True anatomical compartmentalization of the cavernous sinus in a patient with bilateral cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae. Case report.

abstract：:Dorsal root entry zone lesions have been documented as effective for control of intractable pain in patients with brachial plexus avulsion or severe spinal cord injury. These lesions are usually made with the radiofrequency technique. The authors report three cases in which the CO2 laser was used as an alternative mea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy WJ,Nutkiewicz A,Ditmore QM,Watts C

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tenascin is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein expressed during both normal development and neoplastic growth in both neural and nonneural tissues. During development of the central nervous system (CNS), tenascin is synthesized by glial cells, in particular by immature astrocytes, and is concentrated in transient bo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brodkey JA,Laywell ED,O'Brien TF,Faissner A,Stefansson K,Dörries HU,Schachner M,Steindler DA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is characterized by hindbrain deformity. We investigated the effects of craniocervical decompression surgery on the anatomical features of hindbrain deformity with a prospective MRI study of patients with CM-I. METHODS:A prospective longitudinal study was conducted in 48 patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiss JD,Suffredini G,Bakhtian KD,Sarntinoranont M,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common carotid, femoral, and middle cerebral arteries in the rat have been occluded thrombotically by means of a rose bengal dye-sensitized photochemical reaction initiated in vascular endothelium by the 514.5-nm beam of an argon laser, focused for maximum excitation efficiency of the photosensitizer according to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watson BD,Dietrich WD,Prado R,Ginsberg MD

更新日期：1987-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Some adult patients with moyamoya disease (MMD) undergoing revascularization surgery show an improvement or decline in cognition postoperatively. Revascularization surgery for ischemic MMD augments cerebral blood flow (CBF) and improves cerebral oxygen metabolism. However, cerebral hyperperfusion, which is a ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yanagihara W,Chida K,Kobayashi M,Kubo Y,Yoshida K,Terasaki K,Ogasawara K

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the cause of the loss of endothelium-dependent relaxation observed in chronic cerebral vasospasm. A bioassay system was developed to measure the release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) from canine basilar arteries. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was induced in do...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim P,Lorenz RR,Sundt TM Jr,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique of "frameless" stereotaxy that allows real-time intraoperative neurosurgical localization is described. The system is composed of four components: a hand-held probe containing two ultrasonic emitters, a microphone array that is rigidly affixed to the operating table in proximity to the surgical field, hard...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barnett GH,Kormos DW,Steiner CP,Weisenberger J

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

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 authors report on the case of a 6-year-old boy who underwent resection of a midline cerebellar tumor. The boy was able to speak fluently after the operation. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed that the right dentate nucleus had been partially removed along with the tumor, but that the left dentate nucleus rema...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kusano Y,Tanaka Y,Takasuna H,Wada N,Tada T,Kakizawa Y,Hongo K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of hypocapnia (PaCO2 20 mm Hg) on cerebral metabolism and the electroencephalogram (EEG) findings in 12 dogs during nitroglycerin (NTG)-induced hypotension. Previous studies suggest that NTG is a more potent cerebral vasodilator than sodium nitroprusside or trimethaphan. It was speculate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Artru AA,Wright K,Colley PS

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The average 65-year-old patient with moderate dementia can look forward to only 1.4 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), that is, longevity times quality of life. Some of these patients suffer from normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and respond dramatically to shunt insertion. Currently, however, NPH cannot be ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stein SC,Burnett MG,Sonnad SS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A consecutive series of 32 adult patients with chronic subdural hematoma was studied in respect to postoperative cerebral reexpansion (reduction in diameter of the subdural space) after burr-hole craniostomy and closed-system drainage. Patients with high subdural pressure showed the most rapid brain expansion and clin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Markwalder TM,Steinsiepe KF,Rohner M,Reichenbach W,Markwalder H

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a frame with guides to facilitate accurate correlation of the planes of brain-specimen sections with computerized axial tomography brain scans. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shipps FC,D'Agostino A,Raaf J

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on an unusual case of a primary intracranial myxoma in a 39-year-old woman. The patient presented with headache and generalized seizure. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large right frontal tumor resembling a parasagittal meningioma. A gross-total resection was performed, and histological revie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Powers CJ,Pizzi CC,Cummings TJ,Friedman AH

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A growing number of published studies have recently demonstrated the role of resection in overall survival (OS) for patients with gliomas. In this retrospective study, the authors objectively investigated the role of the extent of resection (EOR) in OS in patients with low-grade gliomas (LGGs). METHODS:Between ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ius T,Isola M,Budai R,Pauletto G,Tomasino B,Fadiga L,Skrap M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Unlike their malignant counterparts, low-grade gliomas are associated with prolonged survival. However, these tumors have a propensity to progress after resection and ultimately undergo malignant degeneration. The factors associated with recurrence and malignant degeneration remain relatively unknown. The author...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chaichana KL,McGirt MJ,Laterra J,Olivi A,Quiñones-Hinojosa A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on a 57-year-old woman in whom progression to brain death occurred on day 9 after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage without evidence of significant brain edema or vasospasm. Neuromonitoring demonstrated that brain death was preceded by a series of cortical spreading depolarizations that occurred in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carlson AP,Shuttleworth CW,Major S,Lemale CL,Dreier JP,Hartings JA

更新日期：2018-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Four adults with unilateral (three cases) or bilateral (one case) closed schizencephaly, medically intractable epilepsy, and otherwise normal neurological examinations are presented. Three were examined preoperatively with magnetic resonance imaging and one with computerized tomography. Scalp electroencephalographic (...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Silbergeld DL,Miller JW

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of hemodilution to lower blood viscosity and increase cerebral blood flow has been proven experimentally; however, the optimum hematocrit for maximum oxygen delivery to ischemic brain tissue is not known, and a study was designed to determine this. Fifty dogs were selected for inclusion in the study using ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee SH,Heros RC,Mullan JC,Korosue K

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Patients with poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Grade IV or V) are often considered for decompressive craniectomy (DC) as a rescue therapy for refractory intracranial hypertension. The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alotaibi NM,Elkarim GA,Samuel N,Ayling OGS,Guha D,Fallah A,Aldakkan A,Jaja BNR,de Oliveira Manoel AL,Ibrahim GM,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct cortical response (DCR), an electrical potential recorded in the immediate vicinity of a surface cortical stimulus, shows a configuration in the primary sensory areas of animals that is different from the one observed in association cortex. This suggested the possibility that systematic study of the DCR in ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldring S,Harding GW,Gregorie EM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:To overcome the limitations associated with surgical approaches that have been described for accessing intraparenchymal lesions of the anteromedial region of the superior cerebellum, the authors used a posterior subtemporal transtentorial approach to remove tumors in this region. In this paper they describe the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ammerman JM,Lonser RR,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are benign tumors of the pituitary gland that typically cause visual and/or hormonal dysfunction. Surgery is the treatment of choice, but patients remain at risk for tumor recurrence for several years afterwards. The authors evaluate the early results of surgery and the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Losa M,Mortini P,Barzaghi R,Ribotto P,Terreni MR,Marzoli SB,Pieralli S,Giovanelli M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method was developed for the clinical assessment of motor function in rats after experimental spinal cord injury. The method consists of placing the animal on an inclined plane which can be adjusted to provide a slope of varying grade, and then assessing the maximum angle of the plane at which the animal can mai...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rivlin AS,Tator CH

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of General Leonard Wood is notable both for its contribution to the field of neurosurgery and its historical significance. As one of Harvey Cushing's first successful brain tumor operations in 1910, Wood's surgery was part of the case series that culminated in Cushing's monograph Meningioma. This case was imp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ansari SF,Gianaris NG,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cerebral metastasis of chorioepithelioma with an occlusion of the angular artery is presented. The occlusion was verified angiographically, surgically, and microscopically. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakagawa Y,Tashiro K,Isu T,Tsuru M

更新日期：1979-08-01 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：:In this paper, the authors describe the history of neurosurgery at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto. St. Michael's has long been regarded as one of the top teaching and research hospitals in Canada. A detailed literature review of published and unpublished works was performed to formulate a succinct but i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alotaibi NM,Guha D,Ahuja CS,Spears J,Muller PJ,Tucker WS,Hudson AR,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is widely used for the clinical treatment of various human diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated that low-energy ESWT upregulates the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in myocardial infarction an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamaya S,Ozawa H,Kanno H,Kishimoto KN,Sekiguchi A,Tateda S,Yahata K,Ito K,Shimokawa H,Itoi E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00