Atlanto-axial dislocation in acute rheumatic fever. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:Shock waves have been experimentally applied to various neurosurgical treatments including fragmentation of cerebral emboli, perforation of cyst walls or tissue, and delivery of drugs into cells. Nevertheless, the application of shock waves to clinical neurosurgery remains challenging because the threshold for s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kato K,Fujimura M,Nakagawa A,Saito A,Ohki T,Takayama K,Tominaga T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial pressure (ICP) and continuous transcranial Doppler ultrasound signals were monitored in 20 head-injured patients and simultaneous synchronous fluctuations of middle cerebral artery (MCA) velocity and B waves of the ICP were observed. Continuous simultaneous monitoring of MCA velocity, ICP, arterial blood ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Newell DW,Aaslid R,Stooss R,Reulen HJ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supracerebellar transtentorial (SCTT) approaches have become a popular option for treatment of a variety of pathologies in the medial and basal temporal and occipital lobes and thalamus. Transtentorial approaches provide numerous advantages over transcortical approaches, including obviating the need to traverse eloque...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Baranoski JF,Bajaj A,Przybylowski CJ,Catapano JS,Frisoli FA,Lang MJ,Lawton MT

更新日期：2020-04-24 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：:The relationship among cerebral blood flow (CBF), blood volume, cardiac output (CO), and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) at varying levels of arterial CO2 tensions (PaCO2) were studied in 70 normal cats. The CBF was measured from the clearance curve of xenon-133 and CO with a thermal dilution catheter placed in th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Davis DH,Sundt TM Jr

更新日期：1980-06-01 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：:OBJECTIVE Pituitary MR imaging fails to detect over 50% of microadenomas in Cushing's disease and nearly 80% of cases of dural microinvasion. Surface coils can generate exceptionally high-resolution images of the immediately adjacent tissues. To improve imaging of the pituitary gland, a receive-only surface coil that ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chittiboina P,Talagala SL,Merkle H,Sarlls JE,Montgomery BK,Piazza MG,Scott G,Ray-Chaudhury A,Lonser RR,Oldfield EH,Koretsky AP,Butman JA

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:The first reported instance of identical twins with moyamoya disease is presented. The involved portions of the main intracranial arteries were similar, but the formation of the moyamoya vessels was somewhat different. The cause fo obstructive changes in large intracranial arteries remains obscure, but the frequent fa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada H,Nakamura S,Kageyama N

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 6-year-old girl with a history of a nondisplaced skull fracture diagnosed with computerized tomography (CT) scanning 3 years previously presented with a 6-week history of headaches and decreased use of her right side. On admission CT scans, a large cystic mass was identified in the left frontal lobe region of the br...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carter AB,Price DL Jr,Tucci KA,Lewis GK,Mewborne J,Singh HK

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case with two mycotic aneurysms in the cavernous portion of the internal carotid artery, presumably secondary to a transient bacteremia from pneumonia. The strikingly rapid development of the aneurysms was demonstrated by angiography. Painful total ophthalmoplegia and extophthalmos were the main c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shibuya S,Igarashi S,Amo T,Sato H,Fukumitsu T

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chronic pulmonary diseases (CPDs) are common causes of morbidity. However, their effects on the outcome of the neurosurgical patient population are unknown. In this study, the impact of CPD on length of stay (LOS) and cost of hospitalization (COH) in neurosurgical patients was evaluated. METHODS:This was a retr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Varhabhatla N,Zuo Z

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial occurrence of follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma, a rare tumor derived from dendritic cells of the lymphoid follicle, has not yet been described. Therefore, the case of a 53-year-old man presenting with an intracranial mass invading the clivus is reported. The diagnosis of FDC sarcoma was confirmed b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hasselblatt M,Sepehrnia A,von Falkenhausen M,Paulus W

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In an attempt to improve peripheral nerve repair, the influence of the addition of reverse end-to-side neurorrhaphy for an injured peripheral nerve was investigated in the rat sciatic nerve transection model. METHODS:Twelve Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups (six rats in each group). In Group I, t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujiwara T,Matsuda K,Kubo T,Tomita K,Hattori R,Masuoka T,Yano K,Hosokawa K

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Intraoperative nerve action potential (NAP) recording is a useful tool for surgeons to guide decisions on surgical approaches during nerve repair surgeries. However, current methods remain technically challenging. In particular, stimulus artifacts that contaminate or mask the NAP and therefore impair the inte...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu G,Belzberg A,Nance J,Gutierrez-Hernandez S,Ritzl EK,Ringkamp M

更新日期：2019-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors' objective was 2-fold: 1) to compare outcomes of microsurgical resection for vestibular schwannoma (VS) between patients aged 70 years or older and patients younger than 70 years and 2) to test the hypothesis that symptomatic tumors in elderly patients represent a more aggressive variant of VS than t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Van Abel KM,Carlson ML,Driscoll CL,Neff BA,Link MJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraaxial cavernous hemangiomas are rare intracranial lesions that can be located in different cranial compartments. Extension across different tissue planes such as the subcutaneous tissue, skull, orbital cavity, intracranial dura mater, and extracranial trigeminal divisions within the same patient has not been prev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Puca A,Colosimo C,Tirpakova B,Lauriola L,Di Rocco F

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) in cranial applications. METHODS:Critical-sized calvarial defects were created bilaterally in four rhesus monkeys, and bilateral rectangular bone flaps were created in six others. Control a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sheehan JP,Sheehan JM,Seeherman H,Quigg M,Helm GA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Because of its huge clinical potential, the importance of premotor areas for motor function itself and plastic reshaping due to tumors or ischemic brain lesions has received increased attention. Thus, in this study the authors used navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) to investigate whether tum...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bulubas L,Sabih J,Wohlschlaeger A,Sollmann N,Hauck T,Ille S,Ringel F,Meyer B,Krieg SM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goals of this study were to report the clinical presentation, radiographic findings, operative strategy, and outcomes among patients with temporal bone encephaloceles and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas (CSFFs) and to identify clinical variables associated with surgical outcome. METHODS:A retrospective case se...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carlson ML,Copeland WR 3rd,Driscoll CL,Link MJ,Haynes DS,Thompson RC,Weaver KD,Wanna GB

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The facial nerve in vestibular schwannomas (VSs) is located on the ventral tumor surface in more than 90% of cases; other courses are rare. A split facial nerve course with two distinct bundles has thus far been described exclusively for medial extrameatal tumors. METHODS:Between 1996 and 2005, 16 consecutive c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Strauss C,Prell J,Rampp S,Romstöck J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondrolipoangioma is a mesenchymoma primarily composed of cartilage, with adipose tissue and vascular elements present in lesser proportions. Chondrolipoangiomas have been reported to occur in the extremities, chest wall, oral soft tissues, mediastinum, uterus and its round ligament, seminal vesicles, and heart. In t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekula RF Jr,Oh MY,Bellotte JB,Wilberger JE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors characterized the clinical course of tectal plate lesions in a group of pediatric patients to identify the prognostic factors at presentation that predict progression, in an attempt to differentiate tectal hamartomas from tumors. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted of the management of tect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ternier J,Wray A,Puget S,Bodaert N,Zerah M,Sainte-Rose C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with or without whole-brain radiotherapy can be used to achieve local control (> 90%) for small brain metastases after resection. However, many brain metastases are unsuitable for SRS because of their size or previous treatment, and whole-brain radiotherapy is associated with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raleigh DR,Seymour ZA,Tomlin B,Theodosopoulos PV,Berger MS,Aghi MK,Geneser SE,Krishnamurthy D,Fogh SE,Sneed PK,McDermott MW

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report and discuss four rare cases of primary, giant cell tumor of the cranial vault, a usually benign tumor that develops in young patients and has an extremely low rate of latent malignancy. The authors believe the preferred treatment to be total surgical removal of the tumor; only in rare cases of malig...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arseni C,Horvath L,Maretsis M,Carp N

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In the radiosurgical treatment of critically located lesions, the effort to minimize the risk of complication is essential. In this study the integration of diffusion-tensor (DT) imaging-based tractography was clinically applied to treatment planning for gamma knife surgery (GKS). METHODS:Seven patients with ce...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maruyama K,Kamada K,Shin M,Itoh D,Aoki S,Masutani Y,Tago M,Kirino T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in 28 traumatized cats showed the following acute changes after spinal cord compression in the cord segment below the trauma: 1) increase in size of the spinal cord evoked potential; 2) increase in size of the electrospinogram; and 3) increase in frequency of the electrospinogram. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Morrison G,Lorig RJ,Brodkey J,Nulsen FE

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute studies performed in five patients indicate that electrical stimulation of the brain could be a powerful tool for the reduction or control of intractable pain. While chronic or spontaneous pain could be relieved by stimulation of the periaqueductal gray matter, the accompanying side effects render it impossible ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Richardson DE,Akil H

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 12 patients who underwent terminal ventriculostomy for syringomyelia is presented. Opening the central canal at the tip of the conus medullaris is a relatively benign procedure that improves the symptoms of syringomyelia and syringobulbia. This canal normally terminates at the tip of the conus, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gardner WJ,Bell HS,Poolos PN,Dohn DF,Steinberg M

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00