Near-anatomical reduction and stabilization of burst fractures of the lower thoracic or lumbar spine.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim is to study the clinical, radiological and pathological features of childhood and adolescent meningiomas and analyse outcome prognosticators. METHOD:A retrospective analysis of the case records of patients less than 20 years of age operated for a meningioma in our institute since 1982 was performed....

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Menon G,Nair S,Sudhir J,Rao BR,Mathew A,Bahuleyan B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a young woman operated for a ganglioglioma involving the right auditory cortex (AC), presenting with auditory seizures. Despite a normal pre-operative examination, a specific post-operative disorder affecting the perception of a human voice occurred. The patient was unable to recognise the tone of familia...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Benzagmout M,Chaoui Mel F,Duffau H

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has for the last decades been an established treatment option for patients with small- or medium-sized vestibular schwannomas (VS), although little data is reported on long-term outcome regarding quality of life (QOL) and tumour control in this patient category. The objectiv...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wangerid T,Bartek J Jr,Svensson M,Förander P

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Described are: 1. A very thin intracisternal part of the vertebral artery (0.9 mm). 2. A very rare course of the vertebral artery (dorsal to the hypoglossal nerve). 3. Rare anastomoses between the vertebral artery and the PICA. 4. A rare upwards coiling of the PICA and 5. The origin and prevertebral course of the vert...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lang J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative vessel visualization is highly desirable, especially when the target is related to or close to main vessels, such as in the skull base and vascular surgery. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an imaging technique that allows visualization of tissue perfusion and vascularization through the...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Prada F,Del Bene M,Saini M,Ferroli P,DiMeco F

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that a canine basilar artery manifested tonic and potent, protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent contractions when nitric oxide (NO) was inhibited. We also reported a linear correlation between chronological changes in the angiographic severity of vasospasm, enhanced PKC, and attenuated guanosine, 13',1...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nishizawa S,Yokota N,Yokoyama T,Uemura K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data regarding long-term outcomes following surgery for cauda equina syndrome (CES) is scarce. In addition, these studies rely on patient descriptions of the presence or absence of symptoms, with no gradation of severity. This study aimed to assess long-term bladder, bowel, sexual and physical function using...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hazelwood JE,Hoeritzauer I,Pronin S,Demetriades AK

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improvement in the knowledge of the main anatomical landmarks permits an evolution in the safety of the surgical treatment and a conceptual development of the geometrical anatomico-surgical characteristics of the infratemporal fossa. This conceptual evolution determines surgical and oncological advantages: firstly...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Iannetti G,Belli E,Cicconetti A,Delfini R,Ciappetta P

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse brain injury in rabbits was caused by injecting olive oil and saline into one internal carotid artery. In this report, the fourth of a series, the effects of this experimental brain injury on respiration and acid-base balance of blood are analyzed. The animals that withstood the injury best were those that had...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Valtonen S

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal spread and hydrocephalus are increasingly recognized as late disease complications of glioblastoma with almost a quarter of patients requiring early cerebrospinal fluid shunting. The neurosurgeon is challenged with maintaining shunt patency when tumor disease progression is rapid and adjuvant oncologic ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Woo PYM,Zhuang JTF,Ho JMK,Seto A,Wong HT,Chan KY

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic subdural haematoma (cSDH) is a common disease in neurosurgical practise, especially in elderly patients. This is of growing importance as the number of elderly people in the population is increasing steadily. There are scarce data focussing especially on elderly patients with cSDH. This study intende...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Borger V,Vatter H,Oszvald Á,Marquardt G,Seifert V,Güresir E

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen cases of large thalamic gliomas were treated by laser surgery and CUSA under X8 magnification and subsequently they were subjected to radiotherapy. More than 50% of the tumours were located in the dominant hemisphere and therefore an interhemispheric approach was carried out to avoid disturbances of speech and...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Prakash B

更新日期：1985-01-01 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：:During intracranial tumor resection, the delayed kinking of a major encased vessel has never been described in literature. We present a case which required urgent endovascular treatment performed through a stent positioning. A patient was hospitalized with symptomatic sphenoid meningioma in the left middle cranial fos...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Simonato D,Gabrieli JD,Cester G,Della Puppa A,Causin F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The object of surgical treatment for hemifacial spasm (HFS) is the exclusion of pulsatile neurovascular compression of the root exit zone (REZ). However, spasm persists transiently or permanently in some cases even after complete decompression. In particular, we mainly experience these results when the vertebral...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim JP,Chung JC,Chang WS,Chung SS,Chang JW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting is a highly effective treatment for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH). However, secondary deterioration can occur at a later time. Thus, the current study aimed to evaluate the incidence rate and causes of secondary deterioration. METHODS:A retrospective anal...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kaestner S,Behrends R,Roth C,Graf K,Deinsberger W

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:To clarify the value of clinical long-term follow-up with radiological examination, ranging from 12 to 63 months (average: 35 months), 18 consecutive patients suffering from spontaneous carotid cavernous fistula (CCF), were studied prospectively. Five aged patients without aggressive symptoms were treated conservative...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kurata A,Miyasaka Y,Kunii M,Nagai S,Ohmomo T,Morishima H,Fujii K,Kan S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of dissection of the extracranial vertebral artery with prominent occipital pain and elements of the lateral medullary syndrome. Arteriography showed a string and pearl sign. Magnetic resonance imaging allowed visualization of an intramural thrombus associated with a narrow vascular lumen. The distal...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mabuchi S,Kamiyama H,Abe H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the results of measurements of ultrasound velocity in, and density of, a number of normal and pathological tissues are given. From the results it can be concluded that intracranial pathological regions will often be detectable with ultrasound techniques, but is is not possible with any degree of certaint...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： van Venrooij GE,Boone RM,van der Gon JJ

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral nerve lesions usually are associated with neuropathic pain. In the present paper, we describe a simple scale to quantify pain after brachial plexus injuries and apply this scale to a series of patients to determine initial outcomes after reconstructive surgery. METHODS:Fifty-one patients with tra...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bonilla G,Di Masi G,Battaglia D,Otero JM,Socolovsky M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of small ruptured aneurysms (SRAs) remains controversial, with literature reporting difficulty with endovascular versus microsurgical approaches. This paper analyzes outcomes after endovascular coiling and microsurgical clipping among patients with SRAs prospectively enrolled in the Barrow Ruptured...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Catapano JS,Nguyen CL,Frisoli FA,Sagar S,Baranoski JF,Cole TS,Labib MA,Whiting AC,Ducruet AF,Albuquerque FC,Lawton MT

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After clipping of intracranial aneurysms, postoperative vasospasm may occur remote from the distribution area of the artery and may cause death. The authors report two cases and give the clinical, neuroradiological, and neuroanatomical findings. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kirchner M

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the risk of recurrence in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) on antithrombotic treatment (AT, i.e., antiplatelets and anticoagulants). Secondary end points were perioperative morbidity and mortality between groups (AT vs. no-AT group) and exploration if timing of resumption of AT trea...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fornebo I,Sjåvik K,Alibeck M,Kristiansson H,Ståhl F,Förander P,Jakola AS,Bartek J Jr

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This experimental study presents the ultrastructure of regenerating sciatic nerve of the rabbit, after transection and immediate end to end anastomosis, using perineural fascicular nerve autograft, in a sterile environment. Twenty-four hours, 1, 2, and 6 weeks after the anastomosis, the treated sciatic nerves were exp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Achparaki-Alvanou A,Manthos A,Kontopoulos V,Kerameos-Foroglou C,Foroglou G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical staining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and BrdU using anti-PCNA and anti-BrdU monoclonal antibodies, respectively, was performed in 16 human brain tumours, including 3 glioblastomas multiforme, 2 anaplastic astrocytomas, 1 cerebellar astrocytoma, 2 recurrent meningiomas, 4 non-recur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sasaki A,Naganuma H,Kimura R,Isoe S,Nakano S,Nukui H,Suzuki K,Kawaoi A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schwannomas occur sporadically or in association with neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), an autosomal dominant disorder, which predisposes to multiple schwannomas, meningiomas and spinal ependymomas, with bilateral vestibular schwannomas as the classic hallmark. As NF2 and sporadic schwannomas differ in some respect...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Antinheimo J,Sallinen SL,Sallinen P,Haapasalo H,Helin H,Horelli-Kuitunen N,Wessman M,Sainio M,Jääskeläinen J,Carpén O

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While large-to-giant pituitary adenomas (PAs) may be safely removed by experienced surgeons through a single route, the procedure is technically challenging. We present the outcome of a simultaneous combined transcranial and transsphenoidal approach and discuss its applications. METHODS:A retrospective revi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Leung GK,Law HY,Hung KN,Fan YW,Lui WM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lumbar disc disease is a very common condition with a substantial socioeconomic impact. Studies have shown the importance of a multilevel assessment of this disease, as its course is influenced by many factors. Most follow-up studies use the degree of physical impairment to measure the outcome of a certain t...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Schneider C,Krayenbühl N,Landolt H

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nicardipine prolonged release implants (NPRI) have been shown to decrease the incidence of cerebral vasospasm and infarcts significantly in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) following microsurgical clipping. Yet, the comparison with results after endovascular coiling is lacking. This s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Schneider UC,Dreher S,Hoffmann KT,Schmiedek P,Kasuya H,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00