Chemotherapy of pediatric brain-stem tumors.

abstract：OBJECT:Medulloblastoma is a malignant cerebellar tumor of childhood and is difficult to cure due to frequent cerebrospinal fluid dissemination. Amplification of the c-myc gene (4%) and messenger (mRNA) overexpression (50%) are known to be adverse prognostic indicators. Because mRNA overexpression cannot be explained by...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Misaki K,Marukawa K,Hayashi Y,Fukusato T,Minamoto T,Hasegawa M,Yamashita J,Fujisawa H

更新日期：2005-03-01 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

abstract：OBJECT:The object of this study was to examine the relationship between hospital volume and long-term mortality after treatment of intracranial aneurysms. METHODS:The authors identified patients treated for intracranial aneurysms between 2002 and 2010 from patient registries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and linked ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lindekleiv H,Mathiesen EB,Førde OH,Wilsgaard T,Ingebrigtsen T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modification of a Cloward lateral cervical retractor with sharp blades is described. The purpose of the adaptation is to help prevent injuries to soft tissues of the neck and to facilitate placement during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Leibrock LG,Berman BM

更新日期：1984-07-01 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：:W. James Gardner, a skillful neurosurgeon and inventor, is best remembered for his cervical tongs and hydrodynamic theory of syringomyelia. A pioneer of modern neurosurgery, Gardner trained under Charles Frazier in Philadelphia, and in 1929 he moved to Ohio where he became chief of neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nathoo N,Mayberg MR,Barnett GH

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was designed to investigate hyperperfusion syndrome after the restoration of normal cerebral blood flow in a chronically cerebral ischemic state resulting from high-flow arteriovenous malformations or severe carotid stenosis. A fistula between the left distal common carotid artery and the jugular vein was crea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sakaki T,Tsujimoto S,Nishitani M,Ishida Y,Morimoto T

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors of this retrospective review and analysis of the literature cover an institutional series of neurenteric cysts of the central nervous system in children treated in the magnetic resonance imaging era during a 14-year period. METHODS:Sixteen patients 20 days to 14 years of age are described. The most ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： de Oliveira RS,Cinalli G,Roujeau T,Sainte-Rose C,Pierre-Kahn A,Zerah M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a biomechanical study to evaluate pedicle screw pullout strength in osteoporotic cadaveric spines. Nonaugmented hemivertebrae were compared with pressurized polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)-augmented hemivertebrae. METHODS:Six formalin-fixed cadaveric thoracolumbar spines at least two standar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sarzier JS,Evans AJ,Cahill DW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A wide variation in postoperative drainage volumes is observed during treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) with twist-drill or burr-hole craniostomy and closed-system drainage. In this study the authors investigate the causes of the variation, the clinical significance thereof, and its influence on trea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kwon TH,Park YK,Lim DJ,Cho TH,Chung YG,Chung HS,Suh JK

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have analyzed retrospectively a series of 288 consecutive patients with severe head injury observed between January, 1977, and May, 1980. Seventy-three patients were excluded as not being compatible with those of the International Data Bank. The remaining 215 patients complied with the definition of coma g...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levati A,Farina ML,Vecchi G,Rossanda M,Marrubini MB

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cysts of the atlantoaxial joint are infrequently described and probably an underreported cause of upper cervical spinal cord compression. The authors report on two patients with cysts located posteriorly of the dens in whom a C-1 and partial C-2 hemilaminectomy with subtotal resection of the cyst provided ad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zorzon M,Skrap M,Diodato S,Nasuelli D,Lucci B

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Procedures for relief of coronal synostosis and metopic synostosis have resulted in some undesirable sequelae. The authors present combined neurological and plastic surgical modifications to prevent additional synostoses, forehead ridging, and lateral orbital wall step-off. They recommend bifrontal craniotomy with lat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marsh JL,Schwartz HG

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subtemporal decompression is recognized as an effective treatment for slit-ventricle syndrome; however, the effects of this procedure have not been demonstrated using both pre- and postsurgical intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. The authors report two cases in which slit-ventricle syndrome and elevated ICP had be...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Allan R,Chaseling R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe goal of this article is to review the history of surgery for low- and high-grade gliomas located within the insula with particular focus on microsurgical technique, anatomical considerations, survival, and postoperative morbidity.METHODSThe authors reviewed the literature for published reports focused on ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hervey-Jumper SL,Berger MS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two unusual cases of neurocutaneous melanosis are presented. Both patients had congenital giant hairy nevi and both developed hydrocephalus, seizures, and myelopathy. The first patient displayed multicentric cerebral and spinal cord melanosis, as opposed to the more commonly described basilar leptomeningeal involvemen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faillace WJ,Okawara SH,McDonald JV

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical assessment of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is important both in determining management and in predicting outcome. A previous report showed considerable observer inconsistency when patients were graded with either the Hunt and Hess or the Nishioka system. This study evaluates observer variabilit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lindsay KW,Teasdale GM,Knill-Jones RP

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Both endovascular coiling and the Pipeline embolization device (PED) have been shown to be safe and clinically effective for treatment of small (< 10 mm) aneurysms. The authors conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to compare the utility of these treatment methods in terms of health benefits. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malhotra A,Wu X,Miller T,Matouk CC,Sanelli P,Gandhi D

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is found in approximately 40% of intracerebral hemorrhages and is associated with increased mortality and poor functional outcome. Cognitive impairment is one of the complications and occurs due to various pathological changes. Amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulation and neuroinflamma...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jiang C,Zou X,Zhu R,Shi Y,Wu Z,Zhao F,Chen L

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic application of barbiturate-induced coma was evaluated in a primate model of focal cerebral ischemia. A standardized regimen of pentobarbital was used, and the times of initiation of administration were varied following a 6-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion in baboons. Three groups of five animals w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Selman WR,Spetzler RF,Roski RA,Roessmann U,Crumrine R,Macko R

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The object of this retrospective study was to investigate the impact of targeted therapies on overall survival (OS), distant intracranial failure, local failure, and radiation necrosis among patients treated with radiation therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastases to the brain. METHODS:All patients d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Juloori A,Miller JA,Parsai S,Kotecha R,Ahluwalia MS,Mohammadi AM,Murphy ES,Suh JH,Barnett GH,Yu JS,Vogelbaum MA,Rini B,Garcia J,Stevens GH,Angelov L,Chao ST

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Camptocormia is a potentially debilitating condition in the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). It is described as an abnormal forward flexion while standing that resolves when lying supine. Although the condition is relatively common, the underlying pathophysiology and optimal treatment strategy are unc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chan AK,Chan AY,Lau D,Durcanova B,Miller CA,Larson PS,Starr PA,Mummaneni PV

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic anterior lobe cerebellar stimulation on patients with cerebral palsy have been investigated using a new method of quanitfying muscle rigidity and stretch reflexes. The ankle is oscillated sinusoidally, compliance is measured at several frequencies, and electromyographic activity of the extensor ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn RD,Gottlieb GL,Agarwal GC

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The objective of the present study was to perform a prospective evaluation of the potential efficacy and safety of intraoperative photodynamic therapy (PDT) using talaporfin sodium and irradiation using a 664-nm semiconductor laser in patients with primary malignant parenchymal brain tumors. METHODS:In 27 patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Muragaki Y,Akimoto J,Maruyama T,Iseki H,Ikuta S,Nitta M,Maebayashi K,Saito T,Okada Y,Kaneko S,Matsumura A,Kuroiwa T,Karasawa K,Nakazato Y,Kayama T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Until now there has been no reliable stimulation protocol for inducing transient language disruptions while mapping Broca's area. Despite the promising data of only a few studies in which speech arrest and language disturbances have been induced, certain concerns have been raised. The purpose of this study was t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rogić M,Deletis V,Fernández-Conejero I

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Dilations of brain perivascular spaces (PVSs), also known as Virchow-Robin spaces, are routinely identified on magnetic resonance imaging studies of the brain and recognized as benign normal variants. Giant dilations occur only rarely and can be easily misdiagnosed as central nervous system tumors. The relevant ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： House P,Salzman KL,Osborn AG,MacDonald JD,Jensen RL,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage from moyamoya-like vessels associated with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in a 44-year-old Hispanic man who presented with severe headache. The AVM was located in the left parietal lobe and the ipsilateral middle cerebral artery was occluded. Although the pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fassett DR,Schloesser PE,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:Thalamic, pallidal, and hypothalamic targets were determined in 16 patients by a stereotactic computerized tomography (CT) study using a noninvasive technique with Laitinen's Stereoadapter. At surgery, the Stereoadapter was remounted to the head and the stereotactic CT coordinates were transferred to the Stereoguide w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hariz MI,Bergenheim AT

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective sacral neurectomy was performed in 12 patients with intractable urge incontinence of long duration (mean 12 years) caused by detrusor hyperreflexia. There was great variation in the innervation of the bladder, but resection of an S-3 root or rootlet was carried out in all patients. Six of the patients, who w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tørring J,Petersen T,Klemar B,Søgaard I

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00