Symptomatic, paradoxical intracranial tuberculomas along non-functional ventricular catheter necessitating its removal.

abstract：:A 39-year-old female moyamoya disease patient underwent a salvage direct bypass surgery involving anastomosis of the superficial temporal artery or STA and middle cerebral artery or MCA. This report describes a rare case of moyamoya disease that was revascularized after the previous indirect bypass surgery failed to r...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yoo M,Jin SC,Jin SJ,Choi BS

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:We report the case of a 14-month-old infant presenting with unresponsiveness and seizure following thoracic surgery. Imaging showed full territory left middle cerebral artery infarct and signs of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) that required emergency decompressive craniectomy (DC). The child made a good functional...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grigoratos DN,Mazarakis NK,Lumsden DE,Kariyawasam S,Bhangoo R,Gordon A,Lin JP,Dlamini N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermoid tumours are rare intracranial tumours. They are commonly found in the cerebellopontine angle and the suprasellar region. However, they are also known to occur in other locations. Anterior interhemispheric fissure epidermoid cysts are rarer still, and calcification among epidermoids is considered unusual and...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Praveen KS,Devi BI

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to measure metabolic changes monitored by bedside microdialysis during impending and manifest hypoxia in traumatic brain injury. In 41 patients, a PtiO2-catheter (Licox; 1/min) was placed into non-lesioned frontal white matter together with a microdialysis catheter (CMA, hourly). Data were analysed f...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sarrafzadeh AS,Kiening KL,Callsen TA,Unterberg AW

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four patients with intractable partial epilepsy underwent surgery between 1969 and 1988. Localization was by non-invasive means using scalp EEG and CT. In 12 cases the focus was temporal and in eight frontal. Craniotomy was undertaken with intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG). Ten cases had a standard tem...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Davies KG,Weeks RD

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oesophagus perforation is a possible complication of anterior cervical spine surgery, which generally occurs during the first postoperative days. Delayed perforation is very rare and its management remains controversial. We report the successful management of a delayed oesophagus perforation associated with an osteomy...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zairi F,Tetard MC,Thines L,Assaker R

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: Today, stereotactic surgery (SRS) is among the treatment options for many intracranial lesions including vascular pathologies. One of the most common late complications of SRS is perilesional edema which can be treated with steroids. In addition to steroids, some new medical therapies are being investigated a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Uysal E,Başkurt O,Avcı İ,Peker HO,Çelik SE

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The operative management and early post-operative outcome of 16 consecutive cases of paediatric penetrating head injury treated by a single surgeon at a military trauma centre in Southern Afghanistan are retrospectively analysed. The majority of cases of injury were caused by fragments from exploding munitions. The ai...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mathew P,Gibbons AJ,Christie M,Eisenburg MF

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Indications and clinical outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic thoracic discectomy(PETD) in treating thoracic disc herniation is rarely reported and still controversial. We reported an unsatisfied recovery of thoracic disc herniation with PETD, treated by a second posterior thoracic laminectomy and Ponte ost...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Xu Z,Sun B,Chen Y,Zhang Y,Wang JX,Shi CG,Zhang K,Wu HQ,Xie W,Wu XD

更新日期：2020-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen cases of idiopathic common peroneal nerve palsy were reviewed and the clinical presentation and course evaluated. Incomplete nerve palsy of unknown aetiology has a good prognosis and all the patients in this group made a full recovery without surgical intervention. Those presenting with a clinically and elect...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pigott TJ,Jefferson D

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes virus reactivation is a well-known phenomenon rarely described in neurosurgery. We report a case of type 2 herpes simplex virus reactivation following neurosurgery of the posterior fossa. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed a lymphocytic pleocytosis of over 200 x 10(6)/l. Viral reactivation should be consider...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ihekwaba UK,Battersby RD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience with 3D customised cranioplasties for large cranial defects. They were made by casting bone cement in custom made moulds at the time of surgery. Between October 2015 and January 2018, 29 patients underwent the procedure; 25 underwent elective cranioplasties for large cranial defects and four w...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Đurić KS,Barić H,Domazet I,Barl P,Njirić N,Mrak G

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendoscopy is increasingly used in the management of brain tumours and tumour related hydrocephalus and this study reviews the efficacy of neuroendoscopic interventions in this unit in patients with brain tumours. A series of 87 neuroendoscopic operations carried out in 77 patients with brain tumours over a 6-year...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Macarthur DC,Buxton N,Punt J,Vloeberghs M,Robertson IJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:The Internet is a global computer network which has recently become accessible for many reasons to the general public. The growth in its use for entertainment purposes is now being mirrored by its application to medical interests requiring rapid communication. Neurosurgery as a speciality has a tradition of adapting q...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Phillips NI

更新日期：1996-12-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate guidance techniques and patient outcomes of ultrasound-guided neuronavigation of deep-seated intracerebral cavernous hemangiomas (CAs). Thirty-five patients with deep-seated intracerebral CAs with sizes ranging between 7 and 45 mm were operated upon only with ultrasound-guidance. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Woydt M,Krone A,Soerensen N,Roosen K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OCT4 expresses variably in primary intracranial germinomas. In this study, we tested our hypothesis that such variation of OCT4 is predictive of outcome in primary intracranial germinomas. Thirty-one histologically identified CNS germinoma patients were enrolled in our study. We collected medical data, immunohistochem...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wanggou S,Jiang X,Yuan X,Ren C,Zeng Y,Li G,Li Q

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Few data are available on the risk factors involved in nosocomial meningitis from multi-drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB). Our aim was to identify the risk factors of prognosis for MDR-GNB nosocomial meningitis.Methods: Retrospective study of patients undergoing neurosurgery and with positive...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen Y,Li F,Zhu M,Liu L,Luo Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing standardized methods to assess outcome is needed to measure the effectiveness of surgery in relieving symptoms and improving quality of life. We prospectively studied 203 patients undergoing primary lumbar discectomy. Data was collected before surgery, at 3 months postoperatively and at long-term follow-u...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guilfoyle MR,Ganesan D,Seeley H,Laing RJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Object/Background: Vasospasm is a common cause of mortality and morbidity following rupture of intracranial aneurysm. Hemodynamic therapy instituted in these patients in the past has been replaced by direct manipulation of the spastic vessels by angioplasty and intra-arterial infusion of vasodilators. Howeve...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel R,Aggarwal A,Salunke P,Kumar A,Chhabra R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) meetings are important national events which allow for the presentation of current academic work. The publication rate of presented abstracts is considered a proxy marker of the scientific strength of a conference. We aimed to determine the publication fate o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jamjoom AA,Hughes MA,Chuen CK,Hammersley RL,Fouyas IP

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgical-site infection (SSI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Public Health England or PHE has published guidance on its surveillance, which is now mandatory in some specialities. We review how appropriate their programme is for monitoring SSI in cranial neurosurgery [CN]. METHOD:S...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Davies BM,Jones A,Patel HC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraspinal tumours are rare and principally managed surgically. Laminectomy, employed for access to the spinal canal, destroys the posterior tension band leading to a risk of kyphosis. Hemilaminectomy as an alternative may be less destructive, potentially reducing the risk of deformity and causing less po...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Millward CP,Bhagawati D,Chan HW,Bestwick J,Brecknell JE

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The debate regarding whether to perform an interbody fusion after anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) has been going on for the last 50 years. Several prospective randomized clinical trials have been performed to evaluate the clinical outcome following anterior cervical discectomy with and without interbody fusion. Non...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Konduru S,Findlay G

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal fixation provides an increased immediate stability for the craniovertebral junction; however, there is no current consensus on the optimal method of occipitocervical (OC) fusion. In this report, we present 25 cases of craniovertebral instability treated with OC fusion by plates and screws instrumentation. The...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee SC,Chen JF,Lee ST

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chordoid meningioma is a rare, more aggressive subtype of meningioma. This study documents the histological, radiological and clinical features of seven tumours in five patients among 131 meningioma patients who were treated in the Department of Neurosurgery at Istanbul Medipol University between 2014 and 2019. There ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tahta A,Genc B,Cakir A,Sekerci Z

更新日期：2020-12-17 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：:A 46-year old female patient presented with a left-sided superior temporal quadrantanopia due to a recurrent craniopharyngioma. The location of the recurrence was unusual. Imaging showed an enlarged left optic nerve, suggestive of a recurrent intra-optic craniopharyngioma. It was possible to remove the tumour without ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Banaama S,Temel Y

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00