Traumatic paraplegia in children without contiguous spinal fracture or dislocation.

abstract：:Eighty-six patients with head injuries with an admission Glasgow Coma Scale score between 3 and 12 were studied sequentially by transcranial and cervical Doppler sonography. On a subset of 26 patients, sequential autoregulation and CO2 reactivity testing was also performed. Patient characteristics and hemodynamic data...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Steiger HJ,Aaslid R,Stooss R,Seiler RW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lower thoracic spine is a complicated area within the vertebral column because of its anatomic complexity and inaccessibility. A variety of surgical procedures have been applied to access lower thoracic spinal lesions. When hard compressive pathologies are located on the ventral side of the dura, existin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lee SE,Jahng TA,Chung CK,Kim HJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BAC1KGROUND: AG1478 is an epithelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Epithelial growth factor receptor regulates the expression of cadherin in cells via its action on β-catenin, and N-cadherin downregulation promotes infiltration and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dissemination of glioma cells. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Asano K,Ohkuma H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intimal proliferation is thought to be initiated by the migration and proliferation of smooth muscle cells after endothelial damage. These changes may be induced, in part, by mitogenic growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). This study was designed to investigate the role of locally synthesized IG...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kasuya H,Weir BK,Shen YJ,Tredget EE,Ghahary A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare anatomically the surgical exposure provided by pterional (PT), orbitozygomatic (OZ), and minisupraorbital (SO) craniotomies. METHODS:Seven sides of six fixed cadaver heads injected with silicone were used. The mini-SO craniotomy followed by the PT and OZ approaches were performed sequentially. The...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Figueiredo EG,Deshmukh V,Nakaji P,Deshmukh P,Crusius MU,Crawford N,Spetzler RF,Preul MC

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcomatous transformation of the enchondromas is a well-known complication of Ollier's disease, and nonsarcomatous malignancies have usually been associated with Maffucci's syndrome. Only 13 cases of multiple enchondromatosis associated with intracranial gliomas have been described, 5 of which were in patients with O...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chang S,Prados MD

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the potential of novel magnetic resonance (MR) angiographic techniques for the assessment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations. METHODS:Forty patients who were about to undergo stereotactic radiosurgery were prospectively recruited. Three-dimensional, sliding-slab interleaved ky (SLINKY), t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Warren DJ,Hoggard N,Walton L,Radatz MW,Kemeny AA,Forster DM,Wilkinson ID,Griffiths PD

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:This retrospective review of pediatric patients with pituitary tumors causing onset of symptoms by 17 years of age was done to define their pathological distribution, clinical presentation, treatment, and prognosis. Eighteen patients were evaluated and treated from 1979 to 1989. Five had Cushing's disease and 13 had p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haddad SF,VanGilder JC,Menezes AH

更新日期：1991-10-01 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:We report 81 patients with a traumatic intracerebellar hemorrhagic contusion or hematoma managed between 1996 and 1998 at 13 Italian neurosurgical centers. METHODS:Each center provided data about patients' clinicoradiological findings, management, and outcomes, which were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： d'Avella D,Servadei F,Scerrati M,Tomei G,Brambilla G,Angileri FF,Massaro F,Cristofori L,Tartara F,Pozzati E,Delfini R,Tomasello F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acquired immunity has been demonstrated in Fischer rats bearing syngeneic 9L tumors after herpes simplex virus (HSV) thymidine kinase (TK) gene transfection and ganciclovir treatment. The nature of this immunity in rats and its relevance to the HSV TK/ganciclovir protocol for human subjects remain to be deter...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Parsa AT,Chi JH,Hurley PT,Jeyapalan SA,Bruce JN

更新日期：2001-09-01 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：:A case involving giant and multiple aneurysms of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is presented. Of the 130 reported cases of peripheral aneurysms of the PICA, 6 have been described as giant aneurysms and 5 have involved multiple aneurysms located on a single PICA. The occurrence of multiple aneur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dernbach PD,Sila CA,Little JR

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the number of subsidences of inserted cervical carbon fiber cages and to define predictive factors for subsidence. METHODS:All patients treated for a cervical herniated disc and fusion with a cervical carbon fiber cage between January 2002 and December 2003 were retrospectively identified. The...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bartels RH,Donk RD,Feuth T

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COSTANZO VAROLIO (CONSTANTIUS Varolius) (1543-1575) was born in Bologna and died in Rome. This professor of anatomy and papal physician was the first to examine the brain from its base up, in contrast with previous dissections of this organ performed from the top down. Varolio was the first to describe many structures...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Apaydin N,Ardalan MR,Shokouhi G,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although endovascular technique and related devices continue to improve, recanalization of embolized aneurysm remains a pitfall of this approach. The problem of how to treat the recanalized aneurysm needs to be addressed. OBJECTIVE:To determine the outcomes of patients undergoing repeat embolization for rec...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cho YD,Lee JY,Seo JH,Lee SJ,Kang HS,Kim JE,Son YJ,Jung KH,Kwon OK,Han MH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The correct positioning of the electrode is of prime importance for effectiveness and selectivity of percutaneous trigeminal radiofrequency thermorhizotomy (RF-TR) for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The aim of our study was to establish some anatomoradiological landmarks for the purpose of accura...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tatli M,Sindou M

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of primary spinal intramedullary malignant melanoma at the T6 level in a 31-year-old man is presented. The tumor was partially removed, and neuroaxis irradiation up to 50 Gy was then administered. Subsequently, systemic interferon beta (specific activity, 2.0 X 10(8) IU/mg protein) therapy (total dose, 2.2...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yamasaki T,Kikuchi H,Yamashita J,Asato R,Fujita M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total scalp replantation was performed after a complete traumatic avulsion of the scalp with skull fracture. Multiple arterial and venous anastomoses were required. Satisfactory healing occurred, and the patient has had a subsequent uneventful cranioplasty to fill a bony defect, with normal scalp healing. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chater NL,Buncke H,Brownstein M

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign hemangioendothelioma is rarely included in discussions of vascular neoplasms involving the central nervous system, whereas it is a well-defined entity outside the neuraxis. We present four cases of benign hemangioendothelioma, including an infantile hemangioendothelioma with venous drainage into the transverse ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pearl GS,Takei Y,Tindall GT,O'Brien MS,Payne NS,Hoffman JC

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the overall treatment efficacy (tumor control, facial nerve function, complications) and quality of life for patients treated primarily for unilateral vestibular schwannomas of 30 mm or less, either by microsurgery or by gamma knife (GK) radiosurgery. The results f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Myrseth E,Møller P,Pedersen PH,Vassbotn FS,Wentzel-Larsen T,Lund-Johansen M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who sustained an isolated transverse sacral fracture is presented. A large ventral sacral pseudomeningocele with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) fistula developed. Eighteen previous cases of traumatic pseudomeningocele have been documented. A review of those cases leads these authors to conclude that: transverse s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Carter LP

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic laser ablation offers an advantage over open surgical procedures for treatment of epileptic foci, tumors, and other brain pathology. Robot-assisted stereotactic laser ablation could offer an accurate, efficient, minimally invasive, and safe method for placement of an ablation catheter into the t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gonzalez-Martinez J,Vadera S,Mullin J,Enatsu R,Alexopoulos AV,Patwardhan R,Bingaman W,Najm I

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Iron catalyzed generation of injurious free radicals has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The present study assessed the effects of the iron chelator deferiprone on cerebral vasospasm in an in vivo rabbit model of SAH. METHODS:Twenty-four rabbits ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Arthur AS,Fergus AH,Lanzino G,Mathys J,Kassell NF,Lee KS

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The subarachnoid space consists of a number of distinct subarachnoid cisterns. They are separated from each other by trabecular walls, one of which is Liliequist's membrane. The aim of this study was to investigate the anatomic characteristics of Liliequist's membrane. METHODS:The study used a combined appro...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zhang M,An PC

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The energy index (EI) is a measure of dose homogeneity within a target volume calculated by the integral dose divided by the product of prescription dose and tumor volume. OBJECTIVE:To assess whether a higher EI is associated with greater local control for brain metastases (BMs) treated by Gamma Knife radio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jani A,Rozenblat T,Yaeh AM,Nanda T,Saad S,Qureshi YH,Feng W,Sisti MB,Bruce JN,McKhann GM 2nd,Lesser J,Lassman AB,Isaacson SR,Wang TJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Data regarding the long-term efficacy of Gamma knife surgery on a large series of patients with low-grade gliomas is lacking. We aimed to review the outcome of patients with low-grade gliomas undergoing Gamma knife surgery at the Lars Leksell Gamma Knife Center at the University of Virginia to clarify its role i...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Heppner PA,Sheehan JP,Steiner LE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxic epidermal necrolysis is a rare but often fatal hypersensitivity reaction to numerous agents, including most anticonvulsants. The authors present a case of fatal phenytoin-related toxic epidermal necrolysis in a patient who was given prophylactic anticonvulsant therapy after he sustained a moderately severe close...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kelly DF,Hope DG

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00