Ganglioglioma of the brain stem. Case report.

abstract：:The authors describe a novel approach to the management of high-output heart failure secondary to an intracranial high-flow dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) by using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). To the best of the authors' knowledge, this represents the first report of an embolization performed in con...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Burry M,Reig AS,Beierle EA,Chen MK,Mericle RA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective analysis of 13 patients who had bifrontal decompressive craniectomy for the management of posttraumatic cerebral edema shows a significant decrease in expected mortality, but severe morbidity in the survivors. Only one patient returned to the pretrauma level of neurological function. No correlation could...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Venes JL,Collins WF

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the degree of immediate stabilization provided by cage-assisted anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) has been shown by several studies to be inadequate, supplementary posterior fixation, such as that created by translaminar or transpedicle screw fixation, is necessary. In this study, the authors studied the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jang JS,Lee SH,Lim SR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of spontaneous intracranial hypotension is characterized by orthostatic headaches in conjunction with reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure or CSF volume, and characteristic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings. A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of paroxysmal ataxia of gait and sh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nowak DA,Rodiek SO,Zinner J,Guhlmann A,Topka H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The average 65-year-old patient with moderate dementia can look forward to only 1.4 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), that is, longevity times quality of life. Some of these patients suffer from normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and respond dramatically to shunt insertion. Currently, however, NPH cannot be ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stein SC,Burnett MG,Sonnad SS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of hemoglobin (Hb) in the pathogenesis of cerebral vasospasm remain a matter of discussion. Hemoglobin is known to be released from extravasated red blood cells in a variety of pathological conditions, including subarachnoid hemorrhage. These conditions are often accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Suzuki S,Takenaka K,Kassell NF,Lee KS

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between age at diagnosis, patterns of care, and outcome among elderly individuals with anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Methods Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database, the authors identified 1753 individual...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barnholtz-Sloan JS,Williams VL,Maldonado JL,Shahani D,Stockwell HG,Chamberlain M,Sloan AE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with a variety of negative outcomes in critically ill patients, but little focused study on the effects of hypovitaminosis D has been performed in the neurocritical care population. In this study, the authors examined the effect of vitamin D deficiency on 3-month outc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guan J,Karsy M,Brock AA,Eli IM,Manton GM,Ledyard HK,Hawryluk GWJ,Park MS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 32-year-old man had noticed right leg pain for 4 years and developed classic right sciatica after heavy lifting, followed by episodes of buckling of both legs 1 month prior to admission. His medical history included congenital left abducens palsy. Examination revealed a right Lasègue's sign and Fajersztajn's sign...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Holtzman RN,Jormark SC

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral intracerebral hydatid cysts developed in a 14-year-old patient after an infarct of presumed embolic origin in the left frontotemporoparietal region. The average rate of growth of these cysts was about 5 cm per year. This suggests that the growth rate is far from uniform and indeed, particularly in young pati...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sierra J,Oviedo J,Berthier M,Leiguarda R

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Seizures frequently accompany moderate to severe traumatic brain injury. Phenytoin and carbamazepine are effective in preventing early, but not late, posttraumatic seizures. In this study the authors compare the safety and effectiveness of valproate with those of short-term phenytoin for prevention of seizures f...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Temkin NR,Dikmen SS,Anderson GD,Wilensky AJ,Holmes MD,Cohen W,Newell DW,Nelson P,Awan A,Winn HR

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) has been shown to provide considerable benefit to children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). The authors sought to evaluate the risks of postoperative spinal deformities in patients following SDR. METHODS:All patients who underwent SDR at McGill University between 1991 and 2001 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Golan JD,Hall JA,O'Gorman G,Poulin C,Benaroch TE,Cantin MA,Farmer JP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Changes in cortical representation in patients with cerebral lesions may alter the correlation between cortical anatomy and function. This is of potential clinical significance when the extent of cortical resection is based on surface anatomical landmarks. METHODS:Fifty-one patients with supratentorial lesions ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bittar RG,Olivier A,Sadikot AF,Andermann F,Reutens DC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary operations for the removal of retained bone fragments have been performed in 116 of the 1133 casualties with craniocerebral missile wounds incurred in the war in Vietnam, 1967 to 1970. Various complications developed in 19 of these 116 casualties. Dehiscence of the wound occurred in eight patients, five of w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Meirowsky AM

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a modified surgical procedure for extracranial vertebral artery reconstruction. The use of the proposed technique results in access to the V3 segment of the vertebral artery between the C-1 and C-2 vertebrae through the retrojugular space without requiring bone rongeuring. A saphenous vein bypass g...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Miyamoto S,Kikuchi H,Nagata I,Akiyama Y,Itoh K,Yamagiwa O,Asahi S

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Chronic neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury is a major clinical problem. Its management is difficult, and therapeutic approaches vary and include oral medication, neurostimulation, and surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the adequacy of surgical nerve revision in a large series of patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Decrouy-Duruz V,Christen T,Raffoul W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The 201Tl uptake index was evaluated for its usefulness in formulating a diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Thallium-201-single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) studies were performed in nine patients harboring hemangioblastomas in the posterior fossa and in five patients (six lesions) with gliomas in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kondo T,Kumabe T,Maruoka S,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2001-08-01 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:In the course of their lives most patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease require treatment for several symptom-producing hemangioblastomas of the cerebellum, brainstem, or spinal cord. However, many tumors never produce symptoms and do not require treatment. Detection at an early stage of lesions that wil...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ammerman JM,Lonser RR,Dambrosia J,Butman JA,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-seven patients with medulloblastoma were treated postoperatively with procarbazine, followed by craniospinal radiation therapy in combination with hydroxyurea. The radiation dose to the posterior fossa was 55 Gy; the spinal cord received 25 Gy and the whole brain 25 to 35 Gy (mean 33 Gy). Seventeen tumors recurr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levin VA,Rodriguez LA,Edwards MS,Wara W,Liu HC,Fulton D,Davis RL,Wilson CB,Silver P

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intraoperative bleeding often obscures the surgical field and may cause neurological damage. The irrigation fluids used during surgery might affect physiological hemostasis because they modulate the extracellular fluid composition of the bleeding area directly. The authors therefore investigated the influence of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujita Y,Doi K,Harada D,Kamikawa S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Improvement in treatment outcome for patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) requires a multifaceted approach due to dysregulation of numerous signaling pathways. The murine double minute 2 (MDM2) protein may fulfill this requirement because it is involved in the regulation of growth, survival, and invas...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang H,Cai S,Bailey BJ,Reza Saadatzadeh M,Ding J,Tonsing-Carter E,Georgiadis TM,Zachary Gunter T,Long EC,Minto RE,Gordon KR,Sen SE,Cai W,Eitel JA,Waning DL,Bringman LR,Wells CD,Murray ME,Sarkaria JN,Gelbert LM,Jon

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The concept of the flow-diverter stent (FDS) is to induce aneurysmal thrombosis while preserving the patency of the parent vessel and any covered branches. In some circumstances, it is impossible to avoid dangerously covering small branches, such as the anterior choroidal artery (AChA), with the stent. In this p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Neki H,Caroff J,Jittapiromsak P,Benachour N,Mihalea C,Ikka L,Moret J,Spelle L

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:There is increasing evidence that simulation provides high-quality, time-effective training in an era of resident duty-hour restrictions. Simulation may also permit trainees to acquire key skills in a safe environment, important in a specialty such as neurosurgery, where technical error can result in devastating...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kirkman MA,Ahmed M,Albert AF,Wilson MH,Nandi D,Sevdalis N

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When surgically removing a spinal nerve schwannoma, preservation of the involved root is attempted and may be feasible. However, in large tumors, sacrifice of the nerve root is often required to achieve total removal of the tumor, and the resection does not always result in postoperative neurological deficit. The pres...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim P,Ebersold MJ,Onofrio BM,Quast LM

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Delayed cerebral ischemia is a major cause of morbidity and death following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and requires timely intervention for a successful outcome to be achieved. In this study the investigators compared the commonly used Fisher scale with 2 newer radiographic scales for the prediction of v...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kramer AH,Hehir M,Nathan B,Gress D,Dumont AS,Kassell NF,Bleck TP

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying cerebral plasticity. Coupled with noninvasive detection of its occurrence, such an understanding has huge potential to improve glioma therapy. The authors aimed to demonstrate the frequency of plastic reshaping, find clu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Conway N,Wildschuetz N,Moser T,Bulubas L,Sollmann N,Tanigawa N,Meyer B,Krieg SM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the outcome of stereotactic biopsy and radiotherapy in 35 consecutive adult patients with nonanaplastic, nonpilocytic astrocytomas who were diagnosed between 1982 and 1992. The median patient age at presentation was 32 years. All received fractionated external-beam radiation therapy (median do...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lunsford LD,Somaza S,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC

更新日期：1995-04-01 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：OBJECT:Aneurysms located on the distal portion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) are uncommon, and their underlying pathology, natural history, and clinical management are poorly understood. To clarify these lesions more fully, the authors undertook a retrospective analysis of the clinical features and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lewis SB,Chang DJ,Peace DA,Lafrentz PJ,Day AL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00