Bilateral pallidal stimulation for cervical dystonia. An optimal paradigm from our experiences.

abstract：:Stereotactic guidance is useful for planning an accurate trajectory to the third ventricle. A guiding block with a ball joint was developed for frame-based endoscopy and adaptors for arm-based and armless navigation systems. Between 1992 and 1996, 52 patients were operated on endoscopically in the third ventricle unde...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Grunert P,Hopf N,Perneczky A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between February 1993 and March 1994, 75 metastases, 16 gliomas and 2 AIDS-related malignant lymphomas were treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Metastatic brain tumors (54% lung cancer, 14% breast cancer, 13.5% melanoma) were the most frequent and clinically rewarding cases. So-called local control was achieved in ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Gerosa MA,Nicolato A,Berlucchi S,Piovan E,Zampieri PG,Pasoli A,Foroni R,Giri MG,Marchini G,Babighian S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinese stereotactic and functional neurosurgery started in 1963. Dr. Jian-Ping Xu did stereotactic surgery for Parkinson's disease with a small Cartesian coordinate stereotactic device which he designed. In 1983, the first Chinese Institute of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery was established by Dr. Jian-Ping ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Sun B,Lang LQ,Cong PY,Liu KY,Pan L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, a variety of potential mechanical or functional complications ranging from perioperative events to hardware malfunction may occur. We present 2 patients who developed a unique complication of cyst formation at the tip of the DBS electrode in the absence of infection. One...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Ramirez-Zamora A,Levine D,Sommer DB,Dalfino J,Novak P,Pilitsis JG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Internal neurolysis (IN) is an effective surgical treatment for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) without neurovascular compression (NVC) or postoperative recurrence. However, the trigeminal nerve is directly manipulated during the procedure, and there is a high incidence of trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR). The aim of...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Wu M,Jiang X,Niu C,Fu X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correct explanation of the term 'stereotaxy' is linguistically not self-evident because the Greek term stereon means not spatial but 'hard' or 'solid'. The aim of our study was to clarify the term stereotaxy historically and linguistically. We carried out our study by reviewing the neurosurgical and ancient Greek ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Grunert P Sr,Keiner D,Oertel J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Parkinson's disease (PD) is an idiopathic progressive neurological disorder. Improvement in motor function of PD patients has been established with subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS). While variations in DBS settings (i.e. amplitude, frequency and pulse width) on motor function have ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Schoenberg MR,Mash KM,Bharucha KJ,Francel PC,Scott JG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiosurgery with the Gamma Knife was performed in 12 patients with parkinsonism. In 9 patients small lesions were created in the head of the caudate nucleus bilaterally. Two patients underwent radiosurgical thalamotomy, and 1 patient was treated with caudatotomy and thalamotomy. After a follow-up period of 1-12 month...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Friehs GM,Ojakangas CL,Pachatz P,Schröttner O,Ott E,Pendl G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebellum seems to be one of the structures responsible for early neurological improvement after cerebral hemispherectomy and its consequent deficits. Considered as an accessory brain, the cerebellum may constitute a neurobiological substrate for the recovery of such extensive cortical and subcortical lesions. It...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Marino R Jr,Machado AG,Timo-Iaria C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed a series of 225 patients with intracranial metastases (343 lesions), treated in our department by Gamma Knife radiosurgery over a 30-month period. We have used a modified Pittsburgh protocol and performed 242 procedures on 164 single/78 multiple lesions. Primary tumors were mostly carcinomas of the lu...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Gerosa M,Nicolato A,Severi F,Ferraresi P,Masotto B,Barone G,Foroni R,Piovan E,Pasoli A,Bricolo A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small pellets loaded with apomorphine, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, and bromocriptine were implanted into the right striatum of 6-hydroxydopamine-treated rotation rats, and the efficacy of this drug delivery system was examined. Pellets containing neuromodifying agents, when implanted into the brain, may be just as ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida M,Torigoe R,Ohtsuru K,Kuramoto S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypothalamic hamartomas are associated with precocious puberty and chronic epilepsy characterized by gelastic seizures. The seizure disorder is usually refractory to most antiepileptic drugs. Gamma knife surgery has emerged as an alternative to microsurgical removal or radiofrequency ablation to improve seiz...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Mathieu D,Kondziolka D,Niranjan A,Flickinger J,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among the neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, hallucination can result from the disease itself or medical treatment. Hallucination associated with subthalamic nucleus stimulation (STN-DBS) has been reported; however, it is still unclear whether PD patients with a history of halluc...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida F,Miyagi Y,Kishimoto J,Morioka T,Murakami N,Hashiguchi K,Samura K,Sakae N,Yamasaki R,Kawaguchi M,Sasaki T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we use a case to illustrate and discuss some practically important learning points about programming subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease patients and highlight clinically relevant issues resulting from anatomical and device-related anomalies. These include the phenomenon...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Dayal V,Akram H,Zrinzo L,Limousin P,Foltynie T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ki67 (also known as MIB) is a monoclonal antibody staining agent, which is routinely used as a marker of cellular proliferation. It is used to evaluate the proliferative potential of malignant tumors, since it is thought to stain only those cells undergoing active division. The paradoxical elevation of the Ki67 labeli...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Jennelle R,Gladson C,Palmer C,Guthrie B,Markert J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Experimental data and case reports of patients with intractable epilepsy treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) suggest a considerable anticonvulsant effect. However, no satisfactory mechanisms of action have yet been elucidated. We investigated the putative therapeutic me...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Shon YM,Lee KJ,Kim HJ,Chung YA,Ahn KJ,Kim YI,Yang DW,Kim BS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead implantation, it is still controversial whether it is more appropriate to employ indirect or direct methods in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based tentative targeting and to select single- or multiple-track recording in electrophysiologic...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Koike Y,Shima F,Nakamizo A,Miyagi Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial hyperthermia of malignant brain tumors has been produced by a heated ferromagnetic implant with a low Curie point. Induction heating of the implant, which is stereotactically implanted in a tumor, is obtained by eddy currents in a high-frequency magnetic field. Safe, repeated and long-term treatment of 35...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kobayashi T,Kida Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerized brain atlas is a new application area in the practical use of stereotactic neurosurgery. Our approach provides a solution for the straightforward definition of a coordinate system (CA-CP), localization of the selected target point, trepanation points and trajectory transformation of the stereotactic elect...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Sramka M,Ruzicky E,Novotny M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peacock is a 3-D conformal treatment planning and delivery system for conformal radiation therapy which delivers intensity-modulated fields. A group of 13 patients were treated between March and February, 1995. Patient age ranged from 10 to 74. Six of the patients had previously received radiation therapy. Target volu...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Carol M,Grant WH 3rd,Pavord D,Eddy P,Targovnik HS,Butler B,Woo S,Figura J,Onufrey V,Grossman R,Selkar R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate dose conformity and mean target dose in light of previous comparative studies and state-of-the-art radiosurgery delivery modalities. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Seven patients with acoustic neuromas deemed clinically suitable for linear accelerator or Gamma Knife radiosurgery were planned such that the m...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Perks JR,El-Hamri K,Blackburn TP,Plowman PN

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rostral areas of the brainstem have been extensively studied in higher mammals and to a lesser extent in humans in the last two decades, looking for anatomical, electrophysiological and neurochemical evidence of involvement in the initiation and control of voluntary movement. This has come with the realisation tha...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Nandi D,Stein JF,Aziz TZ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The beneficial effects of ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) stimulation were evaluated in 20 patients with tremor refractory to medical therapy. Thalamic stimulation is a non-ablative procedure which has the advantage of a reversible, non-destructive lesion. Eleven patients [7 with Parkinson's disease (PD) and 4 with...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kumar K,Kelly M,Toth C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic procedures are image guided, often using magnetic resonance (MR) images limited by image distortion, which may influence targets for stereotactic procedures. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this work was to assess methods of identifying target coordinates for stereotactic procedures with MR in multiple p...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kim M,Jung NY,Park CK,Chang WS,Jung HH,Chang JW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a preliminary study on the effects and safety of bilateral cingulotomy and anterior capsulotomy in patients with aggressive behavior. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-three psychiatric patients showing aggressive behavior refractory to conventional treatment were initially evaluated. The subjects were ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Jiménez F,Soto JE,Velasco F,Andrade P,Bustamante JJ,Gómez P,Ramírez Y,Carrillo-Ruiz JD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of surgery in the management of patients with longstanding temporal lobe epilepsy has been established. Anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is the most frequently implemented procedure. However, there is an obvious need to assess its perioperative safety. OBJECTIVE:We conducted a meta-analysis to...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Brotis AG,Giannis T,Kapsalaki E,Dardiotis E,Fountas KN

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dystonia secondary to cerebral infarcts presents months to years after the initial insult, is usually unilateral and causes significant morbidity. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) is established as the most frequent target in the management of the dystonic symptoms. We report our expe...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Tambirajoo K,Furlanetti L,Samuel M,Ashkan K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the Zamorano-Dujovny localizing unit which consists of a ring-shaped headholder held on the patient's head by three or four variably placed fixation pins, thereby avoiding interference with the flap sites or craniotomy. The base ring is mounted intraoperatively on a special adapter that allows any patient ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Zamorano L,Kadi M,Jiang Z,Diaz F

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year follow-up study of neuroelectric implant integrity has been completed for 27 subjects who were treated for movement disorders associated with cerebral palsy. Data used for analysis included X-ray material, clinical data, and results from electrophysiological testing. Of the 21 subjects with subcutaneous rece...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Harris GF,Hemmy DC,Coad JE,Mothkur SR,Weber RC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few multiple case studies of the effects of deep brain stimulation for camptocormia associated with Parkinson's disease have been reported. Although deep brain stimulation was in some cases not effective against camptocormia, it is unclear in which types of patients it was effective in treating camptocormia....

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Asahi T,Taguchi Y,Hayashi N,Hamada H,Dougu N,Takashima S,Tanaka K,Endo S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00