Myelopathy due to epidural varicose veins of the cervicothoracic junction. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a study to determine age-related changes in expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, -beta2, -beta3, and Type I and Type II receptors in various cells in the nucleus pulposus and anulus fibrosus. Immunolocalization of TGFbetas and Type I and II receptors was examined during the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsunaga S,Nagano S,Onishi T,Morimoto N,Suzuki S,Komiya S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the technique used to safely identify the petrous carotid artery during expanded endonasal approaches to the skull base. A series of 20 cadaveric studies was undertaken to isolate the vidian artery and nerve and to use them as landmarks to the petrous internal carotid artery (...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassam AB,Vescan AD,Carrau RL,Prevedello DM,Gardner P,Mintz AH,Snyderman CH,Rhoton AL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ossification of pterygoalar and pterygospinous ligaments traversing the superior aspect of the infratemporal fossa results in formation of osseous bars that can obstruct percutaneous needle access to the trigeminal ganglion through the foramen ovale (FO), interfere with lateral mandibular nerve block, and imp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matys T,Ali T,Zaccagna F,Barone DG,Kirollos RW,Massoud TF

更新日期：2019-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Experimental studies have shown numerous neuroprotective properties of alcohol ("ethanol") after TBI, but clinical studies have provided conflicting results. The authors aimed to assess the relationship between positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on hospital admission and mortality after moderate to seve...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raj R,Mikkonen ED,Siironen J,Hernesniemi J,Lappalainen J,Skrifvars MB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author, while a research illustrator at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History, studied two ancient skulls from the Incan period in Peru, both with trephination. Her conclusions and illustrations of the skulls are included in this paper. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Froeschner EH

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:High-frequency stimulation (HFS) delivered through implanted electrodes in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become an established treatment for Parkinson disease (PD). The precise mechanism of action of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the STN is unknown, however. In the present study, the authors tested the hyp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee KH,Chang SY,Roberts DW,Kim U

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intratumoral hemorrhage as the presenting symptom of spinal tumors is rare. The authors describe a patient who presented with rapidly progressing paraplegia 24 hours after sustaining a minor traumatic injury of the thoracic spine. Radiological evaluation demonstrated a low-thoracic intradural tumor that was resected a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cohen ZR,Knoller N,Hadani M,Davidson B,Nass D,Ram Z

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of gamma knife surgery (GKS) for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving the corpus callosum. METHODS:Thirty-two patients aged from 7 to 65 years (median 25 years) with AVMs of the corpus callosum underwent GKS between 1990 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maruyama K,Shin M,Tago M,Kurita H,Kawamoto S,Morita A,Kirino T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Despite the controversy over the clinical significance of Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), the modality has attracted attention because it is less invasive than resection. The authors report long-term outcomes for 7 patients, focusing in particular on the long-term c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Usami K,Kawai K,Koga T,Shin M,Kurita H,Suzuki I,Saito N

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The various terms used to describe subdural fluid collection--"external hydrocephalus", "subdural hygroma", "subdural effusion", "benign subdural collection", and "extraventricular obstructive hydrocephalus"-reflect the confusion surrounding the diagnoses of these diseases. Differentiating external hydrocephalus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Huh PW,Yoo DS,Cho KS,Park CK,Kang SG,Park YS,Kim DS,Kim MC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have designed an experiment to detect a hitherto unrecognized interaction between high doses of the glucocorticoid, dexamethasone, and brain irradiation. Eighteen juvenile male rhesus monkeys received 1800 rads to the whole brain in 8.5 minutes. For 1 1/2 days before and 10 1/2 days after the irradiation, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martins AN,Severance RE,Henry JM,Doyle TF

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull base are aggressive and locally destructive tumors with a high tendency for local progression despite treatment. The authors evaluated the effect of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on local tumor control and survival. METHODS:Twenty-eight patients with histologically c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martin JJ,Niranjan A,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Lozanne KA,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of pituitary apoplexy resulting in bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion, with marked depression of consciousness and hemiplegia. After transsphenoidal tumor decompression, restoration of flow in both carotid arteries was documented angiographically and the patient made an excellent cli...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bernstein M,Hegele RA,Gentili F,Brothers M,Holgate R,Sturtridge WC,Deck J

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study was undertaken to determine the outcomes in an unselected group of patients treated with semiurgent surgical clipping of aneurysms following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS:A clinical management outcome audit was conducted to determine outcomes in a group of 391 consecutive patients who were t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laidlaw JD,Siu KH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to assess the histopathological differences between advanced atherosclerotic carotid artery (CA) plaques with signal hyperintensity on T1-weighted MR images and those without, focusing on necrotic core size and intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH). METHODS:Thirty-five patients scheduled for ca...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hishikawa T,Iihara K,Yamada N,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors analyzed tumor control rates and complications in patients with superficially located meningiomas after gamma knife surgery (GKS). METHODS:Between 1998 and 2003, GKS was performed in 23 patients with 26 lesions in whom follow-up imaging for 1 year or more was available. The male/female ratio was 1:2...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim DG,Kim ChH,Chung HT,Paek SH,Jeong SS,Han DH,Jung HW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have reviewed the clinical records of 110 patients with intracranial cavernous malformations diagnosed by histological examination and/or magnetic resonance imaging over a mean follow-up period of 4.71 years. These cases were divided, based on their presentation, into a hemorrhage group, a seizure group, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aiba T,Tanaka R,Koike T,Kameyama S,Takeda N,Komata T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acellular basal lamina grafts have recently been reported to support axonal regeneration and have been used in peripheral nerve repair. The present study was designed to determine the immunogenicity of such basal lamina allografts (grafts that are genetically different) and their potential as bridging material for ner...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gulati AK,Cole GP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traction injury to the optic nerve and vasa nervorum is the suggested etiology for monocular blindness following trivial frontal trauma. Holographic interferometry was used on human skulls to demonstrate orbital deformation in response to nondestructive frontal loading. The findings suggest an additional mechanism for...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gross CE,DeKock JR,Panje WR,Hershkowitz N,Newman J

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cavernomas in the occipital lobe are relatively rare. Because of the proximity to the visual cortex and incoming subcortical tracts, microsurgical removal of occipital cavernomas may be associated with a risk of visual field defects. The goal of the study was to analyze long-term outcome after operative treatmen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kivelev J,Koskela E,Setälä K,Niemelä M,Hernesniemi J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9- to 12-year follow-up review was conducted in 105 of 124 patients who were treated with chymopapain chemonucleolysis for herniated lumbar disc. The data were obtained from responses to a questionnaire. Seventy-nine patients (75.2%) reported marked improvement, six (5.7%) had slight improvement, and 20 (19.0%) had ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Javid MJ

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral [anterior internal] capsule/ventral striatum (VC/VS) is under investigation as an alternative to anterior capsulotomy for severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In neuroimaging studies of patients with OCD, dysfunction in the orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rauch SL,Dougherty DD,Malone D,Rezai A,Friehs G,Fischman AJ,Alpert NM,Haber SN,Stypulkowski PH,Rise MT,Rasmussen SA,Greenberg BD

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to determine if magnetic source (MS) imaging could provide useful information in the planning and performance of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) for epilepsy. METHODS:Magnetic source imaging of interictal epileptiform dipoles was studied in 53 epilepsy surgery candidates. All patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith JR,King DW,Park YD,Lee MR,Lee GP,Jenkins PD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractures of the odontoid process are potentially serious injuries; Type II and III fractures, as described by Anderson and D'Alonzo, are seen in the emergency room especially in young adolescents and individuals over 60 years of age. The etiology of these fractures is still controversial. Malunion and nonunion in bot...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amling M,Pösl M,Wening VJ,Ritzel H,Hahn M,Delling G

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The cause and indication for enlargement of chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs) have remained unresolved. The authors observed a black band on the inner membrane of a CSDH on T2*-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained in patients with symptoms. After surgical treatment, the band disappeared. The T2*-wei...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Imaizumi T,Horita Y,Honma T,Niwa J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an unusual case of a traumatic aneurysm of the right superior cerebellar artery (SCA). A 22-year-old woman presented with continuous headaches that appeared 15 days after she experienced closed head trauma as a result of a cycling accident. Computerized tomography scanning performed 3 months later s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Proust F,Callonec F,Bellow F,Laquerriere A,Hannequin D,Fréger P

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vessel identification during a transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound examination is usually based on well-established inferential criteria without confirmation by imaging. Part of a routine study involves taking measurements from the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and the A1 segment of the anterior cer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Monsein LH,Razumovsky AY,Ackerman SJ,Nauta HJ,Hanley DF

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnetic properties of 12 different types of aneurysm clip were investigated in order to identify which clips allow postoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging without risk. Clip-induced MR artifacts were also quantitatively studied using a geometrical phantom. Nonferromagnetic aneurysm clips like the Yaşargil P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Romner B,Olsson M,Ljunggren B,Holtås S,Säveland H,Brandt L,Persson B

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective sacral neurectomy was performed in 12 patients with intractable urge incontinence of long duration (mean 12 years) caused by detrusor hyperreflexia. There was great variation in the innervation of the bladder, but resection of an S-3 root or rootlet was carried out in all patients. Six of the patients, who w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tørring J,Petersen T,Klemar B,Søgaard I

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients with recurrent malignant glioma were treated with single high doses of BCNU ranging from 600 to 1400 mg/sq m. To prevent the characteristic late myelosuppression observed after conventional doses of BCNU, autologous bone marrow harvested just before drug treatment was infused 24 to 36 hours after thera...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hochberg FH,Parker LM,Takvorian T,Canellos GP,Zervas NT

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00