Enlargement of cerebellar arteriovenous malformation associated with fenestration of the vertebral artery--case report.

abstract：:A noninvasive, simplified method using inhalation of stable xenon (Xe(s)) and computed tomographic (CT) scanning to estimate regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and regional partition coefficient (r lambda) is described. Twenty-four patients with cerebrovascular occlusive disease and six volunteer controls inhaled 30%...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Touho H,Karasawa J,Shishido H,Yamada K,Shibamoto K

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of lumbar intraspinal epidural pressure (ISEDP) as an index of intracranial pressure was investigated in seven patients with high intracranial pressure following neurosurgery. ISEDP and intracranial epidural pressure (ICEDP) were measured simultaneously, the latter by the conventional method. ISEDP was...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujioka S,Kaku M,Hamada J,Yokota A,Ushio Y

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthermia is becoming a potent therapeutic method for malignant brain tumors, either alone or in combination with radiation therapy. The heat response of organized tissues includes other factors besides the inherent cellular thermosensitivity, that is, tissue pH, PaO2, and nutrient supply, all of which are largely ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Moriyama E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image-guided neurosurgery using navigation systems is an essential tool to increase accuracy in brain tumor surgery. However, brain shift during surgery has remained problematic. The present study evaluated the utility of a new ultrasound (US)-linked navigation system for brain tumor surgery in 64 patients with intrac...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohue S,Kumon Y,Nagato S,Kohno S,Harada H,Nakagawa K,Kikuchi K,Miki H,Ohnishi T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old male developed left hemiparesis in July 1991. The diagnosis was thrombosed giant vertebral artery aneurysm. He showed progressive symptoms and signs of brainstem compression, but refused surgery and was followed up without treatment. He died of rupture of the aneurysm and underwent autopsy in March 1995....

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yasui T,Sakamoto H,Kishi H,Komiyama M,Iwai Y,Yamanaka K,Nishikawa M,Nakajima H,Kobayashi Y,Inoue T

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy presented with a pontine abscess initially misdiagnosed as brainstem glioma, but he deteriorated rapidly and developed new symptoms of respiratory distress. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a rapidly growing mass lesion in the pons. Microsurgical evacuation of the abscess via a suboccipital re...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Imai H,Ono N,Zama A,Tamura M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report four cases of intracranial hemorrhage associated with nontraumatic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Two cases demonstrated a sudden onset of intracerebral hemorrhage. The other two showed chronic subdural hematoma initially, followed by acute multiple intracranial hemorrhages or general...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kawakami Y,Ueki K,Chikama M,Shimamura Y,Naito T

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) are expected to be useful donor sources for cell transplantation therapy in Parkinson's disease. However, control of the differentiational lineage, especially into dopaminergic neurons, is still difficult. Thus, genetic modification of NPCs to produce l-dopa is potentially useful. The pr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kodama Y,Hida H,Jung CG,Baba H,Isono M,Kobayashi H,Nishino H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel method for the simulation of the clipping position for cerebral aneurysms based on three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) angiography was evaluated. Rotating the regional 3D CT angiography images including the aneurysm provided the virtual intraoperative views of 36 cerebral aneurysms that were eligible...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Futami K,Nakada M,Iwato M,Kita D,Miyamori T,Yamashita J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old male presented with a posterior fossa cavernous angioma manifesting as persistent headache with mild neck stiffness. Lumbar puncture revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Repeated four-vessel angiography failed to identify the source of the SAH. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated multiple sma...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamamoto M,Fukushima T,Ikeda K,Nagasaka S,Sakamoto S,Oka K,Tomonaga M,Maehara F

更新日期：1993-10-01 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 new, flexible fiberoptic ventriculoscope for observation of the ventricles and major cisterns is reported. This device has been safely used to examine patients with obstructive hydrocephalus due to lesions within the lateral and third ventricles or to congenital aqueductal stenosis. With this instrument, a pineal tu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Oka K,Ohta T,Kibe M,Tomonaga M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bevacizumab has been reported to be effective for recurrent glioblastoma. In our hospital, ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide (ICE) is the second-line chemotherapy for first recurrence of glioblastoma after temozolomide failure. In the present analysis, we retrospectively investigated the feasibility and effectiveness...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Arakawa Y,Mizowaki T,Murata D,Fujimoto K,Kikuchi T,Kunieda T,Takahashi JC,Takagi Y,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a male patient who developed a large intracranial meningioma during the hormone therapy for pre-existing prostate cancer. A 70-year-old man received a brain check-up, and no intracranial abnormality was detected. Five months later, prostate cancer was diagnosed, and he underwent prostatectomy. Leu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Anda T,Honda M,Ishihara T,Kamei T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-month-old boy was admitted to our hospital in a semicomatose state after a minor head injury. Computed tomography (CT) scans revealed a posterior interhemispheric and a thin convexity subdural hematoma. Two and a half hours later, repeated CT scans disclosed a development of the right hemispheric diffuse low dens...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyata I,Masaoka T,Nishiura T,Harada Y,Ishimitsu H,Mano S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superoxide dismutase (SOD) expression in tumor tissues was investigated in 10 cases of medulloblastoma by immunohistochemistry, using a monoclonal antibody against human copper and zinc-superoxide dismutase. Abundant SOD was expressed in tumors from patients with poor outcomes and little SOD in patients with good outc...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kurisaka M,Mori K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old female presented with a rare spinal subependymoma manifesting as progressive weakness of her right lower extremity over an 8-month period. She had a 10-year history of back pain and urinary disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging showed diffuse enlargement of the spinal cord from T-2 to T-7 on the T1-wei...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsumoto K,Nakagaki H

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse was investigated as a model system to study the growth and immunogenicity of human gliomas. Human glioma cell lines U-251MG, KNS-42, SF-188, A-172, and T-98G were injected subcutaneously into SCID mice. The cell lines U-251MG and KNS-42 grew as large, subcutaneous mass...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sawa H,Tamaki N,Kokunai T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old patient presented with cerebral hyperperfusion manifesting as transient aphasia and general tonic convulsions 3 and 4 days after superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) anastomosis. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a focal low-intensity area at the site ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kokuzawa J,Kaku Y,Watarai T,Tanaka T,Hatsuda N,Ando T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old man presented with acute onset of visual loss in his right eye. He was treated under a diagnosis of retinal artery thrombosis. Ultrasonography revealed obstruction of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery (ICA). He had no risk factor for stroke and he denied any history of trauma. Follow-up ultrasonogr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akiyama Y,Tanaka M,Hayashi J,Fujimoto M,Harada K,Nakahara I,Taniwaki Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of irrigation with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) containing various magnesium ion (Mg(2+)) concentrations on vasospastic arteries was investigated in the dog. Cerebral vasospasm was induced by the experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage model in 15 beagle dogs. Cisternal irrigation was performed for 1 h...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mori K,Yamamoto T,Miyazaki M,Hara Y,Koike N,Nakao Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-two patients with radiographically proven intracranial arteriovenous malformations underwent preoperative regional cerebral blood flow measurement with 133Xe single-photon emission computed tomography. Contralateral regions of hypoperfusion were detected in all cases. Steal severity was assessed according to the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Batjer HH,Devous MD Sr,Seibert GB,Purdy PD,Ajmani AK,Delarosa M,Bonte FJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease can be associated with a rapidly progressive course in young patients. This report describes a patient with moyamoya disease who experienced rapid disease progression, resulting in cerebral infarction and a wide area of diminished cerebral perfusion. Double superficial temporal artery (STA)-middle cer...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yokosawa M,Hayashi T,Shirane R,Tominaga T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old female presented with dysphasia and slight hemiparesis following a head trauma, who had a non-treated growing skull fracture which had remained asymptomatic for about 18 years, despite an encephalocele in the left parietal region. Neuroimaging demonstrated secondary brain damage and herniated brain resul...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Onizuka K,Momma F,Ohara S,Ohyama T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological changes in the vascular endothelium caused by the administration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were studied in an experimental model of rat brain tumors. Wistar rats bearing implanted C6 glioma received human natural-type TNF-alpha (1.7 x 10(5) U/m2) through the carotid artery and were s...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Isaka T,Yoshimine T,Maruno M,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 69-year-old female presented with a meningioma of the pineal region manifesting as gait disturbance and mental dysfunction. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a homogeneously well-enhanced circumscribed round mass of about 5 cm in diameter in the pineal region. Angiography demonstrated that the tumor was fed mainly...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sagoh M,Onozuka S,Murakami H,Hirose Y

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern imaging technologies, such as computed tomography (CT) angiography, magnetic resonance (MR) angiography, and digital subtraction (DS) angiography are widely used for pretreatment evaluation of cerebral aneurysms, but the relative accuracies of these modalities are unclear. This study compared the measurements o...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takao H,Murayama Y,Ishibashi T,Saguchi T,Ebara M,Arakawa H,Irie K,Iwasaki K,Umezu M,Abe T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 88-year-old woman presented with a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) manifesting as disturbance of consciousness and left hemiplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large mass lesion in the right frontotemporal region. She underwent biopsy of the lesion that confirmed the diagnosis of PNET....

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shingu T,Kagawa T,Kimura Y,Takada D,Moritake K,Hoshii Y

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male neonate with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation developed fetal heart failure after a gestation period of 37 weeks. Labor was induced, but a cesarean section had to be performed because of fetal distress. His Apgar scores were 2/8 at birth. The boy required controlled ventilation due to generalized seizure a...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komiyama M,Nishikawa M,Yasui T,Kitano S,Sakamoto H,Inoue T

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventricle-to-background ratio and clearance rate constant measured by indium-111 diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid single photon emission computed tomography ((111)In-DTPA SPECT) were evaluated for predicting hydrocephalus in 16 patients at 2 to 3 weeks after onset of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The activity in the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kazumata K,Kamiyama H,Ishikawa T,Makino K,Nakamura T,Takizawa K,Komeichi T,Kubota T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00