Lumbosacral intradural periradicular ossification. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:A blinded evaluation of the effects of subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation was performed in levodopa-intolerant patients with Parkinson disease (PD). These patients (Group I, seven patients) were moderately or severely disabled (Hoehn and Yahr Stages III-V during the off period), but were receiving only a smal...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Katayama Y,Kasai M,Oshima H,Fukaya C,Yamamoto T,Ogawa K,Mizutani T

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate overcrowding in the posterior cranial fossa as the pathogenesis of adult-type Chiari malformation, the authors studied the morphology of the brainstem and cerebellum within the posterior cranial fossa (neural structures consisting of the midbrain, pons, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata) as well as the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nishikawa M,Sakamoto H,Hakuba A,Nakanishi N,Inoue Y

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracranial vertebral artery and its branches are a common site of aneurysms in the posterior fossa. Ninety-four aneurysms in 86 patients were analyzed for their clinical manifestation, diagnosis, and treatment. There were three distinct varieties of aneurysm in this group: 56 (60%) saccular aneurysms, 26 (28%) d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamaura A

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the temporal course of radiosurgical lesions, 19 cats were irradiated in an animal linear accelerator radiosurgical device. The animals were followed clinically and, at 3.5, 6, 12, 18, 23, 29, and 63 weeks, were studied with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. They were then sacrificed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Blatt DR,Friedman WA,Bova FJ,Theele DP,Mickle JP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evaluation of brain abscess has been inhibited by the lack of a simple and reproducible model in small animals. A stereotaxic headholder and slow infusion of 1 microliter of saline, containing a known number of bacteria, were used to produce brain abscess consistently in the rat. The natural history of th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Winn HR,Mendes M,Moore P,Wheeler C,Rodeheaver G

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of transient hindbrain ischemia in Mongolian gerbils is described. The vertebrobasilar junction of gerbils was exposed by a transcervical approach through the space between the atlas and occipital bone. The origin of the basilar artery was occluded by a clip, and the local cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measure...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada K,Hayakawa T,Yoshimine T,Ushio Y

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors compared detection methods for cell proliferation in human anterior pituitary adenomas using histological sections and dispersed cell culture. After tumor cells had been grown for 4 days in dispersed culture, bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and Ki-67 were compared by do...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Atkin SL,Green VL,Hipkin LJ,Landolt AM,Foy PM,Jeffreys RV,White MC

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are relatively uncommon and often difficult to treat. The authors present their experience with multimodality treatment of 76 posterior fossa AVMs, with an emphasis on Spetzler-Martin Grades III-V AVMs. METHODS:Seventy-six patients with posterior fossa AVMs tre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kelly ME,Guzman R,Sinclair J,Bell-Stephens TE,Bower R,Hamilton S,Marks MP,Do HM,Chang SD,Adler JR,Levy RP,Steinberg GK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1925 and 1945, Walter Dandy and Kenneth McKenzie performed more than 700 posterior fossa eighth nerve sections and vestibular neurectomies to treat the intractable vertigo accompanying Ménière's disease. During the past 10 years, with the aid of microsurgical techniques and the approach to the posterior fossa ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Silverstein H,Norrell H,Rosenberg S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEDifferent CSF diversion procedures (ventriculoperitoneal, ventriculoatrial, and lumboperitoneal shunting) have been utilized for the treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. More recently, endoscopic third ventriculostomy has been suggested as a reasonable alternative in some studies. The purpos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Giordan E,Palandri G,Lanzino G,Murad MH,Elder BD

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-seven patients with medulloblastoma were treated postoperatively with procarbazine, followed by craniospinal radiation therapy in combination with hydroxyurea. The radiation dose to the posterior fossa was 55 Gy; the spinal cord received 25 Gy and the whole brain 25 to 35 Gy (mean 33 Gy). Seventeen tumors recurr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levin VA,Rodriguez LA,Edwards MS,Wara W,Liu HC,Fulton D,Davis RL,Wilson CB,Silver P

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the cases of 116 infants treated consecutively for birth-related brachial plexus injuries. Twenty-eight infants with upper brachial plexus lesions who showed no neurological improvement by 4 months of age were selected for early surgical reconstruction (at a mean age of 5 months). Neurological impro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laurent JP,Lee R,Shenaq S,Parke JT,Solis IS,Kowalik L

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic cysts of the septum pellucidum are rare. Up to 1969, 17 published cases were considered to be symptomatic. In the case report here, a 9-week-old girl was hospitalized because of disproportionate progressive enlargement of the head, lumbar myelomeningocele, and a history of generalized seizures. A giant sep...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Garza-Mercado R

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A consecutive series of 82 acromegalic patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery during a 5-year period is presented. Preoperative and postoperative values for human growth hormone (HGH) were available in 80 cases. Microadenomas were present in 18 patients with a mean preoperative HGH value of 25.2 ng/ml, diffuse...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laws ER Jr,Piepgras DG,Randall RV,Abboud CF

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester has a long legacy of excellent patient care and innovation in the neurosciences. The department's founder, Dr. William Van Wagenen, was a direct pupil of Harvey Cushing and the first president of the Harvey Cushing Society. His successor, Dr. Frank P. Smith...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimmell KT,Petraglia AL,Bakos R,Rodenhouse T,Maurer PK,Pilcher WH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) abnormalities, namely kinks, coils, and stenoses, was evaluated in a consecutive unselected series of 76 cases of single supratentorial saccular aneurysms submitted to bilateral carotid angiography. These patients were compared with a control group of 120 pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spallone A,Cantore G

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 10 patients with supratentorial ependymomas, the tumors exhibited hyperdensity on computerized tomography (CT) scanning prior to contrast infusion and, with one exception, all tumors were mixed lesions with the low densities suggesting cystic or necrotic portions. Eighty percent of the tumors contained small calcif...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Centeno RS,Lee AA,Winter J,Barba D

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury occurs after anterior cervical spine procedures. In this study the authors used intraoperative electromyographic (EMG) monitoring of the posterior pharynx as a surrogate for RLN function and monitored endotracheal tube (ET) cuff pressure to determine if there was an associa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jellish WS,Jensen RL,Anderson DE,Shea JF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optochiasmal arachnoiditis has been reported following treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms, particularly arising from the anterior communicating artery. It has been suggested that the accompanying loss of vision is due to a muslin-induced optic neuropathy. This paper considers five cases of this condition; th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McFadzean RM,Hadley DM,McIlwaine GG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It has been demonstrated that an extensive resection (total or subtotal) may significantly increase the overall survival in patients with WHO Grade II gliomas (low-grade gliomas [LGGs]). Yet, recent data have shown that conventional MR imaging underestimates the spatial extent of LGG, since tumor cells were foun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yordanova YN,Moritz-Gasser S,Duffau H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of computerized tomography (CT) scans was performed in a consecutive series of 100 patients with ruptured saccular cerebral aneurysms who were admitted, diagnosed, and operated on within 72 hours after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and treated with calcium antagonists. The aneurysms were in the anterior portio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Auer LM,Schneider GH,Auer T

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intravenous nimodipine on the incidence of mortality and delayed ischemic neurological deficits of patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and surgery was studied in a prospective double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Upon admission, all of the patients were in Grades I to III according ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ohman J,Heiskanen O

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary spasms of the facial muscles, and it can negatively impact quality of life (QOL). This retrospective study and systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the QOL in patients with HFS following intervention with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lawrence JD,Frederickson AM,Chang YF,Weiss PM,Gerszten PC,Sekula RF

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 35-year-old acromegalic woman who developed amenorrhea and decreased left vision, and who was found to have suprasellar and pulmonary hemangiopericytomas. Total removal of the suprasellar hemangiopericytoma resulted in normalization of the plasma human growth hormone (GH) level and a m...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yokota M,Tani E,Maeda Y,Morimura T,Kakudo K,Uematsu K

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Prior attempts to define normal cerebellar tonsil position have been limited by small numbers of patients precluding analysis of normal distribution by age group. The authors' objective in the present study was to analyze cerebellar tonsil location in every age range. METHODS:Two thousand four hundred patients ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith BW,Strahle J,Bapuraj JR,Muraszko KM,Garton HJ,Maher CO

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a 45-year-old man who developed quadriplegia following a trivial motor-vehicle accident. Investigation including computerized tomography (CT) of the cervical spine revealed a large calcified lesion displacing the spinal cord and nerve roots, which proved to be a tuberculoma. The case is unusual i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Compton JS,Dorsch NW

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Assessing academic productivity through simple quantification may overlook key information, and the use of statistical enumeration of academic output is growing. The h index, which incorporates both the total number of publications and the citations of those publications, has been recently proposed as an objecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee J,Kraus KL,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Little has been written about the appropriate diagnosis, investigation, and management of subarachnoid-pleural fistula (SPF). The authors report a series of patients with SPF that developed after resection of spinal tumor and discuss the diagnosis and treatment of this entity. METHODS:Between 1993 and 2002, nin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hentschel SJ,Rhines LD,Wong FC,Gokaslan ZL,McCutcheon IE

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All patients who underwent decompressive lumbar laminectomy in the Washtenaw County, Michigan metropolitan area during a 7-year period were studied for the purpose of defining long-term outcome, clinical correlations, and the need for subsequent fusion. Outcome was determined by questionnaire and physical examination ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tuite GF,Stern JD,Doran SE,Papadopoulos SM,McGillicuddy JE,Oyedijo DI,Grube SV,Lundquist C,Gilmer HS,Schork MA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter, is reduced in the hippocampus in patients with complex partial seizures from mesial temporal sclerosis. To provide preliminary safety and distribution data on using convection-enhanced delivery of agents to treat complex p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiss JD,Walbridge S,Morrison P,Hampton RR,Sato S,Vortmeyer A,Butman JA,O'Malley J,Vidwan P,Dedrick RL,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00