Transsylvian-transinsular approaches to the insula and basal ganglia: operative techniques and results with vascular lesions.

abstract：:Surgery for spinal metastases remains the mainstay treatment for pain, instability, and neurological deterioration due to tumor infiltration of the spine. However, several new therapies are emerging which may improve outcomes further, and in some cases even replace the need for surgery. We now have a better understand...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Choi D,Bilsky M,Fehlings M,Fisher C,Gokaslan Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High upper thoracic sympathectomy using microsurgical techniques aided by electrical stimulation of the sympathetic chain is described. Use of the microscope facilitates identification and dissection of the sympathetic chain and minimizes the risk of pleural damage. Electrical stimulation of the sympathetic chain esta...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lindquist C,Fedorcsak I,Steig PE

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients presented with syringomyelia, each unusual. After neuroradiographic diagnosis with delayed metrizamide computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), an interesting diagnostic question arose. A percutaneous minidose metrizamide endomyelographic CT (PMDMECT) study clarified each situation an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Blumenkopf B

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) has been performed on patients with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) for over 40 years. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of treatment period on obliteration, intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and radiation-induced complications (RICs). METHODS:Retrospective compariso...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE,Link MJ,Stafford SL,Garces YI,Foote RL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motor evoked potentials (MEPs) to scalp stimulation have been obtained in 45 control patients and in 70 patients with neurological diseases. Optimal responses were obtained through a pericranial cathode consisting of 6 to 12 regularly spaced, interconnected pericranial cathodal discs whose resistance was carefully bal...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rossini PM,Caramia MD,Zarola F

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neoplastic cerebral aneurysm from lung cancer is an extremely rare occurrence despite its high metastatic potential to the brain. We report a neoplastic cerebral aneurysm from small-cell lung carcinoma that caused an intracerebral hematoma. A 63-year-old man underwent an urgent craniotomy for a massive intracerebral...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Murata J,Sawamura Y,Takahashi A,Abe H,Saitoh H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of Hyaloglide gel (or auto-cross-linked polysaccharide [ACP] gel; Fidia Advanced Biopolymers, Abano Terme, Italy), a hyaluronan-derivative polymer, on peripheral nerve scarring and nerve regeneration. METHODS:We performed two surgical procedures in adult rats: 1) neurolysis of the sciat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dam-Hieu P,Lacroix C,Said G,Devanz P,Liu S,Tadie M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achieving seizure control in patients with low-grade temporal lobe gliomas or glioneuronal tumors remains highly underappreciated, because seizures are the most frequent presenting symptom and significantly impact patient quality-of-life. OBJECTIVE:To assess how the extent of temporal lobe resection influen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Englot DJ,Han SJ,Berger MS,Barbaro NM,Chang EF

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The operative and histopathological findings in 31 cases of intracranial meningioma after preoperative embolization with Gelfoam and/or lyophilized dura mater are reported. Removal of the tumor after embolization was facilitated in those meningiomas fed exclusively or mainly by branches of the external carotid artery ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Richter HP,Schachenmayr W

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between the resistance to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow and cerebral autoregulation. METHODS:We examined 35 patients who presented with ventricular dilation and clinical symptoms of communicating hydrocephalus. For all of these patients, CSF compensatory reserve was investigated...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Czosnyka ZH,Czosnyka M,Whitfield PC,Donovan T,Pickard JD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a pilot trial of mild intraoperative hypothermia during cerebral aneurysm surgery. METHODS:One hundred fourteen patients undergoing cerebral aneurysm clipping with (n = 52) (World Federation of Neurological Surgeons score < or =III) and without (n = 62) acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SA...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hindman BJ,Todd MM,Gelb AW,Loftus CM,Craen RA,Schubert A,Mahla ME,Torner JC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen studies on psychosocial aspects of back pain are reviewed. Among six studies trying to differentiate pain of organic and functional origin, only two studies claim to be able to make such a distinction. Psychological disturbance--studied with a variety of instruments--proved to be an important factor affecting...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Keel PJ

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invading glioma cells seem to follow distinct anatomic structures within the central nervous system. Tumor cell dissemination may occur along structures, such as the basement membranes of blood vessels or the glial limitans externa, that contain extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Frequently, invasive glioma cells ar...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Giese A,Westphal M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An excruciating headache of instantaneous onset is known as a thunderclap headache. A subarachnoid hemorrhage is the prototypical cause, but other serious disorders may also present with a thunderclap headache, including cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, carotid artery dissection, and pituitary apoplexy. We r...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Wijdicks EF,Meyer FB,Sonntag VK

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that the Horsley-Clarke frame was developed and first used by Robert Henry Clarke and the pioneer neurosurgeon Victor Horsley in 1906 for making lesions in the central nervous system of animals. The Horsley-Clarke frame was extensively used throughout the next 4 decades for excitation and lesion produ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jensen RL,Stone JL,Hayne RA

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) has been used predominantly in the pediatric population in the past. Application in the adult population has been less extensive, even in large neurosurgical centers. To our knowledge, this report is one of the largest adult ETV series reported and has the consistency o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Grand W,Leonardo J,Chamczuk AJ,Korus AJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of ruptured distal anterior cerebral artery aneurysm associated with neurogenic pulmonary edema is presented. It is suggested that this association should not be accepted as a "taboo" for radical intervention followed by a proper management of ventilation with positive end-expiratory pressure to maintain the an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yabumoto M,Kuriyama T,Iwamoto M,Kinoshita T

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reports of cervical perimedullary arteriovenous shunt (PMAVS) are limited, and treatment strategies have not been established. OBJECTIVE:To describe angioarchitecture and optimal treatment strategies for cervical PMAVS. METHODS:We treated 22 patients with cervical PMAVS between 2000 and 2012 (8 women and 1...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Endo T,Shimizu H,Sato K,Niizuma K,Kondo R,Matsumoto Y,Takahashi A,Tominaga T

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:The natural history of pineal region germ cell tumors (GCTs) is not well known. We report a rare case of a pineal region GCT showing rapid enlargement within 2 months, after 7 years with no growth. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A boy presented with gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty at 6 yea...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jinguji S,Fukuda M,Nagasaki K,Fujii Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine early effects of ex vivo-expanded bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) on focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS:EPCs were obtained from mononuclear cells of autologous bone marrow of a rat. After culture on fibronectin-coated dishes for 10 to 14 da...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ohta T,Kikuta K,Imamura H,Takagi Y,Nishimura M,Arakawa Y,Hashimoto N,Nozaki K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of acute aggravation of subdural effusion associated with pachymeningitis carcinomatosa. Microscopic examination of a surgical specimen revealed diffuse involvement of the dura mater by a metastatic adenocarcinoma in which the tumor cells invaded venules located in the areolar layer in parti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kamada K,Isu T,Houkin K,Ohsato T,Katoh M,Kojima H

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomic reorganization of the subnucleus that controls the stylohyoid muscle (the stylohyoid subnucleus) within the brain stem facial nucleus was studied after regeneration of the facial nerve in adult rats. Horseradish peroxidase was injected into the right stylohyoid muscle 3 to 21 months after transection and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fernandez E,Pallini R,Marchese E,Lauretti L,La Marca F

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing number of neurosurgical procedures for elderly patients and the development of skull base neurosurgery have increased interest in cerebral venous injury that might occur in a neurosurgical setting. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) may have neuroprotective effects against cerebral venou...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takeshima Y,Nakamura M,Miyake H,Tamaki R,Inui T,Horiuchi K,Wajima D,Nakase H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies have indicated that postmenopausal women have a higher incidence of intracranial aneurysms than men in the same age group. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether estrogen or estrogen receptors (ERs) mediate protective effects against the formation of intracranial aneurysms. METHODS:Intrac...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tada Y,Makino H,Furukawa H,Shimada K,Wada K,Liang EI,Murakami S,Kudo M,Kung DK,Hasan DM,Kitazato KT,Nagahiro S,Lawton MT,Hashimoto T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ischemia plays an important role in the development of pathological changes in nerve tissue, and restoration of blood flow results in injury (ischemia/reperfusion [I/R] injury) mediated by toxic oxygen free radicals. Trapidil is currently used as a coronary artery vasodilating agent and is also used for the p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bagdatoglu C,Saray A,Surucu HS,Ozturk H,Tamer L

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the surgical approaches, the radiographic and clinical outcomes, and the long-term follow-up of patients harboring thalamic pilocytic astrocytomas after radical resection by means of a stereotactic volumetric technique. METHODS:Seventy-two patients with thalamic pilocytic astrocytomas underwent s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moshel YA,Link MJ,Kelly PJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The source of fluid and the mechanism of cyst enlargement in syringomyelia are unknown. It has been demonstrated that cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) normally flows from the subarachnoid space through perivascular spaces and into the spinal cord central canal. The aim of this study was to investigate whether this f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stoodley MA,Gutschmidt B,Jones NR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is often perceived as a passive membrane. However, evidence has demonstrated that the BBB plays an active role in normal homeostasis and in certain disease processes. METHODS:Approximately 300 peer-reviewed publications that discussed normal or abnormal BBB function were reviewe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Neuwelt EA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven athymic nude rats had stereotactic intracerebral inoculation of cells from one of three established human glioma cell lines (A172, A1207, and A1235). The implants grew progressively in 9 of 11 instances, which led to spontaneous death of the host in 14 to 37 days. For comparison, two Sprague-Dawley normal albin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Finkelstein SD,Black P,Nowak TP,Hand CM,Christensen S,Finch PW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of bilateral ophthalmic artery aneurysm of traumatic origin is discussed. The patient presented with progressive loss of vision, memory deficit, and expressive aphasia. A computed tomographic scan revealed enhancing lesions near the region of the optic chiasm. The diagnosis of cerebral aneurysm was confirmed by...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hahn YS,McLone DG

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00