Supratentorial ependymomas. Neuroimaging and clinicopathological correlation.

abstract：:In the central nervous system, recurrence of intracranial Masson's vegetant intravascular hemangioendothelioma (MVIH) is rare. To the authors' knowledge, only three recurrent intracranial cases have been reported. The authors report the case of a 75-year-old woman with a recurrent left-sided cerebellopontine angle and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Avellino AM,Grant GA,Harris AB,Wallace SK,Shaw CM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four-vessel angiography was repeated in 56 patients with confirmed subarachnoid hemorrhage in whom the initial investigation was negative. Only one aneurysm was demonstrated. The results suggested that, with good technique, careful observation, and a complete four-vessel cerebral angiography, a false negative rate of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Forster DM,Steiner L,Hakanson S,Bergvall U

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with hemifacial spasm, it has been said that the spasm is due to cross compression of the facial nerve by a blood vessel and that microvascular decompression (MVD) of the facial nerve is an effective treatment. The F waves, which result from backfiring of antidromically activated motor neurons of the facia...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ishikawa M,Ohira T,Namiki J,Kobayashi M,Takase M,Kawase T,Toya S

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Growth factors such as bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) have been proven to promote spine fusion and to overcome the disadvantages of an autologous bone graft. The optimum method to deliver such growth factors remains a matter of discussion. The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kandziora F,Bail H,Schmidmaier G,Schollmeier G,Scholz M,Knispel C,Hiller T,Pflugmacher R,Mittlmeier T,Raschke M,Haas NP

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors report their experience with the use of the Neuroform Microdelivery System for intravascular reconstruction. They assess the technical feasibility of the system, the efficacy of the combined application of stent and detachable coils, and the follow-up findings. METHODS:Fifty patients found to harbor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lylyk P,Ferrario A,Pasbón B,Miranda C,Doroszuk G

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perimesencephalic nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (PNSAH) is a benign variant of SAH defined by clinical symptoms of SAH, a characteristic pattern of extravasated blood on noncontrast CT, and negative findings on cerebral angiography. This syndrome carries a favorable prognosis with reportedly no risk of recurre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reynolds MR,Blackburn SL,Zipfel GJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of spontaneous regression of a herniated cervical nucleus pulposus in a patient with myelopathy. This 37-year-old woman developed sudden quadriparesis; she had reported no history of trauma. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a large disc herniation and increased signal intensity of th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Song JH,Park HK,Shin KM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors report the 3-year results of the Barrow Ruptured Aneurysm Trial (BRAT). The objective of this ongoing randomized trial is to compare the safety and efficacy of microsurgical clip occlusion and endovascular coil embolization for the treatment of acutely ruptured cerebral aneurysms and to compare funct...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spetzler RF,McDougall CG,Albuquerque FC,Zabramski JM,Hills NK,Partovi S,Nakaji P,Wallace RC

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the goal of developing a practical method of performing noninvasive measurements of flow in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts, transcutaneous thermal convection CSF shunt flow measurement was investigated using dimensional analysis, numerical modeling, and bench testing. Using appropriate manufacturing practices a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Neff S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential efficacy of early repeat transsphenoidal surgery for persistent Cushing's disease has not previously been examined. On 222 patients with no prior pituitary treatment and a preoperative diagnosis of Cushing's disease, 29 (13%) remained hypercortisolemic after an initial transsphenoidal pituitary explorati...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ram Z,Nieman LK,Cutler GB Jr,Chrousos GP,Doppman JL,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to confirm that the combined supra/infratentorial-transsinus approach offers a safer means of resecting large pineal region tumors than other approaches currently being used. The aforementioned method provides a wider exposure of the pineal region with less brain retraction than the infratento...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ziyal IM,Sekhar LN,Salas E,Olan WJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to establish whether the volume of the posterior fossa in children suffering from Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is smaller than normal, as has been suggested previously. They also investigated the role of syringomyelia in posterior fossa development. METHODS:Both posterior fossa volume (P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sgouros S,Kountouri M,Natarajan K

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:The authors describe the first documented case of transplacental transmission of metastatic melanoma to the neuraxis. The patient was a 7-month-old boy who presented with signs and symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an inhomogeneously enhancing posterior fossa mass measurin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Trumble ER,Smith RM,Pearl G,Wall J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of gamma knife surgery (GKS) for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving the corpus callosum. METHODS:Thirty-two patients aged from 7 to 65 years (median 25 years) with AVMs of the corpus callosum underwent GKS between 1990 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maruyama K,Shin M,Tago M,Kurita H,Kawamoto S,Morita A,Kirino T

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：OBJECT:Peripheral nerve injury in a limb usually causes intrahemispheric functional reorganization of the contralateral motor cortex. Recently, evidence has been emerging for significant interhemispheric cortical plasticity in humans, mostly from studies of direct cortical damage. However, in this study, a long-range i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zuo CT,Hua XY,Guan YH,Xu WD,Xu JG,Gu YD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a biomechanical study to evaluate pedicle screw pullout strength in osteoporotic cadaveric spines. Nonaugmented hemivertebrae were compared with pressurized polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)-augmented hemivertebrae. METHODS:Six formalin-fixed cadaveric thoracolumbar spines at least two standar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sarzier JS,Evans AJ,Cahill DW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), as defined by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13 or higher, is a common problem in the United States and worldwide, estimated to affect more than 1 million patients yearly. When associated with intracranial hemorrhage, it is a common reason for neurosurgical consultation and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ditty BJ,Omar NB,Foreman PM,Patel DM,Pritchard PR,Okor MO

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to target immunotoxin treatment to the high-molecular-weight melanoma-associated antigen (HMW-MAA) and thereby examine any changes in the survival of immunodeficient rats with human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). METHODS:To target treatment specifically to human glioma cells, Pseudomon...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hjortland GO,Garman-Vik SS,Juell S,Olsen OE,Hirschberg H,Fodstad O,Engebraaten O

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate some of the signal transduction processes in human meningioma cells, the authors studied the effect of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and bromocriptine on inositol phospholipid hydrolysis, using low-passage human meningioma cells in culture. Epidermal growth factor is a well-studied mitogenic fact...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Todo T,Fahlbusch R

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinsonism caused by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) exposure was first identified in intravenous drug users. This neurotoxicant has since been used extensively in nonhuman primates to induce an experimental model of Parkinson disease (PD). In this study, the authors examined the intraoperative p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Christine CW,Langston JW,Turner RS,Starr PA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria by which acromegalic patients are considered "cured" after surgical therapy are still controversial. Since the abnormal growth hormone (GH) increase after the administration of some agents has been demonstrated to be characteristic of the tumoral somatotrophs, its disappearance after surgery may be taken ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arosio M,Giovanelli MA,Riva E,Nava C,Ambrosi B,Faglia G

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a series of 34 meningiomas of the sphenoid ridge. Eight tumors were totally removed uneventfully: two from the middle sphenoid ridge and six from the pterion or Sylvian point. Five tumors were not operated on because of their extensions or the patient's age. Twenty-one tumors raised serious surgical...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bonnal J,Thibaut A,Brotchi J,Born J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical success of angioplasty for symptomatic vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) depends on early intervention and can best be achieved after the aneurysm is occluded. However, patients presenting with unsecured ruptured aneurysms and established clinical vasospasm offer a dilemma for the surgeon....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Le Roux PD,Newell DW,Eskridge J,Mayberg MR,Winn HR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven patients with acute cervical spine injuries and associated major neurological deficit were examined within 2 weeks of injury by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. All patients had abnormal scans, indicating intramedullary lesions. This study was undertaken to determine if the early MR imaging pattern had a p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schaefer DM,Flanders AE,Osterholm JL,Northrup BE

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macroprolactinomas rarely present with apoplexy. The authors describe a patient with a macroprolactinoma who presented with apoplexy and rapid progression of a third nerve palsy. The patient was managed expectantly with bromocriptine, and within 48 hours, the patient's third nerve palsy had completely resolved. The au...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brisman MH,Katz G,Post KD

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was collected preoperatively (by lumbar puncture) or perioperatively (by lumbar or ventricular drain) from 32 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured intracranial aneurysms. Samples were also obtained from six control patients without evidence of subarachnoid blood. Smooth-m...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kaye AH,Tagari PC,Teddy PJ,Adams CB,Blaso WP,Boullin DJ

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man experienced a right occipital headache accompanied by a roaring sound, nausea, vomiting, right facial weakness, and stiff neck. Vertebral angiography revealed an aneurysm of the right anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) at the internal acoustic meatus which was later excised with favorable res...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Johnson JH Jr,Kline DG

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bow hunter stroke, which is characterized by transient vertebrobasilar ischemia brought on by head turning, is an unusual condition usually caused by structural abnormalities at the craniocervical junction. The authors present a case in which compression of the left vertebral artery (VA) at the C4-5 level was caused b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vates GE,Wang KC,Bonovich D,Dowd CF,Lawton MT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00