Long-term intrathecal baclofen infusion for treatment of spasticity.

abstract：:The avian sarcoma virus-induced glioma model in rats was used to evaluate radiation dose response (survival curves), giving fractionated treatments to the whole head. Groups of 14 to 20 rats received total doses of 2300, 4600, or 5750 rads over 2, 4, or 5 weeks, respectively. Median group survival times were compared ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Steinbok P,Mahaley MS Jr,U R,Varia MA,Lipper S,Mahaley J,Dalzell JG,Bigner DD

更新日期：1980-07-01 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：:OBJECT This study explored whether there were differences between the autoimmune disease prevalence rates in unilateral and bilateral moyamoya disease (MMD). METHODS The authors performed a retrospective review of data obtained from the medical records of their hospital, analyzing and comparing the clinical characteri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen JB,Liu Y,Zhou LX,Sun H,He M,You C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new experimental model of chronic subdural hematoma in mice is described. A single intraperitoneal injection of 6-aminonicotinamide (25 mg/kg body weight) on the 5th postnatal day induced hydrocephalus in mice with almost 100% success. Approximately 60% of the mice spontaneously developed intracranial hemorrhage 20 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aikawa H,Suzuki K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel and useful treatment for essential tremor (ET); however, the factors impacting treatment outcome are unknown. The authors conducted this study to determine the factors affecting the outcome of MRgFUS. METHODS:From May 2016 through Augus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukutome K,Kuga Y,Ohnishi H,Hirabayashi H,Nakase H

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：OBJECT:Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths that develop in the pituitary gland. The Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) contains the largest aggregation of population-based data on the incidence of primary CNS tumors in the US. These data were used to determine the incidence of tumors of the pi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gittleman H,Ostrom QT,Farah PD,Ondracek A,Chen Y,Wolinsky Y,Kruchko C,Singer J,Kshettry VR,Laws ER,Sloan AE,Selman WR,Barnholtz-Sloan JS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secure fixation of the sacrum is technically challenging. The bone of the dorsal sacral surface is often thin, making hook fixation tenuous. The use of bone screws in the sacral pedicles has gained popularity, but rigidity is often not achieved and screw pullout is common. Solid constructs have been achieved using ang...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Baldwin NG,Benzel EC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of congenital ventriculocisternostomy is reported. This infant presented with occipital meningocele. Conray ventriculography demonstrated a spontaneous ventriculocisternostomy and stenosis of the aqueduct. The case is discussed and pertinent literature reviewed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mann KS,Khosla VK,Gulati DR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Keyhole approaches, namely the minipterional approach (MPTa) and the supraorbital approach (SOa), are alternatives to the standard pterional approach to treat lesions located in the anterior and middle cranial fossae. Despite their increasing popularity and acceptance, the indications and limitations of these...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martínez-Pérez R,Albonette-Felicio T,Hardesty DA,Prevedello DM

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of a solitary schwannoma arising within the cerebellum is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopy and immunohistochemical staining. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sarkar C,Mehta VS,Roy S

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protection of the brain and spinal cord against ischemia is a goal of vast clinical importance. One approach to this objective is to reduce the tissue's functional activity in order to preserve energy for the metabolic processes that are essential to viability. Experiments to explore ways of reducing function-related ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zager EL,Ames A 3rd

更新日期：1988-10-01 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：:The metabolic rate was determined in the rat brain during the immediate concussive response to standardized impact accelerations of 7 and 9 m/sec velocity. In one series, the metabolic state was determined in freeze-clamped cortical and brain-stem tissue 20 seconds after the impact. The metabolic rate was calculated f...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nilsson B,Nordström CH

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to determine whether the late neuromagnetic field elicited by simple speech sounds, which is detected by magnetoencephalography, may be used to estimate hemispheric dominance for language and to guide or constrain the intraoperative search for essential language sites. If sufficiently ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Szymanski MD,Perry DW,Gage NM,Rowley HA,Walker J,Berger MS,Roberts TP

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors discuss the indications for and timing of a diagnostic neurosurgical procedure in children with diabetes insipidus (DI) and a thickened pituitary stalk (TPS) on magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. METHODS:Seven children with a TPS who presented with DI eventually underwent surgery for diagnostic purpos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Beni-Adani L,Sainte-Rose C,Zerah M,Brunelle F,Constantini S,Renier D,Lellouch-Tubiana A,Leger J,Pierre-Kahn A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:There is a growing body of evidence to support the safe and effective use of spine radiosurgery. However, there is much less experience regarding the use of radiosurgery for the treatment of benign as opposed to malignant spine tumors. This study represents an evaluation of, and reporting on, the technical aspec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gerszten PC,Chen S,Quader M,Xu Y,Novotny J Jr,Flickinger JC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of suppression of postischemic reactive hyperemia on the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and ischemic brain edema after temporary focal cerebral ischemia was studied in cats under ketamine and alpha-chloralose anesthesia. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by a thermal diffusion method and a hydroge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kuroiwa T,Shibutani M,Okeda R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE In the present study the authors aimed to determine preferred locations of meningiomas by avoiding descriptive analysis and instead using voxel-based lesion mapping and 3D image-rendering techniques. METHODS Magnetic resonance images obtained in 248 treatment-naïve meningioma patients with 260 lesions were r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hirayama R,Kinoshita M,Arita H,Kagawa N,Kishima H,Hashimoto N,Fujimoto Y,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE An effective treatment of patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) or vegetative state (VS) caused by hypoxic encephalopathy or traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not yet available. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamic reticular nuclei has been attempted as a therapeutic procedure mainly in patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chudy D,Deletis V,Almahariq F,Marčinković P,Škrlin J,Paradžik V

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Two episodes of massive bleeding from a sutured arteriotomy were observed within 30 hours after carotid endarterectomy. The patient had received anticoagulation therapy with heparin for 72 hours prior to surgery. A platelet count of 93,000/cu mm was demonstrated following the second hemorrhage. The potential problem o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rogers LA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A growing number of published studies have recently demonstrated the role of resection in overall survival (OS) for patients with gliomas. In this retrospective study, the authors objectively investigated the role of the extent of resection (EOR) in OS in patients with low-grade gliomas (LGGs). METHODS:Between ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ius T,Isola M,Budai R,Pauletto G,Tomasino B,Fadiga L,Skrap M

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:The authors present a case in which dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) occurred in the cerebellum and brainstem of a 44-year-old woman. A magnetic resonance image of the brain revealed multiple cystic lesions in the right cerebellar hemisphere, vermis, tonsil, and brainstem. Partial removal of the tumors ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujimoto K,Ohnishi H,Tsujimoto M,Hoshida T,Nakazato Y

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pilomyxoid astrocytomas have been identified as a more aggressive variant of pilocytic astrocytomas that occur in infants and in young children. These tumors are characterized by a perivascular arrangement of pilocytic cells that has a monomorphous architecture with uniform, elongated bipolar cells loosely ranged with...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gottfried ON,Fults DW,Townsend JJ,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the risk of bleeding from unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs), previous studies have used Kaplan-Meier analyses without treating the definitive treatment as a competing risk event, which may underestimate the rupture rate. The authors analyzed the survival of patients with UCAs alongside the o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimura T,Ochiai C,Kawai K,Morita A,Saito N

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Over the past 15 years stereotactic radiosurgery has become an accepted surgical option for patients with medically unresponsive trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The mechanism whereby radiosurgery causes pain relief remains unclear. METHODS:A review of recent papers on the radiosurgical management of TN reveals a cor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chordomas have a high propensity for local recurrence and progression, as well as for systemic and cerebrospinal fluid metastasis. The authors identified and analyzed a series of patients with chordomas, focusing on an underrecognized pathological entity-surgical seeding of tumor cells. METHODS:In a retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arnautović KI,Al-Mefty O

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00