Clinical and radiological outcome of craniocervical osteo-dural decompression for Chiari I-associated syringomyelia.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to perform a morphometric analysis of untreated adult skulls displaying syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis. We analyzed, in detail, 42 adult craniosynostoses (18 scaphocephaly, 11 anterior plagiocephaly, 2 trigonocephaly, 9 oxycephaly, and 2 brachycephaly) from archeological (three s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Weber J,Collmann H,Czarnetzki A,Spring A,Pusch CM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachytherapy (BT) for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) involves the use of radioactive isotopes to deliver ionizing radiation directly into the tumor bed. Its application as a means to prolong survival in GBM patients over the past few decades has come with variable success. The objective of this review is to describe t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Barbarite E,Sick JT,Berchmans E,Bregy A,Shah AH,Elsayyad N,Komotar RJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the only therapeutic option for cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) and is proposed, whenever possible, after haemorrhagic events, neurological symptoms, or epilepsy, radiosurgery being a controversial alternative in some cases. However, there is no treatment for non-accessible lesions, such as brainstem...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Apra C,Dumot C,Bourdillon P,Pelissou-Guyotat I

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overcoming the metabolic restrictions of hypoxia may allow the progression of lower-grade tumors to glioblastoma multiforme. Our findings of up-regulation of HIF-1alpha and its downstream targets VEGF, GLUT-1, and CAIX in higher-grade gliomas support this hypothesis. We compared the gene expression profiles of the U-2...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ragel BT,Couldwell WT,Gillespie DL,Jensen RL

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This short paper summarizes the basic concept and the technology of a new computed radiographic system which uses an energy-storage phosphorus panel called "Imaging Plate" as an image sensor. The "Imaging Plate" can be used to obtain radiographs in exactly the same way as the screen-film combination is used in convent...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kato H,Miyahara J,Takano M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary meningioma (PM) is a rare central nervous system tumor. We aimed to analyze the characteristics and outcomes of patients with PM (WHO grade III) and identify risk factors that influence survival using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Clinical characteristics, tumor features, a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Liu F,Tian Y,Zhou L

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm leads to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). To prevent SAH, unruptured lesions can be treated by either endovascular or microsurgical approach. Due to their complex anatomy, middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms represent a unique subgroup of intracranial aneurysms. Primary objecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dammann P,Schoemberg T,Müller O,Özkan N,Schlamann M,Wanke I,Sandalcioglu IE,Forsting M,Sure U

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermoid cysts constitute less than 1% of intracranial tumors with the majority of them involving cerebellopontine angle (CPA). Although several mechanisms for cranial nerve dysfunction due to these tumors have been proposed, no direct evaluation for hyper- or hypoactive dysfunction has been done. In this case serie...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hasegawa M,Nouri M,Nagahisa S,Yoshida K,Adachi K,Inamasu J,Hirose Y,Fujisawa H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to describe and evaluate any relationship between D-dimer values and progressive hemorrhagic injury (PHI) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). In patients with TBI, plasma D-dimer was measured while a computed tomography (CT) scan was conducted as soon as the patient was admitted to the emergency depa...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Tian HL,Chen H,Wu BS,Cao HL,Xu T,Hu J,Wang G,Gao WW,Lin ZK,Chen SW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiopericytomas represent rare intracranial tumors that have a tendency to recur locally and have the unique characteristic of giving extracranial metastases. Our current communication reviews a series of patients diagnosed with hemangiopericytoma who were treated in our facility. Eleven patients with a mean age o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Fountas KN,Kapsalaki E,Kassam M,Feltes CH,Dimopoulos VG,Robinson JS,Smith JR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniotomy surgical site infections are an inherent risk and dreaded complication for the elective brain tumor patient. Sequelae can include delays in resumption in adjuvant treatments for multiple surgeries if staged cranioplasty is pursued. Here, the authors review their experience in operative debridement of surgic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wallace DJ,McGinity MJ,Floyd JR 2nd

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) classification evaluates spinal stability by adding together six radiographic and clinical components. The objective of this study was to verify the association between SINS and Tokuhashi scoring system (TSS) score. Fifty-eight patients with vertebral metastases were admitted...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： de Oliveira MF,Rotta JM,Botelho RV

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three unusual cases of combined intraorbital-intracranial tumors of various types which were chosen from cases treated in the Clinic and Polyclinic of Neurosurgery of the University of Münster, to demonstrate the problems of surgical therapy. A list of indications for the various accesses to the orbita is worked out. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Szuwart U,Brandt M,Bennefeld H,Erlemann R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was suggested that D, L-Methadone might improve the clinical course of glioma patients. Owing to massive press coverage, patients demand the prescription of D, L-Methadone, but regarding its adjunctive use in glioma therapy there is no standard medication plan. Furthermore, it is not known which side effects the ad...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： von der Brelie C,Schatlo B,Bettag C,Rohde V

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic biopsies of ventricular lesions may be less safe and less accurate than biopsies of superficial lesions. Accordingly, endoscopic biopsies have been increasingly used for these lesions. Except for pineal tumors, the literature lacks clear, reliable comparisons of these two methods. All 1581 adults undergoi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Birski M,Furtak J,Krystkiewicz K,Birska J,Zielinska K,Sokal P,Rusinek M,Paczkowski D,Szylberg L,Harat M

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical access to deep intracranial lesions causing the least amount of iatrogenic trauma to the surrounding brain tissue remains a challenging task. In this article, we evaluate the use of a set of sequential tubes that dilate and provide retraction of the overlying brain tissue acting as a surgical corridor for dee...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Almenawer SA,Crevier L,Murty N,Kassam A,Reddy K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1986 and 1988 100 patients in whom MRI had been used to diagnose prolapses of lumbar intervertebral discs were admitted to the neurosurgical department of the Munich Technical University. MRI proved to be a valuable diagnostic technique, even if one has to concede certain limitations to the usefulness of the r...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Trappe AE,Frank AM,Weinzierl FX,Obletter N

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teflon is utilized in neurosurgery as well as in plastic, vascular and heart surgery. Although the effect of Teflon on different types of cells and tissues has been previously studied, we are not aware of any study in which the effect of Teflon was tested on cells of the central nervous system. We have therefore exami...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ammar A,Lagenaur C,Jannetta P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic granuloma is an uncommon lesion, often self-limiting. A location in the spine is rare; until now, only 35 cases have been reported. MRI is the most effective diagnostic technique, although conventional X-ray can also be useful as a first approach. Therapy consists of immobilization of the patients, surger...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Scarpinati M,Artico M,Artizzu S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermediate nerve schwannomas (INS) are extremely rare lesions in literature. They have been described mimicking facial nerve schwannomas, but not vestibular schwannomas (VS). We aimed to review the previously published cases, as well as the evidence to believe that they are far more common, though usually misdiagnos...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Constanzo F,Teixeira BCA,Sens P,Escuissato D,Ramina R

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate whether bypass of the external carotid artery (ECA) to the middle cerebral artery (MCA) can be established by a short saphenous vein graft in order to increase the anastomosis patency. The method was performed to ten adult cadaver sides. We described a modified technique for bypass of the ECA to t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Cengiz SL,Ozturk K,Cicekcibasi AE,Salbacak A,Ustun ME

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the introduction of new antiepileptic drugs and advances in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, an important group of patients still remains uncontrolled by any of these methods. The relatively recent introduction of vagus nerve stimulation is yet another possible treatment for refractory epilepsy. This safe, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Arcos A,Romero L,Gelabert M,Prieto A,Pardo J,Osorio XR,Arráez MA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many satisfactory long-term outcomes after posterolateral fusion (PLF) for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS); nonunion cases have also achieved good clinical outcomes. Facet fusion (FF), a minimally invasive evolution of PLF, also resulted in good clinical outcomes. We aimed to assess the course of...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Miyashita T,Ataka H,Kato K,Takaoka H,Tanno T

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this systematic review is to create an overview of the literature on the comparison of navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) as a mapping tool to the current gold standard, which is (intraoperative) direct cortical stimulation (DCS) mapping. A search in the databases of PubMed, EMBASE, an...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Jeltema HR,Ohlerth AK,de Wit A,Wagemakers M,Rofes A,Bastiaanse R,Drost G

更新日期：2020-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Otogenic brain abscesses are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. Usually they occur either by distant thrombophlebitis of cerebral veins or by direct extension in an unsafe type of chronic suppurative otitis media. This case of cerebellar abscess was prepared for surgical excision, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kumar R,Sharma R,Tyagi I

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of a series of 56 patients with a giant intracranial aneurysm showed that 28 presented with signs related to the mass effect and 19 with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Additional clinical signs observed were seizures, ischemia, and endocrinological disturbances. Fourty-five aneurysms involved the carotid arte...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Vorkapic P,Czech T,Pendl G,Oztürk E,Horaczek A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally speaking, the term "ophthalmic aneurysms" refers to carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms, which arise from the internal carotid artery (ICA) wall at or around the origin of the ophthalmic artery (OA). In contrast, aneurysms arising from the OA stem or its branches, separate from the ICA are called peripheral OA aneu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Qiao L,Wang H,Mao L,Chen S,Xie W,Wu Q

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paraffin-embedded surgical specimens from 55 meningiomas were immunostained after microwave processing using the streptavidin/peroxidase method and the monoclonal antibody (moAb) MIB-1 to the Ki-67 antigen. The authors assessed proliferative labelling index (LI) from a series of surgically removed meningiomas using im...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Aguiar PH,Tsanaclis AM,Tella OI Jr,Plese JP

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iopMRI) actually has an important role in the surgery of brain tumors, especially gliomas and pituitary adenomas. The aim of our work was to describe the advantages and drawbacks of this tool for the surgical treatment of cervical intramedullary gliomas. We describe two expli...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Giordano M,Gerganov VM,Metwali H,Fahlbusch R,Samii A,Samii M,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective clinical study was made on 987 patients with lumbar disc disease treated by discectomy. All patients had been operated on in the Department of Neurosurgery (University-Hospital Mainz). 545 patients were males, and 442 females (1.2:1). Patients in the 4th decade of life were affected most often (33.5%)....

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dei-Anang K,Kessel HA,Meinig G

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00