[18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography in patients with medulloblastoma.

abstract：:Fetal visualization in utero can be routinely accomplished using noninvasive ultrasound techniques that do not administer ionizing radiation. Image resolution with real time sonography is sufficient to demonstrate details of possible congenital central nervous system malformations before delivery. The case reported il...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Weinstein P,Weinstein L,Dotters D,Bedrick A,Anderson C

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and subsequent blunt trauma is presented. No angiogram was performed after the initial injury. Subsequently, the patient developed a cerebral embolus from a thrombus dislodged from a pseudoaneurysm of the cervical carotid artery, resulting in complete occlusion of th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Applegate LJ,Pritz MB,Pribram HF

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient with a 2-day history of symptoms suggesting acute carpal tunnel syndrome is presented. However, an urgent electroneurographic examination revealed median nerve compression at the forearm and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed compression by a mass proximal to the carpal tunnel. Surgical explora...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fricker R,Fuhr P,Pippert H,Troeger H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Although the use of proximal artery occlusion, or hunterian ligation, for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms has decreased greatly over the past decades, this approach still finds use for certain giant and complex aneurysms. The main risks of artery sacrifice are ischemic complications bu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Arnaout OM,Rahme RJ,Aoun SG,Daou MR,Batjer HH,Bendok BR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interleukin-12 (IL-12) may be useful for immunotherapy against gliomas because it can reverse the glioma-induced suppression of T-cell proliferation and interferon-gamma production. We postulated that peripheral infusion of IL-12 along with irradiated tumor cells can lead to immunological rejection of 9L glio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jean WC,Spellman SR,Wallenfriedman MA,Hall WA,Low WC

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of mannitol on focal cerebral ischemia in cynomolgus monkeys was studied. After the implantation of a snare ligature about the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) and of deep electrodes for measurement of cerebral blood flow, unanesthetized animals underwent 4-hour MCA occlusion. Ten monkeys were untreated, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Peña H,Gaines C,Suess D,Crowell RM,Waggener JD,DeGirolami U

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thrombocytopenia occurs in approximately 10% of medical patients who receive heparin, this complication has not been described in neurosurgical patients. We report the clinical course of two patients who in the immediate postoperative period developed heparin-associated thrombocytopenia that resulted in signi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Doty JR,Alving BM,McDonnell DE,Ondra SL

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The majority of tumors of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) are benign. We report the case of a primary malignant melanoma of the CPA that mimicked a vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma). We discuss the differential diagnosis and prognosis of melanotic lesions at this location. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 49-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Piedra MP,Scheithauer BW,Driscoll CL,Link MJ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is used to demonstrate corticospinal tract (CST) position. Intraoperative brain shifts may limit preoperative DTI value, and studies characterizing such shifts are lacking. OBJECTIVE:To examine tumor characteristics that could predict intraoperative shift in tumor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shahar T,Rozovski U,Marko NF,Tummala S,Ziu M,Weinberg JS,Rao G,Kumar VA,Sawaya R,Prabhu SS

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Spinal extradural arteriovenous fistula (SEDAVF) with parenchymal drainage (type A) is a rare clinical entity that causes venous congestive myelopathy. Treatment includes endovascular and open microsurgical interventions. We reviewed the clinical records of patients treated for a type A SEDAVF...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Niizuma K,Endo T,Sato K,Takada S,Sugawara T,Mikawa S,Tominaga T

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Awake craniotomy with intraoperative electric stimulation is a reliable method for extensive removal of low-grade gliomas while preserving the functional integrity of eloquent surrounding brain structures. Although fully awake procedures have been proposed, asleep-awake-asleep remains the standard technique....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zemmoura I,Fournier E,El-Hage W,Jolly V,Destrieux C,Velut S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain responses from concussive impacts in National Football League football games were simulated by finite element analysis using a detailed anatomic model of the brain and head accelerations from laboratory reconstructions of game impacts. This study compares brain responses with physician determined signs ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Viano DC,Casson IR,Pellman EJ,Zhang L,King AI,Yang KH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local steroid injections for symptomatic relief of carpal tunnel syndrome have become common in the evaluation and treatment of this disorder; yet reports of median nerve injection injury from this practice are rare. We present a case of nerve injury from a steroid injection in a 24-year-old man with carpal tunnel syn...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Linskey ME,Segal R

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuromodulation is used to restore neural function in disorders that stem from an imbalance in the activity of specific neural networks when they prove refractory to pharmacological therapy. The Kir2.1 gene contributes to stabilizing the resting potential below the threshold of activation of voltage-gated so...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Boulis NM,Handy CR,Krudy CA,Donnelly EM,Federici T,Franz CK,Barrow EM,Teng Q,Kumar P,Cress D

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Herpes virus encephalitis is a rare, life-threatening complication of therapy in patients with brain tumors. A surgical therapeutic approach may be needed because the infection can be resistant to acyclovir in immunocompromised patients, and complications and long-term sequelae are frequent. CLINICAL PRESENT...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sánchez-Carpintero R,Aguilera S,Idoate M,Bejarano B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between July 1975 and July 1985, 20 patients with 24 congenital distal anterior cerebral artery (DACA) aneurysms were admitted to our institution and underwent microsurgical clipping of their aneurysms. This group composes 4% of the 588 aneurysms managed surgically during this period. The clinical presentations includ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wisoff JH,Flamm ES

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective option in the management of brain metastases, offering improved overall survival to whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT). However, given the need for active surveillance and the possibility of repeated interventions for local/distant brain recurrences, the bala...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Warsi NM,Karmur BS,Brar K,Moraes FY,Tsang DS,Laperriere N,Kondziolka D,Mansouri A

更新日期：2020-09-01 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:Intraoperative rupture (IOR) of an aneurysm is a known risk in the surgical management of intracranial aneurysms. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of IOR in a modern surgical series and to assess which factors bear upon it. METHODS:This study retrospectively examined 1269 patients wit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leipzig TJ,Morgan J,Horner TG,Payner T,Redelman K,Johnson CS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine pineal area lesions were operated upon by the infratentorial-supracerebellar approach. There was one operative death and one death due to disseminated germinoma recurrence 2 1/2 years postoperatively. The remaining seven patients have shown no sign of recurrence and are neurologically normal. The surgical method ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Page LK

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) is a cyclic adenosine monophosphate-specific enzyme involved in various inflammatory diseases. We studied its role in and the effect of ibudilast, which predominantly blocks PDE-4, on rat cerebral aneurysms. METHODS:Cerebral aneurysms were induced at the anterior cerebral artery-o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yagi K,Tada Y,Kitazato KT,Tamura T,Satomi J,Nagahiro S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) to scalp stimulation have been obtained in 45 control patients and in 70 patients with neurological diseases. Optimal responses were obtained through a pericranial cathode consisting of 6 to 12 regularly spaced, interconnected pericranial cathodal discs whose resistance was carefully bal...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rossini PM,Caramia MD,Zarola F

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if the expression of receptor tyrosine kinases would distinguish astrocytosis from astrocytoma. Because the expression of this family of receptor proteins is greater in higher-grade tumors, a graded series of both reactive and neoplastic astrocytic lesions in humans was evalu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kristt DA,Reedy E,Yarden Y

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is used commonly for patients with brain metastases (BM) to improve intracranial disease control. However, survival of these patients is often dictated by their systemic disease course. The value of SRS becomes less clear in patients with anticipated short survival. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bennett EE,Vogelbaum MA,Barnett GH,Angelov L,Chao S,Murphy E,Yu J,Suh JH,Elson P,Stevens GHJ,Mohammadi AM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current surgical management guidelines for pediatric spondylolisthesis (PS) are reliant on data from single-center cohorts. OBJECTIVE:To analyze national trends and predictors of short-term outcomes in spinal fusion surgery for PS by performing a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the Kids' Inpatient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rumalla K,Yarbrough CK,Pugely AJ,Dorward IG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electric stimulation of the dorsal spinal cord (DCS) in the treatment of pain in peripheral vascular disease is known to enhance peripheral circulation, but the mechanisms are still obscure. An earlier study has provided indirect evidence that the vasodilator effect is dependent upon alteration of sympathetic vasomoto...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Linderoth B,Gunasekera L,Meyerson BA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Placement of spinal cord stimulating paddle leads has traditionally been performed under local anesthesia with intravenous sedation to allow intraoperative confirmation of appropriate placement. It may be difficult to maintain appropriate sedation in certain patients because of medical comorbidities. Further...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mammis A,Mogilner AY

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Animal and human studies have shown increased delivery of radiolabeled compounds across the blood-brain-tumor barrier using intra-arterial (IA) Cereport (RMP-7; Alkermes Inc., Cambridge, MA) with a radiolabeled tracer. This present study assesses the safety, tolerance, and preliminary efficacy of the IA admin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cloughesy TF,Black KL,Gobin YP,Farahani K,Nelson G,Villablanca P,Kabbinavar F,Viñeula F,Wortel CH

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of magnetic resonance (MR) evaluation in 18 patients with common neurosurgical problems, including cerebrovascular lesions, intracranial tumors, and craniovertebral junction pathological conditions, are presented. The results are compared with those of routine diagnostic studies. Overall, MR imaging was eq...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Spetzler RF,Zabramski JM,Kaufman B

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00