Randomized trials of neurosurgical interventions: a systematic appraisal.

abstract：:Harvey Cushing developed an illness in the last months of World War I that made it impossible for him to operate and forced him to bed for over a month. The features of Cushing's malady included symmetrical weakness, numbness, and paresthesias of the hands and feet, areflexia, bilateral facial paresis, diplopia, and f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reich SG

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Lhermitte-Duclos disease confirmed by biopsy are reported. Review of the 58 published cases shows that the disease can manifest itself only by signs of increased intracranial pressure. Cerebellar symptoms are not constant. Computed tomographic (CT) scans suggest the diagnosis by showing a posterior fossa ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Milbouw G,Born JD,Martin D,Collignon J,Hans P,Reznik M,Bonnal J

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature infants weighing under 1500 g are now surviving because of technical and medical advances in the field of neonatology. Up to 70% of these babies will have intracranial hemorrhages. The management of posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in these children with multiple other medical problems has thus become quite sig...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Marlin AE

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use OF chemotherapy to treat patients with brain metastases has been viewed historically with skepticism. To date, a survival benefit has not been demonstrated with the use of systemic chemotherapy in patients with brain metastases. However, the introduction of novel agents and delivery techniques warrants a reexa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Peereboom DM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors tested the hypothesis that among Grade II astrocytomas with a particularly long seizure history, a subgroup is hidden with a different prognosis and possibly histological characteristics. To do so, clinical and histological characteristics of two groups of World Health Organization Grade II astroc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schramm J,Luyken C,Urbach H,Fimmers R,Blümcke I

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Various methods have been used to report the tumor diameter of vestibular schwannomas. To clarify the most appropriate method to represent the tumor volume, tumor diameters according to various measuring methods were statistically compared with the actual tumor volume. METHODS:Tumor volume was measured by th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka Y,Hongo K,Tada T,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Anterior cervical discectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures of the cervical spine. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We describe a patient with a postoperative hemothorax as a complication after an anterior cervical discectomy. INTERVENTION:The patient was intubated, and reop...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Harhangi BS,Menovsky T,Wurzer HA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular endothelial cells were isolated from gerbil brain and cultured. These cells retained an endothelial-specific marker, FVIII-related antigen. Alkaline phosphatase activity was also present in early passage. Two weeks after plating, these cells were attached to the culture dishes and had become like cobbles...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida S,Minakawa T,Takai N,Tanaka R

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, there has been an increased recognition of schizencephaly during life, especially in epileptic patients. We report our experience with the assessment and treatment of three patients with medically intractable seizures associated with this condition. The three men were age...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Tampieri D,Robitaille Y,Feindel W,Andermann F

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Vestibular schwannomas with meningioma islets have been rarely reported in the literature; they have been observed only among patients with neurofibromatosis Type II. We present a case of a sporadic mixed tumor in a patient without neurofibromatosis Type II that was not suspected before surgery...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lüdemann W,Stan AC,Tatagiba M,Samii M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though neurosurgeons exercise these enormous and versatile skills, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the fabrics of the global neurosurgical family, jeopardizing human lives, and forcing the entire world to be locked down. We stand on the shoulders of the giants and will not forget their examples and their teachin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chaurasia B,Deora H,El-Ghandour NMF,Oyesiku NM,Chaurasia RK,Schulder M,Soriano Sanchez JA,Teo M,Hernesniemi J,Linzey JR,Schwartz TH,Cohen-Gadol AA,Lawton M,Umana G,Mura J,Grotenhuis A,Sinha AK,Schroeder HWS,Natarajan

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of intracerebral hematomas after myocardial infarction increases after thrombolysis. As noted in the case described, clots formed after the administration of thrombolytic agents may remain liquid, and this blood can be drained by a catheter. However, in this case, the patient continued to bleed locally. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaufman HH,McAllister P,Taylor H,Schmidt S

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1985 to 1991, 13 children were diagnosed at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Saint Francis Medical Center, with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) by magnetic resonance imaging scan. Ages ranged from newborn to 5 years. Six children were premature neonates, five were term neonates and two w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Medlock MD,Olivero WC,Hanigan WC,Wright RM,Winek SJ

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As with most minimally invasive spine procedures, lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) requires the use of biplanar fluoroscopy for localization and safe interbody cage placement. Computed tomography (CT)-based intraoperative spinal navigation has been shown to be more effective than fluoroscopic guidance ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Park P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman presented with a history of headache and rapidly progressive complete bilateral ophthalmoplegia. Her endocrine function was normal. Radiographic studies revealed signs of diffuse destruction of the sella turcica by a tumor without suprasellar extension. Biopsies of the lesion within the sphenoid si...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nudleman KL,Choi B,Kusske JA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The most common postoperative complication of the transsphenoidal approach is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea. If the dura is widely opened beyond the sellar floor and massive intraoperative CSF leakage is encountered, then the conventional packing method, in which the sella turcica is filled with pieces...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kitano M,Taneda M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary thrombolysis with streptokinase or tissue plasminogen activator is useful for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in selected patients. This treatment is associated with local hemorrhagic complications and age-related cerebral hemorrhage. Coronary thrombolysis is contraindicated in patients with tran...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Haddad G,Robitaille Y

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The concept of neurovascular decompression for the treatment of hemifacial spasm is now widely accepted. In this study, we report our long-term results for 145 cases treated with this procedure. METHODS:The results of 145 microvascular decompressions to treat hemifacial spasm (performed between 1980 and 1998...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Samii M,Günther T,Iaconetta G,Muehling M,Vorkapic P,Samii A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical decision analysis is applied to the treatment decisions for four patients with unruptured familial aneurysms. The surgical treatment was uneventful in all patients except one with mild mixed aphasia and facial weakness postoperatively; these deficits disappeared in less than 2 years. In the decision analysis,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： ter Berg HW,Dippel DW,Habbema JD,Bijlsma JB,van Gijn J,Tulleken CA,Willemse J

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 90 000 people are expected to be diagnosed with melanoma in the United States this year. The development of brain metastases is particularly difficult to manage. Over the past few years, melanoma patients with multiple unresectable brain metastases for which stereotactic surgery might also not be a viable option ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jiang C,Wallington DG,Anker CJ,Lawson DH,Yushak ML,Kudchadkar RR,Tarhini A,Khan MK

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Carotid-cavernous fistulae are uncommon but well-documented sequelae of craniofacial trauma. A rare subset may arise from the posterior communicating artery instead of from the carotid artery proper. The presentation is similar to that of carotid-cavernous fistulae, with ocular pain, chemosis, and proptosis b...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Weaver KD,Ewend MG,Solander S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory problems occur commonly in association with severe head injury. Seven easily measured parameters for the diagnosis of respiratory insufficiency are outlined. Certain central and peripheral causes of insufficient ventilation are analyzed, including head trauma and drug overdose as central sources and aspira...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Frost EA

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INNOVATION IS THE driving force behind progress in neurosurgery. Most significant innovations require commercialization to ensure appropriate development and ultimate distribution to patients. There are several key factors that determine whether a particular innovation is likely to be commercially successful. Relation...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Firlik AD,Lowry DW,Levy AJ,Hirsch RC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, information about the localization of the central sulcus obtained by magnetic source imaging (MSI) was intraoperatively translated to the brain, using frameless image-guided stereotaxy. In the past, the MSI results could be translated to the surgical space only by indirect methods (e.g., the co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ganslandt O,Steinmeier R,Kober H,Vieth J,Kassubek J,Romstöck J,Strauss C,Fahlbusch R

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spinal cord stimulation for low-back pain, the use of electrode arrays with both low-power requirements and selective activation of target dorsal column (DC) fibers is desired. The aligned transverse tripolar lead configuration offers the best DC selectivity. Electrode alignment of the same configuration ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sankarasubramanian V,Buitenweg JR,Holsheimer J,Veltink PH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Traumatic fracture-dislocations of the lumbosacral junction are rare, with all previously reported cases involving fracture-dislocations at a single level. No cases of multiple fracture-dislocations of contiguous spinal segments in the lumbosacral spine have been reported. A case of traumatic a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaplan SS,Wright NM,Yundt KD,Lauryssen C

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holographic technology has recently been modified in such a manner that it may now provide clinical use. It allows the visualization of complex structures in three dimensions and permits clinician interaction with the image, which, in turn, provides significant additional geometric and anatomic information. To objecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Rupp FW,McCormack BM,Baldwin NG,Anson JA,Adams MS

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is postulated that reactive oxygen species may play an inductive role in neuro-oncogenesis. However, data pertaining to the redox state of astrocytomas are limited, which prompted us to undertake this study. METHODS:Intraoperative snap-frozen samples were obtained from the surface and core of 8 low-grade ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Louw DF,Bose R,Sima AA,Sutherland GR

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serious central nervous system injuries after lightning strikes are fortunately rare. Optimal neurological and neurosurgical management has not been firmly established. We describe the successful neurological resuscitation and critical care management using intracranial pressure monitoring of an adult who sustained a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lehman LB

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuronavigation has become an intrinsic part of preoperative surgical planning and surgical procedures. However, many surgeons have the impression that accuracy decreases during surgery. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the decrease of neuronavigation accuracy and identify possible origins, we performed a retrospectiv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stieglitz LH,Fichtner J,Andres R,Schucht P,Krähenbühl AK,Raabe A,Beck J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00