Clinical aspects of ballistic peripheral nerve injury: shrapnel versus gunshot.

abstract：:The authors report on four unusual cases of chronic adult hydrocephalus extracted from a large personal series of patients with hydrocephalic dementia. A syndrome resembling that of normal pressure hydrocephalus was due to the following aetiologies in these patients: Paget's disease of the skull, unruptured cerebral a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lobato RD,Lamas E,Cordobés F,Muñoz MJ,Roger R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report two unusual cases in which a malignant astrocytoma developed at the site of the excision of an earlier medulloblastoma. While the precise etiology of these astrocytic tumours was unproven, theories of the origins of the second tumours, particularly in relation to the basic nature of medulloblastomas...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nakamizo A,Nishio S,Inamura T,Koga H,Yamabe K,Kuba H,Matsushima T,Fukui M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The right coronal sutures of twelve (12) newborn rabbits were fixed with commercially available, self-reinforced poly-L-lactide miniplates, with eight (8) rabbits sham treated with titanium miniplate fixation as reference experiments, in order to demonstrate the possible effects on skull growth. After six (6) months f...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Antikainen T,Pernu H,Törmälä P,Kallioinen M,Waris T,Serlo W

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterior cranial fossa dural arterio-venous fistulas (DAVFs) represent 6% of all intracranial DAVFs; characteristically they show an aggressive behaviour with high risk of intracranial haemorrhage. Peculiar anatomical features, such as feeding by the ethmoidal arteries and the pattern of venous drainage (fre...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Meneghelli P,Pasqualin A,Lanterna LA,Bernucci C,Spinelli R,Dorelli G,Zampieri P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an exceptional case of a frontal convexity chondroma arising at the site of a compound depressed skull fracture operated on 12 years earlier. We conclude that intracranial chondroma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a calcified mass for the patients who had had a compound, depressed skull...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hong JT,Lee SW,Son BC,Sung JH,Choi HC,Kim MC

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no universal management protocol concerning invasive malignant tumors of the scalp with bone and dura mater invasion. The aims of this study were to report and discuss our experience in the management of these forms of tumors. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive patients of microsur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Marijon P,Bertolus C,Foy JP,Marechal G,Caruhel JB,Benassarou M,Carpentier A,Degos V,Amelot A,Mathon B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Rathke's cleft cysts are often difficult to differentiate from other sellar cystic lesions using conventional MR imaging. The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of single-shot fast spin-echo (SSFSE) diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) in the diagnosis of a Rathke's cleft cyst. PATIENTS A...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kunii N,Abe T,Kawamo M,Tanioka D,Izumiyama H,Moritani T

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In case of suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus, MRI is performed systematically and can sometimes highlight an obstruction of the flow pathways of the CSF (aqueductal stenosis or other downstream obstruction). It seems legitimate for these patients to ask the question of a treatment with endoscopic third...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Baroncini M,Kuchcinski G,Le Thuc V,Bourgeois P,Leroy HA,Baille G,Lebouvier T,Defebvre L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most scales used to assess prognosis after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) are based on the level of consciousness of the patient. Based on information from a logistic regression model, Ogilvy et al. developed a new grading scheme (Massachussetts General Hospital (MGH) Scale) which applied a simple scoring me...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lagares A,Gómez PA,Alen JF,Lobato RD,Rivas JJ,Alday R,Campollo J,de la Camara AG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of circulating immune complexes (CIC) were assayed in the sera of 109 patients with intracranial space occupying lesions. The CIC levels were significantly increased in all the brain tumours. After treatment, the CIC levels were still significantly increased when compared to the controls but showed no chang...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Manjula S,Aroor AR,Raja A,Rao SN,Rao A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic subdural haematoma (cSDH) is a common disease in neurosurgical practise, especially in elderly patients. This is of growing importance as the number of elderly people in the population is increasing steadily. There are scarce data focussing especially on elderly patients with cSDH. This study intende...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Borger V,Vatter H,Oszvald Á,Marquardt G,Seifert V,Güresir E

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Niravoline is a selective kappa-opioid receptor agonist. Its effect on tumour-origin brain oedema was investigated in a brain tumour model created by implantation of C6 glioma cells into the brain of Wistar rats. Five weeks after the tumour cell implantation, niravoline was administered i.v. at 1 mg/kg, a total of fou...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Takahashi H,Hamada H,Teramoto A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal epidural arachnoid cysts (EAC) are rare and may present with myelopathy, which can be completely curable with surgery. The majority of investigators believe that the repairment of dural defect is important to treat EAC. However, the necessity of excising EACs remains controversial. The purpose of this...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lee CH,Hyun SJ,Kim KJ,Jahng TA,Kim HJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed cordectomy, a surgical technique that is infrequently used at present, for a patient with post-traumatic syringomyelia (following complete paraplegia of both lower limbs due to dislocation fracture of the 9th thoracic vertebra), yielding a favourable result. We recommend cordectomy as a surgical technique...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kasai Y,Kawakita E,Morishita K,Uchida A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even in specialized centers, suboptimal aneurysm clipping can be as high as 12%. Intraoperative fluorescence angiography with indocyanine green and, more recently, fluorescein sodium have been shown to be a good method for intraoperative flow assessment. However, the cost with the apparatus it entails limits...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Leal RTM,Fernandes RA,Escudeiro GP,Rodrigues RMC,Monteiro R,Landeiro JA

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The necessity of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in neurosurgical procedures is under debate. Although detailed recommendations exist for many other surgical disciplines, there are very limited data on the probability of transfusions during neurosurgical procedures. METHODS:Three-thousand and twenty-six c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Linsler S,Ketter R,Eichler H,Schwerdtfeger K,Steudel WI,Oertel J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) has been recognized as a risk factor for ventriculostomy-related infections (VRI). In addition to the hemorrhagic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the potential need for prolonged catheterization may contribute to the increased CSF infection rate in this population. The use of antibio...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： McLaughlin N,St-Antoine P,Bojanowski MW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General aspects of glioblastomas are considered such as preoperative diagnosis, stereotactic punctures for tissue samples, location and tumour size, interference with CSF circulation. The operative risk and different approaches to treatment are discussed, and the results are compared. The described combined treatment ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Diemath HE

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endoscopic 3rd ventriculostomy has become the method of choice in the management of occlusive hydrocephalus. The treatment is accompanied by significantly less peri-operative complications than the cerebrospinal fluid shunting procedures previously employed. Close surveillance of patients, however, is necessa...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vajda Z,Büki A,Vetö F,Horváth Z,Sándor J,Dóczi T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an increasingly complex and competitive professional environment, improving methods to educate neurosurgical residents is key to ensure high-quality patient care. Electronic (e)Learning resources promise interactive knowledge acquisition. We set out to give a comprehensive overview on available eLearning ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Stienen MN,Schaller K,Cock H,Lisnic V,Regli L,Thomson S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage has been variably employed to lower intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with severe head injury. The efficacy of this manoeuvre remains under-explored (Brain Trauma Foundation Recommendation-optional treatment). This work seeks to report the results of CSF drainage via ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bhargava D,Alalade A,Ellamushi H,Yeh J,Hunter R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of rupture of intracranial aneurysms and opacification of the lateral ventricles occurring during carotid angiography are reported and X-rays of the haemorrhage from the aneurysms are presented. Though the possibility of this complications remains a real one, the early use of this valuable procedure should n...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gelmers HJ,Simons AJ,Loew F

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Being motor nerves neurinomas originating from ocular nerves are very rare, unless associated with neurofibromatosis. Authors describe two cases of oculomotor nerve i.e. third nerve, Schwann cell tumours. One of them presented as a cavernous sinus mass in a middle aged lady while the other was a middle aged man with a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kachhara R,Nair S,Radhakrishnan VV

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this work was to retrospectively study the long-term reliability of the common consensus endocrinological criteria for the assessment of postoperative remission of acromegaly. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In 96 consecutive patients, surgical remission of acromegaly following transsphenoidal surgery was co...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kristof RA,Grote A,Redel L,Neuloh G,Klingmüller D,Schramm J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-operative neurophysiological techniques allow reliable identification of the sensorimotor region and make their anatomical and functional preservation feasible. Monopolar cortical stimulation has recently been described as a new mapping technique. In the present study this method was compared to the "traditional...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kombos T,Suess O,Kern BC,Funk T,Hoell T,Kopetsch O,Brock M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glomus jugulare tumors (GJTs) are uncommon and locally disruptive tumors that usually arise within the jugular foramen of the temporal bone. Surgery was the treatment of choice up until recently. In the last decades, however, radiosurgery has surfaced as a promising alternative treatment by providing excelle...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lior U,Rotem H,Uzi N,Roberto S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Increased slow-wave activity in intracranial pressure (ICP) signifies an exhausted cerebrospinal compensatory reserve across a range of conditions. In this study, we attempted to describe synchronisation between slow waves of ICP and of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) variables during controlled el...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Weerakkody RA,Czosnyka M,Zweifel C,Castellani G,Smielewski P,Keong N,Haubrich C,Pickard J,Czosnyka Z

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human brain tumours the extension of peritumoural brain oedema may vary considerably. 37 brain tumours of various pathology and 2 abscesses were examined to identify the factors and mechanisms responsible for the oedema spreading. Peritumoural oedema profiles were determined towards the white matter and ventricle b...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Reulen HJ,Graber S,Huber P,Ito U

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Spanish National Committee for Neurosurgery has recently approved a new training programme which will shortly replace the former programme, which dates from 1984. The object of this report was to evaluate training in neurosurgery in Spain under the extant programme as perceived by the residents themselves. Assessm...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mateo-Sierra O,Delgado P,Cancela P,Fernández-Carballal C

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A number of different image-guided surgical techniques have been developed during the past decade. None of these methods can provide the surgeon with information about the dynamic changes that occur intra-operatively. MATERIAL AND METHOD:The first vertical open 0.5T MRI-scanner for intra-operative MRI-guide...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Seifert V,Zimmermann M,Trantakis C,Vitzthum HE,Kühnel K,Raabe A,Bootz F,Schneider JP,Schmidt F,Dietrich J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00