Rapid termination of intraoperative stimulation-evoked seizures with application of cold Ringer's lactate to the cortex. Technical note.

abstract：OBJECT:The objective of the present study was to perform a prospective evaluation of the potential efficacy and safety of intraoperative photodynamic therapy (PDT) using talaporfin sodium and irradiation using a 664-nm semiconductor laser in patients with primary malignant parenchymal brain tumors. METHODS:In 27 patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Muragaki Y,Akimoto J,Maruyama T,Iseki H,Ikuta S,Nitta M,Maebayashi K,Saito T,Okada Y,Kaneko S,Matsumura A,Kuroiwa T,Karasawa K,Nakazato Y,Kayama T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It remains unclear whether malignant glioma cells can deliver tumor antigens efficiently to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) Class I molecules. To elucidate the mechanism of antigen presentation in malignant gliomas, the authors examined the expression of the transporter associated with antigen processing ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Satoh E,Mabuchi T,Satoh H,Asahara T,Nukui H,Naganuma H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to assess the effects of median nerve injury and regeneration on neuronal activation in the somatosensory cortex by means of functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging and somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs). METHODS:Ten injured male patients (mean age 26 years) were examined 15 t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hansson T,Brismar T

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Growth factors such as bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) have been proven to promote spine fusion and to overcome the disadvantages of an autologous bone graft. The optimum method to deliver such growth factors remains a matter of discussion. The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kandziora F,Bail H,Schmidmaier G,Schollmeier G,Scholz M,Knispel C,Hiller T,Pflugmacher R,Mittlmeier T,Raschke M,Haas NP

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to describe the similarity of configuration between the arachnoid complex in the posterior half of the incisural space and the Liliequist membrane. METHODS:Microsurgical dissection and anatomical observation were performed in 20 formalin-fixed adult cadaver heads. The origin, distribut...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhang XA,Qi ST,Fan J,Huang GL,Peng JX

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study investigated the specific preoperative MRI features of patients with intracranial meningiomas that correlate with pathological grade and provide appropriate preoperative planning. METHODS:From 2006 to 2012, 120 patients (36 men and 84 women, age range 20-89 years) with newly diagnosed symptomatic int...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lin BJ,Chou KN,Kao HW,Lin C,Tsai WC,Feng SW,Lee MS,Hueng DY

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac carcinoma), a germinal neoplasm, is rarely primary in the cranial cavity. The authors add a third case with the tumor located in the anterior third ventricular (suprasellar) region to the literature. Seventeen previously reported intracranial cases, mostly in the pineal region, are bri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eberts TJ,Ransburg RC

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Gamma knife surgery (GKS) has been a safe and effective treatment for vestibular schwannomas in both the short and long term, although less is known about long-term outcomes in the past 10 years. The aim of this study was to clarify long-term outcomes in patients with vestibular schwannomas treated using GKS bas...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hasegawa T,Kida Y,Kobayashi T,Yoshimoto M,Mori Y,Yoshida J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the authors describe the history of neurosurgery at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto. St. Michael's has long been regarded as one of the top teaching and research hospitals in Canada. A detailed literature review of published and unpublished works was performed to formulate a succinct but i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alotaibi NM,Guha D,Ahuja CS,Spears J,Muller PJ,Tucker WS,Hudson AR,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of piriformis syndrome is difficult and its precise definition is highly controversial. In this article, the authors present the case of a patient who had clinical features suggestive of piriformis syndrome. During surgery the patient was found to have a rare variation in anatomical structures, in which the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spinner RJ,Thomas NM,Kline DG

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) on endothelium-dependent vasodilation of the isolated rabbit basilar artery was examined using an isometric tension recording method. The SAH was induced by injecting 5 ml of fresh arterial blood into the cisterna magna. Sixty-two rabbits were separated into four groups acco...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakagomi T,Kassell NF,Sasaki T,Fujiwara S,Lehman RM,Johshita H,Nazar GB,Torner JC

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and one fiberoptic pressure transducers (59 subdural and 42 ventricular) were studied in 86 patients (some in whom more than one device had been inserted). Only four complications occurred: two transient cerebrospinal fluid leaks after removal and two clinically insignificant intracerebral hematomas. No in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bavetta S,Norris JS,Wyatt M,Sutcliffe JC,Hamlyn PJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:At present, the administration of prophylactic antiepileptic medication following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is controversial, and the practice is heterogeneous. Here, the authors sought to inform clinical decision making by identifying factors associated with the occurrence of seizures following a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ibrahim GM,Fallah A,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although in several histological studies of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) nidi the presence of compartments has been documented, no clinical study has been published. The present study was conducted to determine the presence of nidus compartments in clinical cases by using a new radiographic method. Two patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kakizawa Y,Nagashima H,Oya F,Ito K,Tanaka Y,Hongo K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expanding use of intrathecal baclofen for spasticity has raised a concern about the treatment of overdose in these patients, since no specific baclofen antagonist is available. Since physostigmine has been reported to reverse the respiratory depression and somnolence due to opiates, the drug was tried for the trea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Müller-Schwefe G,Penn RD

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with symptomatic arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) underwent embolization with isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate (Bucrylate) delivered via a mini-balloon catheter according to the protocol of George and Pevsner. These patients underwent surgical removal of their embolized AVM, and surgical specimens were evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Klara PM,George ED,McDonnell DE,Pevsner PH

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A silver colloid staining technique for identifying nucleolar organizer region-associated proteins (Ag-NOR's) was applied to 51 human gliomas. These comprised 20 glioblastomas multiforme, 15 anaplastic astrocytomas, and 16 astrocytomas, in which the mean numbers of Ag-NOR's per cell (+/- standard error of the mean) we...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kajiwara K,Nishizaki T,Orita T,Nakayama H,Aoki H,Ito H

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pituitary adenomas represent a large proportion of brain tumors that are increasing in incidence because of improved imaging techniques. Headache is the primary symptom in patients with large tumors (macroadenomas), but is also a symptom in patients with small tumors (microadenomas, tumors < 1.0 cm). The prevale...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fleseriu M,Yedinak C,Campbell C,Delashaw JB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Adhesion formation is a serious problem in peripheral nerve surgery, frequently causing dysfunction and pain. The authors aimed to develop an objective biomechanical method of quantifying nerve adhesions and to use this technique for the evaluation of the efficacy of an autocrosslinked hyaluronic acid (HA) gel a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smit X,van Neck JW,Afoke A,Hovius SE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The presence, extent, and distribution of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) have been associated with negative outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Several qualitative scores (Fisher grade, LeRoux score, and Graeb score) have been established for evaluating SAH and IVH. However, no study has...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nguyen HS,Li L,Patel M,Kurpad S,Mueller W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of giant aneurysmal bone cyst of the skull is reported. Treatment was by total excision in three-staged surgery. The patient made a good recovery. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chalapati Rao KV,Rao BS,Reddy CP,Sundareshwar B,Reddy CR

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case history of a patient in whom the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system caused ureter obstruction. This is a rare complication of such a shunt procedure, and the patient's symptoms were relieved by shortening the peritoneal catheter. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clarke CE,Paul KS,Lye RH

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9-week-old infant manifested continuous vomiting for 1 week accompanied by a tense fontanel, "sun setting" of the eyes, frequent opisthotonos, and hypertonicity. The head circumference was at the 50th percentile. Computerized tomography (CT) revealed acute hydrocephalus and a posterior fossa subdural hematoma. The b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： French BN,Dublin AB

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The authors' goal in this paper is to provide the first clinical, radiological, and genetic studies of panventriculomegaly (PaVM) defined by a wide foramen of Magendie and large cisterna magna. METHODS Clinical and brain imaging data from 28 PaVM patients (including 10 patients from 5 families) were retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kageyama H,Miyajima M,Ogino I,Nakajima M,Shimoji K,Fukai R,Miyake N,Nishiyama K,Matsumoto N,Arai H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (PNSAH) is a benign variant of SAH defined by clinical symptoms of SAH, a characteristic pattern of extravasated blood on noncontrast CT, and negative findings on cerebral angiography. This syndrome carries a favorable prognosis with reportedly no risk of recurre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reynolds MR,Blackburn SL,Zipfel GJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have analyzed retrospectively a series of 288 consecutive patients with severe head injury observed between January, 1977, and May, 1980. Seventy-three patients were excluded as not being compatible with those of the International Data Bank. The remaining 215 patients complied with the definition of coma g...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levati A,Farina ML,Vecchi G,Rossanda M,Marrubini MB

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Thromboembolic phenomena (TEPs) continue to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing neurosurgery. Although the efficacy of low-dose heparin in preventing TEPs in neurosurgical patients is well established, neurosurgeons are reluctant to use it perioperatively because of concern ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Constantini S,Kanner A,Friedman A,Shoshan Y,Israel Z,Ashkenazi E,Gertel M,Even A,Shevach Y,Shalit M,Umansky F,Rappaport ZH

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present three patients who, after excision and irradiation of their brain tumors, were treated with BCNU for recurrence. All three patients responded well and now are without evidence of tumor, 37, 30, and 36 months after BCNU was stopped. Although these patients represent only a small fraction of those tr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Calogero J,Crafts DC,Wilson CB,Boldrey EB,Rosenberg A,Enot KJ

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:George J. Heuer was a pioneer in neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in the early 20th century; he trained under Harvey Cushing and acted as a mentor to Walter Dandy. In his early career, Heuer focused on research and clinical work in the field of neurosurgery and temporarily led the neurosurgery section at Joh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Borden WB,Tamargo RJ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The malignant progression of benign tumors is well documented in gliomas and other systemic lesions. It is also well known that some meningiomas become progressively aggressive despite their original benign status. The theory of clonal evolution is widely believed to explain malignant progression in meningioma; ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Al-Mefty O,Kadri PA,Pravdenkova S,Sawyer JR,Stangeby C,Husain M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00