Recurrent transient quadriparesis after minor cervical trauma associated with bilateral partial agenesis of the posterior arch of the atlas. Case report.

abstract：:The authors report the results of a study to evaluate the effect of stimulation of the medullary reticular formation on cerebral vasomotor tonus and intracranial pressure (ICP) after the hypothalamic dorsomedial nucleus and midbrain reticular formation were destroyed. Systemic arterial pressure (BP), ICP, and local ce...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nagao S,Nishiura T,Kuyama H,Suga M,Murota T

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water in normal and edematous brain tissues of rats was studied by the pulse nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique, measuring the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) and the transverse relaxation time (T2). In the normal brain, T1 and T2 were single components, both shorter than in pure water. Prolongation and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Naruse S,Horikawa Y,Tanaka C,Hirakawa K,Nishikawa H,Yoshizaki K

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:With limited studies available, the correlation between the extent of resection and tumor recurrence in vestibular schwannomas (VSs) has not been definitively established. In this prospective study, the authors evaluated 772 patients who underwent microsurgical resection of VSs to analyze the association between...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sughrue ME,Kaur R,Rutkowski MJ,Kane AJ,Kaur G,Yang I,Pitts LH,Parsa AT

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature differences between the lower extremities were measured using a computerized thermometric scanning system in order to compare the degree of thermal asymmetry in 144 patients with low-back pain. The patients displayed highly significant thermal asymmetries, with the involved limb being cooler (p less than 0...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Uematsu S,Jankel WR,Edwin DH,Kim W,Kozikowski J,Rosenbaum A,Long DM

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although they are excellent clinical tools, Caspar anterior cervical plates have not been studied closely with regard to their mechanisms of failure. As more extensive operations are contemplated on older, sicker patients, it is imperative to know when a plating system might be prone to failure and what the mechanism ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Paramore CG,Dickman CA,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of migration of a distal catheter from a subdural atrial shunt into the pulmonary arteries is presented. The indication for surgical treatment is briefly discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carbonin G

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal dural lacerations can be a difficult part of spinal surgery. A dural tear can result in complications that include meningitis and pseudocyst formation. Appropriate treatment for these tears is generally suturing, using 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 suture. For successful closure of dural lacerations, the authors have collab...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy DI,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors compared the histological appearance and proliferation potential of 35 meningiomas in patients with neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) and 30 sporadic meningiomas in age- and gender-matched patients without NF2. The NF2 meningiomas showed more mitotic figures (p < 0.001) and nuclear pleomorphism (p = 0.003) than th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Antinheimo J,Haapasalo H,Haltia M,Tatagiba M,Thomas S,Brandis A,Sainio M,Carpen O,Samii M,Jääskeläinen J

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVETumors involving Meckel's cave remain extremely challenging because of the surrounding complex neurovascular structures and deep-seated location. The authors investigated a new minimal-access technique using the endoscopic transorbital approach (eTOA) through the superior eyelid crease to Meckel's cave and mi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jeon C,Hong CK,Woo KI,Hong SD,Nam DH,Lee JI,Choi JW,Seol HJ,Kong DS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review was undertaken to determine the efficacy of using dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) lesions to treat intractable pain caused by trauma to the conus medullaris and cauda equina. Traumatic lesions of this area are unique in that both the spinal cord and the peripheral nerve roots are injured. Although DREZ lesio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sampson JH,Cashman RE,Nashold BS Jr,Friedman AH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control analysis was performed to evaluate the association of 15 potential risk factors with postoperative infection in neurosurgical patients. All infections that developed postoperatively on the neurosurgical service at the University of Minnesota from January, 1970, to March, 1984, were identified. Among the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mollman HD,Haines SJ

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate some of the signal transduction processes in human meningioma cells, the authors studied the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and bromocriptine on inositol phospholipid hydrolysis, using low-passage human meningioma cells in culture. Epidermal growth factor is a well-studied mitogenic fact...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Todo T,Fahlbusch R

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is an increasingly recognized cause of headaches. Pituitary enlargement and brain sagging are common findings on MRI in patients with this disorder. The authors therefore investigated pituitary function in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. METHODS Pituitary...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Nuño M,Rozen TD,Maya MM,Mamelak AN,Carmichael J,Bonert VS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The angiographic appearance of an intracranial arterial occlusion is typically distinct from that of a saccular aneurysm, with only a few reported cases of occlusion simulating aneurysm. At the same time, a small percentage of symptomatic intracranial aneurysms present with a stroke. Accurate diagnosis of these condit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pearl MS,Tamargo R,Gailloud P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By definition, the term "radiosurgery" refers to the delivery of a therapeutic radiation dose in a single fraction, not simply the use of stereotaxy. Multiple-fraction delivery is better termed "stereotactic radiotherapy." There are compelling radiobiological principles supporting the biological superiority of single-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Linskey ME

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The objective of this study was to compare the cost of deep brain stimulation (DBS) performed awake versus asleep at a single US academic health center and to compare costs across the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) Clinical Database. METHODS Inpatient and outpatient demographic and hospital financial ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jacob RL,Geddes J,McCartney S,Burchiel KJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the successful staged stenting and coil embolization of a large vertebral artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery (VA-PICA) aneurysm using the contralateral VA for access. A 67-year-old woman presented with a large ruptured VA-PICA aneurysm. Initial attempts to stent the wide-necked aneurysm fro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ecker RD,Hanel RA,Levy EI,Hopkins LN

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Different surgical routes have been used over the years to achieve adequate decompression of the optic nerve in its canal including, more recently, endoscopic approaches performed either through the endonasal corridor or the transorbital one. The present study aimed to detail and quantify the amount of bone ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Di Somma A,Cavallo LM,de Notaris M,Solari D,Topczewski TE,Bernal-Sprekelsen M,Enseñat J,Prats-Galino A,Cappabianca P

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe purpose of this study was to analyze national trends in adult cranial cases performed by neurological surgery residents as logged into the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) system.METHODSThe ACGME resident case logs were retrospectively reviewed for the years 2009-2017. In these...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Agarwal N,White MD,Cohen J,Lunsford LD,Hamilton DK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Application of sensitive infrared imaging is ideally suited to observe blood vessels and blood flow in exposed organs, including the brain. Temporary vascular occlusion is an important part of neurosurgery, but the capacity to monitor the effects of these occlusions in real time is limited. In surgical procedure...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watson JC,Gorbach AM,Pluta RM,Rak R,Heiss JD,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors performed a retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of craniopharyngiomas and their recurrences, which were managed with surgery alone. METHODS:In the past 20 years, 37 consecutive patients with craniopharyngiomas underwent surgery without adjuvant radiotherapy. During that period there was a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Minamida Y,Mikami T,Hashi K,Houkin K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of regulating flow rate through cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts with the addition of a flow-regulating device (FRD) is reported. The FRD consists of a small-caliber (0.4 mm) Teflon tube placed in the usual connector. This device has the advantage of converting the original shunt valves to valves for higher-r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada H

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The functional recovery of hand prehension after complete brachial plexus avulsion injury (BPAI) remains an unsolved problem. The authors conducted a prospective study to elucidate a new method of resolving this injury. METHODS:Three patients with BPAI underwent a new procedure during which the full-length phre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Xu WD,Lu JZ,Qiu YQ,Jiang S,Xu L,Xu JG,Gu YD

更新日期：2008-06-01 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：:Delayed cerebral vasospasm is an important determinant of the clinical outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage, but its prevention and treatment has met with limited success. Since cerebral arteries were found to be sensitive to the vasoconstrictor effect of angiotensin II, the possibility of angiotensin's contribution ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gavras H,Andrews P,Papadakis N

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelomeningocele presenting as a retromediastinal mass originating from the midline defect through the fused T-4, T-5, and T-6 VBs is described. An 11-year-old boy with a completely normal systemic and neurological examination suffering pulmonary problems such as effort dyspnea and severe kyphosis was evaluated and an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Börcek AO,Ergün E,Emmez H,Kurt G,Dogulu F,Baykaner MK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and tumor cyst fluid obtained from patients with a variety of intracranial tumors was determined by radioimmunoassay Slightly elevated levels of plasma CEA, ranging from 2.6 to 3.8 ng/ml, were noted in six (4%) of 161 patients with primary brain tumo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Suzuki Y,Tanaka R

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed 70 publications on MR imaging-based targeting techniques for identifying the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease. Of these 70 publications, 33 presented quantitatively validated results. There is still no consensus on which targeting technique ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brunenberg EJ,Platel B,Hofman PA,Ter Haar Romeny BM,Visser-Vandewalle V

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The human leukocyte antigen-A24 (HLA-A24) allele is highly expressed in Asians. This allele is expressed in 60% of the Japanese population and in a significant number of people of other ethnicities. The interleukin-13 type alpha2 receptor (IL-13Ralpha2) has been shown to be a glioma-specific antigen, and is abun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shimato S,Natsume A,Wakabayashi T,Tsujimura K,Nakahara N,Ishii J,Ito M,Akatsuka Y,Kuzushima K,Yoshida J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Maximum extent of resection (EOR) for lower-grade and high-grade gliomas can increase survival rates of patients. However, these infiltrative gliomas are often observed near or within eloquent regions of the brain. Awake surgery is of known benefit for the treatment of gliomas associated with eloquent region...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Motomura K,Natsume A,Iijima K,Kuramitsu S,Fujii M,Yamamoto T,Maesawa S,Sugiura J,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00