A new, curved catheter for ventriculoperitoneal shunting--technical note.

abstract：:The factors associated with hematoma enlargement were analyzed in 24 patients, 16 males and eight females aged 46 to 77 years (mean 58 years), undergoing chronic hemodialysis who were admitted to our hospital with intracerebral hemorrhage between 1994 and 2003. Computed tomography demonstrated hematoma enlargement in ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyahara K,Murata H,Abe H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery for deeply seated arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is controversial because stereotactic irradiation is applicable to the lesion. We have, however, experienced 30 deeply seated AVMs treated by direct surgery and/or endovascular treatment. The present study shows profiles of those patients and results of surger...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamada K,Mase M,Matsumoto T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old man underwent microvascular decompression of the left superior cerebellar artery (SCA) for left trigeminal neuralgia (TN) using a sling of Teflon tape fixed to the tentorium with fibrin glue. The TN disappeared immediately after surgery, but recurred unusually rapidly at 2 weeks later at the same intensi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohta M,Komatsu F,Abe H,Sakamoto S,Tsugu H,Oshiro S,Fukushima T

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:A number of approaches have been proposed for the treatment of intracavernous giant aneurysms. In the present study, we have analyzed long-term surgical outcome of 27 consecutive cases of our experience. All the cases were unruptured and symptomatic, showing symptoms such as extraocular movement disorder or visual dis...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Date I,Ohmoto T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigators assessed the effects of the opioid antagonist naloxone on anterior pituitary hormone release in hyperprolactinemic females with pituitary microadenoma (n = 6) and macroadenoma (n = 7). In those with microadenoma, intravenous bolus injection of naloxone significantly increased serum luteinizing hormon...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shima K,Chigasaki H,Seki K

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic biologic modeling was used to calculate the transfer rate constant for gadolinium-diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid (Gd-DTPA) and capillary permeability in the outer membrane of chronic subdural hematomas and effusions. Following intravenous Gd-DTPA injection, Gd concentrations in the subdural fluid and in t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mori K,Adachi K,Cho K,Ishimaru S,Maeda M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to a sudden loss of consciousness. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a thick subarachnoid hemorrhage in almost all of the parachiasmatic cisterns, including the sylvian cisterns, with mild hydrocephalus. Three dimensional (3D)-CT angiography showed an irregularly sh...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Minami N,Kimura T,Ichikawa Y,Morita A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old female with diabetic nephropathy presented with acute onset of severe back pain and progressive weakness in both lower extremities. Neuroimaging revealed a spinal epidural hematoma extending from the T-3 vertebra to the sacrum. Removal of all or every other lamina on levels with epidural hematoma and eme...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ziyal IM,Aydin S,Inci S,Sahin A,Ozgen T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) is essentially a lineage-oriented classification based on a presumable developmental tree of CNS. A four-tiered WHO grading scheme has been successfully applied to a spectrum of diffusely infiltrative astrocytomas,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komori T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, flexible fiberoptic ventriculoscope for observation of the ventricles and major cisterns is reported. This device has been safely used to examine patients with obstructive hydrocephalus due to lesions within the lateral and third ventricles or to congenital aqueductal stenosis. With this instrument, a pineal tu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Oka K,Ohta T,Kibe M,Tomonaga M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image-guided neurosurgery using navigation systems is an essential tool to increase accuracy in brain tumor surgery. However, brain shift during surgery has remained problematic. The present study evaluated the utility of a new ultrasound (US)-linked navigation system for brain tumor surgery in 64 patients with intrac...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohue S,Kumon Y,Nagato S,Kohno S,Harada H,Nakagawa K,Kikuchi K,Miki H,Ohnishi T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amplification of L-myc oncogene was noticed in a malignant meningioma originating from the right sphenoidal wing of a 54-year-old female. The patient underwent three surgical resections plus radiotherapy over a period of 11 years and then the growth rate of the tumor became much greater with a severely invasive appear...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Jimbo T,Tsuboi K,Iwamura Y,Kaneko M,Nakagawa K,Nose T

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old female with a past history of gastric cancer presented with altered mental status, a few seizures, and low-grade fever. Lumbar puncture revealed elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure, lymphocytic pleocytosis, elevated protein level, remarkably decreased glucose level, and presence of cryptococcal a...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kuwahara S,Kawada M,Uga S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical outcome and resumption of work were investigated in 21 patients with lumbar discogenic pain (15 males and 6 females, mean age 37.2 years), who failed to respond to intensive conservative therapy, treated by transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) augmented with the pedicle screw system from January ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takahashi T,Hanakita J,Minami M,Honda F,Kuraishi K

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：: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：:The authors report a case of cerebellopontine angle epidermoid presenting as typical hemifacial spasm. A 33-year-old male had experienced intermittent right hemifacial spasm for 2 years. Cranial nerve examination was otherwise normal, including auditory and trigeminal nerve functions. Metrizamide computed tomographic ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsumoto K,Sakurai M,Asari S,Nishimoto A

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man presented with progressive worsening of postural headache. Computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral subdural hematomas without prior history of trauma. The diagnosis was spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). Conservative treatment with oral steroids failed to prevent gradual deterioration of t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

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

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diffuse axonal injury (DAI) may initially present with prominent physical impairments, but their cognitive dysfunctions are more persistent and are attributable to later unemployment. In this study, we analyzed how the findings of early and delayed neuropsychological assessments correlated with employmen...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hirota S,Inaji M,Nariai T,Hara M,Tamaki M,Maehara T,Tomita H,Tone O

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A germinoma in the basal ganglia developed in a 9-year-old boy with Down's syndrome, presenting as left hemiparesis. An initial computed tomographic (CT) scan demonstrated no notable abnormalities, but serial CT scans followed the entire course of tumor growth. Subtotal removal and irradiation achieved tumor remission...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujita T,Yamada K,Saitoh H,Itoh S,Nakai O

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Initial digital subtraction angiography showed occlusion of the right vertebral artery (VA), which recanalized immediately, and dissecting aneurysm on the distal part of the right VA. Basiparallel anatomic scanning (BPAS)-magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yoshida M,Ezura M,Mino M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male neonate with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation developed fetal heart failure after a gestation period of 37 weeks. Labor was induced, but a cesarean section had to be performed because of fetal distress. His Apgar scores were 2/8 at birth. The boy required controlled ventilation due to generalized seizure a...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komiyama M,Nishikawa M,Yasui T,Kitano S,Sakamoto H,Inoue T

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:Confirming the patency of the proximal parent and distal artery is necessary in cerebral aneurysm surgery. To understand the relationship between the parent and distal arteries of the aneurysm, the blood vessels running through the subarachnoid space should be extensively dissected, which is time consuming. To examine...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Murai Y,Mizunari T,Koketsu K,Tateyama K,Kobayashi S,Morita A,Teramoto A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old male presented with a spinal neurinoma originating from the T-1 anterior root and located ventral to the spinal cord. The tumor was removed by hemilaminectomy with only partial facetectomy without costotransversectomy. No stabilization was necessary, and no complications secondary to surgery occurred. Co...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kanemoto Y,Ohnishi H,Koshimae N,Yamada T,Kim YJ,Kobitsu K,Motoyama Y

更新日期：1999-09-01 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 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：:Reappearance of symptoms of cranial nerve dysfunction is not uncommon after successful microvascular decompression (MVD). The purpose of this study was to report two quite unusual cases of recurrent and newly developed hemifacial spasm (HFS) caused by a new conflicting artery more than 20 years after the first success...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Inoue H,Kondo A,Shimano H,Yasuda S,Murao K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A huge uncal branch of the anterior choroidal artery was found in one of 22 cerebral hemispheres. The uncal artery measured 0.7 mm in diameter. It gave off small branches to the uncus, as well as a large parahippocampal artery, the accessory anterior temporal artery, and the anterior hippocampal artery. This uncal art...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Marinković S,Gibo H,Erdem A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00