Pneumocephalus following the minimally invasive hematoma aspiration and thrombolysis for ICH.

abstract：:Epidermoid cyst may rarely arise within the lateral wall of the cavernous sinus (CS) and produce clinical symptoms mimicking the Tolosa-Hunt syndrome. Pathogenically, it is suggested that some of the subpopulation of cells arising from the neural crest which give rise to skin, may remain entrapped in the meninges arou...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tatagiba M,Iaconetta G,Samii M

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous cerebral blood flow (CBF) and glucose metabolism (CMRglu) studies with a double isotope autoradiographic technique were applied to squirrel monkeys submitted to a unilateral pre- or postganglionic trigeminal lesion. The CBF values were not affected following a pre- or postganglionic lesion per se. In cont...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shiokawa Y,Delgado-Zygmunt TJ,Arbab MA,Svendgaard NA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients with borderline or frank insufficiency of their cerebrovascular reserve undergoing carotid endarterectomy were given enough short acting barbiturates, during cross clamping of the internal carotid artery, to cause EEG burst suppression. Arterial and venous concentrations of lactate were measured in bloo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wassman H,Fromm G,Nadstawek J,Bannister C,Hartmann A,Pavlidis C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial infections, pneumonia in particular, are well-known complications of traumatic brain injury (TBI), which are associated with a worse neurological outcome. This review aims to explore the role of vagus nerve activity in immunomodulation as a causative factor. A MEDLINE search revealed numerous reports publis...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hall S,Kumaria A,Belli A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate guidance techniques and patient outcomes of ultrasound-guided neuronavigation of deep-seated intracerebral cavernous hemangiomas (CAs). Thirty-five patients with deep-seated intracerebral CAs with sizes ranging between 7 and 45 mm were operated upon only with ultrasound-guidance. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Woydt M,Krone A,Soerensen N,Roosen K

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysm is an aneurysm that originates from the PCoA, and large or giant true PCoA aneurysms are rare. We report a case of a large true PCoA aneurysm successfully clipped after anterior clinoidectomy and discuss the diagnostic pitfalls associated with this rare clinical enti...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nagatani K,Otani N,Seno S,Takeuchi S,Wada K,Mori K

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of transcranial Doppler (TCD) to diagnose vasospasm has been criticised. We examined reproducibility of TCD middle cerebral artery (MCA) velocity measurements. Thirty-six healthy adult volunteers were recruited. Four operators, two experienced and two inexperienced, participated. MCA velocity was measured twice by...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： McMahon CJ,McDermott P,Horsfall D,Selvarajah JR,King AT,Vail A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal fixation provides an increased immediate stability for the craniovertebral junction; however, there is no current consensus on the optimal method of occipitocervical (OC) fusion. In this report, we present 25 cases of craniovertebral instability treated with OC fusion by plates and screws instrumentation. The...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee SC,Chen JF,Lee ST

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we present the population-based patient material with spontaneous SAH, treated in our Neurosurgical unit during the 10 years (1997-2006) after the introduction of endovascular treatment of aneurysms (EVT) in our hospital. All patients that had a spontaneous SAH and a potential to survive were admitted. T...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ronne-Engström E,Enblad P,Gál G,Norbäck O,Ryttlefors M,Cesarini KG,Bolander H,Tovi M,Persson L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND CONTEXT:Transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is recognised as a treatment for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation, whilst surgical decompression is generally thought to be the most effective treatment option for lumbar spinal stenosis. There is little available literature examining the effect of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Davis N,Hourigan P,Clarke A

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated subdural pressure gradients within the operative field of the exposed intact dura in 53 patients with space-occupying lesions during craniotomy. In 37 patients with supratentorial brain tumour paired measurements of subdural pressure were studied in either the same horizontal or vertical plane. In 16 p...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bundgaard H,Cold GE

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present this unusual case of a 60-year-old gentleman who presented with meningism and reduced conscious level. Imaging demonstrated a perforated sigmoid colon with retroperitoneal air associated with pneumorrhachis and pneumocranium. He required a Hartmann's procedure and broad spectrum intra-thecal antibiotics whi...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amit A,Toll EC,Siddique S,Nelson RJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From autopsy and neuroradiological studies a maximum prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UA) of 0.5% in the general population is revealed. Studies concerning the incidence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) revealed 10 cases per 100,000 inhabitants per year. From these epidemiological parameter...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rosenørn J,Eskesen V,Schmidt K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the rare and first documented case of intracranial collision tumour occurrence in a previously evacuated intracerebral haematoma site. Surgery trauma could predispose to collision tumour occurrence. Research efforts should try to reveal the possible pathogenesis of this condition. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gkekas N,Georgakoulias N,Kakiopoulos G,Seretis A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the efficacy of our methods for decreasing the incidence of post-operative central nervous system infections (PCNSI) and to assess the type of microbiology and risk factors associated with PCNSI. METHODS:This prospective study was performed at First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang U...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ma YF,Wen L,Zhu Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of isolated myxopapillary ependymoma (MPE) of the fourth ventricle. This is the thirteenth reported case of primary intracranial MPE and the fourth reported case of MPE originating from the fourth ventricle. We suggest that exhaustive clinical and radiological investigation of a spinal ependymoma must...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kumaria A,Chan HW,Goldspring RJ,Paine SML,Dow GR

更新日期：2018-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nowadays the endoscopic endonasal approach is increasingly being used to remove craniopharyngiomas, tuberculum sellae meningiomas and other presellar and parasellar lesions and its value in anterior skull base surgery is undisputed. Herein, we assess the relative advantages, disadvantages and feasibility of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Peraio S,Chumas P,Nix P,Phillips N,Tyagi A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we will discuss a rare complication after microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: peripheral facial palsy. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oliveira LM,Peres CMA,Figueiredo EG

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a chronic encapsulated intracerebral haematoma presenting with medically intractable epilepsy is described. A tough capsule containing an old haematoma was confirmed surgically, and consisted of dense collagenous tissue with rich neovascularization. The radiological features, aetiology and treatment of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurita H,Ichi S,Shiokawa Y

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2015, the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on the common law case of Montgomery vs Lanarkshire Health Board established the doctrine of informed patient consent, setting the legal standards that doctors should abide by. In this review, our primary aim has been to establish whether, despite the well-publicised ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Greenway F,Tulloch I,Laban J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral syphilitic gumma is extremely rare and easily misdiagnosed. We illustrate a case of a cerebral syphilitic gumma developed in just a few months mimicking a brain tumor in a HIV-negative patient and Treponema pallidum was detected in the cerebral syphilitic gumma. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhang L,Zhou Y,Chen J,Yan W,Kong Q,Chen P,Sang H

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Mixed growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) secreting adenomas are the most common type of plurihormonal pituitary adenomas. We assessed the clinical presentations and impacts of transsphenoidal surgery (TS) on patients with mixed GH and PRL adenomas including surgical outcomes, complications, and prognos...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gulbadin D,Li Z,Shahbaz M,Farhaj Z,Shabbir A,Qi Q,Tang K,Ni S,Sun L

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar discal cysts are rare entities causing radicular pain with unknown etiologies. We report a case of a 42-year-old man who developed radiculopathy secondary to a lumbar discal cyst. Our case sheds some light on anatomy, possible etiological association and clinical course which can help management. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cho N,Keith J,Pirouzmand F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the investigation was to document the clinical presentations of a group of patients with neurofibromatosis type two syndrome (NF2), and took the form of a retrospective case note review. The investigation took place in the tertiary referral skull base unit. The dominant presentation of patients with N...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： da Cruz MJ,Hardy DG,Moffat DA

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described where a reconstruction of a complex defect in the floor of anterior cranial fossa was successfully carried out using multiple layers of vascularised pedicle flaps. The 42-year-old male patient had previously undergone multiple surgical procedures for persistent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral haemorrhage is a devastating condition lacking effective therapies, with an uncertain role for surgery in many. Early research described an ischaemic penumbra around the haematoma, representing an area of potential therapeutic intervention. This article discusses the evidence for and against the existenc...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kirkman MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although neurosurgical surgical site infections (SSI) exert a devastating price on the postoperative course of patients in the developing countries, literature is sparse on the subject from these regions. METHODS:This study is an audit of post-craniotomy SSI in a sub-Sahara African academic neurosurgical ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Adeleye AO

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical approaches to the posterior fossa may be complicated by pseudomeningocoele formation. We report on its natural history and risk factors for its formation, as seen on serial MRI postoperatively in children with posterior fossa tumours. In a retrospective study of 84 children undergoing surgery for posterior fo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gnanalingham KK,Lafuente J,Thompson D,Harkness W,Hayward R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sellar melanocytomas represent a small subgroup of primary melanocytic tumors arising from leptomeningeal melanocytes. They are benign, slow-growing tumors with a high risk of recurrence. We report two cases of sellar melanocytoma treated at the same institute. A 35-year-old woman presented with amenorrhea and an intr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Albano L,Losa M,Spatola G,Panni P,Terreni MR,Barzaghi LR,Mortini P

更新日期：2019-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a series of 14 patients who underwent partial or complete trigeminal nerve root section for chronic unremitting migrainous neuralgia. They had all suffered attacks with severe pain for over 18 months without remission (mean duration 5.5 years). Symptoms were refractory to extended medical intervention and ha...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kirkpatrick PJ,O'Brien MD,MacCabe JJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00