Abstract:
:To determine if dexamethasone administered by osmotic pump directly to brain tumors would control peritumoral edema and at the same time suppress tumor growth and prolong survival, the authors studied experimental brain tumors produced in 102 rabbits by implanting VX2 carcinoma cells. Of these, 58 animals were separated into three treatment groups: Group 1 included 15 untreated rabbits; Group 2 included 18 rabbits treated with systemic dexamethasone (4 mg/kg/day); and Group 3 included 25 rabbits treated with local dexamethasone (0.24 mg/day) delivered by osmotic pump. Systemic or local dexamethasone was administered from Day 3 or Day 7 after tumor implantation, and animals were sacrificed on Day 13. A survival study was performed with 44 rabbits separated into the same treatment groups, beginning drug delivery on Day 7. Brain water content in the white matter of sacrificed animals was measured by the specific gravity method. The length and width of the brain tumors in all animals were measured and the tumor volume estimated. Findings showed that systemic and local dexamethasone administered from Day 3 or Day 7 was associated with a significant (5% level) inhibition of tumor volume as well as a mean reduction of brain edema in most tested sites. Systemic and local dexamethasone therapy also resulted in a significant (5% level) increase in survival time relative to the untreated group. These short-term results suggest that locally delivered dexamethasone may constitute a clinically important therapeutic modality.
journal_name
J Neurosurgjournal_title
Journal of neurosurgeryauthors
Ikeda Y,Carson BS,Lauer JA,Long DMdoi
10.3171/jns.1993.79.5.0716subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-11-01 00:00:00pages
716-21issue
5eissn
0022-3085issn
1933-0693journal_volume
79pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The authors have developed a stereotactic device for use in rabbits that uses the plane at the base of the mandible combined with cranial sutures as an anatomical reference. The device was developed for a study designed to evaluate catheters for infection prophylaxis, and this required the implantation of silicone cat...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/JNS/2008/108/3/0601
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The cerebellomedullary fissure (CMF) is a space between the cerebellum and the medulla oblongata, which often adhere to each other. The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the importance of the unilateral CMF dissection for clipping vertebral artery (VA)-posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) an...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2012.10.JNS12603
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Although craniopharyngiomas are benign intracranial tumors, their high recurrence rates and intimate associations with surrounding neurovascular structures make gross tumor resection challenging. Stereotactic radiosurgery has been introduced as a valuable adjuvant therapy for recurrent or residual craniopharyngi...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.8.GKS141411
更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Transclival endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) has recently been used for the treatment of posterior fossa tumors. The optimal method of reconstruction of large clival defects following EES has not been established. METHODS:A morphometric analysis of the posterior fossa was performed in patients who underwent t...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2013.12.JNS13756
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::By the time Harvey Cushing entered medical school, nerve reconstruction techniques had been developed, but peripheral nerve surgery was still in its infancy. As an assistant surgical resident influenced by Dr. William Halsted, Cushing wrote a series of reports on the use of cocaine for nerve blocks. Following his resi...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 传,历史文章,杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2010.11.JNS10804
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Surgeries for CNS tumors are frequently performed by general neurosurgeons and by those who specialize in surgical neurooncology. Subspecialization in neurosurgical practice has become common and may improve patient morbidity and mortality rates. However, the potential benefits for patients of having their surge...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.10.JNS132057
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Peroneal neuropathy has been observed in starvation, anorexia, and other situations of extreme weight loss. The authors report a case in which sequential bilateral peroneal neuropathies developed after successful bariatric surgery resulting in a weight loss of 114 lbs over 12 months. The diagnosis was confirmed using ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2006.105.4.631
更新日期:2006-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3171/2008.8.JNS08805
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia occurred in 32 (11.9%) of 269 consecutive patients who were treated with radiofrequency electrocoagulation (RFE). This is a higher incidence than has been reported before and may be explained by the prospective nature of the present study, the long follow-up period, and the inclusion of ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1987.67.1.0044
更新日期:1987-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The aim of this study was to describe the application of a novel transarterial approach to curative embolization of complex intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs). This technique is particularly useful in patients harboring high-grade DAVFs with direct cortical venous drainage or for whom transvenous ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2003.98.3.0498
更新日期:2003-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The present study investigates the hematological reaction to arterial injury during the first 10 minutes after endarterectomy in dogs to determine if heparin reversal during this early period predisposes to thrombus formation. Known platelet physiology would predict that heparinization during this early period would b...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1983.58.5.0708
更新日期:1983-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of drains in the treatment of syringomyelia has a simple and immediate appeal and has been practiced widely since the report of Abbe and Coley over 100 years ago. Good short-term results have been claimed in the past, but long-term outcome is largely unknown. An experience in Birmingham, England is reviewed in...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1995.82.1.0001
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are a leading cause of death and disability in young people. Given that a major cause of death from MVAs is traumatic brain injury, and neurosurgeons hold special expertise in this area relative to other members of a trauma team, the authors hypothesized that neurosurgeon populatio...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2012.6.JNS111281
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Traumatic parenchymal mass lesions are common sequelae of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). They occur in up to 8.2% of all TBI cases and 13%-35% of severe TBI cases, and they account for up to 20% of surgical intracranial lesions. Controversy exists concerning the association between radiological and clinical ev...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.3171/2013.12.JNS131090
更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVE Anterior capsulotomy (AC) is sometimes used as a last resort for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Previous studies assessing neuropsychological outcomes in patients with OCD have identified several forms of cognitive dysfunction that are associated with the disease, but few have focu...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2016.9.JNS152494
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The incidence of extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) abnormalities, namely kinks, coils, and stenoses, was evaluated in a consecutive unselected series of 76 cases of single supratentorial saccular aneurysms submitted to bilateral carotid angiography. These patients were compared with a control group of 120 pat...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1981.55.5.0693
更新日期:1981-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Despite the controversy over the clinical significance of Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), the modality has attracted attention because it is less invasive than resection. The authors report long-term outcomes for 7 patients, focusing in particular on the long-term c...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2012.2.JNS111296
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The authors describe their initial results obtained using a skull-mounted trajectory guide for intraoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided brain biopsy sampling. The device was used in conjunction with a new methodology known as prospective stereotaxis for surgical trajectory alignment. METHODS:Betwee...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2001.94.1.0067
更新日期:2001-01-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1988.69.4.0568
更新日期:1988-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:In this paper, the authors' goal was to define the long-term outcomes and risks of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the medulla, pons, and midbrain. METHODS:Between 1987 and 2006, the authors performed Gamma Knife surgery in 996 patients with brain AVMs; 67 patients had ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2011.9.JNS11176
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Clinical results of an extra-intracranial arterial bypass (EIAB) procedure for cerebral ischemia are assessed in 65 patients. The 5-year-study suggests that the EIAB procedure has a protective effect against further clinically significant cerebrovascular accidents in properly selected patients. Correlation with angiog...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1976.44.3.0313
更新日期:1976-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The aim of this study was to describe the similarity of configuration between the arachnoid complex in the posterior half of the incisural space and the Liliequist membrane. METHODS:Microsurgical dissection and anatomical observation were performed in 20 formalin-fixed adult cadaver heads. The origin, distribut...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.3.JNS132206
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:A precise understanding of the ambient cistern and its associated arachnoid membranes is helpful for accessing perimesencephalic lesions. However, few studies of the arachnoid membranes related to the ambient cistern have been published, and, additionally, some aspects of the ambient cistern also require further...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2011.2.JNS101365
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The aim of this study was to target immunotoxin treatment to the high-molecular-weight melanoma-associated antigen (HMW-MAA) and thereby examine any changes in the survival of immunodeficient rats with human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). METHODS:To target treatment specifically to human glioma cells, Pseudomon...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2004.100.2.0320
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::An anatomical study of three microsurgical intraorbital routes to the optic nerve and orbital apex, which can be reached through a fronto-orbital craniotomy, was conducted on cadaver specimens. The structures that could be exposed via the medial, central, or lateral approaches directed through the orbital roof were de...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1994.81.1.0078
更新日期:1994-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Various bibliometric indices based on the citations accumulated by scholarly articles, including the h-index, g-index, e-index, and Google's i10-index, may be used to evaluate academic productivity in neurological surgery. The present article provides a comprehensive assessment of recent academic publishing outp...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.10.JNS141025
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVE Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer with median survival of less than 2 years with current treatment. Glioblastomas exhibit extensive intratumoral and interpatient heterogeneity, suggesting that successful therapies should produce broad anticancer activities. Therefore, the natural no...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2016.1.JNS152077
更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Although the development of tonsillar herniation (acquired Chiari malformation) in association with lumboperitoneal (LP) shunting is well recognized, it has previously been considered rare. In order to ascertain the incidence of this complication after LP shunting, the authors undertook a retrospective study of all pa...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1993.78.4.0568
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Acute studies performed in five patients indicate that electrical stimulation of the brain could be a powerful tool for the reduction or control of intractable pain. While chronic or spontaneous pain could be relieved by stimulation of the periaqueductal gray matter, the accompanying side effects render it impossible ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1977.47.2.0178
更新日期:1977-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Schwannomas occupying the craniocervical junction (CCJ) are rare and usually originate from the jugular foramen, hypoglossal nerves, and C-1 and C-2 nerves. Although they may have different origins, they may share the same symptoms, surgical approaches, and complications. An extension of these lesions along the ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2010.5.JNS0966
更新日期:2011-05-01 00:00:00