Evaluating the effect of superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass on pure motor function using motor activation single photon emission computed tomography.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor-associated sacral insufficiency fractures (SIF) present a significant clinical challenge. As survival increases for many malignancies, sacral fractures associated with metastases, sacral or extended pelvic radiation, and paraneoplastic osteoporosis are increasingly common and yet remain difficult to tr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moussazadeh N,Laufer I,Werner T,Krol G,Boland P,Bilsky MH,Lis E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease from a pituitary adenoma is an effective and safe treatment. Definitive preoperative diagnosis of Cushing's disease caused by a pituitary adenoma is often difficult, particularly in patients with normal imaging studies and a normal sella turcica. We present the ou...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Semple PL,Vance ML,Findling J,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental evidence has indicated the benefit of simvastatin in the treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage. However, no clinical data are available to answer whether a high-dose regimen is more effective than a normal-dose regimen, even though the biochemical actions and related neuroprotective mechanisms ar...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wong GK,Liang M,Tan H,Lee MW,Po YC,Chan KY,Poon WS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thorascopic approach for the microsurgical removal of herniated thoracic discs is described, and perioperative management is also discussed. The microsurgical techniques used for decompression of the spinal canal in the thoracic spine are presented in detail. The diagnostic imaging, surgical positioning, approach,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oskouian RJ Jr,Johnson JP,Regan JJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (sSBRT) is commonly limited to 1 or 2 vertebral levels given a paucity of efficacy and toxicity data when more than 2 levels are treated. OBJECTIVE:To prove our hypothesis that multilevel sSBRT could provide similar rates of local control (LC) (primary endpoint) and toxi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Beeler WH,Speth KA,Broderick MT,Jairath NK,Ballouz D,Gharzai LA,Jackson WC,Kim MM,Owen D,Szerlip NJ,Paradis KC,Spratt DE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instability of the atlantoaxial complex may result from inflammatory, traumatic, congenital, neoplastic, or degenerative disorders and often requires surgical stabilization. Initial dorsal wiring techniques allow safe fixation but require rigid external immobilization and have been associated with high fusion failure ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Menendez JA,Wright NM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate possible applications of microsurgical extirpation to arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving the brainstem. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 25 patients with AVMs involving brainstems who were admitted to our institute from 1984 to 2004. We defined a brainstem AVM as ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nozaki K,Hashimoto N,Kikuta K,Takagi Y,Kikuchi H

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Xanthogranulomas involving the central or peripheral nervous system are extraordinarily rare. None have been reported in the lower extremity. Here, we report and characterize the first case of xanthogranuloma of the sciatic nerve. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 58-year-old woman presented with poorly...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Patil PG,Cummings TJ,Nunley JA,Friedman AH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high degree of variability in energy expenditure has characterized the metabolic response to traumatic brain injury. A goal of parenteral or enteral repletion in this population is the precise estimation of caloric requirement to avoid complications associated with overfeeding and underfeeding. The first aim of this...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sunderland PM,Heilbrun MP

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) remains a recondite entity. Our normative study using CT motion analysis shows that there is a high degree of concordance for rotational behavior of C1 and C2 in children 0 to 18 years. C1 always crosses C2 at or near 0 degree. The predictable relationship between C1 and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pang D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous assessments of the value of sequential computed tomographic (CT) scanning in brain tumor patients have suffered from the heterogeneous nature of the study populations in regard to (a) pathology, (b) treatment plan, and (c) time of scanning. This report is based on the first 21 of 30 consecutive cases of gliob...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salcman M,Levine H,Rao K

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of mannitol on focal cerebral ischemia in cynomolgus monkeys was studied. After the implantation of a snare ligature about the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) and of deep electrodes for measurement of cerebral blood flow, unanesthetized animals underwent 4-hour MCA occlusion. Ten monkeys were untreated, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Peña H,Gaines C,Suess D,Crowell RM,Waggener JD,DeGirolami U

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain tumors are highly angiogenic, and their growth and spread depend on the generation of new blood vessels. We examined the effect of the cyclic peptide antagonist pentapeptide EMD 121974, an antiangiogenic agent, on orthotopic and heterotopic brain tumor growth. METHODS:The human brain tumor cell lines D...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： MacDonald TJ,Taga T,Shimada H,Tabrizi P,Zlokovic BV,Cheresh DA,Laug WE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with occlusive cerebrovascular disease who have failed maximal medical therapy, which consists of antiplatelet agents as well as maximizing modifiable risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking cessation, and obesity, and whose lesions are not amenable or have not responded to the more common v...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bisson EF,Visioni AJ,Tranmer B,Horgan MA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The time course, anatomic distribution, and extent of changes in cerebral lactate, N-acetyl-L-aspartate (NAA), and other metabolite levels determined by three-dimensional in vivo 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy and single-voxel spectral analysis after middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats. Increased lactate was ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Higuchi T,Fernandez EJ,Maudsley AA,Shimizu H,Weiner MW,Weinstein PR

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High upper thoracic sympathectomy using microsurgical techniques aided by electrical stimulation of the sympathetic chain is described. Use of the microscope facilitates identification and dissection of the sympathetic chain and minimizes the risk of pleural damage. Electrical stimulation of the sympathetic chain esta...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lindquist C,Fedorcsak I,Steig PE

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial intelligence (AI)-facilitated clinical automation is expected to become increasingly prevalent in the near future. AI techniques may permit rapid and detailed analysis of the large quantities of clinical data generated in modern healthcare settings, at a level that is otherwise impossible by humans. Subsequ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Panesar SS,Kliot M,Parrish R,Fernandez-Miranda J,Cagle Y,Britz GW

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with severe cubital tunnel syndrome often have poor functional recovery with conventional surgical treatment. Postsurgical electrical stimulation (PES) has been shown to enhance axonal regeneration in animal and human studies. OBJECTIVE:To determine if PES following surgery for severe cubital tunne...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Power HA,Morhart MJ,Olson JL,Chan KM

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improved understanding of rod fracture (RF) in adult spinal deformity could be valuable for implant design, surgical planning, and patient counseling. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate symptomatic RF after posterior instrumented fusion for adult spinal deformity. METHODS:A multicenter, retrospective review of RF in ad...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Smith JS,Shaffrey CI,Ames CP,Demakakos J,Fu KM,Keshavarzi S,Li CM,Deviren V,Schwab FJ,Lafage V,Bess S,International Spine Study Group.

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and five arterial aneurysms (AAs) were treated with either argon or neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser irradiation; one AVM was treated with both. All AVMs were occluded completely, leaving adjacent tissue untouched and preserving the regional vascularization. Photocoagulati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fasano VA,Urciuoli R,Ponzio RM

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ion transporters play pivotal roles in cancer cell migration in general and in glioblastomas (GBMs) in particular. However, the specific role of Na/K-ATPase (the sodium pump) and, in particular, its alpha1 subunit, has remained unexplored in GBMs. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The expression of Na+/K+ -ATPase alpha1...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lefranc F,Mijatovic T,Kondo Y,Sauvage S,Roland I,Debeir O,Krstic D,Vasic V,Gailly P,Kondo S,Blanco G,Kiss R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dural replacements are used in cranial surgery when primary closure of native dura is not possible. The goal is to recreate a watertight barrier to prevent cerebrospinal fluid leakage with few associated complications. We reviewed a single-institution experience with a variety of dural substitutes in posterio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moskowitz SI,Liu J,Krishnaney AA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is known that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) are sensitive to the frontal and temporal language function, respectively. Therefore, we established combined use of fMRI and MEG to make reliable identification of the global language dominance in pathological brai...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kamada K,Sawamura Y,Takeuchi F,Kuriki S,Kawai K,Morita A,Todo T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a pilot trial of mild intraoperative hypothermia during cerebral aneurysm surgery. METHODS:One hundred fourteen patients undergoing cerebral aneurysm clipping with (n = 52) (World Federation of Neurological Surgeons score < or =III) and without (n = 62) acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SA...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hindman BJ,Todd MM,Gelb AW,Loftus CM,Craen RA,Schubert A,Mahla ME,Torner JC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CSF dynamics were determined as a function of intracranial pressure in patients with pseudotumor cerebri. Servocontrolled variable rate lumbar infusions were used to determine net CSF-absorptive capacities and resting pressures in 10 patients; serial studies were done in 5 of the patients. Nearly all of the patients h...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sklar FH,Beyer CW Jr,Ramanathan M,Cooper PR,Clark WK

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The statement that intracranial meningiomas are cleavable tumors has to be seriously questioned from a surgical standpoint. The purpose of this study was 1) to analyze the operative reports of a personal series of meningiomas to evaluate the percentages of the tumors that could be dissected by passing in the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sindou MP,Alaywan M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimodal intracranial monitoring in the neurosurgical patient requires insertion of probes through multiple craniostomies. OBJECTIVE:To report our 5-year experience with a novel device allowing multimodal monitoring though a single twist-drill hole. METHODS:All devices (Hummingbird Synergy, Innerspace) w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chohan MO,Akbik OS,Ramos-Canseco J,Ramirez PM,Murray-Krezan C,Berlin T,Olin K,Taylor CL,Yonas H

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Dural sinus thrombosis can lead to intracranial venous hypertension and can be complicated by intracranial hemorrhage. We present a case report of a patient who underwent endovascular recanalization and stenting of a thrombosed occipital sinus. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 13-year-old patient with ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Malek AM,Higashida RT,Balousek PA,Phatouros CC,Smith WS,Dowd CF,Halbach VV

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After inoculating 9L glioma cells into the brains or into subcutaneous regions of the back of rats, we investigated splenic natural killer (NK) cell activity for 3 weeks using a 4-hour 51Cr release assay. Only rats with brain tumors showed decreased splenic NK cell activity. The spleens of these rats were morphologica...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Imaya H,Matsuura H,Kudo M,Nakazawa S

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In an attempt to elucidate a possible role for eicosanoids in the pathogenesis of spinal cord injury (SCI), we measured the concentration of leukotriene (LT) C4, thromboxane B2, and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha in cerebrospinal fluid in both a canine experimental model and 11 patients with SCIs. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nishisho T,Tonai T,Tamura Y,Ikata T

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00