Commentary: Appropriate Use Criteria for Lumbar Degenerative Scoliosis: Developing Evidence-based Guidance for Complex Treatment Decisions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:While multiple new larger-bore aspiration catheters have been introduced for stroke thrombectomy, sizeable cohort outcome studies are lacking along with meaningful comparative studies to evaluate whether they represent a clinically relevant improvement compared to predecessors. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate compara...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gross BA,Hudson JS,Tonetti DA,Desai SM,Lang MJ,Jadhav AP,Jankowitz BT,Jovin TG

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We present our microsurgical lateral orbital approach for intraorbital lesions, with special emphasis on the microanatomy of the orbit. METHODS:Among 26 patients, such lesions included tumors of the lacrimal glands, cavernous angioma, meningioma, neuroma, and other tumors. These intraorbital lesions were rem...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Arai H,Sato K,Katsuta T,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Few reports have been published on ruptured vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms in which the posteroinferior cerebellar artery (PICA) arises from the aneurysm wall, and there is ongoing debate as to the proper management of this type of aneurysm. This article describes two patients. CLINICAL...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yasui T,Komiyama M,Nishikawa M,Nakajima H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Revascularization rates with stent retrievers after acute ischemic stroke are 69% to 86%, but favorable clinical outcomes occur in just 43% to 58% of cases. New distal emboli may negatively impact clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence and angiographic pattern of distal emboli associated w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mazur MD,Kilburg C,Park MS,Taussky P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although various strategies for prevention of brain disease have been implemented, no substance has been found to be advantageous for prophylaxis against brain injury. OBJECTIVE:While previous work in our laboratory and others have shown positive effects using the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DH...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mills JD,Hadley K,Bailes JE

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel radiographic sagittal parameters of the thoracolumbar junction orientation (TLJO, thoracolumbar slope [TLS] and thoracolumbar tilt [TLT]) have been introduced and correlated with lumbopelvic parameters and thoracic kyphosis. OBJECTIVE:To determine a predictive model for reciprocal thoracic kyphosis an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moon HJ,Bridwell KH,Theologis AA,Kelly MP,Lertudomphonwanit T,Lenke LG,Gupta MC

更新日期：2020-12-15 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：BACKGROUND:The introduction of intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) for treatment of retinoblastoma considerably changed the paradigm by which this disease is managed, with event-free survival rates being above 70%. OBJECTIVE:To analyze efficacy of IAC treatment using alternative approaches to ophthalmic artery catheteri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sweid A,Hammoud B,Texakalidis P,Xu V,Shivashankar K,Baldassari MP,Das S,Tjoumakaris S,Shields CL,Ancona-Lezama D,Lim LS,Dalvin LA,Maamari DJ,Jabbour P

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral vascular tone is modulated, at least in part, by the vascular endothelium. This probably results from a balance between the release of the endothelium-derived relaxing factor(s) and the endothelium-derived constricting factor(s) (e.g., endothelin). The time course of the induction and the decay of these mutua...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Papadopoulos SM,Gilbert LL,Webb RC,D'Amato CJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of altering the volume and timing of hemorrhage on the severity of spasm was studied in a canine model. All animals received three cisterna magna injections of fresh unheparinized autologous arterial blood. Selective left vertebral arteriograms were obtained during the week before and exactly 7 days after t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zabramski JM,Spetzler RF,Bonstelle C

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subdural hematoma (SDH) in patients with cancer is poorly described, and its frequency and causes may have changed with recent oncologic advances. OBJECTIVE:We conducted an analysis of the clinical and radiographic features, etiologies, treatments, and outcomes of patients with SDHs and cancer. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reichman J,Singer S,Navi B,Reiner A,Panageas K,Gutin PH,Deangelis LM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This is the first report of the direct integration of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) data into cranial neuronavigation. METHODS:In a patient with a left precentral oligodendroglioma (World Health Organization Grade III), the Zeiss MKM system (Carl Zeiss Co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Braun V,Dempf S,Tomczak R,Wunderlich A,Weller R,Richter HP

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distal middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms frequently have nonsaccular morphology that necessitates trapping and bypass. Bypasses can be difficult because efferent arteries lie deep in the opercular cleft and may not be easily identifiable. OBJECTIVE:We introduce the "flash fluorescence" technique, which...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rodríguez-Hernández A,Lawton MT

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historical observations and interpretations regarding the treatment of components of the nervous system can be found in the writings of the Bible and Talmud. A review of topics germane to modern neuroanatomy, neurology, and neurosurgery from these early, rich writings is presented herein. These historic writings provi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Cohen-Gadol AA,Wellons JC 3rd,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusion of 25% mannitol into the internal carotid artery of the dog results in a reversible disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). This osmotic BBB disruption enhances the penetratin of systemically administered methotrexate (MTX) into the ipsilateral cerebral hemisphere. Brain methotexate levels were maximized...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Neuwelt EA,Frenkel EP,Rapoport S,Barnett P

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Joint-distraction and intra-operative manipulation surgeries to correct basilar invagination (BI) and atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) are becoming standard procedures. However, current data are unable to aid in the understanding of normal and abnormal morphology of the C1/C2 joints. OBJECTIVE:To study variou...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chandra PS,Goyal N,Chauhan A,Ansari A,Sharma BS,Garg A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A number of publications suggest that there are seasonal influences on the incidence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Most series agree on a peak incidence during springtime. Meteorological influences have been assumed to be obvious explanations for seasonal variations. Furthermore, the perceived clustering ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Beseoglu K,Hänggi D,Stummer W,Steiger HJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that certain prostanoids are mediators of the pathological features of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and that a reduced synthesis of prostacyclin in the vessel wall might also contribute to the cerebral vasospasm associated with this malady. The present study was performed, therefore, t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： White RP,Robertson JT

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The postangioplasty evaluation of a stenotic vessel is often conducted by studying serial angiograms to determine the anatomic reduction in stenosis. In flow-limiting stenosis, the hemodynamic change that accompanies these anatomic changes is of great importance in evaluating the success of the angioplasty. T...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Guppy KH,Charbel FT,Corsten LA,Zhao M,Debrun G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial stenoses and/or occlusions in moyamoya disease are mainly localized intracranially, although some instances of stenotic lesions of the extracranial arteries have been reported in some autopsy cases. We have reviewed the angiograms of 66 patients with moyamoya disease to investigate whether stenotic lesions ar...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hoshimaru M,Kikuchi H

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of intracerebral hematoma from aneurysm rupture is an indication for craniotomy for clot evacuation and aneurysm clipping. Some centers have begun securing aneurysms with coil embolization followed by clot evacuation in the operating room. This approach requires transporting a patient from the a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Turner RD,Vargas J,Turk AS,Chaudry MI,Spiotta AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of acute aggravation of subdural effusion associated with pachymeningitis carcinomatosa. Microscopic examination of a surgical specimen revealed diffuse involvement of the dura mater by a metastatic adenocarcinoma in which the tumor cells invaded venules located in the areolar layer in parti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kamada K,Isu T,Houkin K,Ohsato T,Katoh M,Kojima H

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：:We describe a very rare case of distal anterior choroidal artery aneurysm. A 34-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of headache and vomiting. Computed tomographic scans revealed a diffuse intraventricular hematoma and a thin subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral angiography disclosed a saccular aneurysm in...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nishihara J,Kumon Y,Matsuo Y,Sakaki S

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimum clinical important difference (MCID) has been adopted as the smallest improvement in patient-reported outcome needed to achieve a level of improvement thought to be meaningful to patients. OBJECTIVE:To use a common MCID calculation method with a cost-utility threshold anchor to introduce the concept...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Parker SL,McGirt MJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a computed tomography-based computer-assisted stereotactic technique for performing 3rd ventriculostomy. The procedure has been performed on seven patients with acquired obstructive hydrocephalus of various etiologies. None of these patients have yet required shunting. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kelly PJ,Goerss S,Kall BA,Kispert DB

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Markers of coagulation have shown to have important value in predicting traumatic brain injury outcome. OBJECTIVE:To externally validate and investigate the role of markers of coagulation for outcome prediction by using the International Mission for Prognosis and Analysis of Clinical Trials (IMPACT) model w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raj R,Siironen J,Kivisaari R,Hernesniemi J,Tanskanen P,Handolin L,Skrifvars MB

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the successful removal of a ruptured dominant hemisphere arteriovenous malformation that arose in the region of the basal ganglia and was supplied by the lenticulostriate arteries. Obliteration of the lesion was accomplished by a transcerebral approach from above, utilizing the preexisting hemato...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rutka JT,Tucker WS

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Free radicals and lipid peroxidation are thought to be related to the vasospasm generation after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Plasma platelet-activating factor-acetyl hydrolase (PAF-AH) degrades phospholipids with an oxidatively modified fatty acyl chain. OBJECTIVE:To compare plasma PAF-AH activity and fr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hirashima Y,Doshi M,Hayashi N,Endo S,Akazawa Y,Shichiri M,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) procedure may reduce many of the risks and limitations associated with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). However, little is known about the biomechanical difference between PLIF and TLIF. OBJECTIVE:To determine the biomechanical difference between PL...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Xu H,Tang H,Guan X,Jiang F,Xu N,Ju W,Zhu X,Zhang X,Zhang Q,Li M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00