Neoplastic cerebral aneurysm from metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:Botulinum toxin injections are the best therapeutic option in patients with spasmodic torticollis. Although a small number of patients do not benefit from such therapy, the majority respond well but may develop antibodies to the toxin after repeated applications. In those termed primary nonresponders, no improve...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Braun V,Richter HP

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 6-year-old boy, after recovery from prolonged coma following head trauma, exhibited the rare phenomenon of bilateral oculomotor nerve misdirection manifested by ipsilateral eyelid elevation on adduction of either eye. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Keane JR

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial infections with organisms resistant to multiple antibiotic agents represent an evolving challenge in the intensive care setting, particularly in patients requiring surgical diversion of cerebrospinal fluid. The authors present the case of a 51-year-old woman who endured protracted hospitalization and requir...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gump WC,Walsh JW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report results obtained in 20 severely affected patients with Parkinson's disease (Grade IV or V) who received an autotransplant of perfused adrenal medullary tissue. This study seems to indicate that these autoimplants can improve the parkinsonian symptomatology and induce amelioration in the patients' pe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： López-Lozano JJ,Bravo G,Abascal J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of high-frequency transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) through screw electrodes placed in the skull was investigated for use in intraoperative monitoring of the motor pathways in patients who are in a state of general anesthesia during cerebral and spinal operations. Motor evoked potentials (MEPs)...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watanabe K,Watanabe T,Takahashi A,Saito N,Hirato M,Sasaki T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extra-abdominal cyst filled with cerebrospinal fluid was found postpartum in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. No similar complication of VP shunting has been reported before. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nugent P,Hoshek S

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously presented data showed that Vicryl mesh was a potentially effective dural grafting material. It is easily handled, relatively inexpensive, absorbed over time, and elicits a minimal inflammatory response. The present experimental project was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a tightly woven versio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nussbaum CE,Maurer PK,McDonald JV

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Posterior fossa arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are relatively uncommon and often difficult to treat. The authors present their experience with multimodality treatment of 76 posterior fossa AVMs, with an emphasis on Spetzler-Martin Grades III-V AVMs. METHODS:Seventy-six patients with posterior fossa AVMs tre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kelly ME,Guzman R,Sinclair J,Bell-Stephens TE,Bower R,Hamilton S,Marks MP,Do HM,Chang SD,Adler JR,Levy RP,Steinberg GK

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suprascapular nerve entrapment (SNE) in the suprascapular notch is a rare entity that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of radicular pain, as well as that of shoulder discomfort. Over a period of 10 years (1985-1995), the authors treated 28 cases of SNE in 27 patients by surgical decompression of the ne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Antoniadis G,Richter HP,Rath S,Braun V,Moese G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2- to 15-year follow-up study is presented of a series of 35 consecutive patients treated for ruptured aneurysms of the middle cerebral artery by reinforcement with gauze wrapping. Only one patient suffered early recurrent hemorrhage in the postoperative period, and none had a late hemorrhage. The procedure carried ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taylor JC,Choudhury AR

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: Intravenous infusion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from adult bone marrow improves behavioral function in rat models of cerebral infarction. Although clinical studies are ongoing, most studies have focused on the acute or subacute phase of stroke. In the present study, MSCs derived from bone marr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Namioka T,Namioka A,Sasaki M,Kataoka-Sasaki Y,Oka S,Nakazaki M,Onodera R,Suzuki J,Sasaki Y,Nagahama H,Kocsis JD,Honmou O

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study offers clinical support for the concept that neurosurgical interruption of a midline posterior column pathway by performing a punctate midline myelotomy (PMM) provides significant pain relief without causing adverse neurological sequelae in cancer patients with visceral pain refractory to other therap...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nauta HJ,Soukup VM,Fabian RH,Lin JT,Grady JJ,Williams CG,Campbell GA,Westlund KN,Willis WD Jr

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review their 2-year experience with a rhinoseptal transsphenoidal approach to skull-base tumors of various pathologies involving both the sphenoid and cavernous sinuses. Eight patients with cranial nerve palsies attributable to compression of the contents of the cavernous sinus and/or optic canal are inclu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hashimoto N,Kikuchi H

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a prospective randomized study of the efficacy of steroid therapy in patients with severe head injury. One hundred patients were randomized into two equal groups: the steroid group received 5 mg/kg/day of methylprednisolone, and the nonsteroid group received no drug. The groups were similar in their clinical f...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Saul TG,Ducker TB,Salcman M,Carro E

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, the authors demonstrated that idiopathic pituitary hyperplasia (PH) can cause complete bitemporal hemianopia and amenorrhea, even in the setting of mild anatomical compression of the optic chiasm and normal pituitary function. Furthermore, complete resolution of symptoms can be achieved with surgical d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raviv N,Amin A,Kenning TJ,Pinheiro-Neto CD,Jones D,Sharma V,Peris-Celda M

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors studied outcomes and complications in patients who harbored arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and underwent stereotactic radiosurgery involving the Novalis shaped beam unit. METHODS:Between January 1998 and January 2002, 83 patients were treated with radiosurgery at University of California, Los An...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pedroso AG,De Salles AA,Tajik K,Golish R,Smith Z,Frighetto L,Solberg T,Cabatan-Awang C,Selch MT

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although in several histological studies of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) nidi the presence of compartments has been documented, no clinical study has been published. The present study was conducted to determine the presence of nidus compartments in clinical cases by using a new radiographic method. Two patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kakizawa Y,Nagashima H,Oya F,Ito K,Tanaka Y,Hongo K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Contralateral subdural hygromas are occasionally observed after decompressive craniectomies (DCs). Some of these hygromas are symptomatic, and the etiology and management of these symptomatic contralateral subdural collections (CLDCs) present surgical challenges. The authors share their experience with managing ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Salunke P,Garg R,Kapoor A,Chhabra R,Mukherjee KK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of multiple primary hydatid cysts of the brain is reported in a 9-year-old girl. There were five cysts, occupying most of the right supratentorial region. The biggest cyst measured 9 cm across, while the smallest one was 4.5 cm in diameter. The diagnosis was based on computerized tomography findings. The p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sharma A,Abraham J

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular asymmetries after shunt surgery were studied. Right and left ventricular areas from pre-and postoperative computerized tomography scans were measured with a computer digitizing technique, and the respective areas were expressed as a ratio. Measurements were made from the scans of 15 hydrocephalic children ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Linder M,Diehl JT,Sklar FH

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neurogenesis continues throughout the life of mammals in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles and the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus. The authors tested the potential of the neuropeptide substance P (SP) acting via the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) in promoting the proliferation of adult...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Park SW,Yan YP,Satriotomo I,Vemuganti R,Dempsey RJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximal shunt obstruction or obstruction of the ventricular catheter may present with signs and symptoms of shunt failure with either no cerebrospinal fluid flow or a falsely low intracranial pressure (ICP) upon shunt tap. The author reports a technique for lowering the ICP and for measuring the pressure in patients ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Duncan CC

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral amyloid angiography can cause ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIA's), as illustrated by this case report and literature review. It is possible that the use of anticoagulant or platelet-antiaggregant drugs in elderly patients with TIA's but no angiographic abnormalities may increase the risk of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith DB,Hitchcock M,Philpott PJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to investigate the role of S-100 proteins in the onset of vasospasm induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which leads to severe neurological morbidity and death. It has recently been argued that modifications in the levels of expression of some intracellular signaling elements contr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lefranc F,Golzarian J,Chevalier C,DeWitte O,Pochet R,Heizman C,Decaestecker C,Brotchi J,Salmon I,Kiss R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of severe unilateral hemispheric edema and localized hemorrhage associated with seizures following endarterectomy of an ipsilateral high-grade carotid stenosis. Imaging studies including angiography, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging/angiography, and xenon-CT, suggested postop...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn AA,Schomer DF,Steinberg GK

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors used indicator fractionation techniques to determine blood flow in normal and bluntly traumatized spinal cords of Macaca rhesus monkeys. Normal flow rates were determined for several levels of spinal cord as well as differential values for white and gray matter from representative areas. Flow rates in trau...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bingham WG,Goldman H,Friedman SJ,Murphy S,Yashon D,Hunt WE

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first documented case of a symptomatic intrasellar hemangioblastoma is described, occurring in an 11-year-old girl with stigmata of von Hippel-Lindau disease who presented with headaches, progressive bitemporal hemianopsia, and adenohypophysial dysfunction. A subtotal resection of the lesion was achieved with two ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sawin PD,Follett KA,Wen BC,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sir Victor Horsley was a pioneering British neurosurgeon known for his numerous neurosurgical, scientific, and sociopolitical contributions. Although word of these surgical and scientific achievements quickly spread throughout Europe and North America in the late 19th century, much of modern neurosurgery's view of Hor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lehner KR,Schulder M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Hemispheric low-grade gliomas (LGGs) have an unpredictable progression and overall survival (OS) profile. As a result, the objective in the present study was to design a preoperative scoring system to prognosticate long-term outcomes in patients with LGGs. METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective review wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chang EF,Smith JS,Chang SM,Lamborn KR,Prados MD,Butowski N,Barbaro NM,Parsa AT,Berger MS,McDermott MM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to identify patients likely to develop CSF leaks after vestibular schwannoma surgery using a retrospective analysis for the identification of risk factors. METHODS:Between January 2001 and December 2006, 420 patients underwent retrosigmoidal microsurgical tumor removal in a standardize...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stieglitz LH,Wrede KH,Gharabaghi A,Gerganov VM,Samii A,Samii M,Luedemann WO

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00