Cerebral hemorrhage from amyloid angiopathy and coronary thrombolysis.

abstract：:Neurosurgery in Uganda was virtually non-existent up until late 1960s. This changed when Dr. Jovan Kiryabwire spearheaded development of a neurosurgical unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala. His work ethic and vision set the stage for rapid expansion of neurosurgical care in Uganda.At the beginning of the 2000s, Uganda ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haglund MM,Warf B,Fuller A,Freischlag K,Muhumuza M,Ssenyonjo H,Mukasa J,Mugamba J,Kiryabwire J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case history of a 28-year-old woman who sustained a moderately severe head injury and then developed acute bilateral arm weakness is presented. Magnetic resonance imaging studies revealed a Chiari I malformation with a large cervical syringomyelia (hydromyelia). The patient's arm weakness almost completely resolved ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Olivero WC,Dinh DH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus influenzae meningitis in the presence of a cerebrospinal fluid shunt has been reported uncommonly. Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, the most common etiological agents, are usually acquired by contiguous spread from an intraoperative or perioperative source. These infections usually occ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Petrak RM,Pottage JC Jr,Harris AA,Levin S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the neuropsychological functioning of children treated with surgery only for localized brain tumors in Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Protocol 92-077. Subsequent reports will describe the neuropsychological functioning of children treated with surgery and stereotactic radiation therapy on Dana-Farbe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Carpentieri SC,Waber DP,Pomeroy SL,Scott RM,Goumnerova LC,Kieran MW,Billett AL,Tarbell NJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meningiomas are the most common tumors occurring in the central nervous system, with variable recurrence rates depending on World Health Organization grading. Atypical (Grade II) meningioma has a higher rate of recurrence than benign (Grade I) meningioma. The efficacy of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) to improve...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Garcia-Segura ME,Erickson AW,Jairath R,Munoz DG,Das S

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral syphilitic gummata are rare manifestations of tertiary, meningovascular syphilis. No extensive characterization of these lesions has been published recently, and only a few small reviews containing imaging findings have been published to date. To better characterize cerebral gummata, we present a cas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fargen KM,Alvernia JE,Lin CS,Melgar M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of depressed and anxious mood states in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), a degenerative spine condition with symptoms of neck pain, numb clumsy hands, gait difficulties, sphincter dysfunction, and impotence. To examine the relation between mood and functional de...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stoffman MR,Roberts MS,King JT Jr

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen cases of intramedullary hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord are reported. The tumors were diagnosed with radiological studies, especially magnetic resonance imaging. Microsurgery was used to achieve gross total removal of the tumors in all cases. Signs and symptoms improved in 84.6% of the patients after surg...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Xu QW,Bao WM,Mao RL,Yang GY

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of choroidal epithelial cyst of the prepontine region is reported. The cyst wall was studied using light and electron microscopy. Electron microscopy revealed that the lining of the cyst consisted of a single layer of epithelial cells resting on a basement membrane. The epithelial cells contained numerous club-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fukushima T,Hirakawa T,Tanaka A,Tomonaga M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and associated with a poor outcome, especially for intensive care patients. However, recent studies have described favorable outcomes of obese patients after stroke, a phenomenon called the "obesity paradox." OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of the body mass...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Platz J,Güresir E,Schuss P,Konczalla J,Seifert V,Vatter H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historical observations and interpretations regarding the treatment of components of the nervous system can be found in the writings of the Bible and Talmud. A review of topics germane to modern neuroanatomy, neurology, and neurosurgery from these early, rich writings is presented herein. These historic writings provi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Cohen-Gadol AA,Wellons JC 3rd,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantitate the relief of intractable cancer pain by the use of intraventricular morphine administration. METHODS:Intraventricular morphine administration was performed through an Ommaya reservoir. An initial dose of 0.25 mg of morphine sulfate per 24 hours was administered to all of the patients. This dos...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Karavelis A,Foroglou G,Selviaridis P,Fountzilas G

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Cranial pachymeningitis is a typically diffuse granulomatous disease, which often affects the tentorium and falx. We report a rare case of idiopathic cranial pachymeningoencephalitis focally affecting only the left parietal dura mater and adjacent inferior parietal lobule. CLINICAL PRESENTATIO...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nishizaki T,Iwamoto F,Uesugi S,Akimura T,Yamashita K,Ito H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called for studies detailing the prevalence and burden of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the outpatient clinical setting. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of outpatient visits for minor head injury and compare the numbe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mannix R,O'Brien MJ,Meehan WP 3rd

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic lesions to the midbrain are rare. They are found in 1 to 3% of autopsy series of solitary brain metastases. The consensus of opinion in the current literature is that they are inoperable lesions and should be treated by radiation therapy alone. This is the first case report of a completely excised metastati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tobler WD,Sawaya R,Tew JM Jr

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although real-time localization of gliomas has improved with intraoperative image guidance systems, these tools are limited by brain shift, surgical cavity deformation, and expense. OBJECTIVE:To propose a novel method to perform near-infrared (NIR) imaging during glioma resections based on preclinical and c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lee JY,Thawani JP,Pierce J,Zeh R,Martinez-Lage M,Chanin M,Venegas O,Nims S,Learned K,Keating J,Singhal S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience in treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) using a new liquid embolic agent, Onyx (Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA). METHODS:Between January 1998 and May 1999, 23 patients (8 men and 15 women) were treated. The patients' average age was 40 years, with seizure being the m...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jahan R,Murayama Y,Gobin YP,Duckwiler GR,Vinters HV,Viñuela F

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a benign, chronic, involuntary movement of the muscles involved in facial expressions that typically begins in the orbicularis oculi and spreads to the other expression muscles over several years. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the effectiveness of intraoperative electromyogram during microv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kim CH,Kong DS,Lee JA,Park K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A striking and diffuse hemangiomatous architecture was identified by microscopic examination of bone specimens obtained at cranial synostectomy and from the craniofacial area of a young boy with Kleeblättschadel deformity and Crouzon's syndrome. A retrospective review of the histopathological appearance of bone specim...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alpers CE,Edwards MS

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of traumatic false aneurysm of the middle meningeal artery associated with a delayed contralateral extradural hematoma. The extradural hematoma was evacuated, and the pseudoaneurysm was removed to avoid delayed rupture. The literature on traumatic aneurysms is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salazar Flores J,Vaquero J,Garcia Sola R,Rossi E,Martinez R,Martinez P,Santos H,Bravo G

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Study of the corticosubcortical functional anatomy of reading and picture naming. OBJECTIVE:To study the role of the left basal occipitotemporal area and its white matter pathways. METHODS:Three patients underwent awake surgery for lesions in the left basal posterotemporal region with intraoperative electr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gil-Robles S,Carvallo A,Jimenez Mdel M,Gomez Caicoya A,Martinez R,Ruiz-Ocaña C,Duffau H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FLOW 800 delivers a color-coded map for snapshot visualization of the temporal distribution dynamics after indocyanine green angiography with post hoc calculation of FLOW 800-specific hemodynamic parameters. However, the value of these parameters regarding quantitative flow assessment remains unclear. OBJEC...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Prinz V,Hecht N,Kato N,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Cavernous malformations can present in children with a sporadic course of repeated hemorrhage and enlargement, but they are rarely aggressive, infiltrative, or multilobar. We present the case of a young boy with a complex cavernous malformation that evolved during the course of a decade to enco...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lawton MT,Vates GE,Quinones-Hinojosa A,McDonald WC,Marchuk DA,Young WL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have focused on antiplatelet (AP) use in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. Several outcome predictors have been debated, but influences on mortality and outcome still remain controversial, especially for different ICH locations. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the characteristics and function...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kuramatsu JB,Mauer C,Kiphuth IC,Lücking H,Kloska SP,Köhrmann M,Huttner HB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The synergistic effect of clonidine with bupivacaine, well established in peripheral nerve blocks, remains controversial in local field block for postoperative analgesia. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential analgesic benefit of adding clonidine to bupivacaine during preincisional field block in posterior...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Abdel Hay J,Kobaiter-Maarrawi S,Tabet P,Moussa R,Rizk T,Nohra G,Okais N,Samaha E,Maarrawi J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Origination of the temporopolar artery (TPA) from the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) represents a rare anatomic variation, and the presence of aneurysms at this uncommon site has never before been reported. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:Two patients presented with a sudden onset of headach...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alkadhi H,Schuknecht B,Imhof HG,Yonekawa Y

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred eighty patients affected by cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) underwent radiosurgical treatment in our department. One hundred fifty-three patients have been treated with complete irradiation of the entire AVM nidus. In 27 patients (with large and/or three-dimensional irregular target volumes), o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Colombo F,Pozza F,Chierego G,Casentini L,De Luca G,Francescon P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of cranial plasmacytoma with multiple myelomas and palsy of the lower cranial nerves. The osteolytic lesion adjacent to the jugular foramen was demonstrated by an angiogram to be exceedingly hypervascular, with arteriovenous shunting resembling that seen in paragangliomas. Forty-five cases of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Miyachi S,Negoro M,Saito K,Nehashi K,Sugita K

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation electrode placement with interventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has previously been reported using a commercially available skull-mounted aiming device (Medtronic Nexframe MR) and native MRI scanner software. This first-generation method has technical limitations that are inhe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Larson PS,Starr PA,Bates G,Tansey L,Richardson RM,Martin AJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABBREVIATIONS:LITT, laser interstitial therapyNd:YAG, neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Diaz R,Ivan ME,Hanft S,Vanni S,Manzano G,Jagid J,Komotar RJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00