It is time to reevaluate the management of patients with brain metastases.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known regarding the endovascular management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) related to carotid artery dissection (CAD). OBJECTIVE:To report our interventional experience in AIS from CAD and to compare it with conservative treatment of CAD with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) via systematic review. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haussen DC,Jadhav A,Jovin T,Grossberg JA,Grigoryan M,Nahab F,Obideen M,Lima A,Aghaebrahim A,Gulati D,Nogueira RG

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of congenital lumbar stenosis producing lower extremity spasticity and bladder dysfunction in a young child is presented. Myelography demonstrated a marked stenosis of the spinal canal at L-2, L-3, and decompressive laminectomy resulted in a marked improvement in symptoms. A discussion of lumbar stenosis in gen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dauser RC,Chandler WF

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary disorders account for 10% of deaths in patients with complete spinal cord injury. Sacral anterior root stimulation (SARS) may be a valuable therapeutic option to restore complete and voluntary micturition (CVM), but questions on its cost-effectiveness remain. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effective...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bénard A,Verpillot E,Grandoulier AS,Perrouin-Verbe B,Chêne G,Vignes JR,French Study Group on SARS.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ollier disease (OD) and Maffucci syndrome are closely related, very rare syndromes, that are both associated with multiple sites of chondrodysplasia. They differ primarily with the additional association of Maffucci syndrome with vascular abnormalities, including hemangiomas. Both are associated with chondros...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ranger A,Szymczak A

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adenomas of the pituitary gland are among the most common types of tumors of the adult brain. Although adenomas are histologically benign, they may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality, mostly because of their invasive growth pattern and hormone hypersecretion. Current medical therapies are ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vender JR,Laird MD,Dhandapani KM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During radiofrequency (RF) heating of trigeminal rootlets, we regularly measured blood pressure rises to 250 to 300 mm Hg, confirming two previous reports. We also found abnormally increased bleeding times in 12% of 127 patients awaiting operation for trigeminal neuralgia. These two facts probably explain 6 fatalities...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sweet WH,Poletti CE,Roberts JT

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography is an important tool for noninvasive detection and monitoring of vasospasm and other pathological conditions of the intracranial vessels. OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that image-guided TCD allows rapid identification and blood-flow analysis of specific sections of the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kantelhardt SR,Greke C,Keric N,Vollmer F,Thiemann I,Giese A

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:The wild-type p53 gene is thought to play a critical role in tumor suppression and has been shown to reverse the transformed phenotype of tumor cells in vitro. Mutational inactivation of this aspect of p53 activity occurs frequently in many human neoplasms, including astrocytomas, and is thought to represent a critica...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chozick BS,Pezzullo JC,Epstein MH,Finch PW

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were 15 cases of multiple meningiomas in a consecutive series of 168 cases of meningioma studied by computed tomography during the last 5 years. This incidence of 8.9% is significantly higher than the 1 to 3% incidence reported previously. A brief clinical survey of the 15 cases and a description of the location...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lusins JO,Nakagawa H

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of intracerebral hematoma from aneurysm rupture is an indication for craniotomy for clot evacuation and aneurysm clipping. Some centers have begun securing aneurysms with coil embolization followed by clot evacuation in the operating room. This approach requires transporting a patient from the a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Turner RD,Vargas J,Turk AS,Chaudry MI,Spiotta AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the prognoses of children with medulloblastoma have improved dramatically over the last several decades, the reported survival for very young children with this tumor remains poor. We undertook a retrospective review of patients less than 36 months of age at the time of the diagnosis of a medulloblastoma who ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Geyer R,Levy M,Berger MS,Milstein J,Griffin B,Bleyer WA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to increase the safety of anterior cervical discectomy, a routine surgery performed by neurosurgeons worldwide, in the face of vertebral artery (VA) anomalies. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 59-year-old woman had an intraoperative injury of the left VA during elective anterior cervical discectomy and f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gantwerker BR,Baaj AA,Maughan PH,McDougall CG,White WL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic lesions to the midbrain are rare. They are found in 1 to 3% of autopsy series of solitary brain metastases. The consensus of opinion in the current literature is that they are inoperable lesions and should be treated by radiation therapy alone. This is the first case report of a completely excised metastati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tobler WD,Sawaya R,Tew JM Jr

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain stem hemorrhage was first recorded in 1812. Its origin has been the subject of much study and experimentation. We review the studies that stress mechanical forces because dynamic axial distortion of the brain stem is a major factor in the physiology and pathology of the central nervous system. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Thompson RK,Salcman M

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3-D-CTA) can be used to evaluate cerebrovascular disease. A potential limitation of this technology is obscuration of vascular anatomy by bone. In view of this, we developed a method for bone-free rendering using iterative relative fuzzy connectedness (IR...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Abrahams JM,Saha PK,Hurst RW,LeRoux PD,Udupa JK

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We commonly observe progressive deterioration in somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) after severe head injury. We had previously been unable to relate this deterioration to raised intracranial pressure but had noted a relationship with decreasing transcranial oxygen extraction (arteriovenous oxygen diffe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brown JI,Moulton RJ,Konasiewicz SJ,Baker AJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhagic infarction after vasospasm is a rare condition in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Induced hypertensive therapy is used for patients with vasospasm, but this treatment has a risk of inducing hemorrhagic infarction. A total of 221 patients whose first computed tomographic (CT) scans w...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Terada T,Komai N,Hayashi S,Moriwaki H,Hyoutani G,Uematsu Y,Karasawa J,Kikuchi H

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral syphilitic gummata are rare manifestations of tertiary, meningovascular syphilis. No extensive characterization of these lesions has been published recently, and only a few small reviews containing imaging findings have been published to date. To better characterize cerebral gummata, we present a cas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fargen KM,Alvernia JE,Lin CS,Melgar M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttraumatic syringomyelia affects approximately 28% of spinal cord injury patients, and current treatments are often ineffective. The pathogenesis of this condition remains poorly understood. Previous reports have focused on pathways and mechanisms of fluid inflow; however, disturbances of fluid outflow me...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wong J,Hemley S,Jones N,Cheng S,Bilston L,Stoodley M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage associated with a meningioma is presented. Intracranial hemorrhage has been reported to be associated with meningioma in 45 cases. A comprehensive review of the subject is presented. The importance of the diagnosis of associated hemorrhage and subsequent surgical intervent...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kohli CM,Crouch RL

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of metastatic pheochromocytoma is reported in which the diagnosis was determined on the basis of a painless scalp mass. Subsequent to biopsy and histological diagnosis, further investigations revealed a large skull lesion with intracranial extension, an adrenal mass, and various catecholamine abnormalities. The...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Grabel JC,Gottesman RI,Moore F,Averbuch S,Zappulla R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease from a pituitary adenoma is an effective and safe treatment. Definitive preoperative diagnosis of Cushing's disease caused by a pituitary adenoma is often difficult, particularly in patients with normal imaging studies and a normal sella turcica. We present the ou...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Semple PL,Vance ML,Findling J,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral edema contributes to the high morbidity and mortality of fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). OBJECTIVE:We report the results of our early experience with insertion of intraparenchymal intracranial pressure (ICP) monitors in these highly coagulopathic patients. METHODS:Eleven consecutive patients with...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Le TV,Rumbak MJ,Liu SS,Alsina AE,van Loveren H,Agazzi S

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of nitrous oxide on motor evoked potential (MEP) elicited in rats by cortical and midcervical electrical stimulation was studied and compared with early components of somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) following stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve in 6 rats. We found that nitrous oxide gradually ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zentner J,Ebner A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study uses proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to investigate whether or not idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is associated with neuronal dysfunction or ischemia in the brain. We evaluate whether or not proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy is useful for predicting improvement after long-term...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lenfeldt N,Hauksson J,Birgander R,Eklund A,Malm J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant fusiform and dolichoectatic aneurysms of the basilar trunk and vertebrobasilar junction (BTVBJ-GFDA) are extremely difficult to treat. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate factors influencing survival and outcome of BTVBJ-GFDA by performing a retrospective multicenter cohort study. METHODS:A total of 32 patients wi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakatomi H,Kiyofuji S,Ono H,Tanaka M,Kamiyama H,Takizawa K,Imai H,Saito N,Shiokawa Y,Morita A,Flemming KD,Link MJ

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical exposure of intrinsic brainstem lesions through the floor of the 4th ventricle requires precise identification of facial nerve (CN VII) fibers to avoid damage. OBJECTIVE:To assess the shape, size, and variability of the area where the facial nerve can be stimulated electrophysiologically on the sur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bertalanffy H,Tissira N,Krayenbühl N,Bozinov O,Sarnthein J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a computed tomography-based computer-assisted stereotactic technique for performing 3rd ventriculostomy. The procedure has been performed on seven patients with acquired obstructive hydrocephalus of various etiologies. None of these patients have yet required shunting. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kelly PJ,Goerss S,Kall BA,Kispert DB

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiographically equivocal aneurysmal dilatation at the junction of the internal carotid and the posterior communicating arteries was noted in a patient with documented subarachnoid hemorrhage. This was initially thought to be infundibular dilatation. A craniotomy revealed an actual aneurysm, which was obliterated suc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida M,Anegawa S,Moritaka K

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00