Successful removal of an arteriovenous malformation in the basal ganglia.

abstract：:The authors present a patient with a large arteriovenous malformation in the temperoparietooccipital region of the dominant hemisphere that caused seizures, a homonymous hemianopia, and broad neuropsychological disturbances probably caused by a cerebral steal syndrome. There was no history of hemorrhage. Surgical rese...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： von Overbeeke JJ,Bosma NJ,Verdonck AF,von Huffelen AC

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with air gun bullets in the 3rd ventricle associated with delayed ventricular hemorrhage is presented. Through an anterior transcallosal approach, the surgeon successfully removed the bullets without any significant permanent sequelae. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kojima T,Waga S,Kubo Y,Shimizu T

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of intracranial vasa vasorum supplying the larger vessels of the circle of Willis has long been debated. Much of this debate results from contradictory findings of microanatomic studies in a variety of nonprimate species. Recently, however, a growing body of evidence seems to suggest that in certain path...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Connolly ES Jr,Huang J,Goldman JE,Holtzman RN

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Few reports have been published on ruptured vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms in which the posteroinferior cerebellar artery (PICA) arises from the aneurysm wall, and there is ongoing debate as to the proper management of this type of aneurysm. This article describes two patients. CLINICAL...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yasui T,Komiyama M,Nishikawa M,Nakajima H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of multiple brain lesions in which the preoperative computerized tomographic (CT) scan suggested the presence of brain abscesses rather than metastatic tumors. The patient presented with symptoms of left frontal and right cerebellar mass lesions, confirmed by carotid and vertebral arteriography and a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rosenblum ML,Rosegay H

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because conventional stereotactic angiography provides only two-dimensional information for dose planning, we studied the accuracy and usefulness of stereotactic magnetic resonance angiography (sMRA) for arteriovenous malformation (AVM) radiosurgery in 28 consecutive patients. We hypothesized that the multidimensional...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lunsford LD,Kanal E,Talagala L

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with a recently described tumor of neuronal origin, intraventricular neurocytoma, are presented. These tumors occur as intraventricular lesions in young patients, and the prognosis after surgical treatment is favorable. The initial pathological diagnosis of intraventricular neurocytoma may be difficult ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barbosa MD,Balsitis M,Jaspan T,Lowe J

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The introduction of intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) for treatment of retinoblastoma considerably changed the paradigm by which this disease is managed, with event-free survival rates being above 70%. OBJECTIVE:To analyze efficacy of IAC treatment using alternative approaches to ophthalmic artery catheteri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sweid A,Hammoud B,Texakalidis P,Xu V,Shivashankar K,Baldassari MP,Das S,Tjoumakaris S,Shields CL,Ancona-Lezama D,Lim LS,Dalvin LA,Maamari DJ,Jabbour P

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, in standard hospital settings the tissue blood supply could be inferred only from indirect measures such as assessment of the clinical signs and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. This critical parameter can now be imaged directly with stable xenon-enhanced computed tomographic (CT) imaging. The p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wozney P,Yonas H,Latchaw RE,Gur D,Good W

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:In surgery of spinal vascular lesions such as spinal arteriovenous fistula or vascular tumors, assessment of feeding arteries and draining veins is important. Intraoperative digital subtraction angiography is useful but is invasive and sometimes technically demanding. Near-infrared indocyanine...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Murakami T,Koyanagi I,Kaneko T,Iihoshi S,Houkin K

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fever is associated with worse outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage, but there are few prospective data to quantify this relationship. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled consecutive aneurysmal or cryptogenic subarachnoid hemorrhage patients and recorded the highest core temperature each calendar day for Day ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Naidech AM,Bendok BR,Bernstein RA,Alberts MJ,Batjer HH,Watts CM,Bleck TP

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:No conventional surgical intervention has been shown to improve outcomes for patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) compared with medical management. OBJECTIVE:We report the initial multicenter experience with a novel technique for the minimally invasive evacuation of ICH using the Penumbr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Spiotta AM,Fiorella D,Vargas J,Khalessi A,Hoit D,Arthur A,Lena J,Turk AS,Chaudry MI,Gutman F,Davis R,Chesler DA,Turner RD

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:The contralateral approach to internal carotid-ophthalmic artery aneurysms has been used in selected cases but has rarely been described for a giant internal carotid artery aneurysm. We report a case of giant aneurysm that was successfully clipped via the contralateral pterional approach. CLIN...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hongo K,Watanabe N,Matsushima N,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iliac screw fixation is a powerful tool used by spine surgeons to achieve fusion across the lumbosacral junction for a number of indications, including deformity, tumor, and pseudarthrosis. Complications associated with screw placement are related to blind trajectory selection and excessive soft tissue disse...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shin JH,Hoh DJ,Kalfas IH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with 120 patients who incurred a gunshot wound to the head with dural penetration is presented. All of the patients were managed by a standard resuscitation protocol and assigned a clinical grade based on their level of consciousness both at the time of presentation and at 2 to 4 months after injury. Fifty ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Day WT,Kesterson L,Willis BK,Kessler CW,Modling D,Hadden TA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterior clinoidectomy is an essential preliminary step for parasellar and pericavernous sinus surgery. Endoscopy is a widely accepted modality for neurosurgical strategies and is becoming more important in treating conditions involving the cranial base. OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility of endoscopic ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Komatsu F,Komatsu M,Inoue T,Tschabitscher M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the differential effects of graded spinal cord injury on the rat extrapyramidal motor evoked potential (exp-MEP) and pyramidal motor evoked potential (pyr-MEP) and the prognostic value of these effects in predicting postinjury motor performance in the rat model. In 20 rats subjected to graded s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shiau JS,Zappulla RA,Nieves J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using transcranial doppler ultrasonography, cerebral blood flow velocity was measured daily from both middle cerebral arteries in 121 patients who had suffered minor (n = 55), moderate (n = 16), or severe (n = 50) brain injury. Serial computed tomographic scans were performed to identify noncontusion-related infarctio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chan KH,Dearden NM,Miller JD

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current tendency in acoustic neuroma surgery to attempt the preservation of hearing function and the problem of accidental hearing loss caused by microsurgical neurovascular decompression operations for hemifacial spasm or trigeminal neuralgia prompted us to study the exact surgical vulnerability of the auditory s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekiya T,Iwabuchi T,Andoh A,Kamata S

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study retrospectively and prospectively analyzes uncomplicated, noninfected, primary ventriculoperitoneal shunting procedures and ventriculoperitoneal shunt revisions in children done at the University of Wisconsin Hospital from July 1973 to December 1979. We compared the infection rates between patients whose pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ajir F,Levin AB,Duff TA

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the predictive value of a normal computed tomographic (CT) scan obtained shortly after head injury, we reviewed all cases of patients with acute closed injury seen at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital over a 42-month period for whom initial CT scanning and continuous intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Holliday PO 3rd,Kelly DL Jr,Ball M

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of more sensitive diagnostic techniques, we are encountering an increasing number of young patients harboring cerebral astrocytoma. The great danger in such patients is that the astrocytoma cells will undergo dedifferentiation to a higher state of malignancy. An essential question is whether the use of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Morantz RA

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first half of the 20th century witnessed the rapid emergence of neurological surgery as a surgical subspecialty. Only few surgeons made a name for themselves equally in general surgery and neurological surgery. One of them was the Swiss surgeon Theodor Kocher (1841-1917). He was honored with the Nobel Prize for hi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schültke E

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only two cases have been reported of a pituitary adenoma that changed phenotype between its initial resection and recurrence. To determine the frequency of such cases among our patients, we examined the clinical course of these tumors and characterized any patterns. We reviewed the charts of 1023 patients with pituita...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mindermann T,Kovacs K,Wilson CB

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although anterior and posterior traumatic displacement of cervical vertebrae are commonly noted, and the devastating neurological deficits associated with these injuries have been amply defined, lateral displacement with fractures has been rarely recognized, and the clinical significance of this injury has been overlo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Parent AD,Harkey HL,Touchstone DA,Smith EE,Smith RR

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Intrinsic oculomotor nerve hematoma is an exceptional cause of third nerve palsy. This case report illustrates the clinical, radiological, and intraoperative relevance of this rare pathological finding. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 25-year-old woman with a 12-year history of gross total resection o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ratilal BO,Galo SM,Luiz CA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tractography based on diffusion tensor imaging has become a popular tool for delineating white matter tracts for neurosurgical procedures. OBJECTIVE:To explore whether navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) might increase the accuracy of fiber tracking. METHODS:Tractography was performed accord...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Forster MT,Hoecker AC,Kang JS,Quick J,Seifert V,Hattingen E,Hilker R,Weise LM

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of gastric secretory and mucosal injury response was evaluated in 19 patients who had suffered a severe head injury. Fifteen of 19 patients had some evidence of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. In 7 cases, this was marked. The mean volume of gastric secretions ranged from 36.4 ml/hour on Day 1 to 47.6 ml/hour ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gudeman SK,Wheeler CB,Miller JD,Halloran LG,Becker DP

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine whether embryonic central nervous system transplants assisted cut dorsal root axons of adult rats to regenerate into the spinal cord. METHODS:Rats received transplants of embryonic spinal cord, hippocampus, or neocortex into dorsal quadrant cavities aspirated in the lum...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Itoh Y,Mizoi K,Tessler A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to investigate the early changes in the mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) after severe subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), as a marker of ischemic damage, and to examine the effects of moderate hypothermia, induced at various time points, on ADC changes. METHODS:ADC maps were c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Piepgras A,Elste V,Frietsch T,Schmiedek P,Reith W,Schilling L

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00