Hybrid fluorescein-guided surgery for pituitary adenoma resection: a pilot study.

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:The aim of this study was to compare percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) and percutaneous retrogasserian glycerol rhizotomy (PRGR) in terms of effectiveness, complications, and technical aspects. METHODS:Sixty-six consecutive PBC procedures were performed in 45 patients between January 2004 and December 2008...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kouzounias K,Lind G,Schechtmann G,Winter J,Linderoth B

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors of the cranial nerves are uncommon, and are usually schwannomas or neurofibromas. The authors describe a case of a fibroblastic tumor involving the sixth cranial nerve. Based upon electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry, the tumor was not of nerve-sheath origin, but was comprised of fibroblasts. Clinical, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nehls DG,Sonntag VK,Murphy AR,Johnson PC,Waggener JD

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The role of functional magnetic resonance (fMR) imaging has become increasingly important in the presurgical mapping of gray matter. Neurosurgical interventions often involve fiber bundles that connect critical functional areas. Recently, diffusion-tensor (DT) imaging has enabled the visualization of fiber bundl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hendler T,Pianka P,Sigal M,Kafri M,Ben-Bashat D,Constantini S,Graif M,Fried I,Assaf Y

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with malignant brain tumors who developed acute nonlymphocytic leukemia after treatment with radiation and chemotherapy are described. Both patients survived more than 2 years after diagnosis of the brain tumor. Survival following the diagnosis of leukemia was short, and both patients died of hemorrhage s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kempin S,Sundaresan N,Shapiro WB,Arlin Z

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgical intervention may be required if endovascular embolization is insufficient to completely obliterate intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs). The authors report their 14-year experience with 23 patients harboring diverse intracranial DAVFs that required surgical intervention. METHODS:Between 19...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu JK,Dogan A,Ellegala DB,Carlson J,Nesbit GM,Barnwell SL,Delashaw JB

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this experiment, the effects of ischemia on neural conduction in the monkey spinal cord were studied. In six monkeys generalized ischemia of the spinal cord was created by bleeding the animals to a hypotensive level below the lower limits of autoregulation in the spinal cord. The progressive development of spinal c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kobrine AI,Evans DE,Rizzoli HV

更新日期：1979-05-01 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：:A meningioma occurred 36 years after surgical removal of a craniopharyngioma. No radiation therapy was instituted after the initial surgery. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arienta C

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation was conducted to examine the effects upon normal lymphocyte activation of the addition of brain-tumor cyst fluid or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to an in vitro culture system. It was believed that factors present in these fluids may play a role in local and systemic immunosuppression in brain-tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kikuchi K,Neuwelt EA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 21-year-old woman had recurrent progressive weakness/hypesthesia and pain in both lower extremities. At the age of 5 and 19 years, she had undergone surgical resection of a lipomyelomeningocele at L5-S1. Surgical exploration revealed that the cord was tethered and pulled over to the side by an excessively short righ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barolat G,Schaefer D,Zeme S

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant-cell tumor rarely affects the sphenoid bone. Ten cases of this tumor seen at the Mayo Clinic are reviewed, bringing the number of cases in the world literature to 31. These tumors, which present in the second and third decades of life and are slightly more frequent in women than in men, may present with various ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wolfe JT 3rd,Scheithauer BW,Dahlin DC

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head trauma, intracerebral hematoma formation, and hemorrhagic cerebral infarction cause extravasation of the intravascular contents, red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis, hemosiderin deposition within the neuropil, and an increased incidence of epilepsy. Reports conflict regarding the efficacy of the administration of prop...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Willmore LJ,Triggs WJ

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality (SCIWORA) was defined in the era when magnetic resonance (MR) images were not popularly used as diagnostic tools. Although it is generally accepted that MR imaging can effectively illustrate the level and severity of spinal cord injury in the acute phase of tra...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liao CC,Lui TN,Chen LR,Chuang CC,Huang YC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The caudal zona incerta target within the posterior subthalamic area is an investigational site for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson disease (PD) and tremor. The authors report on a patient with tremor-predominant PD who, despite excellent tremor control and an otherwise normal neurological examination, exhib...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bangash OK,Thorburn M,Garcia-Vega J,Walters S,Stell R,Starkstein SE,Lind CR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) have been classified as pure pial, pure dural, and mixed pial and dural. Dural AVM's are relatively uncommon, with 377 cases documented up to 1990. These lesions were believed to be situated within the walls of the sinuses, but during the last decade researchers discove...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malik GM,Mahmood A,Mehta BA

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to describe the application of a novel transarterial approach to curative embolization of complex intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs). This technique is particularly useful in patients harboring high-grade DAVFs with direct cortical venous drainage or for whom transvenous ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nelson PK,Russell SM,Woo HH,Alastra AJ,Vidovich DV

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：:Transdural herniations of the spinal cord are rare, and those occurring acutely after a spinal cord injury (SCI) are particularly unusual. In this report, the authors present the case of acute posttraumatic spinal cord herniation in a patient who sustained severe polytraumatic injuries. The clinical manifestations wer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marquardt G,Weidauer S,Zanella FE,Seifert V

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:Rapid growth and diffuse brain infiltration are hallmarks of malignant gliomas. The underlying molecular pathomechanisms of these tumors, however, remain to be determined. The authors present a novel glioma invasion model that allows researchers to monitor consecutively tumor cell proliferation and migration in an org...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eyüpoglu IY,Hahnen E,Heckel A,Siebzehnrübl FA,Buslei R,Fahlbusch R,Blümcke I

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health care needs of children with hydrocephalus continue beyond childhood and adolescence; however, pediatric hospitals and pediatric neurosurgeons are often unable to provide them care after they become adults. Each year in the US, an estimated 5000-6000 adolescents and young adults (collectively, youth) with hy...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Williams MA,van der Willigen T,White PH,Cartwright CC,Wood DL,Hamilton MG

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors describe a method that utilizes an image-guided robotic radiosurgical apparatus (the CyberKnife) for treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). This procedure required the development of an original technique that allows a high degree of automation. METHODS:Angiographic images were im...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Colombo F,Cavedon C,Casentini L,Francescon P,Causin F,Pinna V

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to elucidate the genotype-phenotype relationship in syndromic craniosynostoses by analyzing the mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene and its clinical manifestations in patients, particularly those in atypical cases. METHODS:Twenty patients with craniosynostos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ito S,Sekido K,Kanno H,Sato H,Tanaka M,Yamaguchi K,Yamamoto I

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：OBJECT:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are benign tumors of the pituitary gland that typically cause visual and/or hormonal dysfunction. Surgery is the treatment of choice, but patients remain at risk for tumor recurrence for several years afterwards. The authors evaluate the early results of surgery and the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Losa M,Mortini P,Barzaghi R,Ribotto P,Terreni MR,Marzoli SB,Pieralli S,Giovanelli M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Aneurysms located on the distal portion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) are uncommon, and their underlying pathology, natural history, and clinical management are poorly understood. To clarify these lesions more fully, the authors undertook a retrospective analysis of the clinical features and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lewis SB,Chang DJ,Peace DA,Lafrentz PJ,Day AL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), as defined by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13 or higher, is a common problem in the United States and worldwide, estimated to affect more than 1 million patients yearly. When associated with intracranial hemorrhage, it is a common reason for neurosurgical consultation and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ditty BJ,Omar NB,Foreman PM,Patel DM,Pritchard PR,Okor MO

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequential changes in microvascular architecture following local cold injury in rat brains were studied post mortem by scanning electron microscopy and the vascular casting method. The findings were compared with the results of immunohistochemical studies of injured endothelial cells using the bromodeoxyuridine (B...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Orita T,Nishizaki T,Kamiryo T,Harada K,Aoki H

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study was undertaken to evaluate the association between age at diagnosis, patterns of care, and outcome among elderly individuals with anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Methods Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database, the authors identified 1753 individual...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barnholtz-Sloan JS,Williams VL,Maldonado JL,Shahani D,Stockwell HG,Chamberlain M,Sloan AE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00