnosed pathologically as a plexiform neurofibroma. These uncommon neurogenic tumors of the brachial ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Richardson RR,Siqueira EB,Oi S,Nunez C

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A two-stage approach using orbitozygomatic (OZ) and retrosigmoid (RS) craniotomies is one option for the management of petroclival lesions with supratentorial extension. The goal of this study was to investigate the supratentorial and infratentorial exposures of the clivus obtained through this staged approac...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Little AS,Jittapiromsak P,Crawford NR,Deshmukh P,Preul MC,Spetzler RF,Bambakidis NC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diffuse arteriovenous malformations (AVM) have non-compact niduses, irregular margins, and intervening brain parenchyma. Deep perforating arteries often contribute to the ragged border of these diffuse AVMs. We hypothesized that diffuseness and deep perforator supply increase the difficulties and risks associ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Du R,Keyoung HM,Dowd CF,Young WL,Lawton MT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old boy presented with acute proptosis of the right eye. Examination revealed 8 mm of exophthalmos, limitation of upward gaze, optic disc swelling, and normal visual acuity, but an inferonasal quadrantic visual field defect. Orbital ultrasound and computed tomographic scanning demonstrated a superotemporal t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sebag J,Chapman P,Truman J,Riemersma RR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke are still limited. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of double-lumen balloon catheter-based reperfusion therapy with or without intra-arterial thrombolysis for acute occlusion of intracranial arteries. METHODS:Fifty-nine patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tokunaga K,Sugiu K,Yoshino K,Terai Y,Imaoka T,Handa A,Hirotsune N,Kusaka N,Date I

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade of the 18th century, Franz Joseph Gall of Vienna invented a combination of physiognomy and brain localization that he originally called "craniology" (the science of the head) and later called "organology" (the science of the organs of the brain). Between 1800 and 1812, he worked with Johann Christop...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Greenblatt SH

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although anterior and posterior traumatic displacement of cervical vertebrae are commonly noted, and the devastating neurological deficits associated with these injuries have been amply defined, lateral displacement with fractures has been rarely recognized, and the clinical significance of this injury has been overlo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Parent AD,Harkey HL,Touchstone DA,Smith EE,Smith RR

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) draining vein pressure (DVP) may have an influence on both the natural history of the disease and treatment outcome. The purposes of this study were to assess the relationship between DVP and other clinical and physiological variables and to characterize the transmission of arterial pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Young WL,Kader A,Pile-Spellman J,Ornstein E,Stein BM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight patients received surgical treatment for a paranasal sinus mucocele with intracranial and/or intraorbital extension. The lesions were classified by site and extension: anterior without intracranial extension (Type 1), 7 patients; anterior with intracranial extension (Type 2), 11 patients; posterior midlin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Delfini R,Missori P,Iannetti G,Ciappetta P,Cantore G

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00