Tightness of duraplasty in rabbits: a comparative study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few objective measures of functional impairment to support clinical decision making in lumbar degenerative disc disease (DDD). OBJECTIVE:We present the validation (and reliability measures) of the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. METHODS:In a prospective, 2-center study, 253 consecutive patients were ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gautschi OP,Smoll NR,Corniola MV,Joswig H,Chau I,Hildebrandt G,Schaller K,Stienen MN

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myelomeningocele (MM) is an open neural tube defect treated by pediatric neurosurgeons with prenatal or postnatal closure. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this systematic review was to answer the question: What is the evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal vs postnatal closure of MM regarding short and long-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bauer DF,Beier AD,Nikas DC,Assassi N,Blount J,Durham SR,Flannery AM,Klimo P Jr,McClung-Smith C,Rehring P,Tamber MS,Tyagi R,Mazzola CA

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：Background and importance:Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is among the most common of the central nervous system gliomas in the pediatric population; however, it is uncommon in adults. PAs of the spinal cord in adults are even rarer, with only a few cases found in the literature. We report here the first case in the literat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Basheer A,Rammo R,Kalkanis S,Felicella MM,Chedid M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the neurosurgical literature have surged in popularity over the last decade. It is our concern that, without a renewed effort to critically interpret and appraise these studies as high or low quality, we run the risk of the quality and value of evidence-based medicine in neurosu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lu VM,Graffeo CS,Perry A,Link MJ,Meyer FB,Dawood HY,Mekary RA,Smith TR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Cranial pachymeningitis is a typically diffuse granulomatous disease, which often affects the tentorium and falx. We report a rare case of idiopathic cranial pachymeningoencephalitis focally affecting only the left parietal dura mater and adjacent inferior parietal lobule. CLINICAL PRESENTATIO...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nishizaki T,Iwamoto F,Uesugi S,Akimura T,Yamashita K,Ito H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endovascular treatment of wide-necked and complex aneurysms may require stent-assisted coiling, either as primary stenting or combined with the balloon remodeling technique (BRT). OBJECTIVE:To compare the angiographic results and clinical outcomes of both strategies in the Safety and Efficacy of Neuroform f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gentric JC,Biondi A,Piotin M,Mounayer C,Lobotesis K,Bonafé A,Costalat V

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable Assessment of the probability that a head injury patient harbors a surgical intracranial lesion is critical to both triage and treatment. The authors analyzed data from 608 patients with severe head injuries (Glasgow Coma Scale score, < or = 8) in the Traumatic Coma Data Bank to assess the reliability of pupi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chesnut RM,Gautille T,Blunt BA,Klauber MR,Marshall LE

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperglycemia is common and showed to be risky for poor prognosis in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, the causality and mechanism underlying this observation are not well established. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between hyperglycemia and cerebral vasospasm with its pathoge...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Huang YH,Chung CL,Tsai HP,Wu SC,Chang CZ,Chai CY,Lee TC,Kwan AL

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, in standard hospital settings the tissue blood supply could be inferred only from indirect measures such as assessment of the clinical signs and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. This critical parameter can now be imaged directly with stable xenon-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) imaging. The p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wozney P,Yonas H,Latchaw RE,Gur D,Good W

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:We present a unique case of an anterior cranial base von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL)-associated microcystic neoplasm. To determine the lesion's relationship with VHL and its appropriate management, we discuss its salient clinical, pathological, and molecular features. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Xu DS,Dirks MS,Quezado MM,Lubensky IA,Zhuang Z,Lonser RR,Asthagiri AR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This work evaluates the potential of lipid-coated microbubbles (LCM) as a delivery vehicle for lipid-soluble antineoplastic agents. We have shown, in rats, the selective affinity of intravenously administered LCM for tumor cells. They are internalized by the tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo. The specific...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ho SY,Barbarese E,D'Arrigo JS,Smith-Slatas C,Simon RH

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Policies of regionalization and selective referral for a number of "high-risk" surgical procedures are being explored and implemented as a result of significant variation in postoperative mortality between high- and low-volume providers. The effect of provider volume on outcomes after intracranial tumor resec...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cowan JA Jr,Dimick JB,Leveque JC,Thompson BG,Upchurch GR Jr,Hoff JT

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: The development of technical skills is a major goal of any neurosurgical training program. Residency programs in North America are focused on achieving an adequate level of training to produce technically competent surgeons. The training requirements and educational environments needed to produce expert surgeons are...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gélinas-Phaneuf N,Del Maestro RF

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cryptococcal osteomyelitis of the skull is presented. The patient was an immunocompetent host with skull and skin involvement without central nervous system or pulmonary extension. The radiographic findings are reviewed to include skull films, bone scan, and computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imagin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Armonda RA,Fleckenstein JM,Brandvold B,Ondra SL

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-six patients with head injuries with an admission Glasgow Coma Scale score between 3 and 12 were studied sequentially by transcranial and cervical Doppler sonography. On a subset of 26 patients, sequential autoregulation and CO2 reactivity testing was also performed. Patient characteristics and hemodynamic data...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Steiger HJ,Aaslid R,Stooss R,Seiler RW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of congenital lumbar stenosis producing lower extremity spasticity and bladder dysfunction in a young child is presented. Myelography demonstrated a marked stenosis of the spinal canal at L-2, L-3, and decompressive laminectomy resulted in a marked improvement in symptoms. A discussion of lumbar stenosis in gen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dauser RC,Chandler WF

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient with a 2-day history of symptoms suggesting acute carpal tunnel syndrome is presented. However, an urgent electroneurographic examination revealed median nerve compression at the forearm and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed compression by a mass proximal to the carpal tunnel. Surgical explora...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fricker R,Fuhr P,Pippert H,Troeger H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In meningioma surgery, the completeness of resection is of great importance with regard to prognosis and recurrence. This is more difficult in meningiomas en plaque and cranial base meningiomas, which often involve the bone of the cranial base. We present a case in which radioguided resection of a meningioma ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dammers R,Hsu SP,Krisht AF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal root entry zone lesions are effective in the control of intractable pain in several types of spinal cord injuries. Traditionally, these lesions have been made with the radiofrequency technique. This is effective, but has the drawback of being laborious, and there is a significant incidence of permanent weakness...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levy WJ,Gallo C,Watts C

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative socioeconomic costs of benign cranial base tumors treated with open surgery and gamma knife radiosurgery. METHODS:In a retrospective study, we studied 174 patients with benign cranial base tumors, less than 3 cm in diameter (or volume less than 30 ml), admit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cho DY,Tsao M,Lee WY,Chang CS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A compound of methylcellulose-silicone expanding progressively over a 1-week period by moisture absorption was implanted in the midthoracic epidural space of 17 Sprague Dawley adult rats. When the animals became paraplegic 6.3 +/- 1.6 days later, they were randomized into three groups: untreated control (n = 5), high ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Delattre JY,Arbit E,Rosenblum MK,Thaler HT,Lau N,Galicich JH,Posner JB

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the distribution of intracranial arachnoid cysts in a large and nonbiased patient population. METHODS:One hundred twenty-six patients with 132 arachnoid cysts were studied. Patients were consecutively referred to our department during a 10-year period from a well-defined geographical area with a sta...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wester K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, only presumptive diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can be made in living patients. We present a modality that may be instrumental to the definitive diagnosis of CTE in living patients based on brain autopsy confirmation of [F-18]FDDNP-PET findings in an American football player with CTE. [...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Omalu B,Small GW,Bailes J,Ercoli LM,Merrill DA,Wong KP,Huang SC,Satyamurthy N,Hammers JL,Lee J,Fitzsimmons RP,Barrio JR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vittorio Marchi was an Italian neuroscientist who lived during the second half of the 19th century. He is generally remembered for developing a novel staining method to trace the degeneration of nervous fibers in lesions of the central nervous system. This osmium-based method was used worldwide for approximately a cen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Talamonti G,D'Aliberti G,Debernardi A,Innocenti G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Refinements of treatment methods are sought to rapidly reduce the volume of intracranial clots and to decrease patient exposure to possible complications of thrombolytic therapy for intracranial hematomas. We assessed the possibility of adding ultrasonication using model systems including human blood clots an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Akiyama M,Ishibashi T,Yamada T,Furuhata H

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) is a cyclic adenosine monophosphate-specific enzyme involved in various inflammatory diseases. We studied its role in and the effect of ibudilast, which predominantly blocks PDE-4, on rat cerebral aneurysms. METHODS:Cerebral aneurysms were induced at the anterior cerebral artery-o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yagi K,Tada Y,Kitazato KT,Tamura T,Satomi J,Nagahiro S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The computed tomographic (CT) scan has replaced angiography in the preoperative neurodiagnostic evaluation of the common pediatric posterior fossa tumors. This case report illustrates that rarely an atypical vascular anomaly may masquerade as a neoplasm and angiography must not be dismissed if the CT scan is any way a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Epstein N,Epstein F,Berenstein A

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive mechanical stress on the intervertebral disc may be one of the causes of low back pain. Most studies testing this thesis, however, have been based on quantification of the mechanical response of functional units at failure. Typically, radiography is used to demonstrate trauma to the vertebral body at the fai...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoganandan N,Maiman DJ,Pintar F,Ray G,Myklebust JB,Sances A Jr,Larson SJ

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

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