Subdural hematoma in patients with cancer.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of flow diverters such as the pipeline embolization device (PED) for treatment of intracranial aneurysms carries the risk of side branch occlusion. OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence and clinical outcomes associated with supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) branch occlusion after deployment ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vedantam A,Rao VY,Shaltoni HM,Mawad ME

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case involving giant and multiple aneurysms of the distal posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is presented. Of the 130 reported cases of peripheral aneurysms of the PICA, 6 have been described as giant aneurysms and 5 have involved multiple aneurysms located on a single PICA. The occurrence of multiple aneur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dernbach PD,Sila CA,Little JR

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the technique of magnetic stimulation from a pulsed induction coil (4.0 T) and the enhanced (5-fold) electromyogram response from hyperthenar muscles obtained when electric and magnetic stimuli are applied simultaneously. The enhancement results have been confirmed for central brain vertex stimula...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bickford RG,Guidi M,Fortesque P,Swenson M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent of treatment for the victims of gunshot wounds to the brain remains quite controversial, particularly when these patients present with extensive neurological dysfunction. We propose guidelines regarding the degree and aggressiveness of therapy. The factors that seem to have a significant impact on the patie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nagib MG,Rockswold GL,Sherman RS,Lagaard MW

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Of the 170 cases of teratomas in the spinal canal reported in the English literature, only 13 were spinal epidural teratomas (SETs). We present a case of SET, review the characteristics of SETs in comparison with spinal intradural teratomas (SITs), and investigate the pathogenesis of spinal te...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Park SC,Kim KJ,Wang KC,Choe G,Kim HJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental gliomas were induced in rats by prenatal exposure to ethyl nitrosourea. Changes in the blood-brain barrier were determined by the uptake of a water-soluble compound, 99mTc-glucoheptonate. Increased uptake of 99mTc-glucoheptonate was measured in intact tumors and in various sectors of dissected tumors. The...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nir I,Levanon D,Iosilevsky G

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of primary spinal intramedullary malignant melanoma at the T6 level in a 31-year-old man is presented. The tumor was partially removed, and neuroaxis irradiation up to 50 Gy was then administered. Subsequently, systemic interferon beta (specific activity, 2.0 X 10(8) IU/mg protein) therapy (total dose, 2.2...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yamasaki T,Kikuchi H,Yamashita J,Asato R,Fujita M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high degree of variability in energy expenditure has characterized the metabolic response to traumatic brain injury. A goal of parenteral or enteral repletion in this population is the precise estimation of caloric requirement to avoid complications associated with overfeeding and underfeeding. The first aim of this...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sunderland PM,Heilbrun MP

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report 81 patients with a traumatic intracerebellar hemorrhagic contusion or hematoma managed between 1996 and 1998 at 13 Italian neurosurgical centers. METHODS:Each center provided data about patients' clinicoradiological findings, management, and outcomes, which were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS:A...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： d'Avella D,Servadei F,Scerrati M,Tomei G,Brambilla G,Angileri FF,Massaro F,Cristofori L,Tartara F,Pozzati E,Delfini R,Tomasello F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prognostic significance of quantitative measurement of tumor proliferative activity was evaluated for oligodendroglial tumors. METHODS:Ki-67/MIB-1 immunochemistry was used to measure proliferative activity in 81 oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas. The relationship among survival, proliferation, his...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Coons SW,Johnson PC,Pearl DK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Localization of internal cranial anatomy based on superficial landmarks is paramount in identifying and avoiding various important structures and, thus, decreasing surgical morbidity. We have studied external skull bony landmarks to facilitate the placement of the initial "strategic" burr hole just inferior a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Bellew MP,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current treatment of hydrocephalus using ventriculoperitoneal shunts and third ventriculostomies remains problematic. We revisited the concept of destruction of the choroid plexus for the treatment of hydrocephalus by using an immunotoxin-based technique to specifically destroy this tissue. This approach ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Timothy J,Chumas P,Chakrabarty A,Drake JM,Morrison E

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To propose and apply a protocol for assessing the outcome of surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS:The protocol included a patient questionnaire that was self-administered before and 1 and 6 months after the operation to assess severity of symptoms (Boston questionnaire) and staging according to clinic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reale F,Ginanneschi F,Sicurelli F,Mondelli M

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This report illustrates the adequacy of minimally invasive exposure for the resection of an intramedullary ependymoma. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:The patient presented with a history of upper back pain, but a lesion was found during a workup for increased back pain after a motor vehicle accident. INTERVENTION:Th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ogden AT,Fessler RG

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：:We studied the effects of combination treatment with 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) and low dose rate radiation in the 9L rat brain tumor in vivo model and the 9L multicellular tumor spheroid model. F-344 rats bearing intracerebral 9L gliosarcomas were implanted with removable 125I sources. Minimal (perip...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gutin PH,Bernstein M,Sano Y,Deen DF

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the incidence of perioperative fever and its relationship to outcome among patients enrolled in the Intraoperative Hypothermia for Aneurysm Surgery Trial. METHODS:One thousand patients with initial World Federation of Neurological Surgeons grades of I to III undergoing clipping of intracranial an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Todd MM,Hindman BJ,Clarke WR,Torner JC,Weeks JB,Bayman EO,Shi Q,Spofford CM,IHAST Investigators.

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Thrombolytic agents have been administered through external ventricular drains to treat intraventricular hemorrhage, the goals being to accelerate clot clearance, prevent catheter obstruction, and help control intracranial pressure. We compared these variables in a group of aneurysm patients treated by one su...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Findlay JM,Jacka MJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Posttraumatic seizure (PTS) is a significant complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI). OBJECTIVE:To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to compare levetiracetam with phenytoin for seizure prophylaxis in patients diagnosed with severe TBI. METHODS:An inclusive search of several electronic data...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Khan NR,VanLandingham MA,Fierst TM,Hymel C,Hoes K,Evans LT,Mayer R,Barker F,Klimo P Jr

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise placement of the MacCarty keyhole, a burr hole simultaneously exposing the anterior cranial fossa floor and orbit, provides accurate, efficient entry for orbitozygomatic and supraorbital craniotomies. To locate the optimal keyhole site, previous studies have used superficial landmarks that, in our ex...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of traumatic craniocervical artery dissection varies in published trauma series. OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of traumatic craniocervical artery injury in polytrauma patients by using standardized whole-body trauma computed tomography with adapted computed tomography angiography of the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fleck SK,Langner S,Baldauf J,Kirsch M,Kohlmann T,Schroeder HW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endovascular coil embolization of ruptured aneurysms is performed under general anesthesia at most centers for perceived improved image quality and patient safety. OBJECTIVE:To report the feasibility of and outcomes associated with endovascular treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients with ruptur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kan P,Jahshan S,Yashar P,Orion D,Webb S,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative measurements of cerebral blood flow are of interest during vascular neurosurgery. Near-infrared indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence angiography was introduced for visualizing vessel patency intraoperatively. However, quantitative information has not been available. OBJECTIVE:To report our ex...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kamp MA,Slotty P,Turowski B,Etminan N,Steiger HJ,Hänggi D,Stummer W

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We present our microsurgical lateral orbital approach for intraorbital lesions, with special emphasis on the microanatomy of the orbit. METHODS:Among 26 patients, such lesions included tumors of the lacrimal glands, cavernous angioma, meningioma, neuroma, and other tumors. These intraorbital lesions were rem...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Arai H,Sato K,Katsuta T,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Leptomeningeal gliomatosis (LG) is a clinically uncommon metastatic complication of high-grade gliomas (HGGs), for which there is no consensus regarding treatment. The goal of this study was to determine the toxicity and response rate of combined-modality therapy for the treatment of patients with HGGs and LG...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chamberlain MC

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative monitoring with electroencephalography and the use of brain protection with steroids, phenytoin, mannitol, and pentobarbital or etomidate were evaluated in 15 patients undergoing operation for an aneurysm of the upper basilar artery. One patient harbored a basilar trunk aneurysm, 1 an aneurysm of the pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Muizelaar JP

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To describe a procedure for Leksell gamma knife (LGK) radiosurgery in a lateral position, for treatment of far-lateral intracranial lesions. METHODS:Positioning of the patient in the lateral decubitus position during LGK treatment switches the x and y axis coordinates. This increases the range of the x axis ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Massager N,Régis J,Porcheron D,Devriendt D,Desmedt F,Levivier M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cigarette smoking has been demonstrated to increase the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Whether cessation of smoking decreases this risk remains unclear. We performed a case-control study to examine the effect of smoking and other known risk factors for cerebrovascular disease on the risk of SAH. METH...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Qureshi AI,Suri MF,Yahia AM,Suarez JI,Guterman LR,Hopkins LN,Tamargo RJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After toxicity studies in dogs, a preliminary feasibility trial of the continuous intracranial infusion of a muscarinic agonist was begun in four patients with biopsy-documented Alzheimer's disease. During the last 8 months, a totally implantable infusion system has been used to deliver bethanechol chloride into the c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Harbaugh RE,Roberts DW,Coombs DW,Saunders RL,Reeder TM

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00