A new neurosurgical ventriculoscope--technical note.

abstract：:A 26-year-old female, the elder of monozygotic twins, presented with slow progressive numbness and pain in her left arm. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed syringomyelia with Chiari malformation. The patient's birth had been difficult with prolonged delivery time, breech delivery, and neonatal asphyxia. MR imaging...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Iwasaki Y,Hida K,Onishi K,Nanba R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man with a 9-year history of prostate cancer presented with high fever and dysphagia. The initial diagnosis was aspiration pneumonia, but the patient became comatose 2 days after admission, and neuroradiological workup revealed cerebellar hemorrhage, obstructive hydrocephalus, and extensive destruction o...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Inamasu J,Nakamura Y,Saito R,Kuroshima Y,Mayanagi K,Orii M,Ichikizaki K

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured in 92 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) by iodine-123 N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine single-photon emission computed tomography. Quantitative mapping of rCBF was performed using the stereotactic extraction estimation method. The clinical features of the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nagai T,Kajita Y,Maesawa S,Nakatsubo D,Yoshida K,Kato K,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral arterial dissection is defined as a hematoma in the wall of a cervical or an intracranial artery. Cerebral arterial dissection causes arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm, resulting in acute infarction and hemorrhage. Image analysis by such methods as conventional angiography, computed tomography, magne...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kanoto M,Hosoya T

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an unusual case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure due to invagination of a valve in the proximal portion of the silicone casing of the shunt system. The shunt had been in place for 5 years and the 57-year-old male patient had incurred no head injury during that period. The valve failure was dis...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yoshida M,Ohshima Y,Kuramoto S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old female presented with a unique case of multifocal primary intracerebral malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) manifesting as partial seizure. Neuroimaging showed a mass lesion in the right frontal lobe, which was totally removed. The histological diagnosis was MFH. Follow-up neuroimaging one month after s...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mitsuhashi T,Watanabe M,Ohara Y,Hatashita S,Ueno H

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma has evolved from membranectomy through craniotomy to burr hole irrigation. The latter approach is based on utilization of the natural absorptive process that is thought to be part of the life cycle of the hematoma. To test this theory, the authors treated fifty-nine ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Iwadate Y,Ishige N,Hosoi Y

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several means of establishing a useful experimental model of cerebral venous hypertension were examined in rats. Retrograde embolization with an autologous blood clot passed through a catheter inserted in an external jugular vein, combined with ligation of the contralateral external jugular vein, was found to produce ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kurokawa Y,Hashi K,Okuyama T,Sasaki S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) secreted by glioblastoma (T98G) cells on the secretion of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells stimulated with tumor cells was investigated in cocultures of LAK and Daudi cells supplemented with T98G culture supernatant, T98G c...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Naganuma H,Sasaki A,Satoh E,Nagasaka M,Nakano S,Isoe S,Tasaka K,Nukui H

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of an 11-day-old boy with high fever and signs of meningeal irritation in whom computed tomography demonstrated a large brain abscess with intracystic hemorrhage in the right temporal lobe. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis indicated purulent meningitis caused by Escherichia coli. After aspira...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nakagawa Y,Shinno K,Akaike Y,Fujimoto N,Okajima K,Matsumoto K

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cat model of compression ischemia using epidural balloon inflation investigated: 1) the relationship between postischemic cerebral blood flow (CBF) and metabolism and brain swelling, 2) the use of arteriovenous oxygen difference (AVDO2) and electroencephalographic (EEG) frequency band analysis for monitoring CBF and...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yabuki A,Mishina H,Miyazaki M,Maeda M,Sato K,Ishii S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old man presented with a rare case of synchronous multifocal osteosarcoma involving the skull associated with intracerebral hemorrhage, manifesting as sudden headache and left homonymous hemianopia. Computed tomography revealed a skull tumor in the right occipital bone and intracerebral hemorrhage in the rig...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sato H,Hayashi N,Yamamoto H,Nagai S,Ohmori K,Kanamori M,Endo S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3-month-old boy and a 29-year-old woman presented with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) following therapy for primary malignant brain tumor. Both received intensive alkylating agent doses for induction and maintenance chemotherapy combined with craniospinal or cranial radiation for medulloblastoma and anaplastic astro...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sugiyama K,Kurisu K,Arita K,Taniguchi E,Okamura T,Itoh Y,Yamasaki F,Kajiwara Y,Ueda H,Sakai A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors retrospectively reviewed their cases of infectious intracranial aneurysms and discuss results and trends of current treatment modalities including medical, neurosurgical, and endovascular. Twenty patients (10 males and 10 females; mean age 46 years) with 23 infectious aneurysms were treated by various trea...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsubara N,Miyachi S,Izumi T,Yamanouchi T,Asai T,Ota K,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old woman with a history of end-stage renal disease secondary to anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis had been receiving hemodialysis for 5 years. The patient underwent attempted right internal jugular vein cannulation for temporary hemodialysis catheter placement. Pulsating mass de...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohta T,Maekawa H,Kasuno K,Tsukamoto T,Muso E,Ishikawa M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old male patient presented with a rare dural supratentorial hemangioblastoma manifesting as severe headache persisting for 2 months. Neuroimaging revealed a tumoral mass localized in the right parietal lobe near the sagittal sinus. The tumor was totally excised successfully. The postoperative histological di...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Cosar M,Hatiboglu MA,Iplikcioglu AC,Ozcan D

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate exposure of the distal internal carotid artery (ICA) for carotid endarterectomy may be difficult to achieve because of the position of the mandible and associated soft tissues. A simple yet effective use of a head frame is described to gain several centimeters of exposure of the distal ICA. The patient's head...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takigawa T,Yanaka K,Yasuda M,Asakawa H,Matsumaru Y,Nose T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications associated with intraarterial papaverine infusion occurred in two patients treated for vasospasm due to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). A 42-year-old male with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm underwent craniotomy and aneurysm clipping. Five days after the SAH occurred, angiography demonstrated m...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsurushima H,Kamezaki T,Nagatomo Y,Hyodo A,Nose T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) porous material (GORE(®) PRECLUDE(®) Dura Substitute) does not degenerate or deteriorate in vivo, and is currently used as artificial dura mater. This material does not adhere well to the surrounding tissues, but cerebrospinal fluid leakage along the suture line has been observ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsumoto Y,Aikawa H,Tsutsumi M,Narita S,Yoshida H,Etou H,Sakamoto K,Kazekawa K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforaminal full-endoscopic lumbar discectomy (TELD) can be performed under local anesthesia. However, there have been no reports on risk factors for a change in vital signs or the need for additional medications to maintain adequate analgesia during this procedure. The purpose of this study was to identify risk fa...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaya S,Tezuka F,Sugiura K,Takeuchi M,Manabe H,Morimoto M,Yamashita K,Takata Y,Sakai T,Maeda T,Sairyo K

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of irrigation with artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) containing various magnesium ion (Mg(2+)) concentrations on vasospastic arteries was investigated in the dog. Cerebral vasospasm was induced by the experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage model in 15 beagle dogs. Cisternal irrigation was performed for 1 h...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mori K,Yamamoto T,Miyazaki M,Hara Y,Koike N,Nakao Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse was investigated as a model system to study the growth and immunogenicity of human gliomas. Human glioma cell lines U-251MG, KNS-42, SF-188, A-172, and T-98G were injected subcutaneously into SCID mice. The cell lines U-251MG and KNS-42 grew as large, subcutaneous mass...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sawa H,Tamaki N,Kokunai T

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an unusual case of arteriovenous communication between extracranial and intracranial vessels, accompanied by incidentally detected bilateral arachnoid cysts of the middle cranial fossa. A 52-year-old male was admitted with a sudden onset of headache, vomiting, and conjunctival hyperemia of the right...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kadota K,Asakura T,Kusumoto K,Kodama S,Okahara K,Miyanohara O,Kawasaki T,Kasamo S

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man presented with an extremely rare case of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) of the dura and scalp existing independently without intervening cranial vault invasion. The patient presented with an indolent mass lesion at the left temporal parietal scalp. Magnetic resonance imaging and comp...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ochiai H,Kawano H,Miyaoka R,Kawano N,Shimao Y,Kawasaki K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in ischemia was evaluated by detecting the expression of neuronal NOS (nNOS), endothelial NOS (eNOS), and inducible NOS (iNOS) by the immunohistochemical method in the rat model of middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion. Transient MCA occlusion (2 hours) was induced in 32...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Niwa M,Inao S,Takayasu M,Kawai T,Kajita Y,Nihashi T,Kabeya R,Sugimoto T,Yoshida J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has not been recognized as a surgical option for hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), since hydrocephalus following aneurysmal SAH is considered to result from the communicating component. However, obstructions in the ventricular system may exist, so ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukuhara T,Shimizu T,Namba Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of cerebellopontine angle epidermoid presenting as typical hemifacial spasm. A 33-year-old male had experienced intermittent right hemifacial spasm for 2 years. Cranial nerve examination was otherwise normal, including auditory and trigeminal nerve functions. Metrizamide computed tomographic ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsumoto K,Sakurai M,Asari S,Nishimoto A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old female with a ruptured dissecting vertebral artery aneurysm underwent an uneventful wrapping technique using Biobond-soaked gauze through a unilateral suboccipital transcondyle approach. On the 3rd postoperative day, she developed pareses of the ipsilateral VII through XII cranial nerves. Daily intraveno...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kuroki T,Aoki K,Aoki Y,Nemoto A,Yamazaki T,Katsume M,Takasu N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 20-year-old female presented with dysphasia and slight hemiparesis following a head trauma, who had a non-treated growing skull fracture which had remained asymptomatic for about 18 years, despite an encephalocele in the left parietal region. Neuroimaging demonstrated secondary brain damage and herniated brain resul...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Onizuka K,Momma F,Ohara S,Ohyama T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lateral limit of endoscopic endonasal surgery has yet to be defined. The aim of this study was to investigate the lateral limit of endoscopic endonasal surgery at the level of the sphenoid sinus. Access from the sphenoid sinus to the middle cranial fossa through the cavernous sinus triangles was evaluated by cadav...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komatsu F,Oda S,Shimoda M,Imai M,Shigematsu H,Komatsu M,Tschabitscher M,Matsumae M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00