Management of proximal shunt obstruction. Technical note.

abstract：OBJECT:Surgical mortality is a frequent outcome measure in studies of volume-outcome relationships, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has endorsed surgical mortality after craniotomies as an Inpatient Quality Indicator. Still, the frequency and causes of 30-day mortality after neurosurgical procedures ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Solheim O,Jakola AS,Gulati S,Johannesen TB

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pediatric cases of infratentorial subdural empyema (SDE) are both rare and associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to report patient characteristics, treatment, and outcome in an exclusively pediatric series of SDE cases. METHODS:A series of 14 pediatric cases of infrat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Venkatesh MS,Pandey P,Devi BI,Khanapure K,Satish S,Sampath S,Chandramouli BA,Sastry KV

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography offers a safe, noninvasive alternative to conventional angiography in patients with suspected carotid stenosis; however, it tends to overestimate the severity of stenosis. Loss of the MR signal with a resulting flow gap is a frequent finding in cases of high-grade stenosis. The auth...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiserman JE,Zabramski JM,Drayer BP,Keller PJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described for using a clip-suture to expedite handling of the divided sympathetic chain in a deep, small upper-thoracic exposure. No late failures were experienced in 23 patients with hyperhydrosis surgically treated using this technique. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Beatty RA

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a woman who was shot in the left occipital area with a .32 caliber automatic pistol. She was neurologically intact on admission, and skull x-ray films revealed the bullet in the right suboccipital area. On the 2nd day of the admission she developed Lhermitte's sign. Repeat films showed that the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arasil E,Taşçioğlu AO

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal cortical dysplasia type II (FCD II) is a common histopathological substrate of epilepsy surgery. Here, the authors propose a sulcus-centered resection strategy for this malformation, provide technical details, and assess the efficacy and safety of this technique. The main purpose of the sulcus-centered resection...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhao B,Zhang C,Wang X,Wang Y,Liu C,Mo J,Zheng Z,Zhang K,Shao XQ,Hu W,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of elevated (> or = 75%) jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO2) and its relationship to cerebral hemodynamic and metabolic parameters and to outcome after severe head injury. METHODS:Data from 450 severely head injured patients admitted to the Neurosurgic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cormio M,Valadka AB,Robertson CS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Space-occupying lesions of the basal ganglia are a rare cause of extrapyramidal dysfunction in children. Metastatic pineal germinoma in both basal ganglia produced dystonia in a 12-year-old boy. The literature is reviewed. Extrapyramidal manifestations in the child are compared with previously reported cases of basal ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lins MM,McDonnell DE,Aschenbrener CA,Cancilla PA

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although it is known that intersurgeon variability in offering elective surgery can have major consequences for patient morbidity and healthcare spending, data addressing variability within neurosurgery are scarce. The authors performed a prospective peer review study of randomly selected neurosurgery cases i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ramayya AG,Chen HI,Marcotte PJ,Brem S,Zager EL,Osiemo B,Piazza M,Sharma N,McClintock SD,Schuster JM,Ali ZS,Connolly P,Heuer GG,Grady MS,Kung DK,Ozturk AK,O'Rourke DM,Malhotra NR

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Neurosurgery is among the most competitive residencies, as evidenced by the high number of applicants for relatively few positions. Although it is important to recruit candidates who have the intellectual capacity and drive to succeed, traditional objective selection criteria, such as US Medical Licensing Ex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lubelski D,Healy AT,Friedman A,Ferraris D,Benzel EC,Schlenk R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial pressure (ICP) was continuously recorded, isotope cisternography was performed, and the ventricular system size was evaluated on serial computerized tomography scans in 39 patients. All of these patients had communicating hydrocephalus after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from rupture of an intracranial an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hayashi M,Kobayashi H,Kawano H,Handa Y,Yamamoto S,Kitano T

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report four cases of traumatic neuroma in the cervical nerve root in patients with no history of trauma. In one case the patient presented with intractable pain in the left upper extremity and motor paresis of the left shoulder, and in another case the patient suffered neuropathic pain in the left forearm....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nomura H,Harimaya K,Orii H,Shiba K,Ueta T,Iwaki T

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：: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:The optimal approach for the surgical treatment of craniopharyngiomas is still debated. In all cases involving the sella turcica, the authors have exclusively used transsphenoidal surgery (TSS), assuming that this approach is less traumatic than an intracranial one. Moreover, TSS was also performed in some cases...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maira G,Anile C,Albanese A,Cabezas D,Pardi F,Vignati A

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man developed a spontaneous cerebellar hematoma 5 years after the implantation of cerebellar electrodes. No vascular malformations were found either intraoperatively or radiographically. The histopathological findings of the cerebellar tissue obtained at biopsy from the region surrounding the electrodes ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zuccarello M,Sawaya R,Lukin R,deCourten-Myers G

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) protein-a developmentally regulated transcription factor-is aberrantly expressed in gliomas and promotes their malignant phenotype. However, little is known about the molecular allies that help it mediate its oncogenic functions in glioma cells. METHODS:The authors used short interfering...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chidambaram A,Fillmore HL,Van Meter TE,Dumur CI,Broaddus WC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) without evidence of neoplasia was noted in an 84-year-old woman. She subsequently developed a lytic skull lesion, which at surgery proved to be an atypical meningioma. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that this tumor was producing CEA. This aggressive meningiom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Partington MD,Scheithauer BW,Piepgras DG

更新日期：1995-03-01 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:The use of Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS) for the treatment of extensive intracranial metastases has been expanding due to its superior dosimetry and efficacy. However, there remains a dearth of data regarding the dose parameters in actual clinical scenarios. The authors endeavored to calculate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bowden GN,Kim JO,Faramand A,Fallon K,Flickinger J,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 24 aneurysms occurring in 23 patients under the age of 18 years (mean 12 years) are analyzed. The male:female ratio was 2.8:1, and the youngest patient was 3 months old. Mycotic lesions and those associated with other vascular malformations were excluded. Forty-two percent of the aneurysms were located ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Meyer FB,Sundt TM Jr,Fode NC,Morgan MK,Forbes GS,Mellinger JF

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This series of 228 patients with infantile non-neoplastic hydrocephalus who received either a ventriculoatrial (VA) or a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt before 2 years of age was followed for an average of 7 years, and the results with the two types of shunt were compared. Mortality and infection rates were similar fo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Keucher TR,Mealey J Jr

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and their close friends and family may be excessively fearful that the patient will have a recurrence, and such fears could play a critical role in the poor recovery shown by many patients The authors examined whether these fears could account for significant variance ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Covey J,Noble AJ,Schenk T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Profound arterial hypotension is a commonly used adjunct in surgery for aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations. Hyperventilation with hypocapnia is also used in these patients to increase brain slackness. Both measures reduce cerebral blood flow (CBF). Of concern is whether CBF is reduced below ischemic thresholds ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Boarini DJ,Kassell NF,Sprowell JA,Olin JJ,Coester HC

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the first case of vasogenic cerebral edema due to a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to a nickel-containing aneurysm clip. The patient initially presented for elective clipping of a right middle cerebral artery aneurysm, and on long-term follow-up she demonstrated relapsing-remitting cerebral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tan T,Tee JW,Han TF

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of reports have shown that epidural or intrathecal administration of morphine provides pain relief. Since February, 1981, the authors have used an implantable pump and epidural catheter for continuous epidural morphine infusion in patients with chronic pain. This system has functioned well, without respirator...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harbaugh RE,Coombs DW,Saunders RL,Gaylor M,Pageau M

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Diffusely infiltrating astrocytomas are the most common primary brain tumors. As a group, they demonstrate an inherent tendency toward malignant progression. Histological grading using the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) remains the gold standard for predicting the biological behavior of these ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mott RT,Turner KC,Bigner DD,McLendon RE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to delineate the long-term natural history of hemorrhagic moyamoya disease (MMD). METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted among 42 patients suffering from hemorrhagic MMD who had been treated conservatively without bypass surgery. The group included four patients who had under...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kobayashi E,Saeki N,Oishi H,Hirai S,Yamaura A

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intrinsic disease processes of the brainstem (gliomas, neurodegenerative disease, and others) have remained difficult or impossible to treat effectively because of limited drug penetration across the blood-brainstem barrier with conventional delivery methods. The authors used convection-enhanced delivery (CED) o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lonser RR,Walbridge S,Garmestani K,Butman JA,Walters HA,Vortmeyer AO,Morrison PF,Brechbiel MW,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new aneurysm clip has been developed specifically for internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms. This fenestrated clip's occluding blades deviate laterally, since the majority of ICA aneurysms protrude posterolateral to the parent artery. The clip was applied safely in seven recent patients with ICA aneurysms. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujita S

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00