Superior Prognostic Value of Cumulative Intracranial Tumor Volume Relative to Largest Intracranial Tumor Volume for Stereotactic Radiosurgery-Treated Brain Metastasis Patients.

abstract：:Two unusual cases of constrictive arachnoiditis localized to thoracic levels after Pantopaque myelography and unrelated to any operation, trauma, or disc disease at these levels are presented. The pertinent literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barsoum AH,Cannillo KL

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this retrospective, consecutive series of 128 elderly patients (over 65 years of age) with histologically proven Grade 4 astrocytomas, 88 patients underwent stereotactic biopsy and 40 patients underwent stereotactic volumetric resection of the mass lesion defined by contrast enhancement on computed tomography. Ther...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kelly PJ,Hunt C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttraumatic seizure (PTS) is a significant complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI). OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare levetiracetam with phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis in patients diagnosed with severe TBI. METHODS:An inclusive search of several electronic data...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Khan NR,VanLandingham MA,Fierst TM,Hymel C,Hoes K,Evans LT,Mayer R,Barker F,Klimo P Jr

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The computed tomographic (CT) scan has replaced angiography in the preoperative neurodiagnostic evaluation of the common pediatric posterior fossa tumors. This case report illustrates that rarely an atypical vascular anomaly may masquerade as a neoplasm and angiography must not be dismissed if the CT scan is any way a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Epstein N,Epstein F,Berenstein A

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe a novel approach to recanalizing symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery near occlusion using proximal and distal emboli protection devices. METHODS:Patients presenting with symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery near occlusion who underwent endovascular recanalization between ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Edgell RC,Yavagal DR,Agner C,Adamo M,Boulos AS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lower thoracic spine is a complicated area within the vertebral column because of its anatomic complexity and inaccessibility. A variety of surgical procedures have been applied to access lower thoracic spinal lesions. When hard compressive pathologies are located on the ventral side of the dura, existin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lee SE,Jahng TA,Chung CK,Kim HJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery is experiencing a period of acute change driven by 2 forces: (1) the perception that the healthcare system in the United States is wasteful and that patients are receiving low "value" care, (2) the belief that quality and long-term outcomes can be measured accurately. We believe 3 important shifts will em...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kim DH,Dagi TF,Bean JR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high degree of variability in energy expenditure has characterized the metabolic response to traumatic brain injury. A goal of parenteral or enteral repletion in this population is the precise estimation of caloric requirement to avoid complications associated with overfeeding and underfeeding. The first aim of this...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sunderland PM,Heilbrun MP

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invading glioma cells seem to follow distinct anatomic structures within the central nervous system. Tumor cell dissemination may occur along structures, such as the basement membranes of blood vessels or the glial limitans externa, that contain extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Frequently, invasive glioma cells ar...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Giese A,Westphal M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The statement that intracranial meningiomas are cleavable tumors has to be seriously questioned from a surgical standpoint. The purpose of this study was 1) to analyze the operative reports of a personal series of meningiomas to evaluate the percentages of the tumors that could be dissected by passing in the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sindou MP,Alaywan M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with syringomyelia, each unusual. After neuroradiographic diagnosis with delayed metrizamide computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an interesting diagnostic question arose. A percutaneous minidose metrizamide endomyelographic CT (PMDMECT) study clarified each situation an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Blumenkopf B

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal bite is a common cause of craniofacial injuries in children. Whereas scalp lacerations from animal bites are often extensive and severe, only four instances of compound depressed skull fractures from animal bites have been reported. A case of a dog bite to the head of an infant is presented to point out the pot...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wilberger JE Jr,Pang D

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight cases are presented to summarize our experience with patients initially evaluated for the new onset of either seizure activity or focal transient neurological deficits. Each was found to have a normal computed tomographic (CT) scan with and without iodinated contrast infusion. All subsequently returned with a CT...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hylton PD,Reichman OH

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), a cytokine produced by astrocytes in vivo and in vitro, was tested for its effects on two malignant astrocytoma cell lines (A-172, U-87). Both lines were immunoreactive for glial fibrillary acidic protein, vimentin, Class I antigens, and interleukin-6. The lines differed in the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chen TC,Hinton DR,Apuzzo ML,Hofman FM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is often perceived as a passive membrane. However, evidence has demonstrated that the BBB plays an active role in normal homeostasis and in certain disease processes. METHODS:Approximately 300 peer-reviewed publications that discussed normal or abnormal BBB function were reviewe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Neuwelt EA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although several clinical applications of transpedicular screw fixation in the cervical spine have been documented recently, few anatomic studies concerning the cervical pedicle are available. This study was designed to evaluate the anatomy and adjacent neural relationships of the middle and lower cervical pe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Uğur HC,Attar A,Uz A,Tekdemir I,Egemen N,Cağlar S,Genç Y

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Classification of middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms is sometimes difficult because the identification of the main MCA bifurcation, the key for accurate classification of MCA aneurysms, is inconsistent and somewhat subjective. OBJECTIVE:To use the meeting point of the M1 and M2 trunks as an objective, g...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Elsharkawy A,Lehečka M,Niemelä M,Billon-Grand R,Lehto H,Kivisaari R,Hernesniemi J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stereotactic radiosurgery is being used with more frequency in the management of patients with trigeminal neuralgia. To improve facial pain outcomes, many centers have increased the prescribed radiation dose to the trigeminal nerve. METHODS:Between April 1997 and December 1999, 68 patients underwent radiosur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE,Phuong LK,Foote RL,Stafford SL,Gorman DA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of the placental form of glutathione S-transferase (GST-pi) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in three human glioma cell lines (A172, T98G, and Tc77) was studied by in situ hybridization with digoxigenin-labeled GST-pi complementary DNA followed by immunocytochemistry with antidigoxigenin antibody. A172 g...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hara A,Sakai N,Yamada H,Niikawa S,Yoshimi N,Mori H

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have divided head injury into three categories based on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) (severe, 3-8; moderate, 9-12; and minor, 13-15). In a previous report, we described significant disability after minor head injury. The present report describes 199 patients with moderate head injury, 159 of whom underwent follow-u...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rimel RW,Giordani B,Barth JT,Jane JA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow resistance (Ro) using a bolus injection method was carried out under normal conditions and in a state of artificially increased elastance produced by saline loading into the CSF space. These values of Ro were compared with Ro estimated by the steady state infusion method...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takizawa H,Gabra-Sanders T,Miller JD

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Craniopagus parasiticus is an extremely rare condition. The first attempt to separate such twins was performed in the Dominican Republic in 2004. The infant died 7 hours after surgery. The aim of this report is to present a case in which surgical separation was successfully performed on February 18, 2005. In ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lotfy M,Sakr SA,Ayoub BM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Randomized controlled trials evaluating mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke predominantly studied anterior circulation patients. Both procedural and clinical predictors of outcome in posterior circulation patients have not been evaluated in large cohort studies. OBJECTIVE:To investigate t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alawieh AM,Eid M,Anadani M,Sattur M,Maier IL,Feng W,Goyal N,Starke RM,Rai A,Fargen KM,Psychogios MN,De Leacy R,Grossberg JA,Keyrouz SG,Dumont TM,Kan P,Lena J,Liman J,Arthur AS,Elijovich L,Mccarthy DJ,Saini V,W

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the localization of stereotactic targets, somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) were recorded from the thalamus and subthalamic area using a specially designed semimicroelectrode in 61 patients and a conventional "macroelectrode" in 17 patients. By means of the semimicroelectrode, median nerve stimulation ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shima F,Morioka T,Tobimatsu S,Kavaklis O,Kato M,Fukui M

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: The US health care system is struggling with rising costs, poor outcomes, waste, and inefficiency. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act represents a substantial effort to improve access and emphasizes value-based care. Value in health care has been defined as health outcomes for the patient per dollar spen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Smith TR,Rambachan A,Cote D,Cybulski G,Laws ER

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic columns (T1-L1 levels) from 15 fresh human cadavers were used to quantify alterations in the biomechanical response after laminectomy. Eight specimens were tested intact (Group I); the remaining seven preparations were tested after two-level laminectomy (Group II) at the midheight of the column. All specimens...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoganandan N,Maiman DJ,Pintar FA,Bennett GJ,Larson SJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare a newly released vascular clip system (Vascular Clip-applier System; Auto Suture Company, Norwalk, CT) designed for sutureless vessel closures and anastomoses with standard suture closure of carotid arteriotomies after carotid endarterectomies. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Sixteen consecutive patients with ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Findlay JM,Megyesi JF

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although originally isolated from the bone marrow, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have recently been detected in other tissues. However, little is known about MSCs in the brain. OBJECTIVE:To determine the extent to which cells with the features of MSCs exist in normal brain tissue and to determine the locati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kang SG,Shinojima N,Hossain A,Gumin J,Yong RL,Colman H,Marini F,Andreeff M,Lang FF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat transfer from bipolar tips to adjacent tissue presents a risk of thermal injury during spine surgery. OBJECTIVE:The present study was designed to determine wither bipolar forceps using a novel heat pipe thermal regulation technology resulted in decreased collateral thermal injury of adjacent tissue com...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Elliott-Lewis EW,Jolette J,Ramos J,Benzel EC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have focused on antiplatelet (AP) use in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) patients. Several outcome predictors have been debated, but influences on mortality and outcome still remain controversial, especially for different ICH locations. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the characteristics and function...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kuramatsu JB,Mauer C,Kiphuth IC,Lücking H,Kloska SP,Köhrmann M,Huttner HB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00