CSF smooth-muscle constrictor activity associated with cerebral vasospasm and mortality in SAH patients.

abstract：:Patients undergoing brain tumor surgery are at high risk for the occurrence of a thromboembolic event. To identify a laboratory marker suitable for risk estimation the authors studied the perioperative time pattern of routine coagulation parameters and the specific hemostasis activation marker D-dimer in 28 consecutiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vukovich TC,Gabriel A,Schaeffer B,Veitl M,Matula C,Spiss CK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality and asymptomatic Chiari I malformation have an unusual coincidence. A young boy who had recently fallen from his porch was transferred to the neurosurgery service with a high cervical central cord syndrome. Careful study demonstrated no radiographic abnormality and, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bondurant CP,Oró JJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Shock waves have been experimentally applied to various neurosurgical treatments including fragmentation of cerebral emboli, perforation of cyst walls or tissue, and delivery of drugs into cells. Nevertheless, the application of shock waves to clinical neurosurgery remains challenging because the threshold for s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kato K,Fujimura M,Nakagawa A,Saito A,Ohki T,Takayama K,Tominaga T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the authors describe the history of neurosurgery at St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto. St. Michael's has long been regarded as one of the top teaching and research hospitals in Canada. A detailed literature review of published and unpublished works was performed to formulate a succinct but i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alotaibi NM,Guha D,Ahuja CS,Spears J,Muller PJ,Tucker WS,Hudson AR,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a posttraumatic leptomeningeal cyst is described. The cyst simulated an occipital encephalocele and communicated with an epidural cerebrospinal fluid collection in the posterior fossa. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nemoto S,Hoffman HJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors analyzed tumor control rates and complications in patients with superficially located meningiomas after gamma knife surgery (GKS). METHODS:Between 1998 and 2003, GKS was performed in 23 patients with 26 lesions in whom follow-up imaging for 1 year or more was available. The male/female ratio was 1:2...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim DG,Kim ChH,Chung HT,Paek SH,Jeong SS,Han DH,Jung HW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 17 patients acetylcholinesterase activity was used to differentiate between sensory and motor fascicles in median and ulnar nerve repair of the hand. Eleven patients received follow-up evaluation 1 to 11 years after surgery, and at that time clinical and electroneurographic examinations were performed to evaluate t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Deutinger M,Girsch W,Burggasser G,Windisch A,Mayr N,Freilinger G

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas myelography was carried out in 22 patients with acute cervical spinal cord injuries in whom oily contrast media seemed contraindicated. The authors believe this technique makes a valuable contribution to the basic decision regarding the surgical versus medical treatment of a specific patient with a cervical cord i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rossier AB,Berney J,Rosenbaum AE,Hachen J

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraventricular rupture of a colloid cyst is a rare phenomenon and has been proposed as a mechanism for sudden death in patients with colloid cysts. Imaging of a colloid cyst during rupture has been described in only one other instance. The authors report a highly unusual case of a 53-year-old man who presented with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Westwick HJ,Obaid S,Morin-Roy F,Champagne PO,Bouthillier A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors aimed to determine whether differences exist in presentation and natural history when comparing Asian patients with moyamoya disease (MMD) to those of other ethnicities in North America. METHODS:A database of 137 patients with MMD presenting to their institution between 1994 and 2015 was reviewed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Feghali J,Xu R,Yang W,Liew J,Tamargo RJ,Marsh EB,Huang J

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVETumors involving Meckel's cave remain extremely challenging because of the surrounding complex neurovascular structures and deep-seated location. The authors investigated a new minimal-access technique using the endoscopic transorbital approach (eTOA) through the superior eyelid crease to Meckel's cave and mi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jeon C,Hong CK,Woo KI,Hong SD,Nam DH,Lee JI,Choi JW,Seol HJ,Kong DS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two cats were subjected to decerebration, thoracic and lumbar laminectomies, and isolation of the sciatic nerves. Spinal evoked potentials in response to bilateral sciatic nerve stimulation were recorded at L-3, and the spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) was measured by the hydrogen clearance technique. Thoracic cord...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chehrazi BB,Scremin O,Decima EE

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a simple technique that reduces the incidence of retained ventricular catheters and minimizes the risk of life-threatening intraventricular hemorrhage during the removal of an obstructed, adherent ventricular catheter in patients with hydrocephalus. The technique requires no special equipment and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Whitfield PC,Guazzo EP,Pickard JD

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are many cities that can claim to have been the incubator of modern neurological surgery, the rise of this surgical subspecialty in New York City in the late 19th and early 20th century mirrors what was occurring around the world. The first confirmed brain tumor operation in the US was performed there i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Solomon RA

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the role of somatic mutations of the neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) gene in sporadic meningioma. Neurofibromatosis 2 is a dominantly inherited familial tumor syndrome predisposing affected patients to a variety of central nervous system tumors including vestibular schwannoma and meningioma. Ne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harada T,Irving RM,Xuereb JH,Barton DE,Hardy DG,Moffat DA,Maher ER

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atretic cephalocele appears as an unimportant and benign lesion. This malformation consists of meningeal and vestigial tissues (arachnoid, glial, or central nervous system rests). The authors report the findings in 16 cases (seven parietal and nine occipital) of rudimentary cephaloceles. Twelve patients presented with...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martinez-Lage JF,Sola J,Casas C,Poza M,Almagro MJ,Girona DG

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate both replication-competent and replication-restricted recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) vectors as therapeutic agents for high-grade gliomas by using an organotypic brain tissue slice-glioma coculture system. METHODS:The coculture system involved growing diff...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Duntsch CD,Zhou Q,Jayakar HR,Weimar JD,Robertson JH,Pfeffer LM,Wang L,Xiang Z,Whitt MA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:An increasing number of patients with vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are being treated with radiosurgery. Treatment failure or secondary regrowth after radiosurgery, however, has been observed in 2%-9% of patients. In large tumors that compress the brainstem and in patients who experience rapid neurological deteri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gerganov VM,Giordano M,Samii A,Samii M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levamisole was evaluated as an immune stimulant in a randomized controlled study of patients with anaplastic gliomas, who had undergone surgical resection and who were also treated with radiotherapy and BCNU chemotherapy. Of 102 patients placed into the study, 85 were determined to comprise the adequately treated grou...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mahaley MS Jr,Steinbok P,Aronin P,Dudka L,Zinn D

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on a 17-year-old boy with cervical myelopathy from dilated epidural veins due to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) overdrainage. The patient had a long-standing subdural-peritoneal shunt and presented with incapacitating spastic tetraparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed significant cervical spinal c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wolfe SQ,Bhatia S,Green B,Ragheb J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maffucci syndrome is a rare disease characterized by multiple enchondromas and soft-tissue hemangiomas. Additionally, neuroendocrine tumors including pituitary adenomas have been described in these patients. The underlying genetic etiology lies in somatic mosaicism of mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) or ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hao S,Hong CS,Feng J,Yang C,Chittiboina P,Zhang J,Zhuang Z

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cerebrospinal fluid leaks may occur as a result of trauma or following surgery, and occasionally may also be spontaneous. Leakage of CSF from the lateral sphenoid recess is rare and challenging to treat. The authors present their experience with repairs of 10 CSF leaks that were confined to the lateral sphenoid ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Forer B,Sethi DS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pial artery constriction following fluid-percussion injury to the brain is associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) vasopressin concentration in newborn pigs. It has also been observed that fluid-percussion injury reverses the function of vasopressin from that of a dilator to a constrictor. Endothelin-1 (ET-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Armstead WM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Keyhole approaches, namely the minipterional approach (MPTa) and the supraorbital approach (SOa), are alternatives to the standard pterional approach to treat lesions located in the anterior and middle cranial fossae. Despite their increasing popularity and acceptance, the indications and limitations of these...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martínez-Pérez R,Albonette-Felicio T,Hardesty DA,Prevedello DM

更新日期：2020-03-13 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：:The authors report outcomes in 18 patients with arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) who were treated with gamma knife radiosurgery and in whom magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was obtained a mean of 14 years (range 8-23 years) after treatment and 10 years (range 4-17 years) after confirmed obliteration of the AVM. All p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kihlström L,Guo WY,Karlsson B,Lindquist C,Lindqvist M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has been shown to confer neuroprotective effects on dopaminergic neurons. The authors investigated the effects of GDNF on 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-treated dopaminergic neurons in vitro and in vivo. METHODS:First, the authors examined how 1, 10, or 100 ng/ml o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yasuhara T,Shingo T,Muraoka K,Kobayashi K,Takeuchi A,Yano A,Wenji Y,Kameda M,Matsui T,Miyoshi Y,Date I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgeries for CNS tumors are frequently performed by general neurosurgeons and by those who specialize in surgical neurooncology. Subspecialization in neurosurgical practice has become common and may improve patient morbidity and mortality rates. However, the potential benefits for patients of having their surge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khan UA,Bhavsar A,Asif H,Karabatsou K,Leggate JR,Sofat A,Kamaly-Asl ID

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a series of 34 meningiomas of the sphenoid ridge. Eight tumors were totally removed uneventfully: two from the middle sphenoid ridge and six from the pterion or Sylvian point. Five tumors were not operated on because of their extensions or the patient's age. Twenty-one tumors raised serious surgical...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bonnal J,Thibaut A,Brotchi J,Born J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The differentiation of malignant lymphomas from gliomas or malignant gliomas by conventional MRI can be difficult. The authors studied Gd-enhanced MR images to obtain a differential diagnosis between malignant lymphomas and gliomas without central necrosis or cystic changes and investigated the diagnostic value ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamasaki F,Takayasu T,Nosaka R,Amatya VJ,Doskaliyev A,Akiyama Y,Tominaga A,Takeshima Y,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00