Megadose corticosteroid therapy following experimental traumatic spinal injury.

abstract：:The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) has been assumed to be involved in the genesis of several types of facial pain, including Sluder's neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, persistent idiopathic facial pain, cluster headache, and atypical facial pain. The gold standard treatments for SPG-related pain are percutaneous procedu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benedetto N,Perrini P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The difference in the hemodynamics of wall shear stress (WSS) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) between ruptured and unruptured aneurysms is not well understood. The authors investigated the hemodynamic similarities and dissimilarities in ruptured and thin-walled unruptured aneurysm blebs. METHODS:Magnetic reso...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawaguchi T,Nishimura S,Kanamori M,Takazawa H,Omodaka S,Sato K,Maeda N,Yokoyama Y,Midorikawa H,Sasaki T,Nishijima M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Adhesion formation is a serious problem in peripheral nerve surgery, frequently causing dysfunction and pain. The authors aimed to develop an objective biomechanical method of quantifying nerve adhesions and to use this technique for the evaluation of the efficacy of an autocrosslinked hyaluronic acid (HA) gel a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smit X,van Neck JW,Afoke A,Hovius SE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of a solitary schwannoma arising within the cerebellum is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopy and immunohistochemical staining. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sarkar C,Mehta VS,Roy S

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described in which spinal fracture repositioning, decompression, and stabilization are achieved by a combination of hook-rod and pedicle screw fixation. This straightforward technique is useful for performing acute decompression in patients with partial neurological deficits and multisystem injuries. A ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stancić MF,Mićović V,Potocnjak M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranial and spinal trauma resulted in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in a 78-year-old man, causing widespread bleeding and incoagulable blood. Traumatized brain tissue was found in the lumina of dural venous sinuses. The mechanisms of DIC are reviewed. It is suggested that intravascular release of potent...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clark JA,Finelli RE,Netsky MG

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pituitary adenomas represent a large proportion of brain tumors that are increasing in incidence because of improved imaging techniques. Headache is the primary symptom in patients with large tumors (macroadenomas), but is also a symptom in patients with small tumors (microadenomas, tumors < 1.0 cm). The prevale...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fleseriu M,Yedinak C,Campbell C,Delashaw JB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on two patients in whom an increased signal on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images and a high-density signal on computerized tomography scans of the striatum were demonstrated, both of which were associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia. Involuntary movements, which have been present in all previo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sorimachi T,Fujii Y,Tsuchiya N,Saito M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This Phase III trial tested the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) for the treatment of newly resected malignant glioma, comparing intra-arterial BCNU and intravenous BCNU (200 mg/sq m every 8 weeks), each regimen without or with intravenous 5-fluorouracil (1 gm/sq m thre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro WR,Green SB,Burger PC,Selker RG,VanGilder JC,Robertson JT,Mealey J Jr,Ransohff J,Mahaley MS Jr

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with malignant glioma were treated with the lymphokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) or with lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells, and one patient received combination therapy with both LAK cells and IL-2. The LAK cells were generated by culturing recombinant IL-2 with peripheral blood lymphocytes obtained fro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jacobs SK,Wilson DJ,Kornblith PL,Grimm EA

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of Motor Index score, pinprick sensory score, joint position sense score, somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) grade in the ulnar (SSEPu) and posterior tibial (SSEPt) regions, and overall SSEP grade (mean SSEPu + t) was conducted in 36 patients with cervical spinal cord injuries to determine the relations...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Li C,Houlden DA,Rowed DW

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four-vessel angiography was repeated in 56 patients with confirmed subarachnoid hemorrhage in whom the initial investigation was negative. Only one aneurysm was demonstrated. The results suggested that, with good technique, careful observation, and a complete four-vessel cerebral angiography, a false negative rate of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Forster DM,Steiner L,Hakanson S,Bergvall U

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although craniopharyngiomas are benign intracranial tumors, their high recurrence rates and intimate associations with surrounding neurovascular structures make gross tumor resection challenging. Stereotactic radiosurgery has been introduced as a valuable adjuvant therapy for recurrent or residual craniopharyngi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee CC,Yang HC,Chen CJ,Hung YC,Wu HM,Shiau CY,Guo WY,Pan DH,Chung WY,Liu KD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on a neonatal patient with traumatic subacute subdural effusion in the posterior fossa associated with secondary acute hydrocephalus. The infant fell from his mother's hand onto the floor, injuring his left parietal region. Computed tomography (CT) scans of the patient's head revealed a linear fract...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mori H,Ohashi H,Nonaka Y,Oi S

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:To explore factors affecting the survival rate in patients with meningiomas, the authors used the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), which includes tumors from approximately 1000 hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons tumor registry program. METHODS:Analysis included over 9000 cases diagnose...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McCarthy BJ,Davis FG,Freels S,Surawicz TS,Damek DM,Grutsch J,Menck HR,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral sinus thrombosis, although uncommon, can be lethal if not recognized and treated quickly. Systemic heparin has become the treatment standard of care; however, some patients' conditions continue to deteriorate even while taking heparin. Endovascular techniques for thrombolysis have continued to evolve. The aut...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rickert KL,Purdy PD,Welch BG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aims of this study were to determine the following: whether there are sex differences in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) induced brain injury in rats, whether delayed administration of 17beta-estradiol can reduce ICH-induced brain damage, and whether these effects are estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakamura T,Hua Y,Keep RF,Park JW,Xi G,Hoff JT

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors provide a systematic analysis of electroclinical characteristics in patients with persistent seizures following temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery and identify ideal candidates for reoperation. METHODS:The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of 68 adult patients (mean follow-up 8.7 years)...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jehi LE,Silveira DC,Bingaman W,Najm I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors assessed clinical outcomes of patients with treated spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) and investigated prognostic factors. METHODS:Thirty consecutive patients with spinal DAVFs were treated at the authors' institution during the past 15 years: seven underwent surgery; seven underwent surge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Song JK,Vinuela F,Gobin YP,Duckwiler GR,Murayama Y,Kureshi I,Frazee JG,Martin NA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In daily practice, neurosurgeons face increasing numbers of patients using aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA). While many of these patients discontinue ASA 7-10 days prior to elective intracranial surgery, there are limited data to support whether or not perioperative ASA use heightens the risk of hemorrhagi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hanalioglu S,Sahin B,Sahin OS,Kozan A,Ucer M,Cikla U,Goodman SL,Baskaya MK

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Physicians are often solicited by patients or colleagues for clinical recommendations they would make for themselves if faced by a clinical situation. The act of making a recommendation can alter the clinical course being taken. The authors sought to understand this dynamic across different neurosurgical scenari...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanweer O,Wilson TA,Kalhorn SP,Golfinos JG,Huang PP,Kondziolka D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracerebral microdialysis has attracted increasing interest as a monitoring technique during neurological/neurosurgical intensive care. The purpose of this study was to compare cerebral energy metabolism, an indicator of secondary excitotoxic injury and cell membrane degradation close to focal traumatic lesion...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Engström M,Polito A,Reinstrup P,Romner B,Ryding E,Ungerstedt U,Nordström CH

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transdural herniations of the spinal cord are rare, and those occurring acutely after a spinal cord injury (SCI) are particularly unusual. In this report, the authors present the case of acute posttraumatic spinal cord herniation in a patient who sustained severe polytraumatic injuries. The clinical manifestations wer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marquardt G,Weidauer S,Zanella FE,Seifert V

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with complex craniocerebral pathophysiologies such as giant cerebral aneurysms, skull base tumors, and/or carotid artery occlusive disease are candidates for a revascularization procedure to augment or preserve cerebral blood flow. However, the brain is susceptible to ischemia, and therefore the excimer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reinert M,Verweij BH,Schaffner T,Mihalache G,Schroth G,Seller RW,Tulleken CA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leiomyosarcomas (LMSs) of the central nervous system are extremely rare; however, they are becoming more prevalent in immunocompromised patients. The authors present the cases of two patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: one with LMS of the thoracic vertebral body and the other with LMS originating from th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ritter AM,Amaker BH,Graham RS,Broaddus WC,Ward JD

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sir Victor Horsley was a pioneering British neurosurgeon known for his numerous neurosurgical, scientific, and sociopolitical contributions. Although word of these surgical and scientific achievements quickly spread throughout Europe and North America in the late 19th century, much of modern neurosurgery's view of Hor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lehner KR,Schulder M

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:The authors report the highly unusual development of a glioblastoma multiforme at the site of excision of a medulloblastoma 6 years earlier. The patient was operated on for a cerebellar medulloblastoma at the age of 13 years. Postoperative treatment included irradiation and chemotherapy. Six years later, a glioblastom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schmidbauer M,Budka H,Bruckner R,Vorkapic P

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A precise understanding of the ambient cistern and its associated arachnoid membranes is helpful for accessing perimesencephalic lesions. However, few studies of the arachnoid membranes related to the ambient cistern have been published, and, additionally, some aspects of the ambient cistern also require further...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Qi ST,Fan J,Zhang XA,Pan J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Over the past few decades, various authors have performed open or stereotactic trigeminal nucleotractotomy for the treatment of neuropathic facial pain resistant to medical treatment. Stereotactic procedures can be performed percutaneously under local anesthesia, allowing intraoperative neurological examination ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Teixeira MJ,de Almeida FF,de Oliveira YS,Fonoff ET

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00