Lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma with clinical resemblance to inflammatory pseudotumor. Report of two cases.

abstract：:Ventricular catheter replacement can be challenging, especially in patients with small ventricles. Shunt malfunction due to ventricular catheter obstruction can occur without ventricular enlargement, such as in the setting of slit-ventricle syndrome or benign intracranial hypertension. The authors describe a simple te...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Omahen DA,Hentschel SJ,Cameron GS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhombencephalosynapsis (RS) is a relatively rare developmental disorder of the cerebellum in which the cerebellar hemispheres are fused across the midline without being separated by a cleft or the vermis. The condition may be associated with hydrocephalus and other intracranial and extracranial abnormalities. The auth...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guyot LL,Kazmierczak CD,Michael DB

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of posterior cervical fusion with rib grafts in children are reported. Four of the children had sustained cervical spine injuries in accidents, and two had congenital absence of the odontoid. Three-level fusions (C1-3) were done in four children, and four-level fusions (C1-4) in two. One child died of unrela...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McWhorter JM,Alexander E,Davis CH,Kelly L

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Disturbance in anorectal function is a major factor restricting the activities of daily living in patients with spinal cord disorders. To detect changes in anorectal motilities due to a tethered spinal cord, anorectal functions were evaluated using a saline enema test and fecoflowmetry before and after patients ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kayaba H,Hebiguchi T,Itoh Y,Yoshino H,Mizuno M,Morii M,Adachi T,Chihara J,Kato T

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:The authors investigated the outcome of stereotactic biopsy and radiotherapy in 35 consecutive adult patients with nonanaplastic, nonpilocytic astrocytomas who were diagnosed between 1982 and 1992. The median patient age at presentation was 32 years. All received fractionated external-beam radiation therapy (median do...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lunsford LD,Somaza S,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of transverse myelitis caused by Schistosoma mansoni. Although this is a treatable disease if diagnosed in the early stage, it is very rarely seen in developed countries and can result in complications if diagnosis is delayed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ueki K,Parisi JE,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a series of 100 consecutive patients with spinal metastases causing cord or cauda equine compression, who were treated with surgical decompression. Of these, 30% (all women) had breast cancer. The most common primary neoplasm in man was prostatic carcinoma. Pain was the earliest and most prominant s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Livingston KE,Perrin RG

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Remington humane stunner was used to deliver blows to the skulls of anesthetized cats. Alternate animals were post-treated with either dexamethasone (4 mg/kg/day) or a comparable volume of saline. Each animal was tested for cerebral edema 48 hours after impact by measurement of the change in density of white matter ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tornheim PA,McLaurin RL

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man suffered a head injury in a road traffic accident and subsequently developed anosmia and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency. There was no other evidence of pituitary dysfunction. No previous case of isolated ACTH deficiency following head injury has been reported. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Scoble JE,Havard CW

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of a series of 460 patients with spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage showed that 241 had demonstrable aneurysms and 38 had multiple aneurysms. The importance of demonstrating the entire circulation following ligation of one aneurysm is emphasized. Treatment of the 38 patients with multiple aneurysms is describe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Moyes PD

更新日期：1971-09-01 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：:Subependymomas of the fourth ventricle are generally considered incidental postmortem findings, and have received scant attention from neurosurgeons. The authors present a surgical series of 12 cases of this disorder diagnosed over a 13-year period. The clinical and radiological findings were reviewed and correlations...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jooma R,Torrens MJ,Bradshaw J,Brownell B

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In his 1756 text, Observations pratiques sur les maladies de l'urèthre et sur plusiers faits convulsifs, Nicolas André coined the term "tic douloureux." He believed that this pain originated from compression of facial sensory peripheral nerves. Using scientific observation and experimentation to confirm this hypothesi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brown JA,Coursaget C,Preul MC,Sangvai D

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The gold-standard surgical approach to the odontoid is via the transoral route. This approach necessitates opening of the oropharynx and is associated with risks of infection, and swallowing and breathing complications. The endoscopic endonasal approach has the potential to reduce these complications as the oral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldschlager T,Härtl R,Greenfield JP,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2015-03-01 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：OBJECT:Dissections were performed in 100 fresh cadaver palms to determine the frequency with which superficial palmar communication between the median and ulnar nerves occurs and to what extent it might incur iatrogenic injury during endoscopic carpal tunnel release. METHODS:Superficial palmar communication between th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stancić MF,Mićović V,Potocnjak M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The treatment of solitary vestibular schwannomas by performing Gamma Knife surgery is well established. It has been reported that decreasing the surface dose reduces patient morbidity, especially facial weakness and numbness. The authors of this retrospective study examine patient data from a single center to de...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hudgins WR,Antes KJ,Herbert MA,Weiner RL,DeSaloms JM,Stamos D,Barker JL,Echt GA,Nichols TD,Schwarz DE

更新日期：2006-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Iatrogenic nerve injuries are devastating to both the patient and the surgeon. This study focuses on the anatomical relationship of the palmar recurrent branch with the parent median nerve in an attempt to identify higher risk types. METHODS:The palmar recurrent branch was dissected in 75 embalmed cadavers. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hanna A

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Diffusely infiltrating astrocytomas are the most common primary brain tumors. As a group, they demonstrate an inherent tendency toward malignant progression. Histological grading using the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) remains the gold standard for predicting the biological behavior of these ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mott RT,Turner KC,Bigner DD,McLendon RE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing brain tumor surgery are at high risk for the occurrence of a thromboembolic event. To identify a laboratory marker suitable for risk estimation the authors studied the perioperative time pattern of routine coagulation parameters and the specific hemostasis activation marker D-dimer in 28 consecutiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vukovich TC,Gabriel A,Schaeffer B,Veitl M,Matula C,Spiss CK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Hemangioblastomas (HBs) occur sporadically or as a manifestation of von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. In the majority of VHL-related HBs, inactivation of the VHL tumor suppressor gene (TSG), which is located on chromosome 3p25-26, is found. The VHL gene is assumed to be involved also in the development of sporadi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gijtenbeek JM,Jacobs B,Sprenger SH,Eleveld MJ,van Kessel AG,Kros JM,Sciot R,van Calenbergh F,Wesseling P,Jeuken JW

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical indication for spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage is not as controversial as the operative management of intracranial hemorrhage. Timing of the operation is crucial: intervening too early can produce an additional strain on the patient and an increased risk, while waiting too long to evacuate the hematoma ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mohadjer M,Eggert R,May J,Mayfrank L

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Scar formation in the carotid sheath is often identified during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with previous cardiac surgery, and dissection of the carotid sheath and exposure of the carotid arteries in such patients are difficult. The purpose of the present study was to investigate factors related to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida K,Ogasawara K,Kobayashi M,Tsuboi J,Okabayashi H,Ogawa A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pial artery constriction following fluid-percussion injury to the brain is associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) vasopressin concentration in newborn pigs. It has also been observed that fluid-percussion injury reverses the function of vasopressin from that of a dilator to a constrictor. Endothelin-1 (ET-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Armstead WM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) without evidence of neoplasia was noted in an 84-year-old woman. She subsequently developed a lytic skull lesion, which at surgery proved to be an atypical meningioma. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that this tumor was producing CEA. This aggressive meningiom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Partington MD,Scheithauer BW,Piepgras DG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Blunt traumatic cerebrovascular injury (TCVI) represents structural injury to a vessel due to high-energy trauma. The Biffl Scale is a widely accepted grading scheme for these injuries that was developed using digital subtraction angiography. In recent years, screening CT angiography (CTA) has been used to i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Foreman PM,Griessenauer CJ,Kicielinski KP,Schmalz PGR,Rocque BG,Fusco MR,Sullivan JC 3rd,Deveikis JP,Harrigan MR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Disturbance of calcium homeostasis contributes to evolving tissue damage and energetic impairment following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Calcium-mediated activation of calcineurin results in production of tissue-damaging nitric oxide and free oxygen radicals. Inhibition of calcineurin induced by the immunosuppr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stover JF,Schöning B,Sakowitz OW,Woiciechowsky C,Unterberg AW

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Control of intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the foundation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) management. In this study, the authors examined whether conventional ICP- and CPP-guided neurocritical care ensures adequate brain tissue O2 in the first 6 hours after resuscitation. ME...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stiefel MF,Udoetuk JD,Spiotta AM,Gracias VH,Goldberg A,Maloney-Wilensky E,Bloom S,Le Roux PD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00