Synovial cysts of the lumbar spine--pathological considerations and surgical strategy.

abstract：:Replication-deficient adenoviral vectors are promising agents for human gene therapy of the greater transduction efficiency than other vectors. However, there are distinct disadvantages, including high immunogenicity, which limits the administration to human organs, particularly the brain. Injection of adenoviral vect...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ryuke Y,Mizuno M,Natsume A,Yoshida J

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term survival probability, causes of delayed mortality, and relationship between short-term outcome and long-term survival after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were retrospectively studied in 106 patients followed up for longer than 5 years. The Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival probabilities at 1 month, 6...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mori T,Mori K,Kurisaka M,Morimoto M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old woman presented with a rare variation in the location of the anterior communicating artery (AComA) complex associated with aneurysm manifesting as sudden onset of headache. Computed tomography (CT) revealed widespread subarachnoid hemorrhage with intracerebral hematoma and intraventricular hemorrhage. Th...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kawashima M,Endo M,Kitahara T,Soma K,Fujii K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhage in regions remote from the site of initial intracranial operations is rare, but may be fatal. Postoperative cerebellar hemorrhage as a complication of supratentorial surgery, with a radiological appearance known as zebra sign, is an increasingly recognized clinical entity and is associated mainly with vascu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Figueiredo EG,de Amorim RL,Teixeira MJ

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present detailed radiological study investigated the relationship between petroclival meningiomas and petrosal veins with contrast-enhanced (CE) principles of echo-shifting with a train of observations (PRESTO) imaging to assess the potential contribution of the findings to the surgical strategy. Fourteen patients...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Morisako H,Goto T,Chokyu I,Ishibashi K,Ohata K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superficial siderosis is a rare condition caused by hemosiderin deposits in the central nervous system (CNS) due to prolonged or recurrent low-grade bleeding into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CNS tumor could be one of the sources of bleeding, both pre- and postoperatively. We report an extremely rare case of superfi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tosaka M,Sato K,Amanuma M,Higuchi T,Arai M,Aishima K,Shimizu T,Horiguchi K,Sugawara K,Yoshimoto Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of lumbar intraspinal epidural pressure (ISEDP) as an index of intracranial pressure was investigated in seven patients with high intracranial pressure following neurosurgery. ISEDP and intracranial epidural pressure (ICEDP) were measured simultaneously, the latter by the conventional method. ISEDP was...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujioka S,Kaku M,Hamada J,Yokota A,Ushio Y

更新日期：1989-06-01 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 55-year-old man presented with a rare case of multiple isolated sinus dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) associated with antithrombin (AT) III deficiency manifesting as sudden onset of headache and gait disturbance. Increased arterial shunting flow had caused intraventricular hemorrhage after incomplete repeated tr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Saito A,Takahashi N,Furuno Y,Kamiyama H,Nishimura S,Midorikawa H,Nishijima M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is controversy among neurosurgeons regarding whether irrigation or drainage is necessary for achieving a lower revision rate for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) using burr-hole craniostomy (BHC). Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis of all available published reports. Multiple electronic hea...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Xu C,Chen S,Yuan L,Jing Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse effects of intravenous acetazolamide administration for evaluation of cerebrovascular reactivity using brain perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) were prospectively investigated in 100 patients with major cerebral artery, atherosclerotic, and steno-occlusive diseases. All patients under...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Saito H,Ogasawara K,Suzuki T,Kuroda H,Kobayashi M,Yoshida K,Kubo Y,Ogawa A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old woman had been followed up for 10 years for recurrence of pilocytic astrocytoma 5 years after the initial treatment consisting of subtotal resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The patient presented with sudden onset of headache and vomiting. Computed tomography and T(2)*-weighted magnetic reso...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shingu T,Akiyama Y,Daisu M,Maruyama N,Matsumoto Y,Miyazaki T,Nagai H,Yamamoto Y,Yamasaki T,Yoshida M,Maruyama R,Moritake K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in ischemia was evaluated by detecting the expression of neuronal NOS (nNOS), endothelial NOS (eNOS), and inducible NOS (iNOS) by the immunohistochemical method in the rat model of middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion. Transient MCA occlusion (2 hours) was induced in 32...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Niwa M,Inao S,Takayasu M,Kawai T,Kajita Y,Nihashi T,Kabeya R,Sugimoto T,Yoshida J

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old female developed hyperperfusion syndrome following carotid endarterectomy for severe stenosis of the left internal carotid artery. Transcranial Doppler monitoring showed a sharp increase in flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shinno K,Ueda S,Uno M,Nishitani K,Nagahiro S,Harada M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor tissues obtained from two patients with growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas were cultured and treated with bromocriptine, then examined for morphological changes. Untreated tumor cells (controls) were morphologically well preserved and in terms of growth hormone secretion. Tumor cells exposed to bromocri...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Inoue A,Saito S,Kitamura H,Nakai O

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：:Cerebral arterial dissection is defined as a hematoma in the wall of a cervical or an intracranial artery. Cerebral arterial dissection causes arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm, resulting in acute infarction and hemorrhage. Image analysis by such methods as conventional angiography, computed tomography, magne...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kanoto M,Hosoya T

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors responsible for the development of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are not well known. Patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) have cutaneous vascular dysplasia and a high propensity to develop systemic and cerebral AVMs. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) complex has ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Malik G,Abdulrauf S,Yang XY,Gutierrez JA,Rempel SA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old man presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage from a small brainstem arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Cerebral angiography showed a small AVM in the lateral midbrain, which was fed by a basilar perforating artery, and drained into the right transverse pontine vein and superior petrous vein. Endovascular em...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Morihiro Y,Harada K,Kato S,Ishihara H,Shirao S,Nakayama H,Akimura T,Suzuki M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large numbers of T lymphocytes were successfully cultured for use in adoptive immunotherapy using immobilized anti-CD3 antibody. This method allows more than 1.5 x 10(10) T lymphocytes to be cultured within 2 weeks from only 20 ml of blood. Proliferated T lymphocytes were less cytotoxic than lymphokine-activated kille...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamazaki T,Sekine T

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old female presented with a rare case of pituitary abscess manifesting as homonymous hemianopsia. Serum prolactin level was slightly high (40.8 ng/ml). Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed the content of the lesion as homogeneously isointense on the T1-weighted images and hyperintense on the T2-weighted im...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shimamura N,Ogane K,Takahashi T,Tabata H,Ohkuma H,Suzuki S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old female presented with a giant aneurysm of the azygos anterior cerebral artery (ACA) manifesting as acute onset of akinetic mutism caused by enlargement of the aneurysm resulting from rapid thrombus formation within the aneurysmal sac. Thrombus removal to obtain decompression of the aneurysmal bulk and te...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kanemoto Y,Tanaka Y,Nonaka M,Hironaka Y

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological changes in the vascular endothelium caused by the administration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were studied in an experimental model of rat brain tumors. Wistar rats bearing implanted C6 glioma received human natural-type TNF-alpha (1.7 x 10(5) U/m2) through the carotid artery and were s...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Isaka T,Yoshimine T,Maruno M,Hayakawa T

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of an epidermoid tumor lying within Meckel's cave is reported. A 27-year-old housewife presented with complaints of right facial hypesthesia for two and a half years. On examination she had partial loss of touch sensation in the right trigeminal nerve distribution. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tum...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nadkarni T,Dindorkar K,Muzumdar D,Goel A

更新日期：2000-01-01 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：:Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) are expected to be useful donor sources for cell transplantation therapy in Parkinson's disease. However, control of the differentiational lineage, especially into dopaminergic neurons, is still difficult. Thus, genetic modification of NPCs to produce l-dopa is potentially useful. The pr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kodama Y,Hida H,Jung CG,Baba H,Isono M,Kobayashi H,Nishino H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old woman with a history of end-stage renal disease secondary to anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis had been receiving hemodialysis for 5 years. The patient underwent attempted right internal jugular vein cannulation for temporary hemodialysis catheter placement. Pulsating mass de...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohta T,Maekawa H,Kasuno K,Tsukamoto T,Muso E,Ishikawa M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dissecting aneurysm of the vertebral artery occurred in a 38-year-old male presenting with ischemic attacks. Vertebral angiography revealed irregular narrowing and dilatation of the right vertebral artery, and retention of the contrast medium. Routine T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated signal v...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hamada J,Sato K,Nagahiro S,Ushio Y

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the causes of ventricular shunt catheter retention, 42 shunt removals in 28 patients in our neurosurgical clinic from 1982 to 1991 were analyzed. The mean patient age was 13.8 years (2 mos-78 yrs), and mean shunt duration was 20.1 months (0.5-94 mos). There were nine retained ventricular catheters, includi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Koga H,Mukawa J,Nakata M,Sakuta O,Higa Y

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients presented with intracranial hemorrhage mainly consisting of acute subdural hematoma (ASDH), who had all undergone aneurysm clipping 2-20 years earlier. Whether the clips had slipped or new trauma had caused the bleeding was difficult to determine, since the initial computed tomography showed that the sub...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Imaizumi S,Owada K,Onuma T,Kameyama M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00