Reversal of experimental delayed cerebral vasospasm by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition.

abstract：:A case of brain-stem ganglioglioma is reported. A review of the literature revealed only 13 other reported cases. Brain-stem gangliogliomas usually become symptomatic in the first and second decades of life and involve the medulla and pons. Clinical improvement and prolonged survival have been reported after partial r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Garcia CA,McGarry PA,Collada M

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral protection from an ischemic/hypoxic insult implies that tissue injury can be controlled or even prevented by certain therapeutic maneuvers. For example, physiological thresholds may be altered so that tissue vulnerability to the insult is reduced, or the intensity of an insult may be blunted by enhancing brai...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoff JT

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Little information is available on staged Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) with an interval of 3 years or more when used to treat arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with volumes larger than 10 cm(3). The goal of this study was to increase knowledge in this area by reporting the authors' experience. METHODS:The authors...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamamoto M,Akabane A,Matsumaru Y,Higuchi Y,Kasuya H,Urakawa Y

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of neurofibromatosis Type 2 presenting with symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia refractory to medical management following placement of an auditory brainstem implant (ABI). Physical examination and history revealed trigeminal neuralgia. A 3D FIESTA (fast imaging employing steady-state acquisitio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schwartz MS,Brackmann DE,Wilkinson EP,Go JL,Santos F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the late 19th century, Dr. William B. Coley introduced the theory that infections may aid in the treatment of malignancy. With the creation of Coley's toxin, reports of remission during viral illnesses for systemic malignancies soon emerged. A few decades after this initial discovery, Austrian physicians performed ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shah AH,Jusué-Torres I,Ivan ME,Komotar RJ,Kasahara N

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a simple, new method for removing broken pedicle screws. Under microscopic visualization a straight, narrow slot is etched in the broken surface of the pedicle screw by using a power drill with a 2-mm diamond burr. A minus screwdriver is then inserted into the slot, and the broken screw is rotated...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Miyamoto K,Shimizu K,Kouda K,Hosoe H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary tonic and/or clonic contractions of facial nerve muscles. Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression (E-MVD) for HFS has not been widely adopted. This paper aims to illustrate the safety and efficacy of the fully endoscopic technique for HFS treatment. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Flanders TM,Blue R,Roberts S,McShane BJ,Wilent B,Tambi V,Petrov D,Lee JYK

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Klatzo's classification of brain edema into two types, vasogenic and cytotoxic, has been in general use since 1967. The former involves overall brain swelling due to fluid entry from the vasculature because of openings in the blood-brain barrier (BBB), whereas the latter refers to cell swelling without any loss of the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimelberg HK

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractures of the odontoid process are potentially serious injuries; Type II and III fractures, as described by Anderson and D'Alonzo, are seen in the emergency room especially in young adolescents and individuals over 60 years of age. The etiology of these fractures is still controversial. Malunion and nonunion in bot...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amling M,Pösl M,Wening VJ,Ritzel H,Hahn M,Delling G

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The use of intercostal nerves (ICNs) for the neurotization of the musculocutaneous nerve (MCN) in adult patients with traumatic brachial plexus palsy has been well described. However, its use for brachial plexus palsy in infants has rarely been reported. The authors surgically created 31 ICN-MCN communications f...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawabata H,Shibata T,Matsui Y,Yasui N

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available data indicate that the concentration of prostaglandin F2alpha required to produce arterial spasm in an experimental model is approximately a thousand-fold higher than the concentration that occurs under physiological conditions. The spasmogenic platelet factor which has been previously described is shown to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kapp JP,Robertson JT,White RP

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the hematological reaction to arterial injury during the first 10 minutes after endarterectomy in dogs to determine if heparin reversal during this early period predisposes to thrombus formation. Known platelet physiology would predict that heparinization during this early period would b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ercius MS,Chandler WF,Ford JW,Burkel WE

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of patients with low-grade gliomas remains a subject of controversy, especially with respect to new treatment modalities such as interstitial radiosurgery (brachytherapy), radiosurgery, and stereotactic radiotherapy. In a retrospective analysis conducted between 1979 and 1991, the authors studied the res...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kreth FW,Faist M,Warnke PC,Rossner R,Volk B,Ostertag CB

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theodore Brown Rasmussen succeeded Wilder Penfield as director of the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) and held this post from 1960 to 1972. During his career, Rasmussen probably performed more operations for epilepsy than any other surgeon of his time; he became the foremost authority in this field. His meticulo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Feindel W

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with spasticity of spinal cord origin have been maintained for up to 2 years with continuous spinal intrathecal infusion of baclofen. Prior to treatment, all of the patients had severe rigidity in their lower limbs and most had frequent and extensive spontaneous spasms, all of which greatly interfered w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn RD,Kroin JS

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The angiographic appearance of an intracranial arterial occlusion is typically distinct from that of a saccular aneurysm, with only a few reported cases of occlusion simulating aneurysm. At the same time, a small percentage of symptomatic intracranial aneurysms present with a stroke. Accurate diagnosis of these condit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pearl MS,Tamargo R,Gailloud P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms that give rise to ischemic brain damage have not been definitively determined, but considerable evidence exists that three major factors are involved: increases in the intercellular cytosolic calcium concentration (Ca++i), acidosis, and production of free radicals. A nonphysiological rise in Ca++i due t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Siesjö BK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this paper was to validate the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) model for delineation of the corticospinal tract using cortical and subcortical white matter electrical stimulation for the location of functional motor pathways. METHODS:The authors compare probabilistic versus deterministic DTI fiber tra...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mandelli ML,Berger MS,Bucci M,Berman JI,Amirbekian B,Henry RG

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case is reported of a patient with progressive left hemiparesis due to vascular compression of the medulla oblongata. Metrizamide computerized tomography cisternography revealed that the left vertebral artery was compressing and distorting the left lateral surface of the medulla. Compression was surgically relieve...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim P,Ishijima B,Takahashi H,Shimizu H,Yokochi M

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pediatric cases of infratentorial subdural empyema (SDE) are both rare and associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to report patient characteristics, treatment, and outcome in an exclusively pediatric series of SDE cases. METHODS:A series of 14 pediatric cases of infrat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Venkatesh MS,Pandey P,Devi BI,Khanapure K,Satish S,Sampath S,Chandramouli BA,Sastry KV

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial shunt revision surgeries are sometimes difficult due to venous occlusion and neck scarring. A direct approach guided by venography facilitates exposure and guarantees accurate placement of the distal catheter. Five patients with complicated histories of shunt malfunction were treated using an endoscope-assisted...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gonzalez LF,Kim L,Rekate HL,McDougall CG,Albuquerque FC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Descriptions of visual dysfunction in pineal gland tumors tend to focus on upward gaze palsy alone. The authors aimed to characterize the nature, incidence, and functional significance of ophthalmological dysfunction after resection of tumors based on the pineal gland. METHODS:Review of a retrospective case ser...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hart MG,Sarkies NJ,Santarius T,Kirollos RW

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a unique case of subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the ophthalmic artery, which was successfully treated with coil embolization. Clinical and imaging features, as well as the relevant literature, are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hopkins JK,Shaibani A,Ali S,Khawar S,Parkinson R,Futterer S,Russell EJ,Getch C

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extraosseous extradural tumor of the lumbar region with the histological appearance of chordoma produced symptoms in a 58-year-old woman. The tumor occupied the epidural space and produced scalloping of the adjacent vertebral body and pedicle without associated bone destruction. The location of the tumor within Bat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tomlinson FH,Scheithauer BW,Miller GM,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured at different times during the first 150 minutes following an experimental space-occupying lesion produced with a 50-microliter microballoon in rats. Local CBF was measured with the carbon-14-labeled iodoantipyrine quantitative autoradiographic technique. A region of local ischemi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kingman TA,Mendelow AD,Graham DI,Teasdale GM

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The effectiveness and safety of radiosurgery for small- to medium-sized cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have been well established. However, the management for large cerebral AVMs remains a great challenge to neurosurgeons. In the past 5 years the authors performed preplanned staged radiosurgery to t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chung WY,Shiau CY,Wu HM,Liu KD,Guo WY,Wang LW,Pan DH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Twenty-nine nonimmunocompromised patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma were treated with high-dose methotrexate (MTX) therapy followed by irradiation. The authors investigated the correlation of infusion schedules with MTX penetration into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), tumor response, and surv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hiraga S,Arita N,Ohnishi T,Kohmura E,Yamamoto K,Oku Y,Taki T,Sato M,Aozasa K,Yoshimine T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mortality rate, risk of rebleeding, relevant subjective and objective symptoms, and daily functional capacity after a verified subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) of unknown etiology were evaluated in 44 patients treated during a 5-year period (1978 to 1983). A vascular basis for the SAH had been excluded by bilateral c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eskesen V,Sørensen EB,Rosenørn J,Schmidt K

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because it is often difficult to diagnose accurately the structurally intact cervical spine after acute trauma, a series of patients was evaluated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to assess its efficacy for the evaluation and clearance of the cervical spine in a trauma victim in the early posttrauma period. Ultral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Hart BL,Ball PA,Baldwin NG,Orrison WW,Espinosa MC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with pineal tumors, clinical symptoms are due to direct compression of adjacent structures. The most common signs include increased intracranial pressure (80%) caused by obstruction of the sylvian aqueduct, and Parinaud syndrome (50%) caused by direct compression of the superior colliculi. Hearing loss is ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gaspar N,Verschuur A,Mercier G,Couanet D,Sainte-Rose C,Brugières L

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00