Intraventricular glioblastoma multiforme with previous history of intracerebral hemorrhage : a case report.

abstract：:Acute subdural hematoma (SDH) of arterial origin is rare, especially SDH associated with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is extremely rare. The authors report a case of acute spontaneous SDH due to rupture of a tiny cortical AVM. A 51-year-old male presented with sudden onset headache and mentality deterioration w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Choi HJ,Lee JI,Nam KH,Ko JK

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical obliteration of ruptured aneurysm of the proximal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is challenging because of limited surgical accessibility. In recent years, coil embolization is the first-choice treatment for these lesions. However, coil embolization is not always easy in ruptured PICA an...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Kim JH,Jeon IC,Chang CH,Jung YJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of Williams syndrome accompanying moyamoya disease in whom postoperative global cerebral infarction occurred unpredictably. Williams syndrome is an uncommon hereditary disorder associated with the connective tissue abnormalities and cardiovascular disease. To our knowledge, our case report is the...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Sim YW,Lee MS,Kim YG,Kim DH

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old male presented with pain in his right medial calf. An imaging study revealed no acute lesions, and a diagnosis of saphenous neuralgia was made by a nerve conduction study. He received temporary pain relief with saphenous nerve blocks twice in a one-week interval. Pulsed radiofrequency neuromodulation red...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Han BR,Choi HJ,Kim MK,Cho YJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:General anesthesia is often preferred for endovascular coiling of intracranial aneurysm at most centers. But in the authors' hospital, it is performed under monitored anesthesia care (MAC) using dexmedetomidine. To determine the feasibility and safety of this approach, the authors reviewed our initial experie...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Lee HH,Jung YJ,Choi BY,Chang CH

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated cortical vein thrombosis (ICVT) is a rare disease, accounting for less than 1% of strokes. A 46-year-old woman presented with progressive left side weakness. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with T2(*)-gradient echo (T2(*)-GE) sequence showed long cord sign at the right frontal cortex. The patient was treated ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Ban SP,Chung YS,Park SB,Son YJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of posterior implant rigidity on spinal kinematics at adjacent levels by utilizing a cadaveric spine model with simulated physiological loading. METHODS:Five human lumbar spinal specimens (L3 to S1) were obtained and checked for abnormalities. The fresh specimens were stripped of m...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Chun K,Yang I,Kim N,Cho D

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to investigate the quantitative relationship between pituitary macroadenoma size and degree of visual impairment, and assess visual improvement after surgical resection of the tumor. METHODS:The medical records of patients with pituitary adenoma, who had undergone trans-sphenoidal...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Ho RW,Huang HM,Ho JT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of multiple intracranial calcifications after the procedure of external ventricular drain placement in a 50-year-old man with pericallosal artery aneurysm. We believe that calcifications formed dust that had fallen into the track during the external ventricular drain procedure. The clinical ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Ji C,Ahn JG

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brainstem hemorrhage after blunt head injury is an uncommon event. The most frequent site of hemorrhage is the midline rostral brainstem. The prognosis of these patients is poor because of its critical location. We experienced a case of traumatic brainstem hemorrhage. A 41-year-old male was presented with dr...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Se YB,Kim CH,Bak KH,Kim JM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We retrospectively evaluated the survival outcome of patients with brain metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS:Between 1991 and 2007, a total of 20 patients were diagnosed as having brain metastasis from HCC. The mean age of the patients was 55 +/- 13 years, and 17 (85.0%) were men. Sevente...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Han JH,Kim DG,Park JC,Chung HT,Paek SH,Chung YS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the spinal disorders, the treatment approach for spinal deformities has been discussed least among department of neurosurgery. But nowadays, more and more neurosurgeons are interested in spinal deformities as well as complex spinal disorders and are doing not a few surgeries for these kinds of disease. Neverthel...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Hyun SJ,Jung JM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the synergistic effects of both computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation (CACR) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive function in patients with stroke. METHODS:The current double-blind, sham-controlled study enrolled a total of 11 patients who were newly diagnosed with ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Park SH,Koh EJ,Choi HY,Ko MH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organized hematoma is a rare complication that can develop following gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) for cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Here, we describe 5 patients with growing organized hematomas that developed from completely obliterated AVMs several years after GKS. The patients were 15, 16, 30, 36, and...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Park JC,Ahn JS,Kwon DH,Kwun BD

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Residual aneurysm from incomplete clipping or slowly recurrent aneurysm is associated with high risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage. We describe complete treatment of the lesions by surgical clipping or endovascular treatment. METHODS:We analyzed 11 patients of residual or recurrent aneurysms who had undergone s...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Ihm EH,Hong CK,Shim YS,Jung JY,Joo JY,Park SW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) can be used to assess the therapeutic response of brain abscess. METHODS:A study was conducted on 10 consecutive patients with brain abscess. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with diffuse-weighte...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Park SH,Lee SW,Kang DH,Hwang JH,Sung JK,Hwang SK

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid occlusion is an inevitable therapeutic modality for the treatment of complex aneurysms such as giant, traumatic, and intracavernous aneurysms. Late complications of carotid occlusion include 'de novo' aneurysm formation at a distant site because of hemodynamic changes in the circle of Willis. We report a case ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Jin SC,Choi CG,Kwon DH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penetrating cerebral injuries caused by foreign bodies occur rarely due to the substantial mechanical protection offered by the skull. Throughout most of history, the brain, residing in a "closed box" of bone, has not been vulnerable to external aggression. Recently, we encountered a serious penetrating craniocerebral...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Jeon YH,Kim DM,Kim SH,Kim SW

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not uncommon for hemangiomas to occur in the calvarium, accounting for about 10% of the benign skull tumors. A 46-year-old man was presented with a palpable scalp mass on the left parietal region. Past medical history indicated that he had undergone cranioplasty 25 years prior due to a depressed skull fracture s...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Kang DW,Choi CH

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial granulocytic sarcomas are rare tumors, which are composed of immature granulocytic cells. Although it has been well known that these tumors are associated with acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), they have been almost always related to bone marrow relapse. However, isolated recurrence of granulocytic sarco...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Cho WH,Choi YJ,Choi BK,Cha SH

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pedicle screw loosening treated by modified transpedicular screw augmentation technique using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), which used the anchoring effect of hardened PMMA. A 56-year-old man who had an L3/4/5 fusion operation 3 years ago complained of continuous low back pain after this operation...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Kang SH,Kim KT,Park SW,Kim YB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute spontaneous subdural hematoma (SDH) of arterial origin is very rare. We report a case of acute spontaneous SDH that showed contrast media extravasation from cortical artery on angiograms. A 58-year-old male patient developed sudden onset headache and right hemiparesis. Brain CT scan demonstrated acute SDH at lef...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Sung SK,Kim SH,Son DW,Lee SW

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite several limitations, the Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS) is normally used to evaluate trauma systems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the preventable trauma death rate using the TRISS method in severe trauma patients with traumatic brain injury using our emergency department data. METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Moon JH,Seo BR,Jang JW,Lee JK,Moon HS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility of C1 lateral mass screw and C2 pedicle screw with polyaxial screw and rod system supplemented with miniplate for interlaminar fusion to treat various atlantoaxial instabilities. METHODS:After posterior atlantoaxial fixation with lateral mass screw in the atlas and pedicle scre...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Yoon SM,Baek JW,Kim DH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis of insufficiency fractures of the sacrum in an elder population increases annually. Fractures show very different morphology. We aimed to classify sacral insufficiency fractures according to the position of cortical break and possible need for intervention. METHODS:Between January 1, 2008 and D...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Bakker G,Hattingen J,Stuetzer H,Isenberg J

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to determine the frequency of symptomatic postdiscectomy pseudocyst (PP) after endoscopic discectomy and to compare the results of surgical and conservative management of them. METHODS:Initial study participants were 1,503 cases (1,406 patients) receiving endoscopic lumbar d...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Kang SH,Park SW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A groove technique for securing an electrode connector was described as an alternative surgical technique in deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery to avoid electrode connector-related complications, such as skin erosion, infection, and migration. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 109 patients undergoing one...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Lee SW,Lee MK,Seo I,Kim HS,Kim JH,Kim YS

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the present study is to assess the long-term results of microsurgical dorsal root entry zonotomy (MDT) for the treatment of medically intractable upper-extremity spasticity. METHODS:The records of nine adult patients who underwent MDT by one operating neurosurgeon from March 1999 to June 2004 ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Hong JC,Kim MS,Chang CH,Kim SW,Kim OL,Kim SH

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) with skull and brain metastases is extremely rare. A 53-year-old patient diagnosed as skull metastasis of ASPS visited our clinic complaining of an outgrowing scalp mass in spite of radiation therapy. Past medical history revealed that the patient had been diagnosed and treated for AS...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Shin TH,Jung YJ,Kim OL,Kim MS

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are very rare tumors. We experienced a case of MPNST in the cervical paraspinal space which was not associated with neurofibromatosis. The tumor located in left C6-7 foramen and compressed C7 root. The tumor was removed through the occipital triangle. We report a case ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

authors： Kim KT,Park YS,Kwon JT,Kim YB

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00