Postmortem inspection for neurosurgery: a training model for endoscopic dissection technique.

abstract：:Between 1987 and 1991 we performed a unilateral or bilateral frontoorbital advancement to correct trigono- or plagiocephaly in 10 children: Three-dimensional CT provides an exact basis for operation planning. Titanium miniplates allow an already primarily rather stable osteosynthesis. The best time for this interventi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Voth D,Schwarz M,Wagner W,von Domarus H,Henn M,Schweden F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score (UIATS) was published in April 2015 as a multidisciplinary consensus regarding treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA). As a tertiary center with focus on vascular neurosurgery, we aimed to investigate whether our treatment decision-making in patients w...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hernández-Durán S,Mielke D,Rohde V,Malinova V

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Otogenic brain abscesses are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. Usually they occur either by distant thrombophlebitis of cerebral veins or by direct extension in an unsafe type of chronic suppurative otitis media. This case of cerebellar abscess was prepared for surgical excision, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kumar R,Sharma R,Tyagi I

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of intraoperative MRI (iMRI) increases extent of resection in transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Microsurgical and endoscopic techniques have been established as equal and standard surgical methods. The object of the current study was to evaluate the additional value of iMRI for resection of invasive pituitary...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hlaváč M,Knoll A,Etzrodt-Walter G,Sommer F,Scheithauer M,Coburger J,Wirtz CR,Pala A

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the introduction of new antiepileptic drugs and advances in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, an important group of patients still remains uncontrolled by any of these methods. The relatively recent introduction of vagus nerve stimulation is yet another possible treatment for refractory epilepsy. This safe, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Arcos A,Romero L,Gelabert M,Prieto A,Pardo J,Osorio XR,Arráez MA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the median survival of 15 months after diagnosis, novel treatment strategies are needed for glioblastoma. Beta-blockers have been demonstrated to inhibit angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation in various cancer types. The aim of this study was to systematically review the evidence on the effect of beta-blocke...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Tewarie IA,Senders JT,Hulsbergen AFC,Kremer S,Broekman MLD

更新日期：2020-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The orbitotomy has a central importance in craniofacial surgery. It is indicated for premature craniosynostoses, malformations and tumor surgery. The aim of the treatment is to correct functional disturbances and aesthetic impairments. Anatomical structures must be respected. Functional and anatomical aspects of the o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mühling J,Collmann H,Reuther J,Sörensen N

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chiari I malformation (CI) continues to raise great interest among physicians due to the larger and larger number of newly diagnosed cases. The clinical and radiological picture and the management options of such a chronic disease are well acknowledged as well as those of the associated syringomyelia. Little is known,...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Massimi L,Della Pepa GM,Caldarelli M,Di Rocco C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the clinical characteristics of intraventricular meningiomas, we analyzed retrospectively 25 patients and reviewed the literature with regard to incidence, clinical manifestation, imaging features, preoperative diagnosis, surgical findings, and histopathological results. Intraventricular meningiomas ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Liu M,Wei Y,Liu Y,Zhu S,Li X

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During surgeries in the upper cerebellopontine angle (CPA), the superior petrosal veins (SPVs) often act as obstacles; and their sectioning sometimes causes serious complications. In this study, we introduced a classification system for the SPVs wherein their tributaries were classified into four groups on the basis o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Matsushima T,Kawashima M,Inoue K,Matsushima K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skull base chordomas represent very interesting neoplasms, due to their rarity, biological behavior, and resistance to treatment. Their management is very challenging. Recently, the use of a natural corridor, through the nose and the sphenoid sinus, improved morbidity and mortality allowing also for excellent removal ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Chibbaro S,Cornelius JF,Froelich S,Tigan L,Kehrli P,Debry C,Romano A,Herman P,George B,Bresson D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to evaluate the early results and the prognostic factors affecting the outcome during the in-hospital stay of 110 patients with civilian gunshot wounds to the head admitted at the Hospital of Restauração, Recife, Brazil. Penetrating injury (66%) was the most prevalent type of wound encounter...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ambrosi PB,Valença MM,Azevedo-Filho H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of their presumed benign natural history, cerebral capillary telangiectasias (CCTs) are infrequently addressed in the neurosurgical literature. We performed a comprehensive review of CCTs via the PubMed database to synthesize overall epidemiological, radiographic, natural history, and treatment results. Ac...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Gross BA,Puri AS,Popp AJ,Du R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe 3 cases of cerebral pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, one of which has an unusual neuroradiological appearance, and review the clinical and prognostic features of the 96 cases reported in the literature. Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma is a neuroectodermal tumor that affects young patients, in a superf...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Cervoni L,Salvati M,Santoro A,Celli P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effective treatment of intracranial abscess remains controversial. Progress in technology, linked with the development of neuronavigational systems, has made stereotactic aspiration and drainage of intracerebral abscesses effective and valid alternatives to traditional methods, namely, conservative medical treatme...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Boviatsis EJ,Kouyialis AT,Stranjalis G,Korfias S,Sakas DE

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective clinical study was made on 987 patients with lumbar disc disease treated by discectomy. All patients had been operated on in the Department of Neurosurgery (University-Hospital Mainz). 545 patients were males, and 442 females (1.2:1). Patients in the 4th decade of life were affected most often (33.5%)....

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dei-Anang K,Kessel HA,Meinig G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative epidural haematoma distant to a site of craniotomy is a rare but possibly hazardous complication. We report a 31-year-old female who presented with a history of chronic hydrocephalus due to fourth-ventricular plexus papilloma. Following resection of the posterior fossa tumour with intraoperative placemen...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wolfsberger S,Gruber A,Czech T

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke therapy has been revolutionized in the past two decades with the widespread implementation of chemical thrombolysis for acute stroke. However, chemical thrombolysis continues to be limited in its efficacy secondary to relatively short time windows and a high associated risk of hemorrhage. In an attempt to minim...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ansari S,Rahman M,McConnell DJ,Waters MF,Hoh BL,Mocco J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by jolts of pain along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve. If patients fail conservative management, microvascular decompression (MVD) is the next step in treatment. MVD is largely done by placing implant pads between the nerve and compressing vessels. We cond...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Pressman E,Jha RT,Zavadskiy G,Kumar JI,van Loveren H,van Gompel JJ,Agazzi S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing evidence from recent studies have revealed that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) might be a useful prognostic biomarker for glioma; we therefore conducted the current meta-analysis to evaluate prognostic and clinicopathological predictive value of lncRNA expression for glioma patients. Eligible studies were identi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Li J,Liang R,Song C,Xiang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms resulting in third nerve palsies has been proposed as an alternative to microsurgical clip ligation. Third nerve function recovery following endovascular treatment in a large patient population has not been evaluated. A literature search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane da...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bulsara KR,Jackson D,Galvan GM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscope has become an essential tool for transsphenoidal pituitary surgeries because of the panoramic view and the ability to visualize structures beyond the direct line of vision. However, the regular dedicated instruments for these surgeries sometimes do not reach the areas visualized by an angled endoscope, a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kawamata T,Amano K,Hori T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord or cauda equina compression (SCC) is an increasing challenge in clinical oncology due to a higher prevalence of long-term cancer survivors. Our aim was to determine the clinical relevance of SCC regarding patient outcome depending on different tumor entities and their anatomical localization (extradural/in...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mohme M,Mende KC,Krätzig T,Plaetke R,Beseoglu K,Hagedorn J,Steiger HJ,Floeth FW,Eicker SO

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangioblastoma is a rare benign tumor that consists of neoplastic vacuolated stromal cells and highly developed capillary blood vessels. These tumors are almost exclusively found in the central nervous system, but in extremely rare cases, it can arise in peripheral nerves. In the majority of cases, it occurs sporadi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Rasulic L,Samardzic M,Bascarevic V,Micovic M,Cvrkota I,Zivkovic B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature describing epidemiology, etiology, and types of serious brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) is sparse. The aim of this review was to investigate the epidemiological and etiopathogenetical data of serious BPIs undergoing surgical reconstruction. A systematic search was conducted from January 1985 to December...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kaiser R,Waldauf P,Ullas G,Krajcová A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus pericranii is a rare vascular abnormality characterised by abnormal connections between the intra- and extracranial venous systems and is usually found in children. In most instances, a sinus pericranii presents as a soft scalp swelling that appears with the patient in the recumbent position and disappears in th...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Akram H,Prezerakos G,Haliasos N,O'Donovan D,Low H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck paragangliomas (HNPs) are rare, usually benign hyper vascularized neuroendocrine tumors that traditionally have been treated by surgery, with or without endovascular embolization, or, more recently stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The aim of our study is to determine the clinical and radiographic effecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Fatima N,Pollom E,Soltys S,Chang SD,Meola A

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas previously the dissection of arteries leading to the brain was thought to be a rare occurrence, this diagnosis has been found more frequently in the last years as a result of newer imaging methods. Furthermore, in contrast to earlier opinions, there is a rather good prognosis for the recanalisation of the vess...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Schulze HE,Ebner A,Besinger UA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 1142 patients with head injuries hospitalized in the Neurosurgery Department of Gazi University Medical School during the period between 1979 and 1992, 583 had initial CT scans. A retrospective analysis of these initial CT images revealed intracranial air on admission in only 21 cases. These were classified as a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Keskil S,Baykaner K,Ceviker N,Işik S,Cengel M,Orbay T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct electrical stimulation (DES) of the optic radiation (OR) during an awake tumor resection has been repeatedly reported. In all cases, visual function monitoring was performed in patients with open eyes which were looking at a picture. We report a new modification of the standard method, OR stimulation in patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Steňo A,Hollý V,Fabian M,Kuniak M,Timárová G,Steňo J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00