Calf enlargement from S-1 radiculopathy. Report of two cases.

abstract：:In his 1756 text, Observations pratiques sur les maladies de l'urèthre et sur plusiers faits convulsifs, Nicolas André coined the term "tic douloureux." He believed that this pain originated from compression of facial sensory peripheral nerves. Using scientific observation and experimentation to confirm this hypothesi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brown JA,Coursaget C,Preul MC,Sangvai D

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Anterior capsulotomy (AC) is sometimes used as a last resort for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Previous studies assessing neuropsychological outcomes in patients with OCD have identified several forms of cognitive dysfunction that are associated with the disease, but few have focu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gong F,Li P,Li B,Zhang S,Zhang X,Yang S,Liu H,Wang W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have analyzed retrospectively a series of 288 consecutive patients with severe head injury observed between January, 1977, and May, 1980. Seventy-three patients were excluded as not being compatible with those of the International Data Bank. The remaining 215 patients complied with the definition of coma g...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levati A,Farina ML,Vecchi G,Rossanda M,Marrubini MB

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All patients who underwent decompressive lumbar laminectomy in the Washtenaw County, Michigan metropolitan area during a 7-year period were studied for the purpose of defining long-term outcome, clinical correlations, and the need for subsequent fusion. Outcome was determined by questionnaire and physical examination ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tuite GF,Stern JD,Doran SE,Papadopoulos SM,McGillicuddy JE,Oyedijo DI,Grube SV,Lundquist C,Gilmer HS,Schork MA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five children harboring brain-stem tumors were treated at the University of California, San Francisco, between 1969 and 1979. Pathological diagnoses were made in 19 patients. All patients received radiation therapy (RT). Thirteen patients received chemotherapy before, during, or immediately after RT. Twenty-four...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fulton DS,Levin VA,Wara WM,Edwards MS,Wilson CB

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the third described case of infection-related atlantoaxial subluxation in an adult. Like most of the similar cases seen in the pediatric literature, this case was associated with a parapharyngeal beta-hemolytic streptococcal abscess. Based upon this experience, the authors advocate intravenous antib...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clark WC,Coscia M,Acker JD,Wainscott K,Robertson JT

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The human leukocyte antigen-A24 (HLA-A24) allele is highly expressed in Asians. This allele is expressed in 60% of the Japanese population and in a significant number of people of other ethnicities. The interleukin-13 type alpha2 receptor (IL-13Ralpha2) has been shown to be a glioma-specific antigen, and is abun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shimato S,Natsume A,Wakabayashi T,Tsujimura K,Nakahara N,Ishii J,Ito M,Akatsuka Y,Kuzushima K,Yoshida J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author presents a follow-up review of 61 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and at least two intracranial artery aneurysms in whom only the ruptured aneurysm had been clipped. During a 10-year follow-up period, seven patients bled from a previously unruptured aneurysm; four of the hemorrhages were fatal. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiskanen O

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe pathogenesis of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) remains poorly defined. Prior studies on thrombophilia as a risk factor for DAVF development are limited by small sample sizes and poor generalizability.METHODSIn this longitudinal observational study, all patients with intracranial DAVFs evaluated at t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： LaHue SC,Kim H,Pawlikowska L,Nelson J,Cooke DL,Hetts SW,Singh V

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tophaceous pseudogout is one of the rarest forms of crystal deposition disease, typically presenting as a destructive and invasive mass involving the temporomandibular joint or the infratemporal fossa region in the absence of any other articular manifestations. Previous cases have been assumed to be caused by calcium ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grant GA,Wener MH,Yaziji H,Futran N,Bronner MP,Mandel N,Mayberg MR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if dexamethasone administered by osmotic pump directly to brain tumors would control peritumoral edema and at the same time suppress tumor growth and prolong survival, the authors studied experimental brain tumors produced in 102 rabbits by implanting VX2 carcinoma cells. Of these, 58 animals were separat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ikeda Y,Carson BS,Lauer JA,Long DM

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Verbal memory deficits remain a major complication of dominant hemisphere temporal lobectomy for epilepsy. The extent of this deficit was assessed preoperatively and 1 month and 1 year postoperatively with the Wechsler Verbal Memory Scale (WMSV) in 14 adults undergoing left temporal lobectomy. Intraoperative localizat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ojemann GA,Dodrill CB

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccular intracranial aneurysms are a common and often fatal lesion. Whereas surgical treatment of these aneurysms continues to be the gold standard of care, certain situations arise for which surgery may not be the best option. In some of these cases, electrolytically detachable coils have been proven to provide outc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy DI,Ku A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors report their experience with the use of the Neuroform Microdelivery System for intravascular reconstruction. They assess the technical feasibility of the system, the efficacy of the combined application of stent and detachable coils, and the follow-up findings. METHODS:Fifty patients found to harbor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lylyk P,Ferrario A,Pasbón B,Miranda C,Doroszuk G

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Obtaining brain biopsy specimens is often the diagnostic test of last resort for patients with unexplained neurological conditions, particularly those with a rapidly deteriorating neurological course. The goals of this analysis were to determine the diagnostic sensitivity of brain biopsy specimens in these types...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Josephson SA,Papanastassiou AM,Berger MS,Barbaro NM,McDermott MW,Hilton JF,Miller BL,Geschwind MD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors sought to determine the predictors of late neurological and hospital-acquired medical complications (HACs) in patients with low-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective study of 424 patients with low-grade aSAH admitted to their institution fr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mouchtouris N,Lang MJ,Barkley K,Barros G,Turpin J,Sweid A,Starke RM,Chalouhi N,Jabbour P,Rosenwasser RH,Tjoumakaris S

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case of a 64-year-old woman who experienced a left hemiparesis. An initial diagnosis of subdural hematoma was made based on results of computerized tomography scanning. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging indicated an extraaxial meningioma. Histological findings confirmed an extranodal margin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goetz P,Lafuente J,Revesz T,Galloway M,Dogan A,Kitchen N

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endodermal sinus tumor (yolk sac carcinoma), a germinal neoplasm, is rarely primary in the cranial cavity. The authors add a third case with the tumor located in the anterior third ventricular (suprasellar) region to the literature. Seventeen previously reported intracranial cases, mostly in the pineal region, are bri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eberts TJ,Ransburg RC

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Convexity meningiomas are commonly managed with resection. Motor outcomes and predictors of new deficits after surgery are poorly studied. The objective of this study was to determine whether postoperative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was associated with neurological deficits after convexity meningioma re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Magill ST,Nguyen MP,Aghi MK,Theodosopoulos PV,Villanueva-Meyer JE,McDermott MW

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Skull bone regeneration induced by transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta1)-containing gelatin hydrogels (TGFbeta1-hydrogels) was investigated using a rabbit skull defect model. Different strengths of TGFbeta1 were examined and compared: different TGFbeta1 doses in gelatin hydrogels with a fixed water content...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hong L,Tabata Y,Miyamoto S,Yamamoto M,Yamada K,Hashimoto N,Ikada Y

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Both endovascular coiling and the Pipeline embolization device (PED) have been shown to be safe and clinically effective for treatment of small (< 10 mm) aneurysms. The authors conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to compare the utility of these treatment methods in terms of health benefits. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malhotra A,Wu X,Miller T,Matouk CC,Sanelli P,Gandhi D

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five studies of regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV), regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), and regional cerebral oxygen utilization (rCMRO2) were performed in 30 patients undergoing diagnostic cerebral angiography for evaluation of a subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a ruptured intracranial aneurysm. Tracer method...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grubb RL Jr,Raichle ME,Eichling JO,Gado MH

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of pneumocephalus in a patient without a history of undergoing intracranial or intrathecal procedures is a significant radiographic finding that portends a violation of the dural barrier or the presence of infection. The authors report a case of iatrogenic pneumocephalus that confounded the evaluation of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thompson TP,Levy E,Kanal E,Lunsford LD

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass is a common approach for treating moyamoya disease (MMD); however, the selection of recipient vessels is still controversial, and its relationship with postoperative cerebral hyperperfusion (CHP) has not been revealed. The aim of the study wa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhang J,Li S,Fujimura M,Lau TY,Wu X,Hu M,Zheng H,Xu H,Zhao W,Li X,Chen J

更新日期：2019-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel and useful treatment for essential tremor (ET); however, the factors impacting treatment outcome are unknown. The authors conducted this study to determine the factors affecting the outcome of MRgFUS. METHODS:From May 2016 through Augus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukutome K,Kuga Y,Ohnishi H,Hirabayashi H,Nakase H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hypoperfusion during carotid artery cross-clamping (CC) for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) may result in the major complication of perioperative stroke. Median nerve somatosensory evoked potential (MNSSEP) monitoring, which is an established method for the prediction of cerebral ischemia, has low sensitivity in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Okuyama S,Nishimura S,Takahashi Y,Kubota K,Hirano T,Kazama K,Tomii M,Matsuyama J,Mizuno J,Matsushima T,Sato M,Watanabe K

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glutamate is important in the pathogenesis of brain damage after cerebral ischemia and traumatic brain injury. Notably, brain extracellular and cerebrospinal fluid as well as blood glutamate concentrations increase after experimental and clinical trauma. While neurons are one potential source of glutamate, plate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bell JD,Thomas TC,Lass E,Ai J,Wan H,Lifshitz J,Baker AJ,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported with an anomalous rib that caused compression of the cervical spinal cord and presented with cervical myelopathy. This appears to be the first reported instance of this particular anomaly. The clinicoanatomical aspects of this case are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rock JP,Spickler EM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEIntrinsic third ventricular craniopharyngiomas (IVCs) have been reported by some authors to "pose the greatest surgical challenge" of all craniopharyngiomas (CPAs). A variety of open microsurgical approaches have historically been used for resection of these tumors. Despite increased utilization of the endosc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Forbes JA,Ordóñez-Rubiano EG,Tomasiewicz HC,Banu MA,Younus I,Dobri GA,Phillips CD,Kacker A,Cisse B,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The objective of the present study was to perform a prospective evaluation of the potential efficacy and safety of intraoperative photodynamic therapy (PDT) using talaporfin sodium and irradiation using a 664-nm semiconductor laser in patients with primary malignant parenchymal brain tumors. METHODS:In 27 patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Muragaki Y,Akimoto J,Maruyama T,Iseki H,Ikuta S,Nitta M,Maebayashi K,Saito T,Okada Y,Kaneko S,Matsumura A,Kuroiwa T,Karasawa K,Nakazato Y,Kayama T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00