Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: Valuable Programming Insights from Anecdotal Observations.

abstract：:Paresthesia-producing (PP), but not periventricular grey (PVG) deep brain stimulation (DBS) proved effective in steady neuropathic pain in 25 patients receiving both, regardless of the PP site stimulated, but PVG-DBS suppressed allodynia or hyperpathia in 3 cases of stroke-induced pain. In patients with stroke-induced...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Tasker RR,Vilela Filho O

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed a series of 225 patients with intracranial metastases (343 lesions), treated in our department by Gamma Knife radiosurgery over a 30-month period. We have used a modified Pittsburgh protocol and performed 242 procedures on 164 single/78 multiple lesions. Primary tumors were mostly carcinomas of the lu...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Gerosa M,Nicolato A,Severi F,Ferraresi P,Masotto B,Barone G,Foroni R,Piovan E,Pasoli A,Bricolo A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic radiosurgery under local anesthesia with the Leksell Gamma Knife can effectively treat some patients with recurrent tic douloureux after unsuccessful medical/surgical procedures. Seven of 12 patients have shown complete relief or improvement of their trigeminal neuralgia. No complications have been observ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Rand RW,Jacques DB,Melbye RW,Copcutt BG,Levenick MN,Fisher MR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dystonia secondary to cerebral infarcts presents months to years after the initial insult, is usually unilateral and causes significant morbidity. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus internus (GPi) is established as the most frequent target in the management of the dystonic symptoms. We report our expe...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Tambirajoo K,Furlanetti L,Samuel M,Ashkan K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple device is described to perform lateral orthogonal approaches using the Leksell stereotactic frame. This device is especially useful for simultaneous bilateral insertion of intracerebral electrodes without the need for attaching the stereotactic arc. It also allows for targeting of far lateral lesions that lie...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Rees Cosgrove G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Postoperative cerebral edema around a deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode is an uncommon reported complication. The goal of this study was to identify instances of postoperative edema based on clinical presentation, and to remark on their management. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performe...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Fenoy AJ,Villarreal SJ,Schiess MC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical experience with the use of pergolide is presented in 55 patients with Parkinson's disease. Fifty to 900 micrograms/day (mean 242.73, SD 217.51) of pergolide and 0.64-17.05 micrograms/kg/day (mean 4.58, SD 4.25) pergolide was given together with L-carbidopa to 29 males and 26 females for a period of up to 2 ye...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Amano K,Takakura K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old woman with a large acoustic schwannoma underwent surgical excision 18 months after Gamma Knife radiosurgery because of transient expansion of the tumor causing ataxia. Histopathologial investigation by the TUNEL method revealed the presence of some apoptotic cells. The findings were compared with finding...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Fukuoka S,Oka K,Seo Y,Tokanoshi M,Sumi Y,Nakamura H,Nakamura J,Ikawa F

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The goal of the present study was to evaluate the effects of bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) on olfaction in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHODS:15 patients suffering from sporadic PD-related dysosmia were implanted with bilateral electrodes aimed at the ST...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Guo X,Gao G,Wang X,Li L,Li W,Liang Q,Zhang H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) implantation under general anesthesia (GA) is of great importance for patients with disabling off-medication symptoms or medical comorbidities. However, the relative advantages/disadvantages of routine local anesthesia (LA) surgery versus GA regarding clinical outcomes are contro...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Liu Z,He S,Li L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebellum seems to be one of the structures responsible for early neurological improvement after cerebral hemispherectomy and its consequent deficits. Considered as an accessory brain, the cerebellum may constitute a neurobiological substrate for the recovery of such extensive cortical and subcortical lesions. It...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Marino R Jr,Machado AG,Timo-Iaria C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is possible to judge the impact of scientific research by the number of citations a publication has received. We identified the most cited works in the field of stereotactic radiosurgery to study the evolution of this field from the perspective of publication. METHODS:A Web of Science search was performed...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors assess the accuracy of targeting nucleus ventralis intermedius (Vim) with fast spin echo inversion recovery (FSE/IR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 18 successful deep brain stimulator (DBS) implants for medically refractory tremor. FSE/IR-MRI-derived coordinates are compared to the final coordinates e...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Alterman RL,Reiter GT,Shils J,Skolnick B,Arle JE,Lesutis M,Simuni T,Colcher A,Stern M,Hurtig H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Applications in clinical medicine can benefit from fusion of spectroscopy data with anatomical imagery. For example, new 3-dimensional (3D) spectroscopy techniques allow for improved correlation of metabolite profiles with specific regions of interest in anatomical tumor images, which can be useful in charac...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kanberoglu B,Moore NZ,Frakes D,Karam LJ,Debbins JP,Preul MC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A therapeutic radiosurgery procedure usually follows a separate diagnostic stereotactic procedure after days or weeks. OBJECTIVES:To define the clinical reliability, safety, and cost implications of same-day diagnostic stereotactic biopsy and therapeutic radiosurgery. METHODS:During an 8-year interval, 26 ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Park KJ,Niranjan A,Kondziolka D,Kano H,Castillo P,Matchett JC,Flickinger JC,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible influence of painful stimulation and morphine analgesia on hypothalamic met-enkephalin levels, and the possible correlation between this biochemical parameter and animal behaviour was studied. The results indicate that both painful stimulation and morphine treatment induce an increase in hypothalamic mete...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Seijo F,Hernández LC,Del Valle M,Ayala J,Iglesias L,Fuente T,López JM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reinstallation of the Sheffield Gamma Knife Unit was completed in early November, 1991, following the replacement of the cobalt sources. Two methods were used to evaluate the isodose configuration within the replenished unit. The first method used a scanning microdensitometer to interrogate films exposed within a sphe...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Walton L,Griffiths LM,Hampshire A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In selected patients with recurrent malignant glioma, interstitial brachytherapy has been advocated as an effective method for tumor control and prolonged survival. We are presenting our results with brachytherapy in patients with recurrent glioma, and comparing this technique with cytoreductive surgery. Twenty patien...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Ryken TC,Hitchon PW,VanGilder JC,Wen BC,Jani S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following 4 years of experience using a microcomputer-based system for the planning of stereotactic neurosurgery, we have now developed a workstation with the capability of displaying and analyzing three-dimensional images for this purpose. In addition to viewing volumetrically rendered three-dimensional computer tomo...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Peters TM,Henri C,Pike GB,Clark JA,Collins L,Olivier A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among the neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, hallucination can result from the disease itself or medical treatment. Hallucination associated with subthalamic nucleus stimulation (STN-DBS) has been reported; however, it is still unclear whether PD patients with a history of halluc...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida F,Miyagi Y,Kishimoto J,Morioka T,Murakami N,Hashiguchi K,Samura K,Sakae N,Yamasaki R,Kawaguchi M,Sasaki T

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:From January 1992 to November 1996, 17 patients with the diagnosis of intracranial meningioma underwent radiosurgical treatment. Of these, 7 patients were treated using a Linac-based system (group 1), and 10 using the Leksell Gamma Knife unit (group 2). The follow-up ranged between 12 and 48 (median 33) months for gro...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Zamorano L,Saenz A,Matter A,Buciuc R,Gaspar L,Fontanesi J,Garzon A,Diaz F

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of Gamma Knife radiosurgery as the first surgical therapy in the management of medically refractory trigeminal neuralgia, we reviewed outcomes on our first 23 patients who had radiosurgery as primary surgical therapy. These patients represented 19% of our overall series. Mean patient age was 66 ye...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lunsford LD,Flickinger JC

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：:Although technological advances have reduced device-related complications, DBS surgery still carries a significant risk of transient and permanent complications. We report our experience in 86 patients and 149 DBS implants. Patients with Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia were treated. There were 8 per...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Beric A,Kelly PJ,Rezai A,Sterio D,Mogilner A,Zonenshayn M,Kopell B

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic stimulation of the thalamus is a surgical option in the management of intractable Holmes tremor. Patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) can encounter infection as a postoperative complication, necessitating explantation of the hardware. Some studies have reported on the technique and the resultin...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Razmkon A,Yousefi O,Vaidyanathan J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy of surgery in the management of patients with longstanding temporal lobe epilepsy has been established. Anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is the most frequently implemented procedure. However, there is an obvious need to assess its perioperative safety. OBJECTIVE:We conducted a meta-analysis to...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Brotis AG,Giannis T,Kapsalaki E,Dardiotis E,Fountas KN

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perinatal anoxia rarely causes myoclonus as the main neurologic abnormality. The exact neuronal mechanism underlying myoclonus induced by perinatal anoxia remains unknown. Some studies have indicated that the development of involuntary movements may be related to the maturation of the thalamus after birth. ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kobayashi K,Katayama Y,Otaka T,Obuchi T,Kano T,Nagaoka T,Kasai M,Oshima H,Fukaya C,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00