Epidermoid tumor of the occipital bone.

abstract：:Hemangioblastoma is a rare benign tumor that consists of neoplastic vacuolated stromal cells and highly developed capillary blood vessels. These tumors are almost exclusively found in the central nervous system, but in extremely rare cases, it can arise in peripheral nerves. In the majority of cases, it occurs sporadi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Rasulic L,Samardzic M,Bascarevic V,Micovic M,Cvrkota I,Zivkovic B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that radiation can induce meningiomas. These tumors usually arise in patients with a history of low-dose radiation to the scalp for treatment of tinea capitis or high-dose radiation for a previous brain tumor. Radiation-associated meningiomas (RAMs) morphologically resemble their spontaneously arising...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： De Tommasi A,Occhiogrosso M,De Tommasi C,Cimmino A,Sanguedolce F,Vailati G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of intrathecal baclofen therapy delivered by a programmable pump for the chronic treatment of spinal spasticity. Twelve patients with intractable spasticity caused by spinal cord injuries underwent implantation of a programmable continuous infusion pump af...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Korenkov AI,Niendorf WR,Darwish N,Glaeser E,Gaab MR

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We carried out an experimental investigation of cartilage endplate vascularity of degenerated intervertebral discs produced by exogenous melatonin (MEL) treatment. Adult Swiss albino rats were divided into three groups: control, operated degeneration, and MEL treatment. There were five rats in each group and, using a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Turgut M,Uslu S,Uysal A,Yurtseven ME,Ustün H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a systematic review of the literature to evaluate the efficacy of various treatment modalities for intracranial aneurysms (IA) in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD) based on anatomical location of IA. A comprehensive review of studies documenting single cases or series of MMD patients with concomitant I...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Larson AS,Rinaldo L,Brinjikji W,Lanzino G

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The author reports a case of a histologically proven cavernous hemangioma of the cavernous sinus and middle fossa, which was treated by radiotherapy. This very rare lesion represents a formidable challenge to the neurosurgeon and its excision has been associated with a considerable mortality rate. The significant redu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Jamjoom AB

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on extensive personal experiences during the past three decades, a review is given on infections and infestations of the central nervous system, which are found in India and in other tropical and subtropical areas. Besides the main disease such as tuberculosis, pyogenic infections and parasitic infestations, rar...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bagchi AK

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing number of endovascular interventions during the last years, the number of procedure-related complications has risen accordingly. Despite sophisticated and effective endovascular treatments for acute thromboembolic events during intervention, vessel occlusion can remain refractory to medical and end...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Etminan N,Steiger HJ,Hänggi D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hydrocephalus is a well-documented complication of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The insertion of external ventricular drainage (EVD) has been the standard of care in the management of this complication, aiming primarily at immediate improvement of the clinical condition of these patients, making them more suitable c...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Fountas KN,Kapsalaki EZ,Machinis T,Karampelas I,Smisson HF,Robinson JS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor consistency is a critical factor that influences operative strategy and patient counseling. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) describes the concentration of water within living tissues and as such, is hypothesized to predict aspects of their biomechanical behavior. In meningiomas, MRI signal intensity has been us...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Yao A,Pain M,Balchandani P,Shrivastava RK

更新日期：2018-07-01 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：:A review of a series of 56 patients with a giant intracranial aneurysm showed that 28 presented with signs related to the mass effect and 19 with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Additional clinical signs observed were seizures, ischemia, and endocrinological disturbances. Fourty-five aneurysms involved the carotid arte...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Vorkapic P,Czech T,Pendl G,Oztürk E,Horaczek A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of patients undergoing surgical treatment for pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy is rapidly increasing. While there have been many clinicopathological studies concerning the medial structures of the temporal lobe in temporal lobe epilepsy, its lateral structures have received little attention. To exam...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Nishio S,Morioka T,Hisada K,Fukui M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excision of a circumscribed spongioblastoma with intrapontine-intramesencephalic extension was performed via the floor of the fourth ventricle in two girls 14 and 5 years of age. The preoperative neurological deficits (severe hemiparesis, cerebellar, and sixth and seventh cranial nerve disturbances) showed slow but co...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Entzian W

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human malignant gliomas arise from neural progenitor cells and/or dedifferentiated astrocytes. By now, they are genetically so well characterized that several murine glioma models have emerged that faithfully reiterate the typical histological features of the disease. In experimental animals, only one or two elements ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Merlo A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissecting aneurysms in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), although rare, can cause ischemic and/or hemorrhagic stroke. Hemorrhagic dissecting aneurysms in the A1 portion of the ACA are often associated with a poor prognosis. We retrospectively investigated three rare cases of hemorrhagic dissecting aneurysms in the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mitsuhara T,Ikawa F,Hidaka T,Kurokawa Y,Yonezawa U

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although endovascular or surgical treatment has been performed for preventing the rupture of saccular cerebral aneurysms (sCA), in some patients, the aneurysms may recur and require retreatment. We aimed to investigate the clinical and radiological outcomes of treating recurrent sCA. We retrospectively evaluated the d...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Matsukawa H,Tanikawa R,Kamiyama H,Noda K,Uchida K,Shirakawa M,Yoshimura S

更新日期：2020-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is characterized by jolts of pain along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve. If patients fail conservative management, microvascular decompression (MVD) is the next step in treatment. MVD is largely done by placing implant pads between the nerve and compressing vessels. We cond...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Pressman E,Jha RT,Zavadskiy G,Kumar JI,van Loveren H,van Gompel JJ,Agazzi S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic bifrontal contusions (TBC) form a recognised clinical entity among patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study aims to systematically review current literature on demographics, management, and predictors of outcomes of patients with TBC. A multi-database literature search (PubMed, Cochrane, OVID M...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Van de Zande N,Manivannan S,Sharouf F,Shastin D,Abdulla M,Chumas PD,Zaben M

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic granuloma is an uncommon lesion, often self-limiting. A location in the spine is rare; until now, only 35 cases have been reported. MRI is the most effective diagnostic technique, although conventional X-ray can also be useful as a first approach. Therapy consists of immobilization of the patients, surger...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Scarpinati M,Artico M,Artizzu S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct delivery of antibiotics to the ventricular system offers an alternative for the management of nosocomial meningitis. However, the available literature frequently results in controversial findings regarding its safety. The present meta-analysis aimed at summarizing the risk of local complications after the admin...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Brotis AG,Churis I,Karvouniaris M

更新日期：2019-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:200 stereotactic biopsies were evaluated. The validity of the intraoperative histopathological results were compared with the final diagnosis using conventional embedding and staining techniques. Further comparison between the histology of the biopsy and the post mortem or open operative findings were possible in 41 c...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Grunert P,Ungersböck K,Bohl J,Kitz K,Hopf N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery for intraventricular tumors remains a controversial and evolving field, with endoscopic resection becoming more popular. We present a series of nine consecutive cases of purely endoscopic resection of intraventricular tumors with the aid of an ultrasonic aspirator specific for neuroendoscopy. Nine patients (fi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ibáñez-Botella G,Segura M,De Miguel L,Ros B,Arráez MÁ

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different disorders may produce irreducible atlanto-axial dislocation with compression of the ventral spinal cord. Among the surgical approaches available for a such condition, the transoral resection of the odontoid process is the most often used. The aim of this anatomical study is to demonstrate the possibility of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Messina A,Bruno MC,Decq P,Coste A,Cavallo LM,de Divittis E,Cappabianca P,Tschabitscher M

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:This study was carried out to evaluate the early results and the prognostic factors affecting the outcome during the in-hospital stay of 110 patients with civilian gunshot wounds to the head admitted at the Hospital of Restauração, Recife, Brazil. Penetrating injury (66%) was the most prevalent type of wound encounter...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ambrosi PB,Valença MM,Azevedo-Filho H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm leads to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). To prevent SAH, unruptured lesions can be treated by either endovascular or microsurgical approach. Due to their complex anatomy, middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms represent a unique subgroup of intracranial aneurysms. Primary objecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dammann P,Schoemberg T,Müller O,Özkan N,Schlamann M,Wanke I,Sandalcioglu IE,Forsting M,Sure U

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:The pattern of hormone secretion by human pituitary tumours in cell or explant culture has been shown to be of value in establishing the nature of the tissue. There was complete agreement between the diagnosis reached by conventional immunocytochemical techniques and by examining the secretion of hormones in culture. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Adams EF,Mashiter K

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis after evacuation of a chronic subdural hematoma is generally good, yet occasionally post-operative complications do occur. Intracerebral hematoma following such evacuation is rare and two cases are reported. It is suggested that this complication could be due to the disturbances of intracerebral vascular...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ramamurthi B,Ganapathi K,Ramamurthi R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00