Somatic IDH1 mutation in a pituitary adenoma of a patient with Maffucci syndrome.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The optimal surgical treatment for acute subdural hemorrhage (ASDH) remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare outcomes in patients who underwent craniotomy with those in patients who underwent decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of ASDH. METHODS:Using the Japan Trauma Data Bank,...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shibahashi K,Sugiyama K,Tomio J,Hoda H,Morita A

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Descriptions of visual dysfunction in pineal gland tumors tend to focus on upward gaze palsy alone. The authors aimed to characterize the nature, incidence, and functional significance of ophthalmological dysfunction after resection of tumors based on the pineal gland. METHODS:Review of a retrospective case ser...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hart MG,Sarkies NJ,Santarius T,Kirollos RW

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a serum-free culture system for assessing the growth factor responsiveness of malignant glial cells is described. The mitogenic properties of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) were examined in three human malignant glioma cell lines (T98G, U87, and U138). Each of the th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollack IF,Randall MS,Kristofik MP,Kelly RH,Selker RG,Vertosick FT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Knowing the rate of rupture associated with unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) can help surgeons determine a case management strategy in patients harboring these lesions. According to large-scale cohort studies involving populations in North America and Europe, small unruptured aneurysms carry a very low risk ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Morita A,Fujiwara S,Hashi K,Ohtsu H,Kirino T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt failure is a common problem in neurosurgical practice. On occasion, extraperitoneal sites for CSF diversion are required when shunting to the peritoneal cavity has failed after multiple attempts. The authors report a novel minimally invasive procedure allowing cannulat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pillai A,Mathew G,Nachimuthu S,Kalavampara SV

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial occurrence of follicular dendritic cell (FDC) sarcoma, a rare tumor derived from dendritic cells of the lymphoid follicle, has not yet been described. Therefore, the case of a 53-year-old man presenting with an intracranial mass invading the clivus is reported. The diagnosis of FDC sarcoma was confirmed b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hasselblatt M,Sepehrnia A,von Falkenhausen M,Paulus W

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors reviewed their experience with endoscopic approaches to determine their safety and efficacy in the treatment of pediatric patients who harbor skull base lesions. Although they were interested in ascertaining outcomes after surgery as well as validating and defining indications and limitations of thes...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassam A,Thomas AJ,Snyderman C,Carrau R,Gardner P,Mintz A,Kanaan H,Horowitz M,Pollack IF

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of leiomyosarcoma arising from the dura mater is presented. A definite histological diagnosis was based on the electron microscopic features. Extensive removal of the tumor and postoperative radiation therapy resulted in complete remission. The etiology and the origin of this tumor are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Asai A,Yamada H,Murata S,Matsuno A,Tsutsumi K,Takemura T,Matsutani M,Takakura K

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary operations for the removal of retained bone fragments have been performed in 116 of the 1133 casualties with craniocerebral missile wounds incurred in the war in Vietnam, 1967 to 1970. Various complications developed in 19 of these 116 casualties. Dehiscence of the wound occurred in eight patients, five of w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Meirowsky AM

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a surgical technique for resection of dumbbell tumors of the spine. The transparaspinal exposure combines laminectomy and sectioning of the paraspinal muscles through a transverse incision. The procedure allows total tumor resection by means of a single posterior approach in selected patients, thus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Onesti ST,Ashkenazi E,Michelsen WJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine patients consecutively admitted with a diagnosis of communicating hydrocephalus underwent continuous intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring; pressure-volume studies; and measurement of resistance to outflow of cerebrospinal fluid (Rout). The two latter calculations were made by the bolus injection and pres...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kosteljanetz M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Treatment with a BRAF mutation inhibitor might shrink otherwise refractory craniopharyngiomas and is a promising preoperative treatment to facilitate tumor resection. The aim of this study was to investigate the noninvasive diagnosis of BRAF-mutated craniopharyngiomas based on MRI characteristics. METHODS Fi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yue Q,Yu Y,Shi Z,Wang Y,Zhu W,Du Z,Yao Z,Chen L,Mao Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The deep frontal pathway connecting the superior frontal gyrus to Broca's area, recently named the frontal aslant tract (FAT), is assumed to be associated with language functions, especially speech initiation and spontaneity. Injury to the deep frontal lobe is known to cause aphasia that mimics the aphasia cause...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujii M,Maesawa S,Motomura K,Futamura M,Hayashi Y,Koba I,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Subthalamotomy is a stereotactic surgery performed in patients with disabling dyskinesias due to Parkinson disease. The authors set out to model this human condition in MPTP monkeys and determine if subthalamotomy allowed a reduction of levodopa for similar benefit. METHODS:The authors performed unilateral subt...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jourdain VA,Grégoire L,Morissette M,Morin N,Parent M,Di Paolo T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Contralateral subdural hygromas are occasionally observed after decompressive craniectomies (DCs). Some of these hygromas are symptomatic, and the etiology and management of these symptomatic contralateral subdural collections (CLDCs) present surgical challenges. The authors share their experience with managing ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Salunke P,Garg R,Kapoor A,Chhabra R,Mukherjee KK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Keyhole approaches, namely the minipterional approach (MPTa) and the supraorbital approach (SOa), are alternatives to the standard pterional approach to treat lesions located in the anterior and middle cranial fossae. Despite their increasing popularity and acceptance, the indications and limitations of these...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martínez-Pérez R,Albonette-Felicio T,Hardesty DA,Prevedello DM

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of anterior cervical surgery for treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) are assessed 1 to 7 years postoperatively in 32 patients. At follow-up review, 50% were improved after surgery and 50% were unimproved or had deteriorated in spite of surgery. The results could not be statistically linked t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lunsford LD,Bissonette DJ,Zorub DS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a rare case of pituicytoma. A dynamic magnetic resonance study performed after Gd injection revealed a markedly, homogeneously enhanced, early-phase pituitary lesion in a 32-year-old woman with a 1-year history of amenorrhea. The tumor bled easily during transsphenoidal resection. The lesion consis...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Katsuta T,Inoue T,Nakagaki H,Takeshita M,Morimoto K,Iwaki T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The factors that contribute to periprocedural complications following cranioplasty, including patient-specific and surgery-specific factors, need to be thoroughly assessed. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors that predispose patients to an increased risk of cranioplasty complications and death. M...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zanaty M,Chalouhi N,Starke RM,Clark SW,Bovenzi CD,Saigh M,Schwartz E,Kunkel ES,Efthimiadis-Budike AS,Jabbour P,Dalyai R,Rosenwasser RH,Tjoumakaris SI

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The concept of selective amygdalohippocampectomy is based on pathophysiological insights into the epileptogenicity of the hippocampal region and the definition of the clinical syndrome of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). High-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) imaging allows correlation of the site of histol...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Novak K,Czech T,Prayer D,Dietrich W,Serles W,Lehr S,Baumgartner C

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The functional recovery of hand prehension after complete brachial plexus avulsion injury (BPAI) remains an unsolved problem. The authors conducted a prospective study to elucidate a new method of resolving this injury. METHODS:Three patients with BPAI underwent a new procedure during which the full-length phre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Xu WD,Lu JZ,Qiu YQ,Jiang S,Xu L,Xu JG,Gu YD

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Skull bone regeneration induced by transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta1)-containing gelatin hydrogels (TGFbeta1-hydrogels) was investigated using a rabbit skull defect model. Different strengths of TGFbeta1 were examined and compared: different TGFbeta1 doses in gelatin hydrogels with a fixed water content...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hong L,Tabata Y,Miyamoto S,Yamamoto M,Yamada K,Hashimoto N,Ikada Y

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Conventional approaches to the atrium of the lateral ventricle may be associated with complications related to direct cortical injury or brain retraction. The authors describe a novel approach to the atrium through a retrosigmoid transtentorial transcollateral sulcus corridor. METHODS Bilateral retrosigmoid ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jeelani Y,Gokoglu A,Anor T,Al-Mefty O,Cohen AR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of 127 consecutive patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), in whom cerebral panangiography revealed no cause for the bleeding nor any sign of an intraparenchymatous hemorrhage, were reviewed in a study of the long-term prognosis and the possible prognostic factors in this condition. Data for all 127 pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brismar J,Sundbärg G

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer with median survival of less than 2 years with current treatment. Glioblastomas exhibit extensive intratumoral and interpatient heterogeneity, suggesting that successful therapies should produce broad anticancer activities. Therefore, the natural no...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clark PA,Bhattacharya S,Elmayan A,Darjatmoko SR,Thuro BA,Yan MB,van Ginkel PR,Polans AS,Kuo JS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranial and spinal trauma resulted in disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in a 78-year-old man, causing widespread bleeding and incoagulable blood. Traumatized brain tissue was found in the lumina of dural venous sinuses. The mechanisms of DIC are reviewed. It is suggested that intravascular release of potent...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clark JA,Finelli RE,Netsky MG

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Are spinal schwannomas as benign as we think? To what extent do patients recover? Are patients prone to develop late complications such as cystic myelopathy or symptomatic spinal deformity? Is their life expectancy compromised? In an effort to answer these questions, the authors analyzed the long-term outcome for 187 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seppälä MT,Haltia MJ,Sankila RJ,Jääskeläinen JE,Heiskanen O

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, the authors demonstrated that meningioma cells secrete platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-like molecules that stimulate their own growth in an autocrine manner. Based on that finding, a study was undertaken to examine the effect of trapidil, a drug known to have an antagonistic action against P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Todo T,Adams EF,Fahlbusch R

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) is an uncommon disorder of childhood in which resolution usually occurs spontaneously or after traction therapy. In a minority of children irreducible or chronic fixation develop, and the natural history then usually involves restriction of head on neck movement, abnormal he...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Crossman JE,David K,Hayward R,Crockard HA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study the authors examine the historical tradition as well as current features of neurosurgery in Greece and compare the available data with international standards. In particular, they describe the organizational structure of neurosurgery with reference to manpower, unit distribution, training, and qualificat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stranjalis G,Singounas E

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00