Abstract:
:We have analyzed a series of 225 patients with intracranial metastases (343 lesions), treated in our department by Gamma Knife radiosurgery over a 30-month period. We have used a modified Pittsburgh protocol and performed 242 procedures on 164 single/78 multiple lesions. Primary tumors were mostly carcinomas of the lung (52%) and breast (11.6%). Neuroradiological localization of the target was usually performed by stereotactic computed tomography. Magnetic resonance imaging was only used in special circumstances. Routine dose planning was assisted by three-dimensional reconstruction programs. Mean tumor volume was larger than expected (5.7 ml). Mean prescription dose and average dose were 21.1 and 29.9 Gy, respectively. Middle- and long-term results were evaluated in a subset of 152 patients (236 lesions) with adequate (> 4 months) follow-up. Mean follow-up was 53.1 weeks with 61/152 patients still living. There was a predominance of retrospectively classified 'not fully eligible cases' among the survivors, mainly because of uncontrolled primary tumor. The 1-year local tumor control rate was 88.2%. Treatment-related radiological (3.9%) and clinical (1.6%) sequelae were minimal. Overall mean survival in these patients (40 weeks) turned out to be higher than that commonly reported after conventional surgical-radiation treatments. It was encouraging that the mean survival of 'fully' eligible patients was 51 weeks. Karnofsky performance status and neurological (Order Grading) performance scores were consistently high for most of the follow-up period. Functional Independence and the Palliative Index were not far from the value of mean survival. The main cause of death remains uncontrolled systemic disease (64.8%). On the other hand, the relative incidence of intracranial tumor progression was considerably decreased. This indicated that these patients should perhaps be treated more aggressively and underlines the need for randomized trials to determine the optimal treatment.
journal_name
Stereotact Funct Neurosurgjournal_title
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgeryauthors
Gerosa M,Nicolato A,Severi F,Ferraresi P,Masotto B,Barone G,Foroni R,Piovan E,Pasoli A,Bricolo Adoi
10.1159/000099809subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1996-01-01 00:00:00pages
184-92eissn
1011-6125issn
1423-0372journal_volume
66 Suppl 1pub_type
杂志文章abstract:OBJECTIVE:We compared bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) with bilateral GPi DBS plus ventralis oralis (Vo) thalamotomy to analyze the effect of the combined Vo thalamotomy. METHODS:Between March 2003 and December 2008, 10 patients underwent DBS and/or Vo thalamotomy for treatment of ...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000338093
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::A Leksell Gamma Unit was commissioned and a Lars Leksell Center for Radiosurgery was established at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center in March 1989. At that time a formal quality assurance program designed for the Leksell Gamma Unit was put into effect. This paper will review the components of suggeste...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000099561
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:To determine the feasibility of utilizing a Gamma Knife stereotactic boost for patients at high risk of local recurrence from minor salivary gland tumors invading the base of skull. METHODS:Eight patients with minor salivary gland tumors invading the base of skull were treated with primary neutron radiotherapy ...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000077457
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a case of induced oscillopsia caused by deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN). Recent reports have described involuntary oscillopsia during DBS of the PPN that patients have described as trembling vision. Here we substantiate this observation using infra-red eye tracking. It has ...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000335871
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:The intersection of Bejjani's line with the well-delineated medial subthalamic nucleus (STN) border on MRI has recently been proposed as an individualized reference in subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for Parkinson's disease (PD). We, therefore, aimed to investigate the applicability across...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000510802
更新日期:2020-11-18 00:00:00
abstract::Soon after its development, CT imaging, which provided direct visualization of neural structures, was used for stereotactic guidance. There has been progressive expansion of stereotactic methodology for image guided surgical intervention through minimally invasive corridors. Today, the development of high resolution M...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000066710
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to shed light on the first application of human functional stereotactic neurosurgery, whether it was in the realm of movement disorders, as has been claimed repeatedly, or in the realm of psychiatry, a review of the original scholarly literature was conducted. Tracking and scrutinising original publications b...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000496157
更新日期:2019-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000098764
更新日期:1995-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000048378
更新日期:2000-01-01 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
pub_type:
doi:10.1159/000506083
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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000100610
更新日期:1993-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000075161
更新日期:2003-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000099917
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Corpus callosotomy is a viable treatment for patients with refractory generalized or multifocal epilepsy, particularly those who have drop attacks. Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive surgical option for various intracranial lesions. In this report, we present a 2-trajectory thermal ablat...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type:
doi:10.1159/000495414
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The possible influence of painful stimulation and morphine analgesia on hypothalamic met-enkephalin levels, and the possible correlation between this biochemical parameter and animal behaviour was studied. The results indicate that both painful stimulation and morphine treatment induce an increase in hypothalamic mete...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000100635
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is mostly caused by vascular compression of the nerve's root entry zone due to an ectatic artery. Rarer causes include compression from tumors, vascular malformations or multiple sclerosis plaques. Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs) are benign, aberrantly appearing venous struc...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000369562
更新日期:2015-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000100221
更新日期:1990-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000100603
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this case report is to demonstrate that a benign tumour arising solely from the olfactory bulb can act as a primary epileptic focus and to illustrate the difficulty in making a preoperative diagnosis of pathological lesions in this area. The case of a 29-year-old male with intractable epilepsy is pres...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000070104
更新日期:2002-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1159/000505079
更新日期:2019-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000100632
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:In recent years, simulations based on phantom models have become increasingly popular in the medical field. In the field of functional and stereotactic neurosurgery, a cranial phantom would be useful to train operative techniques, such as stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG), to establish new methods as well...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000489581
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Few multiple case studies of the effects of deep brain stimulation for camptocormia associated with Parkinson's disease have been reported. Although deep brain stimulation was in some cases not effective against camptocormia, it is unclear in which types of patients it was effective in treating camptocormia....
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000324907
更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe the Zamorano-Dujovny localizing unit which consists of a ring-shaped headholder held on the patient's head by three or four variably placed fixation pins, thereby avoiding interference with the flap sites or craniotomy. The base ring is mounted intraoperatively on a special adapter that allows any patient ...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000100290
更新日期:1994-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000494736
更新日期:2018-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) were monitored intraoperatively in 15 patients who underwent spinal cord radiofrequency thermal dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) lesion procedures to treat chronic deafferentation pain. We found a significant correlation between transient latency shifts (recovery to prelesion values ...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000099539
更新日期:1989-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000492231
更新日期:2018-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1159/000112428
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The management of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) continues to present a challenge to neurosurgeons. The natural history of this condition, as well as the morbidity and mortality of therapeutic interventions, remains incompletely elucidated. Predictive factors and grading scales in AVM management allow ris...
journal_title:Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1159/000126945
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00