Brainstem gangliogliomas: a retrospective series.

abstract：:Children younger than 3 years of age represent a distinct subpopulation of patients at particular risk for high cervical and craniovertebral injuries. There are few descriptions of survivors of severe craniocervical trauma among the very young, and scarce data exist regarding management after initial emergency stabili...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ghatan S,Newell DW,Grady MS,Mirza SK,Chapman JR,Mann FA,Ellenbogen RG

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution dynamic infrared (DIR) imaging provides intraoperative real-time physiological, anatomical, and pathological information; however, DIR imaging has rarely been used in neurosurgical patients. The authors report on their initial experience with intraoperative DIR imaging in 30 such patients. A novel, lon...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ecker RD,Goerss SJ,Meyer FB,Cohen-Gadol AA,Britton JW,Levine JA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia occurred in 32 (11.9%) of 269 consecutive patients who were treated with radiofrequency electrocoagulation (RFE). This is a higher incidence than has been reported before and may be explained by the prospective nature of the present study, the long follow-up period, and the inclusion of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brisman R

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The molecular mechanisms behind cerebral aneurysm formation and rupture remain poorly understood. In the past decade, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be key regulators in a host of biological processes. They are noncoding RNA molecules, approximately 21 nucleotides long, that posttranscriptionally inhi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bekelis K,Kerley-Hamilton JS,Teegarden A,Tomlinson CR,Kuintzle R,Simmons N,Singer RJ,Roberts DW,Kellis M,Hendrix DA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old laborer presented with a 1-year history of low-back pain radiating into the posterior aspects of both thighs. Two weeks before admission, acute exacerbation resulted in signs and symptoms of compressive radiculopathy at L-5. Myelography revealed concentric constriction of the lower thecal sac due to abun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Archer CR,Smith KR Jr

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report an unusual case of a dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) in the cervical spine after a C1-2 fracture. The patient presented with a delayed epidural hematoma and quadriparesis. The DAVF was successfully treated by coil embolization and the patient made a full recovery. The possibility of a DAVF as a l...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vankan Y,Demaerel P,Heye S,Van Calenbergh F,van Loon J,Maleux G,Wilms G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of traumatic avulsion of the L-5 and S-1 nerve roots is described. Surgical intervention was undertaken and long-term functional recovery obtained. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barberá J,Broseta J,Argüelles F,Barcia-Salorio JL

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Delayed vasospasm is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Proteomic therapeutics offers a new modality in which biologically active proteins or peptides are transduced into cells via covalent linkage to cell permeant peptides (CPPs). The hypothesis of this study was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Furnish EJ,Brophy CM,Harris VA,Macomson S,Winger J,Head GA,Shaver EG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A brief period of hypothermia has recently been shown to induce delayed tolerance to ischemic brain injury. This form of tolerance is initiated several hours after hypothermic preconditioning (HPC) and persists for a few days. Hypothermia-induced tolerance could provide a means for limiting cellular injury durin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yunoki M,Nishio S,Ukita N,Anzivino MJ,Lee KS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the biology of thyrotropin (TSH)-producing pituitary adenomas, the authors reviewed the charts of 19 patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery within a 15-year period at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Between 1989 and 1991, the period during which immunostaining techniques were us...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mindermann T,Wilson CB

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two cats were subjected to decerebration, thoracic and lumbar laminectomies, and isolation of the sciatic nerves. Spinal evoked potentials in response to bilateral sciatic nerve stimulation were recorded at L-3, and the spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) was measured by the hydrogen clearance technique. Thoracic cord...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chehrazi BB,Scremin O,Decima EE

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The risk of surgical site infection (SSI) after craniotomies or craniectomies in patients in whom contaminated bone flaps have been reimplanted has not been determined. The objectives of this study were to identify the prevalence of bone flaps with positive cultures--especially those contaminated with Propioniba...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chiang HY,Steelman VM,Pottinger JM,Schlueter AJ,Diekema DJ,Greenlee JD,Howard MA 3rd,Herwaldt LA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct spinal cord stimulation and recording was performed in five dogs to identify the dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) and long tracts within the dorsal and dorsolateral spinal cord using electrophysiological mapping techniques. Intrathecal recordings were obtained from sites distal to the site of stimulation. Conducti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fazl M,Houlden DA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether positron emission tomography (PET) with fluorine-18 (18F)-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) can be used as a prognostic test in patients with high-grade cerebral gliomas, regardless of the treatment given. Forty-five patients with astrocytoma Grade III or IV were included in this anal...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Patronas NJ,Di Chiro G,Kufta C,Bairamian D,Kornblith PL,Simon R,Larson SM

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of posterior cervical fusion with rib grafts in children are reported. Four of the children had sustained cervical spine injuries in accidents, and two had congenital absence of the odontoid. Three-level fusions (C1-3) were done in four children, and four-level fusions (C1-4) in two. One child died of unrela...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McWhorter JM,Alexander E,Davis CH,Kelly L

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have developed a stereotactic device for use in rabbits that uses the plane at the base of the mandible combined with cranial sutures as an anatomical reference. The device was developed for a study designed to evaluate catheters for infection prophylaxis, and this required the implantation of silicone cat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kockro RA,Giacomelli R,Scheihing M,Aschoff A,Hampl JA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to provide epidemiological and clinical data on the management of cavernomas of the basal ganglia and brainstem from a long-term series at one institution. METHODS:All 68 patients who were referred to the authors' department between 1992 and 2000 for deep cavernomas were evaluated by ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mathiesen T,Edner G,Kihlström L

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a new headframe system, by which a variety of instruments, such as brain retractors, suction tubes, mirrors, forks, armrests, and cotton-sheet trays, can be simultaneously supported. This frame enables neurosurgeons to perform operations with greater ease and fewer problems. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tamaki N,Ehara K,Matsumoto S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report the authors describe the endovascular treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) through transcranial puncture of the feeding arteries. Four patients had DAVFs that were fed by occipital arteries (OAs) that supplied blood to the intracranial meningeal arteries via the transcranial branches and co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chapot R,Saint-Maurice JP,Narata AP,Rogopoulos A,Moreau JJ,Houdart E,Maubon A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular cysts of the atlantoaxial joint are infrequently described and probably an underreported cause of upper cervical spinal cord compression. The authors report on two patients with cysts located posteriorly of the dens in whom a C-1 and partial C-2 hemilaminectomy with subtotal resection of the cyst provided ad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zorzon M,Skrap M,Diodato S,Nasuelli D,Lucci B

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A typical finding in supraclavicular exploration of infants with severe obstetric brachial plexus lesions (OBPLs) is a neuroma-in-continuity with the superior trunk and/or a root avulsion at C-5, C-6, or C-7. The operative strategy in these cases is determined by the intraoperative assessment of the severity of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pondaag W,van der Veken LP,van Someren PJ,van Dijk JG,Malessy MJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess longitudinal changes in the collateral channels originating from the lenticulostriate artery (LSA), posterior communicating artery (PCoA), and anterior and posterior choroidal arteries (AChA and PChA, respectively) during disease progression and/or aging. The impact of collateral ch...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamamoto S,Hori S,Kashiwazaki D,Akioka N,Kuwayama N,Kuroda S

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between oxyhemoglobin (oxyHb) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) was investigated in an experimental model of isolated canine internal and common carotid arteries with insertion of stainless steel cannulae. Extraluminal application of 10(-5) M oxyHb induced marked and long-lasting vasoconstriction in the i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka Y,Chiba S

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients undergoing brain tumor surgery are at high risk for the occurrence of a thromboembolic event. To identify a laboratory marker suitable for risk estimation the authors studied the perioperative time pattern of routine coagulation parameters and the specific hemostasis activation marker D-dimer in 28 consecutiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vukovich TC,Gabriel A,Schaeffer B,Veitl M,Matula C,Spiss CK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Meningioma consistency, firmness or softness as it relates to resectability, affects the difficulty of surgery and, to some degree, the extent of resection. Preoperative knowledge of tumor consistency would affect preoperative planning and instrumentation. Several methods of prediction have been proposed, bu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith KA,Leever JD,Hylton PD,Camarata PJ,Chamoun RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial attempts at transcranial approaches to the pituitary gland in the late 1800s and early 1900s resulted in a mortality rate that was generally considered prohibitive. Schloffer suggested the use of a transsphenoidal route as a safer, alternative approach to the sella turcica. He reported the first successful rem...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu JK,Das K,Weiss MH,Laws ER Jr,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klatzo's classification of brain edema into two types, vasogenic and cytotoxic, has been in general use since 1967. The former involves overall brain swelling due to fluid entry from the vasculature because of openings in the blood-brain barrier (BBB), whereas the latter refers to cell swelling without any loss of the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimelberg HK

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The various terms used to describe subdural fluid collection--"external hydrocephalus", "subdural hygroma", "subdural effusion", "benign subdural collection", and "extraventricular obstructive hydrocephalus"-reflect the confusion surrounding the diagnoses of these diseases. Differentiating external hydrocephalus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Huh PW,Yoo DS,Cho KS,Park CK,Kang SG,Park YS,Kim DS,Kim MC

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a study to determine the factors associated with right-sided language dominance in patients with cerebrovascular malformations. METHODS:Twenty-two patients with either arteriovenous malformations (AVMs [15 cases]) or cavernous malformations (7 cases) underwent functional MR (fMR) imaging s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee DJ,Pouratian N,Bookheimer SY,Martin NA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tophaceous pseudogout is one of the rarest forms of crystal deposition disease, typically presenting as a destructive and invasive mass involving the temporomandibular joint or the infratemporal fossa region in the absence of any other articular manifestations. Previous cases have been assumed to be caused by calcium ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grant GA,Wener MH,Yaziji H,Futran N,Bronner MP,Mandel N,Mayberg MR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00