Relationship of intraoperative electrophysiological criteria to outcome after selective functional posterior rhizotomy.

abstract：OBJECT:Proper screening, management, and follow-up of Grade 1 and 2 blunt carotid artery injuries (BCIs) remains controversial. These low-grade BCIs were analyzed to define their natural history and establish a rational management plan based on lesion progression and cerebral infarction. METHODS:A retrospective review...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Scott WW,Sharp S,Figueroa SA,Eastman AL,Hatchette CV,Madden CJ,Rickert KL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was diagnosed on computerized tomography (CT) scanning and was subsequently confirmed by angiography in two patients. Small ventricles and filling defects occurring within the sinus (the empty triangle sign) appeared to be highly suggestive of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： d'Avella D,Russo A,Santoro G,Pandolfo N,Cafarelli F,De Blasi F,del Vivo RE

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of medicine is replete with innovations in neurosurgery that have spurred further developments across the medical spectrum. Surgeons treating pathologies in the head and spine have broken ground with new approaches, techniques, and technologies since ancient times. Neurosurgeons occupy a vital nexus in pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Couldwell WT,Mortimer V,Kraus KL

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:In this report, the authors describe three patients with malignant gliomas who experienced paroxysmal neurological symptoms triggered by standing. The symptoms were attributed to acute elevations of intracranial pressure, an uncommon phenomenon called "plateau waves." In each instance, the attacks occurred despite the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watling CJ,Cairncross JG

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Meningiomas at the falcotentorial junction represent a rare subgroup of complex meningiomas. Debate remains regarding the appropriate treatment strategy for and optimal surgical approach to these tumors, and surgical outcomes have not been well described in the literature. The authors reviewed their single-in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhao X,Belykh E,Przybylowski CJ,Borba Moreira L,Gandhi S,Tayebi Meybodi A,Cavallo C,Valli D,Wicks RT,Nakaji P

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and limitations of gamma surgery (GS) in the treatment of brain metastases from melanoma. METHODS:Imaging and clinical outcomes in 45 patients treated for 92 brain metastases from melanoma between October 1989 and October 1999 were retrospectively analyzed. F...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mingione V,Oliveira M,Prasad D,Steiner M,Steiner L

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial attempts at transcranial approaches to the pituitary gland in the late 1800s and early 1900s resulted in a mortality rate that was generally considered prohibitive. Schloffer suggested the use of a transsphenoidal route as a safer, alternative approach to the sella turcica. He reported the first successful rem...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu JK,Das K,Weiss MH,Laws ER Jr,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with malignant brain tumors who developed acute nonlymphocytic leukemia after treatment with radiation and chemotherapy are described. Both patients survived more than 2 years after diagnosis of the brain tumor. Survival following the diagnosis of leukemia was short, and both patients died of hemorrhage s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kempin S,Sundaresan N,Shapiro WB,Arlin Z

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors performed a study to review outcomes following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and to create a practical scale to predict long-term outcome. METHODS:Outcomes were reviewed in 1012 patients who were followed up for more than 2 years. Favorable outcome was defi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,Yen CP,Ding D,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to evaluate the spatial accuracy of interictal magnetoencephalography (MEG) in localizing the primary epileptogenic focus in comparison with alternative MEG-derived estimates such as ictal onset recording or sensory mapping of the periphery where seizures manifest. METHODS:During this ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tang L,Mantle M,Ferrari P,Schiffbauer H,Rowley HA,Barbaro NM,Berger MS,Roberts TP

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have reviewed the clinical records of 110 patients with intracranial cavernous malformations diagnosed by histological examination and/or magnetic resonance imaging over a mean follow-up period of 4.71 years. These cases were divided, based on their presentation, into a hemorrhage group, a seizure group, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aiba T,Tanaka R,Koike T,Kameyama S,Takeda N,Komata T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) have been classified as pure pial, pure dural, and mixed pial and dural. Dural AVM's are relatively uncommon, with 377 cases documented up to 1990. These lesions were believed to be situated within the walls of the sinuses, but during the last decade researchers discove...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malik GM,Mahmood A,Mehta BA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten cases of meningioma of the pineal region were histologically verified at a single institution during an 8-year period. These represented 0.3% of 3061 intracranial meningiomas, as well as 6.2% of 164 pineal tumors. Patients were predominantly women. Symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure were most co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Konovalov AN,Spallone A,Pitzkhelauri DI

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of hemoglobin (Hb) in the pathogenesis of cerebral vasospasm remain a matter of discussion. Hemoglobin is known to be released from extravasated red blood cells in a variety of pathological conditions, including subarachnoid hemorrhage. These conditions are often accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Suzuki S,Takenaka K,Kassell NF,Lee KS

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal dural lacerations can be a difficult part of spinal surgery. A dural tear can result in complications that include meningitis and pseudocyst formation. Appropriate treatment for these tears is generally suturing, using 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 suture. For successful closure of dural lacerations, the authors have collab...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy DI,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data on long-term functional recovery (LFR) following severe brain injury are essential for counseling of surrogates and for appropriate timing of outcome assessment in clinical trials. Delayed functional recovery (DFR) beyond 3-6 months is well documented following severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), but t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wabl R,Williamson CA,Pandey AS,Rajajee V

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiographic features and long-term clinical outcome in three patients who presented at birth with a cystic suboccipital mass in direct communication with the fourth ventricle are reviewed. The pathological findings in a fourth infant who died are also discussed. All surviving infants were treated with cyst excisi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fenstermaker RA,Roessmann U,Rekate HL

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report and discuss four rare cases of primary, giant cell tumor of the cranial vault, a usually benign tumor that develops in young patients and has an extremely low rate of latent malignancy. The authors believe the preferred treatment to be total surgical removal of the tumor; only in rare cases of malig...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arseni C,Horvath L,Maretsis M,Carp N

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Knowing the rate of rupture associated with unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) can help surgeons determine a case management strategy in patients harboring these lesions. According to large-scale cohort studies involving populations in North America and Europe, small unruptured aneurysms carry a very low risk ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Morita A,Fujiwara S,Hashi K,Ohtsu H,Kirino T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with complex craniocerebral pathophysiologies such as giant cerebral aneurysms, skull base tumors, and/or carotid artery occlusive disease are candidates for a revascularization procedure to augment or preserve cerebral blood flow. However, the brain is susceptible to ischemia, and therefore the excimer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reinert M,Verweij BH,Schaffner T,Mihalache G,Schroth G,Seller RW,Tulleken CA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged coma afterhead trauma is associated with depletion of 3', 5' cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Because cAMP has previously been implicated in neurorendocrine secretion, this study examines the pituitay-hypothalamic function in 15 adult male patients (to exclude the effec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fleischer AS,Rudman DR,Payne NS,Tindall GT

更新日期：1978-11-01 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：:Forty-five studies of regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV), regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and regional cerebral oxygen utilization (rCMRO2) were performed in 30 patients undergoing diagnostic cerebral angiography for evaluation of a subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Tracer method...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grubb RL Jr,Raichle ME,Eichling JO,Gado MH

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Skull bone regeneration induced by transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta1)-containing gelatin hydrogels (TGFbeta1-hydrogels) was investigated using a rabbit skull defect model. Different strengths of TGFbeta1 were examined and compared: different TGFbeta1 doses in gelatin hydrogels with a fixed water content...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hong L,Tabata Y,Miyamoto S,Yamamoto M,Yamada K,Hashimoto N,Ikada Y

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 6-year-old boy, after recovery from prolonged coma following head trauma, exhibited the rare phenomenon of bilateral oculomotor nerve misdirection manifested by ipsilateral eyelid elevation on adduction of either eye. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Keane JR

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachnoid cysts are commonly thought to arise from either congenital defects or trauma. In this article the authors report the spontaneous development of a suprasellar third ventricular arachnoid cyst whose origin was not clearly congenital or traumatic. At the age of 4 months, the patient presented with hypertonia, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Struck AF,Murphy MJ,Iskandar BJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The objective of this study was to evaluate endovascular stent therapy for carotid artery dissections (CADs). METHODS:Retrospective review of data at Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital identified 43 patients with 44 CADs (intracranial and/or extracranial) treated with carotid artery (CA) stent placement between Ja...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ohta H,Natarajan SK,Hauck EF,Khalessi AA,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In an attempt to improve peripheral nerve repair, the influence of the addition of reverse end-to-side neurorrhaphy for an injured peripheral nerve was investigated in the rat sciatic nerve transection model. METHODS:Twelve Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups (six rats in each group). In Group I, t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujiwara T,Matsuda K,Kubo T,Tomita K,Hattori R,Masuoka T,Yano K,Hosokawa K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pressure-volume index (PVI) was measured in six adult cats while cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) was reduced from normal levels to below the autoregulatory range by a continuous infusion of adenosine triphosphate. Anesthesia was induced with methohexital and maintained with an N2O:O2 (70%:30%) mixture. Body temp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gray WJ,Rosner MJ

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00