Somatosensory and spinal evoked potentials in patients with cervical syringomyelia.

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with recurrent malignant central nervous system gliomas were treated with a combination of 5-fluorouracil, CCNU, hydroxyurea, and 6-mercaptopurine. Thirteen patients had brain stem gliomas, 3 patients had spinal cord gliomas, 3 patients had thalamic gliomas, and 2 patients had cerebellar astrocytom...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rodriguez LA,Prados M,Fulton D,Edwards MS,Silver P,Levin V

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our previous studies demonstrated that simvastatin promotes neurological functional recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rat; however, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of simvastatin by measuring the level o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Li B,Mahmood A,Lu D,Wu H,Xiong Y,Qu C,Chopp M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Five cases of cerebellar hemorrhagic infarction complicating pterional craniotomy are presented. Recognition of this rare complication may be delayed, with catastrophic consequences, because clinicians are unaware of the possibility. We suggest that the mechanism of this complication is disloca...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Papanastassiou V,Kerr R,Adams C

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracisternal thrombolysis with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) was performed in 20 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. All patients had blood accumulations in the basal cisterns according to Fisher's Grade III, thus being at a high risk for the development of posthemorrhagic delayed isc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stolke D,Seifert V

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign osteoblastic lesions are rare bone tumors and they are usually divided into osteoid osteomas and benign osteoblastomas based on their biological behavior. Both lesions are prevalent in the spine, with the lamina and pedicle being involved frequently. Long diagnostic delays are frequent. Pain, the most prominent...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Janin Y,Epstein JA,Carras R,Khan A

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebrovascular response to CO2 was evaluated by measuring relative changes in blood flow velocity within the middle cerebral artery by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography during normo-, hypo-, and hypercapnia. In seven patients without subarachnoid hemorrhage (five with unruptured arteriovenous malformations and...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Seiler RW,Nirkko AC

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unexplained intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage occurs in certain cases in the surgery of large arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), which are defined as those with maximal diameter of the nidus larger than 5 cm. Immediate postoperative angiograms were evaluated with reference to whether such hemorrhage could be...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takemae T,Kobayashi S,Sugita K

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern medical education in the Ottoman Empire began with the founding of the School of Medicine and Surgery in 1827. This was a military school established to provide military physicians for the army. The first neurosurgical interventions at this school were initiated by Cemil Pasha in 1889. This school has gradually...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Timurkaynak E,Izci Y,Acar F

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor in adult patients. Tumor recurrence commonly occurs around the resection cavity, especially after subtotal resection (STR). Consequently, the extent of resection correlates with overall survival (OS), suggesting that depletion of postoperative tumor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brehmer S,Grimm MA,Förster A,Seiz-Rosenhagen M,Welzel G,Stieler F,Wenz F,Groden C,Mai S,Hänggi D,Giordano FA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data on radiotherapy for trigeminal schwannomas (TSs) and comparison of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) are limited. OBJECTIVE:We present a large retrospective review of our institutional experience treating TSs with SRS and FSRT. We also describe a flare p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Champ CE,Mishra MV,Shi W,Siglin J,Werner-Wasik M,Andrews DW,Evans JJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A patient with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm was treated by use of endovascular coiling, and a Guglielmi detachable coil (Boston Scientific/Target, Fremont, CA) fractured distal to its connection to the delivering catheter. The unraveled coil floated out from the aneurysm to extend into the bifurc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raftopoulos C,Goffette P,Billa RF,Mathurin P

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although previous evidence suggests that the cognitive effects of concussions are cumulative, the effect of time interval between repeat concussions is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of time interval between repeat concussions on the cognitive function of mice. METHODS:We used a weight-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Meehan WP 3rd,Zhang J,Mannix R,Whalen MJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:Revascularization rates with stent retrievers after acute ischemic stroke are 69% to 86%, but favorable clinical outcomes occur in just 43% to 58% of cases. New distal emboli may negatively impact clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and angiographic pattern of distal emboli associated w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mazur MD,Kilburg C,Park MS,Taussky P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusion of 25% mannitol into the internal carotid artery of the dog results in a reversible disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This osmotic BBB disruption enhances the penetratin of systemically administered methotrexate (MTX) into the ipsilateral cerebral hemisphere. Brain methotexate levels were maximized...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Neuwelt EA,Frenkel EP,Rapoport S,Barnett P

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placement of the atrial portion of a ventriculoatrial shunt is occasionally rendered difficult by a tendency of the shunt catheter to pass into the contralateral jugular vein or into a subclavian vein instead of into the atrium. We report a simple flow-directed technique that may resolve this problem. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barker FG 2nd,Tatter SB

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the technique and indications of a Smith-Petersen osteotomy in spinal deformity surgery. METHODS:Pertinent literature was reviewed to describe the indications and reported complications of this corrective technique. RESULTS:The operative nuances of the technique are described. CONCLUSION:A Smit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： La Marca F,Brumblay H

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Blister aneurysms of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) are challenging lesions with high intraoperative rupture rates and significant morbidity. An optimal treatment strategy for these aneurysms has not been established. Objective:To analyze treatment strategy, operative techniques, and outcome...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Owen CM,Montemurro N,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of neurocutaneous melanosis in a 1-year-old child who presented with progressive quadriparesis created by an infiltrating extra-axial neoplastic melanin-producing tumor at the foramen magnum. This extensive intra-arachnoid mass filled the basal cisterns of the brain and surrounded the upper cervical ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Poe LB,Roitberg D,Galyon DD

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are rare intracranial lesions associated with a high risk of intracranial hemorrhage. Reported hemorrhage rates have ranged from 62 to 91%, and an aggressive clinical course is more likely than a benign clinical course. We describe the first case of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Deshmukh VR,Chang S,Albuquerque FC,McDougall CG,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gliomatosis cerebri is an enigmatic diffuse brain neoplasm whose prognosis is grim. We reviewed data for patients with gliomatosis who were treated at the University of California, San Francisco, during a 10-year period. Our focus was on presentation, radiological and pathological features, and outcomes. MET...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vates GE,Chang S,Lamborn KR,Prados M,Berger MS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Markers of coagulation have shown to have important value in predicting traumatic brain injury outcome. OBJECTIVE:To externally validate and investigate the role of markers of coagulation for outcome prediction by using the International Mission for Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials (IMPACT) model w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raj R,Siironen J,Kivisaari R,Hernesniemi J,Tanskanen P,Handolin L,Skrifvars MB

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable Assessment of the probability that a head injury patient harbors a surgical intracranial lesion is critical to both triage and treatment. The authors analyzed data from 608 patients with severe head injuries (Glasgow Coma Scale score, < or = 8) in the Traumatic Coma Data Bank to assess the reliability of pupi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chesnut RM,Gautille T,Blunt BA,Klauber MR,Marshall LE

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the shapes of velocity waveforms obtained with transcranial Doppler examination can indicate such abnormalities as increased intracranial pressure and proximal arterial compromise, the significance of unusual waveform morphologies is often obscure. In this report, we describe four cases in which an unusual wa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Giller CA,Giller AM,Batjer HH,Kopitnik TA

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known regarding the endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) related to carotid artery dissection (CAD). OBJECTIVE:To report our interventional experience in AIS from CAD and to compare it with conservative treatment of CAD with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) via systematic review. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haussen DC,Jadhav A,Jovin T,Grossberg JA,Grigoryan M,Nahab F,Obideen M,Lima A,Aghaebrahim A,Gulati D,Nogueira RG

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple nationwide outcome registries are utilized for quality benchmarking between institutions and individual surgeons. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether nationwide quality of care programs in the United Kingdom and United States can measure differences in neurosurgical quality. METHODS:This prospective obs...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reponen E,Tuominen H,Korja M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with giant intradural spinal arteriovenous fistulas (perimedullary Types II and III) were treated with embolization alone (three patients) or in combination with surgery (seven patients). Their ages at the time of treatment ranged from 2 to 40 years, with a mean of 19.5 years. The indications for treatmen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Halbach VV,Higashida RT,Dowd CF,Fraser KW,Edwards MS,Barnwell SL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfascicular double ligation and interligature heat sealing has been clinically successful in relieving neuroma pain. In rats, we found that this technique had no effect on the abnormal activities (such as mechanosensitivity and spontaneous activity) of single myelinated axons from neuromas or on their conduction v...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tamas LB,Howe JF

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic radiosurgery has been shown to treat successfully angiographically demonstrated arteriovenous malformations of the brain. Angiographic obliteration has represented cure and eliminated the risk of future hemorrhage. The role of radiosurgery in the treatment of angiographically occult vascular malformations...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lunsford LD,Coffey RJ,Bissonette DJ,Flickinger JC

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessment of basilar artery blood flow is of interest in many neurosurgical situations. With use of ultrasonography, the standard posterior approach is difficult in neurointensive care. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the accuracy of an alternative submandibular approach for the assessment of blood flow in the basil...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Geeraerts T,Thome W,Tanaka S,Leblanc PE,Duranteau J,Vigué B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00