Thalamotomy and caudatotomy with the Gamma Knife as a treatment for parkinsonism with a comment on lesion sizes.

abstract：:Peacock is a 3-D conformal treatment planning and delivery system for conformal radiation therapy which delivers intensity-modulated fields. A group of 13 patients were treated between March and February, 1995. Patient age ranged from 10 to 74. Six of the patients had previously received radiation therapy. Target volu...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Carol M,Grant WH 3rd,Pavord D,Eddy P,Targovnik HS,Butler B,Woo S,Figura J,Onufrey V,Grossman R,Selkar R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gamma Knife is currently the only radiosurgical device which has been used in functional neurosurgery. This mode of utilization is possible because the instrument can make lesions in normal brains with a volume as small as 50 mm3. The experience of functional radiosurgery accumulated at the Karolinska Institute ov...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Lindquist C,Kihlström L,Hellstrand E

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between February 1993 and March 1994, 75 metastases, 16 gliomas and 2 AIDS-related malignant lymphomas were treated with Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Metastatic brain tumors (54% lung cancer, 14% breast cancer, 13.5% melanoma) were the most frequent and clinically rewarding cases. So-called local control was achieved in ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Gerosa MA,Nicolato A,Berlucchi S,Piovan E,Zampieri PG,Pasoli A,Foroni R,Giri MG,Marchini G,Babighian S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The primary goal of stereotactic systems in deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery is accurate delivery of a DBS lead to a target identified on imaging. Thus, it is critical to understand the accuracy of the stereotactic systems and the factors which may be associated with a decrease in accuracy. METHODS:Ni...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kelman C,Ramakrishnan V,Davies A,Holloway K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Balloon compression of the gasserian ganglion has been a well-established percutaneous treatment of trigeminal neuralgia since the 1980s. However, puncture of the foramen ovale by conventional single-plane fluoroscopy can be difficult in cases of local anatomic abnormalities. CASE PRESENTATION:We present th...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Mendes PD,Martins da Cunha PH,Monteiro KKO,Quites LV,Fonseca Filho GA

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with recurrent epipharyngeal carcinoma (EPC) were treated by gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery. The tumor volume ranged from 0.3 to 80 ml (median 18.9 ml). Treatment was done with a tumor margin dose of 10-27 Gy (median 15 Gy). The median follow-up period was 15 months (range 2-47 months). Ten pa...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Oda K,Mori Y,Kobayashi T,Kida Y,Yokoi H,Shibamoto Y,Yoshida J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the recent approval of reimbursement for positron emission tomography (PET), it has become important to clarify the utility of this diagnostic study. We evaluated the utility of PET to distinguish radiation necrosis from recurrent tumor in a retrospective review of patients with primary glial neoplasms. Fifteen p...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Thompson TP,Lunsford LD,Kondziolka D

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first Gamma Knife was installed in Stockholm in 1968 after nearly two decades of development. Following the opening of the Gamma Knife facility in Pittsburgh in 1987, radiosurgery has seen an explosive expansion. Along with this expansion there has been a development of alternative technologies, of which the most ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Leksell DG

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Directional leads are increasingly used in deep brain stimulation. They allow shaping the electrical field in the axial plane. These new possibilities increase the complexity of programming. Thus, optimized programming approaches are needed to assist clinical testing and to obtain full clinical benefit. OBJ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kramme J,Dembek TA,Treuer H,Dafsari HS,Barbe MT,Wirths J,Visser-Vandewalle V

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There are reports that microelectrode recording (MER) can be performed under certain anesthetized conditions for functional confirmation of the optimal deep brain stimulation (DBS) target. However, it is generally accepted that anesthesia affects MER. Due to a potential role of local field potentials (L...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Malekmohammadi M,Sparks H,AuYong N,Hudson A,Pouratian N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In selected patients with recurrent malignant glioma, interstitial brachytherapy has been advocated as an effective method for tumor control and prolonged survival. We are presenting our results with brachytherapy in patients with recurrent glioma, and comparing this technique with cytoreductive surgery. Twenty patien...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Ryken TC,Hitchon PW,VanGilder JC,Wen BC,Jani S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Postoperative cerebral edema around a deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode is an uncommon reported complication. The goal of this study was to identify instances of postoperative edema based on clinical presentation, and to remark on their management. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performe...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Fenoy AJ,Villarreal SJ,Schiess MC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of acoustic neurinomas with macrocystic components are presented. In three cases the cystic portion was within the tumor, while in the other three, the cyst was peritumoral, in the form of a cul-de-sac within the arachnoid, in other words it was not a true tumor cyst. The six tumors are from a series of 74 a...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Pendl G,Ganz JC,Kitz K,Eustacchio S

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：: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：:Postoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of basal ganglia functional lesions illustrates the accuracy of preoperative target localization. The technique of perioperative MRI and CT localization for pallidotomy will be discussed and correlated with the center of the lesion on postoperative standard MRI as well as...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Lehman RM,Mezrich R,Sage J,Goldbe L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic techniques were used to transplant adrenal medullary tissue to the head of the right caudate nucleus in 12 patients with Parkinson's disease. No significant lasting complications were seen. All patients had an initial improvement. 11 of the 12 patients remain improved over their preoperative condition aft...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Gildenberg PL,Pettigrew LC,Merrell R,Butler I,Conklin R,Katz J,DeFrance J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniotomy using stereotactic techniques has the potential to improve the extent of tumor resection and to reduce wound and neurologic morbidity. Most reports of stereotaxy-assisted craniotomy (SC) for tumor resection have focused on techniques using sophisticated computer hardware and volumetric software. Results of ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Barnett GH,McKenzie RL,Ramos L,Palmer J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic interventions at thalamic/subthalamic levels for parkinsonian tremor give the chance to investigate the influence of the supraspinal proprioceptive loops on the tonic component of motor tasks. Studies demonstrate not only a normalization of the late stretch reflex component and a decrease of the pre-refle...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Struppler A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent and highly disabling psychiatric disorder that is notoriously difficult to treat. At some point in their lifetimes, 5-8% of men, 10-14% of women, and up to a quarter of combat veterans carry this diagnosis. Despite pharmacological and behavioral therapies, up to 30% ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Taghva A,Oluigbo C,Corrigan J,Rezai AR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies indicate that deafferentation results in reorganization of the somatosensory map at various levels of the CNS, such that the representation of a body part adjacent to a region that is denervated expands into the deafferented area. Recent data suggest that in the human this occurs at the cortical l...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kiss ZH,Dostrovsky JO,Tasker RR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) facilitates a preoperative awareness of an association of an eloquent region with a tumor. This information gives the neurosurgeon helpful information that can aid in creating a surgical strategy. Typically, task-based fMRI has been employed to preoperatively loc...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Leuthardt EC,Allen M,Kamran M,Hawasli AH,Snyder AZ,Hacker CD,Mitchell TJ,Shimony JS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many cases, the treatment of neuropathic pain by intrathecal opioids fails to meet expectations. In a trial involving 10 patients, the intrathecal administration of clonidine combined with opioids in the treatment of chronic pain was introduced in our department for the first time. Eight patients with neuropathic p...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Uhle EI,Becker R,Gatscher S,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We prospectively investigated the efficacy of corticosteroid medication in salvaging acute hearing deterioration after radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma (VS) and analyzed prognostic factors for hearing preservation. METHODS:Forty-one patients with serviceable hearing treated with gamma knife radiosurge...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Kim JW,Kim DG,Paek SH,Chung HT,Kim YH,Han JH,Park CK,Jung HW

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several subcortical structures have been targeted for surgical treatment of dystonia, including motor thalamus, internal segment of globus pallidus (GPi), and more recently, the subthalamic nucleus (STN). Deep brain stimulation of GPi is currently the preferred surgical treatment, but it is unclear if target...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Novak KE,Nenonene EK,Bernstein LP,Vergenz S,Cozzens JW,Rezak M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic radiosurgery under local anesthesia with the Leksell Gamma Knife can effectively treat some patients with recurrent tic douloureux after unsuccessful medical/surgical procedures. Seven of 12 patients have shown complete relief or improvement of their trigeminal neuralgia. No complications have been observ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Rand RW,Jacques DB,Melbye RW,Copcutt BG,Levenick MN,Fisher MR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small pellets loaded with apomorphine, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, and bromocriptine were implanted into the right striatum of 6-hydroxydopamine-treated rotation rats, and the efficacy of this drug delivery system was examined. Pellets containing neuromodifying agents, when implanted into the brain, may be just as ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida M,Torigoe R,Ohtsuru K,Kuramoto S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic pituitary surgery is a minimally invasive method which allows simple transnasal transphenoidal surgical access without retractors, and has been used by our team in 536 patients from 1993 to 1999. In 326 of these patients, computer-aided image-guided techniques (CAN) were used in conjunction with endoscopy. ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Pillay PK,Leo CW,Sethi DS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chinese stereotactic and functional neurosurgery started in 1963. Dr. Jian-Ping Xu did stereotactic surgery for Parkinson's disease with a small Cartesian coordinate stereotactic device which he designed. In 1983, the first Chinese Institute of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery was established by Dr. Jian-Ping ...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Sun B,Lang LQ,Cong PY,Liu KY,Pan L

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:During the placement of electrodes for deep brain stimulation (DBS), patients are commonly in a seated position, awake, and spontaneously breathing. Air may be entrained through bone or dural veins causing venous air emboli (VAE) and this phenomenon can result in significant hemodynamic changes. Althoug...

journal_title：Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery

authors： Hooper AK,Okun MS,Foote KD,Haq IU,Fernandez HH,Hegland D,Robicsek SA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00