Thoracic myelopathy secondary to ossified ligamentum flavum.

abstract：OBJECT:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with simultaneous acute subdural hematoma (SDH) is a severe disease. The authors' objective was to analyze the incidence, prognosis, and clinical outcome of patients suffering from aneurysm-related SAH and space-occupying acute SDH. METHODS:Between June 1999 and June 2011, data fro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schuss P,Konczalla J,Platz J,Vatter H,Seifert V,Güresir E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study was designed to explore the association between facility type (academic center [AC] vs non-AC), facility volume (high-volume facility [HVF] vs low-volume facility [LVF]), and outcomes of glioblastoma (GBM) treatment. METHODS:Based on the National Cancer Database (NCDB), GBM patients were ca...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhu P,Du XL,Zhu JJ,Esquenazi Y

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Application of sensitive infrared imaging is ideally suited to observe blood vessels and blood flow in exposed organs, including the brain. Temporary vascular occlusion is an important part of neurosurgery, but the capacity to monitor the effects of these occlusions in real time is limited. In surgical procedure...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watson JC,Gorbach AM,Pluta RM,Rak R,Heiss JD,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Little information is available on staged Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) with an interval of 3 years or more when used to treat arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with volumes larger than 10 cm(3). The goal of this study was to increase knowledge in this area by reporting the authors' experience. METHODS:The authors...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamamoto M,Akabane A,Matsumaru Y,Higuchi Y,Kasuya H,Urakawa Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the cause of the loss of endothelium-dependent relaxation observed in chronic cerebral vasospasm. A bioassay system was developed to measure the release of endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) from canine basilar arteries. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was induced in do...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim P,Lorenz RR,Sundt TM Jr,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Irinotecan (CPT-11), a topoisomerase I inhibitor, is a cytotoxic agent with activity against malignant gliomas and other tumors. After systemic delivery, CPT-11 is converted to its active metabolite, SN-38, which displays significantly higher cytotoxic potency. However, the achievement of therapeutically effecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang W,Ghandi A,Liebes L,Louie SG,Hofman FM,Schönthal AH,Chen TC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Microangiopathy associated with hypertension is a notable cause of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), including deep intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and lacunar infarct. Dotlike low-intensity spots (dotlike hemosiderin spots: dotHSs) on T2*-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images have been histologically diagno...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Imaizumi T,Horita Y,Hashimoto Y,Niwa J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 32 surgical cases of carotid-ophthalmic artery aneurysm, seven of the lesions were located in the "carotid cave." This special type of aneurysm is usually small and projects medially on the anteroposterior view of the angiogram. At surgery, it is located intradurally at the dural penetration of the inte...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kobayashi S,Kyoshima K,Gibo H,Hegde SA,Takemae T,Sugita K

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The functional recovery of hand prehension after complete brachial plexus avulsion injury (BPAI) remains an unsolved problem. The authors conducted a prospective study to elucidate a new method of resolving this injury. METHODS:Three patients with BPAI underwent a new procedure during which the full-length phre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Xu WD,Lu JZ,Qiu YQ,Jiang S,Xu L,Xu JG,Gu YD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive malignancy that requires a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, but therapy is frequently limited by side effects. The most common adverse effect of chemotherapy with temozolomide (TMZ) is myelosuppression. It remain...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vaios EJ,Nahed BV,Muzikansky A,Fathi AT,Dietrich J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morning glory syndrome is a congenital anomaly of the optic disc in which the disc is enlarged and excavated, with white glial tissue in the center. A case is presented of morning glory syndrome associated with sphenoid encephalocele, median cleft lip, and agenesis of the corpus callosum. A 22-day-old boy was referred...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Itakura T,Miyamoto K,Uematsu Y,Hayashi S,Komai N

更新日期：1992-12-01 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：:The authors have created an experimental model of regional cerebral ischemia in gerbils that is reproducible and has a low mortality rate. In gerbils, either the posterior communicating artery (PCoA) or the middle cerebral artery (MCA) was occluded, and the distribution of cerebral ischemia from each surgical procedur...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yoshimine T,Yanagihara T

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe goal of this study was to identify parameters from routine T1- and T2-weighted MR sequences and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) that best predict the volumetric changes in a meningioma after treatment with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS).METHODSIn 32 patients with meningioma, routine MRI and DTI data were ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Speckter H,Bido J,Hernandez G,Rivera D,Suazo L,Valenzuela S,Miches I,Oviedo J,Gonzalez C,Stoeter P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to evaluate different types of sensory stimulation used to distinguish between microvasculature and venous drainage on functional magnetic resonance (fMR) images with blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) contrast. METHODS:Seven volunteers received three sensory stimulations. One consist...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Le Rumeur E,Allard M,Poiseau E,Jannin P

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The vascular lumen of an acutely occluded internal carotid artery (ICA) generally contains numerous thrombi. Therefore, carotid angiography on the affected side during revascularization therapy of acute ICA occlusion has a potential risk of causing distal embolization. In this study the authors propose the u...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tsuji K,Nakagawa N,Fukawa N,Miyauchi M,Furukawa K,Nakanishi K,Nakano N,Kataoka K,Kato A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE An effective treatment of patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) or vegetative state (VS) caused by hypoxic encephalopathy or traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not yet available. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamic reticular nuclei has been attempted as a therapeutic procedure mainly in patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chudy D,Deletis V,Almahariq F,Marčinković P,Škrlin J,Paradžik V

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are reporting a retrospective study of 62 patients whose head injury was sufficiently severe to cause a high probability of posttraumatic epilepsy. Of 50 patients treated with phenytoin, 10% developed epilepsy of late onset. Twelve patients not treated with phenytoin but who had head injuries of equal magnitude had...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wohns RN,Wyler AR

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glioma resection under conscious ("awake") sedation (CS) is used for eloquent areas of the brain to minimize postoperative neurological deficits. The objective of this study was to compare the duration of hospital stay, overall hospital cost, perioperative morbidity, and postoperative patient functional status i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Peruzzi P,Bergese SD,Viloria A,Puente EG,Abdel-Rasoul M,Chiocca EA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes a new technique for exposure of the cervical spine laminae in which the attachments of the semispinalis cervicis and multifidus muscles to the spinous processes are left untouched. It provides a conservative exposure through which a diverse range of posterior cervical surgeries can be performed. I...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shiraishi T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1975 and 1989, 25 children treated with myelomeningocele closure and shunting for hydrocephalus at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh developed progressive lower brain-stem dysfunction from their Chiari malformation. Retrospective univariate and multivariate analyses of these cases were undertaken to assess...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollack IF,Pang D,Albright AL,Krieger D

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ocular complications of intracarotid infusion of drugs for brain-tumor chemotherapy may be eliminated by infusion of the chemotherapeutic agent into the carotid artery above the origin of the ophthalmic artery. The authors have developed a catheter that can negotiate the carotid siphon. This catheter is not balloo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kapp JP,Ross RL,Tucker EM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrogen clearance method was used to measure total and focal cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the monkey before and for 5 hours after a simulated subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Some monkeys also received 0.2 to 1.0 mg/kg phentolamine intracisternally 3 hours after SAH. Results show that SAH did not change cerebrovasc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martins AN,Newby N,Doyle TF,Kobrine AI,Ramirez A

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to confirm the presence of alpha-1-antitrypsin (alpha 1-AT) in human brain tumors and to attempt to elucidate its significance. Seventy-seven consecutive unselected patients with various brain tumors were entered in this study. The alpha 1-AT and alpha 2-macroglobulin contents of the tumor ex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sawaya R,Zuccarello M,Highsmith R

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors reviewed their experience with endoscopic approaches to determine their safety and efficacy in the treatment of pediatric patients who harbor skull base lesions. Although they were interested in ascertaining outcomes after surgery as well as validating and defining indications and limitations of thes...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassam A,Thomas AJ,Snyderman C,Carrau R,Gardner P,Mintz A,Kanaan H,Horowitz M,Pollack IF

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The gold-standard surgical approach to the odontoid is via the transoral route. This approach necessitates opening of the oropharynx and is associated with risks of infection, and swallowing and breathing complications. The endoscopic endonasal approach has the potential to reduce these complications as the oral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldschlager T,Härtl R,Greenfield JP,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report unanticipated intraoperative intracranial hemorrhaging in two pediatric neurosurgical patients. Both children were undergoing elective craniotomies with the aid of intraoperative magnetic resonance (iMR) imaging. In both cases, the ability of iMR imaging to aid in diagnosis allowed prompt and defini...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McClain CD,Soriano SG,Goumnerova LC,Black PM,Rockoff MA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic yield of imaging tests performed in patients in whom the cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) had not been demonstrated on initial angiography. METHODS:By reviewing medical records of 806 patients with SAH who had been admitted during a 6.5-year period, the a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Topcuoglu MA,Ogilvy CS,Carter BS,Buonanno FS,Koroshetz WJ,Singhal AB

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case of a 64-year-old woman who experienced a left hemiparesis. An initial diagnosis of subdural hematoma was made based on results of computerized tomography scanning. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging indicated an extraaxial meningioma. Histological findings confirmed an extranodal margin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goetz P,Lafuente J,Revesz T,Galloway M,Dogan A,Kitchen N

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas are surgically challenging tumors. Retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas with complicated conditions such as large diameter, major calcification, or significant extension to the third ventricle or posterior fossa present surgical challenges; moreover, recurrent retrochiasmatic cra...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kunihiro N,Goto T,Ishibashi K,Ohata K

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00