Recurrent dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma (Lhermitte-Duclos disease) presenting with subarachnoid haemorrhage.

abstract：:Systemic inflammatory response syndrome is a common clinical entity often presenting as a complication of neurological disease or trauma. Clear diagnostic criteria exist. Induced pathological mechanisms include both immunological and endothelial dysfunction, and coagulopathy, which may lead to multiple organ failure a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malham GM,Souter MJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of recurrent vago-glossopharyngeal neuralgia after previous surgery, treated successfully with microvascular decompression using intra-operative neurophysiology monitoring. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Price SA,Davies O,Walsh P,Patel N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant anterior circulation aneurysms and some basilar aneurysms can cause problems due to their size, the presence of clot in the aneurysm and the difficulty of applying a clip without kinking the perforating vessels. By utilising cardiopulmonary bypass via the femoro-femoral perforating vessels. By utilising cardiopu...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Richards PG,Marath A,Edwards JM,Lincoln C

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgical registrars are frequently called upon by A&E staff and physicians to interpret emergency head CT (computed tomography) scans out of hours. This appears to reflect the reduced threshold for scanning patients and the nonavailability of a radiologist to report these scans. This study was undertaken to asses...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mukerji N,Cahill J,Paluzzi A,Holliman D,Dambatta S,Kane PJ

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old male sustained a unilateral avulsion fracture through the origin of the transverse atlantal ligament following a road traffic accident. This was successfully treated in a rigid neck collar for 8 weeks. Injuries to the transverse atlantal ligament are often associated with significant bony injury and atla...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pennington RG,Gnanalingham KK,Van Dellen JR

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 14-year-old boy with cavernous malformation of the optic chiasm. He had a 2-year history of gradually worsening visual disturbance. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a suprasellar mass, findings compatible with craniopharyngioma. The mass was biopsied and histological e...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Muta D,Nishi T,Koga K,Yamashiro S,Fujioka S,Kuratsu J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transnasal approach is the most utilized approach to the sellar region. This study was conducted to identify an anatomical landmark on the lateral surface of the head that corresponds to the midpoint of the sellar floor at the level of sphenoidal rostrum. This point, lined up with the nostril, simulates the surgic...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Campero A,Socolovsky M,Torino R,Martins C,Yasuda A,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant pituitary adenomas (> 4 cm) are a surgical challenge. We present our experiences in surgical management of these tumors in a series of 250 patients. METHODS:Two hundred and fifty patients with giant pituitary adenomas were managed surgically at our center over last 13 years. Majority (92%) of patients...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sinha S,Sharma BS

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:We report a case of isolated myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) of the fourth ventricle. This is the thirteenth reported case of primary intracranial MPE and the fourth reported case of MPE originating from the fourth ventricle. We suggest that exhaustive clinical and radiological investigation of a spinal ependymoma must...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kumaria A,Chan HW,Goldspring RJ,Paine SML,Dow GR

更新日期：2018-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of high field (3 Tesla) MR in target localization for stem cell transplantation. Three patients with Huntington's disease were imaged with a stereotactic frame in place for both MRI and CT. Quality assurance procedures and manual shimming were performed before each ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Donovan T,Fryer TD,Peña A,Watts C,Carpenter TA,Pickard JD

更新日期：2003-10-01 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：:Venous air embolism (VAE) is a potentially serious complication in neurosurgery. It occurs most commonly during craniotomy in the sitting position. Diagnosis is difficult in awake patients on spontaneous ventilation due to different clinical manifestations. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential. We report venou...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kumar R,Goyal V,Chauhan RS

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgical-site infection (SSI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Public Health England or PHE has published guidance on its surveillance, which is now mandatory in some specialities. We review how appropriate their programme is for monitoring SSI in cranial neurosurgery [CN]. METHOD:S...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Davies BM,Jones A,Patel HC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) meetings are important national events which allow for the presentation of current academic work. The publication rate of presented abstracts is considered a proxy marker of the scientific strength of a conference. We aimed to determine the publication fate o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jamjoom AA,Hughes MA,Chuen CK,Hammersley RL,Fouyas IP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Radiation exposure is a known risk factor for meningioma but there are no data regarding hemangiopericytoma and radiation exposure.Case Description: We report a 29-year-old pineoblastoma patient diagnosed with a hemangiopericytoma at a different location, after a successful surgical excision and adjuvant r...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Demirci Otluoglu G,Zorlu E,Yılmaz B,Akakın A,Yapıcıer O,Kilic T

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraparenchymal meningiomas are rare. To date, no such lesion has been reported within the basal ganglia of a paediatric patient. Here, we describe the case of a 15-year-old-boy who presented with symptoms referable to a cystic, calcified, left basal ganglia intraparenchymal meningioma and discuss the surgical manage...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reynolds MR,Boland MR,Arias EJ,Farrell M,Javadpour M,Caird J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of 16-row multislice computed tomography angiography (CTA) compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the detection of aneurysm remnants and arterial patency after clipping of intracranial aneurysms. Thirty-seven consecutive patients with 40 clip...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen W,Yang Y,Qiu J,Peng Y,Xing W

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incapacitating and drug-resistant posttraumatic movement disorders have successfully been treated by stereotactic thalamotomy. We describe the case of a young man with a posttraumatic hemiballismoid type movement disorder of the left arm, persistent for 2 years, who was selected for treatment with a thalamic deep brai...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hooper J,Simpson P,Whittle IR

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy, practicability, and safety of an ultrasonic osteotome for percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) in patients with calcified lumbar disc herniation (CLDH).Methods: A total of 25 CLDH patients who underwent PTED at our department between December 2017 and A...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yu L,Wen JK,Wang S,Wang WH,Yu JM,Ye XJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report three patients treated for cervical radiculopathy by anterior cervical discectomy and BOP grafting. Because of recurrent symptoms re-exploration was carried out 30 months later in the first case, 10 months in second and 8 months in the third case. At reoperation the grafts were disrupted into easily separabl...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hafez RF,Crockard HA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tonsillar herniation is a rare and seldom reported complication after lumboperitoneal (LP) shunting. There have been only few reports that have presented possible options for treatment with varying degrees of success. In this report, we describe a rare case of tonsillar herniation after LP shunting and review related ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cheng CH,Lin HL,Chuang HY

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Meta-analysis to evaluate complications in the use of autogenous bone and bone substitutes and to compare bone substitutes, specifically HA, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and titanium materials.Methods: Search of PubMed, Cochrane, Embase and Google scholar to identify all citations from 2010 to 2019 reporting...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu L,Lu ST,Liu AH,Hou WB,Cao WR,Zhou C,Yin YX,Yuan KS,Liu HJ,Zhang MG,Zhang HJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraosseous schwannomas (IOS) of non-sacral vertebra are extremely rare; only 14 cases were reported previously. We described a case of IOS involving a cervical vertebral body, successfully treated by surgical resection, with a review of the literature and discussion of this extremely rare tumour. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mizutani A,Yokota N,Kawaji H,Yamaguchi-Okada M,Miyagawa T,Namba H

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The determination of language lateralisation is important for patients with medically intractable epilepsy or a brain tumour near the language areas to avoid the risk of post-surgical language deficits. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to ident...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ota T,Kamada K,Kawai K,Yumoto M,Aoki S,Saito N

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients having an extremely rare and hitherto unreported clinical condition of spondyloptosis of the atlas over axis. Between the year 1999 and 2004, four patients with spondyloptosis were retrospectively analysed. The age of the patients ranged from 12 to 31 years. In three patients, the aetiology of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A,Muzumdar D,Dange N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this investigation was to determine the prognostic value of coagulation abnormalities in a defined subset of patients with acute head injury. Prothrombin time, accelerated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), thrombin clotting time, fibrinogen assay, platelet count, fibrin degradation products (FDP) were ass...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Selladurai BM,Vickneswaran M,Duraisamy S,Atan M

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：:Symptomatic, paradoxical intracranial tuberculomas is a rare occurrence. A case of tubercular meningitis, developing paradoxical tuberculomas alongside non-functional ventricular catheter is presented. Catheter removal facilitated removal of these paradoxical lesions, with the patient recovering to near-normal state a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mohindra S

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a secretory meningioma with metastasis from a pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a 48-year-old woman. Secretory meningioma can simulate metastatic disease both clinically and pathologically. Secretory meningioma and tumour-to-tumour metastasis are each rare, and we believe this to be the first report of their coinc...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cserni G,Bori R,Huszka E,Kiss AC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00