Neurosurgery and consciousness: historical sketch and future possibilities.

abstract：OBJECT:An increasing number of patients with vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are being treated with radiosurgery. Treatment failure or secondary regrowth after radiosurgery, however, has been observed in 2%-9% of patients. In large tumors that compress the brainstem and in patients who experience rapid neurological deteri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gerganov VM,Giordano M,Samii A,Samii M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The difference in the hemodynamics of wall shear stress (WSS) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) between ruptured and unruptured aneurysms is not well understood. The authors investigated the hemodynamic similarities and dissimilarities in ruptured and thin-walled unruptured aneurysm blebs. METHODS:Magnetic reso...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawaguchi T,Nishimura S,Kanamori M,Takazawa H,Omodaka S,Sato K,Maeda N,Yokoyama Y,Midorikawa H,Sasaki T,Nishijima M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors have previously reported that the results of using cadaveric fibula and locking plate (CF/LP) fusion following anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and myelopathy are superior to those obtained using autologous iliac crest (AIC) grafts in the short term. The long-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro S,Connolly P,Donnaldson J,Abel T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iniencephaly is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by spina bifida of the cervical vertebrae, fixed retroflexion of the head on the cervical spine, and occipital bone defect. There are only five reports of surviving patients with iniencephaly. The authors report the case of a newborn who presented with iniencepha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Erdinçler P,Kaynar MY,Canbaz B,Koçer N,Kuday C,Ciplak N

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical resection of neoplasms involving the petrous bone and surrounding areas in 20 patients is reported. Technical advances described include the total resection of several tumors previously considered inoperable due to involvement of dura and brain, petrous internal carotid artery (ICA), the vein of Labbé, an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Pomeranz S,Janecka IP,Hirsch B,Ramasastry S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEExcessive dissatisfaction and stress among physicians can precipitate burnout, which results in diminished productivity, quality of care, and patient satisfaction and treatment adherence. Given the multiplicity of its harms and detriments to workforce retention and in light of the growing physician shortage, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Attenello FJ,Buchanan IA,Wen T,Donoho DA,McCartney S,Cen SY,Khalessi AA,Cohen-Gadol AA,Cheng JS,Mack WJ,Schirmer CM,Swartz KR,Prall JA,Stroink AR,Giannotta SL,Klimo P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Both endovascular coiling and the Pipeline embolization device (PED) have been shown to be safe and clinically effective for treatment of small (< 10 mm) aneurysms. The authors conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to compare the utility of these treatment methods in terms of health benefits. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malhotra A,Wu X,Miller T,Matouk CC,Sanelli P,Gandhi D

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The second lumbar vertebra was surgically removed from 10 dogs, and the shortened vertebral column was stabilized by internal fixation with two types of plastic plates. Shortening of the spinal column was usually not associated with detectable loss of function or neurological deficit. Histological lesions, however, in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yturraspe DJ,Lumb WV,Young S,Gorman HA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigate whether there are any permeability changes in the endoneurial blood-nerve barrier and the perineurium-nerve barrier of surviving nerve allografts. In a normal nerve, the blood-nerve barrier regulates the passage of substances from endoneurial blood vessels into the endoneurium, whereas the peri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zalewski AA,Kadota Y,Azzam NA,Azzam RN

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Due to the complex and variable nature of brachial plexus injury, outcome analysis can be cumbersome and imprecise. Many scales have been devised, but no single scale is used uniformly. Moreover, despite several studies in which the authors have reported brachial plexus surgical data, no highly predictive clinic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ashley WW Jr,Baty JD,Hollander T,Noetzel MJ,Park TS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of proximal anterior cerebral artery occlusion are described in 68 patients with anterior communicating artery aneurysms. The procedure is found useful in the treatment of these aneurysms because of its technical simplicity and the low rates of mortality and morbidity achieved. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hockley AD

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors conducted a pilot study on hybrid fluorescein-guided surgery for pituitary adenoma resection and herein describe the feasibility and safety of this technique. METHODS:In this pilot study, the authors included all consecutive patients presenting with pituitary adenomas, functioning and nonfunction...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Romano-Feinholz S,Alcocer-Barradas V,Benítez-Gasca A,Martínez-de la Maza E,Valencia-Ramos C,Gómez-Amador JL

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile active ossifying fibroma is a rare lesion seldom seen by neurosurgeons. It originates in the paranasal sinuses during childhood, grows slowly, and encroaches on adjacent orbital and cranial compartments. In the past 3 years, four patients with this lesion were seen (three men and one woman; mean age 28 years)...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lawton MT,Heiserman JE,Coons SW,Ragsdale BD,Spetzler RF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors assessed clinical outcomes of patients with treated spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) and investigated prognostic factors. METHODS:Thirty consecutive patients with spinal DAVFs were treated at the authors' institution during the past 15 years: seven underwent surgery; seven underwent surge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Song JK,Vinuela F,Gobin YP,Duckwiler GR,Murayama Y,Kureshi I,Frazee JG,Martin NA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporoparietal fascial flap (TPFF) is a vascularized pedicle flap commonly used in head and neck reconstructions. The authors describe the use of a TPFF in repairing a large traumatic middle cranial fossa CSF fistula via a middle cranial fossa approach. During the 18-month follow-up, the patient had no further CS...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taha M,Carroll T,McMahon J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is widely used for the clinical treatment of various human diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated that low-energy ESWT upregulates the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in myocardial infarction an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamaya S,Ozawa H,Kanno H,Kishimoto KN,Sekiguchi A,Tateda S,Yahata K,Ito K,Shimokawa H,Itoi E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is a major contributor to the high cost of health care in the US and is also a major indicator of patient care quality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, causes, and predictors of 30-day readmission following craniotomy for malignant supr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marcus LP,McCutcheon BA,Noorbakhsh A,Parina RP,Gonda DD,Chen C,Chang DC,Carter BS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theodore Brown Rasmussen succeeded Wilder Penfield as director of the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) and held this post from 1960 to 1972. During his career, Rasmussen probably performed more operations for epilepsy than any other surgeon of his time; he became the foremost authority in this field. His meticulo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Feindel W

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this paper was to investigate a possible relationship between the consumption of low-dose aspirin (LDA) and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage in an attempt to determine whether older patients receiving prophylactic LDA require special treatment following an incidence of mild-to-moderate head trauma. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spektor S,Agus S,Merkin V,Constantini S

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Despite the increasing use of immunotherapy in the treatment of metastatic melanoma, the effects of this therapy on the management of patients with associated brain metastases are not completely defined. The authors undertook this study to determine the effectiveness of resection and the effects of immunotherapy...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lonser RR,Song DK,Klapper J,Hagan M,Auh S,Kerr PB,Citrin DE,Heiss JD,Camphausen K,Rosenberg SA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new experimental model of chronic subdural hematoma in mice is described. A single intraperitoneal injection of 6-aminonicotinamide (25 mg/kg body weight) on the 5th postnatal day induced hydrocephalus in mice with almost 100% success. Approximately 60% of the mice spontaneously developed intracranial hemorrhage 20 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aikawa H,Suzuki K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to present the authors' medium-term results, with special emphasis on complications, occlusion rate of the aneurysm sac (digital subtraction angiography [DSA] and MRI), and the fate of cortical branches and perforating arteries covered ("jailed") by the flow diverter (FD) stent. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Michelozzi C,Darcourt J,Guenego A,Januel AC,Tall P,Gawlitza M,Bonneville F,Cognard C

更新日期：2018-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a myxomatous cyst of the brachial plexus is presented. The clinical course is reported, and the frequency of the lesion, diagnostic workup, histopathology, and surgical therapy are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arnold PM,Oldershaw JB,McDonald LW,Langer BG

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Emerging evidence supports the hypothesis that modulation of specific central neuronal systems contributes to the clinical efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) and motor cortex stimulation (MCS). Real-time monitoring of the neurochemical output of targeted regions may therefore advance functional neurosurger...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bledsoe JM,Kimble CJ,Covey DP,Blaha CD,Agnesi F,Mohseni P,Whitlock S,Johnson DM,Horne A,Bennet KE,Lee KH,Garris PA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors undertook this study to identify predictors of persistent postoperative seizures in their group of 28 Dutch pediatric and adolescent patients with medically intractable epilepsy who underwent functional hemispherectomy. METHODS:The records of 28 pediatric and adolescent patients who underwent a func...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cats EA,Kho KH,Van Nieuwenhuizen O,Van Veelen CW,Gosselaar PH,Van Rijen PC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of shunt nephritis in which serial complement levels were obtained during the course of treatment are presented to illustrate the value of monitoring complement levels in the management of this condition. In shunt nephritis, circulating immune complexes are formed which contain antigen from bacteria of low...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wyatt RJ,Walsh JW,Holland NH

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Maximum extent of resection (EOR) for lower-grade and high-grade gliomas can increase survival rates of patients. However, these infiltrative gliomas are often observed near or within eloquent regions of the brain. Awake surgery is of known benefit for the treatment of gliomas associated with eloquent region...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Motomura K,Natsume A,Iijima K,Kuramitsu S,Fujii M,Yamamoto T,Maesawa S,Sugiura J,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2017-10-01 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 medical records and histological specimens from 26 patients with choroid plexus papillomas operated on at one institution were reviewed retrospectively. Four patients died perioperatively, and 21 of the remaining 22 patients were followed through March, 1986; the patient lost to follow-up review was last seen 14 y...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McGirr SJ,Ebersold MJ,Scheithauer BW,Quast LM,Shaw EG

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of migration of a distal catheter from a subdural atrial shunt into the pulmonary arteries is presented. The indication for surgical treatment is briefly discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carbonin G

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00