Cognitive impairment and adjustment in patients without neurological deficits after aneurysmal SAH and early operation.

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to investigate the protective effects of long-term (3-14 days) mild hypothermia therapy (33-35 degrees C) on outcome in 87 patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Glasgow Coma Scale score < or = 8). METHODS:In 43 patients assigned to a mild hypothermia group, body temperatu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jiang J,Yu M,Zhu C

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of reports have shown that epidural or intrathecal administration of morphine provides pain relief. Since February, 1981, the authors have used an implantable pump and epidural catheter for continuous epidural morphine infusion in patients with chronic pain. This system has functioned well, without respirator...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harbaugh RE,Coombs DW,Saunders RL,Gaylor M,Pageau M

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience indicates that stand-alone cages may lack the necessary stability to secure highly unstable motion segments at the lumbosacral junction. The authors have designed a special carbon fiber composite interbody cage that allows additional screw placement in anterior lumbar interbody fusion procedures performed a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Markwalder TM,Wenger M,Elsig JP,Laloux E

更新日期：2003-03-01 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

abstract：:In an observational study in head-injured patients, cerebrovascular pressure transmission was investigated using a systems analysis approach whereby the blood pressure (BP) waveform was used as a measure of an input stimulus to the cerebrovascular bed (CVB) and the intracranial pressure (ICP) waveform as the response ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Piper IR,Miller JD,Dearden NM,Leggate JR,Robertson I

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The authors assessed the feasibility of the dynamic decompressive craniotomy technique using a novel cranial fixation plate with a telescopic component. Following a craniotomy in human cadaver skulls, the telescopic plates were placed to cover the bur holes. The plates allow constrained outward movement of the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khanna R,Ferrara L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective in the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEP) monitoring for the intraoperative assessment of speech function during resection of brain tumors. METHODS:Intraoperative monitoring of CCEP was applied in 13 patients (mean age 34 ± 14 years) durin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Saito T,Tamura M,Muragaki Y,Maruyama T,Kubota Y,Fukuchi S,Nitta M,Chernov M,Okamoto S,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K,Sakai KL,Okada Y,Iseki H

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:This case illustrates the potential growth rate of an atypical meningioma in a pediatric patient, emphasizes one of the potential risks after therapeutic radiation, and underscores the importance of clinical evaluation and follow up of the symptomatic patient after tumor resection and radiation therapy. The authors re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ware ML,Cha S,Gupta N,Perry VL

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to acquire intraoperative images during neurosurgical procedures for later reconstruction into a stereoscopic image system (QuickTime Virtual Reality [QTVR]) that would improve visualization of complex neurosurgical procedures. METHODS:A robotic microscope and digital cameras were used...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Balogh A,Preul MC,Schornak M,Hickman M,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Analyses of the results of surgery for epilepsy are hindered by inconsistent classifications of seizure outcome, small numbers of patients, and short postoperative follow-up periods. The authors conducted a retrospective study with a reassessment of the long-term seizure outcomes in patients who underwent select...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wieser HG,Ortega M,Friedman A,Yonekawa Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Intracranial gas may be epidural, subdural, subarachnoid, parenchymal, or intraventricular. Intracranial air can be easily diagnosed and its location correctly assessed by computerized tomography. Potentially serious complications of intracranial air, such as tension pneumocephalus, can be rapidly and accurately ident...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Osborn AG,Daines JH,Wing SD,Anderson RE

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients aged 5 1/2 to 9 years old with mutism after posterior fossa surgery are presented. The entity is discussed with a review of 15 additional previously reported cases in children aged 2 to 11 years. In all 18 patients, a large midline tumor of the posterior fossa (medulloblastoma in nine cases, astrocytoma...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ferrante L,Mastronardi L,Acqui M,Fortuna A

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The authors previously described a graded approach to skull base repair following endonasal microscopic or endoscope-assisted tumor surgery. In this paper they review their experience with skull base reconstruction in the endoscopic era. Methods:A retrospective review of a single-institution endonasal endosc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Conger A,Zhao F,Wang X,Eisenberg A,Griffiths C,Esposito F,Carrau RL,Barkhoudarian G,Kelly DF

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccular intracranial aneurysms are a common and often fatal lesion. Whereas surgical treatment of these aneurysms continues to be the gold standard of care, certain situations arise for which surgery may not be the best option. In some of these cases, electrolytically detachable coils have been proven to provide outc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy DI,Ku A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidophil stem-cell pituitary adenomas account for less than 5% of pituitary tumors. Only 15 cases have previously been reported, with a mean age of occurrence of 38.7 years. A case of this unusual tumor is reported in a prepubertal girl. Clinical symptoms included prominent behavioral disturbance with associated head...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marks WA,Brumback RA,Schaefer GB,Pendleton BD,Farris BK,Culbertson JL

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral blood volume (CBV) was calculated in gerbils from specific-gravity (SG) changes between normal and saline-perfused brains. Furthermore, changes in CBV were investigated during ischemia using carbon-14-labeled dextran (MW 70,000) as an intravascular marker. Both data were used to evaluate the possible error du...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Picozzi P,Todd NV,Crockard AH

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to analyze the pathology of collateral vessels newly induced by indirect bypass surgery for moyamoya disease (MMD). An autopsy analysis was conducted on a 39-year-old woman with MMD who had died of a brainstem infarction. The patient had undergone bilateral indirect bypass surgeries 22 yea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mukawa M,Nariai T,Inaji M,Tamada N,Maehara T,Matsushima Y,Ohno K,Negi M,Kobayashi D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gliomas occur in 3-4 individuals per 100,000 individuals and are one of the most common primary brain tumors. Treatment options are limited for gliomas despite the progressive nature of the disease. The authors used the Value Driven Outcomes (VDO) database to identify cost drivers and subgroups that are invol...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wilde H,Azab MA,Abunimer AM,Abou-Al-Shaar H,Karsy M,Guan J,Menacho ST,Jensen RL

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Aneurysms located on the distal portion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) are uncommon, and their underlying pathology, natural history, and clinical management are poorly understood. To clarify these lesions more fully, the authors undertook a retrospective analysis of the clinical features and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lewis SB,Chang DJ,Peace DA,Lafrentz PJ,Day AL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Disturbance in anorectal function is a major factor restricting the activities of daily living in patients with spinal cord disorders. To detect changes in anorectal motilities due to a tethered spinal cord, anorectal functions were evaluated using a saline enema test and fecoflowmetry before and after patients ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kayaba H,Hebiguchi T,Itoh Y,Yoshino H,Mizuno M,Morii M,Adachi T,Chihara J,Kato T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of melatonin approximately 25 years ago, there has been intense study regarding the details of the structure and function of the pineal gland. This work is reviewed, with particular emphasis on those aspects of importance to human physiology and disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Erlich SS,Apuzzo ML

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case in which sellar and suprasellar osteogenic sarcoma developed 10 years after radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma. The literature is reviewed and the rarity of this condition discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amine AR,Sugar O

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) has been shown to provide considerable benefit to children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). The authors sought to evaluate the risks of postoperative spinal deformities in patients following SDR. METHODS:All patients who underwent SDR at McGill University between 1991 and 2001 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Golan JD,Hall JA,O'Gorman G,Poulin C,Benaroch TE,Cantin MA,Farmer JP

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：OBJECT:Functional neurosurgical interventions such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) are traditionally performed with the aid of a stereotactic frame. Although frameless techniques have been perceived as less accurate, data from a recent phantom study of a modified frameless approach demonstrated a laboratory accuracy ex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Holloway KL,Gaede SE,Starr PA,Rosenow JM,Ramakrishnan V,Henderson JM

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical records and histological specimens from 26 patients with choroid plexus papillomas operated on at one institution were reviewed retrospectively. Four patients died perioperatively, and 21 of the remaining 22 patients were followed through March, 1986; the patient lost to follow-up review was last seen 14 y...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McGirr SJ,Ebersold MJ,Scheithauer BW,Quast LM,Shaw EG

更新日期：1988-12-01 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 ability of a single large intravenous dose of the sodium succinate esters of the glucocorticoids methylprednisolone, prednisolone, or hydrocortisone to enhance early neurological recovery after moderate to severe blunt head injury was examined in male CF-1 mice. Unanesthetized mice were restrained and subjected to...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hall ED

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00