Direct Microsurgical Embolectomy for an Acute Distal Basilar Artery Occlusion.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Established guidelines for radiologic surveillance after microsurgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms are lacking in the literature because of small sample sizes, poor definitions, and heterogeneous use of imaging modalities. We aimed to propose clinically meaningful definitions for postoperative aneu...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Burkhardt JK,Chua MHJ,Weiss M,Do ASS,Winkler EA,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) was one of the most charismatic political figures in history. Best remembered for his military achievements, he was also a writer, historian, and statesman. Through his constitutional reforms, he played an important role in the events that led to the end of the Roman Republic and the birth of...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Montemurro N,Benet A,Lawton MT

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare clinical outcomes and payments between glioma resections with and without functional mapping. METHODS:The Thomas Reuters MarketScan national longitudinal database was used to identify patients undergoing resection of supratentorial primary malignant glioma with or without functional mapping betwee...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Pendharkar AV,Rezaii PG,Ho AL,Sussman ES,Li G,Desai AM

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stereotactic biopsy is an everyday procedure implemented in numerous neurosurgical departments. The procedure is performed to obtain tumor tissue of unclear diagnosis. Going in hand with low complication rates and high diagnostic yield, stereotactic biopsies can be performed in adults and children likewise fo...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Quick-Weller J,Tichy J,Dinc N,Tritt S,Won SY,Behmanesh B,Bruder M,Seifert V,Weise LM,Marquardt G

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial meningiomas are most common among patients in their fifth to seventh decade of life and rare in children and young adults. They constitute 1.5% of all neoplasms in patients age <20 years, but account for 13.5% of all neoplasms in patients age 20-34 years. They are often associated with hereditar...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Motebejane MS,Kaminsky I,Choi IS

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudoarthrosis after spinal fusion is an important cause of pain, neurologic decline, and reoperation. METHODS:The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases were queried in New York, California, Florida, and Washington for adult patients who had undergone new spinal fusion from 2009...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Hofler RC,Swong K,Martin B,Wemhoff M,Jones GA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare perioperative, radiographic, and Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) outcomes of consecutive, interval, and skipped pedicle screw techniques in patients with moderate Lenke type 1 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 65 consecutive moderate Lenke type 1 AIS...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Luo M,Shen M,Wang W,Xia L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When used in medicine, endoscopy describes a procedure used to see inside various parts of the body, such as the interior surfaces of an organ, by inserting a tube through a natural or created orifice. The instrument may have a rigid (borescope) or flexible (fiberscope) tube; it provides an image for visual inspection...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Esposito F,Cappabianca P

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Learning complex neuroanatomy is an arduous yet important task for every neurosurgical trainee. As technology has advanced, various modalities have been created to aid our understanding of anatomy. This study sought to assess the educational value of a virtual, 3-dimensional (3D) temporal bone model. METHODS...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Morone PJ,Shah KJ,Hendricks BK,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have implicated traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a risk factor for Parkinson disease (PD). However, the incidence risk of new-onset TBI among patients with PD is not well established. This study investigated the contribution of PD to new-onset TBI associations. METHODS:The study selected 607...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Eric Nyam TT,Ho CH,Wang YL,Lim SW,Wang JJ,Chio CC,Kuo JR,Wang CC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posterior fossa arachnoid cysts are often asymptomatic, but can rarely cause postural headache, the mechanism of which remains unknown. CASE DESCRIPTION:We present a 40-year-old woman with an asymptomatic supracerebellar arachnoid cyst. Upright computed tomography (CT) showed enlargement of the arachnoid cy...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida K,Toda M,Yamada Y,Yamada M,Yokoyama Y,Fujiwara H,Kosugi K,Sasaki H,Jinzaki M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subcallosal artery (ScA) infarction is a well-recognized but uncommon complication of surgical treatment of anterior communicating artery aneurysms. CASE DESCRIPTION:An elderly man presented with massive subarachnoid hemorrhage due to left posterior communicating artery aneurysm with thick clots in the ante...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Kannath SK,Malik V,Rajan JE

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Battery replacement or revision surgery for neuromodulation implants is conventionally performed using sharp dissection. Meticulous dissection within thick scar tissue is vital to avoid damage to surrounding lead(s), which could result in more extensive revision surgery. Traditional electrosurgery devices ar...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Ughratdar I,Kawsar KA,Mitchell R,Selway R,Ashkan K

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation has been investigated in the past decade as a viable intervention for treatment-resistant depression. METHODS:Several anatomic targets have been tested, with the most extensive published experience found for the subcallosal cingulate (SCC) white matter. RESULTS:This article reviews t...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Riva-Posse P,Holtzheimer PE,Garlow SJ,Mayberg HS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microvascular anastomosis is an essential procedure in neurosurgery, but the opportunity to perform the surgery has gradually decreased for neurosurgeons. Therefore, training is necessary for obtaining and maintaining the skills required for the procedure. We describe the detailed anatomy of cervical and fem...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Mikami T,Suzuki H,Ukai R,Komatsu K,Kimura Y,Akiyama Y,Wanibuchi M,Mikuni N

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), headache management is often difficult owing to the need to use multiple analgesic drugs. Fentanyl is an opioid we can use after surgery, and it can decrease pain post SAH. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and safety of fentanyl for management of...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Terakado T,Nakai Y,Ikeda G,Uemura K,Matsumaru Y,Ishikawa E,Matsumura A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report the use of the endoscopic transnasal transclival approach to treat tumors involving the clivus region. METHODS:The clinical records of 38 patients with clivus lesions were retrospectively reviewed to determine the surgical technique used. All patients were surgically treated using any of the option...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Vellutini Ede A,Balsalobre L,Hermann DR,Stamm AC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 60 cases of schwannoma unrelated to the cranial nerve have been reported, and only 12 arose from the tentorium. We present a case of tentorial schwannoma extending into the pons and midbrain without cranial nerve involvement, which was almost totally resected with an occipital transtentorial ap...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Xinrui L,Sato Y,Dan M,Kuroda H,Kumabe T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience of endoscopic disc removal by anterior approach for management of cervical myelopathy in 210 patients. METHODS:A retrospective study of 187 cases of single- and 23 cases of double-level disc disease was performed. Cases of myelopathy with or without unilateral or bilateral radiculopa...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Parihar VS,Yadav N,Ratre S,Dubey A,Yadav YR

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The primary training in any surgical practice starts with tissue handling and effective hemostasis. Neurosurgical procedures start with an incision in the scalp and require summative use of mechanical hemostats and bipolar coagulation to achieve hemostasis. Though Raney clips are the most popular and effectiv...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Yagnick NS,Singh R,Tripathi M,Mohindra S,Deora H,Suri A,Gupta SK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To deduce structural trends in neurosurgery in Germany by comparison of data derived from polls conducted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC) in 1997, 2003 and 2008. METHODS:The questionnaires of the different polls probed a comparable set of issues. The data from the responding sample wer...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Steiger HJ,Krämer M,Reulen HJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To examine the strength and tolerance of the fibrin glue sealant in a situation of extended transsphenoidal surgery. The withstand pressure of fibrin glue sealant was measured using a simple sellar reconstruction model. METHODS:A 15-mm diameter hole at the bottom of a 51-cm high cylinder was covered with a ...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Oshino S,Saitoh Y,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 49-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset headache and meningismus. Computed tomography scan revealed a posterior fossa subarachnoid hemorrhage extending from the foramen magnum to the ambient cistern. Angiography showed a pial extramedullary arteriovenous malformation (AVM) at the lateral ventral surface of the...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Rodriguez Rubio R,Raper D,Zhu H,Abla AA

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteosarcoma is the second most common primary tumor of the skeletal system and the most common primary bone tumor. Usually occurring at the metaphysis of long bones, osteosarcomas are highly aggressive lesions that comprise osteoid-producing spindle cells. Craniofacial osteosarcomas comprise <8% and are bel...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Mathkour M,Garces J,Beard B,Bartholomew A,Sulaiman OA,Ware ML

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cranial artery dolichoectasia is characterized by dilated, elongated, and tortuous cranial arteries. Dolichoectasia and dolichoectatic aneurysm-particularly of the internal carotid arteries (ICAs)-are rare but can lead to stroke. We report a case of suspected recurrent acute cerebral infarction and dolichoec...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Morinaga Y,Nii K,Sakamoto K,Inoue R,Mitsutake T,Hanada H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It was believed that Chiari type II malformation (CM-II) was always present in a myelomeningocele (MMC). In fact, it is associated in about 80% of cases. Improvement of the hindbrain herniation after prenatal closure of MMC has challenged the idea that this condition was irreversible. Only 2 studies report as...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Beuriat PA,Szathmari A,Rousselle C,Sabatier I,Di Rocco F,Mottolese C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Quantitative documentation of the effects of outbreaks, including the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is limited in neurosurgery. Our study aimed to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on neurosurgical practice and to determine whether surgical procedures are associated with increased ...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Bajunaid K,Alqurashi A,Alatar A,Alkutbi M,Alzahrani AH,Sabbagh AJ,Alobaid A,Barnawi A,Alferayan AA,Alkhani AM,Salamah AB,Sheikh BY,Alotaibi FE,Alabbas F,Farrash F,Al-Jehani HM,Alhabib H,Alnaami I,Altweijri I,Khoja I

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stent-assisted coil embolization and flow diversion with the Pipeline embolization device (PED) are both effective endovascular treatment options for ophthalmic segment aneurysms (OSAs) of the internal carotid artery. Here we present a large comparative cohort study. METHODS:A multicenter, retrospective coh...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Adeeb N,Griessenauer CJ,Foreman PM,Moore JM,Motiei-Langroudi R,Chua MH,Gupta R,Patel AS,Harrigan MR,Alturki AY,Ogilvy CS,Thomas AJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sellar spine is a rare, bony growth that typically arises from the dorsum sellae. Few cases have been described in the literature thus far, and most are asymptomatic and incidentally found. We describe the case of a 19-year-old female in whom a sellar spine was noted to be associated with pituitary gland...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Chivukula S,Everson R,Linetsky M,Heaney A,Bonelli L,Wang MB,Bergsneider M

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:En bloc resections aim at surgically removing a tumor in a single, intact piece. Approach must be planned for the complete removal of the tumor without violation of its margins. The shared knowledge of the morbidity, mortality, risk assessment for local disease recurrence, complications, and de...

journal_title：World neurosurgery

authors： Boriani S,Gasbarrini A,Bandiera S,Ghermandi R,Lador R

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00