Cerebral salt wasting after pituitary exploration and biopsy: case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a well-established surgical therapy for patients with Parkinson disease (PD). OBJECTIVE:To define the role of adjacent white matter stimulation in the effectiveness of STN-DBS. METHODS:We retrospectively evaluated 43 patients with PD who rece...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Avecillas-Chasin JM,Honey CR

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dramatic growth of meningiomas is occasionally encountered during pregnancy. While cell proliferation is often assumed, hemodynamic changes have also been touted as a cause. OBJECTIVE:We identified 17 meningiomas resected during pregnancy or within 3 weeks post-partum and characterized them to determine the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lusis EA,Scheithauer BW,Yachnis AT,Fischer BR,Chicoine MR,Paulus W,Perry A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two intracranial tumor volume variables have been shown to prognosticate survival of stereotactic-radiosurgery-treated brain metastasis patients: the largest intracranial tumor volume (LITV) and the cumulative intracranial tumor volume (CITV). OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the prognostic value of the Score...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hirshman BR,Wilson B,Ali MA,Proudfoot JA,Koiso T,Nagano O,Carter BS,Serizawa T,Yamamoto M,Chen CC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Examining the costs of single- and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is important for the identification of cost drivers and potentially reducing patient costs. A novel tool at our institution provides direct costs for the identification of potential drivers. OBJECTIVE:To assess peri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reese JC,Karsy M,Twitchell S,Bisson EF

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advanced cervical spondylosis (CS) can cause structural damage to the spinal cord resulting in long-term neurological impairment including neck pain and motor weakness. We hypothesized long-term structural reorganization within the brain in patients with CS. OBJECTIVE:To explore the associations between cor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Woodworth DC,Holly LT,Mayer EA,Salamon N,Ellingson BM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of elevation of the petrous bone due to hyperplasia of the occipital bone presenting as hemifacial spasm is reported. A 44-year-old man sought treatment for twitching of the buccal muscles on the right side that progressed rapidly in severity within 2 weeks of the onset. The anatomical details of the petrous an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka A,Tanaka T,Irie Y,Yoshinaga S,Tomonaga M

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who sustained an isolated transverse sacral fracture is presented. A large ventral sacral pseudomeningocele with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula developed. Eighteen previous cases of traumatic pseudomeningocele have been documented. A review of those cases leads these authors to conclude that: transverse s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Carter LP

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic lesions to the midbrain are rare. They are found in 1 to 3% of autopsy series of solitary brain metastases. The consensus of opinion in the current literature is that they are inoperable lesions and should be treated by radiation therapy alone. This is the first case report of a completely excised metastati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tobler WD,Sawaya R,Tew JM Jr

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Distal basilar artery aneurysms represent 5 to 8% of intracranial aneurysms. It is crucial to preserve all of the basilar apex perforating vessels when dissecting in this region. This report is the first to describe a rostral basilar perforating artery that was the anatomic origin of a cerebral...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ghogawala Z,Shumacher JM,Ogilvy CS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different fluids used in neurosurgery were tested for the production of blood-brain barrier dysfunction by applying them to the brain surface of the cat for 3 hours. Normal saline, Ringer's solution, and Elliott's Solution B induced no obvious damage either by closed subdural perfusion or when applied to the brain sur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vällfors B,Hansson HA,Svensson J

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neurenteric cysts (NCs) typically arise as benign ventral intradural extramedullary developmental malformations of the spine which contain heterotopic epithelium resembling the intestinal or respiratory tracts. Intracerebral NCs are extremely rare, though the frequency of symptomatic reports and incidental fi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tucker A,Miyake H,Tsuji M,Ukita T,Ito S,Matsuda N,Ohmura T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound infection after lumbar, thoracic, or cervical laminectomies is a rare but potentially devastating complication. It can range in severity from superficial wound infection to an extensive wound dehiscence. The usual treatment of these wounds consists of intensive local care, debridement, and appropriate antibiotic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shektman A,Granick MS,Solomon MP,Black P,Nair S

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We describe an innovative 1.7-mm-diameter, latex-free aspirator tip attachment (Circle Medical B.V., Wijchen, The Netherlands). This tip is designed to be used during tumor resection to avoid surgical trauma to the spinal cord surrounding an intramedullary tumor and the associated blood vessels. PATIENTS AND...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lefranc F,Brotchi J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that high dose naloxone (10 mg/kg) failed to promote recovery of motor function after a static load injury of the spinal cord in rats. In the present experiments, using the more traditional dynamic weight drop model, we tested megadose naloxone administered by the intraperitoneal route in 23 rat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Black P,Markowitz RS,Keller S,Wachs K,Gillespie J,Finkelstein SD

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a novel stent remodeling technique for the coiling of ruptured wide-neck cerebral aneurysms. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 46-year-old man presented with acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (Hunt and Hess grade IV), intracerebral hemorrhage, and hydrocephalus. Cerebral angiography revealed a wide-neck small ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lopes DK,Wells K

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Anterior cervical discectomy is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures of the cervical spine. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We describe a patient with a postoperative hemothorax as a complication after an anterior cervical discectomy. INTERVENTION:The patient was intubated, and reop...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Harhangi BS,Menovsky T,Wurzer HA

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SIC) is a poorly understood condition associated with periods of emotional and physical stress. The clinical approaches for management of SIC are supportive and reactive to patient symptoms. OBJECTIVE:To utilize next-generation exome sequencing to define genetic variation asso...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kalani MY,Siniard AL,Corneveaux JJ,Bruhns R,Richholt R,Forseth J,Zabramski JM,Nakaji P,Spetzler RF,Huentelman MJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The most common postoperative complication of the transsphenoidal approach is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea. If the dura is widely opened beyond the sellar floor and massive intraoperative CSF leakage is encountered, then the conventional packing method, in which the sella turcica is filled with pieces...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kitano M,Taneda M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stab wound to the right flank of a 24-year-old man produced immediate paralysis of both legs but spared sensation. Recovery was slow but sufficient to allow walking with a cane. Radicular artery interruption, in combination with systemic hypotension, is presumed to have caused selective watershed infarction of the s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Keane JR,Gamal R

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current surgical management guidelines for pediatric spondylolisthesis (PS) are reliant on data from single-center cohorts. OBJECTIVE:To analyze national trends and predictors of short-term outcomes in spinal fusion surgery for PS by performing a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the Kids' Inpatient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rumalla K,Yarbrough CK,Pugely AJ,Dorward IG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically appraise the study design and quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on neurosurgical procedures and to identify potential defects and biases. METHODS:Randomized controlled trials with at least five patients comparing any neurosurgical procedure against another procedur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vranos G,Tatsioni A,Polyzoidis K,Ioannidis JP

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate antagonists are the most powerful neuroprotective drugs in laboratory studies of focal cerebral ischemia. Because the majority of clinical conditions in which focal brain ischemia occurs are associated with high intracranial pressure (ICP), we have used the rat acute subdural hematoma model to evaluate the e...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kuroda Y,Fujisawa H,Strebel S,Graham DI,Bullock R

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is an important therapeutic option in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. The combination of an extratemporal epileptic focus and nonlesional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was often believed to portend a poor outcome. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the outcome and analyze potential prognostic ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： See SJ,Jehi LE,Vadera S,Bulacio J,Najm I,Bingaman W

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of postirradiation extracranial cerebrovascular disease is uncertain. Previous reported cases spanning 20 years of carotid surgery are difficult to evaluate, because patients may sometimes have unspecified symptoms, physical examinations, postoperative results, and follow-up. Also, the evolution of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Atkinson JL,Sundt TM Jr,Dale AJ,Cascino TL,Nichols DA

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tumor neogenesis is an uncommon but known consequence after therapeutic irradiation of the central nervous system. Causative agents for glioma induction remain unknown, but laboratory and clinical data suggest a possible role for radiation as a promotor. In the treatment of both pituitary adenomas and craniop...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Simmons NE,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We measured cerebrospinal fluid flow velocity by use of cine phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging to quantitate the effectiveness of surgical decompression in patients with cervical myelopathy. METHODS:Forty-seven patients with cervical myelopathy attributable to either spondylosis or ossification of th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tominaga T,Watabe N,Takahashi T,Shimizu H,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) procedure has become an accepted fusion technique for treating patients with degenerative disorders of the lumbar spine. Many consider laparoscopic ALIF to be the least invasive approach. A modification of the open laparotomy--the "mini-open" approach--is an attract...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaiser MG,Haid RW Jr,Subach BR,Miller JS,Smith CD,Rodts GE Jr

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The optimal surgical treatment for symptomatic temporal arachnoid cysts is controversial. Therapeutic options include cyst shunting, endoscopic fenestration, and craniotomy for fenestration. We reviewed the results for patients who were treated primarily with craniotomy and fenestration at our institution, to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levy ML,Wang M,Aryan HE,Yoo K,Meltzer H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of bilateral intracavernous internal carotid artery aneurysms is presented. The clinical and laboratory data strongly suggested the mycotic nature of the aneurysms. Internal carotid artery ligation was performed because of clinical evidence of progressive enlargement of the right-sided aneurysm. The left-s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Abbassioun K,Amirjamshidi A,Rahmat H

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the association between arachnoid cysts and subdural hygromas. METHODS:We reviewed five cases of arachnoid cysts that ruptured, producing acute subdural hygromas. The surgical management and diagnostic methods used are assessed. RESULTS:Five male patients ranging in age from 6 to 25 years sustain...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Albuquerque FC,Giannotta SL

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00