Catecholamine-secreting paragangliomas of the base of the skull. Report of two cases.

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：:The magnetic resonance longitudinal relaxation time (T1) and transverse relaxation time (T2) of the water proton of the periventricular white and cortical gray matter were measured for 17 control patients and 21 patients with suspected normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Of the latter group, 14 showed good response t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tamaki N,Shirakuni T,Ehara K,Matsumoto S

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors describe the use of a systemic approach to treat dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) in the lateral sinus and the confluence of sinuses in 17 patients who presented with signs and symptoms related to intracranial hemorrhage, infarction, and diffuse brain swelling. METHODS:Angiographic examination r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goto K,Sidipratomo P,Ogata N,Inoue T,Matsuno H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of several calmodulin antagonists, such as N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalene-sulfonamide hydrochloride (W-7) and its dechlorinated structural analogue (W-5), on the growth and proliferation of cultured and transplanted glioma (GA-1, chemically induced from rat glioblasts) were evaluated. Under cultur...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Suzuki N,Kanno T,Nagata Y,Kato T

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Tyrosine kinases play an important role in the regulation of systemic vascular smooth-muscle tone. The authors studied the involvement of protein tyrosine kinase activity in erythrocyte lysate-mediated signal transduction in cerebral smooth-muscle cells. METHODS:Tyrosine kinase phosphorylation and intracellular...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Iwabuchi S,Marton LS,Zhang JH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe an intraoperative technique, in which oxycellulose is placed between an aneurysm and its surrounding arteries, allowing a space to be secured for inserting the clip blades without occlusion of the arteries. This method is useful in preserving the blood vessels, especially perforating arteries, aro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kodama N,Matsumoto M,Sasaki T

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glioblastoma is the most aggressive malignant brain tumor, and overall patient survival has not been prolonged even by conventional therapies. Previously, the authors found that chemically synthesized glycans could be anticancer agents against growth of a series of cancer cells. In this study, the authors examin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faried A,Arifin MZ,Ishiuchi S,Kuwano H,Yazawa S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common and disabling psychiatric illness, and in a significant proportion of patients with OCD the disease is refractory to conventional pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. For more than half a century, patients with severe, treatment-resistant OCD have been treated with s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sheth SA,Neal J,Tangherlini F,Mian MK,Gentil A,Cosgrove GR,Eskandar EN,Dougherty DD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of treatment of neoplastic spinal cord compression by vertebral body resection and immediate stabilization in 101 consecutive patients over a 5-year period have been analyzed. Sites of primary cancer included the lung (25 patients), kidney (15 patients), breast (14 patients), connective tissue (12 patients...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sundaresan N,Galicich JH,Lane JM,Bains MS,McCormack P

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Neurosurgery is among the most competitive residencies, as evidenced by the high number of applicants for relatively few positions. Although it is important to recruit candidates who have the intellectual capacity and drive to succeed, traditional objective selection criteria, such as US Medical Licensing Ex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lubelski D,Healy AT,Friedman A,Ferraris D,Benzel EC,Schlenk R

更新日期：2016-10-01 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：:Forty-one patients with brain lesions underwent brain biopsy using either a computerized tomography (CT)-guided stereotactic approach or an ultrasound-guided technique. The cases were selected according to location and size of the mass lesion. Lesions 15 mm or less in diameter and those in the posterior fossa were bio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Di Lorenzo N,Esposito V,Lunardi P,Delfini R,Fortuna A,Cantore G

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with fusiform aneurysms and at least one previous subarachnoid hemorrhage were treated by excision of the aneurysms and reconstruction of the arteries. The first case presented with two fusiform aneurysms, the larger of which involved the angular and the smaller one the temporal branch of the left middle ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dolenc V

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:From the moment an intracranial aneurysm ruptures, cerebral blood flow is impaired, and this impairment mainly determines the outcome in patients who survive after the initial bleeding. The exact mechanism of impairment is unknown, but activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis correlate with clinical condition ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Siironen J,Juvela S,Varis J,Porras M,Poussa K,Ilveskero S,Hernesniemi J,Lassila R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old laborer presented with a 1-year history of low-back pain radiating into the posterior aspects of both thighs. Two weeks before admission, acute exacerbation resulted in signs and symptoms of compressive radiculopathy at L-5. Myelography revealed concentric constriction of the lower thecal sac due to abun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Archer CR,Smith KR Jr

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Insular gliomas remain surgically challenging cases due to complex anatomy, including surrounding vasculature and the relationship to functional structures. To define the morbidity profile associated with aggressive insular glioma removal as well as its impact on long-term outcome, the authors retrospectively ev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sanai N,Polley MY,Berger MS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available data indicate that the concentration of prostaglandin F2alpha required to produce arterial spasm in an experimental model is approximately a thousand-fold higher than the concentration that occurs under physiological conditions. The spasmogenic platelet factor which has been previously described is shown to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kapp JP,Robertson JT,White RP

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Data on long-term functional recovery (LFR) following severe brain injury are essential for counseling of surrogates and for appropriate timing of outcome assessment in clinical trials. Delayed functional recovery (DFR) beyond 3-6 months is well documented following severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), but t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wabl R,Williamson CA,Pandey AS,Rajajee V

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical revascularization is known to reduce the incidence of further ischemic and hemorrhagic events in patients with moyamoya disease, but the majority of previous studies report only short-term (< 5 years) outcomes. Therefore, in this study the authors aimed to evaluate late (5-20 years) outcomes of moyam...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kuroda S,Nakayama N,Yamamoto S,Kashiwazaki D,Uchino H,Saito H,Hori E,Akioka N,Kuwayama N,Houkin K

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase-C (PKC) second messenger system contributes to regulation of cell growth and differentiation. This study was undertaken to examine the effects of modulators of the PKC enzyme system on the state of differentiation and proliferation rates of human gliomas in vitro. The administration of the PKC-activ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Couldwell WT,Antel JP,Apuzzo ML,Yong VW

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) without evidence of neoplasia was noted in an 84-year-old woman. She subsequently developed a lytic skull lesion, which at surgery proved to be an atypical meningioma. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that this tumor was producing CEA. This aggressive meningiom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Partington MD,Scheithauer BW,Piepgras DG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a 32-year-old woman known to have Russell-Silver syndrome who presented with repeated aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Multiple intracranial aneurysms and advanced peripheral vascular disease were demonstrated. The authors postulate a link between these vascular features and the pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pülhorn H,Pesic-Smith J,Cowley P,Murphy M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this work was to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of nestin, a member of the intermediate filament family, in adenohypophysial vasculature during development and progression of pituitary infarction. METHODS:Forty-five nontumorous adenohypophyses and 34 pituitary adenomas of various ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Salehi F,Kovacs K,Cusimano MD,Horvath E,Bell CD,Rotondo F,Scheithauer BW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to investigate the role of S-100 proteins in the onset of vasospasm induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which leads to severe neurological morbidity and death. It has recently been argued that modifications in the levels of expression of some intracellular signaling elements contr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lefranc F,Golzarian J,Chevalier C,DeWitte O,Pochet R,Heizman C,Decaestecker C,Brotchi J,Salmon I,Kiss R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) has been assumed to be involved in the genesis of several types of facial pain, including Sluder's neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, persistent idiopathic facial pain, cluster headache, and atypical facial pain. The gold standard treatments for SPG-related pain are percutaneous procedu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benedetto N,Perrini P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the technique of a transantral transsphenoidal approach to the sella turcica. The advantages and potential complications are discussed. This procedure may also be applicable when dealing with tumors of the skull base and orbits. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoyt TE,Turnbull FM,Kusske JA

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed the clinical findings, radiological evaluation, and operative therapy of 39 patients with syringomyelia. Syringoperitoneal (SP) shunting was used in 15 patients and other procedures were used in 24 patients. Follow-up periods ranged from 1 1/2 to 12 years. During the period of this study, metrizam...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barbaro NM,Wilson CB,Gutin PH,Edwards MS

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the effect of hypocapnia (PaCO2 20 mm Hg) on cerebral metabolism and the electroencephalogram (EEG) findings in 12 dogs during nitroglycerin (NTG)-induced hypotension. Previous studies suggest that NTG is a more potent cerebral vasodilator than sodium nitroprusside or trimethaphan. It was speculate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Artru AA,Wright K,Colley PS

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The effectiveness and safety of radiosurgery for small- to medium-sized cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have been well established. However, the management for large cerebral AVMs remains a great challenge to neurosurgeons. In the past 5 years the authors performed preplanned staged radiosurgery to t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chung WY,Shiau CY,Wu HM,Liu KD,Guo WY,Wang LW,Pan DH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True mycotic (fungal) aneurysms are distinctly uncommon. The case of a young woman with multiple intracranial aneurysms of Coccidioides immitis origin is presented. Coccidioides immitis organisms are not uncommon central nervous system pathogens and usually cause basilar meningitis and hydrocephalus. There are no prev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Martin NA,Spetzler RF,Johnson PC

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00