Neurophysiologic monitoring in posterior fossa surgery. I. Technical principles, applicability and limitations.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glomus jugulare tumours represent a great therapeutic challenge. Previous papers have documented good results from Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) with these tumours. However, the relationship between clinical improvement and tumour shrinkage has never been assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS:There were 14 patients...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ganz JC,Abdelkarim K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitric oxide is a key mediator of post-traumatic inflammation in the brain. We examined the expressions of iNOS, nNOS, and eNOS in inbred DA and PVGa rat strains where DA is susceptible to autoimmune neuroinflammation and PVGa-resistant. METHODS:Parietal contusions using a weight drop model were produced in...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Günther M,Al Nimer F,Gahm C,Piehl F,Mathiesen T

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of spontaneous temporal pneumatocoele secondarily infected by Haemophilus parainfluenzae is reported. Its relation to the lateral ventricle and to a defect in the tegmen tympani was confirmed by computerized tomography (CT). The possible aetiological mechanisms are discussed. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Cowie RA,Harris P

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze prospectively the frequency and the risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic haemorrhage after image guided stereotactic biopsy of intra-axial brain tumours. METHODS:The study was conducted within a time frame of 24 months (April 1998-April 2000). 326 patients (150 males, 176 females; mean age 56.8 ye...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kreth FW,Muacevic A,Medele R,Bise K,Meyer T,Reulen HJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 17-year-old female who presented with a CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumour 12 years after cranial radiotherapy for relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In this article, we discuss the association of these rare tumours with previous craniospinal irradiation and review the pertinent ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sobowale OA,McCabe M,Pal P,Soh C,Karabatsou K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the recent advances in neuroradiology including the CT scan and the spin-echo-magnetic resonance (MR), accurate diagnosis of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving the spinal cord is still based on selective angiography. This last procedure is invasive and needs to be repeated during the follow up. P...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mourier KL,Gelbert F,Reizine D,Gobin PY,Bongioanni F,George B,Lot G,Merland JJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with thalamic hemorrhage, depressed level of consciousness and/or signs of elevated intracranial pressure may be treated with neurocritical care (NCC) and external ventricular drainage (EVD) for release of cerebrospinal fluid. METHODS:Forty-three patients with thalamic hemorrhage treated with NCC...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tsitsopoulos PP,Enblad P,Wanhainen A,Tobieson L,Hårdemark HG,Marklund N

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For measurement of the cerebral blood flow (CBF) the thermal diffusion method is quite convenient and allows the chronological measurement of CBF and CO2 reactivity of cerebral vessels. We investigated the CO2 reactivity of fifteen head injury patients. The results showed that in head injury cases, the disturbance of ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tenjin H,Yamaki T,Nakagawa Y,Kuboyama T,Ebisu T,Kobori N,Ueda S,Mizukawa N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:General aspects of glioblastomas are considered such as preoperative diagnosis, stereotactic punctures for tissue samples, location and tumour size, interference with CSF circulation. The operative risk and different approaches to treatment are discussed, and the results are compared. The described combined treatment ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Diemath HE

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A number of different image-guided surgical techniques have been developed during the past decade. None of these methods can provide the surgeon with information about the dynamic changes that occur intra-operatively. MATERIAL AND METHOD:The first vertical open 0.5T MRI-scanner for intra-operative MRI-guide...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Seifert V,Zimmermann M,Trantakis C,Vitzthum HE,Kühnel K,Raabe A,Bootz F,Schneider JP,Schmidt F,Dietrich J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraventricular chemotherapy via Ommaya reservoir is an important part of the treatment in patients with malignant central nervous system tumors. In these patients, catheter placement can be challenging due to the normal-sized ventricles. METHOD:Intraoperative ultrasound guidance was used for Ommaya reserv...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Unal TC,Gulsever CI,Sahin D,Dolas I

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of repeated gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) for the treatment of multiple metastatic brain tumours was evaluated. METHODS:This study included 16 patients with 242 tumours, 10 men and 6 women with a mean age of 60.3 years at initial GKS, who underwent GKS four times or more for newly develop...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Shuto T,Fujino H,Inomori S,Nagano H

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of 16 cases of temporal bone resection were evaluated. The resections, 12 of which were total and 4 partial, had mostly been performed for squamous cell carcinoma invading the temporal bone. Five patients in whom the intervention was considered radical and not followed by irradiation, were alive and well 9...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Go KG,Annyas AA,Vermey A,Robinson PH,Belopavlovic M,Mehta DM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syringomyelia is an important cause of neurological deficit. Most cases of non-traumatic syringomyelia occur in association with a Chiari malformation. We present three unusual examples of syringomyelia with such an association. The first case is that of syringomyelia in a young woman with Marfan's syndrome, a spontan...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Owler BK,Halmagyi GM,Brennan J,Besser M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The resection of convexity meningiomas should harbour a low rate of morbidity. Functional preservation should be the main goal of surgery and have higher priority over radicality. Involvement of the primary motor cortex (PMC) increases surgical risk. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of corti...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ostrý S,Netuka D,Beneš V

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the value of electrically elicited motor evoked potentials (MEP), obtained during the initial phase of the coma, for correct prediction of the post-coma motor status. METHODS:Fifty-two patients were investigated by MEP within 72 hours after onset of the coma. It was the aim to correlate the MEP fin...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rohde V,Irle S,Hassler WE

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and causes poor outcome. Knowing which SAH events cause the stress leading to PTSD development could allow for their severity, and so the chances of PTSD, to be reduced. The dramatic nature of SAH onset has meant ictal event...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Baisch SB,Schenk T,Noble AJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Successful deep brain stimulation is mostly dependent on accurate positioning of the leads at the optimal target points. We investigated whether the identification of the subthalamic nucleus in T2-weighted 3-T MRI, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery 3-T MRI and susceptibility-weighted 3-T MRI is confirmed b...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Polanski WH,Martin KD,Engellandt K,von Kummer R,Klingelhoefer L,Fauser M,Storch A,Schackert G,Sobottka SB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After clipping of intracranial aneurysms, postoperative vasospasm may occur remote from the distribution area of the artery and may cause death. The authors report two cases and give the clinical, neuroradiological, and neuroanatomical findings. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kirchner M

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 67-year-old woman with primary micro-invasive squamous cell carcinoma located in the lateral ventricle and originating from an epidermoid cyst. Radiological and histological features of the neoplasm are described and the relevant literature is studied briefly. Two consecutive surgical ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bayindir C,Balak N,Karasu A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The necessity of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in neurosurgical procedures is under debate. Although detailed recommendations exist for many other surgical disciplines, there are very limited data on the probability of transfusions during neurosurgical procedures. METHODS:Three-thousand and twenty-six c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Linsler S,Ketter R,Eichler H,Schwerdtfeger K,Steudel WI,Oertel J

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:27 cases of cranioplasty with autogenous bone grafts stored in a deep-freezer and autoclaved before use are reported. The results of follow-up for an average period of one year were satisfactory from the standpoint of brain protection and cosmetic reconstruction. A small area of absorption of grafted bone was observed...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Osawa M,Hara H,Ichinose Y,Koyama T,Kobayashi S,Sugita Y

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many anatomical anomalies have the potential to impair the efficacy of endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and increase the surgical morbidity. By virtual magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) endoscopy, the real endoscopic view into the ventricular system can be simulated. It was the objective of the present ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rohde V,Krombach GA,Struffert T,Gilsbach JM

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lately, morphological parameters of the surrounding vasculature aside from aneurysm size, specific for the aneurysm location, e.g., posterior cerebral artery angle for basilar artery tip aneurysms, could be identified to correlate with the risk of rupture. We examined further image-based morphological paramet...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Li L,Hofmann BB,Fischer I,Donaldson DM,Engel A,Karadag C,Wetzel-Yalelis A,Piedade GS,Mijderwijk HJ,Bostelmann R,Kaschner MG,Muhammad S,Hänggi D,Cornelius JF,Petridis AK

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old male with a history of 2 years of typical trigeminal neuralgia manifested the characteristics of achondroplasia. X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated basilar impression, deformity of the posterior fossa with marked asymmetry of petrous bone and compression of pons and trigeminal nerve by the...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Takada Y,Morimoto T,Sugawara T,Ohno K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with oligodendrogliomas with allelic loss of chromosomal arm 1p and 19q have been shown, especially with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, to have both a better initial and long-term response to chemotherapy as well as an improved overall survival. Effective treatment of patients with brain tumors require...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sherman JH,Prevedello DM,Shah L,Raghavan P,Pouratian N,Starke RM,Lopes MB,Shaffrey ME,Schiff D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lumbar microendoscopic discectomy (MED) is a minimally invasive transmuscular approach that combines standard lumbar microsurgical techniques with endoscopy. MED advantages include reduced tissue trauma, direct visualization of the nerve root and disc disease, and allowing bony decompression in cases with sp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Azab WA,Nasim K,Najibullah M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive and segmental spasm of the ophthalmic artery has been demonstrated angiographically a few hours after a car accident in a case with posttraumatic amaurosis. The possibility of a correlation between ophthalmic artery spasm and posttraumatic amaurosis has been discussed. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Brihaye J,Van-Geertruyden MB,Jeanmart L

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three patients were operated on for ruptured intracranial aneurysms during a 12-month-period. Intraoperative evaluation of cortical blood flow by means of a thermal diffusion probe was performed in 23 out of the 41 patients who were operated on for aneurysms of the anterior circulation. The autoregulation index ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Viale GL,Cossu M,Cella F,Balestrero M,Rossi A,Masoni D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital craniovertebral junction deformities can be associated with an anomalous vertebral artery (VA). At times, the artery crosses the joint posteriorly (i.e., persistent first intersegmental artery) and is at risk during posterior approach. We report a new variant, wherein the bilateral VA coursed medially after...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Karthigeyan M,Salunke P,Kataria MS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00