Transclival approach to rabbit basilar artery for experimental induction of chronic vasospasm.

abstract：BACKGROUND:For gliomas, the goal of surgery is to maximise the extent of resection (EOR) while minimising the postoperative morbidity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the benefits of a protocol developed for the surgical management of gliomas located in language areas, where tractography-integrated navigation...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vassal F,Schneider F,Sontheimer A,Lemaire JJ,Nuti C

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in laboratory diagnostics, antibiotic regimens, and neurosurgical techniques, brain abscess (BA) remains a potentially fatal infectious disease. This study analyzed clinical and epidemiological aspects of BA in Chinese patients treated at a single center during a 62-year period. METHOD:We r...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Zhang Z,Cai X,Li J,Kang X,Wang H,Zhang L,Yan R,Gao N,Liu S,Yue S,Zhang J,Yang S,Yang X

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technological developments in neuroendoscopy are leading to an expansion of applications into the realm of microneurosurgical procedures. The new dimension that using an endoscope provides requires insight into different neuroanatomical aspects and a new kind of strategy in planning a microneurosurgical procedure. To ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Matula C,Tschabitscher M,Day JD,Reinprecht A,Koos WT

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 17-year-old female who presented with a CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumour 12 years after cranial radiotherapy for relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In this article, we discuss the association of these rare tumours with previous craniospinal irradiation and review the pertinent ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sobowale OA,McCabe M,Pal P,Soh C,Karabatsou K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transsphenoidal surgery has been well established as an effective primary treatment for tumours of the sellar region. During the dural opening, the prominent intercavernous sinus poses limitations for this approach and may contribute to incomplete tumour resections. METHOD:Based on our experience from 940 c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim EH,Ahn JY,Chang JH,Kim SH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite therapeutic advances, almost all patients eventually experience tumor recurrence. Leptomeningeal spread (LMS) is not a rare condition of recurrence. However, the standard management protocol of LMS has not been established. Th...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Noh JH,Lee MH,Kim WS,Lim DH,Kim ST,Kong DS,Nam DH,Lee JI,Seol HJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of measurements in vivo of intracranial pressure obtained with a new telemetric epidural pressure transducer are described. The relations of epidural pressure to ventricular fluid pressure are studied in acute experiments and found to be linear, but variable. The functioning of 18 transducers was studied over ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： de Jong DA,Berfelo MW,de Lange SA,Maas AI

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of data concerning the safety and efficacy of surgical education for neurosurgical residents in the evacuation of chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH) by burr hole trepanation. METHODS:This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on consecutive patients receiving burr hol...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Maldaner N,Sosnova M,Sarnthein J,Bozinov O,Regli L,Stienen MN

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal forebrain cells of foetal rats were transplanted into the subarachnoid space of adult rats harbouring a kainic acid-induced unilateral lesion in the nucleus basalis magnocellularis. Passive avoidance response tests were performed eight weeks after the transplantation, and the results were compared with those of ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kyoshima K,Matsuda M,Handa J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The natural history of vertebrobasilar artery dissection (VAD) is not fully known. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical outcome of the patients with VAD, then to propose an appropriate management strategy for VAD. METHOD:From 1992 to 2004, 35 VAD patients admitted to our institutes were retr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim CH,Son YJ,Paek SH,Han MH,Kim JE,Chung YS,Kwon BJ,Oh CW,Han DH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device has been increasingly used for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Still, recent major clinical trials on patient management after SAH have defined WEB embolization as an exclusion criterion. In an analysis of an unselected...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sauvigny T,Nawka MT,Schweingruber N,Mader MM,Regelsberger J,Schmidt NO,Westphal M,Czorlich P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular shunting has dramatically improved the care of children with hydrocephalus. Yet shunt malfunctions are extremely common and cause significant morbidity. To document shunt problems in children with a neural tube defect and hydrocephalus, 67 children born since 1973 were studied via life-table analysis. 28% ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Liptak GS,Masiulis BS,McDonald JV

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twiddler syndrome occurs when a patient intentionally or unintentionally manipulates an implantable generator (usually a pacemaker) and dislodges the pacing leads, causing malfunction of the device. Though the syndrome has been described in patients with pacemakers, to our knowledge only one spontaneous case has been ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gelabert-Gonzalez M,Relova-Quinteiro JL,Castro-García A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 39 patients suffering from clinical instability of the lumbar spine after microdiscectomy were evaluated for their long-term outcome. Included there were 21 (54%) male and 18 (46%) female patients with a mean age of 55 years. All had been operated on for a virgin single-level lumbar disc herniation between ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kotilainen E

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracranial fracture of aneurysm clips due to stress corrosion failure is an increasingly common long term postoperative complication. To study the susceptibility of different clips to this process, we evaluated seven aneurysm clips (Mayfield, Yasargil, Vari-Angle McFadden, Scoville, Heifetz, and Pivot) in vitro....

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Dujovny M,Kossowsky R,Kossovsky N,Diaz FG,Ausman JI

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The gold-standard treatment for symptomatic anterior skull base meningiomas is surgical resection. The endoscope-assisted supraorbital "keyhole" approach (eSKA) is a promising technique for surgical resection of olfactory groove (OGM) and tuberculum sellae meningioma (TSM) but has yet to be compared with t...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Khan DZ,Muskens IS,Mekary RA,Zamanipoor Najafabadi AH,Helmy AE,Reisch R,Broekman MLD,Marcus HJ

更新日期：2020-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with oligodendrogliomas with allelic loss of chromosomal arm 1p and 19q have been shown, especially with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, to have both a better initial and long-term response to chemotherapy as well as an improved overall survival. Effective treatment of patients with brain tumors require...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sherman JH,Prevedello DM,Shah L,Raghavan P,Pouratian N,Starke RM,Lopes MB,Shaffrey ME,Schiff D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the vasodilatory effect of intracisternal (i.c.) and intravenous (i.v.) administration of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on arterial narrowing after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Forty-one rabbits were divided into five groups: control (normal animals); SAH plus i.c. infusion of v...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Toshima M,Kassell NF,Tanaka Y,Dougherty DA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is increasingly used as a minimally invasive alternative in many neurosurgical conditions, including benign and malignant tumors, vascular malformations, and functional procedures. As for any surgical procedure, strict safety guidelines and checklists are necessary to avoid ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tuleasca C,Zeverino M,Patin D,Marguet M,Lopes NR,Vallet V,Moeckli R,Levivier M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To illustrate the use of indocyanine green (ICG) video-angiography to confirm abolition of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) and preserve the normal vascular anatomy intraoperatively. METHODS:A 73-year-old woman presenting with progressive myelopathy was diagnosed with an SDAVF, where the origin of th...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hettige S,Walsh D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of endovascular treatment of ruptured dissecting aneurysms of the vertebral artery, the benefits of early embolization, and the predictors of outcomes. CLINICAL MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between September, 2001 and May, 2009, 25 patients with ruptured verteb...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lee JM,Kim TS,Joo SP,Yoon W,Choi HY

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood blister-like aneurysms (BBAs) pose a significant challenge to neurosurgeons and neuro-interventionalists. These fragile broad-based aneurysms have a propensity to rupture with minimal manipulation during surgical or endovascular explorations because, unlike saccular aneurysms, they lack all layers of t...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Cıkla U,Baggott C,Başkaya MK

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a large osteoblastoma arising in the frontal bone of a 20-year-old female. The lesion was first noted after a fall, and grew steadily in size following further head injury during pregnancy. Initial plain radiography demonstrated an area of radiolucency, with subsequent cross-sectional imaging rev...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Toescu SM,Alalade AF,Steele L,Bhargava D,Hunter R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subdural effusions (SDEs) can complicate arachnoid cysts of the middle cranial fossa (ACMFs). While there is a consensus that at least in adults asymptomatic ACMFs should not be operated, those with concomitant subdural and/or intracystic effusions are clinically apparent in the majority of cases and should ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sprung C,Armbruster B,Koeppen D,Cabraja M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this article, we present our experience with such operations performed under local anaesthesia. METHODS:From January 1997 to November 2007, there were 387 patients operated on for asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Patient data were retrospectively evaluated. Thirty-day neurological morbidity and mortality f...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sokol D,Fiedler J,Chlouba V,Bombic M,Priban V

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the results of a study designed to compare the effectiveness of two different types of radiation in patients with acromegaly where surgical therapy had failed to normalize growth hormone (GH). Longterm follow-up after conventional high voltage radiation in 17 patients and proton therapy in 13 patien...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lüdecke DK,Lutz BS,Niedworok G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:27 cases of cranioplasty with autogenous bone grafts stored in a deep-freezer and autoclaved before use are reported. The results of follow-up for an average period of one year were satisfactory from the standpoint of brain protection and cosmetic reconstruction. A small area of absorption of grafted bone was observed...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Osawa M,Hara H,Ichinose Y,Koyama T,Kobayashi S,Sugita Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical management after epidural steroid injections (ESI) of patients with radiculopathy secondary to a cervical disc herniation (CDH) is uncertain. This study aims to determine whether short-term arm pain alleviation following computed tomography-guided 'indirect' cervical ESI can predict the 1-month outc...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Joswig H,Neff A,Ruppert C,Hildebrandt G,Stienen MN

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) with/without endovascular treatment is not as effective in atherosclerotic steno-occlusive acute ischemic stroke. Urgent superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) anastomosis is effective to some extent in progressing stroke...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kanematsu R,Kimura T,Ichikawa Y,Inoue T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Schaltenbrand and Wahren stereotactic atlas was critically re-examined focusing on the technical quality and the consistency of the horizontal, sagittal and frontal microscopic cut series. From each series, both an isotropic contour and a solid volume model represented by a 256 matrix with an edge length of 6.4 cm...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Niemann K,Naujokat C,Pohl G,Wollner C,von Keyserlingk D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00