Intraoperative angiography in cerebral aneurysm and AV-malformation.

abstract：:Multimodally evoked potentials were registered in 85 patients who fulfilled the criteria for brain death. While somatosensory and visual evoked potentials have been found to be of limited value for the diagnosis of brain death, the stepwise abolition of brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) confirmed brain deat...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Firsching R,Frowein RA,Wilhelms S,Buchholz F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) plays an important role in diagnosing intracranial tumors and predicting the histopathological grade of the tumor. However, the differences in the ADC values between craniopharyngiomas and germ cell tumors (GCTs) have not been clarified. We t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kinoshita Y,Yamasaki F,Tominaga A,Ohtaki M,Usui S,Arita K,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to describe our series of nine unclippable and uncoilable ruptured aneurysms in eight patients treated by microsurgical wrapping with autologous muscle. Records were retrospectively reviewed for rebleeding rate, morbidity and mortality, changes in size or the aneurysm's configurations, and...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Germanò A,Priola S,Angileri FF,Conti A,La Torre D,Cardali S,Raffa G,Merlo L,Granata F,Longo M,Tomasello F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological improvement in patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (SDAVF) is often partial even after adequate treatment. While treatment outcomes have been evaluated primarily on the basis of the postoperative changes in neurological deficits, outcome measures should also reflect the patient-reported outc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sasamori T,Hida K,Osanai T,Yano S,Seki T,Houkin K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative wound healing can pose a problem in patients undergoing instrumented surgery for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. Robotic guidance allows the minimally invasive placement of pedicle screws in the thoracolumbar spine. We assessed whether using this technique to perform minimally invasive surgery had an impact o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Alaid A,von Eckardstein K,Smoll NR,Solomiichuk V,Rohde V,Martinez R,Schatlo B

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is a hydrodynamic disorder whose etiology remains unclear. The diagnosis is mainly clinical and the traditional treatment is cerebrospinal fluid shunt diversion. With the introduction of modern management strategies, endoscopic third ventriculostomy has become a viable alternat...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Tasiou A,Brotis AG,Esposito F,Paterakis KN

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a natural precursor of protoporphyrin IX (PP IX), which possesses fluorescent properties and is more intensively accumulated in tumor cells than in normal tissue. Therefore, the use of 5-ALA in the surgical treatment of intracranial tumors, particularly gliomas, has gained popularity i...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Potapov AA,Goryaynov SA,Okhlopkov VA,Shishkina LV,Loschenov VB,Savelieva TA,Golbin DA,Chumakova AP,Goldberg MF,Varyukhina MD,Spallone A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial complexity of highly vulnerable structures makes surgical resection of brainstem cavernomas (BSC) a challenging procedure. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows for the visualization of white matter tracts and enables a better understanding of the anatomical location of corticospinal and sensory tracts bef...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ulrich NH,Kockro RA,Bellut D,Amaxopoulou C,Bozinov O,Burkhardt JK,Sarnthein J,Kollias SS,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke therapy has been revolutionized in the past two decades with the widespread implementation of chemical thrombolysis for acute stroke. However, chemical thrombolysis continues to be limited in its efficacy secondary to relatively short time windows and a high associated risk of hemorrhage. In an attempt to minim...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ansari S,Rahman M,McConnell DJ,Waters MF,Hoh BL,Mocco J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radical excision of meningioma is suggested to provide for the best tumor control rates. However, aggressive surgery for meningiomas located at the posterior cranial fossa may lead to elevated postoperative morbidity of adjacent cranial nerves which in turn worsens patients' postoperative quality of life. Therefore, w...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Schneider M,Schuss P,Güresir Á,Borger V,Vatter H,Güresir E

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic biopsies represent a routine neurosurgical procedure for the diagnosis of intracranial lymphomas and selected diffusely infiltrating gliomas. Acquisition of tissue samples that do not allow correct tumor typing and grading is, however, not uncommon. Five-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has been shown to accum...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Widhalm G,Minchev G,Woehrer A,Preusser M,Kiesel B,Furtner J,Mert A,Di Ieva A,Tomanek B,Prayer D,Marosi C,Hainfellner JA,Knosp E,Wolfsberger S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residual and recurrent intracranial aneurysms after surgical clipping present a persistent risk of bleeding. Secondary coiling after incomplete clipping represents a strategy to occlude the residual sac: feasibility, bleeding risk and outcome were evaluated through a systematic review of literature along with the seri...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Della Pepa GM,Bianchi F,Scerrati A,Albanese A,Cotroneo E,Delitala A,Gigli R,La Rocca G,Marchese E,Pedicelli A,Puca A,Sabatino G,Olivi A,Sturiale CL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric cortical ependymomas (CEs) are rare; the clinical features and optimal treatment remain ill-defined. We aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics and outcome of pediatric CEs based on institutional series and literature review. Thirteen children with CEs from our department were included in the present s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wang Q,Cheng J,Zhang S,Li Q,Hui X,Ju Y

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated method of measuring cerebral atrophy is introduced. Using this method we studied patients with multiple sclerosis and a control group showing premature cerebral atrophy in multiple sclerosis (P = 1,32 x 10(-8) for male and P = 3,6 x 10(-14) for female). There was only a weak correlation between cerebral a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hageleit U,Will CH,Seidel D

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The orbitotomy has a central importance in craniofacial surgery. It is indicated for premature craniosynostoses, malformations and tumor surgery. The aim of the treatment is to correct functional disturbances and aesthetic impairments. Anatomical structures must be respected. Functional and anatomical aspects of the o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mühling J,Collmann H,Reuther J,Sörensen N

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique to reconstruct the posterior elements of the spinal canal in osteoplastic laminotomy is described. The use of titanium microplates allows a stable fixation of the laminar arch with optimal realignment of the lamina cut ends. The titanium implants are fully compatible with magnetic resonance imaging. The au...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wiedemayer H,Schoch B,Stolke D

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously introduced a novel noninvasive technique of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in children with open fontanelles. Within this study, we describe the first clinical implementation and results of this new technique in management of children with hydrocephalus caused by intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Behmanesh B,Gessler F,Dubinski D,Quick-Weller J,Cattani A,Schubert-Bast S,Seifert V,Konczalla J,Freiman TM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with two distinct brain tumors. A meningioma was resected surgically. Nine months later a glioblastoma appeared in the same region, but at a different site. This was not treated, because the patient died. The clinical significance and etiology of these tumors are considered. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Raco A,Cervoni L,Salvati M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is a spontaneous bleeding in the posterior fossa, which can be rarely observed as a complication of spine surgery. As well as for RCH reported after supratentorial procedures, it shows a characteristic bleeding pattern defined "zebra sign". Nowadays, RCH pathophysiology still remai...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sturiale CL,Rossetto M,Ermani M,Baro V,Volpin F,Milanese L,Denaro L,d'Avella D

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermediate nerve schwannomas (INS) are extremely rare lesions in literature. They have been described mimicking facial nerve schwannomas, but not vestibular schwannomas (VS). We aimed to review the previously published cases, as well as the evidence to believe that they are far more common, though usually misdiagnos...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Constanzo F,Teixeira BCA,Sens P,Escuissato D,Ramina R

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximally located posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysms, projecting postero-laterally in proximity to the tentorium, may pose a technical challenge for microsurgical clipping due to obscuration of the proximal aneurysmal neck by the anterior petroclinoid fold. We describe an efficacious technique utilizing ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Nossek E,Setton A,Dehdashti AR,Chalif DJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In neurosurgical operations, proper craniotomy using retractors is necessary. Various surgical instruments are used for this purpose, including standard retractors and multipurpose head frame retractor systems. However, the conventional multipurpose head frame system is often not optimal for use in some craniotomies a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ryu B,Sato S,Inoue T,Kawamata T,Okada Y

更新日期：2020-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite decades of study, the etiology of brain cancer remains elusive. However, extensive molecular characterization of primary brain tumors has been accomplished, outlining recurrent features that are proving useful for devising targeted therapies. There are far too few patients available for comparing the efficacy ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dinca EB,Voicu RV,Ciurea AV

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to ascertain if stereotactic neurosurgical biopsy (SNB) optimizes the therapy of undefined CNS masses. The design was of retrospective treatment and outcome analysis and the setting was a large general hospital. We studied a total of 141 patients with undefined, space-occupying CNS lesi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Plunkett R,Allison RR,Grand W

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 78 patients with spinal cord injuries. Operation is not indicated in cord contusion, extended bleeding into the spinal canal or severe fracture dislocation. However, it would seem advisable to operate on patients with vertebral fractures, particularly at the lower thoracic and lumbar levels, if intraspinal ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Köning W,Frowein RA,Thun F,Stammler A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teflon is utilized in neurosurgery as well as in plastic, vascular and heart surgery. Although the effect of Teflon on different types of cells and tissues has been previously studied, we are not aware of any study in which the effect of Teflon was tested on cells of the central nervous system. We have therefore exami...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ammar A,Lagenaur C,Jannetta P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several studies have suggested that aneurysmal wall inflammation and laminar thrombus are associated with the rupture of saccular aneurysms, the mechanisms leading to the rupture remain obscure. We performed full exposure of aneurysms before clip application and attempted to keep the fibrin cap on the rupture...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hokari M,Nakayama N,Nishihara H,Houkin K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery for intraventricular tumors remains a controversial and evolving field, with endoscopic resection becoming more popular. We present a series of nine consecutive cases of purely endoscopic resection of intraventricular tumors with the aid of an ultrasonic aspirator specific for neuroendoscopy. Nine patients (fi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ibáñez-Botella G,Segura M,De Miguel L,Ros B,Arráez MÁ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct delivery of antibiotics to the ventricular system offers an alternative for the management of nosocomial meningitis. However, the available literature frequently results in controversial findings regarding its safety. The present meta-analysis aimed at summarizing the risk of local complications after the admin...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Brotis AG,Churis I,Karvouniaris M

更新日期：2019-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hydrocephalus is a well-documented complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The insertion of external ventricular drainage (EVD) has been the standard of care in the management of this complication, aiming primarily at immediate improvement of the clinical condition of these patients, making them more suitable c...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Fountas KN,Kapsalaki EZ,Machinis T,Karampelas I,Smisson HF,Robinson JS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00