Surgical Strategies for Cervical Spinal Neurinomas.

abstract：:A 55-year-old male presented with hearing disturbance and tinnitus in the left ear. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a well-defined, homogeneously enhanced mass in the left cerebellomedullary cistern without extension close to the jugular foramen. A three-dimensional image reconstru...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kamiguchi H,Ohira T,Kobayashi M,Ogino M,Shiobara R,Toya S

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:Preservation of facial nerve (FN) function is the most important goal in acoustic neuroma (AN) surgery. We have been using intraoperative continuous facial nerve monitoring (ICFNm) of evoked electromyography during AN surgery. ICFNm is very useful, and we can identify the real-time functions of the FN. Some surgeons h...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Torihashi K,Sora S,Sato H,Kohno M

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a newborn male infant with a giant congenital capillary hemangioma of the pericranium. An elastic mass, measuring 6.5 x 6.9 x 3.9 cm, was located in the parieto-occipital region. Neurological examination revealed no abnormality. Angiographically, the tumor was fed symmetrically by the bilateral supe...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tokuda Y,Uozumi T,Sakoda K,Yamada K,Yamanaka M,Nomura S,Hamasaki T

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients presented with rare spinal subdural hematoma (SDH) occurring after intracranial aneurysm surgery and manifesting as postoperative back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging performed from 4 to 11 days after the operation showed acute or subacute thoracolumbar SDH. No patient had risk factors for bleeding at t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kim MS,Lee CH,Lee SJ,Rhee JJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:A 37-year-old woman presented with photophobia without visual loss associated with chiasmal compression by an unruptured anterior communicating artery (AcomA) aneurysm. She had suffered progressive photophobia for one year. Neuroimaging indicated an AcomA aneurysm attached to the chiasm. Photophobia was resolved follo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hagihara N,Abe T,Yoshioka F,Watanabe M,Tabuchi K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persisting embryonal infundibular recess (PEIR) is a rare anomaly of the third ventricular floor. Only eight cases have been published. In this report, a case of presumably Rathke's cleft cyst associated with cerebrospinal fluid leakage caused by PEIR is described. An 81-year-old woman underwent endoscopic transspheno...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kuroiwa M,Kusano Y,Ogiwara T,Tanaka Y,Takemae T,Hongo K

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:The management, analysis, and integration of Big Data have received increasing attention in healthcare research as well as in medical bioinformatics. The J-ASPECT study is the first nationwide survey in Japan on the real-world setting of stroke care using data obtained from the diagnosis procedure combination-based pa...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nishimura A,Nishimura K,Kada A,Iihara K,J-ASPECT Study GROUP.

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior decompression of a cervical ossified posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) which involves the dura mater occasionally results in a postoperative cerebrospinal fluid fistula. Bone window computed tomography (CT) was carried out to detect dural defects in 21 patients with cervical OPLL. Twelve of 21 patients h...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hida K,Iwasaki Y,Koyanagi I,Abe H

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple new method for making a rat post-angioplasty stenosis model was developed using a single-lumen compliant balloon catheter/guidewire system and no special diet. This technique was applied to 10 9-week-old Wistar rats fed a normal diet. The catheter/guidewire system was inserted from the external carotid artery...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsuruta W,Yamamoto T,Suzuki K,Yoshida F,Matsumura A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40-year-old man presented with a rare case of synchronous multifocal osteosarcoma involving the skull associated with intracerebral hemorrhage, manifesting as sudden headache and left homonymous hemianopia. Computed tomography revealed a skull tumor in the right occipital bone and intracerebral hemorrhage in the rig...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sato H,Hayashi N,Yamamoto H,Nagai S,Ohmori K,Kanamori M,Endo S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old woman presented with a case of post-traumatic ethmoidal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak that was repaired using a purely endoscopic endonasal approach. Six weeks after a mild domestic maxillofacial trauma, she started complaining of clear, watery discharge from the left nostril and headache. Neuroimaging ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komatsu M,Komatsu F,Cavallo LM,Solari D,Stagno V,Inoue T,Cappabianca P

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:A 17-year-old male presented with morning headache and double vision. Neuroimaging revealed a lobulated enhanced mass lesion with a blurred margin and remarkable peritumoral edema, and high uptake of methionine. The gray, soft, well-circumscribed mass was grossly totally resected. Histological examination showed the t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kaji M,Takeshima H,Nakazato Y,Kuratsu J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old boy presented with a cerebellar medulloblastoma. Radical removal of the tumor and postoperative irradiation achieved complete remission. However, a metastatic tumor in the frontal lobe developed 2 years later. Radical removal and postoperative chemotherapy achieved partial remission, but he died of multip...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kadota Y,Arai H,Sato K

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:A high concentration of a type of cholic acid, 7 alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholestenoic acid, is observed in the content of chronic subdural hematoma. To investigate the possible causes, the level of this compound was measured in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients who underwent surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrh...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nagata K,Seyama Y,Shimizu T

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：: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 64-year-old male presented with an extremely unusual case of solitary clivus metastasis from gastric cancer manifesting as mild headache and diplopia 10 years after radical excision of the primary tumor. The patient underwent surgical resection using an endoscopic transsphenoidal approach. Histological examination r...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukushima M,Katayama Y,Shigemori Y,Miyake H,Hirayama T,Kotani A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary cysts are fairly often found incidentally in anatomical studies, but symptomatic cysts are relatively uncommon. In this study, the histological characteristics of 42 asymptomatic and three symptomatic Rathke's cleft cysts were examined and compared. The 42 cysts found incidentally at autopsy were classified ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Keyaki A,Hirano A,Llena JF

更新日期：1989-02-01 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：:A 59-year-old male presented with a large cholesterol granuloma arising from the frontal sinus manifesting as a large, fluctuated, soft mass in his brow, compressing left eye. Skull radiography showed dilation of the frontal sinus. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic mass extending int...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ochiai H,Yamakawa Y,Fukushima T,Nakano S,Wakisaka S

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two young adult males presented with paranasal sinus osteoma associated with mucocele. A 20-year-old man presented with headache and seizure, and another 20-year-old man presented with headache, frontal deformity, and visual disturbances. Both patients underwent surgery and satisfactory results were obtained. Isolated...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akay KM,Ongürü O,Sirin S,Celasun B,Gönül E,Timurkaynak E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 58-year-old male suffered a massive intratumoral hemorrhage after placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt before treatment for pineocytoma. At admission, he complained of headache, urinary incontinence, gait disturbance, and recent memory disturbance. His neurological examination revealed impaired memory and papil...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsumoto K,Imaoka T,Tomita S,Ohmoto T

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman with severe mitral valve regurgitation due to infectious endocarditis was transferred to our institute in a deep coma with intracerebral hemorrhage and acute subdural hematoma. She had no history of head injury. Brain computed tomography revealed left frontoparietal intracerebral hematoma and adjac...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamakawa H,Hattori T,Tanigawara T,Enomoto Y,Ohkuma A

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old woman presented with a rare case of endodermal cyst located ventral to the lower brain stem manifesting as recurrent aseptic meningitis. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass located ventral to the lower brain stem and extending from the prepontine to the upper cer...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsunaga S,Fujitsu K,Yagishita S,Ichikawa T,Takemoto Y,Takeda Y,Miyahara K,Niino H,Shiina T

更新日期：2006-12-01 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