Estimating Accurate Target Coordinates with Magnetic Resonance Images by Using Multiple Phase-Encoding Directions during Acquisition.

abstract：:This is a report on a patient with intractable 'primary' generalized seizures and typical spike-wave EEG patterns, in whom an unexpected temporal lobe astrocytoma was detected by MRI studies. Clinical and electrophysiological studies were performed before and after surgical excision of the tumor and apical temporal lo...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Velasco M,Velasco F,Boleaga B,Ondarza R,Velasco AL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been reported to be effective treatment for the failed back surgery syndrome in a number of retrospective case series. Its retrospectively reported results compare favorably with those of neurosurgical treatment alternatives, such as reoperation and ablative procedures. There has been...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： North RB,Kidd DH,Lee MS,Piantodosi S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Stereotactic postoperative imaging is essential for verification of the position of electrodes implanted for deep brain stimulation (DBS). MRI offers superior visualisation of the DBS targets relative to CT, but previous adverse incidents have heightened concerns about risks of postoperative MRI. Preope...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： O'Gorman RL,Jarosz JM,Samuel M,Clough C,Selway RP,Ashkan K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The primary goal of stereotactic systems in deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery is accurate delivery of a DBS lead to a target identified on imaging. Thus, it is critical to understand the accuracy of the stereotactic systems and the factors which may be associated with a decrease in accuracy. METHODS:Ni...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kelman C,Ramakrishnan V,Davies A,Holloway K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has evolved as a powerful therapeutic alternative for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite its clinical efficacy, the mechanisms of action have remained poorly understood. In addition to the immediate symptomatic effects, long-term ne...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Faust K,Vajkoczy P,Xi B,Harnack D

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To perform a preliminary study on the effects and safety of bilateral cingulotomy and anterior capsulotomy in patients with aggressive behavior. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Twenty-three psychiatric patients showing aggressive behavior refractory to conventional treatment were initially evaluated. The subjects were ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Jiménez F,Soto JE,Velasco F,Andrade P,Bustamante JJ,Gómez P,Ramírez Y,Carrillo-Ruiz JD

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The results from thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) for atypical tremor syndromes including tremor from multiple sclerosis (MS) and stroke are often disappointing. Three recent case reports have suggested that simultaneous stimulation of multiple thalamic targets can result in sustained improvement in suc...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Lim DA,Khandhar SM,Heath S,Ostrem JL,Ringel N,Starr P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent approval of reimbursement for positron emission tomography (PET), it has become important to clarify the utility of this diagnostic study. We evaluated the utility of PET to distinguish radiation necrosis from recurrent tumor in a retrospective review of patients with primary glial neoplasms. Fifteen p...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Thompson TP,Lunsford LD,Kondziolka D

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) continues to present a challenge to neurosurgeons. The natural history of this condition, as well as the morbidity and mortality of therapeutic interventions, remains incompletely elucidated. Predictive factors and grading scales in AVM management allow ris...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,Komotar RJ,Hwang BY,Fischer LE,Otten ML,Merkow MB,Garrett MC,Isaacson SR,Connolly ES Jr

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to analyze the feasibility and utility of 3D imaging to help lead positioning during a deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedure. A bilateral subthalamic DBS procedure was conducted in 2 patients for idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Subthalamic nucleus targeting was based on preoperative ster...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Caire F,Gantois C,Torny F,Ranoux D,Maubon A,Moreau JJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this case report is to demonstrate that a benign tumour arising solely from the olfactory bulb can act as a primary epileptic focus and to illustrate the difficulty in making a preoperative diagnosis of pathological lesions in this area. The case of a 29-year-old male with intractable epilepsy is pres...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： McEvoy AW,Bartolucci M,Revesz T,Harkness W

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantitative functional analysis of firing patterns has made it possible to classify human VL neurons into two basic types: (1), units with irregular unitary 3-to 20-imp/s activity (A type) and (2) units with short (10-30 ms) rhythmic (3-6 Hz) burst discharges (B type). These two basic types of VL neurons, determi...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Raeva SN

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Abnormal neurogenesis in the hippocampus after status epilepticus (SE) has been suggested as a key pathogeny of temporal lobe epilepsy. This study aimed to investigate the effect of deep brain stimulation of the anterior thalamic nucleus (ANT-DBS) on hippocampal neurogenesis in LiCl-pilocarpine-induced epilepti...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Tang W,He X,Feng L,Liu D,Yang Z,Zhang J,Xiao B,Yang Z

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microvascular decompression (MVD) has been the right choice for glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) patients. However, whether glossopharyngeal/vagal nerve root rhizotomy should be combined with MVD is still controversial. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether glossopharyngeal/vagal nerve root rhizotomy during MVD is ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Zheng X,Wei XY,Zhu J,Yuan Y,Ying TT,Li ST

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soon after its development, CT imaging, which provided direct visualization of neural structures, was used for stereotactic guidance. There has been progressive expansion of stereotactic methodology for image guided surgical intervention through minimally invasive corridors. Today, the development of high resolution M...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Heilbrun MP

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of acoustic neurinomas with macrocystic components are presented. In three cases the cystic portion was within the tumor, while in the other three, the cyst was peritumoral, in the form of a cul-de-sac within the arachnoid, in other words it was not a true tumor cyst. The six tumors are from a series of 74 a...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Pendl G,Ganz JC,Kitz K,Eustacchio S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In well-designed multicenter studies, the protocol of continuing motor cortex stimulation (MCS) temporarily for 3-6 weeks was employed with rehabilitation therapy, and these studies showed some recovery of motor weakness in post-stroke patients. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to clarify the effects of long-term MCS an...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Yamamoto T,Katayama Y,Watanabe M,Sumi K,Obuchi T,Kobayashi K,Oshima H,Fukaya C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the direct effect of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) on levodopa-induced peak-dose dyskinesia in 45 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) without reducing the levodopa dosage during the early period after surgery. In 8 patients (18%), the dyskinesia was quickly attenuated by bi...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Katayama Y,Oshima H,Kano T,Kobayashi K,Fukaya C,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial hyperthermia of malignant brain tumors has been produced by a heated ferromagnetic implant with a low Curie point. Induction heating of the implant, which is stereotactically implanted in a tumor, is obtained by eddy currents in a high-frequency magnetic field. Safe, repeated and long-term treatment of 35...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kobayashi T,Kida Y

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Experimental data and case reports of patients with intractable epilepsy treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) suggest a considerable anticonvulsant effect. However, no satisfactory mechanisms of action have yet been elucidated. We investigated the putative therapeutic me...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Shon YM,Lee KJ,Kim HJ,Chung YA,Ahn KJ,Kim YI,Yang DW,Kim BS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Neuronavigation devices have progressed over the past 2 decades, but logistical limitations remain for many stereotactic procedures. We describe our technique and accuracy for a novel miniature optical tracking system which overcomes these limitations. METHOD:The minioptical tracking system us...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： von Jako CR,Perlaki G,Orsi G,Schwarcz A,Dóczi T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Parkinson's disease (PD) is an idiopathic progressive neurological disorder. Improvement in motor function of PD patients has been established with subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS). While variations in DBS settings (i.e. amplitude, frequency and pulse width) on motor function have ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Schoenberg MR,Mash KM,Bharucha KJ,Francel PC,Scott JG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computerized method of determining the focal point of electrical activity in the pallidum of parkinsonian patients was developed using on-line quantitative physiological data analysis. Thirty patients in a series of 70 were studied in depth. Neuronal activity was recorded from the pallidum using a semi-microelectrod...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Lehman RM,Micheli-Tzanakou E,Medl A,Hamilton JL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of low- and high-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) on the nucleus accumbens (ACC) and the adjacent internal capsule in 3 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) under intraope...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Hiss S,Hesselmann V,Hunsche S,Kugel H,Sturm V,Maintz D,Visser-Vandewalle V,Liebig T,Maarouf M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balloon compression of the gasserian ganglion has been a well-established percutaneous treatment of trigeminal neuralgia since the 1980s. However, puncture of the foramen ovale by conventional single-plane fluoroscopy can be difficult in cases of local anatomic abnormalities. CASE PRESENTATION:We present th...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Mendes PD,Martins da Cunha PH,Monteiro KKO,Quites LV,Fonseca Filho GA

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimum target in surgery for Parkinson's disease (PD) is still controversial, especially in patients with tremor-dominant PD. We aim to compare results in tremor-dominant patients undergoing pallidotomy vs. those undergoing simultaneous posteroventral pallidotomy (PVP) and ventral intermediate nucleus (...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Fayed ZY,Radwan H,Aziz M,Eid M,Mansour AH,Nosseir M,Anwer H,Elserry T,Abdel Ghany WA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image-directed neurosurgical systems allow the correlation of a point in the operative field to a corresponding point on the patient's CT/MR scans. We have modified a surgical microscope by mounting three light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on a small frame attached to the microscope. The operative field was registered to th...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Hirschberg H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There are reports that microelectrode recording (MER) can be performed under certain anesthetized conditions for functional confirmation of the optimal deep brain stimulation (DBS) target. However, it is generally accepted that anesthesia affects MER. Due to a potential role of local field potentials (L...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Malekmohammadi M,Sparks H,AuYong N,Hudson A,Pouratian N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ablation of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) and thalamotomy have been extensively used in the past. Posteroventral GPi deep brain stimulation has been considered as a treatment for dystonia. However, to date, there is no report in the literature of any dystonia patient who underwent GPi deep brain stimulation who h...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kim JP,Chang WS,Park YS,Chang JW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few multiple case studies of the effects of deep brain stimulation for camptocormia associated with Parkinson's disease have been reported. Although deep brain stimulation was in some cases not effective against camptocormia, it is unclear in which types of patients it was effective in treating camptocormia....

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Asahi T,Taguchi Y,Hayashi N,Hamada H,Dougu N,Takashima S,Tanaka K,Endo S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00