Lymphocytic hypophysitis with involvement of the cavernous sinus and hypothalamus.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Circumferential aneurysms, which incorporate >180 degrees of the circumference of the parent vessel, present a unique therapeutic challenge, particularly in circumstances in which a deconstructive treatment strategy is not feasible. We detail a novel technique for endovascular parent vessel reconstruction ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fiorella D,Albuquerque FC,Masaryk TJ,Rasmussen PA,McDougall CG

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred eighty patients affected by cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) underwent radiosurgical treatment in our department. One hundred fifty-three patients have been treated with complete irradiation of the entire AVM nidus. In 27 patients (with large and/or three-dimensional irregular target volumes), o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Colombo F,Pozza F,Chierego G,Casentini L,De Luca G,Francescon P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Embolization before stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) has been shown to negatively affect obliteration rates, but its impact on the risks of radiosurgery-induced complications and latency period hemorrhage is poorly defined. OBJECTIVE:To determine, in a case-cont...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oermann EK,Ding D,Yen CP,Starke RM,Bederson JB,Kondziolka D,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The most frequent embryonic communication between the vertebrobasilar and carotid systems is a persistent trigeminal artery (PTA). It has been observed in 0.1 to 0.2% of cerebral angiograms. We found this variation in an anatomic specimen, and after microscopic dissection, we performed an analysis of the c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salas E,Ziyal IM,Sekhar LN,Wright DC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In recent years, stereotactic radiosurgery has been growing in popularity as a treatment modality for metastatic disease to the brain. The technique has advantages of reduced cost and low morbidity compared with open surgical treatment. Furthermore, it avoids the potential cognitive side effects of fractionat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chen JC,Petrovich Z,O'Day S,Morton D,Essner R,Giannotta SL,Yu C,Apuzzo ML

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimodal intracranial monitoring in the neurosurgical patient requires insertion of probes through multiple craniostomies. OBJECTIVE:To report our 5-year experience with a novel device allowing multimodal monitoring though a single twist-drill hole. METHODS:All devices (Hummingbird Synergy, Innerspace) w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chohan MO,Akbik OS,Ramos-Canseco J,Ramirez PM,Murray-Krezan C,Berlin T,Olin K,Taylor CL,Yonas H

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous assessments of the value of sequential computed tomographic (CT) scanning in brain tumor patients have suffered from the heterogeneous nature of the study populations in regard to (a) pathology, (b) treatment plan, and (c) time of scanning. This report is based on the first 21 of 30 consecutive cases of gliob...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salcman M,Levine H,Rao K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Several studies have shown that human gliomas contain a small population of cells with stem cell-like features. It has been proposed that these "cancer stem cells" may be uniquely responsible for glioma formation and recurrence. However, human gliomas also contain an abundance of cells that closely resemble m...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ogden AT,Waziri AE,Lochhead RA,Fusco D,Lopez K,Ellis JA,Kang J,Assanah M,McKhann GM,Sisti MB,McCormick PC,Canoll P,Bruce JN

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) is elevated in some models of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, it is unclear how TNFalpha messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression and protein levels are affected by injury severity and posttraumatic temperature modification. This study determined the regional ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vitarbo EA,Chatzipanteli K,Kinoshita K,Truettner JS,Alonso OF,Dietrich WD

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of interposed nerve graft repair of an oculomotor nerve damaged during surgery for a laterally growing retrosellar pituitary adenoma is reported. The patient showed partial but functionally useful recovery of nerve function and was able to resume professional work. Only a few reports of end-to-end repair have b...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Krajewski R

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although arachnoid cysts and intracranial aneurysms are very common lesions, their association in the same patient is rare. We present a case of a middle cerebral artery aneurysm ruptured into an arachnoid cyst. We found only six cases with intracystic hemorrhage reported in the literature. The presence of an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zanini MA,Faleiros AT,Rondinelli G,Gabarra RC,Resende LA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal perforation during surgery for cervical disc herniation is a rare complication. Differences in the time of diagnosis of this complication in three patients--no delay and delays of 6 hours and 4 days, respectively--resulted in different symptoms and outcomes. Early detection of the perforation allows prompt ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： van Berge Henegouwen DP,Roukema JA,de Nie JC,vd Werken C

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have demonstrated that omitting the routine use of adjuvant whole-brain radiation therapy for patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases may be a reasonable first-line strategy. Retrospective evidence suggests that fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (fSRT) may have a lower level of to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ammirati M,Kshettry VR,Lamki T,Wei L,Grecula JC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ten-year follow-up data from the US Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption trial comparing BRYAN® Cervical Disc (Medtronic, Dublin, Ireland) arthroplasty to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) demonstrated that disc arthroplasty maintained range of motion and improvements in...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ghobrial GM,Lavelle WF,Florman JE,Riew KD,Levi AD

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local steroid injections for symptomatic relief of carpal tunnel syndrome have become common in the evaluation and treatment of this disorder; yet reports of median nerve injection injury from this practice are rare. We present a case of nerve injury from a steroid injection in a 24-year-old man with carpal tunnel syn...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Linskey ME,Segal R

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One response to randomized trials like the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial has been to adopt a "coil first" policy, whereby all aneurysms be considered for coiling, reserving surgery for unfavorable aneurysms or failed attempts. Surgical results with middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms have been...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rodríguez-Hernández A,Sughrue ME,Akhavan S,Habdank-Kolaczkowski J,Lawton MT

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the incidence, possible causes, and treatment of persistent headache after suboccipital craniotomy have been discussed extensively, few data have been published regarding persistent headache after supratentorial craniotomy. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the senior author's patient series of 14...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaur A,Selwa L,Fromes G,Ross DA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The most important treatment options for meningiomas are microsurgery, radiotherapy, and gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS). The efficacy of GKRS in terms of local tumor control and tumor volume (TV) reduction can best be determined by accurate analysis of changes in tumor size in pre- and post-GKRS images. In t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Feigl GC,Samii M,Horstmann GA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotational vertebral artery syndrome (RVAS) is a rare entity about which previously published studies are mostly limited to individual case reports. OBJECTIVE:To report our decade-long experience with this syndrome in 9 patients with compression ranging from the occiput to C6. METHODS:We utilized a posteri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lu DC,Zador Z,Mummaneni PV,Lawton MT

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare and serious complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt is reported. A huge intraventricular hematoma was confirmed by computed tomography scanning and autopsy. This is the first report of such a complication in a newborn with hydrocephalus. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kuwamura K,Kokunai T

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A standard top-loading lumbar pedicle screw-rod system is compared with a pedicle screw-plate system with smaller-diameter screws, more medial entry, and lower profile to assess the relative stability, strength, and resistance to fatigue of the 2 systems. METHODS:Seven human cadaveric specimens were studied ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Crawford NR,Doğan S,Yüksel KZ,Villasana-Ramos O,Soto-Barraza JC,Sawa AG,Porter RW,Marciano FF,Theodore N

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal management of unruptured brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) is controversial after the ARUBA trial. OBJECTIVE:To confirm or repudiate the ARUBA conclusion that "medical management only is superior to medical management with interventional therapy for unruptured brain arteriovenous malforma...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Karlsson B,Jokura H,Yang HC,Yamamoto M,Martinez R,Kawagishi J,Guo WY,Beute G,Pan DHC,Aiyama H,Chung WY,Söderman M,Yeo TT

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the possibility of predicting the progression of traumatic epidural hematomas (EDHs) and subdural hematomas (SDHs), in the acute stage, by using postcontrast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid. METHODS:From January 1990 through December 1996, 4...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tomida M,Muraki M,Uemura K,Yamasaki K

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiographically equivocal aneurysmal dilatation at the junction of the internal carotid and the posterior communicating arteries was noted in a patient with documented subarachnoid hemorrhage. This was initially thought to be infundibular dilatation. A craniotomy revealed an actual aneurysm, which was obliterated suc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida M,Anegawa S,Moritaka K

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The concept of neurovascular decompression for the treatment of hemifacial spasm is now widely accepted. In this study, we report our long-term results for 145 cases treated with this procedure. METHODS:The results of 145 microvascular decompressions to treat hemifacial spasm (performed between 1980 and 1998...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Samii M,Günther T,Iaconetta G,Muehling M,Vorkapic P,Samii A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most of the endoscopes used for endonasal transsphenoidal surgery use 4-mm diameter lenses. The applicability of a newly developed neuroendoscope with a lens diameter of only 2 mm was tested in endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. METHODS:The newly developed rigid-rod neuroendoscope with a 2-mm lens ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Di Rocco F,Oi S,Samii A,Paternó V,Feigl GC,Lüdemann W,Samii M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Combined craniofacial resection has become the standard approach for malignant tumors involving the cribriform plate and anterior cranial fossa. Despite its widespread application, however, many surgeons agree that the procedure carries a risk of significant morbidity and even mortality. The purpose of this s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Solero CL,DiMeco F,Sampath P,Mattavelli F,Pizzi N,Salvatori P,Cantù G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A very rare case of Petriellidium boydii pachymeningitis is described. Rarer still is the stabilization of this case for a prolonged period. Miconazole and ketaconazole both seemed useful in the treatment, and their role is discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schiess RJ,Coscia MF,McClellan GA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of traumatic craniocervical artery dissection varies in published trauma series. OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of traumatic craniocervical artery injury in polytrauma patients by using standardized whole-body trauma computed tomography with adapted computed tomography angiography of the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fleck SK,Langner S,Baldauf J,Kirsch M,Kohlmann T,Schroeder HW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether low-grade gliomas contain functional cortical activity more often than high-grade gliomas within radiologically defined abnormal tissue. METHODS:Patients with intra-axial cerebral lesions located in the vicinity of eloquent brain cortex preoperatively underwent magnetic source imaging. A...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schiffbauer H,Ferrari P,Rowley HA,Berger MS,Roberts TP

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00