The neurosurgical management of spinal metastases causing cord and cauda equina compression.

abstract：:A case of solitary dorsal intramedullary schwannoma diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and treated surgically is reported. The authors review the previously published cases. The possible etiology of the tumor as well as some difficulties encountered in the diagnostic procedure and treatment are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Herregodts P,Vloeberghs M,Schmedding E,Goossens A,Stadnik T,D'Haens J

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glomus tumors are rare skull base neoplasms that frequently involve critical cerebrovascular structures and lower cranial nerves. Complete resection is often difficult and may increase cranial nerve deficits. Stereotactic radiosurgery has gained an increasing role in the management of glomus tumors. The authors ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sheehan JP,Tanaka S,Link MJ,Pollock BE,Kondziolka D,Mathieu D,Duma C,Young AB,Kaufmann AM,McBride H,Weisskopf PA,Xu Z,Kano H,Yang HC,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:There is increasing evidence that simulation provides high-quality, time-effective training in an era of resident duty-hour restrictions. Simulation may also permit trainees to acquire key skills in a safe environment, important in a specialty such as neurosurgery, where technical error can result in devastating...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kirkman MA,Ahmed M,Albert AF,Wilson MH,Nandi D,Sevdalis N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of CSF hypovolemia remains controversial. The primary diagnostic factor relies on confirmation of leakage of the CSF based on reduced spinal fluid pressure. Determining the specific leakage site is the most important issue for effective treatment but remains a difficult task. Although CT myelography, rad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakai E,Takemura M,Nonaka M,Kawanishi Y,Masahira N,Ueba T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEDelay in diagnosis and subsequent treatment of nonconvulsive seizures can lead to worsened outcomes. The gold standard in detecting nonconvulsive seizures is continuous video-electroencephalography (cEEG). Compared to routine, 30-minute EEG, the use of cEEG increases the likelihood of capturing intermittent n...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Freund B,Probasco JC,Ritzl EK

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The object of this study was to mathematically model the prognosis of a newly inserted shunt in pediatric or adult patients with hydrocephalus. METHODS:A structured search was performed of the English-language literature for case series reporting shunt failure, patient mortality, and shunt removal rates after s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stein SC,Guo W

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:The temporoparietal fascial flap (TPFF) is a vascularized pedicle flap commonly used in head and neck reconstructions. The authors describe the use of a TPFF in repairing a large traumatic middle cranial fossa CSF fistula via a middle cranial fossa approach. During the 18-month follow-up, the patient had no further CS...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taha M,Carroll T,McMahon J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the contribution of vasoconstrictor prostaglandins to the hypoperfusion state typically following total global cerebral ischemia, 14 mongrel dogs were subjected to 11 minutes of global cerebral ischemia. They were then randomly assigned to receive either no treatment or an intravenous bolus of the calcium c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Haddon WS,Prough DS,Kong D,Petrozza P

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEDecompressive craniectomy is used for uncontrolled intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury and malignant hemispheric stroke. Subcutaneous preservation of the autologous bone flap in the abdomen is a simple, portable technique but has largely been abandoned due to perceived concerns of resorption. The ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ernst G,Qeadan F,Carlson AP

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Following resection of a brain metastasis, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the cavity is an emerging alternative to postoperative whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT). This approach attempts to achieve local control without the neurocognitive risks associated with WBRT. The authors aimed to report the outcome...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ojerholm E,Lee JY,Thawani JP,Miller D,O'Rourke DM,Dorsey JF,Geiger GA,Nagda S,Kolker JD,Lustig RA,Alonso-Basanta M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of shunt nephritis in which serial complement levels were obtained during the course of treatment are presented to illustrate the value of monitoring complement levels in the management of this condition. In shunt nephritis, circulating immune complexes are formed which contain antigen from bacteria of low...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wyatt RJ,Walsh JW,Holland NH

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Neurosurgery is among the most competitive residencies, as evidenced by the high number of applicants for relatively few positions. Although it is important to recruit candidates who have the intellectual capacity and drive to succeed, traditional objective selection criteria, such as US Medical Licensing Ex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lubelski D,Healy AT,Friedman A,Ferraris D,Benzel EC,Schlenk R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 75 patients with surgically treated lipomyelomeningoceles, the neurological condition of six patients deteriorated 6 months to 14 years after the operation due to repeat tethering of the spinal cord. The tethering resulted from postoperative dense adhesion between the cord and the overlying dura mater. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sakamoto H,Hakuba A,Fujitani K,Nishimura S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) may result in focal neurological deficits and cerebral infarction, believed to result from critical regional rather than global impairments in cerebral blood flow (CBF). However, the burden of such regional hypoperfusion has not been evaluate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jafri H,Diringer MN,Allen M,Zazulia AR,Zipfel GJ,Dhar R

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the first DNA-based diagnosis of Bartonella henselae cultured from a brain lesion in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. This human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient presented with altered mental status, fever, and diabetes insipidus. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed multifo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： George TI,Manley G,Koehler JE,Hung VS,McDermott M,Bollen A

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential role of iron in cerebral vasospasm was examined in the rat femoral artery model by the perivascular application of deferoxamine, a ferric ion chelator and antioxidant. In 25 rats, platelet-rich plasma or fresh autologous whole blood containing deferoxamine at concentrations of 1, 5, 10, or 15 mg/ml was a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harada T,Mayberg MR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this prospective study was twofold: 1) to determine the sensitivity and specificity of computer-derived density spectral array in detecting analog electroencephalographic (EEG) ischemic pattern changes during carotid artery cross-clamping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy; and 2) to assess t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kearse LA Jr,Martin D,McPeck K,Lopez-Bresnahan M

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Telomerase activity is responsible for cell immortality. To examine the role of telomerase in the carcinogenesis of human glioblastomas multiforme (GBMs), the authors studied telomerase activity, telomerase component expression, and telomere lengths in 42 GBM samples. METHODS:In all samples, EGFR and MDM2 ampli...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harada K,Kurisu K,Tahara H,Tahara E,Ide T,Tahara E

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes have a variety of attributes as a drug delivery system. Targeting of liposomes to specific cells has been investigated by using appropriate cytophilic ligands such as monoclonal antibodies (MAb's). In the present study, liposomes with selective cytotoxicity toward glioma cells were obtained. An MAb which rea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kito A,Yoshida J,Kageyama N,Kojima N,Yagi K

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) without evidence of neoplasia was noted in an 84-year-old woman. She subsequently developed a lytic skull lesion, which at surgery proved to be an atypical meningioma. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that this tumor was producing CEA. This aggressive meningiom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Partington MD,Scheithauer BW,Piepgras DG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of 514 hospitalized head-injury survivors was identified based on their injury and 448 (87%) of them were followed for 1 year. Comprehensive neurobehavioral testing was performed 1 month and 1 year after injury. The authors developed predictions of six neuropsychological and two psychosocial outcomes 1 year a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Temkin NR,Holubkov R,Machamer JE,Winn HR,Dikmen SS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anatomical study of three microsurgical intraorbital routes to the optic nerve and orbital apex, which can be reached through a fronto-orbital craniotomy, was conducted on cadaver specimens. The structures that could be exposed via the medial, central, or lateral approaches directed through the orbital roof were de...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Natori Y,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to identify patients likely to develop CSF leaks after vestibular schwannoma surgery using a retrospective analysis for the identification of risk factors. METHODS:Between January 2001 and December 2006, 420 patients underwent retrosigmoidal microsurgical tumor removal in a standardize...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stieglitz LH,Wrede KH,Gharabaghi A,Gerganov VM,Samii A,Samii M,Luedemann WO

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive malignancy that frequently metastasizes. When RCC metastasizes to the spine, significant pain and neurological dysfunction often follow. Because systemic therapy and radiotherapy have a limited effect in controlling spinal disease, surgery is frequently required; howev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jackson RJ,Loh SC,Gokaslan ZL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze the incidence of the primary complications related to positioning or surgery and their impact on neurological outcome in a consecutive series of patients undergoing elective surgery in the semisitting position. METHODS The authors prospectively collected and retrosp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Saladino A,Lamperti M,Mangraviti A,Legnani FG,Prada FU,Casali C,Caputi L,Borrelli P,DiMeco F

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Distal coil or stent migration is a rare, but potentially morbid complication of intracranial aneurysm embolization. At present, there is no established standard of surgical evacuation of displaced material-in particular, there is no consensus on the optimum time for such intervention. The authors report their p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turek G,Kochanowicz J,Lewszuk A,Lyson T,Zielinska-Turek J,Chwiesko J,Mariak Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifty-two intracranial gliomas of various types were reviewed in order to correlate the histopathological features with the proliferative potential of each tumor as reflected by the bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR) labeling index (LI). Patients undergoing surgical removal of gliomas were given a 30-minute intraven...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Germano IM,Ito M,Cho KG,Hoshino T,Davis RL,Wilson CB

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although image-based human stereotaxis began with Spiegel and Wycis in 1947, the major principles of radiographic stereotaxis were formulated 50 years earlier by the French scientific photographer Gaston Contremoulins. In 1897, frustrated by the high morbidity of bullet extraction from the brain, the Parisian surgeon ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Giller CA,Mornet P,Moreau JF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients aged 5 1/2 to 9 years old with mutism after posterior fossa surgery are presented. The entity is discussed with a review of 15 additional previously reported cases in children aged 2 to 11 years. In all 18 patients, a large midline tumor of the posterior fossa (medulloblastoma in nine cases, astrocytoma...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ferrante L,Mastronardi L,Acqui M,Fortuna A

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00