A new ventriculoperitoneal shunt with a telemetric intracranial pressure sensor: clinical experience in 94 patients with hydrocephalus.

abstract：:A case of symptomatic diverticulum of the 4th ventricle in a 57-year-old man is presented. This clinicopathological observation supports a relationship between ventricular diverticula and ependyma-lined paraventricular cysts. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vaquero J,Martínez R,Coca S,Saucedo G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stereotactic radiosurgery is being used with more frequency in the management of patients with trigeminal neuralgia. To improve facial pain outcomes, many centers have increased the prescribed radiation dose to the trigeminal nerve. METHODS:Between April 1997 and December 1999, 68 patients underwent radiosur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE,Phuong LK,Foote RL,Stafford SL,Gorman DA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although originally isolated from the bone marrow, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have recently been detected in other tissues. However, little is known about MSCs in the brain. OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent to which cells with the features of MSCs exist in normal brain tissue and to determine the locati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kang SG,Shinojima N,Hossain A,Gumin J,Yong RL,Colman H,Marini F,Andreeff M,Lang FF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:After the resection of cranial base tumors, there may not be enough free dural margin left for reconstruction after involved bone and dura have been removed. In such a situation, dural reconstruction becomes a problem. We propose a new technique of dural closure in such cases. METHODS:A fascial graft is prep...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Sarma S,Morita A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors examined the psychosocial sequelae of head trauma at 1 month after injury in a group of 102 adult head-injured patients representing a broad range of severity of trauma. One hundred two control subjects selected from friends of the head-injured patients were used for comparison purposes. Outcome was determ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McLean A Jr,Dikmen S,Temkin N,Wyler AR,Gale JL

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Radical resection of facial nerve schwannomas classically implies a high risk of severe facial palsy. Owing to the rarity of facial palsy after gamma knife surgery (GKS) of vestibular schwannomas, functional evaluation after GKS seems rational in this specific group of patients. To our knowledge, no previous ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Litre CF,Gourg GP,Tamura M,Mdarhri D,Touzani A,Roche PH,Régis J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three cases of the spontaneous resolution of a traumatic chronic epidural hematoma. The patients were young adults with only mild headache after trauma. All patients were treated conservatively because of the very mild symptoms and the time lapse of 1 to 2 weeks between trauma and our unexpected detection of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tochio H,Waga S,Tashiro H,Takeuchi T,Miyazaki M

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The surgical removal of a jugular foramen (JF) tumor presents the neurosurgeon with a complex management problem that requires an understanding of the natural history, diagnosis, surgical approaches, and postoperative complications. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage is one of the most common complications of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ramina R,Maniglia JJ,Paschoal JR,Fernandes YB,Neto MC,Honorato DC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, the incidence, etiologies, and management with respect to clinical outcome of patients with iatrogenic aneurysmal rupture during attempted coil embolization of intracranial aneurysms are reviewed. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted of 274 patients with intracranial aneurysms treate...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levy E,Koebbe CJ,Horowitz MB,Jungreis CA,Pride GL,Dutton K,Kassam A,Purdy PD

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of benign stem glioma with a 15-year survival is presented. In spite of 12 years of clinical quiescence, a focus of the tumor in the upper brain stem was found at necropsy. Morphologically, the tumor was a cystic pilocytic astrocytoma. The few previously reported similar cases in the same location were...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Soffer D,Sahar A

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to describe clinical situations requiring repeat embolization in patients previously treated by endovascular coil embolization for intracranial aneurysms, and to report on our experiences of repeat embolization (RE). METHODS:A total of 466 patients harboring 522 intracranial ane...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kang HS,Han MH,Kwon BJ,Kwon OK,Kim SH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Awake craniotomy with intraoperative electric stimulation is a reliable method for extensive removal of low-grade gliomas while preserving the functional integrity of eloquent surrounding brain structures. Although fully awake procedures have been proposed, asleep-awake-asleep remains the standard technique....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zemmoura I,Fournier E,El-Hage W,Jolly V,Destrieux C,Velut S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multimodal reperfusion therapy (MMRT) has been advocated for the treatment of acute basilar artery occlusion (ABAO). We aimed to identify prognostic factors in patients with ABAO who underwent MMRT. METHODS:Clinical and radiological data from consecutive ABAO patients were analyzed. All patients underwent MM...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raphaeli G,Eichel R,Ben-Hur T,Leker RR,Cohen JE

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irrigation bipolar systems are particularly useful for the washout of hematomas in subarachnoid hemorrhage during the acute stage of surgery and for preventing adherence of tissue to the bipolar tips during coagulation. These systems have become essential tools, and numerous improvements have been made to them. First,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sano H,Kato Y,Zhou J,Watanabe S,Okuma I,Hayakawa M,Kanno T

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a review of published experience with intracranial-extracranial arterial bypass grafting. The procedure is technically feasible and has a relatively low morbidity and mortality when performed by experienced microvascular surgeons. However, its therapeutic value is still unproven. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Samson DS,Boone S

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to determine whether the addition of information on brain stem reflexes improves the prognostic precision of the Glasgow coma scale for patients with severe head trauma. The study is based on 109 patients with a Glasgow coma score of 7 or less during the first 24 hours after injury. The av...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Born JD,Albert A,Hans P,Bonnal J

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimum clinical important difference (MCID) has been adopted as the smallest improvement in patient-reported outcome needed to achieve a level of improvement thought to be meaningful to patients. OBJECTIVE:To use a common MCID calculation method with a cost-utility threshold anchor to introduce the concept...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Parker SL,McGirt MJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Targeted stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with sparing of the residual pituitary is the traditional radiosurgical method for pituitary adenomas. Whole-sella SRS is an alternative choice for radiologically indeterminate or large adenomas, the safety and efficacy of which has yet to be determined. OBJECTIVE:To...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Taylor DG,Janssen A,Ding D,Xu Z,Mehta GU,Liscak R,Kano H,Kosak M,Martinez-Moreno N,Hobbs L,Chen CJ,Grills IS,Mathieu D,Lunsford LD,Vance ML,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3-D-CTA) can be used to evaluate cerebrovascular disease. A potential limitation of this technology is obscuration of vascular anatomy by bone. In view of this, we developed a method for bone-free rendering using iterative relative fuzzy connectedness (IR...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Abrahams JM,Saha PK,Hurst RW,LeRoux PD,Udupa JK

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BAC1KGROUND: AG1478 is an epithelial growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Epithelial growth factor receptor regulates the expression of cadherin in cells via its action on β-catenin, and N-cadherin downregulation promotes infiltration and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dissemination of glioma cells. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Asano K,Ohkuma H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the differential effects of graded spinal cord injury on the rat extrapyramidal motor evoked potential (exp-MEP) and pyramidal motor evoked potential (pyr-MEP) and the prognostic value of these effects in predicting postinjury motor performance in the rat model. In 20 rats subjected to graded s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shiau JS,Zappulla RA,Nieves J

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of postoperative tension pneumocephalus of unusual cause after carotid-ophthalmic artery aneurysm clipping is presented. A second craniotomy for decompression and exploration demonstrated a small fistula in the planum sphenoidale, which presumably had been made when the right optic canal was unroofed during the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Asai A,Yamada H,Tsutsumi K,Takakura K

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative socioeconomic costs of benign cranial base tumors treated with open surgery and gamma knife radiosurgery. METHODS:In a retrospective study, we studied 174 patients with benign cranial base tumors, less than 3 cm in diameter (or volume less than 30 ml), admit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cho DY,Tsao M,Lee WY,Chang CS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An approach to transnasal transsphenoidal debulking of pituitary tumors using endoscopic guidance is presented. METHODS:Technical details of this approach using an endoscope inserted through one nostril and operating instruments inserted through a submucosal tunnel created via the other nostril are discussed...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rodziewicz GS,Kelley RT,Kellman RM,Smith MV

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:We describe a patient with a tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula who presented with ipsilateral hemifacial spasm. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 50-year-old man sought treatment for left facial twitching that worsened over 6 months. Magnetic resonance imaging and catheter angiography demonstrated a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Deshmukh VR,Maughan PH,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the surgical anatomy of the ophthalmic artery (OA) by dissection of cadaver heads, evaluating the anatomic relationships between the origin of the OA and both its proximal course and surrounding structures. In addition, we demonstrated the surgical application of these anatomic features for safe s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Huynh-Le P,Natori Y,Sasaki T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurosurgery, a demanding specialty, involves many microsurgical procedures that require complex skills, including open surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Simulation or practice models may be useful for acquiring these skills before trainees perform surgery on human patients. OBJECTIVE:To describ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oliveira Magaldi M,Nicolato A,Godinho JV,Santos M,Prosdocimi A,Malheiros JA,Lei T,Belykh E,Almefty RO,Almefty KK,Preul MC,Spetzler RF,Nakaji P

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rat model of cortical vein occlusion by the photochemical thrombotic technique was used to evaluate whether monitoring the change in the local cerebral blood flow (LCBF) could predict brain damage after cortical vein occlusion. The cortical vein occlusion was attained by using the photochemical thrombotic technique,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakase H,Kakizaki T,Miyamoto K,Hiramatsu K,Sakaki T

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cadaveric fibula with locking plate internal fixation has been reported to be associated with fewer complications and better long-term results, compared with autologous iliac crest. With the knowledge that cortically dense allografts collapse less with time, new machined femoral ring allografts were developed...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro S,Bindal R

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report 81 patients with a traumatic intracerebellar hemorrhagic contusion or hematoma managed between 1996 and 1998 at 13 Italian neurosurgical centers. METHODS:Each center provided data about patients' clinicoradiological findings, management, and outcomes, which were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： d'Avella D,Servadei F,Scerrati M,Tomei G,Brambilla G,Angileri FF,Massaro F,Cristofori L,Tartara F,Pozzati E,Delfini R,Tomasello F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00