Venous air embolism during microelectrode recording in deep brain stimulation surgery in an awake supine patient.

abstract：:In a two-centre study, intrasellar pituitary tissue pressure was measured at transsphenoidal surgery in 107 patients with pituitary adenomas or intrasellar cysts. 'Normal' ISP in patients under anaesthesia with small microadenomas (< 5 mm diameter) or a partial empty sella was 12 +/- 3 mmHg. Raised ISP (> 15 mmHg) was...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lees PD,Fahlbusch R,Zrinzo A,Pickard JD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sellar melanocytomas represent a small subgroup of primary melanocytic tumors arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes. They are benign, slow-growing tumors with a high risk of recurrence. We report two cases of sellar melanocytoma treated at the same institute. A 35-year-old woman presented with amenorrhea and an intr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Albano L,Losa M,Spatola G,Panni P,Terreni MR,Barzaghi LR,Mortini P

更新日期：2019-09-20 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：:The case is reported of a 49-year-old man with a giant infratentorial extradural epidermoid tumour, with cervical syringomyelia and hydrocephalus, and partial protrusion of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. The patient complained of symptoms of raised intracranial pressure and was admitted to our Depa...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sgaramella E,Perria C

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate inefficiencies during patients' stay in neurosurgical beds. METHODS:A prospective audit of neurosurgical inpatients was conducted over approximately 2 months. We recorded the causes and duration of inappropriate delays, defined as actions requiring more that 24 h from initiation until completion. R...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chelvarajah R,Lee JK,Chandrasekaran S,Bavetta S

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic inflammatory response syndrome is a common clinical entity often presenting as a complication of neurological disease or trauma. Clear diagnostic criteria exist. Induced pathological mechanisms include both immunological and endothelial dysfunction, and coagulopathy, which may lead to multiple organ failure a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malham GM,Souter MJ

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old man with a cystic craniopharyngioma developed hypersomnia, personality changes, memory impairment and thermal dysfunction following intracystic administration of bleomycin through an Ommaya reservoir after partial removal of the tumour. The patient's neurological deterioration was thought to be related t...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Haisa T,Ueki K,Yoshida S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Determining neurological level of injury (NLI) is of paramount importance after spinal cord injury (SCI), although its accuracy depends upon the reliability of the neurologic examination. Here, we determine if anatomic location of cervical cord injury by MRI (MRI level of injury) can predict NLI in the acute...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zohrabian VM,Parker L,Harrop JS,Vaccaro AR,Marino RJ,Flanders AE

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cerebellopontine angle epithelial cyst is described. Lesions in this region usually present with hearing loss, tinnitus, dysequilibrium, headaches, facial numbness and occasionally trigeminal neuralgia. Our patient presented with the unusual phenomenon of episodic facial palsy. The literature reporting this ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shenouda EF,Coakham HB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical venous thrombosis can present with non-specific findings including headaches and seizures. Subsequent cortical infarction has a variety of radiological appearances. The authors describe the diagnostic challenge of a case of cortical venous thrombosis presenting with focal motor seizures where imaging showed a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khosravi M,Hill CS,Kitchen N

更新日期：2013-02-01 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:The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy, safety, and duration of Remebot robot-assisted frameless brain biopsy with those of standard frame-based stereotactic biopsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 66 patients undergoing stereotactic brain biopsy in our department from January 201...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu S,Wang J,Gao P,Liu W,Hu F,Jiang W,Lei T,Shu K

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial tuberculoma represents the most common mass lesion in neurotuberculosis. We report an unusual case of tuberculoma with haemorrhage presenting clinically as a cerebellar haemorrhage. Cranial CT scan revealed a peripherally enhancing cerebellar mass with haemorrhage and obstructive hydrocephalus, requiring ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ranjan M,Saritha A,Mahadevan A,Shankar SK,Sampath S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty unselected pituitary adenomas have been examined for proliferative indices (PIs), and anterior pituitary hormone expression. All but two of the tumours were non-functional with proliferative indices from less than 0.1 to 0.5%. Two tumours were null cell adenomas with PIs less than 0.1 and 0.2%. The PIs of the t...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carboni P Jr,Detta A,Hitchcock ER,Postans R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing skull fractures indicate underlying brain damage which is an important aetiological factor in their development. Two cases of growing skull fractures managed successfully with shunt surgery are presented. In one, the growing skull fracture was associated with an underlying tense occipital porencephalic cyst an...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sharma RR,Chandy MJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiopericytoma is a rare mesenchymal tumor originating from capillary pericytes, known as Zimmermann pericytes. The adult form is not uncommon and generally malignant but tumor is found rarely in children. Here we describe an intracranial hemangiopericytoma in a preterm newborn whose had the tumor resected success...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yilmaz Semerci S,Demirel G,Vatansever B,Gundogdu S,Bolukbasi F,Oran G,Hazar V,Tastekin A

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case where the administration of intrathecal gentamycin, used to treat a ventriculitis consequent upon a ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection, with a persistent elevation of the CSF leucocyte count is described. In a situation where the number of white cells in the CSF is taken to indicate resolution of infection, i...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee TK,Kerr RS,Adams CB

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has recently been shown to effectively ameliorate medically intractable axial symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). The effects of DBS are not limited to the targeted structure, but will affect the distributed anatomical networks to which the target st...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aravamuthan BR,Stein JF,Aziz TZ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Object: Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) is an adhesive protein involved in inflammatory responses and endothelial dysfunction. ICAM-1 expression is upregulated in cerebrovascular tissue affected by stroke. We investigated whether serum soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) levels are associated with cerebral microbleeds...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu BN,Wu J,Hao DL,Mao LL,Zhang J,Huang TT

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subependymomas are rare benign tumours arising from subependymal glial precursors that usually remain asymptomatic or may present due to obstruction of cerebrospinal fluid pathways. We describe the first report of intraventricular haemorrhage from subependymoma and cavernous-like malformation collision tumour in a 74-...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alsereihi M,Turkistani F,Alghamdi F,Baeesa S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman with hypertension and hyperglycemia was diagnosed a metastatic brain carotid body paraganglioma. Her blood pressure, glucose, and norepinephrine were normal after craniotomy. Although most carotid body tumors are benign, a few show distant metastasis. This is the first reported case of intracerebral metastases...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang X,Zhu X,Chen J,Liu Y,Mao Q

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The graft site morbidity following iliac crest harvesting is significant. To overcome this, different bone substitutes like coral dowels, solvent dissolved bovine/human bone substitutes, and carbon fiber/titanium cages have been used. This study was undertaken to assess the postoperative radiological fusion ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Prakash SK,Mukerji N,Nath FP

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction: Adipose tissue acts as an active endocrine organ and may be involved in the biological mechanism of stroke. Adipokines can serve as key messenger of central energy and metabolic homeostasis and can contribute to the crosstalk between adipose tissue and brain. Recent research has offered vague data on the...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ilhan N,Susam S,Canpolat O,Belhan O

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the cauda scale (TCS) in an external population. TCS was proposed as a tool to be used to predict the likelihood of cauda equina compression.Methods: We analysed the presenting condition of consecutive patients attending the emergency department undergoing a magnetic ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Angus M,Berg A,Carrasco R,Horner D,Leach J,Siddique I

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a sciatic schwannoma spanning the sciatic notch in a 39-year-old woman with persistent pelvic pain after caesarean delivery. The tumour was detected by pelvic CT scan and MRI. Anterior transabdominal surgery allowed the en bloc removal of both the pelvic and the buttock component of the tumour. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Consales A,Poppi M,Stumpo M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nowadays the endoscopic endonasal approach is increasingly being used to remove craniopharyngiomas, tuberculum sellae meningiomas and other presellar and parasellar lesions and its value in anterior skull base surgery is undisputed. Herein, we assess the relative advantages, disadvantages and feasibility of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Peraio S,Chumas P,Nix P,Phillips N,Tyagi A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Animal models provide a basis for clarifying the complex pathogenesis of delayed cerebral vasospasm (DCVS) and for screening of potential therapeutic approaches. Arbitrary use of experimental parameters in current models can lead to results of uncertain relevance. The aim of this work was to identify and analyze...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marbacher S,Fandino J,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining previously independently established techniques our objective was to develop and evaluate a method for bedside qualitative assessment of cerebral blood flow in neurointensive care (NICU) patients. The CT-protocol was optimized using phantoms and comparing a mobile CT-scanner (Tomoscan-M, Philips) with two st...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hillman J,Sturnegk P,Yonas H,Heron J,Sandborg M,Gunnarsson T,Mellergård P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence suggests that reduction of nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability due to oxidative stress plays a central role in the pathophysiology of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). To prevent SAH-induced cerebral vasospasm, therefore we used nebivolol hydrochloride as a NO-mediated vasodilato...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aladag MA,Turkoz Y,Parlakpinar H,Gul M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess changes in neurological function after cranioplasty. METHODS:Functional and neurocognitive assessments including activities of daily living assessment, functional independence measure (FIM) and the Cognitive assessment report (COGNISTAT) were conducted on all patients within 72 h before and 7 days...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Honeybul S,Janzen C,Kruger K,Ho KM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00