Patient Satisfaction and Short-Term Outcome in Elective Cranial Neurosurgery.

abstract：:Between July 1975 and July 1985, 20 patients with 24 congenital distal anterior cerebral artery (DACA) aneurysms were admitted to our institution and underwent microsurgical clipping of their aneurysms. This group composes 4% of the 588 aneurysms managed surgically during this period. The clinical presentations includ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wisoff JH,Flamm ES

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic paraplegia in children is uncommon and, in almost half of these injuries, no contiguous fracture or dislocation of the spine is found. This report presents eight such cases, three in detail. Most of the children were injured in motor vehicle accidents and sustained thoracic level injuries with a permanent lo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Walsh JW,Stevens DB,Young AB

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) has been used effectively to treat dystonia. We report a patient with severe Meige syndrome who received bilateral GPi DBS with good improvement in symptoms during the first 24-month stimulation therapy. To decrease e...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tai CH,Wu RM,Liu HM,Tsai CW,Tseng SH

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 345 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex evaluated at the Mayo Clinic from 1950 to 1989, 23 were identified as having brain tumors. In 20 of the 23, histological or clinical evidence showed the tumor to be a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma. A search of the Mayo Clinic tissue registry yielded 73 giant cell-c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shepherd CW,Scheithauer BW,Gomez MR,Altermatt HJ,Katzmann JA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, there has been renewed interest in disorders of cortical migration in the cause of focal epilepsy. The function of dysplastic cortex is poorly understood. We report a 46-year-old woman in whom this was assessed by intraoperative stimulation. This left-handed patient had ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Robitaille Y,Andermann F,Ptito A

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography is currently one of the most useful methods for measurements of cerebral hemodynamics and oxygen metabolism, because it facilitates accurate analysis of the local cerebral circulation in three-dimensional quantitative images. In this study, we performed positron emission tomography studies...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tenjin H,Ueda S,Mizukawa N,Imahori Y,Hino A,Yamaki T,Kuboyama T,Ebisu T,Hirakawa K,Yamashita M

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of mannitol on the cerebral microcirculation were studied using isolated perfused intracerebral (parenchymal) arterioles in rats. After vessels developed spontaneous tone, increasing concentrations of mannitol were applied extraluminally. Mannitol induced vasodilation in a dose-dependent manner. In an init...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takayasu N,Dacey RG Jr

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that high dose naloxone (10 mg/kg) failed to promote recovery of motor function after a static load injury of the spinal cord in rats. In the present experiments, using the more traditional dynamic weight drop model, we tested megadose naloxone administered by the intraperitoneal route in 23 rat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Black P,Markowitz RS,Keller S,Wachs K,Gillespie J,Finkelstein SD

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Delayed cerebral ischemia resulting from vasospasm is a major cause of morbidity and death in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Milrinone, because it inhibits Type IV cyclic adenosine monophosphate-specific phosphodiesterase enzyme in both cardiac and vascular smooth muscle, is a powerful inot...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Khajavi K,Ayzman I,Shearer D,Jones SC,Levy JH,Prayson RA,Skibinski CI,Hahn JF,Chyatte D

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though neurosurgeons exercise these enormous and versatile skills, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the fabrics of the global neurosurgical family, jeopardizing human lives, and forcing the entire world to be locked down. We stand on the shoulders of the giants and will not forget their examples and their teachin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chaurasia B,Deora H,El-Ghandour NMF,Oyesiku NM,Chaurasia RK,Schulder M,Soriano Sanchez JA,Teo M,Hernesniemi J,Linzey JR,Schwartz TH,Cohen-Gadol AA,Lawton M,Umana G,Mura J,Grotenhuis A,Sinha AK,Schroeder HWS,Natarajan

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Traumatic fracture-dislocations of the lumbosacral junction are rare, with all previously reported cases involving fracture-dislocations at a single level. No cases of multiple fracture-dislocations of contiguous spinal segments in the lumbosacral spine have been reported. A case of traumatic a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaplan SS,Wright NM,Yundt KD,Lauryssen C

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INNOVATION IS THE driving force behind progress in neurosurgery. Most significant innovations require commercialization to ensure appropriate development and ultimate distribution to patients. There are several key factors that determine whether a particular innovation is likely to be commercially successful. Relation...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Firlik AD,Lowry DW,Levy AJ,Hirsch RC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has not been any effective prophylaxis for delayed cerebral ischemia delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) since the introduction of nimodipine. Platelet inhibition may reduce the risk by preventing the formation of microthrombi. Tirofiban has been used as a single monotherapy bridge given its safety profile...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zanaty M,Osorno-Cruz C,Byer S,Roa JA,Limaye K,Ishii D,Nakagawa D,Torner J,Yongjun L,Ortega-Gutiérrez S,Samaniego EA,Allan L,Hasan D

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Six arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and five arterial aneurysms (AAs) were treated with either argon or neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser irradiation; one AVM was treated with both. All AVMs were occluded completely, leaving adjacent tissue untouched and preserving the regional vascularization. Photocoagulati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fasano VA,Urciuoli R,Ponzio RM

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral autoregulation maintains a relatively stable cerebral blood flow over a range of perfusion pressures. During exercise, regional cerebral blood flow may be elevated in particular areas of the brain. This case report presents the impact of aerobic exercise on intracranially measured pressure and brain ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bollo RJ,Williams SC,Peskin CS,Samadani U

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of frontotemporosphenoid meningioma are reported. The principles of the orbitofrontomalar approach and of reconstruction of the orbital cone and of the frontomalar region with an orbitotemporal prop are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pellerin P,Lesoin F,Dhellemmes P,Donazzan M,Jomin M

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to determine whether the addition of information on brain stem reflexes improves the prognostic precision of the Glasgow coma scale for patients with severe head trauma. The study is based on 109 patients with a Glasgow coma score of 7 or less during the first 24 hours after injury. The av...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Born JD,Albert A,Hans P,Bonnal J

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sciatic nerve is by far the most common nerve accidentally injured during intramuscular injection. Despite its close proximity to the sciatic nerve, however, injury to the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve is apparently quite rare. In this report, clinical features of a patient with isolated injection injury to th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Iyer VG,Shields CB

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report the safety and feasibility of using convection-enhanced delivery to administer Cotara (Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tustin, CA), a novel radioimmunotherapeutic agent, to patients with malignant glioma. METHODS:Between April 1998 and November 2002, 51 patients with histologically confirmed malig...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Patel SJ,Shapiro WR,Laske DW,Jensen RL,Asher AL,Wessels BW,Carpenter SP,Shan JS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extreme lateral disc herniation with compression of the nerve root as it exits through the foramen has been a recognized entity for a number of years. Until recently, this diagnosis was made infrequently except at the time of operation. Reported here are 12 cases of root compression from disc herniation at the level o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Godersky JC,Erickson DL,Seljeskog EL

更新日期：1984-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Pharmacological prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the neurosurgical population is still a matter of debate, as the risk-to-benefit ratio is not well defined. OBJECTIVE:To further evaluate the risk-to-benefit ratio of VTE prophylaxis (VTEP) for all neurosurgical procedures. METHODS:A prospecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Agarwal N,Zenonos GA,Agarwal P,Walch FJ,Roach E,Stokes SJ,Friedlander RM,Gerszten PC

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Cerebral ischemia is the most worrisome perioperative complication of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The stroke rate occurring with CEA is estimated to range from 2.3 to 6.3%. Numerous treatment options are available to the neurosurgeon in this scenario, although no "gold standard" exists. CLIN...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barkhoudarian G,Ali MJ,Deveikis J,Thompson BG

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recorded somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) from the skin surface and spinal evoked potentials (SpEP) from the posterior epidural space after median nerve stimulation in 11 patients with cervical syringomyelia. We compared SEPs with SpEP to assess the possible feasibility of using these techniques to localize t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Morioka T,Kurita-Tashima S,Fujii K,Nakagaki H,Kato M,Fukui M

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After a meningioma situated in the trigone of the left lateral ventricle was excised by the transcallosal approach of Kempe and Blaylock, a right-handed musician with a right hemianopsia developed alexia without agraphia. In contrast to previously reported cases of this syndrome arising from other etiologies, he was u...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levin HS,Rose JE

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with acoustic neurinomas varying in size from 7 to 30 mm were treated by stereotactic radiosurgery and then were followed for 4 years. The tumors of eight patients decreased 1 to 10 mm in diameter, no change was found in two, and the tumor increased slightly in three patients. Loss of the ability to ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Norén G,Arndt J,Hindmarsh T

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The success of subthalamic nucleus (STN) surgery for Parkinson's disease depends on accuracy in target determination. The objective of this study was to determine which of the following techniques was most accurate and precise in identifying the location for stimulation in STN deep brain stimulation surgery t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Andrade-Souza YM,Schwalb JM,Hamani C,Eltahawy H,Hoque T,Saint-Cyr J,Lozano AM

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A common finding of computed tomography in a case of normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is periventricular radiolucency (PVL). We analyzed PVL for patients with hydrocephalus, using dynamic computed tomographic and xenon-computed tomographic techniques to differentiate NPH from similar diseases. METHODS:Dyn...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakano H,Bandoh K,Miyaoka M,Sato K

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cavernous angiomas represent 5 to 12% of spinal vascular malformations and usually are located at the vertebral body level with possible extension into the extradural space. The intradural intramedullary cavernoma occurs in about 3% of cases, whereas extramedullary localization is extremely rare. A new case of an intr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mastronardi L,Ferrante L,Scarpinati M,Gagliardi FM,Celli P,Fortuna A

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The incidence of reoperation for ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VPS) in adults, although lower than in pediatric patients, is not insignificant. We hypothesize that adult VPS placed for hemorrhage-related hydrocephalus have a lower incidence of reoperation than those placed for other types of hydrocephalus. ME...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hoh BL,Lang SS,Ortiz MV,Chi YY,Lewis SB,Pincus DW

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00