Multimodal cranial neuronavigation: direct integration of functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography data: technical note.

abstract：:A review of the existing models of legislation and state statutes pertaining to the definition of death is presented. Twenty-four states have statutory provision for brain death. Concern still exists about the need for and the form of statutory definitions. Medical criteria are not considered in detail, but the propos...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Selby R,Selby MT

更新日期：1979-10-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Flow diversion is increasingly used to treat intracranial aneurysms. In previous reports, patients were pretreated with aspirin and clopidogrel before the intervention for the prevention of thromboembolic complications. OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of a new protocol for anticoagulation using ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chalouhi N,Jabbour P,Daou B,Starke RM,Shields B,Hasan DM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old boy was treated with irradiation (66 Gy) for a brain stem glioma. Five months after the completion of radiotherapy, magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated apparent tumor progression despite the patient's neurological improvement. The child continued to improve, with subsequent radiographic evidence of t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Longee DC,Friedman HS,Djang WT,Halperin E,Schold SC Jr,Oakes WJ

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have frequently observed the development of postoperative communicating hydrocephalus in patients undergoing decompressive hemicraniectomy. This condition may persist in some patients after cranioplasty and require permanent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion. To confirm an independent correlation between...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Waziri A,Fusco D,Mayer SA,McKhann GM 2nd,Connolly ES Jr

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs), benign remnants of the Rathke pouch typically arising in the sella, sometimes have suprasellar extension. Purely suprasellar RCCs are rarely reported. OBJECTIVE:To compare the presentations, surgical outcomes, and pathology of purely suprasellar RCCs and sellar-based RCCs. METHOD...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Potts MB,Jahangiri A,Lamborn KR,Blevins LS,Kunwar S,Aghi MK

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of extracerebral cavernous angiomas of the cavernous sinus in the middle fossa are reported. These are rare lesions that primarily affect women and are usually associated with acute or subacute onset of visual symptoms: diplopia, exophthalmos, and decreased visual acuity. The growth of the lesion often ero...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rigamonti D,Pappas CT,Spetzler RF,Johnson PC

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently shown that seizures induce significant and sustained elevations of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in specific extrahypothalamic rat brain regions associated with epileptic foci including amygdala, hippocampus, pyriform cortex, and anterior cortex. Seizures were induced in dogs to further study th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro S,Kubek M,Sanders S,Durbin S,Goodwin S,Javed T

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neoplastic cerebral aneurysm from lung cancer is an extremely rare occurrence despite its high metastatic potential to the brain. We report a neoplastic cerebral aneurysm from small-cell lung carcinoma that caused an intracerebral hematoma. A 63-year-old man underwent an urgent craniotomy for a massive intracerebral...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Murata J,Sawamura Y,Takahashi A,Abe H,Saitoh H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Spinal extradural arteriovenous fistula (SEDAVF) with parenchymal drainage (type A) is a rare clinical entity that causes venous congestive myelopathy. Treatment includes endovascular and open microsurgical interventions. We reviewed the clinical records of patients treated for a type A SEDAVF...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Niizuma K,Endo T,Sato K,Takada S,Sugawara T,Mikawa S,Tominaga T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:THE VIETNAM WAR touched a generation of Americans with its human tragedy, sacrifice, and strife. In terms of casualties, it was the fourth most costly war in American history. However, despite a monumental military effort and modern technology, the war was lost as support from the American public and its elected offic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kelly PJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two nitrosourea compounds--1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) and 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU)--have been used in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors after operation and/or radiotherapy. Hematological and nonhematological toxicity were recorded in 272 patients treated b...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Robustelli della Cuna G,Paoletti P,Bernardo G,Knerich R,Butti G,Cuzzoni Q

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomic reorganization of the subnucleus that controls the stylohyoid muscle (the stylohyoid subnucleus) within the brain stem facial nucleus was studied after regeneration of the facial nerve in adult rats. Horseradish peroxidase was injected into the right stylohyoid muscle 3 to 21 months after transection and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fernandez E,Pallini R,Marchese E,Lauretti L,La Marca F

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise placement of the MacCarty keyhole, a burr hole simultaneously exposing the anterior cranial fossa floor and orbit, provides accurate, efficient entry for orbitozygomatic and supraorbital craniotomies. To locate the optimal keyhole site, previous studies have used superficial landmarks that, in our ex...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior cervical instrumentation is used as an adjunct to bone fusion; however, definitive biomechanical data to support some applications and techniques are lacking. In the absence of supportive experimental data, posterior cortical penetration has been recommended with the Caspar system. Previously, we compared the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gallagher MR,Maiman DJ,Reinartz J,Pintar F,Yoganandan N

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical presentation and morbidity of the surgical management of peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs). METHODS:We performed a retrospective chart review of surgically treated PNSTs at the University of Miami between 1991 and 2008. RESULTS:There were a total of 140 cases, including 87 sch...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levi AD,Ross AL,Cuartas E,Qadir R,Temple HT

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD), a neurocognitive disorder with similar cellular abnormalities. We recently discovered a small molecule (Peptide 6) corresponding to an active region of human ciliary neurotrophic factor, with neurogenic and neurotrophic properties in m...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chohan MO,Bragina O,Kazim SF,Statom G,Baazaoui N,Bragin D,Iqbal K,Nemoto E,Yonas H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endovascular surgery is the first-line treatment for indirect cavernous carotid fistulae (CCFs). This study compares multiple treatment techniques. OBJECTIVE:To compare endovascular techniques for indirect CCF treatment. METHODS:Retrospective analysis was performed of prospectively maintained records at 4 ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alexander MD,Halbach VV,Hallam DK,Cooke DL,Ghodke BV,Dowd CF,Amans MR,Hetts SW,Higashida RT,Meyers PM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research examining the neurobehavioral outcome after mild head injury has yielded inconsistent and contradictory findings. Such findings have been attributed to a variety of methodological weaknesses, such as failure to consider the preinjury status of the patient, lack of control groups, and variability in outcome ti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Culotta VP,Sementilli ME,Gerold K,Watts CC

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the shapes of velocity waveforms obtained with transcranial Doppler examination can indicate such abnormalities as increased intracranial pressure and proximal arterial compromise, the significance of unusual waveform morphologies is often obscure. In this report, we describe four cases in which an unusual wa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Giller CA,Giller AM,Batjer HH,Kopitnik TA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, there has been renewed interest in disorders of cortical migration in the cause of focal epilepsy. The function of dysplastic cortex is poorly understood. We report a 46-year-old woman in whom this was assessed by intraoperative stimulation. This left-handed patient had ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Robitaille Y,Andermann F,Ptito A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report on 32 neonates treated with ventriculosubgaleal (VSG) shunts to determine VSG shunt survival and associated complications. METHODS:Between 1993 and 1997, 37 VSG shunts were placed in 32 neonates when the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or the abdomen was considered unsuitable for ventriculoperitoneal shu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fulmer BB,Grabb PA,Oakes WJ,Mapstone TB

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred eighty patients affected by cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) underwent radiosurgical treatment in our department. One hundred fifty-three patients have been treated with complete irradiation of the entire AVM nidus. In 27 patients (with large and/or three-dimensional irregular target volumes), o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Colombo F,Pozza F,Chierego G,Casentini L,De Luca G,Francescon P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tumor neogenesis is an uncommon but known consequence after therapeutic irradiation of the central nervous system. Causative agents for glioma induction remain unknown, but laboratory and clinical data suggest a possible role for radiation as a promotor. In the treatment of both pituitary adenomas and craniop...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Simmons NE,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use OF chemotherapy to treat patients with brain metastases has been viewed historically with skepticism. To date, a survival benefit has not been demonstrated with the use of systemic chemotherapy in patients with brain metastases. However, the introduction of novel agents and delivery techniques warrants a reexa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Peereboom DM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the risk of tonsillar herniation, the caudal pole of the cerebellar tonsil in posterior fossa mass lesions and anomalies was investigated with magnetic resonance imaging. The cerebellar tonsil was clearly demonstrated in relation to the surrounding structures on T1-weighted images in the paramedian or midl...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ishikawa M,Kikuchi H,Fujisawa I,Yonekawa Y

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because conventional stereotactic angiography provides only two-dimensional information for dose planning, we studied the accuracy and usefulness of stereotactic magnetic resonance angiography (sMRA) for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) radiosurgery in 28 consecutive patients. We hypothesized that the multidimensional...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lunsford LD,Kanal E,Talagala L

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acquired immunity has been demonstrated in Fischer rats bearing syngeneic 9L tumors after herpes simplex virus (HSV) thymidine kinase (TK) gene transfection and ganciclovir treatment. The nature of this immunity in rats and its relevance to the HSV TK/ganciclovir protocol for human subjects remain to be deter...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Parsa AT,Chi JH,Hurley PT,Jeyapalan SA,Bruce JN

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00