Clip retraction of the tentorium: application of a novel technique for tentorial retraction during supracerebellar transtentorial approaches.

abstract：:The authors report four cases of primary intracranial choriocarcinoma, all in young males. There tumors occurred in the pineal region and one in the lateral ventricle. Besides the signs of increased intracranial pressure and ophthalmological disorders, skin pigmentation or eruption was observed in three cases and prec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawakami Y,Yamada O,Tabuchi K,Ohmoto T,Nishimoto A

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelomeningoceles are routinely diagnosed prenatally by using ultrasonography. Because the level of the neural defect has been shown to correlate with functional and cognitive outcome in infants with myelomeningocele, it is of prognostic importance to identify the level prenatally. The authors report on a case in whic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McEwing RL,Pretorius DH,James HE,Daneshmand S

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms and spontaneous cervical artery dissection is incompletely understood but a primary arteriopathy, possibly similar in both disorders, may be of importance. To investigate the frequency of intracranial aneurysms in patients with spontaneous cervical artery dissection, the angi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Mokri B,Piepgras DG

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anatomical study of three microsurgical intraorbital routes to the optic nerve and orbital apex, which can be reached through a fronto-orbital craniotomy, was conducted on cadaver specimens. The structures that could be exposed via the medial, central, or lateral approaches directed through the orbital roof were de...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Natori Y,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEDifferent CSF diversion procedures (ventriculoperitoneal, ventriculoatrial, and lumboperitoneal shunting) have been utilized for the treatment of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. More recently, endoscopic third ventriculostomy has been suggested as a reasonable alternative in some studies. The purpos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Giordan E,Palandri G,Lanzino G,Murad MH,Elder BD

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cavernous hemangioma occurring in the cavernous sinus is a rare vascular tumor that causes cranial nerve symptoms by direct compression. Surgical removal is often difficult because excessive intraoperative bleeding is expected. These lesions remain a therapeutic challenge even with state-of-the-art treatment modalit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakamura N,Shin M,Tago M,Terahara A,Kurita H,Nakagawa K,Ohtomo K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, the authors demonstrated that idiopathic pituitary hyperplasia (PH) can cause complete bitemporal hemianopia and amenorrhea, even in the setting of mild anatomical compression of the optic chiasm and normal pituitary function. Furthermore, complete resolution of symptoms can be achieved with surgical d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raviv N,Amin A,Kenning TJ,Pinheiro-Neto CD,Jones D,Sharma V,Peris-Celda M

更新日期：2020-08-14 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：OBJECT:A typical finding in supraclavicular exploration of infants with severe obstetric brachial plexus lesions (OBPLs) is a neuroma-in-continuity with the superior trunk and/or a root avulsion at C-5, C-6, or C-7. The operative strategy in these cases is determined by the intraoperative assessment of the severity of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pondaag W,van der Veken LP,van Someren PJ,van Dijk JG,Malessy MJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of spontaneous intracranial hematomas caused by unsuspected meningiomas are reported. Nine previous cases were found in the literature and the entire series of 13 cases is reviewed. Because of their unusual clinical presentation, these cases were not diagnosed correctly prior to radiological studies. Hypert...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Modesti LM,Binet EF,Collins GH

更新日期：1976-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contemporary American culture, the term "brain surgeon" conjures up the image of an intensely single-minded professional, who deals with terribly complex matters of life and death. These descriptors find their personification in Harvey Cushing, because they are derived directly from him. This hypothesis was tested ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Greenblatt SH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of neurofibromatosis Type 2 presenting with symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia refractory to medical management following placement of an auditory brainstem implant (ABI). Physical examination and history revealed trigeminal neuralgia. A 3D FIESTA (fast imaging employing steady-state acquisitio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schwartz MS,Brackmann DE,Wilkinson EP,Go JL,Santos F

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative recordings of conducted bipolar epidural somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP's) generated by unilateral common peroneal nerve stimulation have been obtained in 27 patients. The SEP's were multiphasic, 0.3 to 1.5 microV in amplitude, and recorded in 100% of patients with normal cords or in patients with...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Macon JB,Poletti CE

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The poor prognosis for traumatic acute subdural hematoma (ASDH) might be due to underlying primary brain damage, ischemia, or both. Ischemia in ASDH is likely caused by increased intracranial pressure (ICP) leading to decreased cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), but the degree to which these phenomena occur is u...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Verweij BH,Muizelaar JP,Vinas FC

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors assessed clinical outcomes of patients with treated spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) and investigated prognostic factors. METHODS:Thirty consecutive patients with spinal DAVFs were treated at the authors' institution during the past 15 years: seven underwent surgery; seven underwent surge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Song JK,Vinuela F,Gobin YP,Duckwiler GR,Murayama Y,Kureshi I,Frazee JG,Martin NA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The prognostic significance of tumor grade and resection and the efficacy of prophylactic radiation remain controversial in the management of intracranial ependymoma. The outcomes in patients with intracranial ependymoma treated at the Kyoto University Hospital were reviewed retrospectively, and prognostic signi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawabata Y,Takahashi JA,Arakawa Y,Hashimoto N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an unusual case of sciatic nerve entrapment due to a World War II shrapnel injury to the left thigh suffered during the battle of Anzio in 1943. The patient presented for evaluation of left lower-extremity pain in the sciatic nerve distribution. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oldershaw JB,Salem A,Storrs BB,Milner B,Omer GE

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of morbidity and death for which few therapeutic options are available. The development of neuroprotective agents, a once promising field of investigation, has failed to translate from bench to bedside successfully. This work reviews the ischemic cascade, agents targeting steps ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turner RC,Dodson SC,Rosen CL,Huber JD

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Blunt traumatic cerebrovascular injury (TCVI) represents structural injury to a vessel due to high-energy trauma. The Biffl Scale is a widely accepted grading scheme for these injuries that was developed using digital subtraction angiography. In recent years, screening CT angiography (CTA) has been used to i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Foreman PM,Griessenauer CJ,Kicielinski KP,Schmalz PGR,Rocque BG,Fusco MR,Sullivan JC 3rd,Deveikis JP,Harrigan MR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although the gray matter of the spinal cord has been thought to be softer than the white matter, there is no evidence to support this belief. Because the spinal cord is extremely soft, it has been difficult to measure the mechanical properties of the gray and white matter. The modulis of elasticity of the gray a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ozawa H,Matsumoto T,Ohashi T,Sato M,Kokubun S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the phagocytic, humoral, and cellular arms of the immune system in comatose patients shortly after severe brain injury and to compare the findings with those reported earlier in patients in a persistent vegetative state. The study was conducted in intensive care ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wolach B,Sazbon L,Gavrieli R,Broda A,Schlesinger M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1975 and 1989, 25 children treated with myelomeningocele closure and shunting for hydrocephalus at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh developed progressive lower brain-stem dysfunction from their Chiari malformation. Retrospective univariate and multivariate analyses of these cases were undertaken to assess...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollack IF,Pang D,Albright AL,Krieger D

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:There is a growing body of evidence to support the safe and effective use of spine radiosurgery. However, there is much less experience regarding the use of radiosurgery for the treatment of benign as opposed to malignant spine tumors. This study represents an evaluation of, and reporting on, the technical aspec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gerszten PC,Chen S,Quader M,Xu Y,Novotny J Jr,Flickinger JC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The reduction in the level of nitric oxide (NO) is a purported mechanism of delayed vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Evidence in support of a causative role for NO includes the disappearance of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) from the adventitia of vessels in spasm, the destruction of NO by hemoglobin ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pluta RM,Afshar JK,Thompson BG,Boock RJ,Harvey-White J,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure were monitored in 12 patients who were comatose secondary to hypoxic (five cases) or hypotensive (seven cases) nontraumatic cerebral insults. Patients who were hypotensive but not hypoxic developed significant increased ICP. In patients who were comatose from...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Senter HJ,Wolf A,Wagner FC Jr

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Approximately 25% of patients exhibit cognitive dysfunction 24 hours after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). One of the purported mechanisms of early cognitive dysfunction (eCD) is hypoperfusion due to inadequate collateral circulation during cross-clamping of the carotid artery. The authors assessed whether poor co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sussman ES,Kellner CP,Mergeche JL,Bruce SS,McDowell MM,Heyer EJ,Connolly ES

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the brain parenchyma and cerebrospinal fluid spaces were demonstrated in three cases of dural arteriovenous malformations by computerized tomography (CT). In various combinations, there were 1) vermiform or patchy enhancement after intravenous contrast infusion, 2) abnormal decreased density mainly in the w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Miyasaka K,Takei H,Nomura M,Sugimoto S,Aida T,Abe H,Tsuru M

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neurocognitive performance is used to assess multiple cognitive domains, including motor coordination, before and after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Although gross motor strength is impaired with ischemia of large cortical areas or of the internal capsule, the authors hypothesize that patients undergoing CEA de...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heyer EJ,Mallon KA,Mergeche JL,Stern Y,Connolly ES

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a study to determine the results of decompressive surgery without fusion in selected patients who presented with radicular compression syndromes caused by degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis and in whom there was no evidence of hypermobility on flexion-extension radiographs. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kristof RA,Aliashkevich AF,Schuster M,Meyer B,Urbach H,Schramm J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe aim of this study was to derive a clinically applicable decision rule using clinical, radiological, and laboratory data to predict the development of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) patients.METHODSPatients presenting over a consecutive 9-year period with subar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee H,Perry JJ,English SW,Alkherayf F,Joseph J,Nobile S,Zhou LL,Lesiuk H,Moulton R,Agbi C,Sinclair J,Dowlatshahi D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00