Treatment of vestibular schwannomas. Why, when and how?

abstract：:Treatment of vertebral epidural metastases has been in the past and still remains the object of special attention in an attempt to improve the quality of life of these patients. To assess the effects of and indications for surgery, the clinical histories of 53 patients with this malignant disease who had undergone dec...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： García-Picazo A,Capilla Ramírez P,Pulido Rivas P,Garcia de Sola R

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:Too few cases of isolated abducent nerve palsy caused by neurovascular compression syndrome have been reported. We here report on a case of abducent nerve palsy caused by neurovascular compression syndrome that was successfully treated by microvascular decompression (MVD). A 46-year-old male presented with a 6-month h...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yamazaki T,Yamamoto T,Hatayama T,Zaboronok A,Ishikawa E,Akutsu H,Matsuda M,Kato N,Matsumura A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis is developed that plateau waves (PW) are caused by an abrupt elevation of postcapillary flow resistance induced by compression of the outlets of the leptomeningeal veins. It is shown by means of a physical model that the main prerequisite for venous outlet compression consists in an elevation of the out...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Laas R,Arnold H

更新日期：1981-01-01 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：:Niravoline is a selective kappa-opioid receptor agonist. Its effect on tumour-origin brain oedema was investigated in a brain tumour model created by implantation of C6 glioma cells into the brain of Wistar rats. Five weeks after the tumour cell implantation, niravoline was administered i.v. at 1 mg/kg, a total of fou...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Takahashi H,Hamada H,Teramoto A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Spontaneous posterior interosseous nerve palsy is a rare condition. Entrapment is mostly at level of the arcade of Frohse, and a few cases of distal entrapment have been described. METHODS:A case of entrapment distal to the arcade of Frohse is described here. Cases of distal entrapment have been reviewed ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Anania P,Fiaschi P,Ceraudo M,Balestrino A,Zaottini F,Martinoli C,Gennaro S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The axolemmal distribution and density of voltage-gated sodium channels largely determines the electrical excitability of sprouting neurites. Recent evidence suggests that accumulation of sodium channels at injured axonal tips may be responsible for ectopic axonal hyperexcitability and the resulting abnormal...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kretschmer T,Happel LT,England JD,Nguyen DH,Tiel RL,Beuerman RW,Kline DG

更新日期：2002-08-01 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：:One case of a pontine haematoma with clinical symptoms of cerebellopontine angle tumour is described. The haematoma was successfully evacuated, and preoperative neurological deficits disappeared except for minimal right fifth nerve palsy. The pathological specimen was diagnosed as arteriovenous malformation. Lateropon...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Inoue Y,Sato O

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common method of presentation of intracranial aneurysms is at the time of their rupture (with subarachnoid haemorrhage) or on the occasion of their compression of neighbouring structures. While giant aneurysms may occasionally present with subarachnoid haemorrhage, their more common methods of presentation are due...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Symon L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of the trans-sphenoidal approach has not only made intrasellar tumours removable, but has proved also to be a safe method for ablation of suprasellar tumour extension. Experiences with 154 suprasellar pituitary adenomas in a series of 278 trans-sphenoidal operations are presented. Results are compared...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Pásztor E,Kemény AA,Piffkó P

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 3.5 years (up to August 1988) out of 450 patients with surgically treated intracranial aneurysms in 100 cases (22%) acute surgery was performed (up to 72 h after SAH). Patients in grade I-III (WFNS scale) were operated upon. In all the cases there were supratentorial aneurysms. CSF drainage during the oper...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bidziński J,Marchel A,Pastuszko M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an alternative to the gauze often used on scalp incisions, we prepared a pad made of non-woven sheets, coated with adhesive on one side. Unlike conventional gauze, the pad did not slip away from the incision line or become entangled with the scalp clips, thus demonstrating its high usefulness for this purpose. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ohta T,Kuroiwa T

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a patient with primary CNS lymphomas, awake despite an extreme ICP elevation. A 48-year-old woman presented with headache since 1 month, and bilateral papillary edema was observed. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed diffuse infiltration around the petrous bone. Following external ventricular drainage (EVD...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Cederberg D,Marklund N,Nittby Redebrandt H

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild hypothermia provides cerebral protection against ischaemic insults in various animal models. We compared systemic and cerebral oxygenation between mild hypothermic and normothermic management in 60 patients with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage who underwent clipping of cerebral aneurysms. METHOD:The tem...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sato K,Sato K,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several models for the application of intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging (IMRI) have recently been reported, most of them unique. Two fundamental issues need to be addressed: optimal use of the scanner to ensure a wide base for research, development and clinical application, and an organisational mod...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yrjänä SK,Katisko JP,Ojala RO,Tervonen O,Schiffbauer H,Koivukangas J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 41 out of 130 encapsulated chronic subdural haematomas erythroblasts were found. As there were no skull fractures and no erythroblasts were found in peripheral blood smears, it is concluded, that these colonies of erythroblasts originate from the granulation tissue during the formation of membranes. The actual outp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Müller W,Zimmermann E,Firsching R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 2.5-year-old boy with Saudi variant of multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD or Austin's disease). He presented with the features of cervical cord compression and a severe form of hydrocephalus. The former was due to a thickened posterior arch of the atlas and the latter from a narrow foramen magnum and menin...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： al-Moutaery KR,Choudhury AR,Hassanen MO

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The understanding of molecular alterations of tumors has severely changed the concept of classification in all fields of pathology. The availability of high-throughput technologies such as next-generation sequencing allows for a much more precise definition of tumor entities. Also in the field of brain tumor...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Banan R,Hartmann C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been recognized as a risk factor for ventriculostomy-related infections (VRI). In addition to the hemorrhagic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the potential need for prolonged catheterization may contribute to the increased CSF infection rate in this population. The use of antibio...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： McLaughlin N,St-Antoine P,Bojanowski MW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many high-grade glioma (HGG) patients have cognitive impairments, which impact daily functioning. Cognitive impairments can be caused by tumour-, treatment-, and patient-related factors. The effect of the tumour and of surgical resection on cognition is, however, not well known. We investigated tumour and su...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Habets EJ,Kloet A,Walchenbach R,Vecht CJ,Klein M,Taphoorn MJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern neuro-imaging techniques have significantly increased the accuracy of stereotactic procedures and have thereby generated a renewed interest in guided brain surgery. This paper describes the neuroradiological aspects of stereotaxic target calculation (x-, y-, z- coordinates) using the Riechert-Mundinger (Fisher)...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Parizel PM,De la Porte C

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one consecutive symptomatic patients with burst fractures of the lower thoracic or lumbar spine (T 11-L4) were treated by early surgery in a 36-month period, with near-anatomical reduction being achieved via the postero-lateral route. Fusion and reconstruction of the vertebral body was done by using autologous ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Silvestro C,Francaviglia N,Bragazzi R,Viale GL

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with symmetrical bilateral low-density areas which were the perfusion territories of Heubner's arteries are reported. The infarctions were demonstrated on computed tomography after aneurysm surgery. Two of them had an anterior communicating artery aneurysm and the other one had multiple aneurysms of bot...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fukamachi A,Horikoshi T,Nagaseki Y,Sasaki H,Nukui H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term outcome in 26 patients following operation of intracranial saccular aneurysms before the age of twenty is presented. The duration of follow-up ranged from 4 to 33 years (mean 14 years). The oldest patient is now 51 years old. 19 patients (73%) made a complete or good recovery with resumption of normal li...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ostergaard JR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with various types of pituitary macroadenomas underwent hypophysectomy at the Chaim Sheba Medical Centre between 1985 to 1987. Intraoperative fine needle aspiration of the tumoural content was attempted prior to tumour excision. Although none of the patients had a history compatible with pituitary ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ram Z,Hadani M,Berezin M,Findler G,Sahar A,Shacked I

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a seventeen-years-old girl suffering from partial seizures with complex symptomatology. The neuroradiological studies demonstrated a slow-growing glial tumour seated deeply in the right temporo-occipital region. Scalp EEG demonstrated a bilateral asynchronous temporal focus without definite latera...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Marossero F,Ettorre G,Franzini A,Motti DF

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cranial intraparenchymal hemorrhage represents a critical complication of mechanical circulatory support requiring constant antithrombotic treatment. Surgery of intraparenchymal hemorrhage under anticoagulation represents a challenge and imposes significant risks for patients. It was the aim to analyse surgi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Krenzlin H,Rosenthal C,Wolf S,Vierecke J,Kowski A,Hetzer R,Vajkoczy P,Czabanka M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00