An infantile large and extensive intramedullary mature spinal teratoma.

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman presented with left visual disturbance and diplopia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-enhanced tumor in the left tentorium, cavernous sinus, and suprasellar region. Angiography demonstrated an abnormal origin of the ophthalmic artery from the anterior cerebral artery. The tumor was partia...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Li Y,Horiuchi T,Yako T,Ishizaka S,Hongo K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old female presented with a large upper basilar artery (BA) aneurysm causing obstructive hydrocephalus after coil embolization manifesting as diplopia. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and MR angiography showed a large BA top aneurysm. Coil embolization was performed. More than 6 months after the first coil e...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sato M,Nakai Y,Takigawa T,Takano S,Matsumura A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with giant intracavernous internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms were intolerant to balloon test occlusion of the ICA, and later developed spontaneous thrombosis of the aneurysm and the parent ICA without ischemic sequelae. Case 1: A 60-year-old female with a giant right intracavernous ICA aneurysm prese...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kurokawa R,Kuroshima Y,Yoshida K,Kawase T

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the usefulness of radiofrequency thermal annuloplasty (TA) using percutaneous endoscopic discectomy/TA (PED/TA) in elite athletes with discogenic low back pain. Twelve patients (11 men, 1 woman; mean age 27.9 years) underwent PED/TA under local anesthesia. Clinical data for thes...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Manabe H,Yamashita K,Tezuka F,Takata Y,Sakai T,Maeda T,Sairyo K

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old female presented with sudden onset of severe headache and back pain, followed by nausea. The initial head computed tomography (CT) scan revealed posterior fossa subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Spinal T(2)-weighted magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated SAH, and a homogeneous and slightly low signal inten...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Iihoshi S,Miyata K,Murakami T,Kaneko T,Koyanagi I

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old man presented with a meningioma associated with hyperostotic bone containing little tumor cell infiltration. The patient presented with a growing mass on his right forehead and exophthalmos. Computed tomography (CT) taken 4 years previously revealed only hyperostosis without intracranial lesion. Repeat C...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Min JH,Kang SH,Lee JB,Chung YG,Lee HK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old Chinese male patient presented with an extremely rare case of spinal teratoma with neuronal and glial tissue components manifesting as lower back pain and radiating pain to the leg. Subtotal excision of the tumor was conducted. Histological examination revealed a mature teratoma with neuronal and glial t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Gu W,Shang H,Jin X,Xie J,Zhao W

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of Wilms' tumor gene WT1 protein was investigated immunohistochemically in 73 glial tumors, including 60 astrocytic tumors, eight oligodendroglial tumors, and five ependymal tumors. WT1 protein was detected in 70 of the 73 glial tumors (95.9%) examined. Almost all glioblastomas, anaplastic astrocytomas,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashiba T,Izumoto S,Kagawa N,Suzuki T,Hashimoto N,Maruno M,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old woman presented with photophobia without visual loss associated with chiasmal compression by an unruptured anterior communicating artery (AcomA) aneurysm. She had suffered progressive photophobia for one year. Neuroimaging indicated an AcomA aneurysm attached to the chiasm. Photophobia was resolved follo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hagihara N,Abe T,Yoshioka F,Watanabe M,Tabuchi K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old man presented with an extremely rare case of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCLs) of the dura and scalp existing independently without intervening cranial vault invasion. The patient presented with an indolent mass lesion at the left temporal parietal scalp. Magnetic resonance imaging and comp...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ochiai H,Kawano H,Miyaoka R,Kawano N,Shimao Y,Kawasaki K

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 31-year-old woman with moyamoya disease presented with choreiform movements persisting for 4.5 years. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a fine vascular plexus in the base of the brain but no parenchymal brain damage. Cerebral angiography revealed intracranial vascular abnormalities compatible with moyamoya disease. ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kamijo K,Matsui T

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old female developed subarachnoid hemorrhage after trans-sphenoidal surgery for Rathke's cleft cyst. Neuroradiological examination revealed a large aneurysm at the C1 portion of the right internal carotid artery. Autopsy revealed marked proliferation of aspergillus hyphae in the wall of the aneurysm. A revie...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komatsu Y,Narushima K,Kobayashi E,Tomono Y,Nose T

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old female with a ruptured dissecting vertebral artery aneurysm underwent an uneventful wrapping technique using Biobond-soaked gauze through a unilateral suboccipital transcondyle approach. On the 3rd postoperative day, she developed pareses of the ipsilateral VII through XII cranial nerves. Daily intraveno...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kuroki T,Aoki K,Aoki Y,Nemoto A,Yamazaki T,Katsume M,Takasu N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease is a chronic, occlusive cerebrovascular disease with unknown etiology characterized by bilateral steno-occlusive changes at the terminal portion of the internal carotid artery and an abnormal vascular network at the base of the brain. Recent advances in molecular biology and genetic research have prov...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujimura M,Tominaga T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of an 11-day-old boy with high fever and signs of meningeal irritation in whom computed tomography demonstrated a large brain abscess with intracystic hemorrhage in the right temporal lobe. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis indicated purulent meningitis caused by Escherichia coli. After aspira...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nakagawa Y,Shinno K,Akaike Y,Fujimoto N,Okajima K,Matsumoto K

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old female presented with a very rare case of primary Ewing's sarcoma of the skull involving the occipitotemporal region. Systemic examination found no evidence of metastasis. The tumor was surgically removed, and the patient underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Fourteen months after surgery there has be...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Erol FS,Ozveren MF,Ozercan IH,Topsakal C,Akdemir I

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old male presented with a rare case of ligamentum flavum hematoma manifesting as low back pain and gait difficulty beginning 1 month before consulting our institute. He had no history of lumbar spine surgery or lumbar puncture. However, he might have suffered forgotten back injury while practicing martial ar...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaguchi S,Hida K,Akino M,Seki T,Yano S,Iwasaki Y

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old male presented with choroid plexus carcinoma in the left lateral ventricle manifesting as dysarthria and gait disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a homogeneously enhanced mass in the trigone of the left lateral ventricle. Selective left posterior cerebral arteriography showed the tumor was fed...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashizume A,Kodama Y,Hotta T,Yuki K,Taniguchi E,Eguchi K,Yamasaki F,Katayama S,Yamane T,Hada Y

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunological function of 29 head-injured patients was investigated, with special reference to the relationships between changes in immunity and both severity of head injury and age. The patients were classified according to Glasgow Coma Scale scores (15, 9 to 14, and 3 to 8) and age (under 35, 35 to 65, and over ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ikeda J,Kuratsu J,Nonaka N,Matsukado Y,Ushio Y

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old woman and a 55-year-old woman were treated with gamma knife surgery (GKS) for occipital arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Angiography confirmed complete nidus obliterations 2 years after GKS. However, both patients complained of chronic headache and visual symptoms from around 7 years after GKS. Magnetic...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Oyoshi T,Hirahara K,Uetsuhara K,Yatsushiro K,Arita K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intralaminar screw construct has been recently introduced in C6-C7 fixation. The aim of the study is to compare the stability afforded by three different C7 posterior fixation techniques using a three-dimensional finite element model of a C6-C7 cervical spine motion segment. Finite element models representing thre...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hong JT,Qasim M,Espinoza Orías AA,Natarajan RN,An HS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional digital subtraction angiography (DSA) identified a right carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF). Three-dimensional DSA (3D-DSA) was used to evaluate the CCF before treatment. The 3D-DSA images showed the anatomical relationship of the parent artery and the veins, which was difficult to understand on conventional...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishida F,Kojima T,Kawaguchi K,Hoshino T,Murao K,Taki W

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Malignant fibrous histiocytomas (MFHs) are mesenchymal tumors, usually arising in soft tissue of the extremities and are remarkably resistant to radiation and chemotherapy. A 45-year-old female presented with a rare case of MFH originating in the cranial bone manifesting as a lump in the left parietal region with no n...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yoshida D,Harashima K,Node Y,Kojima T,Shimura T,Teramoto A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventricle-to-background ratio and clearance rate constant measured by indium-111 diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid single photon emission computed tomography ((111)In-DTPA SPECT) were evaluated for predicting hydrocephalus in 16 patients at 2 to 3 weeks after onset of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The activity in the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kazumata K,Kamiyama H,Ishikawa T,Makino K,Nakamura T,Takizawa K,Komeichi T,Kubota T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has not been recognized as a surgical option for hydrocephalus following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), since hydrocephalus following aneurysmal SAH is considered to result from the communicating component. However, obstructions in the ventricular system may exist, so ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukuhara T,Shimizu T,Namba Y

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:A 15-year-old girl presented with a distal anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) dissecting aneurysm manifesting as sudden onset of general tonic-clonic convulsion while singing a song. Physical and neurological examinations found headache, vomiting, right perceptive deafness, and right cerebellar ataxia. Cranial...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukushima S,Hirohata M,Okamoto Y,Yamashita S,Ishida S,Shigemori M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) were studied in 15 adults with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) before and after shunting. The patients were divided into Groups A (shunt-ineffective) and B (shunt-effective). The pre- and postoperative ABRs of each patient were compared with those of 20 normal voluntee...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashimoto K,Shibasaki H,Tabuchi K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00