Traumatic lumbosacral meningocele. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:The use of focal brain cooling to eliminate epileptic discharges (EDs) has attracted increasing attention in the scientific community. In this study, the inhibitory effect of selective hippocampal cooling on experimental hippocampal seizures was investigated using a newly devised cooling system with a thermoelec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka N,Fujii M,Imoto H,Uchiyama J,Nakano K,Nomura S,Fujisawa H,Kunitsugu I,Saito T,Suzuki M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 30-year-old man with a spinal extradural meningeal cyst in the thoracolumbar region is reported. Operative findings revealed a dural defect that allowed communication between the extradural cyst cavity and the subarachnoid space. Application of the Valsalva maneuver made the cerebrospinal fluid flow into...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Uemura K,Yoshizawa T,Matsumura A,Asakawa H,Nakamagoe K,Nose T

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old man presented with a subacute course of myelopathic signs and symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an epidural mass lesion of the spinal canal at the cervicothoracic junction causing compression of the spinal cord. Laminectomy with resection of this lesion revealed a large varix with acute a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dickman CA,Zabramski JM,Sonntag VK,Coons S

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors reviewed their experience with endoscopic approaches to determine their safety and efficacy in the treatment of pediatric patients who harbor skull base lesions. Although they were interested in ascertaining outcomes after surgery as well as validating and defining indications and limitations of thes...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassam A,Thomas AJ,Snyderman C,Carrau R,Gardner P,Mintz A,Kanaan H,Horowitz M,Pollack IF

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a giant traumatic aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery presented with recurrent massive epistaxis 30 years after a head injury. During an episode of acute hemorrhage, this patient was effectively treated with occlusion of the internal carotid artery circulation by a detachable inflatable balloo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Simpson RK Jr,Harper RL,Bryan RN

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The present study was conducted to investigate whether microbleeds or microinfarcts are associated with apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphisms in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), and if so, whetherAPOE gene polymorphisms are also associated with stroke type in patients with MMD. METHODS This cross-sect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jang DK,Huh PW,Lee KS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of neurofibromatosis Type 2 presenting with symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia refractory to medical management following placement of an auditory brainstem implant (ABI). Physical examination and history revealed trigeminal neuralgia. A 3D FIESTA (fast imaging employing steady-state acquisitio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schwartz MS,Brackmann DE,Wilkinson EP,Go JL,Santos F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genes are of proven diagnostic and prognostic significance for cerebral gliomas. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical feasibility of using a recently described method for determining IDH mutation status by using magnetic resonance spectrosco...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tietze A,Choi C,Mickey B,Maher EA,Parm Ulhøi B,Sangill R,Lassen-Ramshad Y,Lukacova S,Østergaard L,von Oettingen G

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head trauma, intracerebral hematoma formation, and hemorrhagic cerebral infarction cause extravasation of the intravascular contents, red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis, hemosiderin deposition within the neuropil, and an increased incidence of epilepsy. Reports conflict regarding the efficacy of the administration of prop...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Willmore LJ,Triggs WJ

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested that a deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin may be a genetic risk factor for the development of intracranial aneurysms and arterial fibromuscular dysplasia. The authors report a 16-year-old girl with a history of lung disease who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to the rupture of a giant i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Puumala MR,Meyer FB,Raffel C,Katzmann JA,Parisi JE

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Intracranial extraaxial cavernous angiomas are rare vascular malformations. Their occurrence at the geniculate ganglion of the facial nerve within the temporal bone is exceptional. The authors describe a 35-year-old man who developed a slowly progressing facial palsy. Initial cranial MR imaging showed no pathological ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Capelle HH,Nakamura M,Lenarz T,Brandis A,Haubitz B,Krauss JK

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Temporary arterial occlusion (TAO) during aneurysm surgery carries the risk of ischemic sequelae. Because monitoring of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) may limit neurological damage, the authors evaluated a novel thermal diffusion (TD) microprobe for use in the continuous and quantitative assessment of rCBF ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thomé C,Vajkoczy P,Horn P,Bauhuf C,Hübner U,Schmiedek P

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lateral extracavitary approach to the spine was used for resection of displaced bpne and disc located anterior to the dura in 62 patients with traumatic lesions of the thoracic and lumbar spine. Fifty-two patients had closed vertebral fractures and 10 had gunshot wounds. The spinal cord was involved in 44 patients...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Larson SJ,Holst RA,Hemmy DC,Sances A Jr

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the rare case of a myxoma, a benign soft-tissue tumor of mesenchymal origin noted for occurring in the left atrium of the heart, which was found in the lumbar paraspinal muscles of an 80-year-old woman. This patient experienced low-back pain for over 20 years and had noted its increasing severity w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guppy KH,Wagner F,Tawk R,Gallagher L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the temporal course of radiosurgical lesions, 19 cats were irradiated in an animal linear accelerator radiosurgical device. The animals were followed clinically and, at 3.5, 6, 12, 18, 23, 29, and 63 weeks, were studied with gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. They were then sacrificed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Blatt DR,Friedman WA,Bova FJ,Theele DP,Mickle JP

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chronic sinusitis can be a debilitating disease with significant impact on quality of life. Frontal sinusitis has a relatively low prevalence, but complications can be severe due to its anatomical location. After failure of conservative measures, typically endoscopic procedures are performed to improve the drain...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： van Dijk JM,Wagemakers M,Korsten-Meijer AG,Kees Buiter CT,van der Laan BF,Mooij JJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to determine the incidence, time course, and risk factors for overall adverse radiation effect (ARE) and symptomatic ARE after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases. METHODS:All cases of brain metastases treated from 1998 through 2009 with Gamma Knife SRS at UCSF were considere...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sneed PK,Mendez J,Vemer-van den Hoek JG,Seymour ZA,Ma L,Molinaro AM,Fogh SE,Nakamura JL,McDermott MW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience indicates that stand-alone cages may lack the necessary stability to secure highly unstable motion segments at the lumbosacral junction. The authors have designed a special carbon fiber composite interbody cage that allows additional screw placement in anterior lumbar interbody fusion procedures performed a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Markwalder TM,Wenger M,Elsig JP,Laloux E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to examine the effect of postoperative external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) on disease-specific survival in patients with nonbenign meningiomas. METHODS:The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 1988 to 2007 was queried for cases of resected Grades II (atyp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stessin AM,Schwartz A,Judanin G,Pannullo SC,Boockvar JA,Schwartz TH,Stieg PE,Wernicke AG

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Until now there has been no reliable stimulation protocol for inducing transient language disruptions while mapping Broca's area. Despite the promising data of only a few studies in which speech arrest and language disturbances have been induced, certain concerns have been raised. The purpose of this study was t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rogić M,Deletis V,Fernández-Conejero I

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of several recent advances in cell biology, brain implantation, and cell-mediated tumor immunotherapy requires successful and reproducible placement of viable cell suspensions into brain. Stereotaxic implantation is being used to inject cytotoxic lymphocytes into gliomas and to replace dopaminergic cel...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Plunkett RJ,Weber RJ,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1988-08-01 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:Thalamic neurons firing at frequencies synchronous with tremor are thought to play a critical role in the generation and maintenance of tremor. The authors studied the incidence and locations of neurons with tremor-related activity (TRA) in the thalamus of patients with varied pathological conditions-including P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brodkey JA,Tasker RR,Hamani C,McAndrews MP,Dostrovsky JO,Lozano AM

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The key to the successful microvascular decompression of the trigeminal nerve is the maintenance of the separation between the trigeminal nerve and the offending vessel. The authors describe a technique whereby a dural sling is fashioned from the tentorium cerebelli (the anatomy of which is briefly reviewed), which is...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Melvill RL,Baxter BL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an unusual case in which increased intracranial pressure developed because of multiple-suture craniosynostosis and megaloencephaly in a child with a previously undiagnosed lysosomal storage disease, alpha-D-mannosidase deficiency. This 3-year-old boy presented with a history of frequent naps, heada...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grabb PA,Albright AL,Zitelli BJ

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pituitary adenomas are usually benign tumors; however, some behave aggressively and metastasize. Until now, no specific marker of aggressive behavior or malignancy has been found. The polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), which is highly expressed in embryonic tissues such as the brain and pituita...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Trouillas J,Daniel L,Guigard MP,Tong S,Gouvernet J,Jouanneau E,Jan M,Perrin G,Fischer G,Tabarin A,Rougon G,Figarella-Branger D

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) reviews the formative history of the major neurosurgical societies, together with their agreement to consolidate their efforts in the joint AANS. As a united group, the Association has been effective in carrying out relations with other professi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dohn DF

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a patient with unilateral anophthalmos who had a large suprasellar aneurysm associated with aplasia of an optic nerve and the chiasmal commissure. The anatomical findings at craniotomy are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoff J,Winestock D,Hoyt WF

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors of the cranial nerves are uncommon, and are usually schwannomas or neurofibromas. The authors describe a case of a fibroblastic tumor involving the sixth cranial nerve. Based upon electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry, the tumor was not of nerve-sheath origin, but was comprised of fibroblasts. Clinical, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nehls DG,Sonntag VK,Murphy AR,Johnson PC,Waggener JD

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00