Stupp-treated glioblastoma accompanied by EBV-positive primary CNS lymphoma.

abstract：:Twenty patients bearing malignant brain tumours (18 glioblastoma multiforme, one malignant meningioma, one melanoma metastasis) were treated 25 times with photodynamic therapy (PDT)--the combination of Hematoporophyrin derivative and light at 630 nm (40-120 J/cm2). Sixteen times the PDT was followed immediately by a s...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kostron H,Fritsch E,Grunert V

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma presenting with medically intractable epilepsy is described. A tough capsule containing an old haematoma was confirmed surgically, and consisted of dense collagenous tissue with rich neovascularization. The radiological features, aetiology and treatment of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurita H,Ichi S,Shiokawa Y

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Our aim was to evaluate the routine use of a pedicled nasoseptal flap (NSF) as a primary repair for intra-operative CSF leaks compared with fat/fascia lata graft and lumbar drain insertion by performing a retrospective review of elective patients undergoing primary trans-sphenoidal surgery from January 200...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horridge M,Jesurasa A,Olubajo F,Mirza S,Sinha S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1976, 133 patients treated by posterior fossa microvascular decompression (MVD) for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) have been followed-up prospectively to determine the incidence of recurrent TN. The follow-up period was between 6 months and 15 years, with 60 patients having been follow-up for more than 5 years. Of th...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mendoza N,Illingworth RD

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Racial differences in the incidence and rate of rupture of intracranial aneurysms are well recognized. A retrospective study of racial differences between Maori and European New Zealanders presenting to the Auckland Regional Neurosurgical Unit between 1985 and 1990 was conducted. It was found that the incidence per 10...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marks PV,Hope JK,Cluroe AD,Furneaux CE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has recently been shown to effectively ameliorate medically intractable axial symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). The effects of DBS are not limited to the targeted structure, but will affect the distributed anatomical networks to which the target st...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aravamuthan BR,Stein JF,Aziz TZ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a giant serpentine aneurysm of the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) that was treated by total excision of the aneurysm with cerebral blood flow control management. Four years later the patient presented with a three month history of headache and angiograms showed a new aneurysm on a different bra...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bakaç G,Gholkar A,Mendelow AD

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the records of 53 patients with visual impairment secondary to pituitary macroadenomas and studied the visual outcome after surgery. After transsphenoidal procedures visual field defects improved in 89% of the patients and visual acuity improved in 82%. There were 13 cases of acute symptomatic intratu...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Peter M,De Tribolet N

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old woman presented with a 7-week history of headache and left frontal scalp swelling. A plain radiograph and CT demonstrated a 2-cm lytic lesion in the frontal bone which was excised via craniotomy. Histology showed this to be an osteoma. Osteomas very rarely, if ever, appear as lytic lesions. The different...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mehta JS,Sharr MM,Penney CC

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal tumours in pregnancy are rare. Spinal tumours account for only 10-15% of all primary central nervous system (CNS) tumours. Most spinal tumours in pregnant women have been described as meningiomas or vascular tumours. We present the unique case of a pregnant patient presenting with a CD 99+ primary spinal centra...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Soni AJ,Modi G,Soni Z,Kotzen J,Soni Z,Goolab V

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CNS lymphoma involving the trigeminal nerve is a rare condition which presents as a cavernous sinus lesion. It may mimic the radiological appearance of other lesions, and biopsy is essential before considering empirical radiotherapy for lesions in this region. We report the radiological, histopathological and operativ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Perera C,Fitt G,Kalnins R,Lee S,Gonzalvo A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: To investigate the incidence and risk factors of postoperative dysphagia after anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) in terms of demographic, procedural and anaesthetic perspectives.Materials and methods: Medical records and radiologic data of patients who underwent anterior cervical surgery perfo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Park JH,Lee SH,Kim ES,Eoh W

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bursting pressure of samples of cerebral arteries was measured. Eighty-five samples of cerebral arteries were taken from 11 fresh cadavers. These samples were filled with saline under pressure to the point of bursting. The bursting pressures were recorded. The mean bursting pressure of all samples was 1.8 bar (137...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mitchell P,Jakubowski J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rupture of cerebral aneurysm during CT angiogram is a rare occurrence. Here we present such a case where an aneurysmal re-rupture during CT angiogram was demonstrated. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hassan MF,Mahmood S,Dhamija B,Chandran H,Whitfield PC,Adams W

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) of the posterior fossa in cases of acoustic neurinoma is very rare. The authors present the clinical, neuroradiological and histological findings of an acoustic neurinoma presenting with SAH. The literature regarding this subject is reviewed and the pathogenesis of haemorrhage from neuri...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gavra M,Thanos L,Pomoni M,Batakis N

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we present the population-based patient material with spontaneous SAH, treated in our Neurosurgical unit during the 10 years (1997-2006) after the introduction of endovascular treatment of aneurysms (EVT) in our hospital. All patients that had a spontaneous SAH and a potential to survive were admitted. T...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ronne-Engström E,Enblad P,Gál G,Norbäck O,Ryttlefors M,Cesarini KG,Bolander H,Tovi M,Persson L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bilateral anterior cingulotomy is a palliative procedure occasionally used for cancer pain, and human studies suggest anterior cingulate cortex is active in dyspnoeic states. OBJECTIVES:A case of debilitating thoracic wall pain due to malignant mesothelioma relieved by bilateral anterior cingulotomy is desc...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pereira EA,Paranathala M,Hyam JA,Green AL,Aziz TZ

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of acute massive cerebellar infarction associated with craniocervical junction (CVJ) complex malformation in a 21-year-old male. Timely surgical intervention prevented the deterioration of his neurological status. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang WT,Liu JJ,Duan K,Bie X,Liu TJ,Hao DJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To achieve endoscopic procedures more safely and less invasively, an operative strategy with ultrasound-assisted neuroendoscopic surgery is described. The improvement in the endoscope unit is that endoscopic viewing can be stopped on the display, anytime we choose and simultaneously visualize the ongoing view on the s...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamasaki T,Moritake K,Akiyama Y,Oi S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although neurosurgical surgical site infections (SSI) exert a devastating price on the postoperative course of patients in the developing countries, literature is sparse on the subject from these regions. METHODS:This study is an audit of post-craniotomy SSI in a sub-Sahara African academic neurosurgical ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Adeleye AO

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral syphilitic gumma is extremely rare and easily misdiagnosed. We illustrate a case of a cerebral syphilitic gumma developed in just a few months mimicking a brain tumor in a HIV-negative patient and Treponema pallidum was detected in the cerebral syphilitic gumma. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhang L,Zhou Y,Chen J,Yan W,Kong Q,Chen P,Sang H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microsurgical suction tube with an attached ball probe has been developed. It functions as a microdissector when the ball probe is in its extended position, creating a larger working field than an ordinary sucker. When the ball probe is in the repose position, it does not interfere with the suction capacity, and the...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Boström S,Milos P,Theodorsson A,Bobinski L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pial arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare vascular lesion, with less than 120 reported cases in the English literatures (Hoh et al., Neurosurgery 2001;49(6):1351). The angio-architecture, clinical course and therapeutic options are all different from arteriovenous malformation (AVM), dural AVM or other intracranial v...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yang WH,Lu MS,Cheng YK,Wang TC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of cervical spine, tracheal and oesophageal trauma from a go-karting injury caused by the patient's scarf catching in the vehicle's wheel. We discuss the significance of the pre-hospital and operative management of this potentially life-threatening injury by a multi-specialty surgical team. The import...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ahmad M,Sinha P,Al-Tamimi YZ,Sylvester D,Dezso A,Timothy J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous oxygen saturation at the clinically dominant jugular bulb (SjO2) and that at the confluence of the cerebral sinuses (SccsO2) were compared by direct simultaneous blood sampling of 13 severely head injured patients. The side of dominant jugular bulb (JB) was determined by neck compression test. The right side wa...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lam JM,Chan MS,Poon WS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Contralateral C7 nerve root transfer surgery has been successfully applied to rescue motor function of a hemiplegic upper extremity in patients with central neurological injury. This surgical technique is challenging, and limited anatomical space makes it difficult to manipulate tissues and may lead to high...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jiang S,Chen W,Shen YD,Qiu YQ,Yu AP,Xu WD

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermoid cyst may rarely arise within the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus (CS) and produce clinical symptoms mimicking the Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. Pathogenically, it is suggested that some of the subpopulation of cells arising from the neural crest which give rise to skin, may remain entrapped in the meninges arou...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tatagiba M,Iaconetta G,Samii M

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：OBJECT:Animal models provide a basis for clarifying the complex pathogenesis of delayed cerebral vasospasm (DCVS) and for screening of potential therapeutic approaches. Arbitrary use of experimental parameters in current models can lead to results of uncertain relevance. The aim of this work was to identify and analyze...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marbacher S,Fandino J,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical manipulation of the pituitary stalk, neurohypophysis or the hypothalamus may disturb control of the plasma sodium level. The factors that might predict the risk of postoperative sodium imbalance are not clear, and were investigated in this study. METHODS:A retrospective survey of 129 surgical record...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Staiger RD,Sarnthein J,Wiesli P,Schmid C,Bernays RL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00