Postoperative edema after vascular access causing nerve compression secondary to the presence of a perineuronal lipoma: case report.

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 AND IMPORTANCE:Spontaneous herniation of the spinal cord substance through a previously uninjured and/or untouched dura is a very exceptional occurrence. Spontaneous spinal cord herniation, which was first reported 25 years ago, is a cause of myelopathy that is treatable but difficult to diagnose. CLINICAL P...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tekkök IH

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stereotactic radiosurgery requires the highest degree of accuracy in target identification and localization. When targeting paraspinal lesions, the CyberKnife radiosurgical system (Accuray, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) uses implanted stainless steel fiducials. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the total syste...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yu C,Main W,Taylor D,Kuduvalli G,Apuzzo ML,Adler JR Jr

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral arterial vasospasm continues to be a major secondary medical complication of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Despite hypervolemic hemodilution, arterial hypertension, and pharmacological therapy, morbidity and mortality due to vasospasm remain high. The authors discuss a patient with vasospasm who did not...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Luer MS,Dujovny M,Slavin KV,Hernandez-Avila G,Ausman JI

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the factors of importance for the obliteration of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), thus making a prediction of the probability for obliteration possible. METHODS:In 945 AVMs of a series of 1319 patients treated with the gamma knife during 1970 to 1990, the relationship between patient, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Karlsson B,Lindquist C,Steiner L

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into the embryological development of organs has been of relevant interest for contemporary medicine since the 19th century. In particular, some organs, such as the pituitary gland, or hypophysis, were deemed not to have a specific function. They were thus considered as rudimental organs, a mere residue of ev...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Riva M,Cosmacini G,Mortini P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of chemotherapy in the treatment of low-grade oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas is still unclear. A Phase II study was conducted to determine the benefits and toxicity of the procarbazine, lomustine, and vincristine (PCV) regimen in patients with low-grade oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocyto...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Soffietti R,Rudà R,Bradac GB,Schiffer D

更新日期：1998-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Meningiomas arising primarily within the internal auditory canal (IAC) are notably rare. By far the most common tumors that are encountered in this region are neuromas. We report a series of eight patients with meningiomas of the IAC, analyzing the clinical presentations, surgical management strategies, and c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakamura M,Roser F,Mirzai S,Matthies C,Vorkapic P,Samii M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2, thromboxane B2, and 6-oxo-prostaglandin F1 alpha were assayed in blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and from a control population. The levels found in samples obtained from patients after SAH were compared with those found in controls and were also...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： O'Neill P,Walton S,Foy PM,Shaw MD

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To propose and apply a protocol for assessing the outcome of surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS:The protocol included a patient questionnaire that was self-administered before and 1 and 6 months after the operation to assess severity of symptoms (Boston questionnaire) and staging according to clinic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reale F,Ginanneschi F,Sicurelli F,Mondelli M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Various techniques have been used to stop venous bleeding from the epidural space, vertebral venous plexus, and cavernous sinus. Here, we describe our experience with the use of fibrin glue to stop venous bleeding in these areas. METHODS:During the last 8 years, the senior author (LNS) has used injection of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Natarajan SK,Manning T,Bhagawati D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Major steps in the evolution of advanced neurosurgical techniques include microneurosurgery, neuroendoscopy and its minimally invasive variations, neuronavigation, and advanced intraoperative imaging. With traditional neuroendoscopic techniques (e.g., freehand endoscopy or the use of mechanical arms), definit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zimmermann M,Krishnan R,Raabe A,Seifert V

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-lymphocyte subpopulations (Tg or "suppressor cells" and Tm or "helper cells") in the peripheral blood of 16 patients with malignant intracranial gliomas were analyzed. The number of Tm-lymphocytes was very close to normal in both pre- and postoperative samples, whereas Tg-lymphocytes were significantly increased pre...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gerosa MA,Olivi A,Rosenblum ML,Semenzato GP,Pezzutto A

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In three cases involving meningiomas in the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses, transbasal spreading of the interocular distance (telecanthal approach) was used for tumor removal and reconstruction of the skull base. This telecanthal approach involves 1) bilateral en bloc removal of the superior lateral rim of the orbit, th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fujitsu K,Saijoh M,Aoki F,Sakata K,Fujii S,Mochimatsu Y,Kuwabara T

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is general agreement that aggressive management and monitoring of the patient with closed head injury with control of intracranial pressure (ICP) will improve patient survival and eventual outcome. Conversely, there is little agreement on the value of surgical craniectomy for increasing intracranial volume and s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gower DJ,Lee KS,McWhorter JM

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate patients' clinical outcome, survival, and performance status, at the long-term follow-up evaluation after aggressive microsurgical resection of petroclival meningiomas. METHODS:During a 13-year period (1991-2004), 150 patients underwent 207 operative procedures for resection of petroclival mening...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Natarajan SK,Sekhar LN,Schessel D,Morita A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Microvascular compressions of the cochlear nerve can lead to tinnitus. The tinnitus initially is related to nonsynchronous signal transmission in the auditory nerve, neurophysiologically characterized by a peak II amplitude decrease. Chronic compression can lead to a focal demyelination, resulting in an incre...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： De Ridder D,Vanneste S,Adriaenssens I,Lee AP,Plazier M,Menovsky T,van der Loo E,Van de Heyning P,Møller A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Medical students applying for neurosurgery residency positions almost all aspire to become academic neurosurgeons. However, most graduates of neurosurgery residency programs ultimately follow careers in private practice. We hypothesized that there might be factors in a resident's application, interviews, or p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lawton MT,Narvid J,Quiñones-Hinojosa A

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the microsurgical results of symptomatic sacral perineurial cysts of 11 patients and to discuss the treatment options of the past 10 years. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 11 patients with symptomatic sacral perineurial cysts who underwent microsurg...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Guo D,Shu K,Chen R,Ke C,Zhu Y,Lei T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bullfighting is a highly popular activity during festivities in Spain and Latin America. A scientific society for bullfight injuries, Congreso Internacional de Cirugía Taurina, was founded on November 24, 1974, in recognition of the distinctive pattern of injury that results from bull goring, and a subspecialty of gen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Spiotta AM,Matoses SM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytic hypophysitis (adenohypophysitis) is a rare lymphocytic infiltration of the pituitary gland that usually occurs during pregnancy. Because of its rarity, it has seldom been diagnosed preoperatively, and no trials of therapeutic treatment have been reported to date. We describe a 29-year-old woman with a pitu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reusch JE,Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK,Lillehei KO,Rappe D,Gutierrez-Hartmann A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This is a unique case report of a fractured atlantoaxial interspinous multistranded cable leading to intracranial hemorrhage and spinal cord injury. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 61-year-old woman, with a history of rheumatoid arthritis and C1-C2 interspinous wiring with allograft for atlantoaxial instability, pre...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kakarla UK,Valdivia JV,Sonntag VK,Bambakidis NC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the safety and feasibility of using convection-enhanced delivery to administer Cotara (Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tustin, CA), a novel radioimmunotherapeutic agent, to patients with malignant glioma. METHODS:Between April 1998 and November 2002, 51 patients with histologically confirmed malig...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Patel SJ,Shapiro WR,Laske DW,Jensen RL,Asher AL,Wessels BW,Carpenter SP,Shan JS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed posthemorrhagic vasospasm remains among the major complications after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and can result in devastating ischemic strokes. As rescue therapy, neurointerventional procedures are used for selective vasodilatation. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of intra-arteri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hosmann A,Wang WT,Dodier P,Bavinzski G,Engel A,Herta J,Plöchl W,Reinprecht A,Gruber A

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical presentation, radiological features, and results of surgical treatment were analyzed in 17 cases of hydrosyringomyelia associated with a Chiari malformation, in children and adolescents younger than 20 years of age. The initial symptoms were a skeletal abnormality (71%), such as scoliosis (11 patients) or...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Isu T,Iwasaki Y,Akino M,Abe H

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instability of the atlantoaxial complex may result from inflammatory, traumatic, congenital, neoplastic, or degenerative disorders and often requires surgical stabilization. Initial dorsal wiring techniques allow safe fixation but require rigid external immobilization and have been associated with high fusion failure ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Menendez JA,Wright NM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paraclinoid area is investigated anatomically for possible microneurosurgical approaches to the C3 segment of the internal carotid artery and to structures in the vicinity of the anterior siphon knee. Removal of the anterior clinoid process reveals a tight connective tissue ring that fixes the internal carotid art...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Knosp E,Müller G,Perneczky A

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic deep brain stimulation of the rodent lateral cerebellar nucleus (LCN) has been demonstrated to enhance motor recovery following cortical ischemia. This effect is concurrent with synaptogenesis and expression of long-term potentiation markers in the perilesional cerebral cortex. OBJECTIVE:To further ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chan HH,Cooperrider J,Chen Z,Gale JT,Baker KB,Wathen CA,Modic CR,Park HJ,Machado AG

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00