Recommissioning of the Sheffield Gamma Knife Unit following a source change.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perinatal anoxia rarely causes myoclonus as the main neurologic abnormality. The exact neuronal mechanism underlying myoclonus induced by perinatal anoxia remains unknown. Some studies have indicated that the development of involuntary movements may be related to the maturation of the thalamus after birth. ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kobayashi K,Katayama Y,Otaka T,Obuchi T,Kano T,Nagaoka T,Kasai M,Oshima H,Fukaya C,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, a variety of potential mechanical or functional complications ranging from perioperative events to hardware malfunction may occur. We present 2 patients who developed a unique complication of cyst formation at the tip of the DBS electrode in the absence of infection. One...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Ramirez-Zamora A,Levine D,Sommer DB,Dalfino J,Novak P,Pilitsis JG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiosurgery with the Gamma Knife was performed in 12 patients with parkinsonism. In 9 patients small lesions were created in the head of the caudate nucleus bilaterally. Two patients underwent radiosurgical thalamotomy, and 1 patient was treated with caudatotomy and thalamotomy. After a follow-up period of 1-12 month...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Friehs GM,Ojakangas CL,Pachatz P,Schröttner O,Ott E,Pendl G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the radiobiological effect of Gamma Knife radiosurgery on brain tumors, we performed a histological study on nine cases. In two, the material was obtained at autopsy and in seven following surgery. In the central region of the radiation field, destructive changes occurred both in tumor cells and in vessel...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Hirato M,Hirato J,Zama A,Inoue H,Ohye C,Shibazaki T,Andou Y

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1992 to November 1996, 17 patients with the diagnosis of intracranial meningioma underwent radiosurgical treatment. Of these, 7 patients were treated using a Linac-based system (group 1), and 10 using the Leksell Gamma Knife unit (group 2). The follow-up ranged between 12 and 48 (median 33) months for gro...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Zamorano L,Saenz A,Matter A,Buciuc R,Gaspar L,Fontanesi J,Garzon A,Diaz F

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypothalamic hamartomas are associated with precocious puberty and chronic epilepsy characterized by gelastic seizures. The seizure disorder is usually refractory to most antiepileptic drugs. Gamma knife surgery has emerged as an alternative to microsurgical removal or radiofrequency ablation to improve seiz...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Mathieu D,Kondziolka D,Niranjan A,Flickinger J,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been reported to be effective treatment for the failed back surgery syndrome in a number of retrospective case series. Its retrospectively reported results compare favorably with those of neurosurgical treatment alternatives, such as reoperation and ablative procedures. There has been...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： North RB,Kidd DH,Lee MS,Piantodosi S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of obtaining a selective effect on different trigeminal branches by glycerol rhizotomy was studied in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Transcutaneous electrical stimulation was used to quantify sensory impairment. An attempt was made to direct the neurotoxic effect by maintaining the patient's he...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Bergenheim AT,Hariz MI,Laitinen LV

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) implantation under general anesthesia (GA) is of great importance for patients with disabling off-medication symptoms or medical comorbidities. However, the relative advantages/disadvantages of routine local anesthesia (LA) surgery versus GA regarding clinical outcomes are contro...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Liu Z,He S,Li L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead implantation, it is still controversial whether it is more appropriate to employ indirect or direct methods in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based tentative targeting and to select single- or multiple-track recording in electrophysiologic...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Koike Y,Shima F,Nakamizo A,Miyagi Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Technological advancements had a serious impact on the evolution of robotic systems in stereotactic neurosurgery over the last three decades and may turn robot-assisted stereotactic neurosurgery into a sophisticated alternative to purely mechanical guiding devices. OBJECTIVES:To compare robot-assisted ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Neudorfer C,Hunsche S,Hellmich M,El Majdoub F,Maarouf M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the direct effect of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) on levodopa-induced peak-dose dyskinesia in 45 patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) without reducing the levodopa dosage during the early period after surgery. In 8 patients (18%), the dyskinesia was quickly attenuated by bi...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Katayama Y,Oshima H,Kano T,Kobayashi K,Fukaya C,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In well-designed multicenter studies, the protocol of continuing motor cortex stimulation (MCS) temporarily for 3-6 weeks was employed with rehabilitation therapy, and these studies showed some recovery of motor weakness in post-stroke patients. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to clarify the effects of long-term MCS an...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Yamamoto T,Katayama Y,Watanabe M,Sumi K,Obuchi T,Kobayashi K,Oshima H,Fukaya C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors assess the accuracy of targeting nucleus ventralis intermedius (Vim) with fast spin echo inversion recovery (FSE/IR) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 18 successful deep brain stimulator (DBS) implants for medically refractory tremor. FSE/IR-MRI-derived coordinates are compared to the final coordinates e...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Alterman RL,Reiter GT,Shils J,Skolnick B,Arle JE,Lesutis M,Simuni T,Colcher A,Stern M,Hurtig H

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The longevity of batteries in internal pulse generators (IPGs) used clinically for deep brain stimulation is not known. We conducted a study to assess the life span of these batteries. From 1993 to 2000, 163 single-channel batteries were surgically implanted in our institution. The electrical settings utilized in pati...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Bin-Mahfoodh M,Hamani C,Sime E,Lozano AM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microrecordings were performed during pallidotomy and thalamotomy for Parkinson's disease (PD). Neuronal activity in globus pallidus (GP) was in general agreement with previous studies of human and primate models of PD. Neuronal activity, where frequency of tremor appeared to oscillate independently from peripheral in...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Hayase N,Miyashita N,Endo K,Narabayashi H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 16 years' period, a total of 79 dorsal root entry zone coagulations were performed in 68 patients for deafferentation pain. Of the 23 patients who underwent surgery for pain due to cervical root avulsion, 18 (82%) had a good (12) or fair (6) pain relief (mean follow-up period 51 months). Twelve (57%) patients...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Rath SA,Seitz K,Soliman N,Kahamba JF,Antoniadis G,Richter HP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic cingulotomy constitutes a psychosurgical procedure nowadays advocated in the treatment of medically intractable obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain and drug addiction. From its theoretical conception to the first cingulectomies performed and modern stereotactic-guided cingulotomies, various target...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Brotis AG,Kapsalaki EZ,Paterakis K,Smith JR,Fountas KN

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no clear consensus regarding the optimal location for placing deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes within the subthalamic nucleus (STN) target region in Parkinson's disease. In cases of poor symptom control or adverse effects following lead placement, leads presumed to be inadequately positioned may be cor...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Richardson RM,Ostrem JL,Starr PA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computerized method of determining the focal point of electrical activity in the pallidum of parkinsonian patients was developed using on-line quantitative physiological data analysis. Thirty patients in a series of 70 were studied in depth. Neuronal activity was recorded from the pallidum using a semi-microelectrod...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Lehman RM,Micheli-Tzanakou E,Medl A,Hamilton JL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evidence has been provided that the subiculum may play an important role in the generation of seizures. Electrical stimulation at this target has been reported to have anticonvulsive effects in kindling and pilocarpine rat models, while in a clinical study of hippocampal deep brain stimulation (DBS), conta...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Vázquez-Barrón D,Cuéllar-Herrera M,Velasco F,Velasco AL

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional neurosurgery usually requires physiological corroboration of the target site, particularly by eliciting characteristic responses to stimulation, or else by microelectrode recording of single cell responses to appropriate stimuli. Understanding pain physiology with both strategies has proven elusive, particu...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Tasker RR

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The true accuracy of MRI scanners utilized for target acquisition in functional stereotaxis remains undefined. We have performed pallidotomies at the Loma Linda University Medical Center using both MRI and MRI concomitant with positive contrast ventriculography. A retrospective study of 33 cases revealed significant d...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Mandybur G,Morenski J,Kuniyoshi S,Iacono RP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the effects of low- and high-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) on the nucleus accumbens (ACC) and the adjacent internal capsule in 3 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) using blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) under intraope...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Hiss S,Hesselmann V,Hunsche S,Kugel H,Sturm V,Maintz D,Visser-Vandewalle V,Liebig T,Maarouf M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Writer's cramp is a specific movement disorder with hand muscle cramps in writing, being classified into focal and action-specific dystonia. Stereotactic surgery, such as thalamotomy and deep brain stimulation (DBS), has been reported for writer's cramp; however, the number of reported cases is still scarce ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Asahi T,Koh M,Kashiwazaki D,Kuroda S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous transplantation of the superior cervical ganglion (SCG) into the caudate nuclei of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced parkinsonian monkey was studied in regard to animal behavior and catecholamine (CA) metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid. Monkeys which had undergone autotransplantation of t...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Nakai M,Itakura T,Komai N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Interpreting the postoperative electroencephalographic (EEG) driving response (DR) as an indicator of electrode placement within the thalamic nucleus in deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) for refractory epilepsy is controversial. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospective...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Son BC,Shon YM,Kim SH,Choi JG,Kim J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic stimulation of the thalamus is a surgical option in the management of intractable Holmes tremor. Patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS) can encounter infection as a postoperative complication, necessitating explantation of the hardware. Some studies have reported on the technique and the resultin...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Razmkon A,Yousefi O,Vaidyanathan J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple device is described to perform lateral orthogonal approaches using the Leksell stereotactic frame. This device is especially useful for simultaneous bilateral insertion of intracerebral electrodes without the need for attaching the stereotactic arc. It also allows for targeting of far lateral lesions that lie...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Rees Cosgrove G

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a part of the systematic analysis of parameters involved in electrical epidural spinal cord stimulation therapy, distribution of paresthesiae in accordance with the position of contacts, as related to midline and vertebral level of contacts, was investigated. A preliminary analysis performed for 266 combinations ha...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Tulgar M,He J,Barolat G,Ketcik B,Struijk H,Holsheimer J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00