Early craniometric tools as a predecessor to neurosurgical stereotaxis.

abstract：OBJECT:In this paper the authors aimed to provide information related to major and minor surgical and neurological complications encountered following stereoelectroencephalography and epilepsy surgery.Methods The authors performed a retrospective review of 491 and 1905 patients who underwent intracranial electrode impl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanriverdi T,Ajlan A,Poulin N,Olivier A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Reconstruction after anterior cervical decompression has involved the use of tricortical iliac crest bone or fibular strut grafts, but has been associated with significant morbidity. In this study the authors evaluated the efficacy of titanium mesh cages (TMCs) for stability and fusion following anterior cervica...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Narotam PK,Pauley SM,McGinn GJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 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：:This article reviews the English language medical literature published from January, 1960, through June, 1978, on selected morbidity measures and economic costs of injury to the head or spinal cord. Most of the reports discussed here come from outside the United States. Regardless of the source of the report, however,...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kraus JF

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a new technique for treating unclippable aneurysms. The method involves a modification of the traditional wrapping technique, including a clip-reinforced cotton sling. The results of this method in four patients are presented. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bederson JB,Zabramski JM,Spetzler RF

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The translabyrinthine route or an extension of it was used to remove 150 acoustic nerve tumors. The mortality was 2% and the morbidity low. Preservation of the facial nerve was achieved in 100% of the small and 80% of the medium-sized tumors, but in only 20% of the large growths. The complications encountered are disc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： King TT,Morrison AW

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Opercular glioma inferolateral to the hand/digit sensorimotor area can be resected safely using a neuronavigation system and functional brain mapping techniques. However, the surgery can still sometimes cause postoperative ischemic complications, the character of which remains unclear. The authors of this study ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kumabe T,Higano S,Takahashi S,Tominaga T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Irinotecan (CPT-11), a topoisomerase I inhibitor, is a cytotoxic agent with activity against malignant gliomas and other tumors. After systemic delivery, CPT-11 is converted to its active metabolite, SN-38, which displays significantly higher cytotoxic potency. However, the achievement of therapeutically effecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang W,Ghandi A,Liebes L,Louie SG,Hofman FM,Schönthal AH,Chen TC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgery in the insular region is considered challenging because of its vascular relationships, the proximity of functional structures, and its deep location in the sylvian fissure. The authors report the incidence and consequences of ischemic lesions after operculoinsular corticectomy for refractory epilepsy. M...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Finet P,Nguyen DK,Bouthillier A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tail-like caudal appendages may be associated with spinal dysraphism, particularly with spinal lipomas or lipomyelomeningoceles. An unusual case is presented of a patient with a myelomeningocele and a thick filum terminale with tethered spinal cord, which presented with the external appearance of a human tail. A revie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chakrabortty S,Oi S,Yoshida Y,Yamada H,Yamaguchi M,Tamaki N,Matsumoto S

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intrinsic disease processes of the brainstem (gliomas, neurodegenerative disease, and others) have remained difficult or impossible to treat effectively because of limited drug penetration across the blood-brainstem barrier with conventional delivery methods. The authors used convection-enhanced delivery (CED) o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lonser RR,Walbridge S,Garmestani K,Butman JA,Walters HA,Vortmeyer AO,Morrison PF,Brechbiel MW,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors assessed the efficacy and complications from gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) for multiple sclerosis (MS)-associated trigeminal neuralgia (TN). METHODS:There were 15 patients with MS-associated TN (MS-TN). Treatment involved three sequential protocols, 70 to 90-Gy maximum dose, using a single 4-mm iso...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rogers CL,Shetter AG,Ponce FA,Fiedler JA,Smith KA,Speiser BL

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：:The authors report an unusual case of a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) in the cervical spine after a C1-2 fracture. The patient presented with a delayed epidural hematoma and quadriparesis. The DAVF was successfully treated by coil embolization and the patient made a full recovery. The possibility of a DAVF as a l...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vankan Y,Demaerel P,Heye S,Van Calenbergh F,van Loon J,Maleux G,Wilms G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a posttraumatic leptomeningeal cyst is described. The cyst simulated an occipital encephalocele and communicated with an epidural cerebrospinal fluid collection in the posterior fossa. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nemoto S,Hoffman HJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with a peripheral nerve lesion (six intrinsic and three extrinsic) were evaluated with computerized tomography (CT). In all but one instance, the CT scans gave useful information regarding the anatomical location, size, and relationship of the lesion to surrounding structures. These cases illustrate the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Powers SK,Norman D,Edwards MS

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of six patients are presented to delineate the clinical profile of delayed radiation necrosis of the brain. In five the diagnosis was verified histologically. Symptoms most often begin 9 months to 2 years after radiotherapy. Progressive visual impairment and dementia are common following perisellar irradiati...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martins AN,Johnston JS,Henry JM,Stoffel TJ,Di Chiro G

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was conducted to further elucidate both the significance of a calvarial suture and the compensatory ability of the cranial vault. Four-week-old male New Zealand White rabbits were subjected to unilateral or bilateral extirpation of the coronal suture after insertion of metallic markers, and were the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alberius P,Selvik G,Ekelund L

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to determine the incidence, time course, and risk factors for overall adverse radiation effect (ARE) and symptomatic ARE after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases. METHODS:All cases of brain metastases treated from 1998 through 2009 with Gamma Knife SRS at UCSF were considere...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sneed PK,Mendez J,Vemer-van den Hoek JG,Seymour ZA,Ma L,Molinaro AM,Fogh SE,Nakamura JL,McDermott MW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial proton (1H) and phosphorus-31 (31P) magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy of cerebral infarction was performed in rats to assess the sensitivity of these techniques for use in clinical cerebral infarction. In this experimental chronic infarction model, 31P spectroscopy tended to return to a "normal" pattern with...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Houkin K,Kwee IL,Nakada T

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 410 patients with refractory herniated lumbar disc disease treated with intradiscal collagenase, 82 (20%) did not respond to enzyme treatment and subsequently underwent surgery. Failure to improve in 6 to 8 weeks was the predominant cause for surgical intervention (53 patients). Increased pain (18 patients), progre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fisher RG,Bromley JW,Becker GL,Brown M,Mooney V

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Camptocormia is a potentially debilitating condition in the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). It is described as an abnormal forward flexion while standing that resolves when lying supine. Although the condition is relatively common, the underlying pathophysiology and optimal treatment strategy are unc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chan AK,Chan AY,Lau D,Durcanova B,Miller CA,Larson PS,Starr PA,Mummaneni PV

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The first reported instance of identical twins with moyamoya disease is presented. The involved portions of the main intracranial arteries were similar, but the formation of the moyamoya vessels was somewhat different. The cause fo obstructive changes in large intracranial arteries remains obscure, but the frequent fa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada H,Nakamura S,Kageyama N

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features, perioperative course, and postoperative outcomes of 144 patients who underwent microsurgical resection of craniopharyngioma were reviewed. Overall, 90% of the tumors were completely resected and 7% recurred. Evaluation of those patients who underwent primary resection revealed much better result...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yaşargil MG,Curcic M,Kis M,Siegenthaler G,Teddy PJ,Roth P

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atretic cephalocele appears as an unimportant and benign lesion. This malformation consists of meningeal and vestigial tissues (arachnoid, glial, or central nervous system rests). The authors report the findings in 16 cases (seven parietal and nine occipital) of rudimentary cephaloceles. Twelve patients presented with...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martinez-Lage JF,Sola J,Casas C,Poza M,Almagro MJ,Girona DG

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Over a 16-year period, 570 patients presenting with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were successfully treated using endosaccular coil embolization within 30 days of hemorrhage by a single surgeon. Patients were followed to assess the stability of aneurysm occlusion and its longer-term efficacy in protec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Plowman RS,Clarke A,Clarke M,Byrne JV

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:A patient with congenital hydrocephalus and poor vision since early childhood, but with normal motor and intellectual development, suffered progressive mental deterioration during the last decade of life. At necropsy he was found to have severe hydrocephalus secondary to a lipoma of the midbrain tectum obstructing the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Halmagyi GM,Evans WA

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of cerebral actinomycosis of the Gasserian ganglion is reported. The location and the pathological diagnosis of granuloma are both extremely rare. The literature is briefly reviewed with special reference to similar reports. The manner of spread and the course of the disease are described. The present ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Perna E,Liguori R,Petrone G,Mannarino E

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second lumbar vertebra was surgically removed from 10 dogs, and the shortened vertebral column was stabilized by internal fixation with two types of plastic plates. Shortening of the spinal column was usually not associated with detectable loss of function or neurological deficit. Histological lesions, however, in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yturraspe DJ,Lumb WV,Young S,Gorman HA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00