Quantitative, morphological, and somatotopic nuclear changes after facial nerve regeneration in adult rats: a possible challenge to the "no new neurons" dogma.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute recovery from concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) is assessed in samples of NFL and high school athletes evaluated within days of injury. METHODS:All athletes were evaluated within days of injury using a computer-based neuropsychological test and symptom inventory protocol. Test performance was co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pellman EJ,Lovell MR,Viano DC,Casson IR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiographically equivocal aneurysmal dilatation at the junction of the internal carotid and the posterior communicating arteries was noted in a patient with documented subarachnoid hemorrhage. This was initially thought to be infundibular dilatation. A craniotomy revealed an actual aneurysm, which was obliterated suc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida M,Anegawa S,Moritaka K

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The closure of myelorachischisis defects has been difficult and at times complicated. Over the past 2 decades, the use of rotational advancement flaps has been increasingly popular, but can be attended by instances of skin ischemia and necrosis. The development of the myocutaneous and muscle flap concept has aided rec...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Clark DH,Walsh JW,Luce EA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the initial results of a pilot clinical trial exploring the safety and feasibility of the first real-time magnetic resonance-guided laser-induced thermal therapy of treatment-resistant focal metastatic intracranial tumors. METHODS:Patients with resistant metastatic intracranial tumors who had previ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Carpentier A,McNichols RJ,Stafford RJ,Itzcovitz J,Guichard JP,Reizine D,Delaloge S,Vicaut E,Payen D,Gowda A,George B

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate placement of a probe to the deep regions of the brain is an important part of neurosurgery. In the modern era, magnetic resonance image (MRI)-based target planning with frame-based stereotaxis is the most common technique. OBJECTIVE:To quantify the inaccuracy in MRI-guided frame-based stereotaxis a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Thani NB,Bala A,Lind CR

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rugby is characterized by high-speed collisions among the players that predispose them to injuries, particularly to the head, neck, and spine. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of current neurological injury prevention strategies in rugby union. METHODS:Systematic review in May 2010. We assessed the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cusimano MD,Nassiri F,Chang Y

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple thoracic disc herniation is rare, and one of the main problems in its treatment has been the lack of accuracy in diagnostic tests. Now, with the advent of computed tomographic scanning with metrizamide in the subarachnoid space, the accuracy has been greatly improved. With computed tomographic scanning, the t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shikata J,Yamamuro T,Iida H,Kashiwagi N

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptomatic patients with a brainstem cavernoma are treated surgically with increasing frequency. Generally, the patient's benefit from this difficult surgical intervention is quantified by the assessment of neurological symptoms. OBJECTIVE:To document the beneficial effect of surgery in a larger patient po...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dukatz T,Sarnthein J,Sitter H,Bozinov O,Benes L,Sure U,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frontotemporal craniotomies are commonly performed for a variety of neurosurgical pathologies. Infections related to craniotomies cause significant morbidity. We hypothesized that the risk of cranial surgical site infections (SSIs) may be increased in patients whose frontal sinuses are breached during cranio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Linzey JR,Wilson TJ,Sullivan SE,Thompson BG,Pandey AS

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhagic infarction after vasospasm is a rare condition in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Induced hypertensive therapy is used for patients with vasospasm, but this treatment has a risk of inducing hemorrhagic infarction. A total of 221 patients whose first computed tomographic (CT) scans w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Terada T,Komai N,Hayashi S,Moriwaki H,Hyoutani G,Uematsu Y,Karasawa J,Kikuchi H

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurosurgery, a demanding specialty, involves many microsurgical procedures that require complex skills, including open surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Simulation or practice models may be useful for acquiring these skills before trainees perform surgery on human patients. OBJECTIVE:To describ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oliveira Magaldi M,Nicolato A,Godinho JV,Santos M,Prosdocimi A,Malheiros JA,Lei T,Belykh E,Almefty RO,Almefty KK,Preul MC,Spetzler RF,Nakaji P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is commonly used in the treatment of movement disorders such as Parkinson disease (PD), dystonia, and other tremors. OBJECTIVE:To examine systematic errors in image-guided DBS electrode placement and to explore a calibration strategy for stereotactic targeting. METHODS:Pre- and...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Holl EM,Petersen EA,Foltynie T,Martinez-Torres I,Limousin P,Hariz MI,Zrinzo L

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of vasospasm on costs, length of stay, and mortality among inpatients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS:We combined hospital accounting and physician billing data for a consecutive cohort of 198 patients who underwent surgical clipping or endovascular coiling for subarachn...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chou CH,Reed SD,Allsbrook JS,Steele JL,Schulman KA,Alexander MJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound infection after lumbar, thoracic, or cervical laminectomies is a rare but potentially devastating complication. It can range in severity from superficial wound infection to an extensive wound dehiscence. The usual treatment of these wounds consists of intensive local care, debridement, and appropriate antibiotic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shektman A,Granick MS,Solomon MP,Black P,Nair S

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedure may reduce many of the risks and limitations associated with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). However, little is known about the biomechanical difference between PLIF and TLIF. OBJECTIVE:To determine the biomechanical difference between PL...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Xu H,Tang H,Guan X,Jiang F,Xu N,Ju W,Zhu X,Zhang X,Zhang Q,Li M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight cases are presented to summarize our experience with patients initially evaluated for the new onset of either seizure activity or focal transient neurological deficits. Each was found to have a normal computed tomographic (CT) scan with and without iodinated contrast infusion. All subsequently returned with a CT...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hylton PD,Reichman OH

更新日期：1987-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Tumor-associated sacral insufficiency fractures (SIF) present a significant clinical challenge. As survival increases for many malignancies, sacral fractures associated with metastases, sacral or extended pelvic radiation, and paraneoplastic osteoporosis are increasingly common and yet remain difficult to tr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moussazadeh N,Laufer I,Werner T,Krol G,Boland P,Bilsky MH,Lis E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional neuronavigation with intraoperative 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasound may facilitate safer brain lesion resections than conventional neuronavigation. OBJECTIVE:In this study, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor tractography (DTT) were used to map eloquent areas. We asses...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Berntsen EM,Gulati S,Solheim O,Kvistad KA,Torp SH,Selbekk T,Unsgård G,Håberg AK

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The release of results of International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial in 2003 caused a shift in the paradigm of management of ruptured intracranial aneurysms. The cases selected for microsurgical clipping nowadays are usually those patients with aneurysms that are not suitable for embolization, and are often co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wong GK,Zhu CX,Ahuja AT,Poon WS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research examining the neurobehavioral outcome after mild head injury has yielded inconsistent and contradictory findings. Such findings have been attributed to a variety of methodological weaknesses, such as failure to consider the preinjury status of the patient, lack of control groups, and variability in outcome ti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Culotta VP,Sementilli ME,Gerold K,Watts CC

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the impairment of autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and its effect on the electrical activity of the brain during the development of chronic cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage, using a vasospasm model in primates. Fourteen animals were divided into two groups: a clot group (8) and a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takeuchi H,Handa Y,Kobayashi H,Kawano H,Hayashi M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the spinal evoked response to focal electrical stimulation of the sensorimotor cortex in 32 rats. The results demonstrate a long-latency response (beginning at 8 milliseconds) elicited by electrical stimulation, which is distinct from the short-latency motor evoked potential previously reported...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ryder J,Zappulla R,Nieves J

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:We describe a patient with a tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula who presented with ipsilateral hemifacial spasm. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 50-year-old man sought treatment for left facial twitching that worsened over 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging and catheter angiography demonstrated a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Deshmukh VR,Maughan PH,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lesions in the insula and basal ganglia can be risky to resect because of their depth and proximity to critical structures, particularly in the dominant hemisphere. Transsylvian approaches shorten the surgical distance to these lesions, preserve perisylvian temporal and frontal cortex, and minimize brain tra...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Potts MB,Chang EF,Young WL,Lawton MT,UCSF Brain AVM Study Project.

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual association of a meningioma and an arteriovenous malformation is reported. A 68-year-old man developed left homonymous hemianopsia, left hemiparesis, and gaze palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a right occipital mass lesion containing multiple signal-void areas with tubular and honeycomb appearance, s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sawamura Y,Janzer RC,Fankhauser H,de Tribolet N

更新日期：1991-07-01 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：:Therapy for thrombo-occlusive disease of the cerebral venous sinuses remains controversial. Although several thrombolytic agents, such as urokinase and anticoagulants, are recommended for treatment, major significant risks include cerebral hemorrhage, especially in patients with venous infarction. Tissue plasminogen a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alexander LF,Yamamoto Y,Ayoubi S,al-Mefty O,Smith RR

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00