Presentation with recurrent intractable headache: a patient with moyamoya syndrome--case report.

abstract：:Symptomatic lumbar synovial cysts (LSCs) are a rare cause of degenerative narrowing of the spinal canal, with thecal sac or nerve root compression. True synovial cysts have a thick wall lined by synovial cells, containing granulation tissue, numerous histiocytes, and giant cells. In contrast, pseudo-cysts lack special...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ganau M,Ennas F,Bellisano G,Ganau L,Ambu R,Faa G,Maleci A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old female presented with an unusual case of microcystic meningioma manifesting as a 4-year history of unsteady gait, dysarthria, and hearing loss. Computed tomography disclosed a large hypodense mass in the right cerebellopontine angle, clivus, and middle fossa, with slight contrast enhancement. T1-weighted...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kubota Y,Ueda T,Kagawa Y,Sakai N,Hara A

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：: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

abstract：:A 77-year-old man with a 9-year history of prostate cancer presented with high fever and dysphagia. The initial diagnosis was aspiration pneumonia, but the patient became comatose 2 days after admission, and neuroradiological workup revealed cerebellar hemorrhage, obstructive hydrocephalus, and extensive destruction o...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Inamasu J,Nakamura Y,Saito R,Kuroshima Y,Mayanagi K,Orii M,Ichikizaki K

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：: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 12-year-old boy presented with a rare case of intracranial metastasis 33 months after surgical treatment for Ewing's sarcoma of the rib. His chief complaints were headache, right hemiparesis, and disturbance of speech. Computed tomography revealed a large metastatic lesion in the left occipitoparietal region. The tu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mizushima H,Jinbo H,Shimazu M,Abe T,Kunii N,Matsumoto K

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old, right-handed female presented with episodes of pathological laughter and left hemiparesis. She had no history of traumatic brain injury, or neurological or psychiatric disease, and showed no signs of drug or alcohol abuse. Neurological examination found moderate left hemiparesis. Her face was symmetrica...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsutsumi S,Yasumoto Y,Ito M

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：: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：: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：:A 53-year-old mentally handicapped female with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia complicated by pulmonary arteriovenous fistula developed a recurrent brain abscess in the left frontal region. She responded well to surgical drainage and antibiotic therapy. Previously, she had two brain abscesses of the left parieto...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kikuchi K,Kowada M,Shioya H,Shioya T

更新日期：1992-11-01 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：:The retrolabyrinthine presigmoid transpetrosal approach is a modification of the subtemporal approach which is suitable for complete amygdalectomy. By drilling away the retrolabyrinthine presigmoid petrosal bone, at least 1 cm more space below and 1 cm more space medially is obtained than in the subtemporal approach, ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hori T,Kondo S,Takenobu A,Hirao J,Kohaya N,Takeuchi H,Watanabe T

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elderly and low Karnofsky performance status (KPS) patients have been excluded from most prospective trials. This retrospective study investigated glioblastoma treatment outcomes, including those of elderly and low KPS patients, and analyzed the prognostic factors using the medical records of 107 consecutive patients,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Uzuka T,Aoki H,Natsumeda M,Takahashi H,Fujii Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old male presented with a frontal bone defect associated with a middle meningeal arteriovenous fistula (AVF) manifesting as headache. The patient had a history of head injury 19 years previously. Skull radiography and computed tomography demonstrated a left frontal bone defect. Left external carotid angiogra...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsumoto T,Nakakita K,Hayashi S,Terada T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old male presented with a cystic lesion at the foramen magnum due to intracranial dissemination from a pituitary adenoma. The primary tumor had required reoperation for regrowth twice. The tumor at the foramen magnum was removed surgically. Two smaller solid tumors were located in the left parietal convexity...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shimizu K,Takamiya Y,Furuhata S,Naritaka H,Kameya T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old male had suffered near-syncopal episodes for more than one year that occurred immediately on turning his head to the left. Cerebral magnetic resonance (MR) imaging did not detect any contributing lesions with well-developed posterior communicating arteries. Dynamic radiography of the cervical spine showe...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsutsumi S,Ito M,Yasumoto Y

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metronidazole induced encephalopathy (MIE), an encephalopathy brought by an antibiotic, is characterized with cerebellar dysfunction, altered mental status and extrapyramidal symptoms. MIE can result in an acute manifestation, but MIE has not been reported as a stroke mimic. An 86-year-old patient undergoing metronida...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takada K,Maki Y,Kinosada M,Ishibashi R,Chin M,Yamagata S

更新日期：2018-09-15 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 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：:Two cases of cloverleaf skull syndrome are reported. The patients were born with trilobed deformity of the skull associated with synostosis of the lambdoidal, coronal, and sagittal sutures in Case 1 and of the lambdoidal suture in Case 2. Both patients had hydrocephalus, low-set ears, and ocular hypertelorism. Ventric...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takano S,Enomoto T,Onizuka H,Nose T

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of porencephaly in a 33-year-old male is presented. The patient exhibited right hemiparesis and generalized seizures. Computed tomography and, subsequently, craniotomy revealed a cerebral defect in the left parietal lobe, which communicated with the lateral ventricle. On angiography and at surgery, the cortical...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsumae M,Yoshioka M,Muraoka I,Morita A,Mannen T,Kaku S,Tsubai F

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:We analyzed the cell characteristics, neuroprotective, and transplantation effects of human cranial bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hcMSCs) in ischemic stroke model rats compared with human iliac bone-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hiMSCs). The expressions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and vascular...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Oshita J,Okazaki T,Mitsuhara T,Imura T,Nakagawa K,Otsuka T,Kurose T,Tamura T,Abiko M,Takeda M,Kawahara Y,Yuge L,Kurisu K

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an unusual case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure due to invagination of a valve in the proximal portion of the silicone casing of the shunt system. The shunt had been in place for 5 years and the 57-year-old male patient had incurred no head injury during that period. The valve failure was dis...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yoshida M,Ohshima Y,Kuramoto S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya disease can be associated with a rapidly progressive course in young patients. This report describes a patient with moyamoya disease who experienced rapid disease progression, resulting in cerebral infarction and a wide area of diminished cerebral perfusion. Double superficial temporal artery (STA)-middle cer...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yokosawa M,Hayashi T,Shirane R,Tominaga T

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:An 88-year-old woman presented with a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) manifesting as disturbance of consciousness and left hemiplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large mass lesion in the right frontotemporal region. She underwent biopsy of the lesion that confirmed the diagnosis of PNET....

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shingu T,Kagawa T,Kimura Y,Takada D,Moritake K,Hoshii Y

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00