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abstract：:The effectiveness and safety of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iMRI) are evident from many reports over the past decade. However, these reports have mainly concerned surgeries for glioma and other intra-axial tumours, and applications of this approach for extra-axial tumours are poorly documented. We retro...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kondo A,Akiyama O,Aoki S,Arai H

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial tuberculoma represents the most common mass lesion in neurotuberculosis. We report an unusual case of tuberculoma with haemorrhage presenting clinically as a cerebellar haemorrhage. Cranial CT scan revealed a peripherally enhancing cerebellar mass with haemorrhage and obstructive hydrocephalus, requiring ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ranjan M,Saritha A,Mahadevan A,Shankar SK,Sampath S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical evaluation of the lifetime probabilities of different outcomes in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UA) has been made using a life table method. The calculations were performed for aneurysm presenting ages from 20 to 70 years of age for men and women assuming an annual risk of aneurysm rup...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eskesen V,Rosenørn J,Schmidt K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the changes of a series of cytokines before and after percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty (PKP) and prognostic markers for response to PKP. METHODS:From 1 January 2019 to 31 May 2019, all single-level lumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) patients diagnosed by MRI who matched the ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhang J,Xu Y,Lu W,Sun F,Li H

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser angioplasty is used to vaporize atheroma in limb arteries. The present investigation was undertaken to determine the nature, size and quantity of particulate matter generated, and the appearance of the intima of a carotid artery model after laser treatment. Particulate matter was not significantly increased foll...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turnbull IW,Bannister CM,Armstrong G,Edwards P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases has been carried out at the Leeds Gamma Knife Centre since March 2009. The aim of this study was to examine the outcomes and toxicity in our initial cohort of patients. The medical records of patients with brain metastases referred to the Leeds Gamma Knife Centre be...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Banfill KE,Bownes PJ,St Clair SE,Loughrey C,Hatfield P

更新日期：2012-10-01 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

authors： Horridge M,Jesurasa A,Olubajo F,Mirza S,Sinha S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with facial nerve neurinoma have been treated at The National Hospital, Queen Square, London, during the last 20 years. Nine tumours lay in the middle fossa arising from the area of the geniculate ganglion, two lay in the posterior fossa arising from the segment of the facial nerve in the internal audi...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Symon L,Cheesman AD,Kawauchi M,Bordi L

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shunt migration into the cranial ventricle is a rare complication of shunt surgery. We encountered this complication in an infant within three weeks of insertion. The shunt tube was removed and replaced by another tube with a reservoir, following which the child did well. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gupta PK,Dev EJ,Lad SD

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we present the population-based patient material with spontaneous SAH, treated in our Neurosurgical unit during the 10 years (1997-2006) after the introduction of endovascular treatment of aneurysms (EVT) in our hospital. All patients that had a spontaneous SAH and a potential to survive were admitted. T...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ronne-Engström E,Enblad P,Gál G,Norbäck O,Ryttlefors M,Cesarini KG,Bolander H,Tovi M,Persson L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral metastasis in osteosarcoma is extremely rare. A 14-year-old girl who had previously been operated upon for osteosarcoma of the femur presented with seizures and left hemiparesis. A right parietal lesion with calcification and brain oedema was found. After resection of the mass, pathology revealed an oste...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Onodera H,Yoshida Y,Sakakibara Y,Kono T,Uchida M,Tanaka Y,Hashimoto T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a previously well, 73-year-old male patient who presented with a spontaneous high flow, carotico-cavernous fistula, 1 month following an attack of herpes zoster. We postulate that the zoster virus was the underlying cause, given the history and time frame between the preceding shingles and the ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amato-Watkins A,St George EJ,Saxena A,Bhattacharya J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To achieve endoscopic procedures more safely and less invasively, an operative strategy with ultrasound-assisted neuroendoscopic surgery is described. The improvement in the endoscope unit is that endoscopic viewing can be stopped on the display, anytime we choose and simultaneously visualize the ongoing view on the s...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamasaki T,Moritake K,Akiyama Y,Oi S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical thermal clearance was used during surgery for clipping of a giant middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysm. During prolonged continuous proximal MCA occlusion thermal clearance remained normal, indicating sufficient collateral blood supply. Postoperatively the patient had no neurological deficit. This monitoring...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Choksey MS,Chambers IR,Jenkins A,Mendelow AD,Sengupta RP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of vertigo with subclavian artery stenosis are presented. In both cases, the angiograms revealed left subclavian artery stenosis at the middle portion of the clavicle as well as kinked origin of the vertebral artery. After resection of the anterior scalene muscle, the stenosis and the vertigo resolved. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nishijima M,Akai T,Kuwayama N,Nakada J,Furuichi S,Takaku A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vestibular schwannomas (VS), the tumour size, as well as the size of the cystic component, have a considerable bearing on the outcome. This study addresses the differences between the cystic and solid variants of giant vestibular schwannomas. The study included 62 patients with giant VSs, of which 40 were solid and...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mehrotra N,Behari S,Pal L,Banerji D,Sahu RN,Jain VK

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the investigation was to document the clinical presentations of a group of patients with neurofibromatosis type two syndrome (NF2), and took the form of a retrospective case note review. The investigation took place in the tertiary referral skull base unit. The dominant presentation of patients with N...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： da Cruz MJ,Hardy DG,Moffat DA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, warfarin, clopidogrel and aspirin have provided the mainstay for prevention of thrombotic disease in cardiac patients. However, new classes of drugs have recently emerged that promise better clinical outcomes and lower risks. Use of such agents has increased, but increased risk and severity of intra-cr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimpton G,Dabbous B,Leach P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From autopsy and neuroradiological studies a maximum prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UA) of 0.5% in the general population is revealed. Studies concerning the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) revealed 10 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year. From these epidemiological parameter...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rosenørn J,Eskesen V,Schmidt K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients bearing malignant brain tumours (18 glioblastoma multiforme, one malignant meningioma, one melanoma metastasis) were treated 25 times with photodynamic therapy (PDT)--the combination of Hematoporophyrin derivative and light at 630 nm (40-120 J/cm2). Sixteen times the PDT was followed immediately by a s...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kostron H,Fritsch E,Grunert V

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver-Russell syndrome is a rare genetically heterogeneous disorder in which patients demonstrate intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, triangular facies, excessive sweating during early childhood, late closure of the anterior fontanelle and skeletal asymmetry. An association with malignancy exists and only ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fenton E,Refai D,See W,Rawluk DJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to analyse all cases of spinal osteosarcoma (OS) treated in a regional bone tumour unit over the last 27 years. We were primarily interested in overall survival following tumour surgery, and if there is a difference in the survival of patients undergoing en bloc resection versus no...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bhatia R,Beckles V,Fox Z,Tirabosco R,Rezajooi K,Casey AT

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Animal models provide a basis for clarifying the complex pathogenesis of delayed cerebral vasospasm (DCVS) and for screening of potential therapeutic approaches. Arbitrary use of experimental parameters in current models can lead to results of uncertain relevance. The aim of this work was to identify and analyze...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marbacher S,Fandino J,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Mixed growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) secreting adenomas are the most common type of plurihormonal pituitary adenomas. We assessed the clinical presentations and impacts of transsphenoidal surgery (TS) on patients with mixed GH and PRL adenomas including surgical outcomes, complications, and prognos...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gulbadin D,Li Z,Shahbaz M,Farhaj Z,Shabbir A,Qi Q,Tang K,Ni S,Sun L

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the rate of infection in free and osteoplastic bone flaps after craniotomy. Two hundred and two craniotomies were performed in 98 cases of tumour, 35 cases of trauma and 69 cases of vascular disease. The overall incidence of infection was 6.4% (13 cases). The infectious ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rasmussen S,Ohrström JK,Westergaard L,Kosteljanetz M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms increasingly supersedes surgical repair. This study focuses on the management and results in 109 individuals treated surgically when both treatment modalities were available. The management principles were immediate identification of the origin of haemorrhage, ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sorteberg W,Slettebø H,Eide PK,Stubhaug A,Sorteberg A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-to-tumor metastasis with schwannoma as a recipient tumor is very rare. There have been no reports on tumor to spinal schwannoma metastasis. We report a case of a 57-year-old woman who presented with neck pain and who turned out to have cervical spinal nerve schwannoma with breast carcinoma metastasis. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Noh MG,Moon KS,Kim IY,Lee JH,Lee KH

更新日期：2015-06-01 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

authors： Guo Y,Fang S,Wang J,Wang C,Zhao J,Gai Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Internet is a global computer network which has recently become accessible for many reasons to the general public. The growth in its use for entertainment purposes is now being mirrored by its application to medical interests requiring rapid communication. Neurosurgery as a speciality has a tradition of adapting q...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Phillips NI

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery has emerged as the treatment modality of choice for a range of skull base lesions, particularly pituitary adenomas. However, navigation and manipulation of the nasal corridor and paranasal sinuses requires that surgeons are aware of effective techniques to maximize patient outco...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Caulley L,Uppaluri R,Dunn IF

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00