Intraoperative cerebral angiosonography with ultrasound contrast agents: how I do it.

abstract：:Selection of the approach and technique for surgical repair of aneurysm of the vertebrobasilar artery system is mainly based on angiographic features. This report emphasizes that planning the surgical procedure should also include preoperative evaluation of the individual skull base configuration, as well as the relat...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bertalanffy H,Gilsbach JM,Mayfrank L,Kawase T,Shiobara R,Toya S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intensive experimental spinal cord impact trauma in rabbits led, after 90 minutes, to a significant increase of serotonin content in the segments of spinal cord at the injury epicentres. Adjacent segments showed normal values. It is suggested that the existing contradictory published data concerning the serotonin c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nĕmecek S,Suba P,Cerman J

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of percutaneous epidural stimulation has been evaluated in 11 patients with multiple sclerosis. Trial stimulation was performed at the thoracic level and lasted for 4 to 10 days. Evaluation was accomplished before the start and at regular intervals during and after the treatment. The scoring systems ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ketelaer P,Swartenbroekx G,Deltenre P,Carton H,Gybels J

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrovascular anomalies remain an issue of controversy regarding diagnosis, classification, and treatment. We report the first case of total and asymptomatic regression and disappearance of a vein of Galen malformation associated with a posterior fossa venous pouch. Different aspects of the vein of Galen are discuss...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tawk RG,Mohasseb G,Charbel FT,Debrun GM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the variation of the localisation and the course of the coronal suture (CS) was examined on the lateral skull X-ray. The study shows a variation of the localisation and course of the CS from the average position within +/- 4 mm in 65-77% and extreme differences between minimum and maximum values b...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ebeling U,Rikli D,Huber P,Reulen HJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the influence of the type of surgery (microsurgery or macrosurgery) and extent (complete resection with lobectomy, complete resection alone, partial resection with lobectomy or partial resection alone) on early postoperative results and survival time in 118 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for gli...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Höllerhage HG,Zumkeller M,Becker M,Dietz H

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Successful deep brain stimulation is mostly dependent on accurate positioning of the leads at the optimal target points. We investigated whether the identification of the subthalamic nucleus in T2-weighted 3-T MRI, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery 3-T MRI and susceptibility-weighted 3-T MRI is confirmed b...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Polanski WH,Martin KD,Engellandt K,von Kummer R,Klingelhoefer L,Fauser M,Storch A,Schackert G,Sobottka SB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A small subset of patients with adult Chiari I malformation without basilar invagination (BI) and instability show ventral cervicomedullary distortion/compression and have symptoms pertaining to that. The cause of this ventral compression remains speculative. Additionally, it is unclear if these patients wou...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Salunke P,Sura S,Futane S,Aggarwal A,Khandelwal NK,Chhabra R,Mukherjee KK,Gupta SK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of distal filter protection alone is associated with a high risk of ischemic complications when vulnerable carotid stenosis is treated by carotid artery stenting (CAS). Double balloon protection, a combination of distal balloon protection and proximal balloon occlusion, can be utilized. We assessed t...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nakazaki M,Nonaka T,Takahashi A,Yonemasu Y,Nomura T,Onda T,Honda O,Hashimoto Y,Ohnishi H,Sasaki M,Daibo M,Honmou O

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the risk of recurrence in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) on antithrombotic treatment (AT, i.e., antiplatelets and anticoagulants). Secondary end points were perioperative morbidity and mortality between groups (AT vs. no-AT group) and exploration if timing of resumption of AT trea...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fornebo I,Sjåvik K,Alibeck M,Kristiansson H,Ståhl F,Förander P,Jakola AS,Bartek J Jr

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most frequent sequelae after severe brain injury include changes in personality traits, disturbances of emotional behaviour and impairment of cognitive functions. In particular, emotional changes and/or verbal and non verbal dysfunctions were found in patients with bilateral or unilateral temporal lobe lesions. Th...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Formisano R,Schmidhuber-Eiler B,Saltuari L,Cigany E,Birbamer G,Gerstenbrand F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old man with genetically confirmed hyperostosis corticalis generalisata (Van Buchem disease) suffered from headache and progressive cognitive and sensibility disorders. Bone formation of the skull was ongoing, leading to narrowing of the intracranial space and foramen magnum. A large bilateral frontoparietal...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Datema M,Appelman-Dijkstra NM,Hoyng SA,Verstegen MJ,Koot RW

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the in-vivo effects of direct Low-Energy Laser Irradiation (LELI) on the Peripheral Nervous System, the sciatic nerve in rats was surgically exposed, crushed and then subjected to the direct irradiation of either of two continuous-wave HeNe lasers--0.3 mW or 17 mW. We found that the 0.3 mW laser significantly...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rochkind S,Nissan M,Lubart R,Avram J,Bartal A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) and intracranial pressure (ICP) were studied in cats, suffering from a chronic space-occupying lesion produced by enlargement of an epidural balloon over the left sensomotory cortex. Our study shows that latency alterations of SEP are not dependent on the degree of ICP. Additional...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bothe HW,Lee SW,Samii M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for essential tremor (ET). Currently the ventrolateral thalamus is the target of choice, but the posterior subthalamic area (PSA), including the caudal zona incerta (cZi), has demonstrated promising results, and the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has been sug...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Blomstedt P,Sandvik U,Linder J,Fredricks A,Forsgren L,Hariz MI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 7 cases of false intracavernous carotid artery aneurysms. Four occurred after trauma and three were caused iatrogenically. Two of the latter occurred in patients with pituitary adenomas, one after transsphenoidal microsurgery and the other after yttrium [YI90] seed implantation into the sella. The third iat...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bavinzski G,Killer M,Knosp E,Ferraz-Leite H,Gruber A,Richling B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital craniovertebral junction deformities can be associated with an anomalous vertebral artery (VA). At times, the artery crosses the joint posteriorly (i.e., persistent first intersegmental artery) and is at risk during posterior approach. We report a new variant, wherein the bilateral VA coursed medially after...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Karthigeyan M,Salunke P,Kataria MS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eloquent area surgery has become safer with the development of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and brain mapping techniques. However, the usefulness of intraoperative electric brain stimulation techniques applied to the management and surgical treatment of cavernous malformations in supratentori...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sanmillan JL,Lopez-Ojeda P,Fernández-Conejero I,Fernández-Coello A,Plans G,Ali-Ciurana Y,Gabarrós A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of dissection of the extracranial vertebral artery with prominent occipital pain and elements of the lateral medullary syndrome. Arteriography showed a string and pearl sign. Magnetic resonance imaging allowed visualization of an intramural thrombus associated with a narrow vascular lumen. The distal...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mabuchi S,Kamiyama H,Abe H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple technique of stereotactic craniotomy and intraoperative lesion localisation that uses the Brown-Robert-Wells (BRW) stereotactic frame is presented. The method optimises craniotomy placement and facilitates localisation of small intracerebral lesions. Using the system, 16 patients have had resection of intracr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sabin HI,Whittle IR

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of diagnosing the malignancy and viability of intraparenchymal brain tumours using Gd-DTPA, enhanced and unenhanced T1-weighted MRIs was investigated. The relationship between the Gd-DTPA enhancement pattern, the growth fraction (GF) determined by using the anti-bromide-oxyuridine (BrdU) monoclonal ant...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yoshii Y,Komatsu Y,Yamada T,Hyodo A,Nose T,Kobayashi E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human brain tumours the extension of peritumoural brain oedema may vary considerably. 37 brain tumours of various pathology and 2 abscesses were examined to identify the factors and mechanisms responsible for the oedema spreading. Peritumoural oedema profiles were determined towards the white matter and ventricle b...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Reulen HJ,Graber S,Huber P,Ito U

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has been reported to improve akinesia and gait difficulties in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We report on a patient with PD and L: -dopa refractory gait symptoms who developed detrusor over-activity immediately after right PPN D...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Aviles-Olmos I,Foltynie T,Panicker J,Cowie D,Limousin P,Hariz M,Fowler CJ,Zrinzo L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of electro-oculographic recordings made after caloric vestibular stimulation (C.O.G.) in severe head injured patients are discussed. It was found that: 1. The C.O.G. correlates with the state of consciousness of the patients. 2. The rate of improvement of the C.O.G. correlates with the rate of the clinical...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Minderhoud JM,van Woerkom TC,van Weerden TW

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:12 patients, 10 women and 2 men, were operated on for removal of a jugular foramen neurinoma. Removal was total in 11 cases and operative mortality was 16.6%. As there are no clinical or instrumental signs that permit sure distinction between these tumours and those of the cerebellopontine angle, only a thorough radio...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Pluchino F,Crivelli G,Vaghi MA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe an approach through the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle which proved to be useful for clipping of a large dorsal type basilar bifurcation aneurysms. It facilitates the preservation of the perforating arteries behind the aneurysm, because it gives sufficient working space to move the aneurys...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sakaki T,Matsuyama T,Yabuno T,Hashimoto H,Kurokawa S,Kawaguchi S,Morimoto T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have included different co-morbid conditions in prediction models for stroke patients. For subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), it is not known whether the Charlson Co-morbidity Index (CCI) is associated with outcome. We evaluated if this index was associated with outcome in patients with ruptured...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Boogaarts HD,Conde MP,Janssen E,van Nuenen WF,de Vries J,Donders R,Westert GP,Grotenhuis JA,Bartels RH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nicardipine prolonged release implants (NPRI) have been shown to decrease the incidence of cerebral vasospasm and infarcts significantly in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) following microsurgical clipping. Yet, the comparison with results after endovascular coiling is lacking. This s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Schneider UC,Dreher S,Hoffmann KT,Schmiedek P,Kasuya H,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their experience with CT scanning ina series of 4 cases of subdural empyema, over a period of 10 months; all the patients were male, aged 16 to 25 years. A review of the literature shows that this disease, in spite of the large variety and efficacy of the available antibiotics, is marked by a signif...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hadj-Djilani M,Calliauw L

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monostotic manifestation of fibrous dysplasia in the spine is exceedingly rare. We report the case of a 30 year-old woman suffering from slowly increasing low back pain. Radiologically a polycyclic, slightly gadolinium-enhancing, solitary lesion within the first lumbar vertebral body was detected. The lesion was remov...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hertel F,Hopf T,Feiden W,Bettag M,Walter C,Delling G

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00