Coil embolization of a ruptured aneurysm arising from a middle cerebral artery fenestration--case report.

abstract：:A 47-year-old female with diabetic nephropathy presented with acute onset of severe back pain and progressive weakness in both lower extremities. Neuroimaging revealed a spinal epidural hematoma extending from the T-3 vertebra to the sacrum. Removal of all or every other lamina on levels with epidural hematoma and eme...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ziyal IM,Aydin S,Inci S,Sahin A,Ozgen T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The committee of Brain Tumor Registry of Japan (BTRJ) was founded in 1973 and conducts surveys and analyses of incidence, therapeutic methods, and treatment outcomes of primary and metastatic brain tumors with the cooperation of the Japan Neurosurgical Society members. Newly diagnosed 3,000-4,000 primary brain tumors ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Narita Y,Shibui S,Committee of Brain Tumor Registry of Japan Supported by the Japan Neurosurgical Society.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the mean cerebral blood flow (mCBF) with growth in normal children (1-20 years old) were evaluated, and compared to serial mCBF changes in children with spontaneous occlusion of the circle of Willis (moyamoya disease) after vascular reconstructive surgery. mCBF gradually decreased with growth in control chi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kuroda S,Kamiyama H,Abe H,Yamauchi T,Kohama Y,Houkin K,Mitsumori K

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old woman with a history of viral influenza infection was admitted with rapidly progressive numbness and weakness of the right extremities. On admission, general physical examination revealed no abnormality. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed no abnormal findings. Brain computed tomography and magnetic reso...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akimoto J,Nakajima N,Saida A,Haraoka J,Kudo M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 55-year-old man presented with a rare case of multiple isolated sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) associated with antithrombin (AT) III deficiency manifesting as sudden onset of headache and gait disturbance. Increased arterial shunting flow had caused intraventricular hemorrhage after incomplete repeated tr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Saito A,Takahashi N,Furuno Y,Kamiyama H,Nishimura S,Midorikawa H,Nishijima M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old female, who had suffered from Weber-Christian disease for 26 years, presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral angiography showed dilatation of the basilar tip. An operation was performed in the chronic stage. The wall of dilated basilar artery was tough, but that of the right superior cerebellar a...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Oyama H,Ueda M,Kida Y,Tanaka T,Iwakoshi T,Niwa M,Kitamura R,Taira M,Kobayashi T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal epidural cavernous hemangiomas are very rare; only 18 cases have been reported in the literature. The authors describe the case of a 38-year-old male whose first symptom was numbness of the foot, which, after 2 years, spread to the abdomen. On admission, he had no weakness but exhibited hyper-reflex of the lowe...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kurose K,Kishi H,Sadatoh T

更新日期：1989-06-01 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 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：:A case of pituitary apoplexy causing pituitary hemorrhage with extension into the third ventricle is reported. The patient was a 73-year-old, obese female admitted with sudden onset of vomiting and impaired consciousness. Neurological examination revealed that she was stuporous, with marked neck stiffness and a dilate...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takasugi N,Doi A

更新日期：1989-10-01 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：:A 32-year-old female presented with a rare case of pituitary abscess manifesting as homonymous hemianopsia. Serum prolactin level was slightly high (40.8 ng/ml). Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed the content of the lesion as homogeneously isointense on the T1-weighted images and hyperintense on the T2-weighted im...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shimamura N,Ogane K,Takahashi T,Tabata H,Ohkuma H,Suzuki S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) secreted by glioblastoma (T98G) cells on the secretion of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells stimulated with tumor cells was investigated in cocultures of LAK and Daudi cells supplemented with T98G culture supernatant, T98G c...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Naganuma H,Sasaki A,Satoh E,Nagasaka M,Nakano S,Isoe S,Tasaka K,Nukui H

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-two patients with radiographically proven intracranial arteriovenous malformations underwent preoperative regional cerebral blood flow measurement with 133Xe single-photon emission computed tomography. Contralateral regions of hypoperfusion were detected in all cases. Steal severity was assessed according to the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Batjer HH,Devous MD Sr,Seibert GB,Purdy PD,Ajmani AK,Delarosa M,Bonte FJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ruptured cerebral aneurysm in a 50-year-old female with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura was successfully clipped after preoperative high-dose gamma-globulin therapy to control the hemorrhagic diathesis. High-dose gamma-globulin therapy with or without steroid and/or platelet transfusion is recommended for such c...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Terada T,Hayashi S,Tsuura M,Itakura T,Komai N

更新日期：1991-12-01 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：:Bevacizumab has been reported to be effective for recurrent glioblastoma. In our hospital, ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide (ICE) is the second-line chemotherapy for first recurrence of glioblastoma after temozolomide failure. In the present analysis, we retrospectively investigated the feasibility and effectiveness...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Arakawa Y,Mizowaki T,Murata D,Fujimoto K,Kikuchi T,Kunieda T,Takahashi JC,Takagi Y,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Isolated cortical vein thrombosis (ICVT) is extremely rare. Only single case or small series of ICVT have been reported; clinical details are still uncertain. We report a case of isolated superficial sylvian vein thrombosis with exceedingly long cord sign. A 14-year-old female with severe sudden onset headache visited...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kitamura Y,Hara K,Tsunematsu K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) score was previously developed for neurological assessment, but has not been validated in neurosurgical patients, so was compared to the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in practice. Four groups of raters, expert clinicians, novice clinicians, experienced nurses, and inexperienced n...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akavipat P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old female developed hyperperfusion syndrome following carotid endarterectomy for severe stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. Transcranial Doppler monitoring showed a sharp increase in flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shinno K,Ueda S,Uno M,Nishitani K,Nagahiro S,Harada M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old man presented with a very rare cerebral aneurysm arising from the trunk of the persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PPTA) manifesting as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Angiography showed a saccular aneurysm at the curved mid-section of the trunk of the left PPTA of the adult type. The patient underwent surg...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takase T,Tanabe H,Kondo A,Nonoguchi N,Tane K

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old male presented with progressive quadriparesis. Twelve years previously he had undergone anterior decompression with bone grafting for cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament associated with spinal trauma. Radiological examination showed ossification of the transverse ligament of the ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hayashi T,Hirose Y,Sagoh M,Murakami H

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：: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：:Prevention of postoperative neurological deficits is a major concern of spinal surgeons and has led to the introduction and current development of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. We have used motor evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials as routine monitoring techniques and, in some cases, ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeda M,Yamaguchi S,Morishige M,Eguchi K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2011-01-01 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 38-year-old woman presented with a case of post-traumatic ethmoidal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak that was repaired using a purely endoscopic endonasal approach. Six weeks after a mild domestic maxillofacial trauma, she started complaining of clear, watery discharge from the left nostril and headache. Neuroimaging ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komatsu M,Komatsu F,Cavallo LM,Solari D,Stagno V,Inoue T,Cappabianca P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate exposure of the distal internal carotid artery (ICA) for carotid endarterectomy may be difficult to achieve because of the position of the mandible and associated soft tissues. A simple yet effective use of a head frame is described to gain several centimeters of exposure of the distal ICA. The patient's head...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takigawa T,Yanaka K,Yasuda M,Asakawa H,Matsumaru Y,Nose T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old female, the elder of monozygotic twins, presented with slow progressive numbness and pain in her left arm. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed syringomyelia with Chiari malformation. The patient's birth had been difficult with prolonged delivery time, breech delivery, and neonatal asphyxia. MR imaging...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Iwasaki Y,Hida K,Onishi K,Nanba R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00