A rare case of central nervous system amyloidoma treated with fractionated radiotherapy.

abstract：:The author describes a woman in whom an S1-2 fracture developed after L4-S1 decompression and fusion. Osteoporosis was not present, but the lesion failed to respond to conservative therapy, necessitating surgical extension of the spinal fusion. Although biomechanical complications of lumbosacral fusion are uncommon, p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bose B

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) reviews formal neurosurgical training in the United States from its inception with one program in 1934 to 1984, with 94 programs and 650 residents. He reports on the 1st year's experience with a national neurosurgical residency matching plan. He...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pevehouse BC

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Carotid artery (CA) angioplasty with stent placement has been proposed as an alternative technique for revascularization in cases of CA stenosis. In this report the authors review the results of a multicenter Phase I study in which they evaluated the safety and feasibility of using a new self-expanding nitinol s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Qureshi AI,Suri MF,New G,Wadsworth DC Jr,Dulin J,Hopkins LN

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multi-center double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted by the National Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study Group to examine the efficacy of high-dose methylprednisolone (1000-mg bolus and 1000 mg daily thereafter for 10 days) compared with that of a standard dose (100-mg bolus and 100 mg daily for 10 days). No...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bracken MB,Shepard MJ,Hellenbrand KG,Collins WF,Leo LS,Freeman DF,Wagner FC,Flamm ES,Eisenberg HM,Goodman JH

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a study to examine the detailed anatomy of the denticulate ligaments and to assess their classic role in spinal cord stability within the spinal canal. METHODS:Detailed observation of the denticulate ligaments in 12 adult cadavers was performed. Stress was applied in all major planes to di...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Salter G,Grabb PA,Oakes WJ

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this retrospective study conducted at Atkinson Morley's Hospital and Middlesbrough General Hospital, the authors analyzed 100 matched patients who had suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) to determine whether the technical procedure by which aneurysms are treated affects the development of chronic hydroceph...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sethi H,Moore A,Dervin J,Clifton A,MacSweeney JE

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In the preceding article, the authors described the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire (HOQ), a simple, reliable, and valid measure of health status in children with hydrocephalus. In the present study, they present their initial experience in using the HOQ to quantify the health status in a typical cohort of c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kulkarni AV,Drake JM,Rabin D,Dirks PB,Humphreys RP,Rutka JT

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis suffered facial pain which was relieved after the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The trigeminal somatosensory evoked response (TSER) of the affected side showed lower amplitudes and longer latencies as compared to the unaffected side. Following surger...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Findler G,Feinsod M

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cellular density is a major factor for change in the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). The authors hypothesized that loss of tumor cells after Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) may alter the ADC value and used diffusion weighted MR imaging (DW imaging) to evaluate cellular changes in brain tumors to detect their tre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Huang CF,Chiou SY,Wu MF,Tu HT,Liu WS,Chuang JC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This prospective study is based on a consecutive series of 20 patients with pineal region tumors who underwent minimally invasive preferential management. The purpose of this report is to discuss the role of neuroendoscopic procedures in the management of pineal region tumors. METHODS:If the tumor markers alpha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oi S,Shibata M,Tominaga J,Honda Y,Shinoda M,Takei F,Tsugane R,Matsuzawa K,Sato O

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of hemoglobin (Hb) in the pathogenesis of cerebral vasospasm remain a matter of discussion. Hemoglobin is known to be released from extravasated red blood cells in a variety of pathological conditions, including subarachnoid hemorrhage. These conditions are often accompanied by infiltration of inflammatory c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Suzuki S,Takenaka K,Kassell NF,Lee KS

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anatomical study of three microsurgical intraorbital routes to the optic nerve and orbital apex, which can be reached through a fronto-orbital craniotomy, was conducted on cadaver specimens. The structures that could be exposed via the medial, central, or lateral approaches directed through the orbital roof were de...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Natori Y,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：1994-07-01 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:Aneurysm recurrence after coil therapy remains a major shortcoming in the endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms. The need for long-term imaging follow-up was recently investigated. This study assessed the diagnostic yield of long-term digital subtraction angiography (DSA) follow-up and determined predict...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chalouhi N,Bovenzi CD,Thakkar V,Dressler J,Jabbour P,Starke RM,Teufack S,Gonzalez LF,Dalyai R,Dumont AS,Rosenwasser R,Tjoumakaris S

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：OBJECT:The 201Tl uptake index was evaluated for its usefulness in formulating a diagnosis of hemangioblastoma. Thallium-201-single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) studies were performed in nine patients harboring hemangioblastomas in the posterior fossa and in five patients (six lesions) with gliomas in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kondo T,Kumabe T,Maruoka S,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of a solitary schwannoma arising within the cerebellum is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by electron microscopy and immunohistochemical staining. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sarkar C,Mehta VS,Roy S

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Medically refractory dystonia has recently been treated using deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the globus pallidus internus (GPI). Outcomes have varied depending on the features of the dystonia. There has been limited literature regarding outcomes for refractory dystonia following DBS of the subthalamic nu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kleiner-Fisman G,Liang GS,Moberg PJ,Ruocco AC,Hurtig HI,Baltuch GH,Jaggi JL,Stern MB

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levamisole was evaluated as an immune stimulant in a randomized controlled study of patients with anaplastic gliomas, who had undergone surgical resection and who were also treated with radiotherapy and BCNU chemotherapy. Of 102 patients placed into the study, 85 were determined to comprise the adequately treated grou...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mahaley MS Jr,Steinbok P,Aronin P,Dudka L,Zinn D

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man suffered a head injury in a road traffic accident and subsequently developed anosmia and isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency. There was no other evidence of pituitary dysfunction. No previous case of isolated ACTH deficiency following head injury has been reported. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Scoble JE,Havard CW

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reversible and presumably neurogenic form of myocardial dysfunction may occur following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but the relationship of this finding to electrocardiographic abnormalities remains unclear. To clarify this issue, serial electrocardiograms (ECGs, mean 6.2 per patient) and echocardiograms (mean 3....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mayer SA,LiMandri G,Sherman D,Lennihan L,Fink ME,Solomon RA,DiTullio M,Klebanoff LM,Beckford AR,Homma S

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathological and experimental studies have shown that cerebral aneurysms develop in part as a result of injury to the blood vessel wall. One of the peculiar aspects of aneurysm development is a defective proliferative or healing response to such injury. To examine this phenomenon, blood coagulation Factor XIII, which ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kang Y,Hashimoto N,Kikuchi H,Yamazoe N,Hazama F

更新日期：1990-08-01 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：:Thirty-seven patients harboring recurrent malignant primary or metastatic brain tumors were treated by 40 implantations of high-activity iodine-125 (125I) sources. All patients had been treated with irradiation and most had been treated with chemotherapeutic agents, primarily nitrosoureas. Implantations were performed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gutin PH,Phillips TL,Wara WM,Leibel SA,Hosobuchi Y,Levin VA,Weaver KA,Lamb S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optochiasmal arachnoiditis has been reported following treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms, particularly arising from the anterior communicating artery. It has been suggested that the accompanying loss of vision is due to a muslin-induced optic neuropathy. This paper considers five cases of this condition; th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McFadzean RM,Hadley DM,McIlwaine GG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on two patients in whom an increased signal on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images and a high-density signal on computerized tomography scans of the striatum were demonstrated, both of which were associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia. Involuntary movements, which have been present in all previo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sorimachi T,Fujii Y,Tsuchiya N,Saito M

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:Adults and children with low-grade gliomas often present with medically refractory epilepsy. Currently, controversy exists regarding the need for intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG) to identify and, separately, resect seizure foci versus tumor removal alone to yield maximum seizure control in this patient popul...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Berger MS,Ghatan S,Haglund MM,Dobbins J,Ojemann GA

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Distal coil or stent migration is a rare, but potentially morbid complication of intracranial aneurysm embolization. At present, there is no established standard of surgical evacuation of displaced material-in particular, there is no consensus on the optimum time for such intervention. The authors report their p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turek G,Kochanowicz J,Lewszuk A,Lyson T,Zielinska-Turek J,Chwiesko J,Mariak Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The nitric oxide system has been linked to the pathogenesis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The authors performed a case-control study to investigate the association between SAH and common genetic variants within the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS3). METHODS:Three hundred thirty-three ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Staalsø JM,Edsen T,Kotinis A,Romner B,Springborg JB,Olsen NV

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00