Clinical and radiological aspects of dysplastic gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease): a report of two cases with review of the literature.

abstract：:Thromboembolic and ischemic complications frequently occur during and after endovascular procedures, because of associated arterial injury and the thrombogenic characteristics of arterial catheters, contrast agents, and implanted devices such as coils and stents. Platelet adhesion, activation, and aggregation occurrin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Qureshi AI,Luft AR,Sharma M,Guterman LR,Hopkins LN

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Traumatic fracture-dislocations of the lumbosacral junction are rare, with all previously reported cases involving fracture-dislocations at a single level. No cases of multiple fracture-dislocations of contiguous spinal segments in the lumbosacral spine have been reported. A case of traumatic a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaplan SS,Wright NM,Yundt KD,Lauryssen C

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are no established variables that predict the success of curative resective epilepsy surgery in children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). OBJECTIVE:We performed a multicenter observational study to identify preoperative factors associated with seizure outcome in children with TSC undergoing rese...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fallah A,Rodgers SD,Weil AG,Vadera S,Mansouri A,Connolly MB,Major P,Ma T,Devinsky O,Weiner HL,Gonzalez-Martinez JA,Bingaman WE,Najm I,Gupta A,Ragheb J,Bhatia S,Steinbok P,Witiw CD,Widjaja E,Snead OC,Rutka JT

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To further elucidate the importance of anatomic variations in morphology of the foramen magnum and associated clinical implications, we conducted a morphometric study. METHODS:Seventy-two dry skulls were used for this study. Digital images were obtained of the foramen magnum from an inferior view. These imag...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Griessenauer CJ,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Isolated spinal aneurysms are rare; only a few have been reported. To the best of our knowledge, this series represents the largest experience with four ruptured spinal aneurysms, all of which were treated surgically. METHODS:Clinical information from the hospital charts and diagnostic images of four pati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gonzalez LF,Zabramski JM,Tabrizi P,Wallace RC,Massand MG,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the safety and feasibility of using convection-enhanced delivery to administer Cotara (Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tustin, CA), a novel radioimmunotherapeutic agent, to patients with malignant glioma. METHODS:Between April 1998 and November 2002, 51 patients with histologically confirmed malig...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Patel SJ,Shapiro WR,Laske DW,Jensen RL,Asher AL,Wessels BW,Carpenter SP,Shan JS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though robotic technology holds great potential for performing spinal surgery and advancing neurosurgical techniques, it is of utmost importance to establish its practicality and to demonstrate better clinical outcomes compared with traditional techniques, especially in the current cost-effective era. Several sys...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Roser F,Tatagiba M,Maier G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The superior ophthalmic vein (SOV) provides an alternative venous access for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulae. Its direct surgical exposure and cannulation can be difficult. This study was performed to identify anatomic landmarks to facilitate localization and exposure of the SOV. METHODS:The vasc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reis CV,Gonzalez FL,Zabramski JM,Hassan A,Deshmukh P,Albuquerque FC,Preul MC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranioplasty is almost as ancient as trephination, yet its fascinating history has been neglected. There is strong evidence that Incan surgeons were performing cranioplasty using precious metals and gourds. Interestingly, early surgical authors, such as Hippocrates and Galen, do not discuss cranioplasty and it was not...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sanan A,Haines SJ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Embolization before stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) has been shown to negatively affect obliteration rates, but its impact on the risks of radiosurgery-induced complications and latency period hemorrhage is poorly defined. OBJECTIVE:To determine, in a case-cont...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oermann EK,Ding D,Yen CP,Starke RM,Bederson JB,Kondziolka D,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case demonstrating the marked growth of an angiographically occult arteriovenous malformation is presented. A review of 58 cases in which an increase in the size of an arteriovenous malformation occurred suggested that the patient's initial age may have had an important role in such growth and that both the age and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wakabayashi S,Ohno K,Shishido T,Tamaki M,Matsushima Y,Hirakawa K

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the incidence and possible determinants of impaired vascular reserve in arteriovenous malformation (AVM)-affected brain, before and after surgery. METHODS:In a prospective study of 30 patients, the regional cerebrovascular reserve capacity (rCRC) and the vasodilated regional cerebral blood flow (r...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Van Roost D,Schramm J

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old pregnant woman presented with sudden diplopia, ataxia, hemiparesis, and headache secondary to a brain stem hemorrhage. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a hematoma associated with a probable cavernous hemangioma of the rostral brain stem. In this report, we discuss the MRI findings leading to the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ondra SL,Doty JR,Mahla ME,George ED

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their experience with experimental brain vascularization with the use of transplanted omentum majus. The possibility of treating cerebral ischemia with this method is discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yonekawa Y,Yaşargil MG

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Human error has been increasingly recognized as a cause of patient morbidity and mortality. One method of error prevention is the reporting of a near-miss event. We report that intravenous anesthetic agents were nearly injected into the external ventricular drainage (EVD) of a patient during an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Drake JM,Crawford MW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of syringomyelia remains a difficult and controversial problem. However, the recent advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and intraoperative ultrasound allows a more precise approach to the diagnosis and management of this disorder. Experience with 27 cases of syringomyelia has shown that MRI is superio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wilberger JE Jr,Maroon JC,Prostko ER,Baghai P,Beckman I,Deeb Z

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of very small trigeminal neurinomas arising proximal to Meckel's cave are presented. We believe that the overlap of the symptoms and signs of these tumors with those of atypical trigeminal neuralgia strengthens the concept of the latter entity also being due to compression of the trigeminal nerve solely with...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yonas H,Jannetta PJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of treatment for the victims of gunshot wounds to the brain remains quite controversial, particularly when these patients present with extensive neurological dysfunction. We propose guidelines regarding the degree and aggressiveness of therapy. The factors that seem to have a significant impact on the patie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nagib MG,Rockswold GL,Sherman RS,Lagaard MW

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:We present a unique case of an anterior cranial base von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL)-associated microcystic neoplasm. To determine the lesion's relationship with VHL and its appropriate management, we discuss its salient clinical, pathological, and molecular features. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Xu DS,Dirks MS,Quezado MM,Lubensky IA,Zhuang Z,Lonser RR,Asthagiri AR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)-based functional neuronavigation in surgery of cerebral gliomas with pyramidal tract (PT) involvement with respect to both perioperative assessment and follow-up outcome. METHODS:A prospective, randomized controlled study was conducted between 2001 and 2005. A conse...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wu JS,Zhou LF,Tang WJ,Mao Y,Hu J,Song YY,Hong XN,Du GH

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lateral extracavitary approach (LECA) and costotransversectomy (CTE) are 2 dorsolateral approaches that avoid entrance into the pleural cavity and facilitate ventral decompression. The indications and outcomes of each of these approaches have not been fully defined in the literature. OBJECTIVE:To assess...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lubelski D,Abdullah KG,Mroz TE,Shin JH,Alvin MD,Benzel EC,Steinmetz MP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The simple pathoanatomic concept that a narrowed spinal canal causes compression of the enclosed cord, leading to local tissue ischemia, injury, and neurological impairment, fails to explain the entire spectrum of clinical findings observed in cervical spondylotic myelopathy. A growing body of evidence indicates that ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Henderson FC,Geddes JF,Vaccaro AR,Woodard E,Berry KJ,Benzel EC

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To stratify the risk of embolization during the treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) by grade and to assess its impact on the overall treatment risk. METHODS:Patients with cerebral AVMs treated with embolization between 1995 and 2004 were retrospectively reviewed. Age, sex, AVM grade, loc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kim LJ,Albuquerque FC,Spetzler RF,McDougall CG

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring is used during intracranial aneurysm surgery to track the effects of anesthesia, surgical manipulation, and temporary clipping. OBJECTIVE:To present the outcomes of 663 consecutive patients (691 cases) treated surgically for intracranial aneurysms who underwe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wicks RT,Pradilla G,Raza SM,Hadelsberg U,Coon AL,Huang J,Tamargo RJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report presenting clinical symptoms, previous medical history, and survival rates for people with saccular intracranial aneurysms (IAs), in a defined population. METHODS:The medical records of all residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, with possible IAs were reviewed. Clinical manifestations at the time ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Menghini VV,Brown RD Jr,Sicks JD,O'Fallon WM,Wiebers DO

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the most frequent pituitary tumors. Visual symptoms from NFPAs are common and include visual field defects, loss of central vision, and motility problems resulting in diplopia. OBJECTIVE:To create evidence-based guidelines in an attempt to formulate guidance for...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Newman SA,Turbin RE,Bodach ME,Tumialan LM,Oyesiku NM,Litvack Z,Zada G,Patil CG,Aghi MK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual field abnormalities were studied in a retrospective analysis of 199 patients with epidural hematomas. One hundred three patients had been alert enough at the time of hospital admission to have had their visual fields examined, but in only 27 patients were visual fields documented in the charts. Six of the 27 pa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Matwijecky C,Steinbok P

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tuberculum sellae meningiomas frequently extend into the optic canals. OBJECTIVE:To emphasize the high frequency of optic canal (OC) involvement in tuberculum sellae meningiomas; the importance of opening the OC and of removing tumor within the canal; and the effect of this maneuver on visual outcome, recur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mahmoud M,Nader R,Al-Mefty O

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of malignant glioma of the optic nerves and chiasm may be difficult because these rare lesions may mimic other suprasellar lesions. We report a case of glioblastoma multiforme of the optic chiasm in which the appearance of the lesion on computed tomographic (CT) scan was consistent with that of craniopha...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barbaro NM,Rosenblum ML,Maitland CG,Hoyt WF,Davis RL

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The development of delayed ischemia caused by cerebral vasospasm remains a common cause of morbidity and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Preliminary studies suggest that 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) may decrease the risk of vasospasm, but additional ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kramer AH,Gurka MJ,Nathan B,Dumont AS,Kassell NF,Bleck TP

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00