Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography may predict the outcome in patients with asymptomatic mild stenosis of internal carotid artery--case report.

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：:The authors retrospectively reviewed their cases of infectious intracranial aneurysms and discuss results and trends of current treatment modalities including medical, neurosurgical, and endovascular. Twenty patients (10 males and 10 females; mean age 46 years) with 23 infectious aneurysms were treated by various trea...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsubara N,Miyachi S,Izumi T,Yamanouchi T,Asai T,Ota K,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two nonimmunosuppressed patients with primary intracranial malignant lymphoma demonstrated ring-enhanced lesion on postcontrast CT scans. One patient underwent total removal of the tumor and the other patient biopsy, both followed by whole brain irradiation. Histological examination revealed the tumors contained diffu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tan EC,Wakabayashi S,Kanai H,Nagai H

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：:The effectiveness of spinal surgery for lumbar canal stenosis was investigated in the elderly. 164 patients with lumbar canal stenosis were surgically treated over 8 years. 125 patients were followed up by letter questionnaire. The outcome and patient satisfaction with the surgical procedures were compared between the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hanakita J,Suwa H,Mizuno M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Filum terminale lipoma (FTL) causes various spinal symptoms known as tethered cord syndrome. The treatment for FTL is surgical untethering by sectioning the FTL, which can prevent symptom progression and often results in improvement of symptoms. This report describes a minimally invasive surgical strategy that we have...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hayashi T,Kimiwada T,Kohama M,Shirane R,Tominaga T

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of the B-chain of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) was analyzed in 29 human brain tumors (4 astrocytomas, 7 glioblastomas, 3 medulloblastomas, 3 oligodendrogliomas, 7 meningiomas, and others) using monoclonal antibody after digestion with alkaline phosphatase, and compared with proliferative activi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nakamura T,Takeshita I,Inamura T,Tashima T,Fukui M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate management of moyamoya syndrome associated with Graves' disease is undetermined because of the rarity of this combination. Patients tend to present with cerebrovascular events such as transient ischemic attack (TIA) in a thyrotoxic state, which is relieved by proper antithyroid therapy. Four patients with ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Endo H,Fujimura M,Niizuma K,Shimizu H,Tominaga T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old male presented with pure hypoglossal nerve paresis. Angiography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed the characteristic findings of left internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection. He received aspirin and his symptoms gradually disappeared. Repeat angiography and MR imaging showed that the lesion had...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mizumaki Y,Endo S,Yamatani K,Takaku A,Tsukamoto E

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma (PISCG). Neither diagnosis was correct at initial evaluation, and both underwent surgical verification of the tumor. Based on the histological diagnosis, both patients were treated successfully by combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamagata T,Takami T,Tsuyuguchi N,Goto T,Wakasa K,Ohata K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy sometimes complain of cognitive dysfunction, which may be coincidence. However, cognitive dysfunction may be related to disorders of the cervical spine and/or spinal cord. This study investigated cognitive dysfunction in patients with cervical spinal disorders. A total of ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hoshimaru M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebral arteriovenous fistula (VAVF), which can cause subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) when having a perimedurally drainage, has been reported as a rare vascular abnormality in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1). In addition, extracranial vertebral aneurysm (EVAn) coexisting with VAVF and NF-1 is considered ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Maki Y,Ishibashi R,Fukuda H,Kobayashi M,Chin M,Yamagata S

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old male developed radiation-induced bilateral cystic frontal lobe necroses after irradiation for an olfactory neuroblastoma. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed the lesions, one containing a fluid-blood level on CT scans and niveau formation on MR images. It was proved to b...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mineura K,Sasajima T,Kowada M,Ogawa T

更新日期：1992-02-01 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 24-year-old female presented with basilar invagination and kyphoscoliosis of the cervical spine associated with a large intercarotid paraganglioma. She had suffered from pharyngeal discomfort from the age of 9 years due to the tumor. The tumor had originated from the right carotid body and extended in the parapharyn...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii N,Sawamura Y,Tada M,Kato T,Abe H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical localization of prostaglandin (PG) F2 alpha synthesized during recirculation following experimental forebrain ischemia was studied in Mongolian gerbils. The bilateral carotid arteries were clamped for 5 minutes, and the brains were frozen in situ after 5 minutes of recirculation. Sham-operated gerb...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nakagomi T,Sasaki T,Ogawa H,Noguchi M,Saito I,Takakura K

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We classified the results of preoperative auditory brainstem response (ABR) in 121 patients with useful hearing and considered the utility of preoperative ABR as a preliminary assessment for intraoperative monitoring. Wave V was confirmed in 113 patients and was not confirmed in 8 patients. Intraoperative ABR could no...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Aihara N,Murakami S,Takahashi M,Yamada K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic computed tomographic (DCT) scans with iodine contrast enhancement were compared with simultaneously obtained xenon CT studies of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in 15 patients with subacute or chronic cerebrovascular ischemic disease. Specifically, the width and corrected first moment (cMT1), as demonstrated by DCT,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Terada T,Kikuchi H,Kuriyama Y,Nagata I,Yamagata S,Naruo Y,Minamikawa J,Kaneko T,Sawada T

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:We apply endovascular coiling as the first treatment option for ruptured pericallosal artery aneurysms. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the clinical and radiological outcomes of this treatment strategy and morphological factors associated with the success of endovascular coiling, to assess the safety and feas...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamazaki T,Sonobe M,Kato N,Kasuya H,Ikeda G,Nakamura K,Ito Y,Tsuruta W,Nakai Y,Matsumura A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cervical spinal cord stimulation (CSCS) on glucose consumption were examined in two patients with prolonged disturbance of consciousness due to head injuries. Several clinical parameters, including glucose consumption using positron emission tomography (PET) with [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG), w...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaguchi N,Seki H,Ikeda K,Yamashita J

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head injuries due to high-velocity missiles and shrapnel as a result of military conflicts have become a very important cause of death or severe neurological deficits. Military-type missiles have high velocities and transfer higher amounts of energy to neural tissue, compared to civil-type missiles. This physical phen...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Bakir A,Temiz C,Umur S,Aydin V,Torun F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an extremely rare case of a 48-year-old female who developed repeated perianeurysmal edema at 2, 9, and 16 weeks after endovascular coil embolization for the ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Interestingly, the mechanism for this edema could be different at each time point in this case; acute thrombo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeshita T,Horie N,Fukuda Y,So G,Hayashi K,Morikawa M,Suyama K,Nagata I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cine-magnetic resonance (MR) imaging examinations were performed in 10 patients with middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts to evaluate communication between the cysts and the normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) space. Eight of 10 patients were evaluated by time of flight cine-MR imaging, and two by phase contrast cine-MR ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Eguchi T,Taoka T,Nikaido Y,Shiomi K,Fujimoto T,Otsuka H,Takeuchi H

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old female presented with a very rare spontaneous dissection in the common carotid artery manifesting as disturbance of consciousness and left dense hemiparesis immediately after swimming. Cerebral angiography showed complete obstruction of the right common carotid artery. Endarterectomy was performed to rem...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kawajiri K,Kiyama M,Hayazaki K

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New radiation modalities have made it possible to prolong the survival of individuals with malignant brain tumors, but symptomatic radiation necrosis becomes a serious problem that can negatively affect a patient's quality of life through severe and lifelong effects. Here we review the relevant literature and introduc...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyatake S,Nonoguchi N,Furuse M,Yoritsune E,Miyata T,Kawabata S,Kuroiwa T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 81-year-old woman was transferred to our hospital after suffering loss of consciousness. Computed tomography revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage. Angiography revealed middle cerebral artery fenestration and a ruptured aneurysm arising from the inferior limb of the fenestrated artery. Coil embolization of the aneurysm ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaguchi S,Ito O,Suzuki S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old female was admitted because of nausea, vomiting, and cerebellar ataxia. Computed tomography scan revealed an enhanced mass accompanied with a cyst in the right cerebellar hemisphere. The mass situated in the subcortical region was removed. Histologically, highly vascular tumor cells lined the cavities. P...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Asoh Y,Nakamura M,Maeda T,Shiogai T,Ogashiwa M,Takeuchi K,Watanabe K,Tanaka U,Matsuo E

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old woman presented with two transient ischemic attacks due to occlusion of the left internal carotid artery. The affected artery was revascularized by vasa vasorum. Angiography showed occlusion of the left common carotid artery including the origin of the internal carotid artery. The distal internal carotid...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shimizu H,Tominaga T,Ezura M,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2002-02-01 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