Splenic laceration: an unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We analyse the factors that are associated with the diagnostic yield of needle brain biopsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We present a retrospective series of 124 consecutive biopsies in a 30-month period. Patients' demographics (age, gender), lesion topography (side, location, depth), lesion characteristics (his...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tsermoulas G,Mukerji N,Borah AJ,Mitchell P,Ross N

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：:Intraparenchymal meningiomas are rare. To date, no such lesion has been reported within the basal ganglia of a paediatric patient. Here, we describe the case of a 15-year-old-boy who presented with symptoms referable to a cystic, calcified, left basal ganglia intraparenchymal meningioma and discuss the surgical manage...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reynolds MR,Boland MR,Arias EJ,Farrell M,Javadpour M,Caird J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar haemangioblastomas commonly arise in patients with von Hippel - Lindau disease. We present the case of a 47-year-old male who has successfully undergone 10 separate procedures for symptomatic cerebellar haemangioblastomas. To our knowledge, this case is unique with respect to the frequency of symptomatic re...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Newman S,Wasserberg J

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the association between extent of brachial plexus injury and shoulder abduction/external rotation outcomes after spinal accessory nerve (SAN) to suprascapular nerve (SSN) transfer.Methods: A systematic review of the literature was conducted according to PRISMA guideli...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rezzadeh K,Donnelly M,Vieira D,Daar D,Shah A,Hacquebord J

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to analyse all cases of spinal osteosarcoma (OS) treated in a regional bone tumour unit over the last 27 years. We were primarily interested in overall survival following tumour surgery, and if there is a difference in the survival of patients undergoing en bloc resection versus no...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bhatia R,Beckles V,Fox Z,Tirabosco R,Rezajooi K,Casey AT

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a previously well, 73-year-old male patient who presented with a spontaneous high flow, carotico-cavernous fistula, 1 month following an attack of herpes zoster. We postulate that the zoster virus was the underlying cause, given the history and time frame between the preceding shingles and the ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amato-Watkins A,St George EJ,Saxena A,Bhattacharya J

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although neurosurgical surgical site infections (SSI) exert a devastating price on the postoperative course of patients in the developing countries, literature is sparse on the subject from these regions. METHODS:This study is an audit of post-craniotomy SSI in a sub-Sahara African academic neurosurgical ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Adeleye AO

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyse and compare published data during the last decade on the different approaches to Parkinson's disease surgery. Eighty-eight papers published between 1990 and 2001 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Full-text and prospective papers on lesion and stimulation of GPi or STN were assessed...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Boucai L,Cerquetti D,Merello M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an uncommon benign fibro-osseous abnormality of bone, of unknown aetiology and equal sex incidence, which is most commonly restricted to one bone (monostotic FD: MFD, 70%). Less commonly multiple bones are affected (polyostotic FD: PFD, 27%). Vertebral involvement is uncommon (4%), but more c...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marshman LA,David KM,O'Donovan DG,Chawda SJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:CNS lymphoma involving the trigeminal nerve is a rare condition which presents as a cavernous sinus lesion. It may mimic the radiological appearance of other lesions, and biopsy is essential before considering empirical radiotherapy for lesions in this region. We report the radiological, histopathological and operativ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Perera C,Fitt G,Kalnins R,Lee S,Gonzalvo A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of our study is to investigate the influence of caspase-9 and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in the grade of lumbar disc herniation. We determined the strength of different predictors such as age, gender, disc grading, caspase-9 and TNFα. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 84 patients who had d...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ozevren H,Cetin A,Baloglu M,Deveci E

更新日期：2020-09-14 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：:During microvascular decompression procedure for trigeminal neuralgia, surgical attention is mainly focused at the neurovascular conflict at trigeminal root entry zone. However, many major complications of this surgery are often related to venous structures in the posterior fossa, including the venous sinuses and the ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Choudhari KA

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：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：:Coexistence of cerebral aneurysm and untreated craniopharyngioma is extremely rare. We present an extremely rare case of anterior cerebral artery dissecting aneurysm associated with untreated craniopharyngioma, and discuss the relationship between these two lesions. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Takeuchi S,Wada K,Sakakibara F,Nawashiro H,Mori K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this randomized prospective study was to compare the efficacy of endoscopic versus standard microsurgical excision of pituitary adenomas, and to evaluate the merits and demerits of each approach. Twenty patients with a pituitary adenoma were randomly divided into two groups comprising of 10 cases each. Ten ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jain AK,Gupta AK,Pathak A,Bhansali A,Bapuraj JR

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Side-effects of iohexol myelography were compared after pre-treatment with oral dexamethasone (n = 42) or placebo (n = 44) in a prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled clinical trial. Although myelogram side-effects were commoner in the placebo group, the differences generally did not reach statistical signi...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ginsberg L,Caine SE,Valentine AR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: To analysis the role of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in treatment of the recurrent or residual World Health Organization (WHO) grade II and III meningiomas.Methods: Between 1995 and 2015, a total of 1163 meningioma patients were treated with GKRS at our single institute; 26 atypical and 6 anaplastic men...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim M,Cho YH,Kim JH,Kim CJ,Roh SW,Kwon DH

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical evaluation of the lifetime probabilities of different outcomes in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UA) has been made using a life table method. The calculations were performed for aneurysm presenting ages from 20 to 70 years of age for men and women assuming an annual risk of aneurysm rup...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eskesen V,Rosenørn J,Schmidt K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A true human tail is a rare occurrence and is defined as a caudal, vestigial, midline protrusion with skin covering connective tissue, muscle, vessels and nerves. We report a case of true human tail in a child, which is a very rare happening in humans. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chauhan SP,Gopal NN,Jain M,Gupta A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of 16-row multislice computed tomography angiography (CTA) compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the detection of aneurysm remnants and arterial patency after clipping of intracranial aneurysms. Thirty-seven consecutive patients with 40 clip...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen W,Yang Y,Qiu J,Peng Y,Xing W

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：: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：:A 72-year-old woman previously operated for a sphenoid-ridge meningioma, now presented with double vision. Histology showed a secretory meningioma with an epithelial-appearing, malignant component. Malignant transformation in a secretory meningioma is not known. This is the first report of such an occurrence. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shivane AG,Chakrabarty A,Baborie A,Thiryayi W,Donaldson MH,Ross S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distant intraventricular metastasis is extremely rare in childhood craniopharyngioma. Here, we report the isolated posterior ventricular recurrence of an adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma, in a child previously treated with surgery and proton beam therapy for local progression. The importance of surveillance imaging ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carleton-Bland N,Kilday JP,Pathmanaban ON,Stivaros S,Kelsey A,Kamaly-Asl ID

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the superficial temporal artery are uncommon. They present to a variety of specialities - orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat, neurosurgery, maxillofacial, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and dermatology. Experience managing these lesions is therefore limited and diluted. We present a cas...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Murphy M,Hughes D,Liaquat I,Edmondson R,Bullock P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00