Clinical toxicity of combined modality treatment with nitrosourea derivatives for central nervous system tumors.

abstract：UNLABELLED:SUBAXIAL CERVICAL FACET DISLOCATION INJURIES: STANDARDS:There is insufficient evidence to recommend treatment standards. GUIDELINES:There is insufficient evidence to recommend treatment guidelines. OPTIONS:Closed or open reduction of subaxial cervical facet dislocation injuries is recommended. Treatment o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Walters BC,Grabb PA,Oyesiku NM,Przybylski GJ,Resnick DK,Ryken TC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Total brain water content changes in several cerebral pathological conditions and the measurement of brain water content are important for the selection of appropriate therapeutic procedures. We present a quantitative, in vivo, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method and propose its use for the accurate...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Grasso G,Alafaci C,Passalacqua M,Morabito A,Buemi M,Salpietro FM,Tomasello F

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the design and initial characterization of the dosimetry and radiobiology of a novel device for interstitial stereotactic radiosurgery. INSTRUMENTATION:The device is lightweight, handheld, and battery-powered, and it emits x-ray radiation from the tip of a probe 3 mm in diameter by 10 cm in length....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hakim R,Zervas NT,Hakim F,Butler WE,Beatty J,Yanch JC,Biggs PJ,Gall KP,Sliski AP

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral syphilitic gummata are rare manifestations of tertiary, meningovascular syphilis. No extensive characterization of these lesions has been published recently, and only a few small reviews containing imaging findings have been published to date. To better characterize cerebral gummata, we present a cas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fargen KM,Alvernia JE,Lin CS,Melgar M

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:We subtotally removed nine pediatric central gliomas (five brain stem and four thalamic) with the Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA). Greater than 70% of the tumor was removed in eight of the nine cases. Evoked potentials were monitored during six of the operations. Of the six children who were operated on ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Albright AL,Sclabassi RJ

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported experience is often used as a measure for quality of care, but no reports on patient satisfaction after cranial neurosurgery exist. OBJECTIVE:To study the association of overall patient satisfaction and surgical outcome and to evaluate the applicability of overall patient satisfaction as a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reponen E,Tuominen H,Hernesniemi J,Korja M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scalp cirsoid aneurysms are rare subcutaneous arteriovenous fistulae affecting the scalp. They can be easily misdiagnosed and mistreated. OBJECTIVE:To review reported cases of scalp cirsoid aneurysms for their incidence, etiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes using an illustrative case. M...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sofela A,Osunronbi T,Hettige S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotational vertebral artery syndrome (RVAS) is a rare entity about which previously published studies are mostly limited to individual case reports. OBJECTIVE:To report our decade-long experience with this syndrome in 9 patients with compression ranging from the occiput to C6. METHODS:We utilized a posteri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lu DC,Zador Z,Mummaneni PV,Lawton MT

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Injuries in professional football players are common because of the nature of the collisions and the frequency of axial loading to the cervical spine. These injuries should be thoroughly evaluated because they can put the player at risk of future injury and even paralysis. The focus of this re...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Drakos MC,Feeley BT,Barnes R,Muller M,Burruss TP,Warren RF

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The lack of treatment options for surgically inaccessible cavernous malformations has made radiosurgery a possible alternative to conservative management. The few previous reports of radiosurgical efficacy have been limited by small numbers, short follow-up, or lack of attention to the full spectrum of end po...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Amin-Hanjani S,Ogilvy CS,Candia GJ,Lyons S,Chapman PH

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because of the wide dissemination of malignant glioma cells by the time that malignant glioma is diagnosed, anti-invasive strategies that are designed to limit their further spread may be of little value unless mechanisms of the invasive cascade can be used to render invasive cells susceptible to cytoreductiv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshizato K,Zapf S,Westphal M,Berens ME,Giese A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although endoscopic perforation of the septum pellucidum in obstruction of the foramen of Monro is well known, detailed reports on endoscopic septostomy, including surgical technique and results are lacking in the literature. METHODS:All intracranial endoscopic procedures performed between February 1993 and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oertel JM,Schroeder HW,Gaab MR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although previous evidence suggests that the cognitive effects of concussions are cumulative, the effect of time interval between repeat concussions is largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of time interval between repeat concussions on the cognitive function of mice. METHODS:We used a weight-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Meehan WP 3rd,Zhang J,Mannix R,Whalen MJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of previous treatment on outcome and sensory disturbance after a retrogasserian glycerol injection for trigeminal neuralgia. Ninety-nine patients with trigeminal neuralgia underwent a retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy. Fifty-three of those patients experienced...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bergenheim AT,Hariz MI

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography is an important tool for noninvasive detection and monitoring of vasospasm and other pathological conditions of the intracranial vessels. OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that image-guided TCD allows rapid identification and blood-flow analysis of specific sections of the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kantelhardt SR,Greke C,Keric N,Vollmer F,Thiemann I,Giese A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring, including upper- and lower-extremity somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs), has been used to identify and prevent injury to neurovascular structures during conventional skull base surgery. The expanded endonasal approach (EEA) is a novel minimally invasive appr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Thirumala PD,Kassasm AB,Habeych M,Wichman K,Chang YF,Gardner P,Prevedello D,Snyderman C,Carrau R,Crammond DJ,Balzer J

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although real-time localization of gliomas has improved with intraoperative image guidance systems, these tools are limited by brain shift, surgical cavity deformation, and expense. OBJECTIVE:To propose a novel method to perform near-infrared (NIR) imaging during glioma resections based on preclinical and c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lee JY,Thawani JP,Pierce J,Zeh R,Martinez-Lage M,Chanin M,Venegas O,Nims S,Learned K,Keating J,Singhal S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the long-term follow-up of 31 patients with cavernous sinus meningiomas who were treated either with surgery and radiotherapy (RT) or with RT alone. This retrospective review was undertaken to compare long-term efficacy and morbidity of RT with or without previous surgery versus complete, aggressive...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dufour H,Muracciole X,Métellus P,Régis J,Chinot O,Grisoli F

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the incidence, possible causes, and treatment of persistent headache after suboccipital craniotomy have been discussed extensively, few data have been published regarding persistent headache after supratentorial craniotomy. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the senior author's patient series of 14...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaur A,Selwa L,Fromes G,Ross DA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were 15 cases of multiple meningiomas in a consecutive series of 168 cases of meningioma studied by computed tomography during the last 5 years. This incidence of 8.9% is significantly higher than the 1 to 3% incidence reported previously. A brief clinical survey of the 15 cases and a description of the location...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lusins JO,Nakagawa H

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accessory middle cerebral artery is a rare vascular anomaly of the brain. We describe a case of a ruptured aneurysm at the junction of the accessory middle cerebral artery and the horizontal portion of the anterior cerebral artery. The lesion was demonstrated by angiography and confirmed at surgery. No perforating...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kuwabara S,Naitoh H

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In four patients, shunt obstruction was accompanied by severe resting tremor involving principally the head, the jaw, the tongue, and the right upper extremity. Shunt revision resulted in improvement in each patient. Five similar patients have been reported. Although rare, the occurrence of parkinsonian tremor in a pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Keane JR

更新日期：1995-09-01 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:The source of fluid and the mechanism of cyst enlargement in syringomyelia are unknown. It has been demonstrated that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) normally flows from the subarachnoid space through perivascular spaces and into the spinal cord central canal. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stoodley MA,Gutschmidt B,Jones NR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of solitary neurogenic tumors of the brachial plexus unassociated with von Recklinghausen's disease are presented. One patient had a malignant schwannoma. The lesion of the other patient was benign and was diagnosed pathologically as a plexiform neurofibroma. These uncommon neurogenic tumors of the brachial ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Richardson RR,Siqueira EB,Oi S,Nunez C

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Basilar cranial fractures have been associated with injury to the carotid artery. We sought to determine whether fracture through the carotid canal was a significant risk factor for carotid injury. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performed, and 230 patients with basilar cranial fractures were identi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Resnick DK,Subach BR,Marion DW

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-month-old infant with a Dandy-Walker malformation underwent the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt to treat progressive hydrocephalus. On the initial computed tomographic scan, a subependymal cystic lesion larger than 1 cm in diameter was noted in the head of the right caudate nucleus, which enlarged to 3 c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rabb CH,Levy ML,McComb JG,Feigenbaum JA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the benefits of intraoperative autotransfusion of autologous blood on the conservation of allogenic blood, including cost-effectiveness and the consequences for hemoglobin level and coagulation tests. METHODS:The Hoemonetics Cell Saver 4 autotransfusion system (Hoemo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cataldi S,Bruder N,Dufour H,Lefevre P,Grisoli F,François G

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of mannitol on focal cerebral ischemia in cynomolgus monkeys was studied. After the implantation of a snare ligature about the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) and of deep electrodes for measurement of cerebral blood flow, unanesthetized animals underwent 4-hour MCA occlusion. Ten monkeys were untreated, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Peña H,Gaines C,Suess D,Crowell RM,Waggener JD,DeGirolami U

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00