Respiratory problems associated with head trauma.

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Cavernous malformations can present in children with a sporadic course of repeated hemorrhage and enlargement, but they are rarely aggressive, infiltrative, or multilobar. We present the case of a young boy with a complex cavernous malformation that evolved during the course of a decade to enco...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lawton MT,Vates GE,Quinones-Hinojosa A,McDonald WC,Marchuk DA,Young WL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients who sustained direct injury to the brain after insertion of intraventricular shunts and pressure monitoring lines, which resulted in permanent neuro-ophthalmic deficits. These included hemianopsia from an optic tract lesion, esotropia and residual bilateral facial paresis from dorsal pontine in...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shults WT,Hamby S,Corbett JJ,Kardon R,Winterkorn JS,Odel JG

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:THE IDEAL GRAFT material to promote spinal fusion should possess osteoconductive, osteoinductive, and osteogenic properties. Although autogenous bone graft has all three qualities and is the standard for comparison, research has focused on finding alternatives that have similar efficacy but not the morbidities associa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gottfried ON,Dailey AT

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five intramedullary cavernous angiomas were surgically removed after being localized by intraoperative ultrasound imaging. Two patients were men, and three were women; in three patients, the symptoms had an acute onset, whereas in the other two, it was gradual. The vascular malformation was localized in the dorsal tra...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lunardi P,Acqui M,Ferrante L,Fortuna A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are rare intracranial lesions associated with a high risk of intracranial hemorrhage. Reported hemorrhage rates have ranged from 62 to 91%, and an aggressive clinical course is more likely than a benign clinical course. We describe the first case of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Deshmukh VR,Chang S,Albuquerque FC,McDougall CG,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interstitial infusion, a form of local delivery that bypasses the blood-brain barrier, has been shown to afford high regional concentrations of a therapeutic molecule while avoiding systemic exposure. The distribution of monoclonal antibodies administered via interstitial infusion has not been characterized, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Luther N,Cheung NK,Dunkel IJ,Fraser JF,Edgar MA,Gutin PH,Souweidane MM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atherosclerotic stenosis or obstruction of the innominate artery is rare. Traditional surgical management is a technically demanding intervention with acceptable, but not negligible, rates of morbidity and mortality. Endovascular approaches to supraaortic lesions have been successful and are now the preferred...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stiefel MF,Park MS,McDougall CG,Albuquerque FC

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The residency program in neurological surgery at Northwestern University was founded in 1924 by Loyal Davis and was formally accredited by the American Board of Neurological Surgery in 1946. Allen Kanavel, mentor to Davis, was one of the original members of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. Five individuals have s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Engelhard HH,Grant J,Ciric IS,Wetzel NC,Batjer HH

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the factors associated with functional recovery after traumatic transtentorial herniation, we reviewed the records of 153 consecutive patients admitted with clinical signs of transtentorial herniation (altered level of consciousness, anisocoria or pupillary unresponsiveness, and abnormal motor findings). ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Andrews BT,Pitts LH

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation attempts to determine whether increased survival time seen when the F98 glioma model is treated with boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) is a result of inhibition of tumor growth caused by radiation-induced alterations in endothelial cells and normal tissue components. This indirect effect of radia...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Goodman JH,McGregor JM,Clendenon NR,Gahbauer RA,Barth RF,Soloway AH,Fairchild RG

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular neurosurgical procedures are complex, requiring significant planning, foresight, and coordination. The neuroanesthetist is an integral part of these procedures, organizing efforts of the technicians and nurses and responding to the needs of the neurointerventionalist. The purpose of this article is to rev...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Armonda RA,Vo AH,Dunford J,Bell RS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease from a pituitary adenoma is an effective and safe treatment. Definitive preoperative diagnosis of Cushing's disease caused by a pituitary adenoma is often difficult, particularly in patients with normal imaging studies and a normal sella turcica. We present the ou...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Semple PL,Vance ML,Findling J,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visualization of the ostium of an arteriotomy by staining it blue with methylrosaniline chloride (pyoctaninum blue) in anastomotic bypass surgery for children with moyamoya disease is described. This technique enables surgeons to create an anastomosis more precisely and quickly. No adverse effects were observed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kamiyama H,Takahashi A,Houkin K,Mabuchi S,Abe H

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat model of cortical vein occlusion by the photochemical thrombotic technique was used to evaluate whether monitoring the change in the local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) could predict brain damage after cortical vein occlusion. The cortical vein occlusion was attained by using the photochemical thrombotic technique,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakase H,Kakizaki T,Miyamoto K,Hiramatsu K,Sakaki T

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:With the decrease in the number of cerebral aneurysms treated surgically and the increase of complexity of those treated surgically, there is a need for simulation-based tools to teach future neurosurgeons the operative techniques of aneurysm clipping. OBJECTIVE:To develop and evaluate the usefulness of a n...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alaraj A,Luciano CJ,Bailey DP,Elsenousi A,Roitberg BZ,Bernardo A,Banerjee PP,Charbel FT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The concept of neurovascular decompression for the treatment of hemifacial spasm is now widely accepted. In this study, we report our long-term results for 145 cases treated with this procedure. METHODS:The results of 145 microvascular decompressions to treat hemifacial spasm (performed between 1980 and 1998...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Samii M,Günther T,Iaconetta G,Muehling M,Vorkapic P,Samii A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Two patients with vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia sustained massive fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage from rupture of the basilar artery wall. Hemorrhage from this entity is not widely known to occur during its natural history and may be exacerbated by systemic anticoagulation. CLINICAL PRESENTATIO...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rabb CH,Barnwell SL

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the metastasis of a rectal carcinoid to the dura mater of the posterior fossa. The clinical presentation was unusual because of a 10-year latent period between resection of the primary rectal tumor and symptoms and signs of the posterior fossa metastasis; the radiological findings were atypical of a metastas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bouldin TW,Killebrew K,Boone SC,Gay RM

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Neurofibromas are benign neural sheath tumors arising from intraneural supporting cells. Such tumors are characteristic of neurofibromatosis Type I (von Recklinghausen disease) but also occur sporadically. Vascular involvement by neurofibromata is rare, but has been described in the past in the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Châtillon CE,Guiot MC,Corriveau MM,Jacques L

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the neurosurgical literature have surged in popularity over the last decade. It is our concern that, without a renewed effort to critically interpret and appraise these studies as high or low quality, we run the risk of the quality and value of evidence-based medicine in neurosu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lu VM,Graffeo CS,Perry A,Link MJ,Meyer FB,Dawood HY,Mekary RA,Smith TR

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Resection strategies for the treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are a matter of discussion. Few data on the significance of resection type are available for pediatric patients with TLE. METHODS:Data for a series of 89 children who were surgically treated for TLE were analyzed. A first cohort of patien...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Clusmann H,Kral T,Gleissner U,Sassen R,Urbach H,Blümcke I,Bogucki J,Schramm J

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:For patients with internal carotid artery occlusion with advanced narrowing of the ipsilateral external carotid artery (ECA), we performed preventive carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for the ECA stenosis before superficial temporal artery (STA) to middle cerebral artery (MCA) anastomosis for internal carotid arte...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kawamata T,Okada Y,Kawashima A,Yamaguchi K,Hori T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tractography based on diffusion tensor imaging has become a popular tool for delineating white matter tracts for neurosurgical procedures. OBJECTIVE:To explore whether navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) might increase the accuracy of fiber tracking. METHODS:Tractography was performed accord...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Forster MT,Hoecker AC,Kang JS,Quick J,Seifert V,Hattingen E,Hilker R,Weise LM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Experimental brain tumor gene therapy with the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) gene has demonstrated that not only HSV-tk transduced but surrounding non-HSV-tk transduced cells are killed when given ganciclovir. This so-called bystander effect has recently been shown to be dependent on connexin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Estin D,Li M,Spray D,Wu JK

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with acoustic neurinomas varying in size from 7 to 30 mm were treated by stereotactic radiosurgery and then were followed for 4 years. The tumors of eight patients decreased 1 to 10 mm in diameter, no change was found in two, and the tumor increased slightly in three patients. Loss of the ability to ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Norén G,Arndt J,Hindmarsh T

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elective stenting for intracranial stenosis is under study as an effective means of reducing stroke risk. At most institutions, these procedures are performed and monitored after the induction of general anesthesia. OBJECTIVE:To report our success with elective intracranial stenting and angioplasty performe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chamczuk AJ,Ogilvy CS,Snyder KV,Ohta H,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the recent interest in familial cerebral aneurysms, the epidemiology, natural history, pattern of inheritance, screening of asymptomatic relatives, and the search for a biochemical marker remain problematic. To assess these issues, we report the results of our prospective study of 30 patients with 38 aneurysms...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Melanson D,Tampieri D,Guttmann RD

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate surgical access to the craniocervical junction using 3 endoscopic approaches: endonasal, transoral, and transcervical. METHODS:Nine cadaveric specimens were used. Image guidance was used in 1 specimen for each approach; fluoroscopy was used in every case. The Vitrea imaging station (Vital Images ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Baird CJ,Conway JE,Sciubba DM,Prevedello DM,Quiñones-Hinojosa A,Kassam AB

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though the Pipeline Embolization Device (Medtronic) is approved for use in adults 22 yr and older, the high efficacy and long-term durability of the device is attractive for treatment of intracranial aneurysms in younger patients who often have aneurysms less amenable to traditional endovascular treatments. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cherian J,Srinivasan V,Froehler MT,Grossberg JA,Cawley CM,Hanel RA,Puri A,Dumont T,Ducruet AF,Albuquerque F,Arthur A,Cheema A,Spiotta A,Anadani M,Lopes D,Saied A,Kim L,Kelly CM,Chen PR,Mocco J,De Leacy R,Powers

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00