Endoscopic endonasal approach to the middle cranial fossa through the cavernous sinus triangles: anatomical considerations.

abstract：:Measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and computed tomography (CT) cisternography were performed in 37 patients with a tentative diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) to predict their surgical outcome. The mean CBF of the whole brain was measured quantitatively by single photon emission computed tomograp...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Chang CC,Kuwana N,Ito S,Ikegami T

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old woman presented with a partially thrombosed giant aneurysm of the vertebral artery (VA) manifesting as a 3-month history of left hemiparesis. She developed subarachnoid hemorrhage during hospitalization and underwent emergency surgery for surgical proximal clipping and ventricular drainage with decompres...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Terakawa Y,Yamamura A,Murayama N,Kimura H,Nakagawa T,Fujishige M,Nunomura K,Ogawa D,Hashi K

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Cognitive functions are frequently impaired in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Two patients with NPH initially had dysfunctional constructional skill but exhibited improvements after shunt surgery. Dysfunction of constructional skill should be added to the important clinical features of NPH. The geo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeuchi M,Hayashi N,Takaiwa A,Hamada H,Kuwayama N,Hirashima Y,Matsui M,Endo S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spine surgery has made radical advancements in the last two decades and provision has expanded a great deal. The history of the technical development is briefly reviewed. To analyze trends in utilization and to assess the macroeconomic demand for spine surgery, the incidence of all spine surgery per capita is estimate...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kim P,Kurokawa R,Itoki K

更新日期：2010-01-01 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 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：: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：: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 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：: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：:Since computed tomography (CT)-guided stereotactic surgery is essentially blind surgery, it always involves the risk of injuring viable brain tissue and vessels, and it is difficult to obtain a sufficient amount of biopsy specimen from cystic or necrotic lesions. Moreover, the direct observation of the lesion would pr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ebina K,Andoh A,Takahashi T,Iwabuchi T

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old male presented with pure hypoglossal nerve paresis. Angiography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed the characteristic findings of left internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection. He received aspirin and his symptoms gradually disappeared. Repeat angiography and MR imaging showed that the lesion had...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mizumaki Y,Endo S,Yamatani K,Takaku A,Tsukamoto E

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel method for the simulation of the clipping position for cerebral aneurysms based on three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) angiography was evaluated. Rotating the regional 3D CT angiography images including the aneurysm provided the virtual intraoperative views of 36 cerebral aneurysms that were eligible...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Futami K,Nakada M,Iwato M,Kita D,Miyamori T,Yamashita J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with sciatica-like pain caused by thoracic disk herniation. Sciatica-like pain was the initial and major symptom in both patients, but careful neurological examination showed vague signs of upper motor neuron disturbance, and thoracic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed disk herniations at ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Cho HL,Lee SH,Kim JS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old male presented with a rare case of possible neuro-Sweet Disease (NSD) mimicking brain tumor in the medulla oblongata, manifesting as numbness in the bilateral upper and lower extremities, gait disturbance, dysarthria, and swallowing disturbance which gradually deteriorated over 3 months. Magnetic resonan...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akiba C,Esaki T,Ando M,Furuya T,Noda K,Nakao Y,Yamamoto T,Okuma Y,Mori K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cat model of compression ischemia using epidural balloon inflation investigated: 1) the relationship between postischemic cerebral blood flow (CBF) and metabolism and brain swelling, 2) the use of arteriovenous oxygen difference (AVDO2) and electroencephalographic (EEG) frequency band analysis for monitoring CBF and...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yabuki A,Mishina H,Miyazaki M,Maeda M,Sato K,Ishii S

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-eight patients with spontaneous carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas (CCFs) were treated using a variety of techniques. Three of four patients with direct CCFs underwent intravascular embolization with a detachable balloon. Embolization with polyvinyl alcohol particles through an external carotid endoarterial route...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kinugasa K,Tokunaga K,Kamata I,Mandai S,Sugiu K,Handa A,Ohmoto T

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of postoperative neurological deficits is a major concern of spinal surgeons and has led to the introduction and current development of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. We have used motor evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials as routine monitoring techniques and, in some cases, ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeda M,Yamaguchi S,Morishige M,Eguchi K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suboccipital transmeatal approach uses packing of a muscle or fat graft into the internal auditory canal (IAC) to prevent postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage. However, preserved hearing after removal of vestibular schwannomas may decline over time because of the progressive constriction of cochlear vas...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamakami I,Kobayashi E,Ono J,Yamaura A

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We classified the results of preoperative auditory brainstem response (ABR) in 121 patients with useful hearing and considered the utility of preoperative ABR as a preliminary assessment for intraoperative monitoring. Wave V was confirmed in 113 patients and was not confirmed in 8 patients. Intraoperative ABR could no...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Aihara N,Murakami S,Takahashi M,Yamada K

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：: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：:The authors retrospectively reviewed their cases of infectious intracranial aneurysms and discuss results and trends of current treatment modalities including medical, neurosurgical, and endovascular. Twenty patients (10 males and 10 females; mean age 46 years) with 23 infectious aneurysms were treated by various trea...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsubara N,Miyachi S,Izumi T,Yamanouchi T,Asai T,Ota K,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:To investigate the working conditions of female neurosurgeons in Japan, two surveys were conducted by The Japan Neurosurgical Society: one involving female neurosurgeons themselves and the other involving the chiefs of neurosurgical departments. The responses were received from 224 (43.8%) female neurosurgeons and 496...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fujimaki T,Shibui S,Kato Y,Matsumura A,Yamasaki M,Date I,Hongo K,Kuroda S,Matsumae M,Nakao N,Sakurada K,Shimokawa S,Kayama T,Gender Equality Committee of the Japan Neurosurgical Society.

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Head injuries due to high-velocity missiles and shrapnel as a result of military conflicts have become a very important cause of death or severe neurological deficits. Military-type missiles have high velocities and transfer higher amounts of energy to neural tissue, compared to civil-type missiles. This physical phen...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Bakir A,Temiz C,Umur S,Aydin V,Torun F

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：:Cancers of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity are the most common malignant tumors of the anterior and anterolateral skull base. The treatment of these tumors affecting the skull base is complex due to the significant anatomical features. We examined 25 patients, 17 males and 8 females with mean age 61 +/- 2 years...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Jimbo H,Kamata S,Miura K,Asamoto S,Tada S,Endo T,Masubuchi T,Nakamura N,Fushimi C

更新日期：2010-01-01 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