Abstract:
:There are two reported cases of ependymomas arising in the pituitary fossa; one in a human, the other in a horse. Both died during their stay in hospital. The case presented here is the first published case of a patient who is well 3 months after surgery.
journal_name
Br J Neurosurgjournal_title
British journal of neurosurgeryauthors
Thomson S,Chakrabarty A,Marks Pdoi
10.1080/026886901750353764subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2001-06-01 00:00:00pages
277-8issue
3eissn
0268-8697issn
1360-046Xjournal_volume
15pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::A microsurgical suction tube with an attached ball probe has been developed. It functions as a microdissector when the ball probe is in its extended position, creating a larger working field than an ordinary sucker. When the ball probe is in the repose position, it does not interfere with the suction capacity, and the...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688697.2010.551678
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The graft site morbidity following iliac crest harvesting is significant. To overcome this, different bone substitutes like coral dowels, solvent dissolved bovine/human bone substitutes, and carbon fiber/titanium cages have been used. This study was undertaken to assess the postoperative radiological fusion ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688697.2017.1297362
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::CT images of an 18-year-old woman who had sustained head trauma after a motor vehicle accident are presented demonstrating the iatrogenic intracranial placement of a nasopharyngeal airway. Treatment required a decompressive craniectomy, removal of the nasopharyngeal airway under direct vision, and duraplasty. The pati...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688697.2015.1133804
更新日期:2016-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Rupture of cerebral aneurysm during CT angiogram is a rare occurrence. Here we present such a case where an aneurysmal re-rupture during CT angiogram was demonstrated. ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688697.2011.584984
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::A simple and inexpensive device is described for measurement of intracranial pressure over prolonged periods. ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688698808992680
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Background: Indications and clinical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy(PETD) in treating thoracic disc herniation is rarely reported and still controversial. We reported an unsatisfied recovery of thoracic disc herniation with PETD, treated by a second posterior thoracic laminectomy and Ponte ost...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688697.2020.1751069
更新日期:2020-04-11 00:00:00
abstract::The authors report their experience in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus by endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation and post-operative ventricular perfusion with artificial CSF. The procedure was carried out on 23 children without mortality. In 12 cases (52%) the procedure was successful in controlling the hydroc...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688699008992706
更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:High-grade spondylolysthesis and spondyloptosis management have various options. There were no large series reported to support any particular treatment modality. The aim of surgery is to get solid bony fusion to get relief of instability and its symptoms as well as relief of neurological symptoms. There are ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688697.2012.743970
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The primary objective of neurophysiologic monitoring during surgery is to prevent permanent neurological sequelae. We prospectively evaluated whether the combined use of somatosensory- and motor-evoked potential (SEP/MEP) for intramedullary spinal cord tumor (IMSCT) surgery may be beneficial. Combined SEP/MEP monitori...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688690902964744
更新日期:2009-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Non-traumatic 'spontaneous' CSF fistulae are uncommon. The clinical features of 23 patients treated for non-traumatic CSF fistulae are presented. Twenty of these patients had normal CSF pressure and six developed meningitis. Surgical repair of these fistulae is recommended in order to reduce the risk of meningitis. Fo...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688699109005187
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Objective: Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and seizures are dreaded neurological complications following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). They may lead to severe mortality or mobility. Continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) is quite useful for secondary brain injury monitoring. This study aims to assess the...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688697.2019.1630547
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::A case is presented of a 35-year-old man, who suffered intermittent hydrocephalic attacks due to a large subependymoma arising within the left lateral ventricle. The sparse literature on this rare tumour is reviewed. ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/02688699409002398
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We describe a case of cranial fascitis presenting as an incidental finding. A 2 1/2-year-old girl had skull radiographs performed after sustaining a minor head injury, which revealed a lytic skull lesion. We describe the salient features of the case and review the current literature of this rare benign inflammatory co...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1080/02688699745989
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Analysis of the management of 7 cases of extradural arachnoid cyst is presented. A brief review of the literature on the subject is presented. Seven cases of extradural arachnoid cysts were treated surgically between the years 1996 to 2002. These patients were analysed retrospectively. The average follow-up period was...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688690400012368
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report a case of cervical spine, tracheal and oesophageal trauma from a go-karting injury caused by the patient's scarf catching in the vehicle's wheel. We discuss the significance of the pre-hospital and operative management of this potentially life-threatening injury by a multi-specialty surgical team. The import...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688697.2010.544788
更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A retrospective study of the surgical management of 41 cerebellopontine angle (CPA) meningiomas was performed. All patients were treated by a single surgeon (TTK) over a 25 year period (1967-1992). There were 13 males, 28 females with a median age of 53.5 years. The median follow-up after surgery was 9 years (range 2-...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688699650040539
更新日期:1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Subfalcine brain herniation is well documented in the presence of raised intracranial pressure. However, we report a case of herniation occurring after decompression of bilateral chronic subdural haematomas, which did not appear to be related to high pressure. We suggest that after rapid decompression of a collection,...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688690410001732724
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Our aim was to evaluate the routine use of a pedicled nasoseptal flap (NSF) as a primary repair for intra-operative CSF leaks compared with fat/fascia lata graft and lumbar drain insertion by performing a retrospective review of elective patients undergoing primary trans-sphenoidal surgery from January 200...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688697.2013.795525
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The history of chronic subdural haematoma (CSH), spanning from its possibly earliest beginnings throughout the centuries until the early 1980s, was investigated within the context of four different epochs. In the 'era of uncertainty', successful trephination, the modem method of choice for the treatment of CSH, was de...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688690410001660418
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::This report details an additional case of the very rare instance of a respiratory epithelium-lined intracerebral cyst without communication with the ventricular system. Immunohistologic analysis supports an epithelial rather than neuroectodermal origin. Management using endoneurosurgical techniques is described. ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688698909002838
更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We report the case of a 32-year-old woman with a left frontal ganglioglioma (WHO grade I). Quantitative analysis based on three dimensional magnetic resonance images revealed a threefold increase of growth rate during pregnancy as compared to pre-pregnancy, causing neurological deterioration and leading to prompt surg...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688697.2012.703356
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 24-year-old woman presented with a 7-week history of headache and left frontal scalp swelling. A plain radiograph and CT demonstrated a 2-cm lytic lesion in the frontal bone which was excised via craniotomy. Histology showed this to be an osteoma. Osteomas very rarely, if ever, appear as lytic lesions. The different...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688699943808
更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS) was first described by Schmahmann and Sherman as a constellation of symptoms including dysexecutive syndrome, spatial cognitive deficit, linguistic deficits and behavioural abnormalities in patients with a lesion in the cerebellum with otherwise normal brain. Neurosur...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3109/02688697.2014.920487
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an established treatment modality for chronic pain, angina pectoris, and peripheral vascular disease. This study evaluates experience with SCS over a 13-year period with emphasis on surgical complications, revisions and pain relief. It took the form of a retrospective study of medical/...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688690120072496
更新日期:2001-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The anterior visual pathway (AVP) can be at risk during gamma knife surgery (GKS). There is no standardised published methodology for protecting the AVP. This paper suggests such an approach in relation to the treatment of meningiomas. There were 67 patients with a mean age of 48.8 years and a minimum follow-up of 25 ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/02688690903536611
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A 46-year old female patient presented with a left-sided superior temporal quadrantanopia due to a recurrent craniopharyngioma. The location of the recurrence was unusual. Imaging showed an enlarged left optic nerve, suggestive of a recurrent intra-optic craniopharyngioma. It was possible to remove the tumour without ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688697.2020.1760207
更新日期:2020-05-12 00:00:00
abstract::Background: When treating intracranial aneurysms with open microsurgery, rare cases arise in which an ipsilateral approach leads to poor visualization, lack of proximal control, or potential damage to nearby vital structures due to the anatomy of the aneurysm. Case Description: We describe a patient with a small, unru...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688697.2019.1648754
更新日期:2019-07-31 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Although neurosurgical surgical site infections (SSI) exert a devastating price on the postoperative course of patients in the developing countries, literature is sparse on the subject from these regions. METHODS:This study is an audit of post-craniotomy SSI in a sub-Sahara African academic neurosurgical ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688697.2017.1407746
更新日期:2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Neurosurgical shunts occasionally act as a conduit for seeding of central nervous system tumours to the abdomen. Retrograde spread of extra-neural tumours to the central nervous system is exceedingly rare. We report the first case of an abdominal primary tumour spreading to the spinal cord via a lumbo-peritoneal shunt...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688697.2019.1679353
更新日期:2020-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Survivors of head injury are often left with varying degrees of disability and complex and varied needs, necessitating prolonged periods of rehabilitation and continuing care. Advances have been made in the acute management of these patients, but continuing management in terms of rehabilitation remains deficient with ...
journal_title:British journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1080/02688690903078874
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00