Biphasic ventricular dilatation following posterior fossa subdural hematoma in the full-term neonate.

abstract：:Symptomatic cysts of the septum pellucidum are rare. Up to 1969, 17 published cases were considered to be symptomatic. In the case report here, a 9-week-old girl was hospitalized because of disproportionate progressive enlargement of the head, lumbar myelomeningocele, and a history of generalized seizures. A giant sep...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Garza-Mercado R

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because it is often difficult to diagnose accurately the structurally intact cervical spine after acute trauma, a series of patients was evaluated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to assess its efficacy for the evaluation and clearance of the cervical spine in a trauma victim in the early posttrauma period. Ultral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Hart BL,Ball PA,Baldwin NG,Orrison WW,Espinosa MC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the rare case of a patient with neurocutaneous vascular hamartomas mimicking Cobb syndrome. An 8-year-old boy was admitted to the authors' hospital with progressive urinary disturbance and upper back pain. Multiple skin nevi had been noted at the child's birth. Radiological examination revealed mult...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wakabayashi Y,Isono M,Shimomura T,Tajima A,Terashi H,Asada Y,Izumi T,Hori S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tophaceous pseudogout is one of the rarest forms of crystal deposition disease, typically presenting as a destructive and invasive mass involving the temporomandibular joint or the infratemporal fossa region in the absence of any other articular manifestations. Previous cases have been assumed to be caused by calcium ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grant GA,Wener MH,Yaziji H,Futran N,Bronner MP,Mandel N,Mayberg MR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current management of malignant gliomas is unsatisfactory compared to that of other solid tumors; the expected median survival period is less than 1 year with the patient undergoing conventional surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy treatment. Immunological reagents could be a useful adjunct. Human monoclonal an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dan MD,Schlachta CM,Guy J,McKenzie RG,Dorscheid DR,Sandor VA,Villemure JG,Price GB

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The head-shaking method combined with cisternal irrigation has been proposed to be effective in preventing cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) by facilitating rapid washout of the clot from the subarachnoid space. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this method. METHODS:...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawamoto S,Tsutsumi K,Yoshikawa G,Shinozaki MH,Yako K,Nagata K,Ueki K

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Meige syndrome is characterized by blepharospasm and varied subphenotypes of craniocervical dystonia. Current literature on pallidal surgery for Meige syndrome is limited to case reports and a few small-scale studies. The authors investigated the clinical outcomes of deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the globu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horisawa S,Ochiai T,Goto S,Nakajima T,Takeda N,Kawamata T,Taira T

更新日期：2018-01-19 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：:A case-control analysis was performed to evaluate the association of 15 potential risk factors with postoperative infection in neurosurgical patients. All infections that developed postoperatively on the neurosurgical service at the University of Minnesota from January, 1970, to March, 1984, were identified. Among the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mollman HD,Haines SJ

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：OBJECT:Sellar lesions with suprasellar extension may cause loss of visual acuity and visual field damage due to compression of the optic chiasm. Using intraoperative MR (iMR) imaging to detect symptomatic lesion remnants adjacent to the optic chiasm (that may be resected in the same procedure) may positively affect the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Berkmann S,Fandino J,Zosso S,Killer HE,Remonda L,Landolt H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case history of a patient in whom the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system caused ureter obstruction. This is a rare complication of such a shunt procedure, and the patient's symptoms were relieved by shortening the peritoneal catheter. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clarke CE,Paul KS,Lye RH

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report the authors describe the endovascular treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) through transcranial puncture of the feeding arteries. Four patients had DAVFs that were fed by occipital arteries (OAs) that supplied blood to the intracranial meningeal arteries via the transcranial branches and co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chapot R,Saint-Maurice JP,Narata AP,Rogopoulos A,Moreau JJ,Houdart E,Maubon A

更新日期：2007-05-01 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：:By definition, the term "radiosurgery" refers to the delivery of a therapeutic radiation dose in a single fraction, not simply the use of stereotaxy. Multiple-fraction delivery is better termed "stereotactic radiotherapy." There are compelling radiobiological principles supporting the biological superiority of single-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Linskey ME

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-one consecutive patients with supratentorial primary brain tumors (38 Grade III and IV astrocytomas, one giant-cell astrocytoma, and two cases with insufficient tissue for diagnosis) were randomly allocated within 2 weeks of surgery to one of three therapeutic groups. Group 1 (15 patients) received radiation the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Weir B,Band P,Urtasun R,Blain G,Mclean D,Wilson F,Mielke B,Grace M

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old female presented with multiple episodes of emesis, intractable headaches, worsening balance, and slowly progressive right facial weakness. Imaging demonstrated a 3-cm mass in the left internal capsule and corona radiata region with associated edema, mass effect, and midline shift concerning for high-grad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Meier T,Hazenfield JM,Girnius S,Hagen M,Warnick RE,Kharofa J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features, perioperative course, and postoperative outcomes of 144 patients who underwent microsurgical resection of craniopharyngioma were reviewed. Overall, 90% of the tumors were completely resected and 7% recurred. Evaluation of those patients who underwent primary resection revealed much better result...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yaşargil MG,Curcic M,Kis M,Siegenthaler G,Teddy PJ,Roth P

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological injury to the lumbosacral plexus associated with pelvic and sacral fractures has traditionally been treated conservatively, despite significant and often debilitating functional deficits of the lower extremities. The authors report a case of reconstruction of the lumbosacral plexus, including nerve grafti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tung TH,Martin DZ,Novak CB,Lauryssen C,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper ventricular catheter placements are associated with improved shunt performance. When placing ventricular catheters via the posterior approach, the surgeon must determine an optimum trajectory and then pass a catheter along that trajectory. The incidence of optimal posterior catheter placements is increased by u...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Garell PC,Mirsky R,Noh MD,Loftus CM,Hitchon PW,Grady MS,Dacey RG,Howard MA 3rd

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A precise understanding of the ambient cistern and its associated arachnoid membranes is helpful for accessing perimesencephalic lesions. However, few studies of the arachnoid membranes related to the ambient cistern have been published, and, additionally, some aspects of the ambient cistern also require further...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Qi ST,Fan J,Zhang XA,Pan J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related norms for the regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) response to Diamox (acetazolamide) were based on studies of 55 normal subjects at rest and on studies of 33 of these 55 normal subjects following an intravenous injection of Diamox (22 mg/kg). After the Diamox injection, rCBF increased at all locations meas...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sullivan HG,Kingsbury TB 4th,Morgan ME,Jeffcoat RD,Allison JD,Goode JJ,McDonnell DE

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of General Leonard Wood is notable both for its contribution to the field of neurosurgery and its historical significance. As one of Harvey Cushing's first successful brain tumor operations in 1910, Wood's surgery was part of the case series that culminated in Cushing's monograph Meningioma. This case was imp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ansari SF,Gianaris NG,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare multiple system histiocytosis that is characterized pathologically by xanthogranulomatous infiltrates and radiologically by symmetrical sclerosis of long bones. The diagnosis is often confirmed by biopsy of bone or of orbital or retroperitoneal soft tissue. Intracranial involvem...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oweity T,Scheithauer BW,Ching HS,Lei C,Wong KP

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological findings in 20 cases of glioblastoma multiforme were correlated with clinical histories and computerized tomographic (CT) scans. This was done to define the neoplasm in three stages: before treatment, during remission, and during recurrence. The untreated lesions were markedly cellular neoplasms composed ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Burger PC,Dubois PJ,Schold SC Jr,Smith KR Jr,Odom GL,Crafts DC,Giangaspero F

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Meningioma consistency, firmness or softness as it relates to resectability, affects the difficulty of surgery and, to some degree, the extent of resection. Preoperative knowledge of tumor consistency would affect preoperative planning and instrumentation. Several methods of prediction have been proposed, bu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith KA,Leever JD,Hylton PD,Camarata PJ,Chamoun RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All patients who underwent decompressive lumbar laminectomy in the Washtenaw County, Michigan metropolitan area during a 7-year period were studied for the purpose of defining long-term outcome, clinical correlations, and the need for subsequent fusion. Outcome was determined by questionnaire and physical examination ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tuite GF,Stern JD,Doran SE,Papadopoulos SM,McGillicuddy JE,Oyedijo DI,Grube SV,Lundquist C,Gilmer HS,Schork MA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although severe hypovolemia can lead to hypotension and neurological decline, many patients with neurosurgical disorders experience a significant hypovolemia while autonomic compensatory mechanisms maintain a normal blood pressure. To assess the effects of normotensive hypovolemia upon cerebral hemodynamics, transcran...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Giller CA,Levine BD,Meyer Y,Buckey JC,Lane LD,Borchers DJ

更新日期：1992-06-01 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：:The diagnosis of CSF hypovolemia remains controversial. The primary diagnostic factor relies on confirmation of leakage of the CSF based on reduced spinal fluid pressure. Determining the specific leakage site is the most important issue for effective treatment but remains a difficult task. Although CT myelography, rad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakai E,Takemura M,Nonaka M,Kawanishi Y,Masahira N,Ueba T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00