A serrated suction tip for tumor removal. Technical note.

abstract：OBJECT:Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs) are benign lesions that can be diagnosed as an incidental finding associated with headaches, pituitary dysfunction, or vision deterioration. Typically, they occur in a sellar or suprasellar location. The aim of this study was to review the clinical presentation and outcomes associated w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Madhok R,Prevedello DM,Gardner P,Carrau RL,Snyderman CH,Kassam AB

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Symptoms from Parkinson's disease improve after surgical ablation of the medial globus pallidus (GPm). Although, in theory, selective chemical ablation of neurons in the GPm could preserve vital structures jeopardized by surgery, the potential of this approach is limited when using traditional techniques of drug...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lieberman DM,Corthesy ME,Cummins A,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged coma following severe head injury is a serious condition because it implies a poor prognosis. In order to assess the magnitude of this phenomenon, the authors have reviewed 135 cases of posttraumatic unconsciousness lasting more than 2 weeks, from among the entire propulation of patients with severe head inj...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bricolo A,Turazzi S,Feriotti G

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether iloprost, a stable analog of prostacyclin, is useful for the prevention of posttraumatic spinal cord injury, we examined its effects on compression trauma-induced spinal cord injury in rats. Spinal cord injury was induced by applying a 20-g weight for 20 minutes to the spinal cord at the level o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taoka Y,Okajima K,Uchiba M,Murakami K,Harada N,Johno M,Naruo M,Okabe H,Takatsuki K

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors of this paper describe two patients with achondroplasia in whom triventricular hydrocephalus has been successfully treated using endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). The authors performed ETVs in two children with achondroplasia involving a moderate macrocranium and enlarged lateral and third ventricles...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Etus V,Ceylan S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with pineal tumors, clinical symptoms are due to direct compression of adjacent structures. The most common signs include increased intracranial pressure (80%) caused by obstruction of the sylvian aqueduct, and Parinaud syndrome (50%) caused by direct compression of the superior colliculi. Hearing loss is ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gaspar N,Verschuur A,Mercier G,Couanet D,Sainte-Rose C,Brugières L

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：: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：:In this study of 110 cranial cavities from adult cadavers, the superior sagittal sinus was found to divide into two channels. In most cases, the division was associated with a dural partition. Essentially, the variations as observed in this study could be grouped into three types: Type 1 includes those specimens in wh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bisaria KK

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a frame with guides to facilitate accurate correlation of the planes of brain-specimen sections with computerized axial tomography brain scans. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shipps FC,D'Agostino A,Raaf J

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Dysfunction of distributed neural networks underlies many brain disorders. The development of neuromodulation therapies depends on a better understanding of these networks. Invasive human brain recordings have a favorable temporal and spatial resolution for the analysis of network phenomena but have generall...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Swann NC,de Hemptinne C,Miocinovic S,Qasim S,Ostrem JL,Galifianakis NB,Luciano MS,Wang SS,Ziman N,Taylor R,Starr PA

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for the origin of the commonly held principle in current neurosurgery regarding the resectability of the anterior one third of the superior sagittal sinus unravels the many fascinating developments that occurred in neurosurgery during the early 20th century. All these occurrences can be traced back to, and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shrivastava RK,Segal S,Camins MB,Sen C,Post KD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported with an anomalous rib that caused compression of the cervical spinal cord and presented with cervical myelopathy. This appears to be the first reported instance of this particular anomaly. The clinicoanatomical aspects of this case are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rock JP,Spickler EM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Recent observations indicate that traumatic brain injury (TBI) may be associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. This, along with growing use of brain tissue PO2 monitors, has led to considerable interest in the potential use of ventilation with 100% oxygen to treat patients who have suffered a TBI. To date, the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Diringer MN,Aiyagari V,Zazulia AR,Videen TO,Powers WJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problems of sickle cell disease and its complications is discussed. Subarachnoid hemorrhage is not a common complication of sickle cell disease and should be evaluated in the same way as if it were not associated with the disease. Patients with sickle cell trait have an added risk during angiography and hypotensiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Close RA,Buchheit WA

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a serum-free culture system for assessing the growth factor responsiveness of malignant glial cells is described. The mitogenic properties of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) were examined in three human malignant glioma cell lines (T98G, U87, and U138). Each of the th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollack IF,Randall MS,Kristofik MP,Kelly RH,Selker RG,Vertosick FT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with spasticity of spinal cord origin have been maintained for up to 2 years with continuous spinal intrathecal infusion of baclofen. Prior to treatment, all of the patients had severe rigidity in their lower limbs and most had frequent and extensive spontaneous spasms, all of which greatly interfered w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn RD,Kroin JS

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for treatment of intracerebral arterial vasospasm is now being performed in selected cases. Thirty-six vascular territories in 13 patients, ranging in age from 15 to 73 years, have been treated with a new silicone microballoon device. This balloon has allowed mechanical dilatation...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Higashida RT,Halbach VV,Cahan LD,Brant-Zawadzki M,Barnwell S,Dowd C,Hieshima GB

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated the effects of exogenous basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in combination with intravenous methylprednisolone on neurological function and cord angiogenesis in a model of spinal cord injury. Cord injury was produced by extradural clip compression through a T-1 laminectomy. Rats were randomize...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Baffour R,Achanta K,Kaufman J,Berman J,Garb JL,Rhee S,Friedmann P

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Patients with poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Grade IV or V) are often considered for decompressive craniectomy (DC) as a rescue therapy for refractory intracranial hypertension. The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alotaibi NM,Elkarim GA,Samuel N,Ayling OGS,Guha D,Fallah A,Aldakkan A,Jaja BNR,de Oliveira Manoel AL,Ibrahim GM,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Dysexecutive syndrome is common in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), a chronic cerebrovascular disease that is characterized by stenosis of the bilateral internal carotid arteries and progressive collateral revascularization, and MMD can be classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic according to the disease p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fang L,Huang J,Zhang Q,Chan RC,Wang R,Wan W

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Precise intraoperative localization of retained bone fragments and foreign bodies avoids extensive brain disseciton, cerebral edema, damage to vital structures, incomplete debridement, and prolonged surgical procedures. Such localization after head trauma is often hampered by cerebral distortion, previous incomplete d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wood JH,Parver M,Doppman JL,Ommaya AK

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 33-year-old woman with bilateral partial agenesis (type D) of the posterior arch of the atlas and recurrent transient quadriparesis due to contusion of the spinal cord after minor cervical trauma is described. At least some patients with type C or D congenital anomalies of the posterior arch of the atlas...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Torreman M,Verhagen IT,Sluzewski M,Kok AJ,van Rooij WJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme presenting during pregnancy presents unique challenges to the clinician. In planning treatment, potential benefits to the mother must be balanced against the risks to the fetus. In addition, evidence relating to timing of surgery and the use of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in pregnancy is limi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jayasekera BA,Bacon AD,Whitfield PC

更新日期：2012-06-01 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: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：:The authors reviewed 70 publications on MR imaging-based targeting techniques for identifying the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease. Of these 70 publications, 33 presented quantitatively validated results. There is still no consensus on which targeting technique ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brunenberg EJ,Platel B,Hofman PA,Ter Haar Romeny BM,Visser-Vandewalle V

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common carotid, femoral, and middle cerebral arteries in the rat have been occluded thrombotically by means of a rose bengal dye-sensitized photochemical reaction initiated in vascular endothelium by the 514.5-nm beam of an argon laser, focused for maximum excitation efficiency of the photosensitizer according to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watson BD,Dietrich WD,Prado R,Ginsberg MD

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Seizures are a potentially devastating complication of resection of brain tumors. Consequently, many neurosurgeons administer prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in the perioperative period. However, it is currently unclear whether perioperative AEDs should be routinely administered to patients with brain tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu AS,Trinh VT,Suki D,Graham S,Forman A,Weinberg JS,McCutcheon IE,Prabhu SS,Heimberger AB,Sawaya R,Wang X,Qiao W,Hess K,Lang FF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00