Treatment of nontraumatic atlantoaxial dislocation and fibrous fusion. Case report.

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 fissure separating the motor from the sensory cortex and the substantia gelatinosa capping the posterior horn of the spinal cord are still known by the name of the Italian anatomist Rolando, Luigi Rolando was born in Turin, Italy, in 1773 and died in 1831. His life was not easy, the first of his problems being the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Caputi F,Spaziante R,de Divitiis E,Nashold BS Jr

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to examine the widely held assumption that early-onset symptoms after gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) are uncommon. The study was designed to include all types of morbidity and not just those that lead to neurological dysfunction. It was hoped that the results of the study could lead...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： St George EJ,Kudhail J,Perks J,Plowman PN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is widely used for the clinical treatment of various human diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated that low-energy ESWT upregulates the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in myocardial infarction an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamaya S,Ozawa H,Kanno H,Kishimoto KN,Sekiguchi A,Tateda S,Yahata K,Ito K,Shimokawa H,Itoi E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Previous studies have shown a relationship between a patient's stage of diffuse axonal injury (DAI) and outcome. However, few studies have assessed whether a specific lesion or type of corpus callosum injury (CCI) influences outcome in patients with DAI. The authors investigated the effect of various DAIs and CC...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsukawa H,Shinoda M,Fujii M,Takahashi O,Yamamoto D,Murakata A,Ishikawa R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Vasospasm is a leading cause of morbidity and death following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). It is important to predict which patients are at risk for vasospasm so that interventions can be made. There are several potential risk factors for vasospasm, one of which is age. However, the effect of age on...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Magge SN,Chen HI,Ramakrishna R,Cen L,Chen Z,Elliott JP,Winn HR,Le Roux PD

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Descriptions of visual dysfunction in pineal gland tumors tend to focus on upward gaze palsy alone. The authors aimed to characterize the nature, incidence, and functional significance of ophthalmological dysfunction after resection of tumors based on the pineal gland. METHODS:Review of a retrospective case ser...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hart MG,Sarkies NJ,Santarius T,Kirollos RW

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although they are excellent clinical tools, Caspar anterior cervical plates have not been studied closely with regard to their mechanisms of failure. As more extensive operations are contemplated on older, sicker patients, it is imperative to know when a plating system might be prone to failure and what the mechanism ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Paramore CG,Dickman CA,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Decision tree analysis highlights patient subgroups and critical values in variables assessed. Importantly, the results are visually informative and often present clear clinical interpretation about risk factors faced by patients in these subgroups. The aim of this prospective study was to compare results of log...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Andrews PJ,Sleeman DH,Statham PF,McQuatt A,Corruble V,Jones PA,Howells TP,Macmillan CS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old girl with a history of a nondisplaced skull fracture diagnosed with computerized tomography (CT) scanning 3 years previously presented with a 6-week history of headaches and decreased use of her right side. On admission CT scans, a large cystic mass was identified in the left frontal lobe region of the br...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carter AB,Price DL Jr,Tucci KA,Lewis GK,Mewborne J,Singh HK

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Atorvastatin, a beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, has pleiotropic effects, such as promoting angiogenesis, increasing fibrinolysis, and reducing inflammatory responses, and has shown promise in enhancing recovery in animals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke. The authors ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lu D,Mahmood A,Goussev A,Schallert T,Qu C,Zhang ZG,Li Y,Lu M,Chopp M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with pineal tumors, clinical symptoms are due to direct compression of adjacent structures. The most common signs include increased intracranial pressure (80%) caused by obstruction of the sylvian aqueduct, and Parinaud syndrome (50%) caused by direct compression of the superior colliculi. Hearing loss is ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gaspar N,Verschuur A,Mercier G,Couanet D,Sainte-Rose C,Brugières L

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The angles of arterial bifurcations are governed by principles of work minimization (optimality principle). This determines the relationship between the angle of a bifurcation and the radii of the vessels. Nevertheless, the model is predicated on an absence of significant communication between these branches. Th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ingebrigtsen T,Morgan MK,Faulder K,Ingebrigtsen L,Sparr T,Schirmer H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on a young woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) Type IV in whom a spontaneous direct carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) was treated by transvenous occlusion with regular and fiber-coated Guglielmi detachable coils. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first time this approach has been used in a pa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kanner AA,Maimon S,Rappaport ZH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Medically refractory dystonia has recently been treated using deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the globus pallidus internus (GPI). Outcomes have varied depending on the features of the dystonia. There has been limited literature regarding outcomes for refractory dystonia following DBS of the subthalamic nu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kleiner-Fisman G,Liang GS,Moberg PJ,Ruocco AC,Hurtig HI,Baltuch GH,Jaggi JL,Stern MB

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the authors trace the history of early craniometry, referring to the technique of obtaining cranial measurements for the accurate correlation of external skull landmarks to specific brain regions. Largely drawing on methods from the newly emerging fields of physical anthropology and phrenology in the lat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Serletis D,Pait TG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of computerized tomography (CT) scans was performed in a consecutive series of 100 patients with ruptured saccular cerebral aneurysms who were admitted, diagnosed, and operated on within 72 hours after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and treated with calcium antagonists. The aneurysms were in the anterior portio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Auer LM,Schneider GH,Auer T

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case of a 68-year-old man who experienced acute obstructive hydrocephalus after having suffered an infarction in the occipital lobe. Histopathological and serial neuroimaging examinations revealed that portions of a large disintegrating occipital infarct had entered the lateral ventricle and ob...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakaguchi H,Miyamoto M

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Arterial embolization reduces blood loss in patients undergoing surgery for hypervascular spinal tumors. The objectives of this study were twofold: 1) to evaluate the role of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in predicting tumor vascularity and 2) to assess the effectiveness of preoperative embolization in devascu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Prabhu VC,Bilsky MH,Jambhekar K,Panageas KS,Boland PJ,Lis E,Heier L,Nelson PK

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Subthalamotomy is a stereotactic surgery performed in patients with disabling dyskinesias due to Parkinson disease. The authors set out to model this human condition in MPTP monkeys and determine if subthalamotomy allowed a reduction of levodopa for similar benefit. METHODS:The authors performed unilateral subt...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jourdain VA,Grégoire L,Morissette M,Morin N,Parent M,Di Paolo T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a serum-free culture system for assessing the growth factor responsiveness of malignant glial cells is described. The mitogenic properties of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) were examined in three human malignant glioma cell lines (T98G, U87, and U138). Each of the th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollack IF,Randall MS,Kristofik MP,Kelly RH,Selker RG,Vertosick FT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variability of reflex responses during selective dorsal rhizotomy was studied in eight children between the ages of 3 and 7 years. For a given dorsal root or rootlet, the electrical reflex threshold and response varied considerably when observed over several minutes. Changes in electrode pressure, mechanical disse...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Weiss IP,Schiff SJ

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of spontaneous intracranial hypotension is characterized by orthostatic headaches in conjunction with reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure or CSF volume, and characteristic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings. A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of paroxysmal ataxia of gait and sh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nowak DA,Rodiek SO,Zinner J,Guhlmann A,Topka H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irving S. Cooper (1922-1985), the son of a salesman, worked his way through high school, college, and medical school to become one of the pioneers in functional neurosurgery. He developed several novel techniques for the surgical management of Parkinson's disease and other crippling movement disorders. A keen interest...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Das K,Benzil DL,Rovit RL,Murali R,Couldwell WT

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a study to determine age-related changes in expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, -beta2, -beta3, and Type I and Type II receptors in various cells in the nucleus pulposus and anulus fibrosus. Immunolocalization of TGFbetas and Type I and II receptors was examined during the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsunaga S,Nagano S,Onishi T,Morimoto N,Suzuki S,Komiya S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT In patients with hydrocephalus and shunts, lasting symptoms such as headache and dizziness may be indicative of shunt failure, which may necessitate shunt revision. In cases of doubt, the authors monitor intracranial pressure (ICP) to determine the presence of over- or underdrainage of CSF to tailor management....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sæhle T,Eide PK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to identify the angiographic features of hemorrhagic-onset moyamoya disease (MMD) in comparison with those of patients with ischemic-onset MMD. METHODS: This case-control study compared the data set of the Japan Adult Moyamoya (JAM) Trial with the angiographic data of adult patients...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujimura M,Funaki T,Houkin K,Takahashi JC,Kuroda S,Tomata Y,Tominaga T,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:OBJECTIVECerebrovascular bypass surgery is a challenging yet important neurosurgical procedure that is performed to restore circulation in the treatment of carotid occlusive diseases, giant/complex aneurysms, and skull base tumors. It requires advanced microsurgical skills and dedicated training in microsurgical techn...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cikla U,Sahin B,Hanalioglu S,Ahmed AS,Niemann D,Baskaya MK

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Although reoperation and readmission have been used as quality metrics, there are limited data evaluating the rate of, reasons for, and predictors of reoperation and readmission after microsurgical clipping of unruptured aneurysms. METHODS Adult patients who underwent craniotomy for clipping of an unruptured...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dasenbrock HH,Smith TR,Rudy RF,Gormley WB,Aziz-Sultan MA,Du R

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00