Vascular consequences of operculoinsular corticectomy for refractory epilepsy.

abstract：OBJECT:Operative intervention for craniovertebral junction (CVJ) instability in patients with Down syndrome has become controversial, with reports of a low incidence of associated neurological dysfunction and high surgical morbidity rates. The authors analyzed their experience in light of these poor results and attempt...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taggard DA,Menezes AH,Ryken TC

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The therapeutic application of barbiturate-induced coma was evaluated in a primate model of focal cerebral ischemia. A standardized regimen of pentobarbital was used, and the times of initiation of administration were varied following a 6-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion in baboons. Three groups of five animals w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Selman WR,Spetzler RF,Roski RA,Roessmann U,Crumrine R,Macko R

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to assess the histopathological differences between advanced atherosclerotic carotid artery (CA) plaques with signal hyperintensity on T1-weighted MR images and those without, focusing on necrotic core size and intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH). METHODS:Thirty-five patients scheduled for ca...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hishikawa T,Iihara K,Yamada N,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Ventricular catheter replacement can be challenging, especially in patients with small ventricles. Shunt malfunction due to ventricular catheter obstruction can occur without ventricular enlargement, such as in the setting of slit-ventricle syndrome or benign intracranial hypertension. The authors describe a simple te...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Omahen DA,Hentschel SJ,Cameron GS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this report was to review the results of stereotactic radiosurgery in the management of patients with residual neurocytomas after initial resection or biopsy procedures. Four patients underwent stereotactic radiosurgery for histologically proven neurocytoma. Clinical and imaging studies were performed t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tyler-Kabara E,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven patients harboring recurrent malignant primary or metastatic brain tumors were treated by 40 implantations of high-activity iodine-125 (125I) sources. All patients had been treated with irradiation and most had been treated with chemotherapeutic agents, primarily nitrosoureas. Implantations were performed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gutin PH,Phillips TL,Wara WM,Leibel SA,Hosobuchi Y,Levin VA,Weaver KA,Lamb S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEAwake craniotomies have become a feasible tool over time to treat brain tumors located in eloquent regions. Different techniques have been applied in neurooncology centers. Both "asleep-awake-asleep" (asleep) and "conscious sedation" were used subsequently at the authors' neurosurgical department. Since 2013,...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Suero Molina E,Schipmann S,Mueller I,Wölfer J,Ewelt C,Maas M,Brokinkel B,Stummer W

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anatomical study of three microsurgical intraorbital routes to the optic nerve and orbital apex, which can be reached through a fronto-orbital craniotomy, was conducted on cadaver specimens. The structures that could be exposed via the medial, central, or lateral approaches directed through the orbital roof were de...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Natori Y,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In preparing this paper, the authors reviewed their experiences with four cases of T1-2 disc herniation as well as the medical literature on the subject. Intervertebral thoracic disc herniations are uncommon and high thoracic disc herniations are rare. In the upper third of the thoracic spine, T1-2 is the most common ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Morgan H,Abood C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental cysts lined by neuroepithelium are a distinctive form of neural tube dysgenesis. Neuropathological study of fourth ventricular cysts that caused symptomatic hydrocephalus indicated its neuroepithelial origin. The cyst arose from the ventral surface of cerebellar vermis. Evagination of the rhombencephalic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sharpe JA,Deck JH

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate microcirculatory disturbance and cerebral edema associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), both stereological morphometry on the intraparenchymal capillary network and microgravimetry were performed on a rabbit SAH model. Autologous arterial blood (5 ml) was injected into the cisterna magna, and the an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Johshita H,Kassell NF,Sasaki T,Ogawa H

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 9- to 12-year follow-up review was conducted in 105 of 124 patients who were treated with chymopapain chemonucleolysis for herniated lumbar disc. The data were obtained from responses to a questionnaire. Seventy-nine patients (75.2%) reported marked improvement, six (5.7%) had slight improvement, and 20 (19.0%) had ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Javid MJ

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of complete anatomical compartmentalization of the cavernous sinus in a patient with bilateral Type D cavernous dural arteriovenous fistulae is described. This anatomical anomaly isolated the anterior cavernous sinus and orbital venous system, which was primarily responsible for the patient's clinical ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chaloupka JC,Goller D,Goldberg RA,Duckwiler GR,Martin NA,Viñuela F

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a woman who was shot in the left occipital area with a .32 caliber automatic pistol. She was neurologically intact on admission, and skull x-ray films revealed the bullet in the right suboccipital area. On the 2nd day of the admission she developed Lhermitte's sign. Repeat films showed that the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arasil E,Taşçioğlu AO

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccular intracranial aneurysms are a common and often fatal lesion. Whereas surgical treatment of these aneurysms continues to be the gold standard of care, certain situations arise for which surgery may not be the best option. In some of these cases, electrolytically detachable coils have been proven to provide outc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy DI,Ku A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors report on their experience with a 3D virtual reality system for planning minimally invasive neurosurgical procedures. METHODS:Between October 2002 and April 2006, the authors used the Dextroscope (Volume Interactions, Ltd.) to plan neurosurgical procedures in 106 patients, including 100 with intracr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stadie AT,Kockro RA,Reisch R,Tropine A,Boor S,Stoeter P,Perneczky A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plateau waves, characterized by acute transient rises of the intracranial pressure (ICP), are accompanied by a marked decrease of the cerebral perfusion pressure. Patients with plateau waves, however, often show no clinical symptoms of ischemia of the brain stem, such as vasopressor response or impairment of conscious...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hayashi M,Kobayashi H,Handa Y,Kawano H,Kabuto M

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Cooperative Study on the Timing of Aneurysm Surgery evaluated the results of surgical and medical management in 3521 patients between December, 1980, and July, 1983. At admission, 75% of patients were in good neurological condition and surgery was performed in 83%. At the 6-month evaluation, 26% of t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassell NF,Torner JC,Haley EC Jr,Jane JA,Adams HP,Kongable GL

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and morbidity in young adults, no effective pharmaceutical treatment is available. By inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) and histone deacetylases (HDACs), respectively, lithium and valproate (VPA) have beneficial effects in diverse ne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yu F,Wang Z,Tanaka M,Chiu CT,Leeds P,Zhang Y,Chuang DM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meralgia paresthetica is a syndrome of pain or dysesthesia, or both, in the anterolateral thigh caused by entrapment or neurinoma formation of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. Conservative treatment was successful in relieving symptoms in 91% of 277 patients with this syndrome; however, 24 patients required surgic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Williams PH,Trzil KP

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasing PaO2 can increase brain tissue PO2 (PbtO2). Nevertheless, the small increase in arterial O2 content induced by hyperoxia does not increase O2 delivery much, especially when cerebral blood flow (CBF) is low, and the effectiveness of hyperoxia as a therapeutic intervention remains controversial. The...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hlatky R,Valadka AB,Gopinath SP,Robertson CS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors performed a study to review outcomes following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and to create a practical scale to predict long-term outcome. METHODS:Outcomes were reviewed in 1012 patients who were followed up for more than 2 years. Favorable outcome was defi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,Yen CP,Ding D,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas have been reported to have associated areas of surrounding low density on computerized tomography (CT). These low-density areas may represent edema, widened subarachnoid spaces, loculated cerebrospinal fluid, demyelination, or adjacent tumor. Two cases are presented in which this adjacent area of low densi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Becker D,Norman D,Wilson CB

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

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：:The authors report nine patients selected from over 100 patients with subdural hematomas successfully treated without surgery. These patients were followed for as long as 5 years. All had angiographically demonstrated subdural hematomas. Electroencephalograms (EEG) documented well the clinical improvement of the patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lusins J,Jaffe R,Bender MB

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a unique case of subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the ophthalmic artery, which was successfully treated with coil embolization. Clinical and imaging features, as well as the relevant literature, are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hopkins JK,Shaibani A,Ali S,Khawar S,Parkinson R,Futterer S,Russell EJ,Getch C

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors performed a retrospective analysis of a consecutive series of craniopharyngiomas and their recurrences, which were managed with surgery alone. METHODS:In the past 20 years, 37 consecutive patients with craniopharyngiomas underwent surgery without adjuvant radiotherapy. During that period there was a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Minamida Y,Mikami T,Hashi K,Houkin K

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 10 patients with supratentorial ependymomas, the tumors exhibited hyperdensity on computerized tomography (CT) scanning prior to contrast infusion and, with one exception, all tumors were mixed lesions with the low densities suggesting cystic or necrotic portions. Eighty percent of the tumors contained small calcif...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Centeno RS,Lee AA,Winter J,Barba D

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Insular gliomas can be resected with acceptable rates of neurological morbidity, but little is known with regard to impairment of higher-order neurocognitive functions. The frequency and functional impact of neurocognitive deficits in patients with gliomas has until recently been underappreciated. The authors th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu AS,Witgert ME,Lang FF,Xiao L,Bekele BN,Meyers CA,Ferson D,Wefel JS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00