Pearls for Interpreting Neurosurgical Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: Lessons From a Collaborative Effort.

abstract：:Bullfighting is a highly popular activity during festivities in Spain and Latin America. A scientific society for bullfight injuries, Congreso Internacional de Cirugía Taurina, was founded on November 24, 1974, in recognition of the distinctive pattern of injury that results from bull goring, and a subspecialty of gen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Spiotta AM,Matoses SM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We evaluated the feasibility, usefulness, and limitations of near-infrared indocyanine green (ICG) videoangiography during procedures involving the extracranial vertebral artery (VA). METHODS:Nine patients (2 women, 7 men; mean age, 55 years) were evaluated at 2 neurosurgical centers. Near-infrared ICG vi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bruneau M,Sauvageau E,Nakaji P,Vandesteene A,Lubicz B,Chang SW,Balériaux D,Brotchi J,De Witte O,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebrospinal fluid diversion from the cisterna magna has been described previously but has largely been abandoned because of high complication rates and anatomic constraints. Situations still remain in which this may be the best or only alternative. We describe the use of interventional magnetic resonance im...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Walker JB,Harkey HL,Buciuc R

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a review of 147 patients with intracranial aneurysms surgically treated by one surgeon (FAD) between 1980 and 1987, 36 selected patients received intraoperative barbiturate protection with sodium thiopental during temporary arterial occlusion. Thiopental doses of 5 to 15 mg/kg were used. Twenty-nine of 36 (81%) had...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McDermott MW,Durity FA,Borozny M,Mountain MA

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) remains a recondite entity. Our normative study using CT motion analysis shows that there is a high degree of concordance for rotational behavior of C1 and C2 in children 0 to 18 years. C1 always crosses C2 at or near 0 degree. The predictable relationship between C1 and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pang D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of false aneurysm after carotid endarterectomy with primary arteriotomy closure. In both cases, infection appeared to be the precipitating cause. Both lesions were repaired with a saphenous vein patch graft, but infection in one patient persisted, and recurrence of a false aneurysm required ligati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Branch CL Jr,Davis CH Jr

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been performed on patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) for over 40 years. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of treatment period on obliteration, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and radiation-induced complications (RICs). METHODS:Retrospective compariso...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE,Link MJ,Stafford SL,Garces YI,Foote RL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, stereotactic surgical intervention for Parkinson's disease was considered indicated only in those patients with active motor manifestations that were refractory to pharmacological therapy, manifestations such as tremor, rigidity, dystonia, and dyskinesia. With the reintroduction and refinement of Leksell'...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Iacono RP,Shima F,Lonser RR,Kuniyoshi S,Maeda G,Yamada S

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy production, substrate oxidation, serum protein levels, and weight change were studied in 16 non-steroid treated patients with severe head injury. Patients were evaluated during an average of 31.3 days from hospital admission to discharge. The mean measured energy expenditure (MEE) was 1.40 +/- 0.5 times predict...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Young B,Ott L,Norton J,Tibbs P,Rapp R,McClain C,Dempsey R

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring is used during intracranial aneurysm surgery to track the effects of anesthesia, surgical manipulation, and temporary clipping. OBJECTIVE:To present the outcomes of 663 consecutive patients (691 cases) treated surgically for intracranial aneurysms who underwe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wicks RT,Pradilla G,Raza SM,Hadelsberg U,Coon AL,Huang J,Tamargo RJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Deep-seated supratentorial intraparenchymal and intraventricular brain lesions can be difficult to access without causing significant trauma to the overlying cortex and intervening white matter tracts. Traditional brain retractors use multiple blades, which do not exert pressure in an equally distributed fash...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Greenfield JP,Cobb WS,Tsouris AJ,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moyamoya is a rare disorder that involves steno-occlusive arterial changes of the anterior circulation, along with proliferative development of basal arterial collaterals. It is either idiopathic (called moyamoya disease) or the result of a specific underlying condition such as atherosclerosis, radiation therapy, or s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Arias EJ,Derdeyn CP,Dacey RG Jr,Zipfel GJ

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience in treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) using a new liquid embolic agent, Onyx (Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA). METHODS:Between January 1998 and May 1999, 23 patients (8 men and 15 women) were treated. The patients' average age was 40 years, with seizure being the m...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jahan R,Murayama Y,Gobin YP,Duckwiler GR,Vinters HV,Viñuela F

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke has changed remarkably over the past decade. Beginning with IA thrombolytic administration, endovascular strategies have evolved to include aspiration, self-expanding intracranial stents, and now retrievable stents. With the recent publication of 5 randomized, controlle...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Munich SA,Mokin M,Snyder KV,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery as a specialty medical field is new in Jordan. This article documents the history, current status, and projected future of neurosurgery in Jordan. Resident training is also highlighted, and challenges for the future of the profession are presented. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tamimi AF

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Blister aneurysms of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) are challenging lesions with high intraoperative rupture rates and significant morbidity. An optimal treatment strategy for these aneurysms has not been established. Objective:To analyze treatment strategy, operative techniques, and outcome...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Owen CM,Montemurro N,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As brain temperature is reported to be extensively higher than core body temperature in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, posttraumatic hyperthermia is of particular relevance in the injured brain. OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of prophylactic normothermia on brain temperature and the temperature gr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fischer M,Lackner P,Beer R,Helbok R,Klien S,Ulmer H,Pfausler B,Schmutzhard E,Broessner G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this study was to investigate the use of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging as a prognostic indicator in gamma knife radiosurgery of recurrent gliomas. METHODS:Thirty-six patients with recurrent gliomas were studied with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging at the time of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Graves EE,Nelson SJ,Vigneron DB,Chin C,Verhey L,McDermott M,Larson D,Sneed PK,Chang S,Prados MD,Lamborn K,Dillon WP

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive kyphotic deformity of the cervical spine may be a late sequela of congenital cervical anomalies, degenerative disc disease, neoplasm, cervical trauma, and surgical procedures. Of these, postsurgical kyphosis is the most common and can occur after ventral and dorsal surgeries of the cervical spine. The purp...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stewart TJ,Steinmetz MP,Benzel EC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and associated with a poor outcome, especially for intensive care patients. However, recent studies have described favorable outcomes of obese patients after stroke, a phenomenon called the "obesity paradox." OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of the body mass...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Platz J,Güresir E,Schuss P,Konczalla J,Seifert V,Vatter H

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective was to examine the microsurgical anatomy basic to the microsurgical and endovascular management of lesions involving the dural arteries. METHODS:Adult cadaveric heads and skulls were examined using the magnification provided by the surgical microscope to define the origin, course, and distribut...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Martins C,Yasuda A,Campero A,Ulm AJ,Tanriover N,Rhoton A Jr

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Current prognosticators for patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) do not take into account signs of extracerebral organ dysfunction. This may explain the only moderate predictive value of these prognosticators. We assessed the prognostic value of the simplified acute physiology score (SAPS) II in SAH pa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schuiling WJ,de Weerd AW,Dennesen PJ,Algra A,Rinkel GJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epilepsy surgery involving the cingulate gyrus has been mostly presented as case reports, and larger series with long-term follow-up are not published yet. OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with focal epilepsy arising from the cingulate gyrus and surrounding structures and its surgical treatment. METHODS:...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： von Lehe M,Wagner J,Wellmer J,Clusmann H,Kral T

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is postulated that reactive oxygen species may play an inductive role in neuro-oncogenesis. However, data pertaining to the redox state of astrocytomas are limited, which prompted us to undertake this study. METHODS:Intraoperative snap-frozen samples were obtained from the surface and core of 8 low-grade ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Louw DF,Bose R,Sima AA,Sutherland GR

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stab wound to the right flank of a 24-year-old man produced immediate paralysis of both legs but spared sensation. Recovery was slow but sufficient to allow walking with a cane. Radicular artery interruption, in combination with systemic hypotension, is presumed to have caused selective watershed infarction of the s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Keane JR,Gamal R

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From December 1981 through August 1984, 24 patients with spinal cord compression syndrome due to epidural neoplasms were evaluated for radiotherapy with clinical examination, radiographs of the spine, and myelography. All plain films were reviewed, and mock radiotherapy fields designed using specific criteria for marg...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Calkins AR,Olson MA,Ellis JH

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute recovery from concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) is assessed in samples of NFL and high school athletes evaluated within days of injury. METHODS:All athletes were evaluated within days of injury using a computer-based neuropsychological test and symptom inventory protocol. Test performance was co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pellman EJ,Lovell MR,Viano DC,Casson IR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of symptomatic diverticulum of the 4th ventricle in a 57-year-old man is presented. This clinicopathological observation supports a relationship between ventricular diverticula and ependyma-lined paraventricular cysts. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vaquero J,Martínez R,Coca S,Saucedo G

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new epidural electrode for monitoring brain electrical activity is described. The electrode is a tapered screw that is easily inserted percutaneously and removed without general anesthesia. The epidural screw has been used without complications for ictal and interictal electroencephalogram recordings in four patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ross DA,Henry TR,Dickinson LD

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent findings have cast doubt on vasospasm as the sole cause of delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS:We reviewed the medical records of 29 patients who died after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Brain sections were taken from the insula, cingulate gyrus, and hippocampus. Adjacent secti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stein SC,Browne KD,Chen XH,Smith DH,Graham DI

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00