Lymphoma of the trigeminal nerve--the need for histological diagnosis.

abstract：:Acute subdural haematoma (SDH) as a result of aneurysmal rupture is a rare event. We report a tentorium cerebelli SDH, secondary to a ruptured aneurysm which we believe is unique in the literature. This report also gives further support to the theory that a sentinel bleed causes inflammation and adhesion between the a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dowla MS,Pell M,Sharpe D

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confusion frequently occurs in patients with gliomas for a number of reasons. One cause is a superimposed intracerebral infection. The case of a 73-year-old man who deteriorated after debulking of a high-grade glioma is described. However, he was successfully treated for Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) diagn...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kalsi P,Tizzard S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) has been widely used in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. However, this technique has a steep learning curve and significant complications were reported that were related to foramen ovale puncturing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of a s...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aydoseli A,Akcakaya MO,Aras Y,Sabanci PA,Unal TC,Sencer A,Hepgul K,Unal OF,Barlas O,Izgi N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some degree of hydrocephalus is present in almost all cases of medium to large posterior fossa tumours. The initial symptoms in such cases are usually due to the hydrocephalus and the consequent increased supratentorial pressure, and more often precede the symptoms primarily due to the local invasion and compression o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 21 patients who underwent syringopleural shunting for syringomyelia is summarised. All the patients were continuing to deteriorate at the time of the operation. Objective improvement was seen in nine patients following the procedure but three subsequently deteriorated. Contralateral syrinx sympt...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Williams B,Page N

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytogenetic studies over many years have established absence or deletion of chromosome 22 as a common finding in meningiomas. Enormous karyotypic variation is recognised: an abnormal hyperdiploid clone can occur in a histologically benign meningioma. The cytogenetic, histopathological and macroscopic findings in 13 me...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Strachan R,Clarke C,Nurbhai M,Marks S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy, safety, and duration of Remebot robot-assisted frameless brain biopsy with those of standard frame-based stereotactic biopsy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective analysis of 66 patients undergoing stereotactic brain biopsy in our department from January 201...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu S,Wang J,Gao P,Liu W,Hu F,Jiang W,Lei T,Shu K

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to delineate preoperative factors that may predict perforator injuries following open surgery for an unruptured middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysm. METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective review of 85 consecutive patients who underwent surgical clipping of 91 unrupture...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yeon JY,Kim JS,Hong SC

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Meta-analysis to evaluate complications in the use of autogenous bone and bone substitutes and to compare bone substitutes, specifically HA, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and titanium materials.Methods: Search of PubMed, Cochrane, Embase and Google scholar to identify all citations from 2010 to 2019 reporting...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu L,Lu ST,Liu AH,Hou WB,Cao WR,Zhou C,Yin YX,Yuan KS,Liu HJ,Zhang MG,Zhang HJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two case reports illustrate a long vascular pedicle cranial bone flap. A split or full thickness skull bone flap is based on the pericranium layer. The temporalis muscle with its overlying fascial layers and vascular pedicles form the base of this flap and assure its adequate vascularization. The technique and its use...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present this unusual case of a 60-year-old gentleman who presented with meningism and reduced conscious level. Imaging demonstrated a perforated sigmoid colon with retroperitoneal air associated with pneumorrhachis and pneumocranium. He required a Hartmann's procedure and broad spectrum intra-thecal antibiotics whi...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amit A,Toll EC,Siddique S,Nelson RJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE:Hypertensive spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) cause significant morbidity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between calcium level at admission and outcome in hypertensive ICH patients. METHODS:658 hypertensive ICH patients were enrolled from January 2...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mao J,Jiang W,Liu G,Jiang B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: to present evidence for the use of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in the treatment of holocord syrinx.Methods: ETV has been used in the treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus and syringomyelia secondary to Chiari 1 malformation. However, there have been no reports of ETV being utilised in the management o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rose L,Aldridge W,Henderson D,Cox M,Sinha S

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maintenance of on-call referrals databases is on the rise in neurosurgical units across the UK and helps provide data to estimate workload. We hypothesize that these databases underestimate the workload and propose the use of the number of telephone calls to the on-call registrar as an easily obtainable and ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mukerji N,Vergani F,Hassan F,Dubois J,Metcalfe S,Cowie C,Mitchell P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of all patients who had surgery for cauda equina syndrome (CES) due to a herniated lumbar disc between January 1996 and November 1999 was undertaken. All underwent laminectomy and discectomy, and had been admitted as emergencies with cauda equina syndrome. Ten women and 10 men with a mean age of...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hussain SA,Gullan RW,Chitnavis BP

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：:We report our experience with seven cases of endodermal cysts located anterior and anterolateral to the brainstem. The ages of the patients ranged from 10 to 35 years. There were three males and four females. The cysts had characteristic imaging features, and contained fluid having a 'greenish-yellow pus-like' hue and...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A,Muzumdar D,Chagla A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVES. To analyze the indications of surgical treatment, surgical management strategies and post-surgical outcome in patients with brainstem glioma (BSG). METHODS. In this retrospective study conducted from 1998 to 2012, 58 patients of surgically treated intrinsic BSG, meeting the inclusion criterion were enrolle...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sinha S,Kale SS,Chandra SP,Suri A,Mehta VS,Sharma BS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy (CSM) is a disabling condition arising from arthritic compression and consequent injury of the cervical spinal cord. Stratification of CSM severity has been useful to inform clinical practice and research analysis. In the UK the Myelopathy Disability Index (MDI) is a popular assessme...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Davies BM,Nourallah B,Venkatesh A,Ali AMS,Guilfoyle M,Francis J,Kotter MRN,Laing RJC

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Sellar melanocytomas represent a small subgroup of primary melanocytic tumors arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes. They are benign, slow-growing tumors with a high risk of recurrence. We report two cases of sellar melanocytoma treated at the same institute. A 35-year-old woman presented with amenorrhea and an intr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Albano L,Losa M,Spatola G,Panni P,Terreni MR,Barzaghi LR,Mortini P

更新日期：2019-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization of operating theatre time is an important issue in neurosurgery, in a National Health Service Hospital. NHS Trusts are under ever increasing pressure to meet specified 'targets' in relation to admissions and operations. We performed a retrospective audit on the utilization of neurosurgical operating theatr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Iyer RV,Likhith AM,McLean JA,Perera S,Davis CH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) developing in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing low-dose methotrexate therapy (LD-MTX). The characteristic clinical management and course in our experience of the present case illustrate the important points about PCNSL in me...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukushima M,Katayama Y,Yokose N,Kura Y,Sawada U,Kotani A,Yoshino A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 29-year-old farmer who developed upper limb radiculopathy followed by myelopathy in his lower limbs. MRI findings suggested cervical disc prolapse with cord changes. Despite a successful anterior cervical decompression and fusion his symptoms rapidly returned. Further investigations ultimatel...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tipper GA,Fareedi S,Harrison K,Tamam A

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms increasingly supersedes surgical repair. This study focuses on the management and results in 109 individuals treated surgically when both treatment modalities were available. The management principles were immediate identification of the origin of haemorrhage, ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sorteberg W,Slettebø H,Eide PK,Stubhaug A,Sorteberg A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior sacral meningocele is a rare congenital condition. Among 177 individuals familial occurrence was reported only seven times. In this report a family in which five members had anterior sacral meningoceles is presented and an autosomal dominant inheritance is suggested. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Andersen C,Tange M,Bjerre P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and inexpensive device is described for measurement of intracranial pressure over prolonged periods. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mann KS,Yue CP

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of 16-row multislice computed tomography angiography (CTA) compared with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the detection of aneurysm remnants and arterial patency after clipping of intracranial aneurysms. Thirty-seven consecutive patients with 40 clip...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen W,Yang Y,Qiu J,Peng Y,Xing W

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of spinal extradural cavernous angioma is described. The symptomatology and prognosis of such lesions is discussed and the relevant literature reviewed. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Singh RV,Suys S,Campbell DA,Broome JC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar discal cysts are rare entities causing radicular pain with unknown etiologies. We report a case of a 42-year-old man who developed radiculopathy secondary to a lumbar discal cyst. Our case sheds some light on anatomy, possible etiological association and clinical course which can help management. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cho N,Keith J,Pirouzmand F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to review the contribution of DSA to neurosurgical practice and to outline its advantages and limitations compared to conventional film-screen angiography. DSA is a technique whereby electronic subtraction allows the near instantaneous demonstration of vascular anatomy essentially free o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Butler P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00