Bifrontal decompressive craniectomy is a life-saving procedure for patients with nontraumatic refractory brain edema.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraspinal tumours are rare and principally managed surgically. Laminectomy, employed for access to the spinal canal, destroys the posterior tension band leading to a risk of kyphosis. Hemilaminectomy as an alternative may be less destructive, potentially reducing the risk of deformity and causing less po...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Millward CP,Bhagawati D,Chan HW,Bestwick J,Brecknell JE

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 21 patients who underwent syringopleural shunting for syringomyelia is summarised. All the patients were continuing to deteriorate at the time of the operation. Objective improvement was seen in nine patients following the procedure but three subsequently deteriorated. Contralateral syrinx sympt...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Williams B,Page N

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irrigation may elevate the intracranial pressure (ICP) during neuroendoscopic procedures. It is unlikely that rinsing the ventricles during routine endoscopic ventriculostomy causes persistent neurological impairment or damage, but procedures such as the endoscopic evacuation of intraventricular haematomas (...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Trnovec S,Halatsch ME,Putz M,Behnke-Mursch J,Mursch K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug resistance in many cancers outside the CNS has been associated with over-expression of the multidrug resistance gene (MDR1), which codes for the transmembrane efflux pump P-glycoprotein (Pgp). To determine whether tumours of the neuroaxis over-express MDR1 and to identify the site of Pgp expression we examined 50...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Billson AL,Palmer JB,Walker DA,Lowe J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and seizures are dreaded neurological complications following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). They may lead to severe mortality or mobility. Continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) is quite useful for secondary brain injury monitoring. This study aims to assess the...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guo Y,Fang S,Wang J,Wang C,Zhao J,Gai Y

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with nocardial brain abscesses, one as secondary to overwhelming pulmonary infection following a thoracic empyema, the second as a primary abscess. Both patients had immunopression. Such an infection should be considered early in any patient who is immunocompromised. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Buxton N,McIntosh J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are two reported cases of ependymomas arising in the pituitary fossa; one in a human, the other in a horse. Both died during their stay in hospital. The case presented here is the first published case of a patient who is well 3 months after surgery. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thomson S,Chakrabarty A,Marks P

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:Establishing standardized methods to assess outcome is needed to measure the effectiveness of surgery in relieving symptoms and improving quality of life. We prospectively studied 203 patients undergoing primary lumbar discectomy. Data was collected before surgery, at 3 months postoperatively and at long-term follow-u...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guilfoyle MR,Ganesan D,Seeley H,Laing RJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The main treatment modalities for single brain metastases are whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT), surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery. Current guidelines recommend complete surgical excision for single cerebral metastases and two randomised controlled trials (RCT) have also found survival benefit of surgery...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lim CS,Grundy PL

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma presenting with medically intractable epilepsy is described. A tough capsule containing an old haematoma was confirmed surgically, and consisted of dense collagenous tissue with rich neovascularization. The radiological features, aetiology and treatment of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurita H,Ichi S,Shiokawa Y

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the records of 53 patients with visual impairment secondary to pituitary macroadenomas and studied the visual outcome after surgery. After transsphenoidal procedures visual field defects improved in 89% of the patients and visual acuity improved in 82%. There were 13 cases of acute symptomatic intratu...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Peter M,De Tribolet N

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early postoperative mental changes are the most frequent problem after bilateral subthalamic electrode implantation. The study aims to find an association between them and factors related to patient, disease and surgery, including the size of the third ventricle as brain atrophy marker. MATERIAL AND METHO...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hrabovsky D,Balaz M,Rab M,Feitova V,Hummelova Z,Novak Z,Chrastina J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern cancer therapy has improved the prognosis for several tumour types. This, however, does not apply to the largest group of brain tumours, the malignant astrocytomas grades III-IV. Hence, there is need for new ideas to improve treatment. Ca2+ and the Ca(2+)-binding protein calmodulin have been shown to be involve...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aas AT,Brun A,Pero RW,Salford LG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Mixed growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) secreting adenomas are the most common type of plurihormonal pituitary adenomas. We assessed the clinical presentations and impacts of transsphenoidal surgery (TS) on patients with mixed GH and PRL adenomas including surgical outcomes, complications, and prognos...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gulbadin D,Li Z,Shahbaz M,Farhaj Z,Shabbir A,Qi Q,Tang K,Ni S,Sun L

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of cervical intramedullary sarcoidosis. A 56 year old woman presented with progressive paraesthesia affecting the lower limbs. MRI revealed an intramedullar lesion from C4-C7. A laminectomy and subtotal resection was carried out for this presumed intramedullary tumour. Pathology revealed this to be a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mathieson CS,Mowle D,Ironside JW,O'Riordan R

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system of stereotactic radiosurgery using a linear accelerator is described and the experience with a variety of neurosurgical lesions including gliomas, acoustic neurinomas and arteriovenous malformations is recorded. The system is simple, inexpensive and effective and can be used with any CT scanner and linear acc...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hitchcock E,Kitchen G,Dalton E,Pope B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is a useful therapy to improve motor functions and reduce dependence on medication in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). The purpose of the study is to assess the long-term clinical outcomes of STN-DBS and to determine the optimal placement of...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guo S,Li J,Zhang Y,Li Y,Zhuang P

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to compare quality of life (QoL) after surgical decompression of the thoracic outlet versus non-operative therapy in patients with neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (N-TOS). DESIGN AND METHODS:We retrospectively identified 46 patients, diagnosed with N-TOS between 1999 and 2008. Twenty-four opera...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bosma J,Van Engeland MI,Leijdekkers VJ,Vahl AC,Wisselink W

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with histologically benign pituitary adenomas subsequently underwent resections of a frontal and a cerebellar tumour each of which had histological appearances identical to those of classic pituitary adenomas. The frontal tumour was immunoreactive for prolactin, and the cerebellar metastasis was immunorea...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： O'Brien DP,Phillips JP,Rawluk DR,Farrell MA

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：:Amplification and overexpression of proto-oncogenes are associated with the malignant nature of some human tumours. In this study we have determined the prevalence of amplification of the proto-oncogenes c-erb B1 (= epidermal growth factor receptor gene), c-erb B2 and c-myc in 44 human intracranial tumours (27 gliomas...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Helseth E,Unsgaard G,Dalen A,Fure H,Skandsen T,Odegaard A,Vik R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate guidance techniques and patient outcomes of ultrasound-guided neuronavigation of deep-seated intracerebral cavernous hemangiomas (CAs). Thirty-five patients with deep-seated intracerebral CAs with sizes ranging between 7 and 45 mm were operated upon only with ultrasound-guidance. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Woydt M,Krone A,Soerensen N,Roosen K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the clinical significance of dynamic monitoring of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum Lactic acid（Lac), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and the blood-brain barrier (BBB) index in evaluating the condition and prognosis after a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS:A total of 52 severe TBI pa...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lu W,Jiang C,Wang Z,Chen Y,Bai R,Yan G,Wang G,Ren H

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optic nerve is an unusual site of schwannoma as it lacks Schwannoma cells on it. We report a primary optic sheath schwannoma and to review the literature. CASE REPORT:A 29-year old female presented with progressive painless non-pulsatile proptosis. Ocular examination revealed only axial proptosis. Imagi...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sharma A,Singh D,Saran R

更新日期：2021-01-08 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 history of chronic subdural haematoma (CSH), spanning from its possibly earliest beginnings throughout the centuries until the early 1980s, was investigated within the context of four different epochs. In the 'era of uncertainty', successful trephination, the modem method of choice for the treatment of CSH, was de...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Weigel R,Krauss JK,Schmiedek P

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gross congenital lesions of the nervous system are obvious at birth and usually present early for management and corrective surgery. However in tropical and developing nations, late presentations are common. AIMS:To determine the factors responsible for very late presentations of gross congenital lesions. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Komolafe EO,Komolafe MA,Adeolu AA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of vertigo with subclavian artery stenosis are presented. In both cases, the angiograms revealed left subclavian artery stenosis at the middle portion of the clavicle as well as kinked origin of the vertebral artery. After resection of the anterior scalene muscle, the stenosis and the vertigo resolved. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nishijima M,Akai T,Kuwayama N,Nakada J,Furuichi S,Takaku A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00