Two meningiomas and an astrocytoma of the third ventricle in the same patient. Report of a case with review of the literature.

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journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Gioffrè G,Impusino A,Tacconi L

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this paper was to provide a comprehensive review of literature regarding the classification systems and surgical management of thoracolumbar spine trauma. METHODS:A Pubmed search of "thoracolumbar", "spine", "fracture" was used on January 05, 2013. Exclusionary criteria included non-Human studies, case ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Ghobrial GM,Jallo J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraventricular neoplasms are rare tumours (1% of the tumours of the central nervous system). The surgical approach sometimes is quite difficult, particularly in the dominant hemisphere. The best choice of surgical approach is discussed. METHODS:The authors describe a series of 25 patients who underwent su...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Santoro A,Salvati M,Frati A,Polli FM,Delfini R,Cantore G

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Today, transcranial (TC) approach indications are particularly rare in pituitary adenomas (PA), representing 1.1% of all PA surgeries in our experience. In these rare and selected cases, the complications, advantages, and disadvantages of TC approach were also analyzed. METHODS:Nineteen cases of giant PA (≥...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Graillon T,Castinetti F,Fuentes S,Gras R,Brue T,Dufour H

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improved knowledge of clinical and emodynamical aspects of extracranial arteriovenous malformations in the 18 th century provided a foundation for the understanding and treatment of cerebrovascular pathology. It was not until the late 19 th century that detailed clinicopathological reports of intracranial arteriov...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Perrini P,Nannini T,Di Lorenzo N

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data from phase II trials have shown that lonidamine (LND) is effective in the treatment of tumors of various histogenesis, including gliomas. In the present work, we tested the antiproliferative effect of LND on a human glioblastoma cell line (LI) in different culture conditions. When LI are cultured in their ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Iacopino F,Sica G,Macrì P,Paggi MG,Scerrati M,Roselli R,Marchetti P,Della Cuna GR,Marini L

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Authors report their results on the treatment of 10 cases of primary spinal epidural lymphoma. All patients underwent surgery followed by radiotherapy and 60% of them improved after treatment. The Authors stress the importance the preoperative neurological status and early diagnosis play on the prognosis. They con...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Cappellani G,Giuffrè F,Tropea R,Guarnera F,Augello G,Chiaramonte I,Mancuso P

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of complex cerebral arteriovenous fistula in an infant is reported. An 8-month-old boy first presented with a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure. Neuroradiological assessment showed a direct intracerebral arteriovenous shunt with marked venous engorgement. No hemorrhage was evident. Direct surgica...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Talamonti G,Versari PP,D'Aliberti G,Villa F,Fontana RA,Collice M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the microarray data on the gene expression profiles of intervertebral disc degeneration related to cytokine exposure. The purpose of the study was to identify the key genes that were differentially expressed in these disc cells compared to cells without inflammatory cytokine treatment, using b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Liu C,Zhang JF,Sun ZY,Tian JW

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is the treatment of choice for advanced Parkinson's disease. The target co-ordinates are traditionally calculated in relation to the intercommissural distance. Anterior (AC) and posterior commissures (PC) may be visualised by the means of ventriculography, CT or MRI. METHODS:We have st...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Rampini PM,Locatelli M,Alimehmeti R,Tamma F,Caputo E,Priori A,Pesenti A,Rohr M,Egidi M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brainstem is an uncommon site for a brain abscess. It accounts for less than 4% of all posterior cranial fossa abscesses, and less than 1% of all intracranial abscesses. The pons is the most common site for these abscesses. The aim of the present report was to describe the case of a Brazilian Amazon man with a bra...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Hermes de N Jr,Rodrigues Pereira EL,Castro Ribeiro DE,Da Silva Mello G,Hartuique Rodrigues DC,Crociati Meguins L,Toyoki Motoki Teixeira VH,De Souza Rogério J

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidisciplinary efforts are being made to provide surgical teams with sensitive and specific tasks for language mapping in awake surgery. Researchers and clinicians have elaborated different tasks over time. A fair amount of work has been directed to study the neurofunctional correlates of some of these tasks, and t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Rofes A,Spena G,Miozzo A,Fontanella MM,Miceli G

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An isolated oculomotor nerve palsy is very rarely the presenting sign of a pituitary adenoma. It may occur slowly due to mechanical compression or rapidly, secondary to pituitary apoplexy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with and without gadolinium DTPA enhancement provides excellent anatomical detail and is useful i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Rossitch E Jr,Carrazana EJ,Black PM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraspinal epidermoid tumors are rare and the intramedullary location is quite uncommon. In this report, a 48-year-old patient with intramedullary epidermoid cyst mimicking a cauda equina ependymoma is presented and diagnostic failure of conventional myelography and Myelo-CT is questioned and related literature is re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Biliciler B,Vatansever M,Fuat Erten S,Saraç K,Colak A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant exophthalmos is often not resolvable using only medical or radiation therapy. The pressure on the optic nerve which is generally associated with it evolves rapidly in many cases towards optic atrophy and subsequently loss of vision. Only surgical treatment offers any guarantee of success and of the various t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Cantini R,Burchianti M,Valleriani AM,Giorgetti W,Tusini G

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury (SCI) inevitably extends beyond neurologic consequences. The relationship between the spinal cord and its control of other organ systems make SCI management complex, requiring treatment on a multisystem approach. Patients frequently have hemodynamic instability and respiratory insufficiency secondar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Lo V,Esquenazi Y,Han MK,Lee K

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The change of cerebral blood flow (CBF) with aging was analyzed in 9 cases of moyamoya disease whose age ranged from 16 years old to 58 years old. CBF decreased more prominently in the various lobes with aging than control subjects and the decrement was more rapid in the affected side than in the non-affected side. CB...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Oyama H,Niwa M,Kida Y

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old woman with a subarachnoid hemorrhage was operated on for an anterior communicating artery aneurysm demonstrated by angiography. A month later she developed intestinal hemorrhage and a selective angiography showed multiple aneurysmatic dilatations, which were compatible with angiodysplasia, to be the caus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Isla A,Roda JM,Alvarez F,Blázquez MG

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with vascular malformations of the spinal cord have been treated by embolization at the Neuroradiological Department of the Ospedale Maggiore Niguarda Cà Granda from September 1981 to February 1984. Different materials and techniques have been used, including liophylised dura, Ivalon (PVA) and Isobutyl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Scialfa G,Scotti G,Biondi A,De Grandi C

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to develop a strategy to determine a sound methodology for decision-making in lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). METHODS:This was a retrospective study of patients with LSCS to determine the rationale for those who underwent surgery and those who received conservative treatment. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Azimi P,Mohammadi HR,Benzel EC,Shahzadi S,Azhari S,Montazeri A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon-beta (IFN-B) plus thymostimulin (Th) were administered for eight weeks, intravenously and by intramuscular route to eight patients with metastatic brain tumors. No patient had a complete response. One had a stable disease and seven a progressive disease during that time. The mechanisms of the action of IFN-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Salpietro FM,Cipri S,Alafaci C,Tripodi M,Alonci A,Buda G,Tomasello F

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aneurysms of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery are rare. Anatomically they are classified into a "temporal" variety, projecting supero-laterally and a "striate" variety projecting infero-laterally. Between 1960 and 1992, 13 such aneurysms were treated at our Institution. Among them, 11 underwent surgery: 8 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Nardi PV,Gigli R,Brunori A,Chiappetta F

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of an encapsulated intradiploic hematoma observed in a 2 year old patient who, 6 months prior to their observation, underwent an internal CSF drainage for hydrocephalus. The surgical findings are described and the possible etiopathological causes discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Giammusso V,Strukelj S

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution of psychological disorders following head injury including memory disorders and other cognitive ones are common. The best known are psychiatric disturbances of various kind after lesions of frontal lobes. Cognitive, behavioural and emotional disorders are not usually seen in patients with bilateral temporal ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Góscínski I,Kwiatkowski S,Polak J,Orlowiejska M,Partyk A

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of spinal epidural hematoma during anticoagulant therapy. Clinical presentation is characterized by classic paravertebral back pain, followed by progressive neurological deficit due to spinal cord and radicular compression, with sensory deficits and bladder disturbance. From the literature, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Rodriguez y Baena R,Gaetani P,Tancioni F,Tartara F

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Navigated instrumented spine surgery is burden by a low but significant screw mispositioning risks, respectively, for the 2D imaging system from 15 to 40% and, for the 3D imaging system, ranging from 4.1 to 11.5%. The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of a new "screw-like" tool i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Nicoletti G,Furnari M,Giuffrida M,Ponzo G,Iacopino DG,Cammarata G,Scalia G,Graziano F

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The Authors report a case of intracranial meningioma in two sisters, with no evidence of neurofibromatosis. A study of the karyotype has been performed; in one patient we have found a pericentric inversion of one chromosome 9. The possible role of the genetical factors in the develop of familial meningiomas is discuss...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Ferrante L,Acqui M,Mastronardi L,Nucci F

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients undergoing elective spinal fusion have an alarming rate of vitamin D deficiency, but its impact on bone fusion and patient outcomes is unclear. We investigated the association of perioperative vitamin D levels, fusion rates, and patient-reported outcome in patients undergoing spinal fusion for cervi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Ravindra VM,Guan J,Holland CM,Dailey AT,Schmidt MH,Godzik J,Hood RS,Ray WZ,Bisson EF

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Schonauer C,Berjano P,De Falco R,Tessitore E

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of permanent disability for which clinical management remains suboptimal. Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a common sequela following TBI leading to death and permanent disability if not properly managed. While clinicians often employ stepwise acute care algorithms...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgical sciences

authors： Yue JK,Rick JW,Deng H,Feldman MJ,Winkler EA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00