Endorsement of the FOUR score for consciousness assessment in neurosurgical patients.

abstract：:There is an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium. Decisions should be made immediately upon transfer to each institution, particularly with respect to when and how to treat the patient. This review highlights the feasibility of endovascular treatment in pregnancy. Most of the pharmaceutical age...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii A,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The distribution of exogenous 45Ca in the focal ischemia rat model (middle cerebral artery occlusion) was studied using 45Ca autoradiography. High 45Ca accumulations were observed in the frontal cortex and caudate-putamen corresponding with morphological damage shown by HE staining. Regional 45Ca concentrations were c...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tomabechi M,Sako K,Yonemasu Y

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old woman, with a one-year history of headache, gait disturbance, and slight aphasia, was transferred to our hospital after head injury. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and computed tomography revealed a large meningioma with peripheral edema. However, priority was given to previously planned gynecological s...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kano T,Kobayashi M,Yoshida K,Kawase T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical outcome and resumption of work were investigated in 21 patients with lumbar discogenic pain (15 males and 6 females, mean age 37.2 years), who failed to respond to intensive conservative therapy, treated by transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) augmented with the pedicle screw system from January ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takahashi T,Hanakita J,Minami M,Honda F,Kuraishi 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 51-year-old woman presented with a rare variation in the location of the anterior communicating artery (AComA) complex associated with aneurysm manifesting as sudden onset of headache. Computed tomography (CT) revealed widespread subarachnoid hemorrhage with intracerebral hematoma and intraventricular hemorrhage. Th...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kawashima M,Endo M,Kitahara T,Soma K,Fujii K

更新日期：2008-06-01 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 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：: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 70-year-old male and a 55-year-old female presented with unruptured aneurysms in the clinoid segment of the carotid artery. Intraoperative rupture during removal of the anterior clinoid process resulted in unintended carotid artery occlusion in the former patient, causing hemispherical infarction and death. However,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nagasawa S,Ogawa R,Suyama Y,Ohta T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of cerebellar hemorrhage evacuation by key hole craniotomy and the importance of thorough evacuation and irrigation of the hematoma in the fourth ventricle to resolve obstructive hydrocephalus were assessed in 23 patients with spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage (SCH) greater than 3 cm or with br...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tokimura H,Tajitsu K,Taniguchi A,Yamahata H,Tsuchiya M,Takayama K,Shinsato T,Arita K

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:This study investigated the relationship between neurotransmitters and improvement of symptoms after ventriculoperitoneal shunting in congenital hydrocephalus (LEW-HYR) rats. Twenty-four patent hydrocephalus rats, aged 12-14 days, were randomly assigned to the following four groups: ventriculoperitoneal shunt group, o...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Otsubo Y,Ito H,Shibuya T

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory brainstem implant (ABI) technology attempts to restore hearing in deaf patients caused by bilateral cochlear nerve injury through the direct stimulation of the brainstem, but many aspects of the related mechanisms remain unknown. The unresolved issues can be grouped into three topics: which patients are the b...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nakatomi H,Miyawaki S,Kin T,Saito N

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified provocative test to assess the safety of embolization of cerebral and spinal arteriovenous malformations is described. The modified test uses successive amobarbital and lidocaine injections to elicit any possible neurological deficit, both mixed with radiopaque material to visualize the distribution of the ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sadato A,Taki W,Nakahara I,Nishi S,Yamashita K,Matsumoto K,Tanaka M,Kikuchi H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical approaches for stabilizing the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) are classified as either anterior or posterior approaches. Among the anterior approaches, the established method is anterior odontoid screw fixation. Posterior approaches are classified as either atlanto-axial fixation or occipito-cervical (O-C) fi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takayasu M,Aoyama M,Joko M,Takeuchi M

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two nonimmunosuppressed patients with primary intracranial malignant lymphoma demonstrated ring-enhanced lesion on postcontrast CT scans. One patient underwent total removal of the tumor and the other patient biopsy, both followed by whole brain irradiation. Histological examination revealed the tumors contained diffu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tan EC,Wakabayashi S,Kanai H,Nagai H

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：:Twenty-eight patients with spontaneous carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas (CCFs) were treated using a variety of techniques. Three of four patients with direct CCFs underwent intravascular embolization with a detachable balloon. Embolization with polyvinyl alcohol particles through an external carotid endoarterial route...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kinugasa K,Tokunaga K,Kamata I,Mandai S,Sugiu K,Handa A,Ohmoto T

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reappearance of symptoms of cranial nerve dysfunction is not uncommon after successful microvascular decompression (MVD). The purpose of this study was to report two quite unusual cases of recurrent and newly developed hemifacial spasm (HFS) caused by a new conflicting artery more than 20 years after the first success...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Inoue H,Kondo A,Shimano H,Yasuda S,Murao K

更新日期：2016-01-01 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 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：: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：:Spine surgery has made radical advancements in the last two decades and provision has expanded a great deal. The history of the technical development is briefly reviewed. To analyze trends in utilization and to assess the macroeconomic demand for spine surgery, the incidence of all spine surgery per capita is estimate...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kim P,Kurokawa R,Itoki K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old female presented with basilar invagination and kyphoscoliosis of the cervical spine associated with a large intercarotid paraganglioma. She had suffered from pharyngeal discomfort from the age of 9 years due to the tumor. The tumor had originated from the right carotid body and extended in the parapharyn...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii N,Sawamura Y,Tada M,Kato T,Abe H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strategy for surgical management, including the approach and preoperative evaluation, of pituitary adenoma invading the skull base is described. Preoperative evaluation requires a balloon occlusion test of the internal carotid artery (ICA) to determine tolerance to occlusion. Failure to tolerate occlusion indicates ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nakase H,Ohnishi H,Touho H,Takaoka M,Karasawa J,Kawaguchi M,Sakamoto T

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors associated with hematoma enlargement were analyzed in 24 patients, 16 males and eight females aged 46 to 77 years (mean 58 years), undergoing chronic hemodialysis who were admitted to our hospital with intracerebral hemorrhage between 1994 and 2003. Computed tomography demonstrated hematoma enlargement in ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyahara K,Murata H,Abe H

更新日期：2007-02-01 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 effect of hypoxia on glioma growth including pathological changes was investigated in an experimental model of brain ischemia in the rat C6 glioma model. C6 glioma cells were inoculated into the subcortex of adult Wistar rats. Focal cerebral ischemia near the implanted glioma area was induced by permanent middle c...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mamun MH,Kamitani H,Kinoshita Y,Tabuchi S,Wasita B,Watanabe T

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00