Parasellar epidermoid tumor presenting as painful ophthalmoplegia.

abstract：:A case is reported of a patient in whom an intracranial extracerebral melanoma developed in association with a life-long nevus of Ota. Melanotic pigmentation of the skull, periosteum, and meninges beneath the nevus was found at operation. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sagar HJ,Ilgren EB,Adams CB

更新日期：1983-02-01 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:Preserving vital cerebral function while maximizing tumor resection is a principal goal in surgical neurooncology. Although functional magnetic resonance imaging has been useful in the localization of eloquent cerebral cortex, this method does not provide information about the white matter tracts that may be inv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Witwer BP,Moftakhar R,Hasan KM,Deshmukh P,Haughton V,Field A,Arfanakis K,Noyes J,Moritz CH,Meyerand ME,Rowley HA,Alexander AL,Badie B

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study examining the possible therapeutic effects of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor-alpha (rHuTNF-alpha) on malignant gliomas without expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-receptors, RG-2 glioma cells were tested in vitro as well as in a rat experimental glioma model. A growth inhibition assay reveale...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kiwit JC,Schmitz KH,Daum L,Reifenberger G,Roosen N

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVECerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are frequently diagnosed vascular malformations of the brain. Although most CCMs are asymptomatic, some can be responsible for intracerebral hemorrhage or seizures. In selected cases, microsurgical resection is the preferred treatment option. Treatment with the unselect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldberg J,Jaeggi C,Schoeni D,Mordasini P,Raabe A,Bervini D

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle biopsy of the brain utilizing computerized tomography (CT) scan data is an accepted diagnostic technique that has been performed both with and without the aid of stereotaxic frames. Experience with both techniques has resulted in a specific procedure for CT-guided free-hand biopsy which is performed in the CT s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldstein S,Gumerlock MK,Neuwelt EA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It is assumed that the observed increase in brain tumor incidence may at least partially be explained by increased use of MRI. However, to date no direct estimate of this effect is available. The authors undertook this registry-based study to examine whether regional frequencies of cerebral MRI use correlate to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Solheim O,Torsteinsen M,Johannesen TB,Jakola AS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) is the second-most common focal epilepsy syndrome, and seizures are medically refractory in many patients. Although various studies have examined rates and predictors of seizure freedom after resection for FLE, there is significant variability in their results due to patient diversity...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Englot DJ,Wang DD,Rolston JD,Shih TT,Chang EF

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurothekeoma is a benign cutaneous nerve-sheath tumor. The authors describe the case of a 16-year-old girl with a parasellar neurothekeoma that was successfully removed. Magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium administration revealed bright enhancement of the peripheral portions and nonhomogeneous uptake in the ce...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Paulus W,Warmuth-Metz M,Sörensen N

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous intracerebral hematoma associated with carotid-cavernous fistula is rare. Three new cases are presented. In each, the hemorrhage originated in the vicinity of localized intracranial venous engorgement, as demonstrated by cerebral angiography. Rupture of one or several of the distended venous channels from ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turner DM,Vangilder JC,Mojtahedi S,Pierson EW

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The application accuracy of the Neuromate neurosurgical robot has been validated in vitro but has not been evaluated in vivo for deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode implantations. The authors conducted a study to evaluate this application accuracy in routine frame-based DBS procedures, with an independent sys...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： von Langsdorff D,Paquis P,Fontaine D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths that develop in the pituitary gland. The Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) contains the largest aggregation of population-based data on the incidence of primary CNS tumors in the US. These data were used to determine the incidence of tumors of the pi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gittleman H,Ostrom QT,Farah PD,Ondracek A,Chen Y,Wolinsky Y,Kruchko C,Singer J,Kshettry VR,Laws ER,Sloan AE,Selman WR,Barnholtz-Sloan JS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of seizures or epileptiform abnormalities on electroencephalography (EEG) studies in patients undergoing surgical treatment for acute subdural hematoma (SDH). METHODS:This was a retrospective study of 134 consecutive patients with acute or acute-on-chronic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rabinstein AA,Chung SY,Rudzinski LA,Lanzino G

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The supplementary motor area (SMA) is a region located within each cerebral hemisphere at the posterior mesial border of the frontal lobe adjacent to the falx. The functional significance of this area has been somewhat unclear, and information regarding its influence on motor output has largely been based on evoked re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rostomily RC,Berger MS,Ojemann GA,Lettich E

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A brief period of hypothermia has recently been shown to induce delayed tolerance to ischemic brain injury. This form of tolerance is initiated several hours after hypothermic preconditioning (HPC) and persists for a few days. Hypothermia-induced tolerance could provide a means for limiting cellular injury durin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yunoki M,Nishio S,Ukita N,Anzivino MJ,Lee KS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of two sets of growth factors, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), in the induction and maintenance of glial tumors and their phenotypic expression. Explants from eight malignant tumors, five benign tumors, and two nontumo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mapstone TB

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this study the authors' goal was to identify the complication rate of subduroperitoneal (SDP) shunts for the treatment of subdural hematomas (SDHs) in infants and to determine the influences on and predictive factors for these complications. METHODS:The authors present a case series spanning the years 1994 t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurschel S,Puget S,Bourgeois M,Zerah M,Ofner P,Renier D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A melanin-producing, encapsulated, histologically benign-appearing tumor of the trigeminal nerve was surgically removed from a 9-year-old boy. It recurred 6 months later and was then subtotally resected and treated with radiation therapy. The clinical and pathological features of this and 10 similar cases reported in ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Winston KR,Sotrel A,Schnitt SJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of extracranial traumatic aneurysm formation has not been fully elucidated. Intraarterial optical coherence tomography (OCT), an imaging modality capable of micrometer cross-sectional resolution, was used to evaluate patients presenting with saccular traumatic aneurysms of the internal carotid arte...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Griessenauer CJ,Foreman PM,Deveikis JP,Harrigan MR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile active ossifying fibroma is a rare lesion seldom seen by neurosurgeons. It originates in the paranasal sinuses during childhood, grows slowly, and encroaches on adjacent orbital and cranial compartments. In the past 3 years, four patients with this lesion were seen (three men and one woman; mean age 28 years)...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lawton MT,Heiserman JE,Coons SW,Ragsdale BD,Spetzler RF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary apoplexy has not been reported in the setting of lymphocytic hypophysitis. The authors present the case of a woman with sudden vision loss and headache. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed focal hemorrhages in a sellar lesion with suprasellar extension. The results of histopathological analysis were consiste...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee MS,Pless M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with intracranial vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) atherosclerotic occlusive disease have few therapeutic options. Unfortunately, VBA transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) herald a lethal or devastating event within 5 years in 25 to 30% of patients. The authors report their initial experience with eight patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rasmussen PA,Perl J 2nd,Barr JD,Markarian GZ,Katzan I,Sila C,Krieger D,Furlan AJ,Masaryk TJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an unusual case of a widely metastatic glioblastoma. DNA copy number microarray profile of the resected specimen revealed complex rearrangements found throughout chromosome 6, a phenomenon known as chromothripsis. Such chromothripsis pattern was not observed in 50 nonmetastatic glioblastoma specimen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rennert RC,Hoshide RR,Signorelli JW,Amaro D,Sack JA,Brennan CW,Chen CC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannitol is widely considered the hyperosmolar therapy of choice in routine neurosurgical practice for the reduction of intracranial pressure (ICP). The authors present a unique case of a patient with a large meningioma treated with mannitol, in which mannitol accumulation within the tumor and its surrounding parenchy...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sankar T,Assina R,Karis JP,Theodore N,Preul MC

更新日期：2008-05-01 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

authors： Richardson DE,Akil H

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors performed a study to evaluate the hemorrhagic rates of cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) and the risk factors of hemorrhage following Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS). METHODS:Data from a cohort of patients undergoing GKRS for cerebral dAVFs were compiled from the International Radiosu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,McCarthy DJ,Chen CJ,Kano H,McShane BJ,Lee J,Patibandla MR,Mathieu D,Vasas LT,Kaufmann AM,Wang WG,Grills IS,Cifarelli CP,Paisan G,Vargo J,Chytka T,Janouskova L,Feliciano CE,Sujijantarat N,Matouk C,Chiang

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The effect of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) on cerebral venous blood flow has been the subject of very few clinical and experimental studies. The authors assessed the usefulness of venous transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography as a noninvasive monitoring tool for predicting raised ICP. METHODS:Seria...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schoser BG,Riemenschneider N,Hansen HC

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy are potential candidates for anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL), in which epileptogenic temporal lobe tissue is localized and surgically removed. This surgical approach can eliminate or drastically reduce seizures in the majority of patients. The authors used a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： King JT Jr,Sperling MR,Justice AC,O'Connor MJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Craniopharyngiomas are rare and benign tumors of the sellar and/or parasellar region. Primary treatment involves resection followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. While the grade of resection was frequently analyzed following surgery, the neurological outcome and especially neuropsychological deficits and quality ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Giese H,Haenig B,Haenig A,Unterberg A,Zweckberger K

更新日期：2019-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature differences between the lower extremities were measured using a computerized thermometric scanning system in order to compare the degree of thermal asymmetry in 144 patients with low-back pain. The patients displayed highly significant thermal asymmetries, with the involved limb being cooler (p less than 0...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Uematsu S,Jankel WR,Edwin DH,Kim W,Kozikowski J,Rosenbaum A,Long DM

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00