Usefulness of the orbitofrontomalar approach associated with bone reconstruction for frontotemporosphenoid meningiomas.

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：:Neurosurgery in Uganda was virtually non-existent up until late 1960s. This changed when Dr. Jovan Kiryabwire spearheaded development of a neurosurgical unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala. His work ethic and vision set the stage for rapid expansion of neurosurgical care in Uganda.At the beginning of the 2000s, Uganda ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haglund MM,Warf B,Fuller A,Freischlag K,Muhumuza M,Ssenyonjo H,Mukasa J,Mugamba J,Kiryabwire J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Delayed cerebral ischemia resulting from vasospasm is a major cause of morbidity and death in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Milrinone, because it inhibits Type IV cyclic adenosine monophosphate-specific phosphodiesterase enzyme in both cardiac and vascular smooth muscle, is a powerful inot...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Khajavi K,Ayzman I,Shearer D,Jones SC,Levy JH,Prayson RA,Skibinski CI,Hahn JF,Chyatte D

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a computed tomography-based computer-assisted stereotactic technique for performing 3rd ventriculostomy. The procedure has been performed on seven patients with acquired obstructive hydrocephalus of various etiologies. None of these patients have yet required shunting. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kelly PJ,Goerss S,Kall BA,Kispert DB

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：:Intraoperative monitoring with electroencephalography and the use of brain protection with steroids, phenytoin, mannitol, and pentobarbital or etomidate were evaluated in 15 patients undergoing operation for an aneurysm of the upper basilar artery. One patient harbored a basilar trunk aneurysm, 1 an aneurysm of the pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Muizelaar JP

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resection is a critical component in the initial treatment of glioblastoma (GBM). Often GBMs are resected using an intralesional method. Circumferential perilesional resection of GBMs has been described, but with limited data. OBJECTIVE:To conduct an observational retrospective analysis to test whether peri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Al-Holou WN,Hodges TR,Everson RG,Freeman J,Zhou S,Suki D,Rao G,Ferguson SD,Heimberger AB,McCutcheon IE,Prabhu SS,Lang FF,Weinberg JS,Wildrick DM,Sawaya R

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parsonage-Turner syndrome (PTS) is a rare syndrome of unknown cause, affecting mainly the lower motor neurons of the brachial plexus. The brachial plexus is a group of nerves that conduct signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand. PTS is usually characterized by the sudden onset of severe 1-sided shoulder ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sumner AJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Combined craniofacial resection has become the standard approach for malignant tumors involving the cribriform plate and anterior cranial fossa. Despite its widespread application, however, many surgeons agree that the procedure carries a risk of significant morbidity and even mortality. The purpose of this s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Solero CL,DiMeco F,Sampath P,Mattavelli F,Pizzi N,Salvatori P,Cantù G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary thrombolysis with streptokinase or tissue plasminogen activator is useful for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in selected patients. This treatment is associated with local hemorrhagic complications and age-related cerebral hemorrhage. Coronary thrombolysis is contraindicated in patients with tran...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Haddad G,Robitaille Y

更新日期：1992-09-01 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：:A case of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow produced by spontaneous intraneural hemorrhage in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and thrombocytopenia is reported. Intraneural hemorrhage in patients with bleeding disorders occurs infrequently. It consists of acute intrafascicular bleeding, presumably produci...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Poppi M,Staffa G,Martinelli P,Fabrizi AP,Giuliani G

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is associated with disproportionally high mortality and long-term neurological sequelae. Management of patients with aSAH has changed markedly over the years, leading to improvements in outcome. OBJECTIVE:To describe trends in aSAH care and outcome in a high-volume ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Samuels OB,Sadan O,Feng C,Martin K,Medani K,Mei Y,Barrow DL

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This report illustrates the adequacy of minimally invasive exposure for the resection of an intramedullary ependymoma. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:The patient presented with a history of upper back pain, but a lesion was found during a workup for increased back pain after a motor vehicle accident. INTERVENTION:Th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ogden AT,Fessler RG

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:When confronted with a patient with a brachial plexus injury, how often as neurosurgeons do we consult an atlas to confirm the anatomy of the brachial plexus and then attempt to establish the location of the lesion? Similar difficulties are encountered with lumbar and sacral plexus lesions. In a project organized to a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fisher WS 3rd

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical resection of mass lesions in Broca's area is controversial. To demonstrate that pathology may influence the localization of functional areas and language performance, we reviewed our experience of awake craniotomies in Broca's area. METHODS:Sixteen consecutive patients who underwent awake craniotomy...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lubrano V,Draper L,Roux FE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective analysis of cranioplasty, vertebral body replacement, and spinal fusion using tobramycin-impregnated methylmethacrylate in 65 patients is presented. Cranioplastic methacrylate (1 packet) was mixed with 1.2 g of powdered tobramycin and placed into the desired location. The polymer was irrigated with bacit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro SA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of magnetic resonance (MR) evaluation in 18 patients with common neurosurgical problems, including cerebrovascular lesions, intracranial tumors, and craniovertebral junction pathological conditions, are presented. The results are compared with those of routine diagnostic studies. Overall, MR imaging was eq...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Spetzler RF,Zabramski JM,Kaufman B

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The techniques for the treatment of intracranial arteriovenous fistulae include angiographic balloon occlusion of the fistula as well as direct surgical attack. Regardless of the method, the occurrence of severe hyperemia caused by a lack of autoregulation after obliteration of the fistula remains a significant concer...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Giller CA,Batjer HH,Purdy P,Walker B,Mathews D

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although most posterior circulation aneurysms are currently treated by endovascular means, some are not amenable to this treatment modality. The narrow working window afforded by the anterolateral and lateral surgical approaches often translates into suboptimal visualization and limited maneuverability. OBJ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McLaughlin N,Martin NA

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：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：INTRODUCTION:The most frequent embryonic communication between the vertebrobasilar and carotid systems is a persistent trigeminal artery (PTA). It has been observed in 0.1 to 0.2% of cerebral angiograms. We found this variation in an anatomic specimen, and after microscopic dissection, we performed an analysis of the c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salas E,Ziyal IM,Sekhar LN,Wright DC

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because more women with cerebrospinal fluid shunts are surviving to child-bearing age, neurosurgeons, obstetricians, and other health care professionals require information about the care of these patients, especially during pregnancy and delivery. The purpose of this study was to gather comprehensive data fr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bradley NK,Liakos AM,McAllister JP 2nd,Magram G,Kinsman S,Bradley MK

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the biomechanical behavior of lumbar interbody instrumentation techniques using titanium cages as either transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) or anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), with and without posterior pedicle fixation. METHODS:Six fresh-frozen lumbar spines (L1-L5) were loaded w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Niemeyer TK,Koriller M,Claes L,Kettler A,Werner K,Wilke HJ

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of endovascular retreatment of intracranial aneurysms with detachable coils. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of clinical outcome as well as angiographic studies both before and after coil retreatment. The indication for retreatment was based on either inadequate occl...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Henkes H,Fischer S,Liebig T,Weber W,Reinartz J,Miloslavski E,Kühne D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stereotactic radiosurgery is being used with more frequency in the management of patients with trigeminal neuralgia. To improve facial pain outcomes, many centers have increased the prescribed radiation dose to the trigeminal nerve. METHODS:Between April 1997 and December 1999, 68 patients underwent radiosur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE,Phuong LK,Foote RL,Stafford SL,Gorman DA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Awake craniotomy with intraoperative electric stimulation is a reliable method for extensive removal of low-grade gliomas while preserving the functional integrity of eloquent surrounding brain structures. Although fully awake procedures have been proposed, asleep-awake-asleep remains the standard technique....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zemmoura I,Fournier E,El-Hage W,Jolly V,Destrieux C,Velut S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical features, radiological studies, operative management, and follow-up data in a series of 27 patients with tentorial meningiomas. Headache and extremity or gait ataxia were the most common presenting symptoms. Signs of elevated intracranial pressure and cranial nerve, pyramidal, or cerebellar defi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Jannetta PJ,Maroon JC

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00