Occult hydrocephalus in children with cerebral palsy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ensuring adequate cerebral oxygenation and perfusion is of fundamental importance in the treatment of patients with acute cerebral disorders. Online continuous monitoring of brain oxygenation is possible with a parenchymal microelectrode that measures local brain oxygen tension. The ultimate question is wheth...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： van den Brink WA,van Santbrink H,Steyerberg EW,Avezaat CJ,Suazo JA,Hogesteeger C,Jansen WJ,Kloos LM,Vermeulen J,Maas AI

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the incidence of perioperative fever and its relationship to outcome among patients enrolled in the Intraoperative Hypothermia for Aneurysm Surgery Trial. METHODS:One thousand patients with initial World Federation of Neurological Surgeons grades of I to III undergoing clipping of intracranial an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Todd MM,Hindman BJ,Clarke WR,Torner JC,Weeks JB,Bayman EO,Shi Q,Spofford CM,IHAST Investigators.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraorbital paragangliomas are rare. A case of intraorbital paraganglioma with extension to the middle cranial fossa is reported. Progressive throbbing, hemicranial headaches, unilateral proptosis, and visual failure are the presenting symptoms. The computed tomographic and operative findings suggested a meningioma. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Venkataramana NK,Kolluri VR,Kumar DV,Rao TV,Das BS

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subarachnoid clot is important in the development of delayed vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). OBJECTIVE:To compare the clearance of subarachnoid clot and the incidence of symptomatic vasospasm in surgical clipping and embolization with Guglielmi detachable coils for aneurysmal SAH. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shirao S,Yoneda H,Ishihara H,Harada K,Ueda K,Sano Y,Kudomi S,Hayashi Y,Shigeeda T,Nakano K,Nomura S,Fujii M,Kato S,Suzuki M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of pituitary apoplexy characterized by massive third ventricular hemorrhage. This rare complication, which caused total blindness in the patient, a 67-year-old man, was treated with transcranial decompression of the pituitary tumor and removal of a blood clot from the third ventricle. After ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Taşdemiroğlu E,Zuccarello M,Tew JM Jr

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal root entry zone lesions are effective in the control of intractable pain in several types of spinal cord injuries. Traditionally, these lesions have been made with the radiofrequency technique. This is effective, but has the drawback of being laborious, and there is a significant incidence of permanent weakness...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levy WJ,Gallo C,Watts C

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks have been noted occasionally at multiple sites in the same patient, but recurrent spontaneous spinal CSF leaks have not been documented. We describe a patient with a recurrent CSF leak who was found at surgery to have an absence of the entire n...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Jacques L

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Focal or diffuse corpus callosal changes can occur in patients with active hydrocephalus who undergo shunting procedures. The neural compression caused by active hydrocephalus and the conditions that follow ventricular shunting may contribute to the development of these changes. CLINICAL PRESE...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Suh DY,Gaskill-Shipley M,Nemann MW,Tureen RG,Warnick RE

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is based on the nuclear reaction that occurs when boron-10, a stable isotope, is irradiated with low-energy thermal neutrons to yield alpha particles and recoiling lithium-7 nuclei. For BNCT to be successful, a large number of 10B atoms must be localized on or preferably within neo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barth RF,Soloway AH,Goodman JH,Gahbauer RA,Gupta N,Blue TE,Yang W,Tjarks W

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The snake venom disintegrin contortrostatin (CN) is able to inhibit tumor progression and angiogenesis in vivo and therefore is of considerable interest as a potential antitumor drug. CN specifically binds to certain integrins on the tumor cell and angiogenic endothelial cell surface and inhibits their intera...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schmitmeier S,Markland FS,Schönthal AH,Chen TC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective review of pediatric patients with pituitary tumors causing onset of symptoms by 17 years of age was done to define their pathological distribution, clinical presentation, treatment, and prognosis. Eighteen patients were evaluated and treated from 1979 to 1989. Five had Cushing's disease and 13 had p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haddad SF,VanGilder JC,Menezes AH

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between June 1979 and May 1994, I performed 148 unilateral or bilateral sympathectomies on 247 limbs in 110 patients using a percutaneous radiofrequency technique, usually on an outpatient surgery basis. Patient ages ranged from 10 to 81 years, with 45 male and 65 female patients. Four patients had unsuccessfully unde...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wilkinson HA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is determined when a patient or physician defines the minimal change that outweighs the costs and untoward effects of a treatment. These measurements are "anchored" to validated quality-of-life instruments or physician-rated, disease-activity indices. To capture...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zervos TM,Asmaro K,Air EL

更新日期：2020-12-28 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：OBJECTIVE:After the resection of cranial base tumors, there may not be enough free dural margin left for reconstruction after involved bone and dura have been removed. In such a situation, dural reconstruction becomes a problem. We propose a new technique of dural closure in such cases. METHODS:A fascial graft is prep...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Sarma S,Morita A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a patient with a large arteriovenous malformation in the temperoparietooccipital region of the dominant hemisphere that caused seizures, a homonymous hemianopia, and broad neuropsychological disturbances probably caused by a cerebral steal syndrome. There was no history of hemorrhage. Surgical rese...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： von Overbeeke JJ,Bosma NJ,Verdonck AF,von Huffelen AC

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A 10-year prospective clinical and magnetic resonance imaging study was undertaken to determine the natural history of venous malformations. We assessed the hemorrhage rate and morbidity associated with venous malformations of the brain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1986 to 1996, 80 patients with venous malform...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McLaughlin MR,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Lunsford S,Lunsford LD

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of extracerebral cavernous angiomas of the cavernous sinus in the middle fossa are reported. These are rare lesions that primarily affect women and are usually associated with acute or subacute onset of visual symptoms: diplopia, exophthalmos, and decreased visual acuity. The growth of the lesion often ero...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rigamonti D,Pappas CT,Spetzler RF,Johnson PC

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a novel approach to recanalizing symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery near occlusion using proximal and distal emboli protection devices. METHODS:Patients presenting with symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery near occlusion who underwent endovascular recanalization between ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Edgell RC,Yavagal DR,Agner C,Adamo M,Boulos AS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multimodal reperfusion therapy (MMRT) has been advocated for the treatment of acute basilar artery occlusion (ABAO). We aimed to identify prognostic factors in patients with ABAO who underwent MMRT. METHODS:Clinical and radiological data from consecutive ABAO patients were analyzed. All patients underwent MM...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raphaeli G,Eichel R,Ben-Hur T,Leker RR,Cohen JE

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the distribution of intracranial arachnoid cysts in a large and nonbiased patient population. METHODS:One hundred twenty-six patients with 132 arachnoid cysts were studied. Patients were consecutively referred to our department during a 10-year period from a well-defined geographical area with a sta...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wester K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical recovery after central nervous system (CNS) trauma or ischemia may be limited by a neural injury process that is triggered and perpetuated at the cellular level, rather than by a lesion amenable to surgical repair. It is widely thought that one such process, a fundamental pathological mechanism initiated by C...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tymianski M,Tator CH

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide an overview of iatrogenic sciatic nerve injuries at the buttock and thigh levels, and to analyze results of the treatment provided at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans. METHODS:The data from 196 patients were reviewed retrospectively. All patients had iatrogenic sciatic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yeremeyeva E,Kline DG,Kim DH

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of syringomyelia remains a difficult and controversial problem. However, the recent advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intraoperative ultrasound allows a more precise approach to the diagnosis and management of this disorder. Experience with 27 cases of syringomyelia has shown that MRI is superio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wilberger JE Jr,Maroon JC,Prostko ER,Baghai P,Beckman I,Deeb Z

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight patients received surgical treatment for a paranasal sinus mucocele with intracranial and/or intraorbital extension. The lesions were classified by site and extension: anterior without intracranial extension (Type 1), 7 patients; anterior with intracranial extension (Type 2), 11 patients; posterior midlin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Delfini R,Missori P,Iannetti G,Ciappetta P,Cantore G

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of symptomatic adjacent segment disease (ASD) after anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) was reported as 2.9%/y in a previous cohort of 374 patients. Few other data corroborate the incidence and natural history of ASD. OBJECTIVE:To calculate the incidence of ASD after ACDF that requi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wu JC,Liu L,Wen-Cheng H,Chen YC,Ko CC,Wu CL,Chen TJ,Cheng H,Su TP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with different neurological complaints were studied by magnetic resonance imaging. Coincidentally, all studies showed cystic changes within the pineal bodies. These cysts appeared hypointense on T1-weighted, spin-echo pulse sequences and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. Spin-density sequences display...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sandhu JS,McLaughlin JR,Gomez CR

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Arteriovenous malformations in the cranial nerves are very rare, and only one case has been reported in the literature. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of an arteriovenous malformation in the auditory nerve. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 30-year-old woman presented with a subarachnoi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oya S,Matsui T,Asai A

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical treatment of odontoid fractures that do not allow interfragmentary fracture compression involves either posterior atlantoaxial arthrodesis or additional anterior stabilization using a plate construct. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and radiographic outcome after anterior plat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Platzer P,Thalhammer G,Krumboeck A,Schuster R,Kutscha-Lissberg F,Zehetgruber I,Braunsteiner T,Vécsei V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review our experience of managing idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) during the 6-year period from 2002 to 2007, when intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring was part of the diagnostic workup. METHODS:The review includes all iNPH patients undergoing diagnostic ICP monitoring during the years 2...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Eide PK,Sorteberg W

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00