Migration of a bullet in the lumbar intervertebral disc space causing back pain. Case report.

abstract：:A rare diaphragma sellae meningioma presenting only with signs of hypopituitarism occurred in a 54-year-old male. Preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging clearly demonstrated a small lesion in the supradiaphragmatic area immediately beneath the optic chiasm, displacing the pituitary stalk laterally. Intraoperativ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Okuno S,Hisanaga M,Tsunoda S,Sakaki T

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A curved ventricular catheter was designed for ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures. The tip of the catheter can be inserted into the anterior horn along the curvature of the lateral ventricle. To date, it has been applied in 14 cases, all with satisfactory results. ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohta T,Taniguchi H,Nishimura S,Manno T

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy presented with a pontine abscess initially misdiagnosed as brainstem glioma, but he deteriorated rapidly and developed new symptoms of respiratory distress. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a rapidly growing mass lesion in the pons. Microsurgical evacuation of the abscess via a suboccipital re...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Imai H,Ono N,Zama A,Tamura M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old female presented with an unusual intracranial extracerebral neuroblastoma originating from the dura mater. The tumor was located in the right frontal convexity, and had adhered neither to the underlining arachnoid membrane nor the cerebral cortex. The tumor feeders were meningeal arteries. Light microsco...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii N,Sawamura Y,Aoki T,Nagashima K,Kashiwaba T,Abe H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the B-chain of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) was analyzed in 29 human brain tumors (4 astrocytomas, 7 glioblastomas, 3 medulloblastomas, 3 oligodendrogliomas, 7 meningiomas, and others) using monoclonal antibody after digestion with alkaline phosphatase, and compared with proliferative activi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nakamura T,Takeshita I,Inamura T,Tashima T,Fukui M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigators assessed the effects of the opioid antagonist naloxone on anterior pituitary hormone release in hyperprolactinemic females with pituitary microadenoma (n = 6) and macroadenoma (n = 7). In those with microadenoma, intravenous bolus injection of naloxone significantly increased serum luteinizing hormon...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shima K,Chigasaki H,Seki K

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old male presented with a rare case of possible neuro-Sweet Disease (NSD) mimicking brain tumor in the medulla oblongata, manifesting as numbness in the bilateral upper and lower extremities, gait disturbance, dysarthria, and swallowing disturbance which gradually deteriorated over 3 months. Magnetic resonan...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akiba C,Esaki T,Ando M,Furuya T,Noda K,Nakao Y,Yamamoto T,Okuma Y,Mori K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A transducer-tipped ventricular drainage catheter (TVDC) was developed to allow continuous measurement of intracranial pressure (i.c.p.) without interrupting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. The 8.5 Fr catheter with a double lumen has 16 side holes for CSF drainage and a small silicone strain-gauge transducer on th...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kasai K,Samejima H,Ueda M,Ushikubo Y,Yanai H,Kukita C,Kato T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old female presented with a very rare case of primary Ewing's sarcoma of the skull involving the occipitotemporal region. Systemic examination found no evidence of metastasis. The tumor was surgically removed, and the patient underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Fourteen months after surgery there has be...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Erol FS,Ozveren MF,Ozercan IH,Topsakal C,Akdemir I

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image-guided neurosurgery using navigation systems is an essential tool to increase accuracy in brain tumor surgery. However, brain shift during surgery has remained problematic. The present study evaluated the utility of a new ultrasound (US)-linked navigation system for brain tumor surgery in 64 patients with intrac...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohue S,Kumon Y,Nagato S,Kohno S,Harada H,Nakagawa K,Kikuchi K,Miki H,Ohnishi T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancers of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity are the most common malignant tumors of the anterior and anterolateral skull base. The treatment of these tumors affecting the skull base is complex due to the significant anatomical features. We examined 25 patients, 17 males and 8 females with mean age 61 +/- 2 years...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Jimbo H,Kamata S,Miura K,Asamoto S,Tada S,Endo T,Masubuchi T,Nakamura N,Fushimi C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman presented with left visual disturbance and diplopia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-enhanced tumor in the left tentorium, cavernous sinus, and suprasellar region. Angiography demonstrated an abnormal origin of the ophthalmic artery from the anterior cerebral artery. The tumor was partia...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Li Y,Horiuchi T,Yako T,Ishizaka S,Hongo K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the working conditions of female neurosurgeons in Japan, two surveys were conducted by The Japan Neurosurgical Society: one involving female neurosurgeons themselves and the other involving the chiefs of neurosurgical departments. The responses were received from 224 (43.8%) female neurosurgeons and 496...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujimaki T,Shibui S,Kato Y,Matsumura A,Yamasaki M,Date I,Hongo K,Kuroda S,Matsumae M,Nakao N,Sakurada K,Shimokawa S,Kayama T,Gender Equality Committee of the Japan Neurosurgical Society.

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rare suprachiasmal carotid-ophthalmic artery aneurysms, one large and one giant, were discovered incidentally. The patients had no visual disturbances. Angiography showed superomedial projection of the sac. The aneurysms were clipped via an ipsilateral pterional approach. A suprachiasmal carotid-ophthalmic artery ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Diraz A,Kobayashi S,Okudera H,Nakagawa F,Tsuji T,Toba Y

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly and low Karnofsky performance status (KPS) patients have been excluded from most prospective trials. This retrospective study investigated glioblastoma treatment outcomes, including those of elderly and low KPS patients, and analyzed the prognostic factors using the medical records of 107 consecutive patients,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Uzuka T,Aoki H,Natsumeda M,Takahashi H,Fujii Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old male presented with late onset of paraparesis caused by kyphotic deformity due to infantile tuberculosis. A posterior circumferential decompression was performed from the sixth thoracic to the eighth thoracic levels. His neurological status improved with no evidence of kyphosis progression at the last fo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Asazuma T,Toyama Y,Suzuki N,Fujimura Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with giant intracavernous internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms were intolerant to balloon test occlusion of the ICA, and later developed spontaneous thrombosis of the aneurysm and the parent ICA without ischemic sequelae. Case 1: A 60-year-old female with a giant right intracavernous ICA aneurysm prese...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kurokawa R,Kuroshima Y,Yoshida K,Kawase T

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:Recurrent malignant gliomas (RMGs) are difficult to control, and no standard protocol has been established for their treatment. At our institute, we have often treated RMGs by tumor-selective particle radiation called boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). However, despite the cell-selectivity of BNCT, brain radiation ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shiba H,Takeuchi K,Hiramatsu R,Furuse M,Nonoguchi N,Kawabata S,Kuroiwa T,Kondo N,Sakurai Y,Suzuki M,Ono K,Oue S,Ishikawa E,Michiue H,Miyatake SI

更新日期：2018-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old female presented with an uncommon mixed dural-pial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with unusual venous drainage. Angiography at the initial operation for massive intracerebral hematoma in the parietal lobe showed no vascular malformations. Follow-up angiography 3 years later revealed a mixed dural-pial ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyasaka Y,Kurata A,Saegusa H,Yuzawa I,Utsuki S,Ohwada T

更新日期：1996-02-01 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：:This clinical case report represents an interesting manifestation of a neurovascular condition that can be easily overlooked by the practicing healthcare provider. In the United States, a Hispanic patient of non-Asian descent presented with atypical symptoms of intractable headache and nausea with no evidence of neuro...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Diaz UJ,Cabán-Martinez AJ,Halder GE

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old male presented with a posterior fossa cavernous angioma manifesting as persistent headache with mild neck stiffness. Lumbar puncture revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Repeated four-vessel angiography failed to identify the source of the SAH. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated multiple sma...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamamoto M,Fukushima T,Ikeda K,Nagasaka S,Sakamoto S,Oka K,Tomonaga M,Maehara F

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of decompressive craniectomy on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was investigated in five patients with severe head trauma who underwent decompressive craniectomy. Repeated rCBF studies using single photon emission computed tomography with 99mtechnetium-hexamethylpropyleneamine oxime observed that a hype...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamakami I,Yamaura A

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman with Chiari I malformation presented with spinal cord edema preceding syringomyelia manifesting as a 5-month history of nuchal pain and numbness of the upper extremities. Magnetic resonance imaging showed spinal cord edema, a poorly defined syrinx at the C-2 to T-2 levels, and distorted cerebellar ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Itoh Y,Kuwahara N,Sasajima T,Mizoi K,Hatazawa J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old female presented with a rare uterine leiomyosarcoma metastasis to the skull appearing as a gross mass beneath her scalp. She had no neurological or other physical symptoms on admission. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an enhanced dumbbell-shaped mass at the mid-frontal reg...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Uchino M,Endo G,Shibata I,Terao H,Kuramitsu T,Kushida Y,Nakamura N

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cervical spinal cord stimulation (CSCS) on glucose consumption were examined in two patients with prolonged disturbance of consciousness due to head injuries. Several clinical parameters, including glucose consumption using positron emission tomography (PET) with [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG), w...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaguchi N,Seki H,Ikeda K,Yamashita J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical effects of two different types of antiplatelet drugs, cilostazol and thienopyridine drugs, were compared in patients treated by carotid artery stenting (CAS). Two hundred patients scheduled for CAS were randomized to either cilostazol or a thienopyridine drug (ticlopidine or clopidogrel). The study was co...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

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

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old female developed a massive hemorrhage in the left frontal lobe from a ruptured aneurysm on a distal branch of the left anterior cerebral artery. The aneurysm was associated with an astrocytoma. The histopathological findings suggested that the aneurysm may have been due to the destruction of the arterial...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kadota Y,Hatashita S,Sakakibara T,Takagi S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old female with neurofibromatosis presented with a right lumbar lateral meningocele. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a huge right retroperitoneal cyst expanding anterolaterally and displacing the right kidney. CT following myelography disclosed the cyst expanding through a wide defect of the right ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyata M,Yamasaki S,Yoshida T,Matsubara M,Okamura M,Hirayama A,Tamaki N

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00