Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of astrocytic tumors: an in vitro study.

abstract：:We have 32 university hospitals and 18 general hospitals for neurosurgical training in Korea. Recently I have analyzed intracranial aneurysm cases which had an operation in 28 university hospitals and nine general hospitals. I have reported 2863 aneurysm operation cases. The location of aneurysm consisted of 865 aneur...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sim JH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man presented with progressive worsening of postural headache. Computed tomography (CT) showed bilateral subdural hematomas without prior history of trauma. The diagnosis was spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). Conservative treatment with oral steroids failed to prevent gradual deterioration of t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Inamasu J,Nakamura Y,Orii M,Saito R,Kuroshima Y,Mayanagi K,Ichikizaki K,Doi H

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old man presented with chronic cranial subdural hematomas (SDHs) associated with spinal SDH manifesting as onset of severe lumbago revealed in the follow up for bilateral subdural effusions after trauma. Left chronic cranial SDH was first identified. Two months after evacuation of the left chronic cranial SD...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hagihara N,Abe T,Kojima K,Watanabe M,Tabuchi K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old female was admitted because of nausea, vomiting, and cerebellar ataxia. Computed tomography scan revealed an enhanced mass accompanied with a cyst in the right cerebellar hemisphere. The mass situated in the subcortical region was removed. Histologically, highly vascular tumor cells lined the cavities. P...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Asoh Y,Nakamura M,Maeda T,Shiogai T,Ogashiwa M,Takeuchi K,Watanabe K,Tanaka U,Matsuo E

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with primary intramedullary spinal cord germinoma (PISCG). Neither diagnosis was correct at initial evaluation, and both underwent surgical verification of the tumor. Based on the histological diagnosis, both patients were treated successfully by combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamagata T,Takami T,Tsuyuguchi N,Goto T,Wakasa K,Ohata K

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with diffuse axonal injury (DAI) may initially present with prominent physical impairments, but their cognitive dysfunctions are more persistent and are attributable to later unemployment. In this study, we analyzed how the findings of early and delayed neuropsychological assessments correlated with employmen...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hirota S,Inaji M,Nariai T,Hara M,Tamaki M,Maehara T,Tomita H,Tone O

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old male presented with a large cholesterol granuloma arising from the frontal sinus manifesting as a large, fluctuated, soft mass in his brow, compressing left eye. Skull radiography showed dilation of the frontal sinus. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a cystic mass extending int...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ochiai H,Yamakawa Y,Fukushima T,Nakano S,Wakisaka S

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured in 92 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) by iodine-123 N-isopropyl-p-iodoamphetamine single-photon emission computed tomography. Quantitative mapping of rCBF was performed using the stereotactic extraction estimation method. The clinical features of the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Nagai T,Kajita Y,Maesawa S,Nakatsubo D,Yoshida K,Kato K,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old male presented with a spinal neurinoma originating from the T-1 anterior root and located ventral to the spinal cord. The tumor was removed by hemilaminectomy with only partial facetectomy without costotransversectomy. No stabilization was necessary, and no complications secondary to surgery occurred. Co...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kanemoto Y,Ohnishi H,Koshimae N,Yamada T,Kim YJ,Kobitsu K,Motoyama Y

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old woman had been followed up for 10 years for recurrence of pilocytic astrocytoma 5 years after the initial treatment consisting of subtotal resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The patient presented with sudden onset of headache and vomiting. Computed tomography and T(2)*-weighted magnetic reso...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shingu T,Akiyama Y,Daisu M,Maruyama N,Matsumoto Y,Miyazaki T,Nagai H,Yamamoto Y,Yamasaki T,Yoshida M,Maruyama R,Moritake K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dissecting aneurysm of the vertebral artery occurred in a 38-year-old male presenting with ischemic attacks. Vertebral angiography revealed irregular narrowing and dilatation of the right vertebral artery, and retention of the contrast medium. Routine T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated signal v...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hamada J,Sato K,Nagahiro S,Ushio Y

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and safety of cerebellar hemorrhage evacuation by key hole craniotomy and the importance of thorough evacuation and irrigation of the hematoma in the fourth ventricle to resolve obstructive hydrocephalus were assessed in 23 patients with spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage (SCH) greater than 3 cm or with br...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tokimura H,Tajitsu K,Taniguchi A,Yamahata H,Tsuchiya M,Takayama K,Shinsato T,Arita K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old woman presented with a rare variation in the location of the anterior communicating artery (AComA) complex associated with aneurysm manifesting as sudden onset of headache. Computed tomography (CT) revealed widespread subarachnoid hemorrhage with intracerebral hematoma and intraventricular hemorrhage. Th...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kawashima M,Endo M,Kitahara T,Soma K,Fujii K

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor tissues obtained from two patients with growth hormone-producing pituitary adenomas were cultured and treated with bromocriptine, then examined for morphological changes. Untreated tumor cells (controls) were morphologically well preserved and in terms of growth hormone secretion. Tumor cells exposed to bromocri...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Inoue A,Saito S,Kitamura H,Nakai O

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We apply endovascular coiling as the first treatment option for ruptured pericallosal artery aneurysms. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the clinical and radiological outcomes of this treatment strategy and morphological factors associated with the success of endovascular coiling, to assess the safety and feas...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamazaki T,Sonobe M,Kato N,Kasuya H,Ikeda G,Nakamura K,Ito Y,Tsuruta W,Nakai Y,Matsumura A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment modality for intractable epilepsy with cavernous angioma in the dominant hemisphere is still unclear. Three patients with medically intractable seizures associated with cavernous angioma in the dominant hemispheric temporal lobe underwent tailored resection based on magnetic resonance (MR) imagi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Arita K,Kurisu K,Iida K,Hanaya R,Sugiyama K,Akimitsu T,Takeshita S,Kiura Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old female presented with an uncommon mixed dural-pial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) with unusual venous drainage. Angiography at the initial operation for massive intracerebral hematoma in the parietal lobe showed no vascular malformations. Follow-up angiography 3 years later revealed a mixed dural-pial ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyasaka Y,Kurata A,Saegusa H,Yuzawa I,Utsuki S,Ohwada T

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical effects of two different types of antiplatelet drugs, cilostazol and thienopyridine drugs, were compared in patients treated by carotid artery stenting (CAS). Two hundred patients scheduled for CAS were randomized to either cilostazol or a thienopyridine drug (ticlopidine or clopidogrel). The study was co...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsutsumi M,Aikawa H,Nii K,Etou H,Sakamoto K,Kureshima M,Inoue R,Yoshida H,Matsumoto Y,Narita S,Kazekawa K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) were studied in 15 adults with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) before and after shunting. The patients were divided into Groups A (shunt-ineffective) and B (shunt-effective). The pre- and postoperative ABRs of each patient were compared with those of 20 normal voluntee...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashimoto K,Shibasaki H,Tabuchi K

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective and subjective assessments of postoperative improvement and impairment in cognition were prospectively compared in patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Each patient underwent subjective cognitive assessment by a neurosurgeon and the patient's next of kin, and neuropsychological testing consis...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yoshida K,Ogasawara K,Kobayashi M,Yoshida K,Kubo Y,Otawara Y,Ogawa A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old female presented with a rare spinal subependymoma manifesting as progressive weakness of her right lower extremity over an 8-month period. She had a 10-year history of back pain and urinary disturbance. Magnetic resonance imaging showed diffuse enlargement of the spinal cord from T-2 to T-7 on the T1-wei...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsumoto K,Nakagaki H

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an unusual case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure due to invagination of a valve in the proximal portion of the silicone casing of the shunt system. The shunt had been in place for 5 years and the 57-year-old male patient had incurred no head injury during that period. The valve failure was dis...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yoshida M,Ohshima Y,Kuramoto S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several structures including subthalamic nucleus (STN), the caudal zona incerta (cZI), the prelemniscal radiation (Raprl), and the thalamic ventral intermediate nucleus (Vim) have been reported to be useful for improving symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the effect of each target is still unclear. Therefo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sasagawa A,Enatsu R,Kitagawa M,Mikami T,Nakayama-Kamada C,Kuribara T,Hirano T,Arihara M,Mikuni N

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old woman and a 55-year-old woman were treated with gamma knife surgery (GKS) for occipital arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Angiography confirmed complete nidus obliterations 2 years after GKS. However, both patients complained of chronic headache and visual symptoms from around 7 years after GKS. Magnetic...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Oyoshi T,Hirahara K,Uetsuhara K,Yatsushiro K,Arita K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old man presented with low-velocity gunshot injury in the right abdomen. Neuroimaging showed the bullet located in the L2-3 intervertebral disc space, but neurological examination found no abnormalities. Exploratory laparotomy was performed because of retroperitoneal hematoma. Two months after the gunshot in...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ceylan D,Cosar M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) are expected to be useful donor sources for cell transplantation therapy in Parkinson's disease. However, control of the differentiational lineage, especially into dopaminergic neurons, is still difficult. Thus, genetic modification of NPCs to produce l-dopa is potentially useful. The pr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kodama Y,Hida H,Jung CG,Baba H,Isono M,Kobayashi H,Nishino H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old woman presented with two transient ischemic attacks due to occlusion of the left internal carotid artery. The affected artery was revascularized by vasa vasorum. Angiography showed occlusion of the left common carotid artery including the origin of the internal carotid artery. The distal internal carotid...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shimizu H,Tominaga T,Ezura M,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study retrospectively reviewed 227 patients with ruptured solitary cerebral aneurysm who underwent endovascular embolization with detachable coils between March 1997 and March 2006 to establish the incidence of rebleeding after endovascular treatment for ruptured cerebral aneurysm and identify the risk factors. T...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Aikawa H,Kazekawa K,Nagata S,Onizuka M,Iko M,Tsutsumi M,Kodama T,Nii K,Matsubara S,Etou H,Tanaka A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 47-year-old male presented with asymptomatic mild (45%) internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis associated with familial hypercholesterolemia. Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose ([(18)F]FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) showed that the carotid plaque had high uptake of [(18)F]FDG on the initial scan. He was treated...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Motegi H,Kuroda S,Nakayama N,Hirata K,Shiga T,Tamaki N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications associated with intraarterial papaverine infusion occurred in two patients treated for vasospasm due to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). A 42-year-old male with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm underwent craniotomy and aneurysm clipping. Five days after the SAH occurred, angiography demonstrated m...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsurushima H,Kamezaki T,Nagatomo Y,Hyodo A,Nose T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00