Pneumorrhachis with pneumocranium: an unusual complication of intra-abdominal sepsis.

abstract：:Background: Posterior fossa decompression both with and without duraplasty are accepted treatments for symptomatic adult patients with Chiari Malformations Type 1 (CM-1). There is still debate of the superiority of one technique over the other. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and craniometrical...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nikoobakht M,Shojaei H,Gerszten PC,Shojaei SF,Mollahoseini R,Azar M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the rare and first documented case of concomitant microvascular decompression of trigeminal, facial and glossopharyngeal nerves for the management of intractable to medical therapy acute onset of trigeminal neuralgia, facial paresis and dysphagia after mild head injury. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gkekas N,Primikiris P,Georgakoulias N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases with a unique association of Rathke's cleft cysts and a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma in the same tumour tissue are reported. The embryological pathogenesis, diagnostic evaluation and treatment of these lesions are discussed. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nishio S Fujiwara T Morioka M Fukui S

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：:Background: Cholesterol granulomas of the petrous apex are benign cysts affecting 0.6 patients per 1 million. The pathophysiology involves cholesterol crystals and lipids that are surrounded by giant cells. The cholesterol deposits induce an inflammatory response likely from acute hemorrhage leading to the formation o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lucke-Wold B,Fleseriu C,Calcagno H,Smith T,Levy J,Ciporen J

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of high field (3 Tesla) MR in target localization for stem cell transplantation. Three patients with Huntington's disease were imaged with a stereotactic frame in place for both MRI and CT. Quality assurance procedures and manual shimming were performed before each ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Donovan T,Fryer TD,Peña A,Watts C,Carpenter TA,Pickard JD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subarachnoid hemorrhage with ruptured cerebral artery dissection caused by varicella zoster (VZ) vasculopathy is rare. We report a rare case of vertebral artery (VA) dissection induced by VZ virus, successfully treated with stent-assisted coil embolization and systemic anti viral medication, on six month follow-up cer...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee K,Park H,Park I,Han J

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a male, immunocompetent case aged 62-year-old with cryptococcal granuloma in the basal ganglia. No cryptococcal infection occurred in other areas. The diagnosis was made by biopsy. Cryptococcal granuloma was tough and unsuitable for sterotactic biopsy. The patient died of postoperative bleeding and...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang G,Shen H,Chu Z,Shen J,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a secretory meningioma with metastasis from a pulmonary adenocarcinoma in a 48-year-old woman. Secretory meningioma can simulate metastatic disease both clinically and pathologically. Secretory meningioma and tumour-to-tumour metastasis are each rare, and we believe this to be the first report of their coinc...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cserni G,Bori R,Huszka E,Kiss AC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventriculoperitoneal shunt is a commonly performed procedure. Associated complications have been well described in the literature. This is the first case report of a splenic laceration caused by the distal catheter looping around the spleen, requiring a splenectomy. Careful study of pre-operative imaging is recommende...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ashida R,Kamat A,Vinall C,Ivanov M

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：: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：:In this article, we will discuss a rare complication after microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: peripheral facial palsy. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oliveira LM,Peres CMA,Figueiredo EG

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Interstitial brachytherapy for recurrent gliomas normally necessitates the invasive application of a stereotactic frame by screw-fixation which must be kept on for several hours. The use of a relocatable stereotactic frame offers many advantages over conventional systems. We present our experience in 18 patients and v...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sofat A,Hughes S,Briggs J,Beaney RP,Thomas DG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary objective of neurophysiologic monitoring during surgery is to prevent permanent neurological sequelae. We prospectively evaluated whether the combined use of somatosensory- and motor-evoked potential (SEP/MEP) for intramedullary spinal cord tumor (IMSCT) surgery may be beneficial. Combined SEP/MEP monitori...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hyun SJ,Rhim SC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy patients with spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) referred to the author over a 25-year period (1958-82), were equally divided between congenital, intradural and acquired, dural lesions. Amongst the intradural AVMs, were 22 with subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), a presenting feature in 18. The clinical fin...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shephard RH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:With an increasingly ageing population, the number of elderly people diagnosed with pituitary tumours continues to rise. There is a concern that with increasing age and comorbidities, there is higher anaesthetic risk, as well as peri-operative morbidity and mortality from pituitary surgery. This study aimed to a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pereira EA,Plaha P,Chari A,Paranathala M,Haslam N,Rogers A,Korevaar T,Tran D,Olarinde R,Karavitaki N,Grossman AB,Cudlip SA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their experience in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus by endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation and post-operative ventricular perfusion with artificial CSF. The procedure was carried out on 23 children without mortality. In 12 cases (52%) the procedure was successful in controlling the hydroc...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Griffith HB,Jamjoom AB

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery has emerged as the treatment modality of choice for a range of skull base lesions, particularly pituitary adenomas. However, navigation and manipulation of the nasal corridor and paranasal sinuses requires that surgeons are aware of effective techniques to maximize patient outco...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Caulley L,Uppaluri R,Dunn IF

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：: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

abstract：:Some degree of hydrocephalus is present in almost all cases of medium to large posterior fossa tumours. The initial symptoms in such cases are usually due to the hydrocephalus and the consequent increased supratentorial pressure, and more often precede the symptoms primarily due to the local invasion and compression o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a high rate of IDH1/2 mutations in low grade gliomas and in high grade gliomas deriving from them. IDH analysis of gliomas is a novel method of classification and an independent prognostic marker. We compared antibody and sequencing methods for the detection of IDH mutations. METHOD:88 samples fr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurian KM,Haynes HR,Crosby C,Hopkins K,Williams M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man presented with a history of fits and on initial investigation was suspected of having a left frontal parafalcine meningioma. Initial surgical procedure to excise the lesion had to be abandoned owing to the extreme vascularity of the lesion. Histology revealed it to be a haemangioendothelioma. At a se...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Golash A,Strang FA,Reid H

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this manuscript is to review the current state of knowledge regarding C-reactive protein (CRP) kinetics after standard neurosurgical procedures, and to determine the value of CRP as a screening test for early post-operative infectious complications as opposed to other more commonly used tests, and as a m...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Al-Jabi Y,El-Shawarby A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the first prospective comparison of 'scan-negative' (n=11) and 'scan-positive' (n=7) patients with cauda equina syndrome (CES) we found that Hoover's sign of functional leg weakness but not routine clinical features differentiated the two groups (p<0.02). This offers a new direction of study in this area, although ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoeritzauer I,Doherty CM,Thomson S,Kee R,Carson A,Eames N,Stone J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is widely used to treat raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in cranial trauma and stroke. It is accompanied by numerous complications. The aim of our study is to assess the surgical treatment of infections related to the use of a dural substitute with concurrent CSF leakage perfo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Callovini GM,Bolognini A,Callovini T,Giordano M,Gazzeri R

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the rare and first documented case of intracranial collision tumour occurrence in a previously evacuated intracerebral haematoma site. Surgery trauma could predispose to collision tumour occurrence. Research efforts should try to reveal the possible pathogenesis of this condition. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gkekas N,Georgakoulias N,Kakiopoulos G,Seretis A

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：: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