Inter- and intrapatient variability of facial nerve response areas in the floor of the fourth ventricle.

abstract：:When confronted with a patient with a brachial plexus injury, how often as neurosurgeons do we consult an atlas to confirm the anatomy of the brachial plexus and then attempt to establish the location of the lesion? Similar difficulties are encountered with lumbar and sacral plexus lesions. In a project organized to a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fisher WS 3rd

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Treatment of one side in cases of dissecting aneurysms of the bilateral vertebral arteries (VAs) with subarachnoid hemorrhage may result in dissection or rupture on the contralateral side. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:Three patients presented with dissecting aneurysms of the bilateral VAs with subara...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Otawara Y,Ogasawara K,Ogawa A,Kogure T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with occlusive cerebrovascular disease who have failed maximal medical therapy, which consists of antiplatelet agents as well as maximizing modifiable risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking cessation, and obesity, and whose lesions are not amenable or have not responded to the more common v...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bisson EF,Visioni AJ,Tranmer B,Horgan MA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome after single or staged stereotactic thalamotomies in 17 patients with dystonia and 2 patients with hemiballismus is reviewed. All patients were severely disabled by their movement disorders despite optimal pharmacological therapies. Eight of the patients with dystonia (47%) showed moderate improvement imme...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cardoso F,Jankovic J,Grossman RG,Hamilton WJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placement of the atrial portion of a ventriculoatrial shunt is occasionally rendered difficult by a tendency of the shunt catheter to pass into the contralateral jugular vein or into a subclavian vein instead of into the atrium. We report a simple flow-directed technique that may resolve this problem. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barker FG 2nd,Tatter SB

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine millilitres of preclotted autologous blood was injected into the ventricles of 10 adult mongrel dogs (control dogs) to create subtotal ventricular casts with solid clots. The neurological status and systemic fibrinolytic profiles were closely monitored, and the changes in clot and ventricular volumes were measure...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pang D,Sclabassi RJ,Horton JA

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A 10-year prospective clinical and magnetic resonance imaging study was undertaken to determine the natural history of venous malformations. We assessed the hemorrhage rate and morbidity associated with venous malformations of the brain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1986 to 1996, 80 patients with venous malform...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McLaughlin MR,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Lunsford S,Lunsford LD

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Conflicting reports have been published with regard to the relationship between the efficacy of p53 gene therapy and the p53 status of gliomas. In this study, we evaluated whether U-87MG glioma cells harboring wild-type p53 and U251 and U-373MG glioma cells harboring mutated p53 demonstrate different sensitiv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shinoura N,Sakurai S,Asai A,Kirino T,Hamada H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advanced cervical spondylosis (CS) can cause structural damage to the spinal cord resulting in long-term neurological impairment including neck pain and motor weakness. We hypothesized long-term structural reorganization within the brain in patients with CS. OBJECTIVE:To explore the associations between cor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Woodworth DC,Holly LT,Mayer EA,Salamon N,Ellingson BM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the usefulness of a cellulose acetate polymer (CAP) solution for partial thrombosis of aneurysms. METHODS:We created 14 canine cervical carotid bifurcation aneurysms, 11 of which were subsequently thrombosed partially with CAP solution. We then conducted angiographic and histological investiga...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tokunaga K,Kinugasa K,Mandai S,Handa A,Hirotsune N,Ohmoto T

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporal lobe arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) represent a subgroup of intracranial AVMs with particular characteristics and management issues. OBJECTIVE:To characterize the surgical outcomes of temporal lobe AVMs with emphasis on visual field deficits (VFDs) and seizures. METHODS:Between 1992 and 2008, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lopez-Ojeda P,Labib M,Burneo J,Lownie SP

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wild-type p53 gene is thought to play a critical role in tumor suppression and has been shown to reverse the transformed phenotype of tumor cells in vitro. Mutational inactivation of this aspect of p53 activity occurs frequently in many human neoplasms, including astrocytomas, and is thought to represent a critica...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chozick BS,Pezzullo JC,Epstein MH,Finch PW

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal cord cavernous malformations (CMs) are associated with 2 types of angiographically occult "cryptic venous anomalies," which differ in location with respect to the spinal cord. The anatomic distinction between superficial and intramedullary is important in that the latter heighten the risks of CM resec...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pearl MS,Chen JX,Gregg L,San Millàn D,Belzberg A,Jallo G,Gailloud P

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (1H-MRSI) and positron emission tomography with the tracer L-[1-11C]tyrosine (11C-TYR) were used to localize gliomas for biopsy or resection. This is especially helpful in cases of low-grade gliomas, if these lesions are not visualized by contrast-enhanced computed tomog...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Go KG,Keuter EJ,Kamman RL,Pruim J,Metzemaekers JD,Staal MJ,Paans AM,Vaalburg W

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gamma knife surgery (GKS) has become established as a minimally invasive treatment modality for patients with vestibular schwannomas. Treatment failure and/or tumor regrowth, however, is occasionally encountered, and microsurgical resection is usually warranted in such cases. The role of repeat GKS in these s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yomo S,Arkha Y,Delsanti C,Roche PH,Thomassin JM,Régis J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present seven patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy and superimposed midline soft disc herniation who were treated by decompressive laminectomies of the spondylotic segments followed by transdural excision of the anteriorly located disc extrusion. There was no perioperative neurological morbidity...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fox MW,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent subarachnoid hemorrhage complicated a traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula in a young man. The fistula drained predominantly into the deep venous system of the brain, where the hemorrhage was thought to have occurred. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dohrmann PJ,Batjer HH,Samson D,Suss RA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In an attempt to elucidate a possible role for eicosanoids in the pathogenesis of spinal cord injury (SCI), we measured the concentration of leukotriene (LT) C4, thromboxane B2, and 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha in cerebrospinal fluid in both a canine experimental model and 11 patients with SCIs. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nishisho T,Tonai T,Tamura Y,Ikata T

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Charcot's disease of the lumbar spine presented with weakness of one extremity. Myelographic and x-ray film studies indicated stenosis and compression due to degenerative changes. Although decompression and fusion were considered, computed tomographic scans indicated the wide extent and location of the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raynor RB

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older age has been associated with worse outcomes in low-grade gliomas (LGGs). Given their rarity in the older population, determining optimal treatment plans and patient outcomes remains difficult. OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively study LGG survival outcomes in an older population stratified by molecular genet...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jones PS,Carroll KT,Koch M,DiCesare JAT,Reitz K,Frosch M,Barker FG 2nd,Cahill DP,Curry WT Jr

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The optimal surgical treatment for symptomatic temporal arachnoid cysts is controversial. Therapeutic options include cyst shunting, endoscopic fenestration, and craniotomy for fenestration. We reviewed the results for patients who were treated primarily with craniotomy and fenestration at our institution, to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levy ML,Wang M,Aryan HE,Yoo K,Meltzer H

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare readings of intracranial pressure from a ventricular catheter with those obtained from a Camino catheter-tipped transducer. The Camino transducer was evaluated in two ways: firstly, when it was inserted by a subdural screw, and secondly, when it was inserted into a ventricular cath...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chambers IR,Mendelow AD,Sinar EJ,Modha P

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, there has been an increased recognition of schizencephaly during life, especially in epileptic patients. We report our experience with the assessment and treatment of three patients with medically intractable seizures associated with this condition. The three men were age...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Tampieri D,Robitaille Y,Feindel W,Andermann F

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Length of stay beyond medical readiness (LOS-BMR) leads to increased expenses and higher morbidity related to hospital-acquired conditions. OBJECTIVE:To determine the proportion of admitted neurosurgical patients who have LOS-BMR and associated risk factors and costs. METHODS:We performed a prospective, co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Linzey JR,Foshee R,Moriguchi F,Adapa AR,Koduri S,Kahn EN,Williamson CA,Sheehan K,Rajajee V,Thompson BG,Muraszko KM,Pandey AS

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endovascular occlusive therapy of human saccular cerebral artery aneurysms may fail because of thrombus recanalization and incomplete neointima formation. Bone marrow-derived progenitor cells may contribute to these processes, but their role in human saccular cerebral artery aneurysms and experimental aneurys...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Frösen J,Marjamaa J,Myllärniemi M,Abo-Ramadan U,Tulamo R,Niemelä M,Hernesniemi J,Jääskeläinen J

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propionibacterium acnes was isolated in pure culture from brain abscesses that occurred in two patients after intracranial surgery. Although such infections are usually associated with cerebrospinal fluid shunts and other foreign bodies, these cases clearly demonstrate the pathogenicity of this anaerobic diphtheroid i...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Berenson CS,Bia FJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the distribution of intracranial arachnoid cysts in a large and nonbiased patient population. METHODS:One hundred twenty-six patients with 132 arachnoid cysts were studied. Patients were consecutively referred to our department during a 10-year period from a well-defined geographical area with a sta...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wester K

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The preoperative localization of superficial intracranial lesions is often necessary for accurate burr hole placement or craniotomy siting. It is not always easy, however, to localize the lesions over the scalp working only from computed tomographic images. We developed a simple method for such localization u...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kubo S,Nakata H,Sugauchi Y,Yokota N,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to evaluate the use of brain stem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) in 10 adult patients with vascular disorders of the posterior circulation that were treated surgically and to compare the BAEPs with the neurological findings. The vascular lesions included basilar artery stenosis in...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Little JR,Lesser RP,Lueders H,Furlan AJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors and other structural lesions located with and adjacent to the cerebral cortex present certain challenges in terms of the overall management and design of surgical strategies. This comprehensive analysis attempts to define the current understanding of cerebral localization and function and includes the latest ad...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Berger MS,Hadjipanayis CG

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00