Surgical resection of intrinsic brain stem lesions: an overview.

abstract：:A case of hemipontine hematoma from the rupture of a cryptic vascular malformation presenting as a cerebellopontine angle tumor is reported. The clinical features of and surgical approaches to partial pontine hematomas are briefly reviewed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Russell B,Rengachary SS,McGregor D

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subdural hematoma (SDH) in patients with cancer is poorly described, and its frequency and causes may have changed with recent oncologic advances. OBJECTIVE:We conducted an analysis of the clinical and radiographic features, etiologies, treatments, and outcomes of patients with SDHs and cancer. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reichman J,Singer S,Navi B,Reiner A,Panageas K,Gutin PH,Deangelis LM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reports of cervical perimedullary arteriovenous shunt (PMAVS) are limited, and treatment strategies have not been established. OBJECTIVE:To describe angioarchitecture and optimal treatment strategies for cervical PMAVS. METHODS:We treated 22 patients with cervical PMAVS between 2000 and 2012 (8 women and 1...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Endo T,Shimizu H,Sato K,Niizuma K,Kondo R,Matsumoto Y,Takahashi A,Tominaga T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the pathophysiology of stroke secondary to focal cerebral ischemia. The interaction of arachidonic acid metabolites and polyamines, a class of ubiquitous ornithine-derived molecules with important membrane effects on edema, Ca++-dependent endocytosis, platelet function, and prostaglandin (PG) forma...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dempsey RJ,Roy MW,Meyer K,Tai HH,Olson JW

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas (DIGs) are extremely rare tumors that respond well to treatment. However, their biological behavior remains to be clarified. We describe two patients whose DIGs spontaneously regressed after surgery, without adjuvant therapy. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 9-mont...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takeshima H,Kawahara Y,Hirano H,Obara S,Niiro M,Kuratsu J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preliminary clinical experience with a novel, compact, intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided system that can be used in an ordinary operating room is presented. DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUMENTATION:The system features an MRI scanner integrated with an optical and MRI tracking system. Scanning and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadani M,Spiegelman R,Feldman Z,Berkenstadt H,Ram Z

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:FLOW 800 delivers a color-coded map for snapshot visualization of the temporal distribution dynamics after indocyanine green angiography with post hoc calculation of FLOW 800-specific hemodynamic parameters. However, the value of these parameters regarding quantitative flow assessment remains unclear. OBJEC...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Prinz V,Hecht N,Kato N,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure of most available treatment modalities to improve the survival time and the quality of survival in patients with gliomas calls for the intense biological analysis of glial neoplasia. The untimely activation of cellular protooncogenes is often related to the process of neoplasia. Several protein growth fact...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Westphal M,Herrmann HD

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oculomotor nerve palsy greatly impairs the patient's daily life. After oculomotor nerve injury, when the central nerve stump is not available, neurotization of the distal nerve stump with a donor nerve may be performed. Here, we present an experimental anatomic study in rats related to the motor nuclear organ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fernandez E,Di Rocco F,Lauretti L,Gangitano C,Del Fà A,Massimi L,Maira G,Pallini R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Wingspan (Boston Scientific, Fremont, CA) is a self-expanding stent designed specifically for the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atheromatous disease. The current series reports the observed incidence of in-stent restenosis (ISR) and thrombosis on angiographic follow-up. METHODS:A prospective, intent-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levy EI,Turk AS,Albuquerque FC,Niemann DB,Aagaard-Kienitz B,Pride L,Purdy P,Welch B,Woo H,Rasmussen PA,Hopkins LN,Masaryk TJ,McDougall CG,Fiorella DJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Resection of intracranial tumors in the posterior hippocampus and the parahippocampal gyrus can be associated with significant morbidity because of the parenchymal resection and the cortical retraction often required in gaining access to this infrequently explored region. With the use of image guidance, the o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Russell SM,Kelly PJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of a postoperative early isolated lumbar extension muscle-strengthening program on pain, disability, return to work, and power of back muscle after operation for herniated lumbar disc. METHODS:Seventy-five patients were randomized into an exercise group (20 men, 15 women) and a contr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Choi G,Raiturker PP,Kim MJ,Chung DJ,Chae YS,Lee SH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission computed tomographic (PECT) scanning studies have demonstrated that high grade gliomas exhibit increased 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (18FDG) uptake compared to cerebral white matter and low grade gliomas. Hexokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose, as well as 18FDG and 2-deoxyglucose (2DG),...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Graham JF,Cummins CJ,Smith BH,Kornblith PL

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of an arteriovenous malformation in the left motor speech area which was successfully excised without aphasia in a right-handed man. Preoperative sodium amobarbital carotid infusion testing demonstrated that the patient had right hemisphere dominance for speech. A review of the literature suggests t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Close RA,O'Keefe AM,Buchheit WA

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have divided head injury into three categories based on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (severe, 3-8; moderate, 9-12; and minor, 13-15). In a previous report, we described significant disability after minor head injury. The present report describes 199 patients with moderate head injury, 159 of whom underwent follow-u...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rimel RW,Giordani B,Barth JT,Jane JA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:The present article describes a rare presentation of Type I neurofibromatosis (NFI) involving adjoining intercostal plexiform neurofibromas, as well as the novel use of thoracoscopy to guide surgical resection. This presentation highlights the manner in which NFI may affect selective regions of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salazar F,Machado A,Murthy S,Boulis NM

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retrograde leptomeningeal venous drainage (RLVD) in dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) is associated with intracerebral hemorrhage and nonhemorrhagic neurological deficits or death. Angiographic evidence of RLVD is a definite indication for treatment, but less invasive methods of identifying RLVD are requi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakagawa I,Taoka T,Wada T,Nakagawa H,Sakamoto M,Kichikawa K,Hironaka Y,Motoyama Y,Park YS,Nakase H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A quantitative analysis of intraoperative cortical shift and deformation was performed to gain a better understanding of the nature and extent of this problem and the resultant loss of spatial accuracy in surgical procedures coregistered to preoperative imaging studies. METHODS:Three-dimensional feature trac...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Roberts DW,Hartov A,Kennedy FE,Miga MI,Paulsen KD

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of spinal cord injury has existed since the earliest human civilizations, with the earliest documented cases dating back to 3000 BC under the Egyptian Empire. Howevr, an understanding of this field developed slowly, with real advancements not emerging until the 20th century. Technological advancements incl...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Thakur JD,Wild E,Menger R,Hefner M,Adeeb N,Kalakoti P,Nanda A

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of the individual course of the optic radiations (ORs) is important to avoid postoperative visual deficits. Cadaveric studies of the visual pathways are limited because it has not been possible to separate the OR from neighboring tracts accurately and results may not apply to individual patients. D...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wu W,Rigolo L,O'Donnell LJ,Norton I,Shriver S,Golby AJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the development of delayed ischemic deficits (DIDs) after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage can be predicted using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography and the transient hyperemic response test (THRT). METHODS:An increase in the middle cerebral artery peak flow velocity (FV) of more than 9...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lam JM,Smielewski P,Czosnyka M,Pickard JD,Kirkpatrick PJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evoked potentials (EPs) paradigm that has been effective in demonstrating asymmetries in hemispheric activation during cognitive tasks was used to assess cerebral reorganization for language in recovered aphasics. Cortical click EPs were recorded bilaterally in normal volunteers, recovered aphasics who had sustaine...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Papanicolaou AC,Levin HS,Eisenberg HM

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular remodeling via apoptotic mechanisms is an important factor in vascular diseases. c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK) is a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family and initiates apoptosis mainly via phosphorylation of the c-Jun transcription factor. We performed this study to clarify the ro...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takagi Y,Ishikawa M,Nozaki K,Yoshimura S,Hashimoto N

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image guidance (IG) and robotics systems are becoming more widespread in their utilization and can be invaluable intraoperative adjuncts during spine surgery. Both are highly reliant upon stereotaxy and either pre- or intraoperative radiographic imaging. While user-operated IG systems have been commercially available ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kochanski RB,Lombardi JM,Laratta JL,Lehman RA,O'Toole JE

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in neurosurgical planning allows identification of white matter tracts and has been associated with a reduction in postoperative functional deficits. Objective:This study explores the relationship between the lesion-to-tract distance (LTD) and postoperative morbidity and...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Meyer EJ,Gaggl W,Gilloon B,Swan B,Greenstein M,Voss J,Hussain N,Holdsworth RL,Nair VA,Meyerand ME,Kuo JS,Baskaya MK,Field AS,Prabhakaran V

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The management of patients with a Chiari I malformation who present with headaches alone remains unclear. We studied the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow dynamics of Chiari I malformation patients presenting with headaches alone so as to identify headache types that are associated with CSF flow obstruction vers...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McGirt MJ,Nimjee SM,Floyd J,Bulsara KR,George TM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infection is a significant cause of morbidity with cranioplasty procedures. However, few studies have investigated the effect of specific surgical practices on cranioplasty infection. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the literature on the effect of early surgery (within 3 months of craniectomy), implant material, and m...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yadla S,Campbell PG,Chitale R,Maltenfort MG,Jabbour P,Sharan AD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal was to develop a low-cost, national, neurosurgical emergency teleconsulting system that is independent of vendor computed tomographic (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner type. METHODS:Charge-coupled device scanners are used to digitize hard copies of CT and MRI scans. An enhanced optica...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gray WP,Somers J,Buckley TF

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients who sustained direct injury to the brain after insertion of intraventricular shunts and pressure monitoring lines, which resulted in permanent neuro-ophthalmic deficits. These included hemianopsia from an optic tract lesion, esotropia and residual bilateral facial paresis from dorsal pontine in...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shults WT,Hamby S,Corbett JJ,Kardon R,Winterkorn JS,Odel JG

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a modification of the pterional approach (PT), the minipterional craniotomy (MPT), and compare the anatomic exposure provided by these two approaches. METHODS:The anatomic exposure offered by the MPT and PT were compared in eight sides of cadaver heads using a computerized tracking system, a robo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Figueiredo EG,Deshmukh P,Nakaji P,Crusius MU,Crawford N,Spetzler RF,Preul MC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00