Serum S100B protein levels are correlated with subclinical neurocognitive declines after carotid endarterectomy.

abstract：:: The US health care system is struggling with rising costs, poor outcomes, waste, and inefficiency. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act represents a substantial effort to improve access and emphasizes value-based care. Value in health care has been defined as health outcomes for the patient per dollar spen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Smith TR,Rambachan A,Cote D,Cybulski G,Laws ER

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:WHO Grade I meningiomas are common, usually benign, primary brain tumors. Little is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with meningiomas. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the long-term HRQOL in patients with meningiomas and its association with cognitive deficits and epilepsy. METHOD...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Waagemans ML,van Nieuwenhuizen D,Dijkstra M,Wumkes M,Dirven CM,Leenstra S,Reijneveld JC,Klein M,Stalpers LJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:An animal model was developed for studying the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics administered intraventricularly in hydrocephalus. Obstructive hydrocephalus was consistently produced in craniectomized adult rats by injecting kaolin into the cisterna magna. After induction of hydrocephalus, vancomycin was injected into t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Howard MA,Grady MS,Park TS,Scheld WM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study assessed the neuropsychological outcome of patients after surgical treatment for third ventricle brain tumors. Neuropsychological consequences of surgical intervention can have a major impact on patients' quality of life and therefore have important implications for treatment planning. METHODS:A r...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Friedman MA,Meyers CA,Sawaya R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral vasospasm is an independent predictor of poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-cGMP) vasodilatory pathway is strongly implicated in its pathophysiology. Preliminary studies suggest that phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), an enzyme that degrade...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Han BH,Vellimana AK,Zhou ML,Milner E,Zipfel GJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The optimal surgical treatment for symptomatic temporal arachnoid cysts is controversial. Therapeutic options include cyst shunting, endoscopic fenestration, and craniotomy for fenestration. We reviewed the results for patients who were treated primarily with craniotomy and fenestration at our institution, to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levy ML,Wang M,Aryan HE,Yoo K,Meltzer H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neonatal germinal matrix hemorrhage/intraventricular hemorrhage is common and often results in hydrocephalus. The pathogenesis of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus is not fully understood. OBJECTIVE:To explore the potential role of hemoglobin and iron released after hemorrhage. METHODS:Artificial cerebrospinal...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Strahle JM,Garton T,Bazzi AA,Kilaru H,Garton HJ,Maher CO,Muraszko KM,Keep RF,Xi G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain responses from concussive impacts in National Football League football games were simulated by finite element analysis using a detailed anatomic model of the brain and head accelerations from laboratory reconstructions of game impacts. This study compares brain responses with physician determined signs ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Viano DC,Casson IR,Pellman EJ,Zhang L,King AI,Yang KH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computer-assisted frameless navigation techniques are used in many centers for intracranial neurosurgical procedures. In this study, we assessed the accuracy and the clinical usefulness of a frameless system based on the optical digitizer in a variety of intracranial procedures. METHODS:The optical digitizer...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Germano IM,Villalobos H,Silvers A,Post KD

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：:Stereo depth electroencephalography (EEG) is of proven benefit in lateralizing and localizing seizure origin in select cases of epilepsy. There are potential hazards and technical considerations inherent with depth EEG, however, that have limited the general applicability of this technique. A new depth EEG electrode w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Maxwell RE,Gates JR,Fiol ME,Johnson MJ,Yap JC,Leppik IE,Gumnit RJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ensuring adequate cerebral oxygenation and perfusion is of fundamental importance in the treatment of patients with acute cerebral disorders. Online continuous monitoring of brain oxygenation is possible with a parenchymal microelectrode that measures local brain oxygen tension. The ultimate question is wheth...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： van den Brink WA,van Santbrink H,Steyerberg EW,Avezaat CJ,Suazo JA,Hogesteeger C,Jansen WJ,Kloos LM,Vermeulen J,Maas AI

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a rare syndrome of unknown cause, affecting mainly the lower motor neurons of the brachial plexus. The brachial plexus is a group of nerves that conduct signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. PTS is usually characterized by the sudden onset of severe 1-sided shoulder ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sumner AJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Jugular foramen tumors are rare cranial base lesions that present diagnostic and management difficulties. With the availability of new diagnostic procedures these tumors have been more precisely studied and questions of whether, when, and how these lesions should be treated often arise. Data from 106 consecut...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ramina R,Maniglia JJ,Fernandes YB,Paschoal JR,Pfeilsticker LN,Coelho Neto M

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the safety and efficacy of liposomal fasudil in a sustained-release form for the prevention of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS:Eighteen rats were divided into three groups, each of which received 2.5 mg/kg of liposomal fasudil, 5 mg/kg of liposomal fasudil, or d...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takanashi Y,Ishida T,Meguro T,Kiwada H,Zhang JH,Yamamoto I

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It remains unknown whether the extent of surgical resection affects survival or disease progression in patients with supratentorial low-grade gliomas. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study (n = 170) between 1996 and 2007 at a single institution to determine whether increasing extent of surgical r...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McGirt MJ,Chaichana KL,Attenello FJ,Weingart JD,Than K,Burger PC,Olivi A,Brem H,Quinoñes-Hinojosa A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of an arteriovenous malformation in the left motor speech area which was successfully excised without aphasia in a right-handed man. Preoperative sodium amobarbital carotid infusion testing demonstrated that the patient had right hemisphere dominance for speech. A review of the literature suggests t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Close RA,O'Keefe AM,Buchheit WA

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Radiosurgery can be considered a well-established option for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The exact application of the therapeutic dose is based on the availability of imaging data sets with superior image quality that can be superimposed using an image fusion algorithm. For follow-up ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hamm KD,Klisch J,Surber G,Kleinert G,Eger C,Aschenbach R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed ischemic neurological deficit (DIND) remains a major unsolved problem in the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). For many years, the complications reported with acute aneurysm surgery caused surgeons to operate late after SAH. In a 42-month-period, we managed 146 patients with aneurysm and/...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Medlock MD,Dulebohn SC,Elwood PW

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intracranial empyemas are the most common form of intracranial suppuration seen in our unit and, despite modern antibiotic therapy and advanced neurosurgical and imaging facilities, these pus collections remain a formidable challenge, often resulting in significant morbidity and death. We present an analysis ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nathoo N,Nadvi SS,van Dellen JR,Gouws E

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between the resistance to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow and cerebral autoregulation. METHODS:We examined 35 patients who presented with ventricular dilation and clinical symptoms of communicating hydrocephalus. For all of these patients, CSF compensatory reserve was investigated...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Czosnyka ZH,Czosnyka M,Whitfield PC,Donovan T,Pickard JD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage associated with a meningioma is presented. Intracranial hemorrhage has been reported to be associated with meningioma in 45 cases. A comprehensive review of the subject is presented. The importance of the diagnosis of associated hemorrhage and subsequent surgical intervent...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kohli CM,Crouch RL

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A striking and diffuse hemangiomatous architecture was identified by microscopic examination of bone specimens obtained at cranial synostectomy and from the craniofacial area of a young boy with Kleeblättschadel deformity and Crouzon's syndrome. A retrospective review of the histopathological appearance of bone specim...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alpers CE,Edwards MS

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic paraplegia in children is uncommon and, in almost half of these injuries, no contiguous fracture or dislocation of the spine is found. This report presents eight such cases, three in detail. Most of the children were injured in motor vehicle accidents and sustained thoracic level injuries with a permanent lo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Walsh JW,Stevens DB,Young AB

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous assessments of the value of sequential computed tomographic (CT) scanning in brain tumor patients have suffered from the heterogeneous nature of the study populations in regard to (a) pathology, (b) treatment plan, and (c) time of scanning. This report is based on the first 21 of 30 consecutive cases of gliob...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salcman M,Levine H,Rao K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interhemisperic lipomas are almost always associated with hypogenesis or agenesis of the corpus callosum. These lesions are stable. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We report a case of an interhemispheric lipoma in a 72-year-old man who had undergone myelolipomatous differentiation. INTERVENTION:Gross total excision o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Suri V,Sharma MC,Suri A,Karak AK,Garg A,Sarkar C,Jain D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placement of the atrial portion of a ventriculoatrial shunt is occasionally rendered difficult by a tendency of the shunt catheter to pass into the contralateral jugular vein or into a subclavian vein instead of into the atrium. We report a simple flow-directed technique that may resolve this problem. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barker FG 2nd,Tatter SB

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the spatial accuracy of coordinates generated from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, using the Brown-Roberts-Wells head frame and localizer system (Radionics, Inc., Burlington, MA). METHODS:An anthropomorphic head phantom, consisting of a two-dimensional lattice of acrylic spheres (4-mm diamete...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Orth RC,Sinha P,Madsen EL,Frank G,Korosec FR,Mackie TR,Mehta MP

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Intraventricular hemorrhage related to arteriovenous malformation (AVM) rupture is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Intraventricular tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been used to treat spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage. We demonstrate the successful application ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pollock GA,Shaibani A,Awad I,Batjer HH,Bendok BR

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00