Pros, cons, and current indications of open craniotomy versus gamma knife in the treatment of arteriovenous malformations and the role of endovascular embolization.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Surgical management of tumors in the sacropelvic region is a challenging field of spine surgery because of the region's complex local anatomy and biomechanics. Recent developments in anesthesia and intensive care have allowed us to perform extended surgeries focused on the en bloc resection of sacropelvic tu...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Varga PP,Szoverfi Z,Lazary A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The feasibility of high resolution CT imaging for evaluating experimentally-induced brain tumors in rats was assessed. METHODS:The gliosarcoma cell line (9 L/lacZ) was inoculated in 34 male Fischer 344 rats and CT studies were performed prior to and at 4, 7, 9, 12 and 14 days post-tumor cell implantation. Br...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Psarros TG,Mickey B,Giller C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HEADTOME III, a high resolution PET, has been employed using 15O and 18F labelled pharmaceuticals to evaluate histological malignancy of gliomas preoperatively. PET study was applied on eighteen preoperative gliomas including two recurrent cases. Haemocirculatory and metabolic indices of regional cerebral blood flow (...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Mineura K,Yasuda T,Kowada M,Shishido F,Ogawa T,Uemura K

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral blood flow (CBF), 113mIndium-DPTA, and 14C-glucose extraction were measured simultaneously in rat brain from 2 to 58 days following a thermal insult. In the early stage of a cold induced lesion (2 days), the blood-brain barrier (BBB) was disrupted with resulting leakage and diffusionary loss of both glucose a...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Pollay M,Stevens FA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 118 transsphenoidally operated patients, 100 had a pituitary adenoma; 33 prolactinomas, 20 HGH-producing, 2 ACTH-producing and 45 inactive adenomas. The first transsphenoidal operation did not cause any mortality; after reoperation for suspected recurrence on follow-up, 2 patients died; thus, the global managemen...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Auer LM,Clarici G

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased metabolic rate may precede cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is thus an early occurring hallmark. Several observations in post-mortem brain indicate that activated neurons are better able to withstand aging and AD, a phenomenon paraphrased by us as 'use it or lose it'. Moreover, a number o...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Swaab DF

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present, no practical method exists for monitoring the progression and severity of cerebral oedema in a clinical setting on a continuous basis. In search for such a method, we investigated the electrical characteristics of cerebral tissue at microwave frequencies to quantify cerebral oedema. The dielectric constant...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kramer GG,Cardoso ER,Shwedyk E

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of nicardipine prolonged-release implants for preventing vasospasm in a canine SAH model in a dose-escalating placebo-controlled blind fashion. Drug-release kinetics of copoly(lactic/glycolic acid) pellet containing nicardipine were evaluated in vitro. In vivo, 1...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kawashima A,Kasuya H,Sasahara A,Miyajima M,Izawa M,Hori T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the pathophysiology of olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA), we destroyed inferior olive nuclei of male Wistar rats using 3-acetyl pyridine (3-AP) + harmaline + niacinamide. These rats showed a sluggish and ataxic gait. To elucidate the relationship between thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) in the Purkinje c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Adachi K,Rhue BN,Li M,Izumi M,Osano H,Mitsuma T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One case of dural arteriovenous malformation in the base of the anterior cranial fossa is reported. It was discovered by means of a PW-Doppler examination of angular branch of the ophthalmic artery in a patient under observation for hypertrophy of a superficial temporal artery. The nidus was located in the region of t...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Fiori L,Parenti G,Puglioli M,Padolecchia R

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the value of dynamically monitored levels of plasma prothrombin fragment(1+2) (F(1+2)) and D-dimer in the process of thrombolysis with urokinase. METHODS:Blood samples were collected at baseline and at hours 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 after urokinase infusion finished. The levels of plasma...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Meng R,Ji X,Li B,Zhou J,Li W,Ding Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery of motor function following stroke is believed to be supported, at least in part, by functional compensation involving residual neural tissue. The present study used a rodent model of focal ischemia and intracortical microstimulation (ICMS) to examine the behavioral and physiological effects of cortical stimu...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kleim JA,Bruneau R,VandenBerg P,MacDonald E,Mulrooney R,Pocock D

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Remote limb ischemic postconditioning (RIPostC) protects the brain from damage induced by transient focal ischemia/reperfusion. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Methods: RIPostC induced by 10 min of occlusion and another 10 min releasing of blood flow for three cycles in the hind limbs was...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Liu C,Yang J,Zhang C,Geng X,Zhao H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It has been suggested that metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) could predict the onset of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoidal haemorrhage (SAH). The aim of this study was to analyse, in patients with SAH, the difference between patients with MRI ischaemic infarcts and patients without, and to investigate the rol...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Lago A,Tembl JI,López-Cuevas R,Vallés J,Santos MT,Moscardó A,Parkhutik V

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to use diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) parameters to evaluate cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury in the infarct core (IC) and ischemic penumbra (IP) in a rhesus transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model. METHODS:Seven rhesus monkeys were used to construct the MCAO...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Guo J,Zheng HB,Duan JC,He L,Chen N,Gong QY,Tang HH,Li HX,Wang L,Cheng JQ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent studies have suggested that rehabilitation therapy can accelerate functional recovery after a stroke. Although often overlooked, the cortical hemisphere contralateral to an infarction plays an important role. This study investigates alterations in metabolism of both the damaged ('ipsilateral') as well...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Jiang XF,Zhang T,Sy C,Nie BB,Hu XY,Ding Y

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old male underwent lumboperitoneal shunting after external decompressive craniectomy. His postoperative course was accompanied by remarkable displacement of the intracranial structures to the opposite side of craniectomy. This phenomenon, probably caused by the siphon effect of cerebrospinal fluid shunting, ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Aoki N

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening in cerebral ischemia is an often observed but seldom studied phenomenon. Increased permeability has been implicated with several consequences including exacerbating ischemic injury, leading to hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and also predictive of chronic damage and a way of del...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nagaraja TN,Keenan KA,Brown SL,Fenstermacher JD,Knight RA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review past, present and future applications of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in clinical neuroscience. METHODS:The literature and personal experience of the authors were critically reviewed in order to provide a balanced overview of the basic principles, clinical validation, previous experience and c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Calderon-Arnulphi M,Alaraj A,Slavin KV

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-644,711 is a novel anion channel inhibitor which has previously been shown to decrease brain injury in two related rabbit models of cerebral ischaemia. We hypothesize two mechanisms of action of L-644,711 for its salutary effects on cerebral ischaemia: inhibition of neutrophil function and prevention of excitotoxin ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Bednar MM,Kohut JJ,Kimelberg HK,Gross JJ,Gross CE

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Crossed-uncrossed differentials (CUDs) are viewed as surrogates for interhemispheric transfer time (IHTT). Not uncommonly CUDs assume statistically significant negative values (inverted CUDs). This raises doubts of the accepted interpretation of CUDs, i.e. intra- and inter-hemispheric routings of signals in ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Derakhshan I

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. A contribution from complement has long been suspected. We investigated the association of complement factor H (CFH) Tyr402 His gene polymorphism and serum level in Egyptian patients with MS to examine whet...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Abdel Rasol HA,Helmy H,Aziz MA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To investigate the prevalence of Parkinson's disease (PD), a three-phase study was conducted. METHODS:In phase 1, standardized interviews were performed in a random sample of elderly aged 65 years or older using a questionnaire. In phase 2, neurological examinations were performed to clinically diagnose P...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kim JM,Kim JS,Kim KW,Lee SB,Park JH,Lee JJ,Kim YK,Kim SE,Jeon BS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elements of peripheral nerve regeneration comprise a complex combination of nerve growth, muscle satellite cells proliferation and differentiation and vessel growth. There is also increasing evidence that growth factors may act at multiple levels in the regenerative response. One such factor affecting multiple cel...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Rabinovsky ED

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We elected to compare the clinical outcomes of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) patients who were thought to be at increased risk for peri-operative complications because of advanced age (> 79 years), medical comorbidities and contralateral internal carotid artery occlusion to patients without these risk factors. A prospe...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Harbaugh RE,Magnadottir HB

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of intractable epilepsy associated with a hypothalamic hamartoma in an 18 year old man. The patient underwent a two-third anterior callsotomy and, subsequently, removal of the hamartoma. Callosotomy did not affect the generalized seizure pattern. The authors believe this to be the first documented c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Pallini R,Bozzini V,Colicchio G,Lauretti L,Scerrati M,Rossi GF

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to assess the effects of volume expansion with Fluosol-DA and hetastarch on local cerebral blood flow (CBF), cortical O2 availability (O2a) and computerized EEG power data during cerebral ischaemia in a primate stroke model. Focal cerebral ischaemia was produced in 20 anaesthetized Macaca monke...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Tranmer BI,Iacobacci R,Feiler S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined antioxidant activity of cabergoline, a dopamine agonist, during the aerobic oxidation of phosphatidylcholine liposomes at 37 degrees C. Cabergoline retarded the oxidation initiated with a lipid-soluble initiator significantly better than that with a water-soluble initiator, suggesting that cabergoline loca...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sohmiya M,Tanaka M,Okamoto K,Fujisawa A,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the previously reported method of experimental localized brainstem infarct in dogs, we designed this study to elucidate sequential changes of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in three separate regions of the central nervous system: the cerebral cortex, thalamus, and midbrain. The data obtained were referred t...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Matsumoto S,Kuwabara S,Moritake K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to recent reports, malnutrition may be associated with a worse prognosis in stroke patients. The aim of this study was to determine the nutritional status of stroke patients and its impact on neurological and functional status of patients in the early post-stroke period. Our prospective study included a tota...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Wierzbicki K,Horyniecki M,Mamak D,Szopa M,Buchała J,Stawarz G,Florek S,Adamczyk-Sowa M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00