Balloon-assisted coil placement in wide-necked aneurysms. Technical note.

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：OBJECTIVE:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is known to reduce motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). The effects of DBS on various nonmotor symptoms often differ from patient to patient. The factors that determine whether or not a patient will respond to treatment have not been elucida...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khazen O,DiMarzio M,Platanitis K,Grimaudo HC,Hancu M,Shao MM,Staudt MD,Maguire L,Sukul VV,Durphy J,Hanspal EK,Adam O,Molho E,Pilitsis JG

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel and useful treatment for essential tremor (ET); however, the factors impacting treatment outcome are unknown. The authors conducted this study to determine the factors affecting the outcome of MRgFUS. METHODS:From May 2016 through Augus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukutome K,Kuga Y,Ohnishi H,Hirabayashi H,Nakase H

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：OBJECT:Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) is one of the methods available to treat vestibular schwannomas (VSs), in addition to microsurgical resection; however, clear information regarding balance function outcomes and the impact of treatment on patients' quality of life over time remains an important clinical need. The purpos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wackym PA,Hannley MT,Runge-Samuelson CL,Jensen J,Zhu YR

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal epidural hematomas (SEHs) are uncommon complications of traumatic injury to the spine. Emergency surgical evacuation is the standard treatment. Although it is recognized in the literature, the possibility of nonsurgical treatment of traumatic SEH is far from being codified. The authors report excellent outcomes...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： La Rosa G,d'Avella D,Conti A,Cardali S,La Torre D,Cacciola F,Longo M,Tomasello F

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protection of the brain and spinal cord against ischemia is a goal of vast clinical importance. One approach to this objective is to reduce the tissue's functional activity in order to preserve energy for the metabolic processes that are essential to viability. Experiments to explore ways of reducing function-related ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zager EL,Ames A 3rd

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of cervical fixed flexion deformity in ankylosing spondylitis presents a challenging problem that is traditionally managed by a corrective cervicothoracic osteotomy. The authors report a new approach to this problem that involves performing a two-level osteotomy at the level of maximum spinal curvature, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Duff SE,Grundy PL,Gill SS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas myelography was carried out in 22 patients with acute cervical spinal cord injuries in whom oily contrast media seemed contraindicated. The authors believe this technique makes a valuable contribution to the basic decision regarding the surgical versus medical treatment of a specific patient with a cervical cord i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rossier AB,Berney J,Rosenbaum AE,Hachen J

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intracranial stenting and flow diversion require the use of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to prevent in-stent thrombosis. DAPT may significantly increase the risk of hemorrhagic complications in patients who require subsequent surgical interventions. In this study, the authors sought to investigate whether...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hudson JS,Nagahama Y,Nakagawa D,Starke RM,Dlouhy BJ,Torner JC,Jabbour P,Allan L,Derdeyn CP,Greenlee JDW,Hasan D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The role of postoperative radiotherapy in patients undergoing first-time resection of WHO Grade II meningioma remains unclear as reflected by varied practices in published clinical studies and national professional surveys. Much of the relevant literature is based on pre-2000 WHO grading criteria for atypical me...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mair R,Morris K,Scott I,Carroll TA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Preoperative anemia may be treated with a blood transfusion. Both are associated with adverse outcomes in various surgical procedures, but this has not been clearly elucidated in surgery for cerebral aneurysms. In this study the authors assessed the association of preoperative anemia and perioperative blood tran...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seicean A,Alan N,Seicean S,Neuhauser D,Selman WR,Bambakidis NC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Meningioma consistency, firmness or softness as it relates to resectability, affects the difficulty of surgery and, to some degree, the extent of resection. Preoperative knowledge of tumor consistency would affect preoperative planning and instrumentation. Several methods of prediction have been proposed, bu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith KA,Leever JD,Hylton PD,Camarata PJ,Chamoun RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Dilations of brain perivascular spaces (PVSs), also known as Virchow-Robin spaces, are routinely identified on magnetic resonance imaging studies of the brain and recognized as benign normal variants. Giant dilations occur only rarely and can be easily misdiagnosed as central nervous system tumors. The relevant ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： House P,Salzman KL,Osborn AG,MacDonald JD,Jensen RL,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neck clipping or coil embolization cannot always achieve complete neck obstruction in wide-necked basilar artery (BA) bifurcation aneurysms. Clipping of the aneurysm body, leaving a small aneurysm rest, is one clipping method used for this kind of aneurysm to maintain the patency of the posterior cerebral arteri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka Y,Kobayashi S,Hongo K,Tada T,Nagashima H,Kakizawa Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to quantify volumetrically cement fill and leakage in patients with osteoporotic and metastatic vertebral lesions undergoing percutaneous vertebroplasty and to establish whether these factors have any clinical significance at follow up. METHODS:Digital computerized tomography data wer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mousavi P,Roth S,Finkelstein J,Cheung G,Whyne C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic and debilitating psychiatric condition. Traditionally, anterior capsulotomy (AC) was an established procedure for treatment of patients with refractory OCD. Over recent decades, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has gained popularity. In this paper the authors review the pub...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pepper J,Hariz M,Zrinzo L

更新日期：2015-05-01 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:Frameless stereotactic biopsy has been shown in multiple studies to be a safe and effective tool for the diagnosis of brain lesions. However, no study has directly evaluated its safety in lesions located in eloquent regions in comparison with noneloquent locations. In this study, the authors determine whether an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Air EL,Leach JL,Warnick RE,McPherson CM

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The use of nicardipine prolonged-release implants (NPRIs) is associated with a significant improvement in the therapy of patients suffering from aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) regarding the occurrence and severity of cerebral vasospasm, new infarcts, and functional outcome (FO). Because quality of lif...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barth M,Thomé C,Schmiedek P,Weiss C,Kasuya H,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with typical cervical myeloradiculopathy caused by focal cervical spinal stenosis are presented. Dorsal intrusions into the spinal canal by hypertrophied apophyseal joints and thickened laminae resulted in cord and nerve root compression. Minor spondylotic changes were present in the floor of the spinal ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Epstein JA,Epstein BS,Lavine LS,Carras R,Rosenthal AD

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to define the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients harboring malignant gliomas. METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of data obtained in all cases of malignant glioma diagnosed in California during a 6-year period; the occurrence of a VTE was ide...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Semrad TJ,O'Donnell R,Wun T,Chew H,Harvey D,Zhou H,White RH

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Functional results after surgery for acoustic neuromas that have little or no growth within the internal auditory canal are controversial, because these medial tumors can grow to a considerable size within the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) before symptoms occur. METHODS:A prospective study was designed to evalua...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Strauss C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Glioblastoma is a primary glial neoplasm with a median survival of approximately 1 year. There are anecdotal reports that postoperative infection may confer a survival advantage in patients with glioblastoma. However, only a few case reports in the literature, along with 2 retrospective cohort studies, show ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen YR,Ugiliweneza B,Burton E,Woo SY,Boakye M,Skirboll S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report and discuss four rare cases of primary, giant cell tumor of the cranial vault, a usually benign tumor that develops in young patients and has an extremely low rate of latent malignancy. The authors believe the preferred treatment to be total surgical removal of the tumor; only in rare cases of malig...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arseni C,Horvath L,Maretsis M,Carp N

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Experimental studies have shown numerous neuroprotective properties of alcohol ("ethanol") after TBI, but clinical studies have provided conflicting results. The authors aimed to assess the relationship between positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on hospital admission and mortality after moderate to seve...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raj R,Mikkonen ED,Siironen J,Hernesniemi J,Lappalainen J,Skrifvars MB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of spontaneous left vertebrovertebral fistula associated with neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a young woman. The patient had undergone previous failed surgical attempts to close the fistula and presented to the authors with recurrence of the fistula and neurological deterioration. Successful...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Patro SN,Gupta AK,Arvinda HR,Jolapara MB,Saini J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with simultaneous acute subdural hematoma (SDH) is a severe disease. The authors' objective was to analyze the incidence, prognosis, and clinical outcome of patients suffering from aneurysm-related SAH and space-occupying acute SDH. METHODS:Between June 1999 and June 2011, data fro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schuss P,Konczalla J,Platz J,Vatter H,Seifert V,Güresir E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The central role of endothelin (ET)-1 in the development of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage is indicated by the successful treatment of this vasospasm in several animal models by using selective ET(A) receptor antagonists. Clazosentan is a selective ET(A) receptor antagonist that provides for th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vatter H,Zimmermann M,Tesanovic V,Raabe A,Schilling L,Seifert V

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are diagnosed early and cured using local treatment, although a minority of cases metastasize to regional structures. In this report the authors describe an unknown feature of skin SCC, namely, distant brain metastasis. This 54-year-old man, who had undergone sur...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Salvati M,Caroli E,Paone C,Frati A,Ferrante L,Giangaspero F,Delfini R

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00