Transitional lumbosacral segment with unilateral transverse process anomaly (Castellvi type 2A) resulting in extraforaminal impingement of the spinal nerve: a pathoanatomical study of four specimens and report of two clinical cases.

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：:The purpose of this study is to compare intervertebral bone fusion and clinical outcomes in L4-5 posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using the same posterior instrumentation with four combinations of one of three types of interbody cage with one of two bone grafts, iliac and local or only local. In 67 patients wh...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Takeuchi M,Kamiya M,Wakao N,Hirasawa A,Kawanami K,Osuka K,Takayasu M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a familial tendency to develop brain tumors in the absence of well-recognized hereditary disorders is an important issue, it has been rarely reported. Studies of the familial occurrence of gliomas have yielded conflicting results. This phenomenon may be imputable to chance or environmental or hereditary facto...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Caroli E,Salvati M,Peruzzi P,Frati A,Giangaspero F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case reports and postmortem neuropathological findings of a wide spectrum of diseases affecting the vertebral arteries, in particular vasculitis, traumatic lesions, degenerative changes and congenital abnormalities, are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Busch H,Bohl J,Mattern R,Meyermann R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial pseudoaneurysm formation due to ruptured non-traumatic saccular aneurysm is extremely rare. We experienced two cases of large pseudoaneurysm formation due to rupture of a saccular aneurysm. The neuroradiological ghost-like appearance of the aneurysms led to misdiagnoses as large partially thrombosed aneur...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mori K,Kasuga C,Nakao Y,Yamamoto T,Maeda M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis after evacuation of a chronic subdural hematoma is generally good, yet occasionally post-operative complications do occur. Intracerebral hematoma following such evacuation is rare and two cases are reported. It is suggested that this complication could be due to the disturbances of intracerebral vascular...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ramamurthi B,Ganapathi K,Ramamurthi R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 1142 patients with head injuries hospitalized in the Neurosurgery Department of Gazi University Medical School during the period between 1979 and 1992, 583 had initial CT scans. A retrospective analysis of these initial CT images revealed intracranial air on admission in only 21 cases. These were classified as a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Keskil S,Baykaner K,Ceviker N,Işik S,Cengel M,Orbay T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite increasing experience and improved material, endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms still has risks linked to the technique itself and to the specificity of the pathology treated. The purpose of this report is to examine procedural technical and clinical negative events, even minimal ones, occurring in t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bradac GB,Bergui M,Stura G,Fontanella M,Daniele D,Gozzoli L,Berardino M,Ducati A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is a spontaneous bleeding in the posterior fossa, which can be rarely observed as a complication of spine surgery. As well as for RCH reported after supratentorial procedures, it shows a characteristic bleeding pattern defined "zebra sign". Nowadays, RCH pathophysiology still remai...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sturiale CL,Rossetto M,Ermani M,Baro V,Volpin F,Milanese L,Denaro L,d'Avella D

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that radiation can induce meningiomas. These tumors usually arise in patients with a history of low-dose radiation to the scalp for treatment of tinea capitis or high-dose radiation for a previous brain tumor. Radiation-associated meningiomas (RAMs) morphologically resemble their spontaneously arising...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： De Tommasi A,Occhiogrosso M,De Tommasi C,Cimmino A,Sanguedolce F,Vailati G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury is a major problem worldwide. Our objective is to synthesize available evidence in the literature concerning the effectiveness of neuroprotective drugs (cerebrolysin, citicoline, and piracetam) on Glasgow outcome score (GOS), cognitive performance, and survival in traumatic brain injury patients...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： El Sayed I,Zaki A,Fayed AM,Shehata GM,Abdelmonem S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of simulation in surgical training is ever growing. Evidence suggests such training may have beneficial clinically relevant effects. The objective of this research is to investigate the effects of surgical simulation training on clinically relevant patient outcomes by evaluating randomized controlled trials (R...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Meling TR,Meling TR

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) may change the cerebral hemodynamics. The purpose of this study was to detect the effects of ionizing radiation (IR) on tissues surrounding AVM in a rat caroticojugular fistula model. Forty rats were divided into four groups. Eight weeks after caroticojugular fistulas and chronic hypop...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mut M,Oge K,Zorlu F,Undeğer U,Erdem S,Ozcan OE

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several studies have suggested that aneurysmal wall inflammation and laminar thrombus are associated with the rupture of saccular aneurysms, the mechanisms leading to the rupture remain obscure. We performed full exposure of aneurysms before clip application and attempted to keep the fibrin cap on the rupture...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hokari M,Nakayama N,Nishihara H,Houkin K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscope has become an essential tool for transsphenoidal pituitary surgeries because of the panoramic view and the ability to visualize structures beyond the direct line of vision. However, the regular dedicated instruments for these surgeries sometimes do not reach the areas visualized by an angled endoscope, a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kawamata T,Amano K,Hori T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to study the acute phase effects of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-MgCl2 on experimental spinal cord clip compression injury. Spinal cord clip compression injury was performed on 36 albino Wistar rats. The rats were divided into five groups. T4-T8 total laminectomy was performed on all rats...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Cakir E,Baykal S,Karahan SC,Kuzeyli K,Uydu H

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary brain affection is rare in echinococcosis. We report the case of a 35-year-old woman presenting with symptomatic grand-mal epilepsy due to a right frontal, partially cystic space-occupying lesion. Pre-operative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested a cystic astrocytoma. However, h...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Nanassis K,Alexiadou-Rudolf C,Tsitsopoulos P,Tzioufa V,Petsas G,Grigoriou K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term patency of superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass surgery for atherosclerotic disease and associated risk factors for loss of patency have rarely been discussed. We retrospectively analyzed long-term patency following STA-MCA bypass and evaluated various demographic and clinic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Matano F,Murai Y,Tateyama K,Tamaki T,Mizunari T,Matsukawa H,Teramoto A,Morita A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with two distinct brain tumors. A meningioma was resected surgically. Nine months later a glioblastoma appeared in the same region, but at a different site. This was not treated, because the patient died. The clinical significance and etiology of these tumors are considered. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Raco A,Cervoni L,Salvati M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score (UIATS) was published in April 2015 as a multidisciplinary consensus regarding treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA). As a tertiary center with focus on vascular neurosurgery, we aimed to investigate whether our treatment decision-making in patients w...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hernández-Durán S,Mielke D,Rohde V,Malinova V

更新日期：2018-10-01 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

abstract：:The effective treatment of intracranial abscess remains controversial. Progress in technology, linked with the development of neuronavigational systems, has made stereotactic aspiration and drainage of intracerebral abscesses effective and valid alternatives to traditional methods, namely, conservative medical treatme...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Boviatsis EJ,Kouyialis AT,Stranjalis G,Korfias S,Sakas DE

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with craniocervical disorders (CCD) show a wide variety of symptoms and signs suggesting cerebellar and/or high cervical lesion. The anatomic localization of respiratory centers and their possible injury may explain the presence of respiratory disturbances in these diseases. The aim of this preliminary study ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Botelho RV,Bittencourt LR,Rotta JM,Tufik S

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neuroendoscopic biopsy is a minimally invasive and useful procedure for the diagnosis and initial management of tumor-associated hydrocephalus. We describe the nationwide investigation of the current status of neuroendoscopic biopsy for intra- and paraventricular tumors in children, as well as the treatment of tumor...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Miwa T,Hayashi N,Endo S,Ohira T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Torticollis is either congenital or acquired in childhood. Acquired torticollis is not a diagnosis but rather a sign of an underlying disorder. The causes of acquired torticollis include ligamentous, muscular, osseous, ocular, psychiatric, and neurologic disorders and may be a symptom of significant abnormalities of t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kumandaş S,Per H,Gümüş H,Tucer B,Yikilmaz A,Kontaş O,Coşkun A,Kurtsoy A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic parameters play a significant role in the development of cerebral aneurysms. Parameters such as wall shear stress (WSS) or velocity could change in time and may contribute to aneurysm growth and rupture. However, the hemodynamic changes at the rupture location remain unclear because it is difficult to obta...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sejkorová A,Dennis KD,Švihlová H,Petr O,Lanzino G,Hejčl A,Dragomir-Daescu D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and radiological features that help predict the growth potential of meningioma would be beneficial. The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics related to proliferating potential using the MIB-1 staining index. We analyzed the relationship of MIB-1 staining indices to characteristics of 342 co...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kasuya H,Kubo O,Tanaka M,Amano K,Kato K,Hori T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In neurosurgical operations, proper craniotomy using retractors is necessary. Various surgical instruments are used for this purpose, including standard retractors and multipurpose head frame retractor systems. However, the conventional multipurpose head frame system is often not optimal for use in some craniotomies a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ryu B,Sato S,Inoue T,Kawamata T,Okada Y

更新日期：2020-01-11 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：:Pediatric cortical ependymomas (CEs) are rare; the clinical features and optimal treatment remain ill-defined. We aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics and outcome of pediatric CEs based on institutional series and literature review. Thirteen children with CEs from our department were included in the present s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wang Q,Cheng J,Zhang S,Li Q,Hui X,Ju Y

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00