Percutaneous biopsy of lesions in the cavernous sinus region through the foramen ovale: diagnostic accuracy and limits in 50 patients.

abstract：:Fourteen cases of primary intracranial germ-cell tumors are presented. Histologically, there were eight germinomas, three teratomas, and three germ-cell tumors of more than one histological type. Immunohistochemical studies revealed alpha-fetoprotein in yolk-sac tumor components in two cases and beta human choriogonad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shokry A,Janzer RC,Von Hochstetter AR,Yaşargil MG,Hedinger C

更新日期：1985-06-01 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

abstract：:The putative mechanism of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for medically refractory epilepsy is desynchronization of hippocampal and thalamocortical circuitry; however, the nature of the dose-response relationship and temporal dynamics is poorly understood. For greater elucidation, a study in a nonepileptic rat model was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ilyas A,Toth E,Pizarro D,Riley KO,Pati S

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed the clinical findings, radiological evaluation, and operative therapy of 39 patients with syringomyelia. Syringoperitoneal (SP) shunting was used in 15 patients and other procedures were used in 24 patients. Follow-up periods ranged from 1 1/2 to 12 years. During the period of this study, metrizam...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barbaro NM,Wilson CB,Gutin PH,Edwards MS

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The cerebellomedullary fissure (CMF) is a space between the cerebellum and the medulla oblongata, which often adhere to each other. The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the importance of the unilateral CMF dissection for clipping vertebral artery (VA)-posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawashima M,Takase Y,Matsushima T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) are at risk for the development of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The authors report a case of a spontaneously regressing cerebral AVM in a patient with HHT. The lesion was diagnosed on the basis of findings on screening magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Leung KM,Agid R,terBrugge K

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this paper, the authors' goal was to compare the artifact induced by implanted (in vivo) adjustable shunt valves in spin echo, diffusion weighted (DW), and gradient echo MR imaging pulse sequences. METHODS:The MR images obtained in 8 patients with proGAV and 6 patients with Strata II adjustable shunt valves ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Toma AK,Tarnaris A,Grieve JP,Watkins LD,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is presented who had neck pain and transient episodes of visual-field defect followed by unconsciousness when he hyperextended his neck. Radiographic examination revealed atlantooccipital instability on flexion and extension views. Treatment by fusion of the occiput to C-2 resulted in relief of symptoms. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Finney HL,Roberts TS

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Acute subdural hematomas (SDHs) impart serious morbidity and mortality on the elderly population, with only 5% of those older than 65 years of age attaining functional independence. Despite its widespread use, oral antithrombotic therapy (OAT) in the context of acute SDH has not been extensively studied. The aut...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Panczykowski DM,Okonkwo DO

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied 31 comatose head-injured patients to assess the clinical usefulness of laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) in continuous autoregulation monitoring. The LDF probes were placed on the surface of the cerebral cortex. Data on LDF, intracranial pressure (ICP), and arterial blood pressure (ABP) were recorded a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lam JM,Hsiang JN,Poon WS

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Preserving vital cerebral function while maximizing tumor resection is a principal goal in surgical neurooncology. Although functional magnetic resonance imaging has been useful in the localization of eloquent cerebral cortex, this method does not provide information about the white matter tracts that may be inv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Witwer BP,Moftakhar R,Hasan KM,Deshmukh P,Haughton V,Field A,Arfanakis K,Noyes J,Moritz CH,Meyerand ME,Rowley HA,Alexander AL,Badie B

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of antithrombin III, an endogenous plasma glycoprotein, to reverse the arterial narrowing in a rabbit model of cerebral vasospasm was evaluated. The vasodilator activity of antithrombin III on rabbit arteries was first assessed in vitro using a myograph-arterial ring preparation. Antithrombin III (10 IU/ml...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vollmer DG,Hongo K,Kassell NF,Ogawa H,Tsukahara T,Lehman RM

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Detachable platinum coils are widely used in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms. The use of coil placement produces a higher incidence of aneurysm recurrence compared with surgical clipping. To reduce the incidence of recurrence by promoting clot organization, the authors designed a platinum co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Toma N,Imanaka-Yoshida K,Takeuchi T,Matsushima S,Iwata H,Yoshida T,Taki W

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is well known that larger aneurysm size is a risk factor for poor outcome after surgical treatment of unruptured saccular intracranial aneurysms (USIAs). However, the authors have occasionally observed poor outcome in the surgical treatment of small USIAs and hypothesized that size ratio has a negative imp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsukawa H,Kamiyama H,Kinoshita Y,Saito N,Hatano Y,Miyazaki T,Ota N,Noda K,Shonai T,Takahashi O,Tokuda S,Tanikawa R

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrovirus-mediated herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) gene therapy is a promising approach in the treatment of brain tumors. Previous in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated a bystander effect in which nonmodified tumor cells in proximity to HSV-tk-modified tumor cells are killed with the modified ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vrionis FD,Wu JK,Qi P,Cano W,Cherington V

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Analyses of the results of surgery for epilepsy are hindered by inconsistent classifications of seizure outcome, small numbers of patients, and short postoperative follow-up periods. The authors conducted a retrospective study with a reassessment of the long-term seizure outcomes in patients who underwent select...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wieser HG,Ortega M,Friedman A,Yonekawa Y

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary operations for the removal of retained bone fragments have been performed in 116 of the 1133 casualties with craniocerebral missile wounds incurred in the war in Vietnam, 1967 to 1970. Various complications developed in 19 of these 116 casualties. Dehiscence of the wound occurred in eight patients, five of w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Meirowsky AM

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of nontraumatic atlantoaxial dislocation secondary to acute rheumatic fever, in which there appeared to be fibrous fusion between the axis and the atlas in the subluxed position. The dislocation was reduced by means of combined traction and steroid therapy. Fibrous fusion occurred in the re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lucas JT,Hungerford GD,Perot PL Jr

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of cervical fixed flexion deformity in ankylosing spondylitis presents a challenging problem that is traditionally managed by a corrective cervicothoracic osteotomy. The authors report a new approach to this problem that involves performing a two-level osteotomy at the level of maximum spinal curvature, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Duff SE,Grundy PL,Gill SS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Knowledge of the cranium projections of the gyral structures is essential to reduce the surgical complications and to perform minimally invasive interventions in daily neurosurgical practice. Thus, in this study the authors aimed to provide detailed information on cranial projections of the eloquent cortical are...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kendir S,Acar HI,Comert A,Ozdemir M,Kahilogullari G,Elhan A,Ugur HC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen cases of cerebral cavernous angiomas are reported, and their radiological and pathological features are reviewed. The clinical presentation was variable: 53.8% of patients had seizures, 30.8% intracerebral hemorrhage, and 15.4% focal neurological signs, including one unusual case that presented as a cerebello...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tagle P,Huete I,Méndez J,del Villar S

更新日期：1986-05-01 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：OBJECT:Brainstem cavernous malformations (CMs) are challenging due to a higher symptomatic hemorrhage rate and potential morbidity associated with their resection. The authors aimed to preoperatively define the relationship of CMs to the perilesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) by obtaining qualitative and quantitative...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faraji AH,Abhinav K,Jarbo K,Yeh FC,Shin SS,Pathak S,Hirsch BE,Schneider W,Fernandez-Miranda JC,Friedlander RM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The malignant progression of benign tumors is well documented in gliomas and other systemic lesions. It is also well known that some meningiomas become progressively aggressive despite their original benign status. The theory of clonal evolution is widely believed to explain malignant progression in meningioma; ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Al-Mefty O,Kadri PA,Pravdenkova S,Sawyer JR,Stangeby C,Husain M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of failed temporal lobe resection in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and the role of repeat surgery for seizure control. METHODS:This is a retrospective study of 105 patients who underwent temporal lobe resection for MTS with unilateral electroe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ramos E,Benbadis S,Vale FL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEParaclinoid aneurysms represent approximately 5% of intracranial aneurysms (Drake et al. [1968]). Visual impairment, which occurs in 16%-40% of patients, is among the most common presentations of these aneurysms (Day [1990], Lai and Morgan [2013], Sahlein et al. [2015], and Silva et al. [2017]). Flow-divertin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Silva MA,See AP,Khandelwal P,Mahapatra A,Frerichs KU,Du R,Patel NJ,Aziz-Sultan MA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannitol is widely considered the hyperosmolar therapy of choice in routine neurosurgical practice for the reduction of intracranial pressure (ICP). The authors present a unique case of a patient with a large meningioma treated with mannitol, in which mannitol accumulation within the tumor and its surrounding parenchy...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sankar T,Assina R,Karis JP,Theodore N,Preul MC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report their experience in successfully treating a 15-week-old child who became comatose following a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. It was initially believed that a tumor in the right frontal lobe caused the hemorrhage. Coagulation studies revealed abnormal results on presentation, and the problem w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thachil JV,Caswell M,Keenan R,Hayhurst C,Crooks DA,May PL,O'Brien DF

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE There are few reported series regarding volume-staged Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) for the treatment of large, complex, cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The object of this study was to report the results of using volume-staged Gamma Knife radiosurgery for patients affected by large and complex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Franzin A,Panni P,Spatola G,Del Vecchio A,Gallotti AL,Gigliotti CR,Cavalli A,Donofrio CA,Mortini P

更新日期：2016-12-01 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