Metabolic and nutritional sequelae in the non-steroid treated head injury patient.

abstract：:Stereotactic instillation of absolute alcohol into the sella turcica for pituitary destruction was carried out in 29 patients divided into two groups. Seventeen with prostatic carcinoma underwent a total of 19 injections with 94% good to excellent results that persisted throughout the remainder of the patient's life-s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levin AB,Katz J,Benson RC,Jones AG

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report of a series of adults (> 16 years of age) with pineoblastomas who had their entire neuraxis staged at the time of diagnosis. Between 1975 and 1992, seven men and four women with histologically proven pineoblastomas were evaluated at the University of California, San Francisco. The median age a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chang SM,Lillis-Hearne PK,Larson DA,Wara WM,Bollen AW,Prados MD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unexplained intraoperative or postoperative hemorrhage occurs in certain cases in the surgery of large arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), which are defined as those with maximal diameter of the nidus larger than 5 cm. Immediate postoperative angiograms were evaluated with reference to whether such hemorrhage could be...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takemae T,Kobayashi S,Sugita K

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The statement that intracranial meningiomas are cleavable tumors has to be seriously questioned from a surgical standpoint. The purpose of this study was 1) to analyze the operative reports of a personal series of meningiomas to evaluate the percentages of the tumors that could be dissected by passing in the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sindou MP,Alaywan M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In meningioma surgery, the completeness of resection is of great importance with regard to prognosis and recurrence. This is more difficult in meningiomas en plaque and cranial base meningiomas, which often involve the bone of the cranial base. We present a case in which radioguided resection of a meningioma ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dammers R,Hsu SP,Krisht AF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with partial or complete bilateral vertebral artery occlusion often present with signs and symptoms of transient ischemic attacks or infarction. Advances in phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging have led to noninvasive assessment of volumetric blood flow rates and direction that help in the worku...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,Chwajol M,Lefton D,Sen C,Berenstein A,Langer DJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate whether a beneficial clinical effect of cervical disk prostheses over conventional cervical diskectomy with fusion exists. METHODS:A literature search was completed ending February 4, 2009, that included the abstract books of recent major spine congresses. All studie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bartels RH,Donk R,Verbeek AL

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography has proven useful in children with craniosynostosis for the evaluation of deformity of the skull base, calvarium, and parenchymal brain structures. A retrospective analysis of 24 children seen during a 4-year period who had adequate preoperative, postoperative, and follow-up scans was carried out. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Carmel PW,Luken MG 3rd,Ascherl GF Jr

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a 2 g/kg intravenous bolus of mannitol on intracranial pressure (ICP) and white matter water content was determined by following the time course of ICP and spatial white matter water content after administration of mannitol in a hemispheric cold lesion model of vasogenic edema in the cat. After mannitol ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hartwell RC,Sutton LN

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is extremely difficult to treat. Approximately 70% of patients are poorly controlled diabetics, and many of the remainder are immunocompromised as a consequence of cytotoxic drugs, burn injuries, or end-stage renal disease. Despite standard treatment consisting of surgical debridem...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Adler DE,Milhorat TH,Miller JI

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if a window of time could be defined during which angioplasty would be most effective in reversing neurological decline and ultimately improving outcome. METHODS:Of a group of 466 patients, 93 underwent endovascular management of clinical vasospasm that was medically refractory. Eighty-four of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rosenwasser RH,Armonda RA,Thomas JE,Benitez RP,Gannon PM,Harrop J

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to weigh the risks of surgery against the presumed advantages, it is important to have specific knowledge about complication rates. OBJECTIVE:To study the surgical mortality and rate of reoperations for hematomas and infections after intracranial surgery for brain tumors in a large, contemporary, s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lassen B,Helseth E,Rønning P,Scheie D,Johannesen TB,Mæhlen J,Langmoen IA,Meling TR

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have demonstrated that omitting the routine use of adjuvant whole-brain radiation therapy for patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases may be a reasonable first-line strategy. Retrospective evidence suggests that fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (fSRT) may have a lower level of to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ammirati M,Kshettry VR,Lamki T,Wei L,Grecula JC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Nimodipine is commonly used to improve neurological outcomes after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Although nimodipine reportedly has high specificity for the cerebral vasculature, adverse systemic effects such as hypotension have been described. This case report describes a patient with traumatic sub...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Devlin JW,Coplin WM,Murry KR,Rengachary SS,Wilson RF

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow resistance (Ro) using a bolus injection method was carried out under normal conditions and in a state of artificially increased elastance produced by saline loading into the CSF space. These values of Ro were compared with Ro estimated by the steady state infusion method...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takizawa H,Gabra-Sanders T,Miller JD

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of ruptured distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysm associated with neurogenic pulmonary edema is presented. It is suggested that this association should not be accepted as a "taboo" for radical intervention followed by a proper management of ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure to maintain the an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yabumoto M,Kuriyama T,Iwamoto M,Kinoshita T

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of intracerebral hematoma from aneurysm rupture is an indication for craniotomy for clot evacuation and aneurysm clipping. Some centers have begun securing aneurysms with coil embolization followed by clot evacuation in the operating room. This approach requires transporting a patient from the a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Turner RD,Vargas J,Turk AS,Chaudry MI,Spiotta AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/vascular permeability factor (VPF) is a potent angiogenic growth factor implicated in the tumor angiogenesis/metastasis of a number of human cancers. Activation of receptors for VEGF/VPF is specifically mitogenic to endothelial cells and increases their permeability. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Provias J,Claffey K,delAguila L,Lau N,Feldkamp M,Guha A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Internal carotid artery (ICA) injury during sellar dural opening is a potentially catastrophic complication of transsphenoidal surgery. We describe two ICA injuries that occurred early in our endonasal transsphenoidal experience. We then describe our subsequent protocol to prevent this complication in which w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dusick JR,Esposito F,Malkasian D,Kelly DF

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the indications for, efficacy of, and safety of depth electrode placement using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided stereotactic surgery in patients with intractable epilepsy. METHODS:We analyzed retrospectively the results of depth electrode usage in 50 consecutive patients at the Universit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ross DA,Brunberg JA,Drury I,Henry TR

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to describe a modified technique for the reduction and stabilization of unstable Jefferson fractures. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We present the case of an isolated unstable Jefferson fracture in a 33-year-old woman. The patient was the victim of a motor vehicle accident. Her neurological examination was...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tessitore E,Momjian A,Payer M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new model of subacute compression of the spinal cord is described. Using an expanding epidural mass, a gradual, progressive, and highly reproducible neurological deficit was induced in rats over a 7-day period, resulting in paraplegia. Studies of spinal cord edema, disruption of the blood-spinal cord barrier, and so...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Arbit E,Galicich W,Galicich JH,Lau N

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GK-SRS) is a safe and noninvasive treatment used as adjuvant therapy for patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Several studies have yielded conflicting results in the effectiveness of radiosurgery in GBM. This study is a retrospective review of our institutional e...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hsieh PC,Chandler JP,Bhangoo S,Panagiotopoulos K,Kalapurakal JA,Marymont MH,Cozzens JW,Levy RM,Salehi S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many elements to the science that drives the clinical care of patients with brain metastases. Although part of an understanding that continues to evolve, a number of key historical misconceptions remain that commonly drive physicians' and researchers' attitudes and approaches. By understanding how these rela...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Kalkanis SN,Mehta MP,Ahluwalia M,Loeffler JS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The supraorbital approach is well accepted for lesions in the anterior fossa, the sellar region, and the anterior circle of Willis. However, the usefulness of this approach has not yet been elucidated for lesions in the interpeduncular fossa. The technique of an endoscope-assisted, ipsi- and contralateral sup...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Menovsky T,Grotenhuis JA,de Vries J,Bartels RH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifteen burr hole defects were filled with sterilized human cadaver skull in 45 patients ranging in age between 10 and 88 years. One to 6 allogeneic skull discs per patient were placed in all areas of the calvaria. The length of postoperative observation ranges between 6 months and 5 years. No instances of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Prolo DJ,Gutierrez RV,DeVine JS,Oklund SA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spine and nonspine skeletal metastases occur in more than 80% of patients with prostate cancer. OBJECTIVE:To examine the characteristics of the patient population undergoing surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer metastatic to the spine. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performed on all patie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chohan MO,Kahn S,Cederquist G,Reiner AS,Schwab J,Laufer I,Bilsky M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Comminuted sacral fractures present significant challenges for operative management. Open and percutaneous sacroiliac screws have been used for stabilization but carry not insignificant rates of complications, including wound infection for the former and malposition and neurological injury for...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hong J,Spire WJ,Simmons NE

更新日期：2013-03-01 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