Pituitary abscess showing high uptake of thallium-201 on single photon emission computed tomography--case report.

abstract：:A 52-year-old man complaining of headache and nuchal pain was treated initially under a diagnosis of bacterial meningitis. The meningitis resisted antibiotic therapy, and one week later was complicated by a ruptured retropharyngeal abscess, which led to the correct diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the odontoid process of...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kubo S,Takimoto H,Hosoi K,Toyota S,Karasawa J,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe the procedures of endoscopic pituitary and skull base surgery in our institute. We also review the literature to reveal recent advances in this field. Endonasal approach via the sphenoid ostium was carried out for pituitary lesions without the nasal speculum. Postoperative nasal packing was basically ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Saeki N,Horiguchi K,Murai H,Hasegawa Y,Hanazawa T,Okamoto Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior decompression of a cervical ossified posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) which involves the dura mater occasionally results in a postoperative cerebrospinal fluid fistula. Bone window computed tomography (CT) was carried out to detect dural defects in 21 patients with cervical OPLL. Twelve of 21 patients h...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hida K,Iwasaki Y,Koyanagi I,Abe H

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old man presented with a very rare cerebral aneurysm arising from the trunk of the persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PPTA) manifesting as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Angiography showed a saccular aneurysm at the curved mid-section of the trunk of the left PPTA of the adult type. The patient underwent surg...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takase T,Tanabe H,Kondo A,Nonoguchi N,Tane K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have 32 university hospitals and 18 general hospitals for neurosurgical training in Korea. Recently I have analyzed intracranial aneurysm cases which had an operation in 28 university hospitals and nine general hospitals. I have reported 2863 aneurysm operation cases. The location of aneurysm consisted of 865 aneur...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sim JH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old male presented with a rare intraosseous meningioma with intradural extension manifesting as frequent vomiting and floating sensation that had persisted for 3 months. Neuroimaging detected a mass lesion that was mainly located extradurally in the right posterior fossa with a daughter lesion inside the dur...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamazaki T,Tsukada A,Uemura K,Satou H,Tsuboi K,Nose T

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old female developed hyperperfusion syndrome following carotid endarterectomy for severe stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. Transcranial Doppler monitoring showed a sharp increase in flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shinno K,Ueda S,Uno M,Nishitani K,Nagahiro S,Harada M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of ruptured tectal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) that was demonstrated angiographically only after removal of an unruptured occipital AVM. A 57-year-old man presented with sudden onset of diplopia and tinnitus. Computed tomography revealed a small hemorrhage in the right tectum mesencephali with in...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komatsu F,Sakamoto S,Takemura Y,Nonaka M,Ohta M,Oshiro S,Tsugu H,Fukushima T,Inoue T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neonate with hydrocephalus associated with Dandy-Walker malformation was successfully treated with an endoscopic placement of a transaqueductal ventricular single catheter. The modified catheter was provided with additional fenestration on its proximal side to allow simultaneous drainage from both the supra- and inf...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Morigaki R,Pooh KH,Nakagawa Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old female presented with sudden onset of severe headache and back pain, followed by nausea. The initial head computed tomography (CT) scan revealed posterior fossa subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Spinal T(2)-weighted magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated SAH, and a homogeneous and slightly low signal inten...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Iihoshi S,Miyata K,Murakami T,Kaneko T,Koyanagi I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malpositioning of cervical screws risks neurovascular injury. A cervical screw fixation system can provide proper rigidity, alignment correction, and high rates of fusion afforded by high pullout biomechanical strength. The objective is to assess the dimensions and axis of the C3-C7 cervical pedicles. A 1-mm slice thi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Wasinpongwanich K,Paholpak P,Tuamsuk P,Sirichativapee W,Wisanuyotin T,Kosuwon W,Jeeravipoolvarn P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man presented with a rare case of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, or Gorlin's syndrome, associated with both medulloblastoma and meningioma, manifesting as visual field constriction due to multiple parasellar tumors. He had undergone resection of a medulloblastoma at the age of 1 year 9 months, fol...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukushima Y,Oka H,Utsuki S,Iwamoto K,Fujii K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) can be performed under local anesthesia. However, there have been no reports on risk factors for a change in vital signs or the need for additional medications to maintain adequate analgesia during this procedure. The purpose of this study was to identify risk fa...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaya S,Tezuka F,Sugiura K,Takeuchi M,Manabe H,Morimoto M,Yamashita K,Takata Y,Sakai T,Maeda T,Sairyo K

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic stress and chronic inflammation are closely associated with the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms (IAs). However, the hemodynamic and biological mechanisms triggering IA formation remain to be elucidated. To clarify them, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and histopathological analyses in the early p...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kataoka H,Yagi T,Ikedo T,Imai H,Kawamura K,Yoshida K,Nakamura M,Aoki T,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old female, the elder of monozygotic twins, presented with slow progressive numbness and pain in her left arm. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed syringomyelia with Chiari malformation. The patient's birth had been difficult with prolonged delivery time, breech delivery, and neonatal asphyxia. MR imaging...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Iwasaki Y,Hida K,Onishi K,Nanba R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principal prognostic factors and effect on survival were retrospectively evaluated in 56 adult patients with supratentorial low grade astrocytomas treated between 1967 and 1993. Fifteen factors were evaluated with uni- and multivariate analysis to investigate their importance in predicting the length of survival. ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Iwabuchi S,Bishara S,Herbison P,Erasmus A,Samejima H

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman with Chiari I malformation presented with spinal cord edema preceding syringomyelia manifesting as a 5-month history of nuchal pain and numbness of the upper extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed spinal cord edema, a poorly defined syrinx at the C-2 to T-2 levels, and distorted cerebellar ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Itoh Y,Kuwahara N,Sasajima T,Mizoi K,Hatazawa J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report two rare cases of multiple meningiomas in both the intracranial and spinal regions. A 64-year-old female presented with a right sphenoidal ridge meningioma and a cervical extramedullary meningioma. Tumor histology was transitional and vacuolated types, respectively. The tumors were removed successfu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kannuki S,Soga T,Hondo H,Matsumoto K,Takada K,Makino A

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suboccipital transmeatal approach uses packing of a muscle or fat graft into the internal auditory canal (IAC) to prevent postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage. However, preserved hearing after removal of vestibular schwannomas may decline over time because of the progressive constriction of cochlear vas...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamakami I,Kobayashi E,Ono J,Yamaura A

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persisting embryonal infundibular recess (PEIR) is a rare anomaly of the third ventricular floor. Only eight cases have been published. In this report, a case of presumably Rathke's cleft cyst associated with cerebrospinal fluid leakage caused by PEIR is described. An 81-year-old woman underwent endoscopic transspheno...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kuroiwa M,Kusano Y,Ogiwara T,Tanaka Y,Takemae T,Hongo K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old boy and a 29-year-old woman presented with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) following therapy for primary malignant brain tumor. Both received intensive alkylating agent doses for induction and maintenance chemotherapy combined with craniospinal or cranial radiation for medulloblastoma and anaplastic astro...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sugiyama K,Kurisu K,Arita K,Taniguchi E,Okamura T,Itoh Y,Yamasaki F,Kajiwara Y,Ueda H,Sakai A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhage in regions remote from the site of initial intracranial operations is rare, but may be fatal. Postoperative cerebellar hemorrhage as a complication of supratentorial surgery, with a radiological appearance known as zebra sign, is an increasingly recognized clinical entity and is associated mainly with vascu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Figueiredo EG,de Amorim RL,Teixeira MJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85-year-old male presented with bilateral chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) resulting in unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis and brainstem symptoms immediately after removal of both hematomas in a single operation. Initial computed tomography on admission demonstrated marked thick bilateral hematomas buckling the ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Okuchi K,Fujioka M,Maeda Y,Kagoshima T,Sakaki T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old woman presented with multiple neurenteric cysts in the posterior fossa and spinal canal. Neuroimaging demonstrated neurenteric cysts in the interspace between the left cerebellar hemisphere and vermis, the lateral side of the right cerebellar hemisphere, and the ventral side of the spinal cord at the C-2...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Oyama H,Ikeda A,Inoue S,Nakamura S,Nishimura Y,Shibuya M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-year-old female was admitted with a 3-month history of headache and gait disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a large tumor in the right cerebellopontine angle and syringomyelia in the upper cervical cord associated with caudal displacement of the cerebellar tonsil. Complete removal of the tumor r...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Anegawa S,Hayashi T,Torigoe R,Iwaisako K,Higashioka H

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old boy presented with an unusual case of a supratentorial, extraaxial small round blue cell tumor of the central nervous system, which was most likely a primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). Preoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a large multistage hematoma in the left cent...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Burkhardt JK,Kockro RA,Dohmen-Scheufler H,Woernle CM,Bellut D,Kollias S,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) secreted by glioblastoma (T98G) cells on the secretion of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells stimulated with tumor cells was investigated in cocultures of LAK and Daudi cells supplemented with T98G culture supernatant, T98G c...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Naganuma H,Sasaki A,Satoh E,Nagasaka M,Nakano S,Isoe S,Tasaka K,Nukui H

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old male presented with an extremely unusual case of solitary clivus metastasis from gastric cancer manifesting as mild headache and diplopia 10 years after radical excision of the primary tumor. The patient underwent surgical resection using an endoscopic transsphenoidal approach. Histological examination r...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukushima M,Katayama Y,Shigemori Y,Miyake H,Hirayama T,Kotani A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) identified a right carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF). Three-dimensional DSA (3D-DSA) was used to evaluate the CCF before treatment. The 3D-DSA images showed the anatomical relationship of the parent artery and the veins, which was difficult to understand on conventional...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishida F,Kojima T,Kawaguchi K,Hoshino T,Murao K,Taki W

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) is essentially a lineage-oriented classification based on a presumable developmental tree of CNS. A four-tiered WHO grading scheme has been successfully applied to a spectrum of diffusely infiltrative astrocytomas,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komori T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00