Modified three-dimensional skull base model with artificial dura mater, cranial nerves, and venous sinuses for training in skull base surgery: technical note.

abstract：:Metronidazole induced encephalopathy (MIE), an encephalopathy brought by an antibiotic, is characterized with cerebellar dysfunction, altered mental status and extrapyramidal symptoms. MIE can result in an acute manifestation, but MIE has not been reported as a stroke mimic. An 86-year-old patient undergoing metronida...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takada K,Maki Y,Kinosada M,Ishibashi R,Chin M,Yamagata S

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy presented with a cerebellar medulloblastoma. Radical removal of the tumor and postoperative irradiation achieved complete remission. However, a metastatic tumor in the frontal lobe developed 2 years later. Radical removal and postoperative chemotherapy achieved partial remission, but he died of multip...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kadota Y,Arai H,Sato K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-month-old girl fell off a table onto the floor. Computed tomography performed 4 hours after the trauma showed a left parietal epidural hematoma (EDH) with an omega-shaped fracture line in the left parietal region. The EDH was enlarged after another 4 hours. However, the EDH showed drainage into the subgaleal space...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Chida K,Yukawa H,Mase T,Endo H,Ogasawara K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old man presented with acute onset of visual loss in his right eye. He was treated under a diagnosis of retinal artery thrombosis. Ultrasonography revealed obstruction of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery (ICA). He had no risk factor for stroke and he denied any history of trauma. Follow-up ultrasonogr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akiyama Y,Tanaka M,Hayashi J,Fujimoto M,Harada K,Nakahara I,Taniwaki Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old male with a past history of bilateral pulmonary arteriovenous fistulas (PAVFs) experienced a sudden onset of headache and gait disturbance. There was a family history of PAVF and recurrent epistaxis. He had diffuse telangiectasia of the tongue, and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia was diagnosed. Neu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ogino M,Inoue H,Harada S,Horinouchi H,Nakamura T

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthermia is becoming a potent therapeutic method for malignant brain tumors, either alone or in combination with radiation therapy. The heat response of organized tissues includes other factors besides the inherent cellular thermosensitivity, that is, tissue pH, PaO2, and nutrient supply, all of which are largely ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Moriyama E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 88-year-old woman presented with a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) manifesting as disturbance of consciousness and left hemiplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large mass lesion in the right frontotemporal region. She underwent biopsy of the lesion that confirmed the diagnosis of PNET....

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shingu T,Kagawa T,Kimura Y,Takada D,Moritake K,Hoshii Y

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old man presented with a hemorrhagic central neurocytoma manifesting as acute onset of disturbance of consciousness and right hemiparesis. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a tumor in the left lateral ventricle during the course of evaluation for mental alteration 12 days before onset, but the tumor was ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Terakawa Y,Tsuruno T,Ishibashi K,Okada Y,Shimotake K,Murata T

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:After introduction of levetiracetam (LEV), treatment of seizures in patients with malignant brain tumors has prominently improved. On the other hand, we still experience some cases with LEV-uncontrollable epilepsy. Perampanel (PER) is a noncompetitive α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoaxazolepropionate acid receptor ant...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Chonan M,Saito R,Kanamori M,Osawa SI,Watanabe M,Suzuki H,Nakasato N,Tominaga T

更新日期：2020-01-15 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 55-year-old woman presented with an extremely rare primary central nervous system mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma manifesting as seizure and was subsequently diagnosed with dural MALT lymphoma in the cranium. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a left frontal dural mass with peritumoral edema. Hist...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kamoshima Y,Sawamura Y,Sugiyama T,Yamaguchi S,Houkin K,Kubota K

更新日期：2011-01-01 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 38-year-old female presented with vertigo, right hearing disturbance, and slight headache which were treated medically. However, she suddenly developed severe headache with vomiting and vertigo. Computed tomography revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage, and right vertebral angiography disclosed a rare aneurysm at the dis...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yokoyama S,Kadota K,Asakura T,Kawazoe K

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：:An infant presented with a rare cervical (non-terminal) myelocystocele as a congenital skin-covered mass located in the midline of the posterior aspect of her neck. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography showed a cystic mass filled with cerebrospinal fluid in the midline of the posterior aspect of the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ochiai H,Kawano H,Miyaoka R,Nagano R,Kohno K,Nishiguchi T,Shimao Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old male presented with asymptomatic mild (45%) internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis associated with familial hypercholesterolemia. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose ([(18)F]FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) showed that the carotid plaque had high uptake of [(18)F]FDG on the initial scan. He was treated...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Motegi H,Kuroda S,Nakayama N,Hirata K,Shiga T,Tamaki N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors responsible for the development of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are not well known. Patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) have cutaneous vascular dysplasia and a high propensity to develop systemic and cerebral AVMs. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) complex has ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Malik G,Abdulrauf S,Yang XY,Gutierrez JA,Rempel SA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old male presented with a rare case of ligamentum flavum hematoma manifesting as low back pain and gait difficulty beginning 1 month before consulting our institute. He had no history of lumbar spine surgery or lumbar puncture. However, he might have suffered forgotten back injury while practicing martial ar...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaguchi S,Hida K,Akino M,Seki T,Yano S,Iwasaki Y

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigonocephaly involves premature fusion of both the metopic suture and the sutures in the skull base. Surgical treatment by opening of the prematurely fused metopic suture and expansion of the anterior cranial base by creating "neosutures" was used to treat three children with trigonocephaly. The combination of later...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Moriyama E,Beck H,Iseda K,Saitoh N,Sakurai M,Matsumoto Y

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man presented with chronic cranial subdural hematomas (SDHs) associated with spinal SDH manifesting as onset of severe lumbago revealed in the follow up for bilateral subdural effusions after trauma. Left chronic cranial SDH was first identified. Two months after evacuation of the left chronic cranial SD...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hagihara N,Abe T,Kojima K,Watanabe M,Tabuchi K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel technique was developed to detect coil migration to the stent interior using mask images of rotational angiography. Stent-assisted coil embolization under x-ray fluoroscopy control was simulated with a hand-made vessel model. The stent interior was observed with a rigid endoscope during coil embolization. Afte...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shigematsu T,Toyota S,Fujimoto Y,Yamamoto H,Wakayama A,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman presented with cervical myelopathy due to nontraumatic cervical disc herniation associated with cervical canal stenosis. The patient underwent removal of the herniated disc and anterior fusion with an autogenous iliac crest bone graft. After surgery, the patient showed satisfactory improvement. Cas...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ikeda H,Hanakita J,Takahashi T,Kuraishi K,Watanabe M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old woman presented with a rare case of endodermal cyst located ventral to the lower brain stem manifesting as recurrent aseptic meningitis. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass located ventral to the lower brain stem and extending from the prepontine to the upper cer...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsunaga S,Fujitsu K,Yagishita S,Ichikawa T,Takemoto Y,Takeda Y,Miyahara K,Niino H,Shiina T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive functions are frequently impaired in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Two patients with NPH initially had dysfunctional constructional skill but exhibited improvements after shunt surgery. Dysfunction of constructional skill should be added to the important clinical features of NPH. The geo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeuchi M,Hayashi N,Takaiwa A,Hamada H,Kuwayama N,Hirashima Y,Matsui M,Endo S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old male presented with an extremely unusual case of solitary clivus metastasis from gastric cancer manifesting as mild headache and diplopia 10 years after radical excision of the primary tumor. The patient underwent surgical resection using an endoscopic transsphenoidal approach. Histological examination r...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukushima M,Katayama Y,Shigemori Y,Miyake H,Hirayama T,Kotani A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man presented with a hyperplastic anomalous anterior choroidal artery (AChA) associated with a ruptured internal carotid artery aneurysm at the origin of a perforating artery manifesting as sudden onset of headache and vomiting. The aneurysm was too small for endovascular embolization, so we performed op...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Misaki K,Uchiyama N,Nitta H,Hamada J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old, right-handed female presented with episodes of pathological laughter and left hemiparesis. She had no history of traumatic brain injury, or neurological or psychiatric disease, and showed no signs of drug or alcohol abuse. Neurological examination found moderate left hemiparesis. Her face was symmetrica...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsutsumi S,Yasumoto Y,Ito M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), previously called venous angiomas, are the most frequently encountered cerebral vascular malformations. However, DVA is considered to be rather an extreme developmental anatomical variation of medullary veins than true malformation. DVAs are composed of dilated medullary veins co...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Aoki R,Srivatanakul K

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 27-year-old male presented with a rare association of a ruptured orbitofrontal artery aneurysm and a dural arteriovenous malformation (DAVM) fed by both ethmoidal arteries, manifestation as severe headache, nausea, and vomiting. Computed tomography revealed a hematoma within the right frontal lobe and diffuse subara...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Murai Y,Yamashita Y,Ikeda Y,Node Y,Teramoto A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00