Abstract:
:Child abuse is a widespread phenomenon which is increasingly recognized in our culture. In this chapter, the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and commonly associated injuries are reviewed. The typical presentation and clinical assessment of inflicted head injury is also described.
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Neurosurg Clin N Amjournal_title
Neurosurgery clinics of North Americaauthors
Duhaime AC,Partington MDdoi
10.1016/s1042-3680(02)00002-5keywords:
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2002-04-01 00:00:00pages
149-54, vissue
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1042-3680issn
1558-1349pii
S1042-3680(02)00002-5journal_volume
13pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::Recently, endoscopic intraventricular surgery has been performed successfully in several clinical series. Although the therapeutic results must be compared with conventional surgery, neuroendoscopy seems to be a safe surgical technique when performed by surgeons with appropriate experience and refined endoscopic tools...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s1042-3680(03)00063-9
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The management of fluid and electrolytes is an important aspect of the intensive care of patients with intracranial disease and injury because the central nervous system has a critical role in fluid and electrolyte and acid-base homeostasis. This article reviews fluids and electrolytes and acid-base balance, their com...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
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更新日期:1994-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Perioperative complications of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) are uncommon but potentially devastating. The authors review strategies aimed at minimizing morbidity of surgical treatment of carotid occlusive disease. Multiple components of the perioperative course of patients who undergo CEA must be tightly controlled to...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In adults, symptomatic scoliosis is usually a de novo primary degenerative deformity that develops in the fifth or sixth decade or an unrecognized or untreated idiopathic deformity with superimposed degeneration. The evaluation and treatment of adult scoliosis must focus on addressing patient symptoms while limiting t...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2006.05.002
更新日期:2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::During the last 10 years, gene therapy has certainly risen to the forefront of basic science and clinical medicine. Designing more efficient gene delivery systems is currently the "holy grail" of genetic therapeutics, because even the most efficient viral vectors do not transfect all cells at the treatment site, which...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article describes details of the application of computer modeling of cerebral blood circulation. A brief review of the different computer modeling techniques and the current models used today for predicting surgical options for bypass surgery are presented. The use of phase contrast MR for estimating intracranial...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Surgical management of giant cerebral aneurysms remains a major technical challenge for modern neurosurgeons. Endovascular approaches for giant aneurysms does not provide an acceptable alternative to direct surgical approaches. The use of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest as an adjunct during clipping of complex gia...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Medical therapy with a dopamine agonist is the most effective for treatment of a prolactin-producing adenoma and is considered as primary treatment. Surgery and pituitary radiation are reserved for patients who either do not tolerate or do not respond to a dopamine agonist drug. A somatostatin analogue is effective me...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s1042-3680(02)00072-4
更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::This article presents an overview of spinal neurocytomas. A rare manifestation of an uncommon tumor, extraventricular neurocytomas (EVNs) should be included in the differential for spinal intradural and intramedullary tumors. Spinal EVNs are generally benign with an indolent pathologic course but may display a variety...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2014.09.005
更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Many studies indicate that spinal canal decompression and stabilization lead to improved neurologic recovery in patients with incomplete neurologic deficits. It is recognized that surgical stabilization of unstable thoracolumbar injuries with complete neurologic deficit or without deficit reduces hospital stay, improv...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Glioblastoma (GBM) is infiltrative neoplasm with limited treatment options and poor overall survival. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) allows spatially precise and conformal delivery of high doses of radiation. Salvage SRS for locally recurrent GBM was shown to improve patient survival and have more favorable safety pr...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2020.08.007
更新日期:2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In summary, over a period of approximately four decades, an important new pathologic process was identified. There is no longer any doubt that the deposition of the subarachnoid clot in the basal cisterns can, over the course of a few days, lead to a progressive, severe vasoconstriction. This, in turn, can reduce cere...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1990-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients with symptomatic instability of the spine may be treated surgically with interbody fusion. Cost and complexity in this procedure arises owing to the implanted materials involved with facilitating fusion such as titanium or polyetheretherketone. Surface modifications have been developed to augment these base m...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2019.08.007
更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Congenital spinal anomalies entail a wide spectrum of conditions that share in common some form of error during embryogenesis. Congenital disorders of the spine may not always be readily apparent at birth; they can present as a deformity with growth or with clinical signs of neurologic dysfunction early or later as an...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2007.04.004
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The basic premises of thermographic analysis for low back problems are that variations in skin temperature signify certain and specific underlying disease processes. The newer technologic advances for monitoring skin temperature raise the questions of whether thermography is an adequate substitute for invasive diagnos...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1991-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although timing for surgical intervention after spinal cord injury remains controversial, there is accumulating evidence suggesting that early surgery may improve neurologic outcomes, particularly with incomplete spinal cord injury, and may reduce non-neurologic complications and health care resource utilization. More...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2016.08.005
更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In the normal growth of the cranial base, an outline of prenatal development stressed the common vertebrate plan, the patterning of mesenchymal tissues formed from and influenced by migrating neural crest cells. Details are given of the sequences of chondrification and ossification. Postnatal growth is approached in t...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1991-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chondrosarcomas are indolent but invasive chondroid malignancies that can form in the skull base. Standard management of chondrosarcoma involves surgical resection and adjuvant radiation therapy. This review evaluates evidence from the literature to assess the importance of the surgical approach and extent of resectio...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2012.08.002
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clival, petroclival, and foramen magnum meningiomas are challenging lesions to manage independently of the selected surgical approach. The expanded endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) provided a safe alternative on the armamentarium of skull base approaches. There is a paucity of literature regarding endoscopic manage...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2015.03.006
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Glioblastoma multiforme is a malignant, relentless brain cancer with no known cure, and standard therapies leave significant room for the development of better, more effective treatments. Immunotherapy is a promising approach to the treatment of solid tumors that directs the patient's own immune system to destroy tumo...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2009.09.001
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute toxicity from radiation of skull base tumors typically resolves spontaneously within days to weeks after completion of therapy. Long-term complications have a latency of months to years after radiation and are usually irreversible. The need to keep the probability of chronic toxicity at an acceptable level has d...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pancoast tumors (superior sulcus tumors or apical lung tumors) typically invade structures at the thoracic outlet, including the inferior elements of the brachial plexus (C8, T1 nerve roots and lower trunk). Historically, these tumors are rapidly fatal, but newer treatment with induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy,...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2008.07.002
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thoracoscopic sympathectomy provides a superb surgical option for the many patients with incapacitating essential hyperhidrosis. Whether one thoracoscopic approach to sympathectomy is ever likely to prevail is doubtful, as the results of the various reported techniques seem to be quite similar. There are definite adva...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Intrathecal drug delivery has been well established an effective and safe method for the treatment of pain, including palliative cancer-related and chronic nonmalignant pain. In this article, we discuss the role of intrathecal pain therapy in the management of chronic, refractory nonmalignant pain. Common indications,...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2018.12.010
更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The pelvic incidence defines the amount of lordosis required in the lumbar spine, and a lumbar lordosis within 11° of the pelvic incidence defines alignment of the lumbo-pelvic region. Pelvic tilt is a compensatory mechanism that allows patients to achieve sagittal balance in the setting of decreased lumbar lordosis w...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2018.03.003
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Endovascular embolization is a frequently used adjunct to operative resection of meningiomas. Embolization may decrease intraoperative blood loss, operative time, and surgical difficulty associated with resection. The specific clinical applications of this treatment have not been defined clearly. Procedural indication...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2015.11.005
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cerebral vasospasm is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Most cases of vasospasm can be managed medically. Medical strategies for treatment include hemodynamic augmentation to improve cerebral perfusion pressure and medical therapy to prevent or reduce cerebr...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.nec.2009.10.007
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Pituitary tumors manifest with a variety of unique localizing signs and symptoms that neurosurgeons and neuro-ophthalmologists must readily identify. Visual disturbances may be the presenting complaint. Loss of central visual acuity, visual field deficits, and mechanisms of diplopia are discussed with case examples us...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Psychosocial problems frequently are more difficult to manage than the seizures. Quality of life investigations are important in identifying psychosocial issues that impede the benefits of improved or complete seizure control. Three categories of quality of life assessment are discussed: professional observation and r...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Temporal lobe epilepsy is not a single clinicopathologic entity but a group of syndromes requiring different surgical solutions. Anatomic resections planned for the treatment of these syndromes are aimed at pathologic substrates minimizing ablation of normal tissue. Most of these procedures involve mesial and lateral ...
journal_title:Neurosurgery clinics of North America
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00