Chronic spinal subdural hematomas. Report of two cases.

abstract：:This Phase III trial tested the efficacy and safety of intra-arterial 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) for the treatment of newly resected malignant glioma, comparing intra-arterial BCNU and intravenous BCNU (200 mg/sq m every 8 weeks), each regimen without or with intravenous 5-fluorouracil (1 gm/sq m thre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro WR,Green SB,Burger PC,Selker RG,VanGilder JC,Robertson JT,Mealey J Jr,Ransohff J,Mahaley MS Jr

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl methacrylate (acrylic) was used in fusion techniques in 82 patients, most of whom had metastatic disease, between 1959 and 1979. In all cases the acrylic was used to supplement stabilization with Meurig-Williams stainless steel plates or with wire. In cases involving a decompressive laminectomy and excisional b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hansebout RR,Blomquist GA Jr

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypophosphatemia with osteomalacia may be due to a neoplasm that produces fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), which inhibits phosphate reabsorption in the kidneys. Most of these tumors occur in bone or soft tissue and occasionally in the head, although intracranial occurrence is very rare. This report describes a tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mathis DA,Stehel EJ Jr,Beshay JE,Mickey BE,Folpe AL,Raisanen J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of concentrated conditioned medium from each of eight human malignant glioma cell lines on the growth of indicator cells (normal rat kidney fibroblasts (NRK), clone 14) was determined in monolayer and in soft agar assay systems. The conditioned medium from all cell lines was mitogenic in the monolayer assay...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rutka JT,Rosenblum ML,Stern R,Ralston HJ 3rd,Dougherty D,Giblin J,DeArmond S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a new case of combined atlantoaxial and occipitoatlantal rotatory subluxation in a 17-year-old girl. They describe the clinical and imaging features of this rare entity. An occiput-C2 arthrodesis was performed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bouillot P,Fuentes S,Dufour H,Manera L,Grisoli F

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors undertook a study to identify magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques that can be used reliably during gamma knife surgery (GKS) to identify the trigeminal nerve, surrounding vasculature, and areas of compression. METHODS:Preoperative visualization of the trigeminal nerve and surrounding vasculat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zerris VA,Noren GC,Shucart WA,Rogg J,Friehs GM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Maximum extent of resection (EOR) for lower-grade and high-grade gliomas can increase survival rates of patients. However, these infiltrative gliomas are often observed near or within eloquent regions of the brain. Awake surgery is of known benefit for the treatment of gliomas associated with eloquent region...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Motomura K,Natsume A,Iijima K,Kuramitsu S,Fujii M,Yamamoto T,Maesawa S,Sugiura J,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Occipital encephaloceles are relatively frequently encountered. Many investigators have addressed the embryogenesis of these formations, but the dural system has never before been studied. In this retrospective analysis the authors sought to gain a better understanding of the origins of these defects. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bartels RH,Merx JL,van Overbeeke JJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endoscopic surgery is an effective treatment strategy for pituitary adenomas; however, intrinsic tumor properties such as tumor consistency can challenge or preclude gross-total resection. Preoperative characterization of tumor consistency may help to guide the surgical approach and to predict the extent of r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rutland JW,Loewenstern J,Ranti D,Tsankova NM,Bellaire CP,Bederson JB,Delman BN,Shrivastava RK,Balchandani P

更新日期：2020-02-28 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 complete avulsion of the brachial plexus is a severe injury usually caused by high-energy trauma. Even with the advent of modern microsurgical techniques, many patients have been rendered severely handicapped following this injury. The authors present a new reconstructive procedure that uses a microsurgical reinne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Doi K,Sakai K,Fuchigami Y,Kawai S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the involvement of platelet-activating factor (PAF) in the formation of edema surrounding meningiomas. METHODS:Volumes of tumor and peritumoral edema were calculated based on three-dimensional reconstructed magnetic resonance images in 31 patients with intracranial meni...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hirashima Y,Hayashi N,Fukuda O,Ito H,Endo S,Takaku A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas myelography was carried out in 22 patients with acute cervical spinal cord injuries in whom oily contrast media seemed contraindicated. The authors believe this technique makes a valuable contribution to the basic decision regarding the surgical versus medical treatment of a specific patient with a cervical cord i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rossier AB,Berney J,Rosenbaum AE,Hachen J

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of hypercholesterolemia on vascular responsiveness was studied in isolated rabbit arteries. The arteries of animals maintained on a cholesterol-rich (1%) diet for 6 months had more pronounced intimal lesion than those receiving the diet for 3 months. The aortas were more severely damaged than the carotid or...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kanamaru K,Waga S,Tochio H,Nagatani K

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Systemic administration of 23.5% hypertonic saline enhances cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients with poor-grade spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Whether the increment of change in CBF correlates with changes in autoregulation of CBF or outcome at discharge remains unknown. METHODS:Thirty-five patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tseng MY,Al-Rawi PG,Czosnyka M,Hutchinson PJ,Richards H,Pickard JD,Kirkpatrick PJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of 127 consecutive patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), in whom cerebral panangiography revealed no cause for the bleeding nor any sign of an intraparenchymatous hemorrhage, were reviewed in a study of the long-term prognosis and the possible prognostic factors in this condition. Data for all 127 pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brismar J,Sundbärg G

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ommaya reservoirs are used primarily for the repeated injection of intrathecal chemotherapy for leptomeningeal metastasis from hematopoietic and solid malignancies. Insertion of this device in a relatively large nondisplaced ventricle is not a difficult task, but challenges arise when the ventricle is small and/or dis...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Al-Anazi A,Bernstein M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental contusion paraplegic injury to the posterior spinal cord in cats results in a sudden increase of systemic blood pressure to between 200 and 250 mm Hg, and an increase in pulse pressure and a slowing of pulse rate. This initial hypertensive phase lasts approximately 3 to 4 minutes, and then is followed by ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rawe SE,Perot PL Jr

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 75 patients with surgically treated lipomyelomeningoceles, the neurological condition of six patients deteriorated 6 months to 14 years after the operation due to repeat tethering of the spinal cord. The tethering resulted from postoperative dense adhesion between the cord and the overlying dura mater. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sakamoto H,Hakuba A,Fujitani K,Nishimura S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen cases of cerebral cavernous angiomas are reported, and their radiological and pathological features are reviewed. The clinical presentation was variable: 53.8% of patients had seizures, 30.8% intracerebral hemorrhage, and 15.4% focal neurological signs, including one unusual case that presented as a cerebello...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tagle P,Huete I,Méndez J,del Villar S

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to describe the similarity of configuration between the arachnoid complex in the posterior half of the incisural space and the Liliequist membrane. METHODS:Microsurgical dissection and anatomical observation were performed in 20 formalin-fixed adult cadaver heads. The origin, distribut...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhang XA,Qi ST,Fan J,Huang GL,Peng JX

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of anterior cervical surgery for treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) are assessed 1 to 7 years postoperatively in 32 patients. At follow-up review, 50% were improved after surgery and 50% were unimproved or had deteriorated in spite of surgery. The results could not be statistically linked t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lunsford LD,Bissonette DJ,Zorub DS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The authors' goal in this paper is to provide the first clinical, radiological, and genetic studies of panventriculomegaly (PaVM) defined by a wide foramen of Magendie and large cisterna magna. METHODS Clinical and brain imaging data from 28 PaVM patients (including 10 patients from 5 families) were retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kageyama H,Miyajima M,Ogino I,Nakajima M,Shimoji K,Fukai R,Miyake N,Nishiyama K,Matsumoto N,Arai H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transsphenoidal surgery is advocated as the first-line management of growth hormone (GH)-secreting adenomas. Although disease control is defined by strict criteria for biochemical remission, the length of follow-up needed is not well defined in literature. In this report, the authors present their long-term r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Asha MJ,Takami H,Velasquez C,Oswari S,Almeida JP,Zadeh G,Gentili F

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of intracranial heterotopic brain located on the medial one-third of the left sphenoid ridge, and enveloped in a huge cystic cavity. The heterotopic brain was resected successfully with satisfactory clinical results. The resected brain was 8 X 4 X 3 cm in diameter, of 7 or 8 months gestatio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marubayashi T,Matsukado Y

更新日期：1978-03-01 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：:A follow-up study was performed on 41 hydrocephalic children with primary (10 patients) or secondary (31 patients) placement of an anti-siphon device (ASD) connected to their shunt. The clinical course before and after ASD implantation was compared in these two groups, including studies of the head circumference, the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gruber R,Jenny P,Herzog B

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to determine the incidence, time course, and risk factors for overall adverse radiation effect (ARE) and symptomatic ARE after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases. METHODS:All cases of brain metastases treated from 1998 through 2009 with Gamma Knife SRS at UCSF were considere...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sneed PK,Mendez J,Vemer-van den Hoek JG,Seymour ZA,Ma L,Molinaro AM,Fogh SE,Nakamura JL,McDermott MW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 10 patients with supratentorial ependymomas, the tumors exhibited hyperdensity on computerized tomography (CT) scanning prior to contrast infusion and, with one exception, all tumors were mixed lesions with the low densities suggesting cystic or necrotic portions. Eighty percent of the tumors contained small calcif...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Centeno RS,Lee AA,Winter J,Barba D

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Onyx, an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer mixed in a dimethyl sulfoxide solvent, is currently one of the most widely used liquid materials for embolization of intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The goal of this study was to define the risks and benefits of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee CC,Chen CJ,Ball B,Schlesinger D,Xu Z,Yen CP,Sheehan J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00