Primary intracranial endodermal sinus tumor. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:Transclival endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES) has recently been used for the treatment of posterior fossa tumors. The optimal method of reconstruction of large clival defects following EES has not been established. METHODS:A morphometric analysis of the posterior fossa was performed in patients who underwent t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Koutourousiou M,Filho FV,Costacou T,Fernandez-Miranda JC,Wang EW,Snyderman CH,Rothfus WE,Gardner PA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnetic properties of 12 different types of aneurysm clip were investigated in order to identify which clips allow postoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging without risk. Clip-induced MR artifacts were also quantitatively studied using a geometrical phantom. Nonferromagnetic aneurysm clips like the Yaşargil P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Romner B,Olsson M,Ljunggren B,Holtås S,Säveland H,Brandt L,Persson B

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the alteration of endothelium-dependent responses in chronic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), experiments were carried out in the double-hemorrhage canine model. After the presence of vasospasm was confirmed by cerebral angiography on Days 0 and 7, pharmacological studies on the basilar ar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim P,Sundt TM Jr,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional blood-to-tissue transport, expressed as a unidirectional transfer rate constant (K), was measured in experimental RT-9 brain tumors using 14C-alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) and quantitative autoradiographic techniques. The magnitude of K depends on the permeability, surface area, and blood flow of the tissu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Molnar P,Blasberg RG,Horowitz M,Smith B,Fenstermacher J

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this study the authors investigated the relationship between variations in the circle of Willis observed on magnetic resonance (MR) angiograms and locations of cerebral aneurysms, and evaluated the risk of aneurysm formation. METHODS:One hundred thirty-one patients with cerebral aneurysms were retrospectivel...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horikoshi T,Akiyama I,Yamagata Z,Sugita M,Nukui H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of hypocapnia (PaCO2 20 mm Hg) on cerebral metabolism and the electroencephalogram (EEG) findings in 12 dogs during nitroglycerin (NTG)-induced hypotension. Previous studies suggest that NTG is a more potent cerebral vasodilator than sodium nitroprusside or trimethaphan. It was speculate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Artru AA,Wright K,Colley PS

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors of this study aimed to genetically design a bispecific targeted toxin that would simultaneously target overexpressed markers on glioma as well as the tumor vasculature, to mutate certain amino acids to reduce the immunogenicity of this new drug, and to determine whether the drug was able to effective...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oh S,Tsai AK,Ohlfest JR,Panoskaltsis-Mortari A,Vallera DA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to examine patterns of diagnosis and relative survival rates in individuals in whom a primary malignant brain tumor was diagnosed between 1973 and 1997; follow-up review of these patients continued through the end of 1999. METHODS:The study population was composed of 21,493 patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barnholtz-Sloan JS,Sloan AE,Schwartz AG

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traction injury to the optic nerve and vasa nervorum is the suggested etiology for monocular blindness following trivial frontal trauma. Holographic interferometry was used on human skulls to demonstrate orbital deformation in response to nondestructive frontal loading. The findings suggest an additional mechanism for...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gross CE,DeKock JR,Panje WR,Hershkowitz N,Newman J

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This prospective study is based on a consecutive series of 20 patients with pineal region tumors who underwent minimally invasive preferential management. The purpose of this report is to discuss the role of neuroendoscopic procedures in the management of pineal region tumors. METHODS:If the tumor markers alpha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oi S,Shibata M,Tominaga J,Honda Y,Shinoda M,Takei F,Tsugane R,Matsuzawa K,Sato O

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Knowledge of the cranium projections of the gyral structures is essential to reduce the surgical complications and to perform minimally invasive interventions in daily neurosurgical practice. Thus, in this study the authors aimed to provide detailed information on cranial projections of the eloquent cortical are...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kendir S,Acar HI,Comert A,Ozdemir M,Kahilogullari G,Elhan A,Ugur HC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cushing's disease is a challenging neuroendocrine disorder. Although resection remains the primary treatment option for most patients, the disease persists if there is residual or recurrent tumor. Stereotactic radiosurgery has been used to treat patients with persistent Cushing's disease after a prior resection....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sheehan JP,Xu Z,Salvetti DJ,Schmitt PJ,Vance ML

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of lateral orbital rim advancement is described for periorbital deformities associated with coronal and metopic synostosis in infants. The technique offers the advantages of a smooth lateral rim contour and improvement in accompanying malar recession. In 13 patients with follow-up periods of up to 2 years fol...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Persing JA,Jane JA,Park TS,Edgerton MT,Delashaw JB

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with congenital hydrocephalus and poor vision since early childhood, but with normal motor and intellectual development, suffered progressive mental deterioration during the last decade of life. At necropsy he was found to have severe hydrocephalus secondary to a lipoma of the midbrain tectum obstructing the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Halmagyi GM,Evans WA

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of drains in the treatment of syringomyelia has a simple and immediate appeal and has been practiced widely since the report of Abbe and Coley over 100 years ago. Good short-term results have been claimed in the past, but long-term outcome is largely unknown. An experience in Birmingham, England is reviewed in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sgouros S,Williams B

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excision of human cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) can be complicated by postoperative edema and hemorrhage in adjacent brain tissue, despite the complete excision of the malformation. Various theories have purported to explain the hemodynamic basis for this predisposition, including disordered autoregulati...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekhon LH,Morgan MK,Spence I

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:From the moment an intracranial aneurysm ruptures, cerebral blood flow is impaired, and this impairment mainly determines the outcome in patients who survive after the initial bleeding. The exact mechanism of impairment is unknown, but activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis correlate with clinical condition ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Siironen J,Juvela S,Varis J,Porras M,Poussa K,Ilveskero S,Hernesniemi J,Lassila R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes the usefulness of blood vessel allografts to repair gaps in rat peripheral nerve after immunosuppression with cyclosporine. Isogeneic strains of rats with known histoincompatibility were used for this study. A 10-mm gap was created in the peroneal nerve of host Fischer rats. The gap was bri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gulati AK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stereotaxic technique has been developed to cannulate the cerebral aqueduct in patients with hydrocephalus resulting from occlusion of the aqueduct of Sylvius. Precise placement of a 15- to 20-mm long radiopaque prosthesis between the third and fourth ventricles can reestablish the normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Backlund EO,Grepe A,Lunsford D

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccidioidomycosis is an infection originating in the San Joaquim Valley of southern California, but now seen with increasing frequency throughout southern California and the southwestern United States. Central nervous system involvement is usually manifested as meningitis. The authors present the case of a young man ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mendel E,Milefchik EN,Ahmadi J,Gruen P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of moyamoya disease associated with aneurysm are reported. In three cases, the aneurysms were located at the peripheral portion of the posterior choroidal artery, and in two at the basilar artery. Based on these cases, the symptoms and mechanisms of formation of aneurysms in moyamoya disease are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kodama N,Suzuki J

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitors are currently based on fluid-filled, strain gauge, or fiberoptic technology. Capacitive sensors have minimal zero drift and energy requirements, allowing long-term implantation and telemetric interrogation; their application to neurosurgery has only occasionally been reported...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aquilina K,Thoresen M,Chakkarapani E,Pople IK,Coakham HB,Edwards RJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Quantitative and qualitative alterations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) commonly occur in many cancers in humans, including malignant gliomas. The aim of the current study was to evaluate molecular and cellular effects of OSI-774, a novel EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on nine glioblastoma multi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Halatsch ME,Gehrke EE,Vougioukas VI,Bötefür IC,A-Borhani F,Efferth T,Gebhart E,Domhof S,Schmidt U,Buchfelder M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eighty-one patients with single aneurysms involving the anterior circulation were treated either by wrapping (60 cases) or clipping (121 cases), and 96.1% of them were followed for 10 years. The rate of early rebleeding (less than 6 months) from wrapped aneurysms was 8.6% (confidence interval 1.4% to 1...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Todd NV,Tocher JL,Jones PA,Miller JD

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with a peripheral nerve lesion (six intrinsic and three extrinsic) were evaluated with computerized tomography (CT). In all but one instance, the CT scans gave useful information regarding the anatomical location, size, and relationship of the lesion to surrounding structures. These cases illustrate the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Powers SK,Norman D,Edwards MS

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors investigated the causes for surgical reexploration in patients with complex regional pain syndrome Type II who received initial relief of pain from implantation of a peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS). METHODS:The authors reviewed the charts of 11 consecutive patients who underwent a total of 27 PNS-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ishizuka K,Oaklander AL,Chiocca EA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose responses in vitro of the basilar arteries of the dog, rabbit, and man to human hemoglobin and reported. For each species, the response occurred over a range of 10(-9)M to greater than 10(-5)M hemoglobin. When compared to a maximum serotonin contraction, the relative constriction induced by 10(-5)M hemoglobin was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wellum GR,Irvine TW Jr,Zervas NT

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iniencephaly is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by spina bifida of the cervical vertebrae, fixed retroflexion of the head on the cervical spine, and occipital bone defect. There are only five reports of surviving patients with iniencephaly. The authors report the case of a newborn who presented with iniencepha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Erdinçler P,Kaynar MY,Canbaz B,Koçer N,Kuday C,Ciplak N

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contemporary American culture, the term "brain surgeon" conjures up the image of an intensely single-minded professional, who deals with terribly complex matters of life and death. These descriptors find their personification in Harvey Cushing, because they are derived directly from him. This hypothesis was tested ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Greenblatt SH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgical indications for patients with pineal cysts are controversial. While the majority of patients harboring a pineal cyst require no treatment, surgery is a well-accepted option for a subset of those patients with secondary hydrocephalus or Parinaud's syndrome. The majority of pineal cysts are identified inc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kalani MY,Wilson DA,Koechlin NO,Abuhusain HJ,Dlouhy BJ,Gunawardena MP,Nozue-Okada K,Teo C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00