Origin of somatosensory evoked responses recorded from the cervical skin surface.

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this paper was to investigate the long-term outcome and the possible prognostic factors that might have influenced the persistence of posttraumatic epilepsy after penetrating head injuries sustained during the Iraq-Iran war (1980-1988). METHODS:In this retrospective study, the authors evaluated 189 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eftekhar B,Sahraian MA,Nouralishahi B,Khaji A,Vahabi Z,Ghodsi M,Araghizadeh H,Soroush MR,Esmaeili SK,Masoumi M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Vanderbilt University Hospital heritage was influenced by the excellence of the Johns Hopkins era--by Osler, Halsted, Cushing, Brooks, and many others. Upon this strong origin, the neurosurgery department was built by Cobb Pilcher and perpetuated by William F. Meacham. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rish BL

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood flow velocity was recorded from the middle or anterior cerebral and extracranial internal carotid arteries using transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) in 121 unselected consecutive patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Recordings were made daily or every 2nd day after SAH for a 14-day per...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grosset DG,Straiton J,McDonald I,Cockburn M,Bullock R

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:To overcome the limitations associated with surgical approaches that have been described for accessing intraparenchymal lesions of the anteromedial region of the superior cerebellum, the authors used a posterior subtemporal transtentorial approach to remove tumors in this region. In this paper they describe the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ammerman JM,Lonser RR,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the cases of 116 infants treated consecutively for birth-related brachial plexus injuries. Twenty-eight infants with upper brachial plexus lesions who showed no neurological improvement by 4 months of age were selected for early surgical reconstruction (at a mean age of 5 months). Neurological impro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laurent JP,Lee R,Shenaq S,Parke JT,Solis IS,Kowalik L

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The evolution of microsurgical and endoscopic techniques has allowed the development of less invasive transcranial approaches. The authors describe a purely endoscopic transpterional port craniotomy to access lesions involving the cavernous sinus and the anterolateral skull base. METHODS:Through single- or d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Andrade-Barazarte H,Patel K,Turel MK,Doglietto F,Agur A,Gentili F,Tymianski R,Mendes Pereira V,Tymianski M,Radovanovic I

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pure sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are vascular malformations confined to the sylvian fissure without parenchymal involvement. Because the branches of the middle cerebral artery are arteries of passage and the margins between the AVM and the insula cortex may be ill defined, many surgeons re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zimmerman G,Lewis AI,Tew JM Jr

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chronic pulmonary diseases (CPDs) are common causes of morbidity. However, their effects on the outcome of the neurosurgical patient population are unknown. In this study, the impact of CPD on length of stay (LOS) and cost of hospitalization (COH) in neurosurgical patients was evaluated. METHODS:This was a retr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Varhabhatla N,Zuo Z

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberous sclerosis complex is a genetic disorder characterized by the development of hamartomas in multiple organs including the brain, skin, eye, kidney, and heart. Neurological features include seizures and mental retardation. Cortical tubers and subependymal nodules are the characteristic intracranial lesions of tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dashti SR,Robinson S,Rodgers M,Cohen AR

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful use of autogenous skull bone grafts for a C3-7 anterior cervical fusion is reported and compared with results using other bone grafts. A 51-year-old man with C4-7 anterior cord compression due to spurs and ossified posterior longitudinal ligaments developed progressive tetraparesis following a minor hea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka T,Ninchoji T,Uemura K,Ryu H,Sugiura M,Ohishi H,Tomita M,Takehara S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe pathogenesis of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) remains poorly defined. Prior studies on thrombophilia as a risk factor for DAVF development are limited by small sample sizes and poor generalizability.METHODSIn this longitudinal observational study, all patients with intracranial DAVFs evaluated at t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： LaHue SC,Kim H,Pawlikowska L,Nelson J,Cooke DL,Hetts SW,Singh V

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a period of 3 years, 25 patients with intra- and extrasellar macroprolactinomas were pretreated with dopamine agonists for a period of 2 to 6 1/2 weeks prior to transsphenoidal microsurgical tumor resection. Dopamine agonists were administered orally to 17 patients, intramuscularly to three patients, and both o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fahlbusch R,Buchfelder M,Schrell U

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Traumatic parenchymal mass lesions are common sequelae of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). They occur in up to 8.2% of all TBI cases and 13%-35% of severe TBI cases, and they account for up to 20% of surgical intracranial lesions. Controversy exists concerning the association between radiological and clinical ev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Iaccarino C,Schiavi P,Picetti E,Goldoni M,Cerasti D,Caspani M,Servadei F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of trigeminal neurinoma are reviewed with particular attention to clinical signs and symptoms, lumbar puncture, electroencephalogram, brain scan, plain skull and tomographic radiographs, and angiographic and pneumoencephalographic findings. Pneumoencephalography, with special tomographic projections to iden...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levinthal R,Benston JR

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 63-year-old woman with a 10-year history of intermittent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea was found to have a transclival meningocele. After pluridirectional tomography demonstrated a bone defect in the clivus, the diagnosis was established by means of computerized tomography (CT) by comparing the absorption coe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lockwood AH,Quencer RM,Page LK

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors analyzed the role of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) as a primary treatment for hydrocephalus and also as an alternative to shunt revision for malfunctioning and infected ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of clinical notes, operation records, and magnetic reso...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： O'Brien DF,Javadpour M,Collins DR,Spennato P,Mallucci CL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the technique used to safely identify the petrous carotid artery during expanded endonasal approaches to the skull base. A series of 20 cadaveric studies was undertaken to isolate the vidian artery and nerve and to use them as landmarks to the petrous internal carotid artery (...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassam AB,Vescan AD,Carrau RL,Prevedello DM,Gardner P,Mintz AH,Snyderman CH,Rhoton AL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: This study was performed to identify the angiographic features of hemorrhagic-onset moyamoya disease (MMD) in comparison with those of patients with ischemic-onset MMD. METHODS: This case-control study compared the data set of the Japan Adult Moyamoya (JAM) Trial with the angiographic data of adult patients...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujimura M,Funaki T,Houkin K,Takahashi JC,Kuroda S,Tomata Y,Tominaga T,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study proposes a variation of the transorbital endoscopic approach (TOEA) that uses the lateral orbit as the primary surgical corridor, in a minimally invasive fashion, for the posterior fossa (PF) access. The versatility of this technique was quantitatively analyzed in comparison with the anterior transpet...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Noiphithak R,Yanez-Siller JC,Revuelta Barbero JM,Otto BA,Carrau RL,Prevedello DM

更新日期：2018-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the various anterior surgical approaches to the spine, exposure of the upper two thoracic vertebrae remains the most challenging. An operative approach to this region is described. The major features include resection of a portion of the clavicle and the manubrium sterni. Following resection of the tumor and involv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sundaresan N,Shah J,Foley KM,Rosen G

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All patients who underwent decompressive lumbar laminectomy in the Washtenaw County, Michigan metropolitan area during a 7-year period were studied for the purpose of defining long-term outcome, clinical correlations, and the need for subsequent fusion. Outcome was determined by questionnaire and physical examination ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tuite GF,Stern JD,Doran SE,Papadopoulos SM,McGillicuddy JE,Oyedijo DI,Grube SV,Lundquist C,Gilmer HS,Schork MA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 12 patients who underwent terminal ventriculostomy for syringomyelia is presented. Opening the central canal at the tip of the conus medullaris is a relatively benign procedure that improves the symptoms of syringomyelia and syringobulbia. This canal normally terminates at the tip of the conus, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gardner WJ,Bell HS,Poolos PN,Dohn DF,Steinberg M

更新日期：1977-05-01 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：OBJECT:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) have been shown to have significant osteoinductive activity in numerous in vitro and in vivo assay systems, and BMP-2 and BMP-7 are currently being evaluated in human clinical studies. In the spinal region, BMPs have been shown to promote spinal arthrodesis at a higher rate tha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Helm GA,Alden TD,Beres EJ,Hudson SB,Das S,Engh JA,Pittman DD,Kerns KM,Kallmes DF

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients are reported in whom the presence of triventricular hydrocephalus and aqueductal obstruction or stenosis due to multiple expanding lacunae in the mesencephalothalamic region possibly corresponds to abnormally dilated perivascular spaces. Placement of a ventriculoperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mascalchi M,Salvi F,Godano U,Nistri M,Taiuti R,Tosetti M,Villari N,Calbucci F

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:With limited studies available, the correlation between the extent of resection and tumor recurrence in vestibular schwannomas (VSs) has not been definitively established. In this prospective study, the authors evaluated 772 patients who underwent microsurgical resection of VSs to analyze the association between...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sughrue ME,Kaur R,Rutkowski MJ,Kane AJ,Kaur G,Yang I,Pitts LH,Parsa AT

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraventricular pressure (IVP) is increased in the early stages of acute hydrocephalus. Pressure falls, however, when compensatory routes for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption develop. In order to better understand the pathophysiology of acute hydrocephalus, the authors performed ventriculocisternal perfusions on ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rosenberg GA,Saland L,Kyner WT

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to establish a biomathematical model to accurately predict the probability of aneurysm rupture. Biomathematical models incorporate various physical and dynamic phenomena that provide insight into why certain aneurysms grow or rupture. Prior studies have demonstrated that regression mod...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Prestigiacomo CJ,He W,Catrambone J,Chung S,Kasper L,Pasupuleti L,Mittal N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Disposable supplies constitute a large portion of operating room (OR) costs and are often left over at the end of a surgical case. Despite financial and environmental implications of such waste, there has been little evaluation of OR supply utilization. The goal of this study was to quantify the utilization ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zygourakis CC,Yoon S,Valencia V,Boscardin C,Moriates C,Gonzales R,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The facial nerve in vestibular schwannomas (VSs) is located on the ventral tumor surface in more than 90% of cases; other courses are rare. A split facial nerve course with two distinct bundles has thus far been described exclusively for medial extrameatal tumors. METHODS:Between 1996 and 2005, 16 consecutive c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Strauss C,Prell J,Rampp S,Romstöck J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00