Benign recurrence of a pilocytic cerebellar astrocytoma 36 years after radical removal: case report.

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Nimodipine is commonly used to improve neurological outcomes after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Although nimodipine reportedly has high specificity for the cerebral vasculature, adverse systemic effects such as hypotension have been described. This case report describes a patient with traumatic sub...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Devlin JW,Coplin WM,Murry KR,Rengachary SS,Wilson RF

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan was established as a specialty three-quarters of a century ago by Max Minor Peet. It developed under the successive leadership of Edgar Allan Kahn, Richard Coy Schneider, and Julian T. Hoff. Each has made unique contributions to the program, which has a strong tradition of te...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hoff JT,Taren JA

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The bony and vascular anatomic features in the region of the petrous apex can vary significantly. These variations affect the operative view obtained via extended subtemporal or anterior transpetrosal approaches to cranial base lesions for individual patients. The goal of this study was to evaluate three-dime...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Villavicencio AT,Leveque JC,Bulsara KR,Friedman AH,Gray L

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The postangioplasty evaluation of a stenotic vessel is often conducted by studying serial angiograms to determine the anatomic reduction in stenosis. In flow-limiting stenosis, the hemodynamic change that accompanies these anatomic changes is of great importance in evaluating the success of the angioplasty. T...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Guppy KH,Charbel FT,Corsten LA,Zhao M,Debrun G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Current prognosticators for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) do not take into account signs of extracerebral organ dysfunction. This may explain the only moderate predictive value of these prognosticators. We assessed the prognostic value of the simplified acute physiology score (SAPS) II in SAH pa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schuiling WJ,de Weerd AW,Dennesen PJ,Algra A,Rinkel GJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnostic value of cine magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) that visualizes fluid and tissue movement was evaluated in patients with spinal intradural arachnoid cysts, a rare but increasingly detected cause of spinal cord dysfunction. METHODS:Four patients with thoracic spinal intradural arachnoid cysts w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shimizu H,Tominaga T,Takahashi A,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Diffuse arteriovenous malformations (AVM) have non-compact niduses, irregular margins, and intervening brain parenchyma. Deep perforating arteries often contribute to the ragged border of these diffuse AVMs. We hypothesized that diffuseness and deep perforator supply increase the difficulties and risks associ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Du R,Keyoung HM,Dowd CF,Young WL,Lawton MT

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the reclosure-promoting capacity of a neural stem cell line (F3) and a human bone marrow stem cell line (B10) injected into the amniotic cavity of spinal open neural tube defects (ONTDs) of chick embryos of Hamburger and Hamilton stage 18 or 19. METHODS:Fifteen chick embryos that survived the pro...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lee DH,Phi JH,Kim SK,Cho BK,Kim SU,Wang KC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A right common carotid to distal middle cerebral artery bypass utilizing a saphenous vein graft was performed in a patient with episodic cerebral ischemia and reversible ischemic neurological deficit. The patient was relieved of his symptoms, and there was improved motor function in the left hand. Postoperative angiog...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Story JL,Brown WE Jr,Eidelberg E,Arom KV,Stewart JR

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of congenital lumbar stenosis producing lower extremity spasticity and bladder dysfunction in a young child is presented. Myelography demonstrated a marked stenosis of the spinal canal at L-2, L-3, and decompressive laminectomy resulted in a marked improvement in symptoms. A discussion of lumbar stenosis in gen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dauser RC,Chandler WF

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roots of spine biomechanics reside in the Antiquity and the Medieval and Renaissance periods. A review of historical treatises reveals detailed information regarding this often historically neglected discipline. Ancient medical, philosophical, and physical documents were reviewed, as they pertained to the historic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Naderi S,Andalkar N,Benzel EC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an adjuvant to surgery, radiation therapy has consistently proven to be the most successful form of treatment for primary and secondary malignant brain tumors and possibly for inoperable benign tumors. Because the risk of radiation necrosis of normal brain limits the amount of radiation that can be given by externa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bernstein M,Gutin PH

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic columns (T1-L1 levels) from 15 fresh human cadavers were used to quantify alterations in the biomechanical response after laminectomy. Eight specimens were tested intact (Group I); the remaining seven preparations were tested after two-level laminectomy (Group II) at the midheight of the column. All specimens...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoganandan N,Maiman DJ,Pintar FA,Bennett GJ,Larson SJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen studies on psychosocial aspects of back pain are reviewed. Among six studies trying to differentiate pain of organic and functional origin, only two studies claim to be able to make such a distinction. Psychological disturbance--studied with a variety of instruments--proved to be an important factor affecting...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Keel PJ

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven newborn infants (birth weight, 1503 +/- 776 g; gestational age, 31 +/- 3 wk) (mean +/- standard deviation) with rapidly progressive posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure were treated by external ventricular drainage. The progression of hydrocephalus was arrested during the drai...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Weninger M,Salzer HR,Pollak A,Rosenkranz M,Vorkapic P,Korn A,Lesigang C

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from an intracranial aneurysmal rupture is the most common nontraumatic etiology for SAH, but up to 15% of patients with SAH have no identifiable source. OBJECTIVE:To assess familial predisposition to spontaneous nonaneurysmal SAH (naSAH) and to evaluate whether family history ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lai PMR,Ng I,Gormley WB,Patel NJ,Frerichs KU,Aziz-Sultan MA,Du R

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Median nerve neuropathy can be clinically devastating to a patient. It can be caused by compression of the median nerve anywhere along its course. We present the case of delayed median nerve neuropathy after the placement of a vascular graft in the arm. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:An arm shunt was p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Goldstein LJ,Helfend LK,Kordestani RK

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of isolated intramedullary sarcoidosis. The patient developed progressive signs that indicated a spinal tumor, which were investigated with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly revealed an intramedullary lesion, but the diagnosis of sarcoidosis was mad...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levivier M,Brotchi J,Balériaux D,Pirotte B,Flament-Durand J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known regarding the endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) related to carotid artery dissection (CAD). OBJECTIVE:To report our interventional experience in AIS from CAD and to compare it with conservative treatment of CAD with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) via systematic review. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haussen DC,Jadhav A,Jovin T,Grossberg JA,Grigoryan M,Nahab F,Obideen M,Lima A,Aghaebrahim A,Gulati D,Nogueira RG

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intimal proliferation is thought to be initiated by the migration and proliferation of smooth muscle cells after endothelial damage. These changes may be induced, in part, by mitogenic growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). This study was designed to investigate the role of locally synthesized IG...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kasuya H,Weir BK,Shen YJ,Tredget EE,Ghahary A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a benign, chronic, involuntary movement of the muscles involved in facial expressions that typically begins in the orbicularis oculi and spreads to the other expression muscles over several years. OBJECTIVE:To clarify the effectiveness of intraoperative electromyogram during microv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kim CH,Kong DS,Lee JA,Park K

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel radiographic sagittal parameters of the thoracolumbar junction orientation (TLJO, thoracolumbar slope [TLS] and thoracolumbar tilt [TLT]) have been introduced and correlated with lumbopelvic parameters and thoracic kyphosis. OBJECTIVE:To determine a predictive model for reciprocal thoracic kyphosis an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moon HJ,Bridwell KH,Theologis AA,Kelly MP,Lertudomphonwanit T,Lenke LG,Gupta MC

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolism is a common problem in neurosurgery and neurology patients. Within this diverse population are subpopulations of patients with varying degrees of thromboembolic risk: low, moderate, and high. Patients at substantial risk for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism include those with spinal cord inj...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hamilton MG,Hull RD,Pineo GF

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five intramedullary cavernous angiomas were surgically removed after being localized by intraoperative ultrasound imaging. Two patients were men, and three were women; in three patients, the symptoms had an acute onset, whereas in the other two, it was gradual. The vascular malformation was localized in the dorsal tra...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lunardi P,Acqui M,Ferrante L,Fortuna A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FRANCESCO DURANTE FROM Letojanni, Sicily, was the first surgeon in the history of neurosurgery to successfully remove a cranial base meningioma. Durante was Chairman of Clinical Surgery at the Royal University of Rome (now University "La Sapienza") for 45 years, participating in the birth of the "Policlinic Umberto I,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tomasello F,Germanò A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss the indications for both elective and emergency carotid endarterectomy. Reports on the surgical treatment of asymptomatic bruit and contralateral carotid stenosis are reviewed. The results of endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid disease, including transient ischemic attacks, acute neurological de...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Loftus CM,Quest DO

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:This article describes delayed endovascular revascularization in a patient with clinical and radiographic evidence of posterior circulation hemodynamic failure in the setting of intracranial occlusive lesions. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 48-year-old man presented with a 6-week history of progress...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ogilvy CS,Khalessi AA,Hauck EF,Shannon LR 2nd,Hopkins LN,Levy EI,Siddiqui AH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the necessity of craniotomy for an unruptured cerebral aneurysm (UCA) is controversial, surgery is warranted if surgical risks are less than the risks of natural history. In this study, we investigated the need for craniotomy for UCAs on the basis of surgical risk. METHODS:History of cerebrovascular...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moroi J,Hadeishi H,Suzuki A,Yasui N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Various methods have been used to report the tumor diameter of vestibular schwannomas. To clarify the most appropriate method to represent the tumor volume, tumor diameters according to various measuring methods were statistically compared with the actual tumor volume. METHODS:Tumor volume was measured by th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka Y,Hongo K,Tada T,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cervical total disc replacement (cTDR) was developed to treat cervical degenerative disc disease while preserving motion. OBJECTIVE:Cost-effectiveness of this intervention was established by looking at 2-year follow-up, and this update reevaluates our analysis over 5 years. METHODS:Data were derived fr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ament JD,Yang Z,Nunley P,Stone MB,Lee D,Kim KD

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00