Complete burst fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra treated by posterior surgery using expandable cage.

abstract：:Low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has been reported to improve akinesia and gait difficulties in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We report on a patient with PD and L: -dopa refractory gait symptoms who developed detrusor over-activity immediately after right PPN D...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Aviles-Olmos I,Foltynie T,Panicker J,Cowie D,Limousin P,Hariz M,Fowler CJ,Zrinzo L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microvascular decompression (MVD) is a documented effective treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN). Lately, reports on endoscopy-assisted microvascular decompression (eaMVD) with better outcome and less risk have emerged. This study was undertaken to verify under which circumstances the endoscope proved esse...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sandell T,Ringstad GA,Eide PK

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a retrospective study of 41 patients treated by simple decompression for ulnar neuropathy. Pre- and postoperatively, patients were evaluated clinically and electrophysiologically. The median follow-up was 2 years (minimum: 0.5 years, maximum: 5.1 years). The leading pre-operative sign was motor loss in the ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Steiner HH,von Haken MS,Steiner-Milz HG

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Toward the end of the nineteenth century, it was Gowers, Horsley and Macewen who first reported successful surgical procedures for the treatment of subdural extramedullary tumors. Following this, Church and Eisendrath as well as Putnam and Warren reported unsuccessful attempts to treat subpial spinal patho...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hildebrandt G,Stienen MN,Surbeck W,Tröhler U

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma (NFMA) is a benign neoplasm that causes visual function disturbances and headaches and can be treated by transsphenoidal surgery (TSS). It is unclear how quality of life (QOL) changes with surgery and which QOL factors are affected by treatment. METHODS:The aim is to as...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tanemura E,Nagatani T,Aimi Y,Kishida Y,Takeuchi K,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For treatment of spasmodic torticollis (s.T.) microsurgical decompression of the intraspinal-intracranial portion of the accessory nerve (a.N.) has been performed in 11 patients with proved neurogenic lesions of the accessory nerve-dependent muscles. Neurogenic lesions were discovered by meticulous electromyographic (...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Freckmann N,Hagenah R,Herrmann HD,Müller D

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wnt proteins are bifunctional axon guidance molecules, several of which appear to mediate guidance of corticospinal tract axons along the spinal cord. Here, we studied increasing effect on regeneration by Wnt-containing alginate scaffolds on spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS:A total of 32 rats were injured ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Park JH,Min J,Baek SR,Kim SW,Kwon IK,Jeon SR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraoperative detection of residual tumor remains an important challenge in surgery to treat gliomas. New developments in optical techniques offer non-invasive high-resolution imaging that may integrate well into the workflow of neurosurgical operations. Using an intracranial glioma model, we have recentl...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Böhringer HJ,Lankenau E,Stellmacher F,Reusche E,Hüttmann G,Giese A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic extracranial vertebral artery (VA) dissection may need surgery. We describe such a case successfully treated with atlantoaxial fusion based on its rare dynamic angiographic findings. A 27-year-old woman suffered from repeated brainstem and cerebellar infarctions from a left extracranial VA dissecting aneur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ikeda N,Hayashi H,Goto M,Satoi H,Iwasaki K,Toda H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative real-time ultrasound imaging (US) was used in over 500 patients to investigate which of the previously considered applications are of practical use in everyday neurosurgery. During all intraoperative applications for a wide variety of pathological conditions, small deep-seated as well as subcortically l...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： van Velthoven V,Auer LM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) carries an excessive mortality and morbidity. Although surgical ICH treatment can be life-saving, the indications for surgery in larger cohorts of ICH patients are controversial and not well defined. We hypothesised that surgical indications vary substantially a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fahlström A,Tobieson L,Redebrandt HN,Zeberg H,Bartek J Jr,Bartley A,Erkki M,Hessington A,Troberg E,Mirza S,Tsitsopoulos PP,Marklund N

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the role of plasminogen activators (PAs) and their inhibitor (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, PAI-1) in human brain tumours. The amounts of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA), tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and the activity of u-PA a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Arai Y,Kubota T,Nakagawa T,Kabuto M,Sato K,Kobayashi H

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:A simple technique of stereotactic craniotomy and intraoperative lesion localisation that uses the Brown-Robert-Wells (BRW) stereotactic frame is presented. The method optimises craniotomy placement and facilitates localisation of small intracerebral lesions. Using the system, 16 patients have had resection of intracr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sabin HI,Whittle IR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is aimed at examining the therapeutic effect of Nicorandil on chronic vasospasm using beagle dogs subjected to a "two-haemorrhage" insult, as well as its dilatory effect on the PDA [phorbol-12,13 diacetate]-induced contraction of the canine basilar artery. 1. A total of 12 animals of either sex, weig...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Matsui T,Nagafuji T,Tsutsumi K,Uchida H,Miyauchi T,Asano T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purification of a substance which protects mitochondrial activity against its decay in association with various cerebral pathologies, and the effect of this substance in vitro and in vivo have been mentioned. Defatted egg albumin was hydrolyzed with pronase, and diafiltrated through mesh, to obtain fractions of mo...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ishii S,Sato K,Watanabe H,Kobayashi M,Shimizu T

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with multiple intracranial aneurysms present a great challenge to neurosurgical practice. The presence of one or more additional aneurysms, whether recognized or unrecognized, along with the source of the haemorrhage profoundly changes the outcome. It also alters the timing and strategy of surgery. In this st...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vajda J,Juhász J,Orosz E,Pásztor E,Tóth S,Horváth M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age is an important factor in determining prognosis following severe head injury (SHI), although mortality in patients > or =65 years is poorly reported. The aim of this study was to document mortality in patients with SHI > or =65 years. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Patel HC,Bouamra O,Woodford M,Yates DW,Lecky FE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with a vestibular schwannoma, some studies have reported that useful hearing preserved initially after surgery deteriorates gradually in the long term. Studies with more patients are needed to clarify the maintenance rate of postoperative hearing function and to identify prognostic of hearing fun...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ichimasu N,Kohno M,Nakajima N,Matsushima K,Tanaka Y,Tsukahara K,Inagaki T,Yoshino M,Nagata O

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) inverse dose planning is currently far from competing effectively with the quality of dose planning developed by experienced experts. A new inverse planning (IP) method based on « efficient convex optimization algorithms » is proposed, providing high-quality dose plans in real...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Régis J,Hamdi H,Loundou A,Merly L,Castillo L,Balossier A,Spatola G

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Close relatives (CR) of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) suffer extraordinary distress during the treatment: Distress may lead to persisting mental illness symptoms within the spectrum of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rueckriegel SM,Baron M,Domschke K,Neuderth S,Kunze E,Kessler AF,Nickl R,Westermaier T,Ernestus RI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of circulating immune complexes (CIC) were assayed in the sera of 109 patients with intracranial space occupying lesions. The CIC levels were significantly increased in all the brain tumours. After treatment, the CIC levels were still significantly increased when compared to the controls but showed no chang...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Manjula S,Aroor AR,Raja A,Rao SN,Rao A

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：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：:A case of anterior interosseous nerve palsy is demonstrated due to an anatomical variation not recorded before causing this syndrome. Main median-nerve trunk and anterior interosseous nerve passed differently in relation to the pronator teres muscle. Surgery led to a rapid recovery of nerve function. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Megele R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on two types of carotid-A(1) junctional aneurysms projecting backwards. In the two A(1)-type examples, the aneurysm originated at the posterior wall of the proximal A(1) joining the carotid termination and could be clipped using an ipsilateral pterional approach. However, in the carotid-type example...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Park J,Baik SK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As there are many collateral pathways between venous systems, intraoperative venous injury rarely induces venous infarction. In some patients, however, venous injury during microsurgical manipulation may cause acute and/or delayed serious complications. Although intraoperative evaluation using indocyanine gr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hardian RF,Hanaoka Y,Funato K,Agata M,Ito K,Horiuchi T

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The ES is a non-physiological stimulus of the brain. However it represents an important and indispensable part of stero-EEG investigation since it is an easily adjustable method, capable of inducing typical electro-clinical seizures. From the clinical and electrical responses elicited by ES and from the data of the st...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gombi R,Velok G,Hullay J

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since surgeons sometimes encounter difficulty in keeping self- retaining soft tissue retractors in the proper position for anterior cervical spinal surgery, we have developed a new, simple soft tissue retractor system, which is fixed to the side rails of the operating table via retractor stands. All three joints of th...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Takayasu M,Shibuya M,Suzuki Y,Yoshida J

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA) in ventricular CSF were determined in 19 patients (12 female 7 male) with brain tumours. No relationship was found between ventricular fluid pressure (VFP) and levels of HVA and 5-HIAA. A relationship was observed between ventricular CSF, HVA concentration...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bareggi SR,Porta M,Collice M,Calderini G,Ferrara M,Morselli PL

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00