Use of Actuator-Driven Pulsed Water Jet in Brain and Spinal Cord Cavernous Malformations Resection.

abstract：:The occurrence of a brain stem neoplasm in three adults previously treated for an adult Arnold-Chiari malformation is reported. The diagnosis of adult Arnold-Chiari malformation had been confirmed by angiography and computed tomographic scanning. All patients were treated with a combination of ventricular shunts and p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Phillips TW,McGillicuddy JE,Hoff JT,Latack J

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acromegaly is a disorder characterized by hypersecretion of growth hormone caused by a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of repeat transsphenoidal surgery for persistent or recurrent acromegaly. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed records fo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yamada S,Fukuhara N,Oyama K,Takeshita A,Takeuchi Y

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Occipital lobe epilepsy (OLE) is an uncommon but debilitating focal epilepsy syndrome with seizures often refractory to medical management. While surgical resection has proven a viable treatment, previous studies examining postoperative seizure freedom rates are limited by small sample size and patient heter...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Harward SC,Chen WC,Rolston JD,Haglund MM,Englot DJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Relatively little attention has been paid to emotional outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This study assessed levels of anxiety and depression among SAH survivors and related these to clinical indices. METHODS:Seventy SAH patients from a consecutive series of neurosurgical admissions participated i...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Morris PG,Wilson JT,Dunn L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holographic technology has recently been modified in such a manner that it may now provide clinical use. It allows the visualization of complex structures in three dimensions and permits clinician interaction with the image, which, in turn, provides significant additional geometric and anatomic information. To objecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Rupp FW,McCormack BM,Baldwin NG,Anson JA,Adams MS

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective study of 107 consecutive patients with syndromic forms of craniosynostosis (craniofacial dysostosis) seen by the craniofacial team at the Hospital for Sick Children between 1986 and 1992. There were 51 patients with Crouzon's syndrome, 33 with Apert's syndrome, 8 with Pfeiffer syndrome, 11...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Siddiqi SN,Posnick JC,Buncic R,Humphreys RP,Hoffman HJ,Drake JM,Rutka JT

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIPPOCRATIC WORKS LEND themselves still today to the modern physician for further analysis of his approach to the diagnosis and treatment of various pathological conditions. We present an attempt to systematize his methodology regarding the management of head trauma and present it in the format of a modern-era algorit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dimopoulos VG,Machinis TG,Fountas KN,Robinson JS

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brief electrical stimulation (ES) therapy to the nerve may improve outcome in lacerated, repaired nerves. However, most human nerve injuries leave the nerve in continuity with variable and often poor functional recovery from incomplete axon regeneration and reinnervation. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shapira Y,Sammons V,Forden J,Guo GF,Kipp A,Girgulis J,Mishra T,de Villers Alant JD,Midha R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oculomotor nerve palsy greatly impairs the patient's daily life. After oculomotor nerve injury, when the central nerve stump is not available, neurotization of the distal nerve stump with a donor nerve may be performed. Here, we present an experimental anatomic study in rats related to the motor nuclear organ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fernandez E,Di Rocco F,Lauretti L,Gangitano C,Del Fà A,Massimi L,Maira G,Pallini R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the decrease in the number of cerebral aneurysms treated surgically and the increase of complexity of those treated surgically, there is a need for simulation-based tools to teach future neurosurgeons the operative techniques of aneurysm clipping. OBJECTIVE:To develop and evaluate the usefulness of a n...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alaraj A,Luciano CJ,Bailey DP,Elsenousi A,Roitberg BZ,Bernardo A,Banerjee PP,Charbel FT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical resection of mass lesions in Broca's area is controversial. To demonstrate that pathology may influence the localization of functional areas and language performance, we reviewed our experience of awake craniotomies in Broca's area. METHODS:Sixteen consecutive patients who underwent awake craniotomy...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lubrano V,Draper L,Roux FE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Charcot's disease of the lumbar spine presented with weakness of one extremity. Myelographic and x-ray film studies indicated stenosis and compression due to degenerative changes. Although decompression and fusion were considered, computed tomographic scans indicated the wide extent and location of the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raynor RB

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if the expression of receptor tyrosine kinases would distinguish astrocytosis from astrocytoma. Because the expression of this family of receptor proteins is greater in higher-grade tumors, a graded series of both reactive and neoplastic astrocytic lesions in humans was evalu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kristt DA,Reedy E,Yarden Y

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When confronted with a patient with a brachial plexus injury, how often as neurosurgeons do we consult an atlas to confirm the anatomy of the brachial plexus and then attempt to establish the location of the lesion? Similar difficulties are encountered with lumbar and sacral plexus lesions. In a project organized to a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fisher WS 3rd

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) affect more than one million Americans, predisposing them to a lifetime risk of hemorrhagic stroke and epilepsy. A potential role of the immune response in this disease has not been postulated previously but is compelling given the unique antigenic milieu of CCM lesions...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shenkar R,Shi C,Check IJ,Lipton HL,Awad IA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report a retrospective series of 13 patients who presented with symptoms and signs caused by cervical juxtafacet cysts. Clinical findings, radiographic features, surgical management strategies, and possible causes are reported and discussed. METHODS:We reviewed clinical histories, radiographic studies, su...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Krauss WE,Atkinson JL,Miller GM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual association of a meningioma and an arteriovenous malformation is reported. A 68-year-old man developed left homonymous hemianopsia, left hemiparesis, and gaze palsy. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a right occipital mass lesion containing multiple signal-void areas with tubular and honeycomb appearance, s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sawamura Y,Janzer RC,Fankhauser H,de Tribolet N

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prognostic significance of quantitative measurement of tumor proliferative activity was evaluated for oligodendroglial tumors. METHODS:Ki-67/MIB-1 immunochemistry was used to measure proliferative activity in 81 oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas. The relationship among survival, proliferation, his...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Coons SW,Johnson PC,Pearl DK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Free-hand insertion of an external ventricular drain (EVD) is a common emergency neurosurgical procedure, mostly performed for critically ill patients. Although EVD complications have been studied thoroughly, the accuracy of EVD positioning has been audited only occasionally. METHODS:Post-EVD insertion compu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Toma AK,Camp S,Watkins LD,Grieve J,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Spinal cord injury is a rare complication of neurosurgery performed with the patient in the sitting position. Previous reports showed that the level of injury is usually located at or near the C5 segmental spinal level, and the term midcervical quadriplegia has been proposed. Extensive spinal c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Morandi X,Riffaud L,Amlashi SF,Brassier G

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alcoholic man who was admitted with an acute onset of neck pain and confusion was diagnosed as suffering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage after rupture of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm. Additionally, he showed a bilateral 6th nerve palsy of variable extent. The postoperative course was complicated by pulm...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Valdueza JM,Puchner MJ,Herrmann HD

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms are often considered unsuitable for endovascular coiling because of unfavorable morphological features. With improvements in endovascular techniques, several series have detailed the results and complications of endovascular treatment of MCA aneurysms. OBJECTIVE:We per...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brinjikji W,Lanzino G,Cloft HJ,Rabinstein A,Kallmes DF

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate patients' clinical outcome, survival, and performance status, at the long-term follow-up evaluation after aggressive microsurgical resection of petroclival meningiomas. METHODS:During a 13-year period (1991-2004), 150 patients underwent 207 operative procedures for resection of petroclival mening...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Natarajan SK,Sekhar LN,Schessel D,Morita A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the incidence of perioperative fever and its relationship to outcome among patients enrolled in the Intraoperative Hypothermia for Aneurysm Surgery Trial. METHODS:One thousand patients with initial World Federation of Neurological Surgeons grades of I to III undergoing clipping of intracranial an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Todd MM,Hindman BJ,Clarke WR,Torner JC,Weeks JB,Bayman EO,Shi Q,Spofford CM,IHAST Investigators.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Distal basilar artery aneurysms represent 5 to 8% of intracranial aneurysms. It is crucial to preserve all of the basilar apex perforating vessels when dissecting in this region. This report is the first to describe a rostral basilar perforating artery that was the anatomic origin of a cerebral...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ghogawala Z,Shumacher JM,Ogilvy CS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endovascular surgery is the first-line treatment for indirect cavernous carotid fistulae (CCFs). This study compares multiple treatment techniques. OBJECTIVE:To compare endovascular techniques for indirect CCF treatment. METHODS:Retrospective analysis was performed of prospectively maintained records at 4 ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alexander MD,Halbach VV,Hallam DK,Cooke DL,Ghodke BV,Dowd CF,Amans MR,Hetts SW,Higashida RT,Meyers PM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal studies suggest that ischemic preconditioning prolongs coagulation times. OBJECTIVE:Because coagulation changes could hinder the translation of preconditioning into clinical settings where hemorrhage may be an issue, such as ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, we evaluated the effects of remote ischemic ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mayor F,Bilgin-Freiert A,Connolly M,Katsnelson M,Dusick JR,Vespa P,Koch S,Gonzalez NR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stereotactic radiosurgery requires the highest degree of accuracy in target identification and localization. When targeting paraspinal lesions, the CyberKnife radiosurgical system (Accuray, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) uses implanted stainless steel fiducials. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the total syste...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yu C,Main W,Taylor D,Kuduvalli G,Apuzzo ML,Adler JR Jr

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboembolic and ischemic complications frequently occur during and after endovascular procedures, because of associated arterial injury and the thrombogenic characteristics of arterial catheters, contrast agents, and implanted devices such as coils and stents. Platelet adhesion, activation, and aggregation occurrin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Qureshi AI,Luft AR,Sharma M,Guterman LR,Hopkins LN

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative measurements of cerebral blood flow are of interest during vascular neurosurgery. Near-infrared indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence angiography was introduced for visualizing vessel patency intraoperatively. However, quantitative information has not been available. OBJECTIVE:To report our ex...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kamp MA,Slotty P,Turowski B,Etminan N,Steiger HJ,Hänggi D,Stummer W

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00