Calcified cervical intervertebral discs in children. Report of three cases.

abstract：:The authors report a case of myxochondrosarcoma of the fourth ventricle. The tumor was heavily calcified and proved impossible to remove at surgery. Histological examination revealed areas of loose fibroblastic tissue, hyaline cartilage, osteoid, and bone. It is postulated that the tumor arose from the stroma of the c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Scott RM,Dickersin R,Wolpert SM,Twitchell T

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) reviews formal neurosurgical training in the United States from its inception with one program in 1934 to 1984, with 94 programs and 650 residents. He reports on the 1st year's experience with a national neurosurgical residency matching plan. He...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pevehouse BC

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Symptoms from Parkinson's disease improve after surgical ablation of the medial globus pallidus (GPm). Although, in theory, selective chemical ablation of neurons in the GPm could preserve vital structures jeopardized by surgery, the potential of this approach is limited when using traditional techniques of drug...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lieberman DM,Corthesy ME,Cummins A,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extra-abdominal cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid was found postpartum in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. No similar complication of VP shunting has been reported before. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nugent P,Hoshek S

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：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：:Intracranial aneurysms in infants are rare, but are associated with a high risk of rupture and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The authors report a case of an incidentally diagnosed, probably congenital, asymptomatic giant aneurysm of the posterior communicating artery in a 9-month-old girl, which completely thrombosed follo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Krapf H,Schöning M,Petersen D,Küker W

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have created an experimental model of regional cerebral ischemia in gerbils that is reproducible and has a low mortality rate. In gerbils, either the posterior communicating artery (PCoA) or the middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded, and the distribution of cerebral ischemia from each surgical procedur...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yoshimine T,Yanagihara T

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight patients underwent transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment of non-neoplastic intrasellar cysts: 36 had cyst drainage and biopsy of the cyst wall, and in two the cyst was totally removed. Surgical morbidity was 8%. The mean follow-up time was 46.3 months; 100% patient follow-up evaluation was achieved. Six...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Baskin DS,Wilson CB

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combined radiological and surgical technique that permits identification of appropriate recipient vessels and accurate placement of the atrial catheter in ventriculoatrial shunts is described. The procedure uses readily available radiological skills and reduces operation time and morbidity related to malpositioning ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thompson DN,Casey AT,Hayward RD,Harkness WF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas are formidable cranial base tumors to resect because of their intimate relationship with neighboring critical neurovascular structures, particularly the undersurface of the optic chiasm and hypothalamus. Radical resection offers the best chance of minimizing tumor recurrence, althoug...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu JK,Eloy JA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old laborer presented with a 1-year history of low-back pain radiating into the posterior aspects of both thighs. Two weeks before admission, acute exacerbation resulted in signs and symptoms of compressive radiculopathy at L-5. Myelography revealed concentric constriction of the lower thecal sac due to abun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Archer CR,Smith KR Jr

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Oxygen delivered in supraphysiological amounts is currently under investigation as a therapy for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Hyperoxia can be delivered to the brain under normobaric as well as hyperbaric conditions. In this study the authors directly compare hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) and normobaric hyper...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rockswold SB,Rockswold GL,Zaun DA,Zhang X,Cerra CE,Bergman TA,Liu J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this prospective multicenter study the authors hypothesized that investigational epidural cortical stimulation (CS) delivered concurrently with rehabilitation therapy may enhance motor recovery following stroke. METHODS:Patients who had suffered their index stroke >or= 4 months previously were randomized int...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy R,Ruland S,Weinand M,Lowry D,Dafer R,Bakay R

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of craniopharyngioma in a newborn infant. Marked hydrocephalus of the fetal head was recognized in the pelvimetric roentgenograms of the mother and massive suprasellar calcification was seen in the plain skull films. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Azar-Kia B,Krishnan UR,Schechter MM

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up study was performed on 41 hydrocephalic children with primary (10 patients) or secondary (31 patients) placement of an anti-siphon device (ASD) connected to their shunt. The clinical course before and after ASD implantation was compared in these two groups, including studies of the head circumference, the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gruber R,Jenny P,Herzog B

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with symptomatic arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) underwent embolization with isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate (Bucrylate) delivered via a mini-balloon catheter according to the protocol of George and Pevsner. These patients underwent surgical removal of their embolized AVM, and surgical specimens were evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Klara PM,George ED,McDonnell DE,Pevsner PH

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete avulsion of the brachial plexus is a severe injury usually caused by high-energy trauma. Even with the advent of modern microsurgical techniques, many patients have been rendered severely handicapped following this injury. The authors present a new reconstructive procedure that uses a microsurgical reinne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Doi K,Sakai K,Fuchigami Y,Kawai S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE A subset of patients with Chiari I malformation demonstrate patent subarachnoid spaces around the cerebellum, indicating that reduced posterior fossa volume alone does not account for tonsillar descent. The authors distinguish two subsets of Chiari I malformation patients based on the degree of "posterior fo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taylor DG,Mastorakos P,Jane JA Jr,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive review of the literature has shown that the treatment of choice for cerebellar astrocytomas has primarily been gross-total resection of the mass and gross-total resection of the enhancing portion of pilocytic astrocytomas. Most large scale studies of postresection survival rates of patients with cerebe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Morreale VM,Ebersold MJ,Quast LM,Parisi JE

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to report a surgical technique of nerve transfer to restore radial nerve function after a complete palsy due to a proximal injury to the radial nerve. The authors report the case of a patient who underwent direct nerve transfer of redundant or expendable motor branches of the median nerve ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mackinnon SE,Roque B,Tung TH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between age at diagnosis, patterns of care, and outcome among elderly individuals with anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Methods Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database, the authors identified 1753 individual...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barnholtz-Sloan JS,Williams VL,Maldonado JL,Shahani D,Stockwell HG,Chamberlain M,Sloan AE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurological and neuroradiological manifestations of pediatric achondroplasia are analyzed on the basis of 10 cases. In addition to the classical symptomatology of an enlarging head, with or without increased intracranial pressure, several patients presented symptoms related to a small foramen magnum. Respiratory ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada H,Nakamura S,Tajima M,Kageyama N

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Remington humane stunner was used to deliver blows to the skulls of anesthetized cats. Alternate animals were post-treated with either dexamethasone (4 mg/kg/day) or a comparable volume of saline. Each animal was tested for cerebral edema 48 hours after impact by measurement of the change in density of white matter ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tornheim PA,McLaurin RL

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the brain parenchyma and cerebrospinal fluid spaces were demonstrated in three cases of dural arteriovenous malformations by computerized tomography (CT). In various combinations, there were 1) vermiform or patchy enhancement after intravenous contrast infusion, 2) abnormal decreased density mainly in the w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Miyasaka K,Takei H,Nomura M,Sugimoto S,Aida T,Abe H,Tsuru M

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides an objective assessment of the reliability of histological grading of astrocytoma specimens obtained using stereotactic biopsy. Pathological diagnosis of brain tumors provides an index of disease severity and guides clinical practice in their treatment. It also functions as the gold standard in ass...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mittler MA,Walters BC,Stopa EG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several types of adjustable clamp have been widely utilized to gradually occlude the carotid artery for the treatment of various intracranial vascular lesions. A fairly large number of patients, many of whom have not been adequately followed, have these clamps still in place. The authors report two patients, initially...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Helm GA,Simmons NE,diPierro CG,Kassell NF

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Disposable supplies constitute a large portion of operating room (OR) costs and are often left over at the end of a surgical case. Despite financial and environmental implications of such waste, there has been little evaluation of OR supply utilization. The goal of this study was to quantify the utilization ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zygourakis CC,Yoon S,Valencia V,Boscardin C,Moriates C,Gonzales R,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of high-frequency transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) through screw electrodes placed in the skull was investigated for use in intraoperative monitoring of the motor pathways in patients who are in a state of general anesthesia during cerebral and spinal operations. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs)...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watanabe K,Watanabe T,Takahashi A,Saito N,Hirato M,Sasaki T

更新日期：2004-01-01 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