The combination of a programmable valve and a subclavicular anti-gravity device in hydrocephalus patients at high risk for hygromas.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mapping of brain perfusion using bolus tracking methods is increasingly used to assess the amount and severity of cerebral ischemia in acute stroke. Using relative perfusion maps, however, it is difficult to identify the tissue at risk-maximum (TARM) of infarction with sufficient reliability and reproducibil...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nabavi DG,Dittrich R,Kloska SP,Nam EM,Klotz E,Heindel W,Ringelstein EB

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is necessary to understand the mechanism of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and hemifacial spasm (HFS) in order to seek for an effective noninvasive remedy. As previous studies implied that inflammatory cytokines induced by demyelination following the nerve injury may be the initiated factor causing neuropathic...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Liu MX,Zhong J,Xia L,Dou NN,Li ST

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of acupuncture have been described and handed down empirically for centuries but there are few reports based on objective data. The aim of this study was to provide selective evidence of a specific effect of acupuncture on the brain and the eye using a Doppler ultrasound technique. A transcranial Doppler s...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Litscher G,Wang L,Yang NH,Schwarz G

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of intra-operative pathological diagnosis increases along with a development of minimally invasive neurosurgery, especially stereotactic and endoscopic techniques. The authors present their own experience with the cytological method and evaluate its usefulness in intra-operative diagnosis of brain tumors. Bra...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Slowiński J,Harabin-Slowińska M,Mrówka R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insertion of pedicle screws in the thoracolumbar spine can be challenging. Incorrect placement can lead to a failure of fusion or to significant neurologic morbidity. Recently, techniques utilizing intraoperative monitoring and stereotaxis have been developed to achieve proper screw placement. While these techniques m...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Frank EH,Chamberland DL

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:One of the important causes of failed back surgery is the extensive peridural fibrosis collecting in the surgical field after spinal surgeries. Today we know that inflammatory mechanisms mediated by the immune system of the body plays an important role in generation of fibrosis. Azithromycin, a macrolide anti...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Emmez H,Börcek AÖ,Durdağ E,Uyar PG,Kaymaz M,Aykol S

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) has an increasing incidence and results in high morbidity and mortality. We review here the 10-year experience of a single institution and the literature regarding the treatment and major associations of cSDH. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all cSDHs surgically treated f...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Balser D,Rodgers SD,Johnson B,Shi C,Tabak E,Samadani U

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:It has been suggested that metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) could predict the onset of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoidal haemorrhage (SAH). The aim of this study was to analyse, in patients with SAH, the difference between patients with MRI ischaemic infarcts and patients without, and to investigate the rol...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Lago A,Tembl JI,López-Cuevas R,Vallés J,Santos MT,Moscardó A,Parkhutik V

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elements of peripheral nerve regeneration comprise a complex combination of nerve growth, muscle satellite cells proliferation and differentiation and vessel growth. There is also increasing evidence that growth factors may act at multiple levels in the regenerative response. One such factor affecting multiple cel...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Rabinovsky ED

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral blood flow (CBF), 113mIndium-DPTA, and 14C-glucose extraction were measured simultaneously in rat brain from 2 to 58 days following a thermal insult. In the early stage of a cold induced lesion (2 days), the blood-brain barrier (BBB) was disrupted with resulting leakage and diffusionary loss of both glucose a...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Pollay M,Stevens FA

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Hypothermia has shown promise as a neuroprotective strategy for stroke. The use of whole body hypothermia has limited clinical utility due to many severe side effects. Selective brain cooling, or local brain hypothermia, has been previously proposed as an alternative treatment strategy. This st...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Wang B,Wu D,Dornbos Iii D,Shi J,Ma Y,Zhang M,Liu Y,Chen J,Ding Y,Luo Y,Ji X

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the value of dynamically monitored levels of plasma prothrombin fragment(1+2) (F(1+2)) and D-dimer in the process of thrombolysis with urokinase. METHODS:Blood samples were collected at baseline and at hours 1, 2, 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, and 96 after urokinase infusion finished. The levels of plasma...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Meng R,Ji X,Li B,Zhou J,Li W,Ding Y

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been established that following injury to the central nervous system two types of damage take place, the initial insult and the secondary response to injury. This review will focus on the secondary molecular aspects of neurotrauma. These responses may be either deleterious or have protective effects upon the in...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Dutcher SA,Michael DB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is an inflammatory marker that is associated with the outcomes of ischemic stroke. However, the role of hs-CRP levels in the functional outcomes after large-artery atherosclerosis (LAA) and small-artery occlusion (SAO) is poorly understood. METHODS:We recruited 1...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Hou D,Liu J,Feng R,Gao Y,Wang Y,Wu J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of arteriovenous malformations depends on the efforts of a multidisciplinary team whose ultimate goal is to achieve better results when compared to the natural history of the pathology. The role of adjuvant treatment modalities such as radiosurgery and endovascular embolization is discussed. Treatment st...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： de Oliveira E,Tedeschi H,Raso J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the microsurgical anatomy of the supratentorial subarachnoid cisterns with a surgical microscope in 20 brains prepared using the immersion technique. The adult brains were immersed in Ringer's solution and air was injected into the subarachnoid cisterns while the brains remained submerged in solution. We i...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Vinas FC,Fandino R,Dujovny M,Chavez V

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We reviewed our most recent work on the protective effect of adenosine A(2A)antagonism in cerebral ischemia. METHODS:Focal ischemia was produced in rats by introducing a nylon monofilament pre-coated with silicone through the external carotid artery to occlude the right MCA at its origin. RESULTS:A(2A) ant...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Pedata F,Gianfriddo M,Turchi D,Melani A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Neurotoxic homocysteine (Hcy) is thought to be an independent risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. This study is to determine whether HT22 cells, a murine hippocampal neuronal model, can be used as an in vitro model, besides the primary neuronal cultures, to investiga...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zhao Z,Lu R,Zhang B,Shen J,Yang L,Xiao S,Liu J,Suo WZ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer disease (AD), a central nervous system degenerative disease, is characterized by abnormal deposition of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ), neurofibrillary tangles formed by hyperphosphorylated tau and synaptic loss. It is widely accepted that Aβ is the chief culprit of AD. Aβ peptide is the cleavage product of amyloid-...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zheng BW,Yang L,Dai XL,Jiang ZF,Huang HC

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We have investigated whether magnetic stimulation of the sural nerve can evoke a flexor reflex recorded from the ipsilateral short head of the biceps femoris muscle. METHODS:The sural nerve was subjected to magnetic stimulation as well as by single-pulse electrical stimulation in healthy subjects. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kizilay F,Bilgen R,Aydin Gungor H,Uysal H,Ertekin C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although rat models implanted with C6 glioma cells have been widely utilized for the assessment of new therapeutic modalities, a convenient in vivo model is still required. We implanted C6 glioma cells into the brains and the abdominal subcutaneous regions of Wistar rats, and evaluated the volumes of the growing tumor...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Watanabe K,Sakamoto M,Somiya M,Amin MR,Kamitani H,Watanabe T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the clinical significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). METHODS:Twenty-two patients with CVST confirmed by magnetic resonance venography (MRV) or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) and 743 controls with ischemic stroke confirmed by...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Shan F,Gao C,Long Y,Huang L,Zheng Y,Chen M,Fan Y,Yin J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Surgical management of tumors in the sacropelvic region is a challenging field of spine surgery because of the region's complex local anatomy and biomechanics. Recent developments in anesthesia and intensive care have allowed us to perform extended surgeries focused on the en bloc resection of sacropelvic tu...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Varga PP,Szoverfi Z,Lazary A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) the second most common age-associated progressive neurodegenerative disorder is characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons, cytoplasmic inclusions of aggregated proteins (Lewy bodies), and neuroinflammation. The inflammation of neurons causes release of various inflammatory mediators (IFNs,...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Pal R,Tiwari PC,Nath R,Pant KK

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the migration of neural stem cells as well as neural plastic changes in epileptic brain, spaciotemporal expression of immunoreactive highly polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM) was examined in amygdala kindling development of rat. The neural migration and synaptic remodeling detected ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sato K,Iwai M,Nagano I,Shoji M,Abe K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:4-N-trimethylammonium-3-hydroxybutyric acid (L-carnitine) is an endogenous mitochondrial membrane compound and some studies have reported that L-carnitine could effectively protect various cells against oxidative injury both in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, we used the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Yu J,Ye J,Liu X,Han Y,Wang C

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With recent advancement in medical imaging, techniques, and endovascular tools more patients are diagnosed with unruptured intracranial aneurysms. The main aim of offering aneurysm treatment is to ameliorate the risk of future aneurysm bleeding, while not posing additional risks on the patient from the treatment itsel...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Alaraj A,Ti J,Dashti R,Aletich V

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the successful use of fetal striatal brain grafting in the restoration of striatal function in rat and nonhuman primate models of Huntington's disease, as well as on the evidence for the clinical potential of fetal brain grafting in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, homotopic fetal striatal homotransplant...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Madrazo I,Franco-Bourland RE,Castrejon H,Cuevas C,Ostrosky-Solis F

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. A contribution from complement has long been suspected. We investigated the association of complement factor H (CFH) Tyr402 His gene polymorphism and serum level in Egyptian patients with MS to examine whet...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Abdel Rasol HA,Helmy H,Aziz MA

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of etomidate, ketamine, phenytoin, and phenytoin/midazolam in a mouse model of acute cocaine toxicity. METHODS:We performed a randomized controlled study consisting of five groups (n = 25 each) of rats that received intraperitoneal injections of normal saline solution, 5 mg/kg ketamin...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Erdur B,Degirmenci E,Kortunay S,Yuksel A,Seyit M,Ergin A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00