Hypothalamic hamartoma: the role of surgery.

abstract：:Endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms resulting in third nerve palsies has been proposed as an alternative to microsurgical clip ligation. Third nerve function recovery following endovascular treatment in a large patient population has not been evaluated. A literature search of MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane da...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bulsara KR,Jackson D,Galvan GM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine (tHcy) has been hardly studied among patients with head injury. This study was to evaluate whether there is any independent impact of tHcy levels on neurological outcome following head injury in a multivariate model. Patients admitted within 24 h of injury were included in the study, along with 20 age- an...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dhandapani S,Bajaj A,Gendle C,Saini I,Kaur I,Chaudhary I,Jasandeep,Kaur J,Kalyan G,Dhandapani M,Gupta SK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to determine the effects of vitamin E and L-carnitine supplementation, individually or in combination, on radiation-induced brain and retinal damages in a rat model. Group 1 received no treatment (control arm). Group 2 received a total dose of 15 Gy external radiotherapy (RT) to whole brain by Cobalt-60 te...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sezen O,Ertekin MV,Demircan B,Karslioğlu I,Erdoğan F,Koçer I,Calik I,Gepdiremen A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia affects many bones of the skeleton and usually on one side only. In monostotic variety only one bone is affected. The condition which usually starts in early childhood is at first active, gradually becomes quiescent and finally with termination of skeletal growth becomes inactive and ceas...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ameli NO,Rahmat H,Abbassioun K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concordance between the Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysm Treatment Score (UIATS), Earlier Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Location, Age, Population, Size, Shape (ELAPSS) score, and Population, Hypertension, Age, Size, Earlier Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Site (PHASES) score with real-world management decisions in unruptured intr...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Feghali J,Gami A,Caplan JM,Tamargo RJ,McDougall CG,Huang J

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute intracranial subdural hematoma (ASDH) is commonly associated with a grave prognosis citing a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. The parameters to decide on surgical evacuation of the hematoma are sometimes controversial. In this study, we theorized that the ratio between maximal hematoma thickness and mi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Moussa WMM,Khedr WM,Elwany AH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a bioactive glass ceramic (BGC) has been developed for use as intervertebral cages for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). However, the effectiveness and safety of BGC cages remain to be evaluated. We completed a retrospective comparison of the radiological and clinical outcomes of 36 patients (5...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kim HC,Oh JK,Kim DS,Roh JS,Kim TW,An SB,Jeon HS,Shin DA,Yi S,Kim KN,Yoon DH,Ha Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to compare intervertebral bone fusion and clinical outcomes in L4-5 posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using the same posterior instrumentation with four combinations of one of three types of interbody cage with one of two bone grafts, iliac and local or only local. In 67 patients wh...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Takeuchi M,Kamiya M,Wakao N,Hirasawa A,Kawanami K,Osuka K,Takayasu M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical access to deep intracranial lesions causing the least amount of iatrogenic trauma to the surrounding brain tissue remains a challenging task. In this article, we evaluate the use of a set of sequential tubes that dilate and provide retraction of the overlying brain tissue acting as a surgical corridor for dee...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Almenawer SA,Crevier L,Murty N,Kassam A,Reddy K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic principles of NMRI are explained. Examples are given of the current medical uses of imaging with protons and other nuclei as well. Further developments towards spectroscopic imaging are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Heinzerling J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has resulted in the detection of increasing numbers of asymptomatic intraventricular tumors. Establishing the correct preoperative diagnosis is important to prevent unnecessary surgical intervention. Our study includes nine cases of benig...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kawaguchi T,Kumabe T,Shimizu H,Watanabe M,Tominaga T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial complexity of highly vulnerable structures makes surgical resection of brainstem cavernomas (BSC) a challenging procedure. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows for the visualization of white matter tracts and enables a better understanding of the anatomical location of corticospinal and sensory tracts bef...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ulrich NH,Kockro RA,Bellut D,Amaxopoulou C,Bozinov O,Burkhardt JK,Sarnthein J,Kollias SS,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or suffering from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are now surviving for longer periods of time secondary to improvements in medical management. As the classical causes of morbidity and mortality in this patient population have come under better co...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bulsara KR,Raja A,Owen J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supplemental education is desirable for neurosurgical training, and the use of human cadaver specimen and virtual reality models is routine. An in vivo porcine training model for cranial neurosurgery was introduced in 2005, and our recent experience with this unique model is outlined here. For the first time, porcine ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Regelsberger J,Eicker S,Siasios I,Hänggi D,Kirsch M,Horn P,Winkler P,Signoretti S,Fountas K,Dufour H,Barcia JA,Sakowitz O,Westermaier T,Sabel M,Heese O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental brain tumours were produced in cats by stereotactic implantation of 4 million suspended cells of a rat glioma clone into the internal capsule. Three weeks after implantation a spherical tumour developed with a diameter of up to 10 mm which was surrounded by vasogenic white matter oedema. In untreated anim...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Matsuoka Y,Hossmann KA

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patients with a giant fusiform aneurysm of the left inferior trunkus of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) is presented. The size of the aneurysm was 5 cm at its largest diameter. Retrograde flow was well developed. After the application of temporary clips the aneurysm was excised and microsurgical reconstructions wer...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ceylan S,Karakuş A,Duru S,Baykal S,Ilbay K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are still different descriptions of the segmentation of the posterior cerebral artery, although there is a radiological and anatomical consensus on the segmentation of the anterior and the middle cerebral artery. This study aims to define the most appropriate localization for origin and end points of the segment...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Uz A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient with two distinct brain tumors. A meningioma was resected surgically. Nine months later a glioblastoma appeared in the same region, but at a different site. This was not treated, because the patient died. The clinical significance and etiology of these tumors are considered. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Raco A,Cervoni L,Salvati M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptors for neurotransmitters and drugs are now well characterized at the molecular level. Thanks to the development of numerous radiolabeled molecules and to the use of autoradiography it is possible to study the characteristics and distribution of these receptors with the anatomical resolution of the microscope. W...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Palacios JM,Chinaglia G,Probst A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus pericranii is a rare vascular abnormality characterised by abnormal connections between the intra- and extracranial venous systems and is usually found in children. In most instances, a sinus pericranii presents as a soft scalp swelling that appears with the patient in the recumbent position and disappears in th...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Akram H,Prezerakos G,Haliasos N,O'Donovan D,Low H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three of 30 human cerebral cortex biopsies from infants treated for hydrocephalus by shunt operation are described. The descriptions include an account of their case history, the clinical methods, and the operational procedures. The biopsy specimens were studied in semithin and ultrathin sections. Attention is drawn t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Glees P,Voth D

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluate the current literature regarding treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic disease, with particular emphasis on emerging medical, surgical, and endovascular trials. A MEDLINE and PubMed search of the literature related to intracranial atherosclerotic disease was performed. Articles which discussed medical,...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Patel TR,Bulsara KR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative wound healing can pose a problem in patients undergoing instrumented surgery for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. Robotic guidance allows the minimally invasive placement of pedicle screws in the thoracolumbar spine. We assessed whether using this technique to perform minimally invasive surgery had an impact o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Alaid A,von Eckardstein K,Smoll NR,Solomiichuk V,Rohde V,Martinez R,Schatlo B

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1987 and 1991 we performed a unilateral or bilateral frontoorbital advancement to correct trigono- or plagiocephaly in 10 children: Three-dimensional CT provides an exact basis for operation planning. Titanium miniplates allow an already primarily rather stable osteosynthesis. The best time for this interventi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Voth D,Schwarz M,Wagner W,von Domarus H,Henn M,Schweden F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many satisfactory long-term outcomes after posterolateral fusion (PLF) for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS); nonunion cases have also achieved good clinical outcomes. Facet fusion (FF), a minimally invasive evolution of PLF, also resulted in good clinical outcomes. We aimed to assess the course of...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Miyashita T,Ataka H,Kato K,Takaoka H,Tanno T

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This short paper summarizes the basic concept and the technology of a new computed radiographic system which uses an energy-storage phosphorus panel called "Imaging Plate" as an image sensor. The "Imaging Plate" can be used to obtain radiographs in exactly the same way as the screen-film combination is used in convent...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kato H,Miyahara J,Takano M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1986 and 1988 100 patients in whom MRI had been used to diagnose prolapses of lumbar intervertebral discs were admitted to the neurosurgical department of the Munich Technical University. MRI proved to be a valuable diagnostic technique, even if one has to concede certain limitations to the usefulness of the r...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Trappe AE,Frank AM,Weinzierl FX,Obletter N

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here on congenital sphenoorbital encephalocele which could not be disclosed by computed tomography including contrast medium application or by orbital sonography. Surgery and histological examination were necessary to establish correct the diagnosis. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bornemann A,Schwarz M,Brühl K,Goebel HH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological improvement in patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (SDAVF) is often partial even after adequate treatment. While treatment outcomes have been evaluated primarily on the basis of the postoperative changes in neurological deficits, outcome measures should also reflect the patient-reported outc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sasamori T,Hida K,Osanai T,Yano S,Seki T,Houkin K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic biopsies represent a routine neurosurgical procedure for the diagnosis of intracranial lymphomas and selected diffusely infiltrating gliomas. Acquisition of tissue samples that do not allow correct tumor typing and grading is, however, not uncommon. Five-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has been shown to accum...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Widhalm G,Minchev G,Woehrer A,Preusser M,Kiesel B,Furtner J,Mert A,Di Ieva A,Tomanek B,Prayer D,Marosi C,Hainfellner JA,Knosp E,Wolfsberger S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00