Coccidioidomycotic brain abscess. Case report.

abstract：:OBJECTIVECerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) is a serious complication after carotid artery stenting (CAS). Staged angioplasty (SAP)-i.e., angioplasty followed by delayed CAS-has been reported as a potential CHS-avoiding procedure. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of SAP in avoiding CHS af...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hayakawa M,Sugiu K,Yoshimura S,Hishikawa T,Yamagami H,Fukuda-Doi M,Sakai N,Iihara K,Ogasawara K,Oishi H,Ito Y,Matsumaru Y

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to determine the clinicopathological features of patients with intracranial bleeding from unsuspected meningioma and to relate these data to surgery-related outcome. METHODS:The authors report on two cases in which hemorrhage of an unsuspected meningioma occurred in the tentorial ridge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bosnjak R,Derham C,Popović M,Ravnik J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on a 17-year-old boy who suffered from slowly progressive and long-standing symptoms of ataxia, neck pain, and headache. Computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a tumor arising from the floor of the fourth ventricle that resulted in a moderate hydrocephalus. A parti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Warmuth-Metz M,Klein R,Sörensen N,Solymosi L

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal in this study was to review the effects of treatment plan quality on outcomes after radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma (VS). METHODS:Between July 1988 and August 2005, 390 patients were treated. The results of this experience have been published recently. In this study the authors looked at dosimet...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Beegle RD,Friedman WA,Bova FJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are relatively uncommon and often difficult to treat. The authors present their experience with multimodality treatment of 76 posterior fossa AVMs, with an emphasis on Spetzler-Martin Grades III-V AVMs. METHODS:Seventy-six patients with posterior fossa AVMs tre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kelly ME,Guzman R,Sinclair J,Bell-Stephens TE,Bower R,Hamilton S,Marks MP,Do HM,Chang SD,Adler JR,Levy RP,Steinberg GK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The facial nerve in vestibular schwannomas (VSs) is located on the ventral tumor surface in more than 90% of cases; other courses are rare. A split facial nerve course with two distinct bundles has thus far been described exclusively for medial extrameatal tumors. METHODS:Between 1996 and 2005, 16 consecutive c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Strauss C,Prell J,Rampp S,Romstöck J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one monkeys were randomly divided into three groups to undergo baseline cerebral angiography followed by induction of subarachnoid hemorrhage by placement of autologous blood clot along the right-sided arteries of the anterior circle of Willis (Day 0). The monkeys were then given drug vehicle or one of two endo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hino A,Weir BK,Macdonald RL,Thisted RA,Kim CJ,Johns LM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic application of barbiturate-induced coma was evaluated in a primate model of focal cerebral ischemia. A standardized regimen of pentobarbital was used, and the times of initiation of administration were varied following a 6-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion in baboons. Three groups of five animals w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Selman WR,Spetzler RF,Roski RA,Roessmann U,Crumrine R,Macko R

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Hyperperfusion syndrome (HPS) is a notable complication that causes various neurological symptoms after superficial temporal artery (STA)-middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass surgery for moyamoya disease (MMD). The authors used intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) videoangiography to measure the change in m...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yang T,Higashino Y,Kataoka H,Hamano E,Maruyama D,Iihara K,Takahashi JC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Experimental studies have shown numerous neuroprotective properties of alcohol ("ethanol") after TBI, but clinical studies have provided conflicting results. The authors aimed to assess the relationship between positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on hospital admission and mortality after moderate to seve...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raj R,Mikkonen ED,Siironen J,Hernesniemi J,Lappalainen J,Skrifvars MB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neurostimulation to treat chronic pain includes approved and investigational therapies directed at the spinal cord, thalamus, periaqueductal or periventricular gray matter, motor cortex, and peripheral nerves. Persistent pain after surgery and work-related or neural injuries are common indications for such treat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Coffey RJ,Lozano AM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of transverse myelitis caused by Schistosoma mansoni. Although this is a treatable disease if diagnosed in the early stage, it is very rarely seen in developed countries and can result in complications if diagnosis is delayed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ueki K,Parisi JE,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cushing's disease is a challenging neuroendocrine disorder. Although resection remains the primary treatment option for most patients, the disease persists if there is residual or recurrent tumor. Stereotactic radiosurgery has been used to treat patients with persistent Cushing's disease after a prior resection....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sheehan JP,Xu Z,Salvetti DJ,Schmitt PJ,Vance ML

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy may provide important clinical information in the acute stages of brain injury. For this to occur it must be ensured that intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring devices are safe to bring into the MR imaging suite. The authors tested a Codman MicroSensor ICP Transducer (Codma...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Newcombe VF,Hawkes RC,Harding SG,Willcox R,Brock S,Hutchinson PJ,Menon DK,Carpenter TA,Coles JP

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the first reported case of post-craniotomy wound infection due to Pseudallescheria boydii. The patient was a 24-year-old man who sustained a direct blunt injury to the calvaria, resulting in a large subdural hematoma that was surgically evacuated. Subsequently, the surgical wound became infected w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lazarus HS,Myers JP,Brocker RJ

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Disturbance of calcium homeostasis contributes to evolving tissue damage and energetic impairment following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Calcium-mediated activation of calcineurin results in production of tissue-damaging nitric oxide and free oxygen radicals. Inhibition of calcineurin induced by the immunosuppr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stover JF,Schöning B,Sakowitz OW,Woiciechowsky C,Unterberg AW

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Oligometastatic brain metastases may be treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) alone, but no consensus exists as to when SRS alone would be appropriate. A survey was conducted at 2 radiosurgery meetings to determine which factors SRS practitioners emphasize in recommending SRS alone, and what physician cha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Knisely JP,Yamamoto M,Gross CP,Castrucci WA,Jokura H,Chiang VL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glioma resection under conscious ("awake") sedation (CS) is used for eloquent areas of the brain to minimize postoperative neurological deficits. The objective of this study was to compare the duration of hospital stay, overall hospital cost, perioperative morbidity, and postoperative patient functional status i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Peruzzi P,Bergese SD,Viloria A,Puente EG,Abdel-Rasoul M,Chiocca EA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgical intervention may be required if endovascular embolization is insufficient to completely obliterate intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs). The authors report their 14-year experience with 23 patients harboring diverse intracranial DAVFs that required surgical intervention. METHODS:Between 19...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu JK,Dogan A,Ellegala DB,Carlson J,Nesbit GM,Barnwell SL,Delashaw JB

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cysts of the atlantoaxial joint are infrequently described and probably an underreported cause of upper cervical spinal cord compression. The authors report on two patients with cysts located posteriorly of the dens in whom a C-1 and partial C-2 hemilaminectomy with subtotal resection of the cyst provided ad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zorzon M,Skrap M,Diodato S,Nasuelli D,Lucci B

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：OBJECT:The central role of endothelin (ET)-1 in the development of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage is indicated by the successful treatment of this vasospasm in several animal models by using selective ET(A) receptor antagonists. Clazosentan is a selective ET(A) receptor antagonist that provides for th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vatter H,Zimmermann M,Tesanovic V,Raabe A,Schilling L,Seifert V

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This Phase II study was performed to determine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of combining nimustine (ACNU)-carboplatin-vincristine-Interferon-beta (IFNbeta) chemotherapy. METHODS:Ninety-seven patients with Karnofsky Performance Scale scores of 50 or greater were enrolled in the study. Nimustine (60 mg/...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aoki T,Takahashi JA,Ueba T,Oya N,Hiraoka M,Matsui K,Fukui T,Nakashima Y,Ishikawa M,Hashimoto N

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors' objective was 2-fold: 1) to compare outcomes of microsurgical resection for vestibular schwannoma (VS) between patients aged 70 years or older and patients younger than 70 years and 2) to test the hypothesis that symptomatic tumors in elderly patients represent a more aggressive variant of VS than t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Van Abel KM,Carlson ML,Driscoll CL,Neff BA,Link MJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available data indicate that the concentration of prostaglandin F2alpha required to produce arterial spasm in an experimental model is approximately a thousand-fold higher than the concentration that occurs under physiological conditions. The spasmogenic platelet factor which has been previously described is shown to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kapp JP,Robertson JT,White RP

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The various terms used to describe subdural fluid collection--"external hydrocephalus", "subdural hygroma", "subdural effusion", "benign subdural collection", and "extraventricular obstructive hydrocephalus"-reflect the confusion surrounding the diagnoses of these diseases. Differentiating external hydrocephalus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Huh PW,Yoo DS,Cho KS,Park CK,Kang SG,Park YS,Kim DS,Kim MC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Insular gliomas can be resected with acceptable rates of neurological morbidity, but little is known with regard to impairment of higher-order neurocognitive functions. The frequency and functional impact of neurocognitive deficits in patients with gliomas has until recently been underappreciated. The authors th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu AS,Witgert ME,Lang FF,Xiao L,Bekele BN,Meyers CA,Ferson D,Wefel JS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial number of patients with coronal synostosis who undergo frontoorbital advancement still require additional surgical treatment to correct increased intracranial pressure or unsatisfactory craniofacial structure. However, frontoorbital advancement currently requires elevation of the frontal as well as the o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hirabayashi S,Sugawara Y,Sakurai A,Harii K,Park S

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a new and reliable technique for producing experimental noncommunicating syringomyelia. In 30 rats, 1.2 to 1.6 microliters of kaolin was microinjected into the dorsal columns and central gray matter of the spinal cord at C-6. The inoculations caused transient neurological deficits in four animals...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Milhorat TH,Nobandegani F,Miller JI,Rao C

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed nonhemorrhagic encephalopathy following mild head trauma is a rare condition with an unknown etiology. The few cases reported in the literature are in young adults, all of them in the era before computerized tomography (CT) became available, and all had a devastating clinical course with multifocal ischemia or...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ram Z,Hadani M,Spiegelman R,Tadmor R,Shacked I

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00