Giant aneurysms of the vertebral artery. Report of five cases.

abstract：OBJECT:The functional recovery of hand prehension after complete brachial plexus avulsion injury (BPAI) remains an unsolved problem. The authors conducted a prospective study to elucidate a new method of resolving this injury. METHODS:Three patients with BPAI underwent a new procedure during which the full-length phre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Xu WD,Lu JZ,Qiu YQ,Jiang S,Xu L,Xu JG,Gu YD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study documents the epidemiology of head injury over the course of 22 years in the largest Level I adult trauma center in Canada. This information defines the current state, changing pattern, and relative distribution of demographic factors in a defined group of trauma patients. It will aid in hypothesis ge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cadotte DW,Vachhrajani S,Pirouzmand F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose responses in vitro of the basilar arteries of the dog, rabbit, and man to human hemoglobin and reported. For each species, the response occurred over a range of 10(-9)M to greater than 10(-5)M hemoglobin. When compared to a maximum serotonin contraction, the relative constriction induced by 10(-5)M hemoglobin was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wellum GR,Irvine TW Jr,Zervas NT

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to provide epidemiological and clinical data on the management of cavernomas of the basal ganglia and brainstem from a long-term series at one institution. METHODS:All 68 patients who were referred to the authors' department between 1992 and 2000 for deep cavernomas were evaluated by ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mathiesen T,Edner G,Kihlström L

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester has a long legacy of excellent patient care and innovation in the neurosciences. The department's founder, Dr. William Van Wagenen, was a direct pupil of Harvey Cushing and the first president of the Harvey Cushing Society. His successor, Dr. Frank P. Smith...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimmell KT,Petraglia AL,Bakos R,Rodenhouse T,Maurer PK,Pilcher WH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive malignancy that frequently metastasizes. When RCC metastasizes to the spine, significant pain and neurological dysfunction often follow. Because systemic therapy and radiotherapy have a limited effect in controlling spinal disease, surgery is frequently required; howev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jackson RJ,Loh SC,Gokaslan ZL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective analysis, the authors studied the pial and dural blood supplies in 74 intracranial meningiomas and quantified their associated peritumoral brain edema (PTBE). The extent and localization of pial blush in relation to the total tumor volume were determined angiographically. The amount of edema and tum...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bitzer M,Wöckel L,Luft AR,Wakhloo AK,Petersen D,Opitz H,Sievert T,Ernemann U,Voigt K

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective series of 12,478 patients with breast cancer included 2467 patients with spinal metastases. Local treatment was not necessary in 688 patients. Neurological dificit did not develop in 1735 patients who underwent radiotherapy. Forty-four patients developed myelopathy due to spinal cord compression as dem...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cobb CA 3rd,Leavens ME,Eckles N

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The prevalence of deformational, or positional, plagiocephaly has increased during the last decade. Treatments vary among centers, ranging from expectant management to orthotic helmet therapy to craniofacial remodeling. This management variability is partially due to a lack of objective methods with which to mea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zonenshayn M,Kronberg E,Souweidane MM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus papillomas and mature human choroid plexus were studied by light and electron microscopic techniques. The mature choroid plexus has three types of cells: Type I cells are cuboidal or columnar cells and line the villi; Type II cells are flat cells lining connective tissue adjacent to neural tissue; and T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsushima T

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrochiasmatic craniopharyngiomas are formidable cranial base tumors to resect because of their intimate relationship with neighboring critical neurovascular structures, particularly the undersurface of the optic chiasm and hypothalamus. Radical resection offers the best chance of minimizing tumor recurrence, althoug...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu JK,Eloy JA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of radiosurgery for cavernous malformations are difficult to assess because of the unclear natural history of this vascular lesion, the inability to image malformation vessels, and the lack of an imaging technique that defines "cure." The authors selected for radiosurgery 47 patients who harbored a hemorr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lunsford LD,Flickinger JC,Kestle JR

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the alteration of endothelium-dependent responses in chronic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), experiments were carried out in the double-hemorrhage canine model. After the presence of vasospasm was confirmed by cerebral angiography on Days 0 and 7, pharmacological studies on the basilar ar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim P,Sundt TM Jr,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracranial germinomas commonly occur in the pineal region, the floor of the third ventricle (hypothalamus), or both, and they are often associated with diabetes insipidus (DI). The authors conducted a study to correlate preoperative DI with the endoscopic and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging evidence of tumor o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wellons JC 3rd,Reddy AT,Tubbs RS,Abdullatif H,Oakes WJ,Blount JP,Grabb PA

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggests that disturbances in the modulatory influence of the vasoactive peptide, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), contribute to the pathogenesis of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, only limited success has been achieved in trials attempting to ameliorate vaso...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sutter B,Suzuki S,Kassell NF,Lee KS

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The vascular lumen of an acutely occluded internal carotid artery (ICA) generally contains numerous thrombi. Therefore, carotid angiography on the affected side during revascularization therapy of acute ICA occlusion has a potential risk of causing distal embolization. In this study the authors propose the u...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tsuji K,Nakagawa N,Fukawa N,Miyauchi M,Furukawa K,Nakanishi K,Nakano N,Kataoka K,Kato A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral sinus thrombosis, although uncommon, can be lethal if not recognized and treated quickly. Systemic heparin has become the treatment standard of care; however, some patients' conditions continue to deteriorate even while taking heparin. Endovascular techniques for thrombolysis have continued to evolve. The aut...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rickert KL,Purdy PD,Welch BG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this study the authors' goal was to identify the complication rate of subduroperitoneal (SDP) shunts for the treatment of subdural hematomas (SDHs) in infants and to determine the influences on and predictive factors for these complications. METHODS:The authors present a case series spanning the years 1994 t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurschel S,Puget S,Bourgeois M,Zerah M,Ofner P,Renier D

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:To explore factors affecting the survival rate in patients with meningiomas, the authors used the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), which includes tumors from approximately 1000 hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons tumor registry program. METHODS:Analysis included over 9000 cases diagnose...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McCarthy BJ,Davis FG,Freels S,Surawicz TS,Damek DM,Grutsch J,Menck HR,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to examine the widely held assumption that early-onset symptoms after gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) are uncommon. The study was designed to include all types of morbidity and not just those that lead to neurological dysfunction. It was hoped that the results of the study could lead...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： St George EJ,Kudhail J,Perks J,Plowman PN

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemichorea-hemiballism is a rare movement disorder that has various causes. In treatment-resistant cases, both thalamic and pallidal functional procedures have been shown to yield beneficial results. Until now it has not been clarified whether the thalamus or the pallidum would yield a superior outcome. After resect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Capelle HH,Kinfe TM,Krauss JK

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Outpatient craniotomy has many advantages to the psychological and physical well-being of patients, as well as benefits to the health care system. Its efficacy and safety have been well demonstrated, but barriers to its widespread adoption remain. Among the challenges is a perception that its application is ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Au K,Bharadwaj S,Venkatraghavan L,Bernstein M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal instrumentation currently allows gross-total resection and reconstruction in cases of malignancies at all levels of the spine. The authors analyzed the results in 110 patients who underwent surgery for primary and metastatic spinal tumors over a 5-year period (1989-1993) at a single institution. Major primary s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sundaresan N,Steinberger AA,Moore F,Sachdev VP,Krol G,Hough L,Kelliher K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Detachable platinum coils are widely used in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The use of coil placement produces a higher incidence of aneurysm recurrence compared with surgical clipping. To reduce the incidence of recurrence by promoting clot organization, the authors designed a platinum co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Toma N,Imanaka-Yoshida K,Takeuchi T,Matsushima S,Iwata H,Yoshida T,Taki W

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) reviews the formative history of the major neurosurgical societies, together with their agreement to consolidate their efforts in the joint AANS. As a united group, the Association has been effective in carrying out relations with other professi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dohn DF

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE A subset of patients with Chiari I malformation demonstrate patent subarachnoid spaces around the cerebellum, indicating that reduced posterior fossa volume alone does not account for tonsillar descent. The authors distinguish two subsets of Chiari I malformation patients based on the degree of "posterior fo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taylor DG,Mastorakos P,Jane JA Jr,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracranial stenting has improved the ability to treat wide-neck aneurysms via endovascular techniques. However, stent placement necessitates the use of antiplatelet agents, and the latter may complicate the treatment of patients with acutely ruptured aneurysms who demonstrate hydrocephalus and require ventricu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kung DK,Policeni BA,Capuano AW,Rossen JD,Jabbour PM,Torner JC,Howard MA,Hasan D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large, highly ossified craniopharyngioma was diagnosed and surgically treated in a 2-year-old girl. About 20 teeth were macroscopically identified in the operative specimen, some of them totally developed, complete with crown and root. Pathological study established the diagnosis of craniopharyngioma with formation ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alvarez-Garijo JA,Froufé A,Taboada D,Vila M

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of malignant brain tumors by in situ intratumoral, retrovirally mediated transfer of the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSVtk) gene, which sensitizes the tumor cells to ganciclovir, has recently been demonstrated in animal models. The observation that tumors studied in vitro and in animals can be c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ram Z,Walbridge S,Shawker T,Culver KW,Blaese RM,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Helmets successfully prevent most cranial fractures and skull traumas, but traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussions continue to occur with frightening frequency despite the widespread use of helmets on the athletic field and battlefield. Protection against such injury is needed. The object of this study was ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turner RC,Naser ZJ,Bailes JE,Smith DW,Fisher JA,Rosen CL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00