Target Selection of Directional Lead in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

abstract：:A 57-year-old male presented with a rare case of spontaneous vertebral arteriovenous fistula manifesting as radiculopathy of the right arm, subsequently associated with pulsating tinnitus and vascular bruit in the nape. He had a past history of chiropractic-induced vertebrobasilar infarction. Angiography showed a simp...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yoshida S,Nakazawa K,Oda Y

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical outcome and resumption of work were investigated in 21 patients with lumbar discogenic pain (15 males and 6 females, mean age 37.2 years), who failed to respond to intensive conservative therapy, treated by transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) augmented with the pedicle screw system from January ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takahashi T,Hanakita J,Minami M,Honda F,Kuraishi K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two nonimmunosuppressed patients with primary intracranial malignant lymphoma demonstrated ring-enhanced lesion on postcontrast CT scans. One patient underwent total removal of the tumor and the other patient biopsy, both followed by whole brain irradiation. Histological examination revealed the tumors contained diffu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tan EC,Wakabayashi S,Kanai H,Nagai H

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic significance of the variety of changes in the internal auditory meatus (IAM) caused by vestibular schwannoma was retrospectively analyzed in 69 consecutive patients with vestibular schwannoma. Preoperative bone-window computed tomography was used to classify IAM changes into extensive destruction (17%),...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamakami I,Uchino Y,Kobayashi E,Saeki N,Yamaura A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old male with two mycotic aneurysms associated with infective endocarditis was treated by endovascular surgery before mitral valve replacement. Angiography revealed a ruptured proximal aneurysm and an unruptured distal aneurysm on the right middle cerebral artery. The ruptured aneurysm was successfully treat...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Watanabe A,Hirano K,Ishii R

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intralaminar screw construct has been recently introduced in C6-C7 fixation. The aim of the study is to compare the stability afforded by three different C7 posterior fixation techniques using a three-dimensional finite element model of a C6-C7 cervical spine motion segment. Finite element models representing thre...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hong JT,Qasim M,Espinoza Orías AA,Natarajan RN,An HS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal epidural cavernous hemangiomas are very rare; only 18 cases have been reported in the literature. The authors describe the case of a 38-year-old male whose first symptom was numbness of the foot, which, after 2 years, spread to the abdomen. On admission, he had no weakness but exhibited hyper-reflex of the lowe...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kurose K,Kishi H,Sadatoh T

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old female presented with an unusual intracranial extracerebral neuroblastoma originating from the dura mater. The tumor was located in the right frontal convexity, and had adhered neither to the underlining arachnoid membrane nor the cerebral cortex. The tumor feeders were meningeal arteries. Light microsco...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii N,Sawamura Y,Aoki T,Nagashima K,Kashiwaba T,Abe H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior decompression of a cervical ossified posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) which involves the dura mater occasionally results in a postoperative cerebrospinal fluid fistula. Bone window computed tomography (CT) was carried out to detect dural defects in 21 patients with cervical OPLL. Twelve of 21 patients h...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hida K,Iwasaki Y,Koyanagi I,Abe H

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year-old boy presented with a rare case of intracranial metastasis 33 months after surgical treatment for Ewing's sarcoma of the rib. His chief complaints were headache, right hemiparesis, and disturbance of speech. Computed tomography revealed a large metastatic lesion in the left occipitoparietal region. The tu...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mizushima H,Jinbo H,Shimazu M,Abe T,Kunii N,Matsumoto K

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term survival probability, causes of delayed mortality, and relationship between short-term outcome and long-term survival after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were retrospectively studied in 106 patients followed up for longer than 5 years. The Kaplan-Meier cumulative survival probabilities at 1 month, 6...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Mori T,Mori K,Kurisaka M,Morimoto M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old man with a cardiac pacemaker for bradycardia fell down and presented with sudden onset of right hemiplegia and aphasia. Initial computed tomography (CT) showed no cerebral infarction but angiography revealed occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA). Local intra-arterial thrombolysis with tissue...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Meguro T,Higashi H,Nishimoto K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subarachnoid hemorrhage due to rupture of a pre-existing intracranial aneurysm has quite a poor outcome in spite of intensive medical care. Hemodynamic stress loaded on intracranial arterial walls is considered as a trigger and a regulator of formation and progression of the disease, but how intracranial arterial wall...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyata H,Shimizu K,Koseki H,Abekura Y,Kataoka H,Miyamoto S,Nozaki K,Narumiya S,Aoki T

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 23-year-old female developed a massive hemorrhage in the left frontal lobe from a ruptured aneurysm on a distal branch of the left anterior cerebral artery. The aneurysm was associated with an astrocytoma. The histopathological findings suggested that the aneurysm may have been due to the destruction of the arterial...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kadota Y,Hatashita S,Sakakibara T,Takagi S

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of Wilms' tumor gene WT1 protein was investigated immunohistochemically in 73 glial tumors, including 60 astrocytic tumors, eight oligodendroglial tumors, and five ependymal tumors. WT1 protein was detected in 70 of the 73 glial tumors (95.9%) examined. Almost all glioblastomas, anaplastic astrocytomas,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashiba T,Izumoto S,Kagawa N,Suzuki T,Hashimoto N,Maruno M,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old male presented with an extremely unusual case of solitary clivus metastasis from gastric cancer manifesting as mild headache and diplopia 10 years after radical excision of the primary tumor. The patient underwent surgical resection using an endoscopic transsphenoidal approach. Histological examination r...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukushima M,Katayama Y,Shigemori Y,Miyake H,Hirayama T,Kotani A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple new method for making a rat post-angioplasty stenosis model was developed using a single-lumen compliant balloon catheter/guidewire system and no special diet. This technique was applied to 10 9-week-old Wistar rats fed a normal diet. The catheter/guidewire system was inserted from the external carotid artery...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsuruta W,Yamamoto T,Suzuki K,Yoshida F,Matsumura A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old female presented with basilar invagination and kyphoscoliosis of the cervical spine associated with a large intercarotid paraganglioma. She had suffered from pharyngeal discomfort from the age of 9 years due to the tumor. The tumor had originated from the right carotid body and extended in the parapharyn...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ishii N,Sawamura Y,Tada M,Kato T,Abe H

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male neonate with vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation developed fetal heart failure after a gestation period of 37 weeks. Labor was induced, but a cesarean section had to be performed because of fetal distress. His Apgar scores were 2/8 at birth. The boy required controlled ventilation due to generalized seizure a...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Komiyama M,Nishikawa M,Yasui T,Kitano S,Sakamoto H,Inoue T

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic lumbar synovial cysts (LSCs) are a rare cause of degenerative narrowing of the spinal canal, with thecal sac or nerve root compression. True synovial cysts have a thick wall lined by synovial cells, containing granulation tissue, numerous histiocytes, and giant cells. In contrast, pseudo-cysts lack special...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ganau M,Ennas F,Bellisano G,Ganau L,Ambu R,Faa G,Maleci A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of postoperative neurological deficits is a major concern of spinal surgeons and has led to the introduction and current development of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring. We have used motor evoked potentials and somatosensory evoked potentials as routine monitoring techniques and, in some cases, ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeda M,Yamaguchi S,Morishige M,Eguchi K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between various clinical parameters and MIB-1 (Ki-67) staining indices was evaluated in 58 acoustic neurinomas. The index ranged from 0.37% to 6.61% (mean 1.70%), and did not correlate with age, sex, or initial tumor volume. Sixteen of the 18 tumors removed subtotally or partially showed regrowth, and ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yokoyama M,Matsuda M,Nakasu S,Nakajima M,Handa J

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old man presented with a hemorrhagic central neurocytoma manifesting as acute onset of disturbance of consciousness and right hemiparesis. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a tumor in the left lateral ventricle during the course of evaluation for mental alteration 12 days before onset, but the tumor was ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Terakawa Y,Tsuruno T,Ishibashi K,Okada Y,Shimotake K,Murata T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old woman suffered transient mydriasis and prolonged facial nerve palsy after intracisternal papaverine application subsequent to elective clipping of an unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysm. The mydriasis resolved within 90 minutes, but the facial nerve dysfunction persisted for 2 months before comple...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Lang EW,Neugebauer M,Ng K,Fung V,Clouston P,Dorsch NW

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 85-year-old male presented with bilateral chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) resulting in unilateral oculomotor nerve paresis and brainstem symptoms immediately after removal of both hematomas in a single operation. Initial computed tomography on admission demonstrated marked thick bilateral hematomas buckling the ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Okuchi K,Fujioka M,Maeda Y,Kagoshima T,Sakaki T

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment modality for intractable epilepsy with cavernous angioma in the dominant hemisphere is still unclear. Three patients with medically intractable seizures associated with cavernous angioma in the dominant hemispheric temporal lobe underwent tailored resection based on magnetic resonance (MR) imagi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Arita K,Kurisu K,Iida K,Hanaya R,Sugiyama K,Akimitsu T,Takeshita S,Kiura Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old male and a 55-year-old female presented with unruptured aneurysms in the clinoid segment of the carotid artery. Intraoperative rupture during removal of the anterior clinoid process resulted in unintended carotid artery occlusion in the former patient, causing hemispherical infarction and death. However,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nagasawa S,Ogawa R,Suyama Y,Ohta T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neonate with hydrocephalus associated with Dandy-Walker malformation was successfully treated with an endoscopic placement of a transaqueductal ventricular single catheter. The modified catheter was provided with additional fenestration on its proximal side to allow simultaneous drainage from both the supra- and inf...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Morigaki R,Pooh KH,Nakagawa Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old man presented with a rare case of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) associated with dural sinus thrombosis (DST) manifesting as severe postural headache which was relieved by lying down. Initial cerebrospinal fluid pressure was low. He was treated with hydration and rest under a diagnosis of SIH...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeuchi S,Takasato Y,Masaoka H,Hayakawa T,Otani N,Yoshino Y,Yatsushige H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulation factors were studied in 30 fluids aspirated from 25 patients with chronic subdural hematoma. Compared with the normal range for plasma, the hematoma fluids demonstrated a marked reduction in factors II, V, VII, VIII, and X, moderate reduction of factors IX and XI, and slight reduction of XII. Factor VII an...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kawakami Y,Tanimoto T,Shimamura Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00