Factors affecting the surgical outcomes of tethered cord syndrome in adults: a retrospective study.

abstract：:In view of the high incidence of late instability during conservative treatment of cervical spine fractures, operative stabilization should be performed as soon as possible. Besides immediate decompression of the spinal cord, rapid mobilisation of the patient without external fixation is possible. We report on the res...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kalff R,Kocks W,Grote W,Schmit-Neuerburg KP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of fourth ventricle meningioma with a combined intraventricular-intracerebellar localization, successfully removed by surgical treatment, is reported. The features of this type of meningioma as compared to the purely intra-ventricular variety are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Delfini R,Capone R,Ciappetta P,Domenicucci M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment options for hydrocephalus include endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS). Some ambiguity remains regarding indications, safety, and efficacy for these procedures in different clinical scenarios. The objective of the present study was to pool the available evidence to comp...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Pande A,Lamba N,Mammi M,Gebrehiwet P,Trenary A,Doucette J,Papatheodorou S,Bunevicius A,Smith TR,Mekary RA

更新日期：2020-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out an experimental investigation of cartilage endplate vascularity of degenerated intervertebral discs produced by exogenous melatonin (MEL) treatment. Adult Swiss albino rats were divided into three groups: control, operated degeneration, and MEL treatment. There were five rats in each group and, using a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Turgut M,Uslu S,Uysal A,Yurtseven ME,Ustün H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are now surviving for longer periods of time secondary to improvements in medical management. As the classical causes of morbidity and mortality in this patient population have come under better co...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bulsara KR,Raja A,Owen J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and radiological features that help predict the growth potential of meningioma would be beneficial. The purpose of this study is to clarify the characteristics related to proliferating potential using the MIB-1 staining index. We analyzed the relationship of MIB-1 staining indices to characteristics of 342 co...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kasuya H,Kubo O,Tanaka M,Amano K,Kato K,Hori T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite increasing experience and improved material, endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms still has risks linked to the technique itself and to the specificity of the pathology treated. The purpose of this report is to examine procedural technical and clinical negative events, even minimal ones, occurring in t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bradac GB,Bergui M,Stura G,Fontanella M,Daniele D,Gozzoli L,Berardino M,Ducati A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare tumors with anecdotal reportage, oculomotor schwannomas are most often seen in the oculomotor cistern close to the anterior clinoidal region. Adding to the small series of reported cases of this unusual lesion, we report two male patients in their second decade who presented with different degrees of oculomotor p...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Furtado SV,Hegde AS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is the only therapeutic option for cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) and is proposed, whenever possible, after haemorrhagic events, neurological symptoms, or epilepsy, radiosurgery being a controversial alternative in some cases. However, there is no treatment for non-accessible lesions, such as brainstem...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Apra C,Dumot C,Bourdillon P,Pelissou-Guyotat I

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm leads to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). To prevent SAH, unruptured lesions can be treated by either endovascular or microsurgical approach. Due to their complex anatomy, middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms represent a unique subgroup of intracranial aneurysms. Primary objecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dammann P,Schoemberg T,Müller O,Özkan N,Schlamann M,Wanke I,Sandalcioglu IE,Forsting M,Sure U

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms resulting in third nerve palsies has been proposed as an alternative to microsurgical clip ligation. Third nerve function recovery following endovascular treatment in a large patient population has not been evaluated. A literature search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane da...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bulsara KR,Jackson D,Galvan GM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a bioactive glass ceramic (BGC) has been developed for use as intervertebral cages for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). However, the effectiveness and safety of BGC cages remain to be evaluated. We completed a retrospective comparison of the radiological and clinical outcomes of 36 patients (5...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kim HC,Oh JK,Kim DS,Roh JS,Kim TW,An SB,Jeon HS,Shin DA,Yi S,Kim KN,Yoon DH,Ha Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystic meningioma (MM) is a rare subtype of intracranial meningiomas, with clinical and radiologic features not well characterized in the literature. Based on our experience, we propose a classification system of intracranial MMs. We reviewed the medical records, radiographic studies, and operative notes of a gro...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Lin Z,Zhao M,Li X,Wang J,Qiu P,Lan F,Guan C,Liao D,Shen D,Lu J,Que S,Jiang Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has emerged as a possible treatment option for metastasis brain tumor (MBTs) originated from breast cancer. However, the intermediate or long-term outcome of GKRS on MBTs originated from breast carcinoma is not well defined. The outcome of GKRS on MBTs derived from breast carcinoma was ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bir SC,Bollam P,Nanda A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonchordomatous solitary lesion of the clival bone is an exceptionally rare pathological entity, which represents a diagnostic and a therapeutic challenge. Many diseases with extremely different biological behavior, and requiring a dedicated treatment strategy, may result in similar clinical patterns. The approach t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Gagliardi F,Boari N,Mortini P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study is to analyze the impact of intraoperative resection control modalities on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) following gross total resection (GTR) of glioblastoma. We analyzed data of 76 glioblastoma patients (30f, mean age 57.4 ± 11.6 years) operated at our ins...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Neidert MC,Hostettler IC,Burkhardt JK,Mohme M,Held U,Kofmehl R,Eisele G,Woernle CM,Regli L,Bozinov O

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Otogenic brain abscesses are a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. Usually they occur either by distant thrombophlebitis of cerebral veins or by direct extension in an unsafe type of chronic suppurative otitis media. This case of cerebellar abscess was prepared for surgical excision, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kumar R,Sharma R,Tyagi I

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to compare intervertebral bone fusion and clinical outcomes in L4-5 posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using the same posterior instrumentation with four combinations of one of three types of interbody cage with one of two bone grafts, iliac and local or only local. In 67 patients wh...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Takeuchi M,Kamiya M,Wakao N,Hirasawa A,Kawanami K,Osuka K,Takayasu M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is a spontaneous bleeding in the posterior fossa, which can be rarely observed as a complication of spine surgery. As well as for RCH reported after supratentorial procedures, it shows a characteristic bleeding pattern defined "zebra sign". Nowadays, RCH pathophysiology still remai...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sturiale CL,Rossetto M,Ermani M,Baro V,Volpin F,Milanese L,Denaro L,d'Avella D

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique to reconstruct the posterior elements of the spinal canal in osteoplastic laminotomy is described. The use of titanium microplates allows a stable fixation of the laminar arch with optimal realignment of the lamina cut ends. The titanium implants are fully compatible with magnetic resonance imaging. The au...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wiedemayer H,Schoch B,Stolke D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional activity, metabolism and blood flow are locally heterogeneous in the brain, but tightly coupled. This adjustment occurs in two different ways: 1. Short-term, dynamic coupling mediated by local vasoactive factors that ensure second-to-second regulation. 2. Long-term, static coupling apparently mediated by ca...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kuschinsky W

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach has been reported in the literature as a useful tool to treat sellar and parasellar lesions. The endoscope permits a panoramic view instead of the narrow microscopic view, and it allows the inspection and removal of the lesions of sellar, parasellar, and suprasellar compartments...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ceylan S,Koc K,Anik I

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although approximately 30% of facial nerve schwannoma cases present with no facial palsy, a large facial nerve schwannoma extending to the middle and posterior cranial fossa quite rarely presents without facial palsy. The authors encountered two patients with large facial nerve schwannoma who presented with only heari...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kubota Y,Kawamata T,Kubo O,Kasuya H,Muragaki Y,Hori T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptors for neurotransmitters and drugs are now well characterized at the molecular level. Thanks to the development of numerous radiolabeled molecules and to the use of autoradiography it is possible to study the characteristics and distribution of these receptors with the anatomical resolution of the microscope. W...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Palacios JM,Chinaglia G,Probst A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pattern of hormone secretion by human pituitary tumours in cell or explant culture has been shown to be of value in establishing the nature of the tissue. There was complete agreement between the diagnosis reached by conventional immunocytochemical techniques and by examining the secretion of hormones in culture. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Adams EF,Mashiter K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multimodally evoked potentials were registered in 85 patients who fulfilled the criteria for brain death. While somatosensory and visual evoked potentials have been found to be of limited value for the diagnosis of brain death, the stepwise abolition of brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) confirmed brain deat...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Firsching R,Frowein RA,Wilhelms S,Buchholz F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing number of endovascular interventions during the last years, the number of procedure-related complications has risen accordingly. Despite sophisticated and effective endovascular treatments for acute thromboembolic events during intervention, vessel occlusion can remain refractory to medical and end...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Etminan N,Steiger HJ,Hänggi D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally speaking, the term "ophthalmic aneurysms" refers to carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms, which arise from the internal carotid artery (ICA) wall at or around the origin of the ophthalmic artery (OA). In contrast, aneurysms arising from the OA stem or its branches, separate from the ICA are called peripheral OA aneu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Qiao L,Wang H,Mao L,Chen S,Xie W,Wu Q

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of their presumed benign natural history, cerebral capillary telangiectasias (CCTs) are infrequently addressed in the neurosurgical literature. We performed a comprehensive review of CCTs via the PubMed database to synthesize overall epidemiological, radiographic, natural history, and treatment results. Ac...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Gross BA,Puri AS,Popp AJ,Du R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric cortical ependymomas (CEs) are rare; the clinical features and optimal treatment remain ill-defined. We aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics and outcome of pediatric CEs based on institutional series and literature review. Thirteen children with CEs from our department were included in the present s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wang Q,Cheng J,Zhang S,Li Q,Hui X,Ju Y

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00