Season of tumor surgery in relation to deaths among brain tumor patients: does sunlight and month of surgery play a role in brain tumor deaths?

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was aimed at the evaluation of the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) (rs4680:A > G-Val158Met, rs6269:A > G, rs4633:C > T, rs4818:C > G) and pain sensitivity after lumbar discectomy. METHODS:All patients had one-level symptomatic disc herniation from...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rut M,Machoy-Mokrzyńska A,Ręcławowicz D,Słoniewski P,Kurzawski M,Droździk M,Safranow K,Morawska M,Białecka M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Complete yet safe resection close to motor areas in medically intractable epilepsy requires functional information. New deficit may occur despite preservation of motor cortex, e.g., through vascular compromise. Here, we explore for the first time the feasibility, safety, and the clinical value of continuous mot...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Neuloh G,Bien CG,Clusmann H,von Lehe M,Schramm J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complications of and insertion depth of the Codman MicroSensor ICP monitoring device (CMS) is not well studied. OBJECTIVE:To study complications and the insertion depth of the CMS in a clinical setting. METHODS:We identified all patients who had their intracranial pressure (ICP) monitored using a CMS devic...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Koskinen LO,Grayson D,Olivecrona M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous malformations in the posterior fossa are relatively rare. Although the introduction of CT and MRI has made them easier to detect, their treatment is still controversial. Based on our experience with six patients and a review of the literature, we have tried to establish guidelines for their treatment. Since the...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mori K,Seike M,Kurisaka M,Kamimura Y,Morimoto M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to investigate the chemokines CCL2, CXCL8, CXCL9 and CXCL10 as markers of the inflammatory responses in chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). METHODS:Samples of peripheral venous blood and CSDH fluid (obtained during surgery) in 76 adult patients were prospectively analyzed. Chemokine ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Stanisic M,Lyngstadaas SP,Pripp AH,Aasen AO,Lindegaard KF,Ivanovic J,Ilstad E,Konglund A,Sandell T,Ellingsen O,Saehle T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital craniovertebral junction deformities can be associated with an anomalous vertebral artery (VA). At times, the artery crosses the joint posteriorly (i.e., persistent first intersegmental artery) and is at risk during posterior approach. We report a new variant, wherein the bilateral VA coursed medially after...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Karthigeyan M,Salunke P,Kataria MS

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：BACKGROUND:Intraventricular chemotherapy via Ommaya reservoir is an important part of the treatment in patients with malignant central nervous system tumors. In these patients, catheter placement can be challenging due to the normal-sized ventricles. METHOD:Intraoperative ultrasound guidance was used for Ommaya reserv...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Unal TC,Gulsever CI,Sahin D,Dolas I

更新日期：2021-01-20 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：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive surgical approaches still provide limited exposure. Access to the L2-L5 intervertebral discs during a single procedure is challenging and often requires repositioning of the patient and adopting an alternative approach. OBJECTIVES:Investigate the windows to the L2-L5 intervertebral discs ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Troude L,Boissonneau S,Malikov S,Champsaur P,Blondel B,Dufour H,Fuentes S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of primary intraosseous meningiomas were seen among 373 cases of intracranial meningiomas operated upon in the Neurosurgical Clinic of the Krankenhaus Nordstadt, Hannover, FRG between January 1978 and December 1988. These 4 cases represent 1% of all intracranial meningiomas. Patients' age ranged between 21 ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ammirati M,Mirzai S,Samii M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen of 145 patients with post-traumatic subdural hygroma (SDHy) developed chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) at the involved site over a period of 6 years. CSDHs were found at the site of SDHys with no history of further head injury at a mean interval of 56 days. It appeared that these 13 patients did not have any...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Park CK,Choi KH,Kim MC,Kang JK,Choi CR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertrophic olivary degeneration (HOD) is a pathological phenomenon that occurs after injury to the dentato-olivary pathway. Its hallmarks include hypertrophy of the olive with increased T2 signal intensity on magnetic resonance imaging, and it often manifests with palatal tremor and oscillopsia clinically....

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hornyak M,Osborn AG,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unusual presentation of Gorham's disease of skull base and cervical spine in a two-year-old female child with radiological signs mimicking those of raised intracranial pressure is discussed. The differential diagnosis consists of skull base tumours, meningitis, osteomyelitis of the base of skull, congenital hydroc...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Girn HR,Towns G,Chumas P,Holland P,Chakrabarty A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between external ventricular drainage (EVD) and aneurysm rerupture is still a controversial issue. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published series reporting data of EVD placement in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with the aim to evaluate the relationship betwe...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Cagnazzo F,Gambacciani C,Morganti R,Perrini P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary intraspinal melanoma is presented. This is a very rarely observed lesion, as only 37 cases have been described up to now. Patient presenting with signs and symptoms of spinal cord compression after MRI and spinal angiography was operated upon. Total removal of an intraspinal cervical tumour was perfo...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bidziński J,Kroh H,Leszczyk C,Bojarski P

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a possible mechanism of intracerebral peritumoural haemorrhage in meningioma based on the clinical data of three of our cases. A meningioma manifesting intracerebral haemorrhage is uncommon and some sporadic case reports have been presented, but without any proven mechanisms. We are presenting three cases o...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim DG,Park CK,Paek SH,Choe GY,Gwak HS,Yoo H,Jung HW

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brain-shift is a major source of error in neuronavigation systems based on pre-operative images. In this paper, we present intra-operative correction of brain-shift using 3D ultrasound. METHODS:The method is based on image registration of vessels extracted from pre-operative MRA and intra-operative power Do...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Reinertsen I,Lindseth F,Askeland C,Iversen DH,Unsgård G

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In order to determine the reliability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis and staging of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the most common entrapment neuropathy, the following prospective study has been performed. METHODS:We compared clinical and electrophysiological studies in 58 cases of CTS wit...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kleindienst A,Hamm B,Hildebrandt G,Klug N

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：:In this paper, we discuss the results of a study by light microscope of the effect of permanent clipping or ligation on the intracranial arteries of 38 operation dogs and 7 control dogs. The findings obtained are: 1. In the cerebral arterial circle, necrosis could easily result from ordinary clipping or ligation becau...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ebina K,Iwabuchi T,Suzuki S

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterogenous cysts mostly locate in the spinal canal and have only rarely been reported in an intracranial site. We report a case of enterogenous cyst in the ventral to brainstem. The 45-year-old woman presented with paroxysmal headache and diplopia. A CT scan and MRI revealed a cystic clival mass from midbrain to med...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lin J,Feng H,Li F,Chen Z,Wu G

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:There is a potential risk of sacrificing the cortical vein during neurosurgical operations, particularly in the interhemispheric or subtemporal approach. An impaired cortical vein might cause cerebral venous circulatory disturbances (CVCDs) resulting in venous infarction. In this article, we have reviewed the manageme...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nakase H,Shin Y,Nakagawa I,Kimura R,Sakaki T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell tumors of the spine are uncommon. Usually they are benign and solitary, but locally very aggressive. Most of them occur at the sacral spine. There are only 26 reported cases in the literature involving this type of tumor in the lumbar spine, in particular exhibiting an intraperitoneal growth. We present the...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Munoz-Bendix C,Cornelius JF,Bostelmann R,Gierga K,Steiger HJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As an effective treatment for post-craniotomy epidural haematomas (EDHs), a novel method of urokinase instillation using a closed suction drain is presented and the procedure feasibility and outcomes assessed. METHOD:A closed system, comprising a closed suction drain with a three-spring 200 mL evacuator, fl...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Park J,Kim GJ,Hwang SK

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cavernous malformations (CM) occur very rarely in the ventricular system. We report a patient with a rare location in the third ventricle who had intermittent headaches as the initial symptom. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Milenkovic Z

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pattern of disc herniation and to investigate the associated symptoms in cases of isthmic spondylolisthesis. It is well known that the pathogenesis of degenerative spondylolisthesis associates with disc degeneration, followed by facet laxity and ligamentum flavum...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim KS,Chin DK,Park JY

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present note, the cause of root compression in cases with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis is discussed in order to clarify the best method of surgery and to avoid iatrogenic damage of the cauda equina if a transpedicular fusion is going to be performed. The root compression is due to osteophytes growing o...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Plötz GM,Benini A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain-type isoenzyme of creatine kinase was determined in serum (S) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 37 patients with severe head injury, and a correlation was made with the Glasgow coma score and Glasgow outcome score. All patients with normal S-CKBB and CSF-CKBB activities had a coma score of 15, i.e., no neurol...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rabow L,Hedman G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00