Critical influence of framing coil orientation on intra-aneurysmal and neck region hemodynamics in a sidewall aneurysm model.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the risk factors of worst outcome associated with moderate head injury. METHODS:Data on patients with moderate head injury were collected prospectively in 11 Italian neurosurgical units over a period of 18 months. Patients older than 18 years with blunt head injury and at least one Glasgow Coma Sc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Compagnone C,d'Avella D,Servadei F,Angileri FF,Brambilla G,Conti C,Cristofori L,Delfini R,Denaro L,Ducati A,Gaini SM,Stefini R,Tomei G,Tagliaferri F,Trincia G,Tomasello F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain injuries have been the most common direct cause of death among American football players since the annual recording of football-related deaths began in 1931. This study examines the 55-year experience with brain injury-related fatalities in American football from 1945 to 1999, including not only the inc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cantu RC,Mueller FO

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of sciatic neuropathy due to the pyriformis syndrome after operation in the sitting position. Neither sciatic nerve injury nor the pyriformis syndrome has been reported after operation in the sitting position, although a low incidence of common peroneal nerve injury has been reported as a complicatio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brown JA,Braun MA,Namey TC

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serious central nervous system injuries after lightning strikes are fortunately rare. Optimal neurological and neurosurgical management has not been firmly established. We describe the successful neurological resuscitation and critical care management using intracranial pressure monitoring of an adult who sustained a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lehman LB

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new technique for the diversion of the peritoneal end of a lumboperitoneal shunt into the right atrium through femoral vein catheterization is presented. As an alternative to a ventriculoatrial shunt, this is a promising technique for the treatment of patients with communicating hydrocephalus when the peritoneal cav...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Aoki N

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies of age-related effects on cognition and performance have raised concerns about the appropriate timing and regulatory surveillance of retirement for surgeons. Little is known about the practice patterns and retirement plans of aging neurosurgeons. Analyses of informed opinions on possible regula...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Scarrow AM,Linskey M,Asher AL,Anderson VC,Selden NR

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accessory middle cerebral artery is a rare vascular anomaly of the brain. We describe a case of a ruptured aneurysm at the junction of the accessory middle cerebral artery and the horizontal portion of the anterior cerebral artery. The lesion was demonstrated by angiography and confirmed at surgery. No perforating...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kuwabara S,Naitoh H

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that structural details that have not been described previously would be revealed in cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) through the use of high-field magnetic resonance and confocal microscopy. The structural details of CCMs excised from patients were sought by examination with high-field ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shenkar R,Venkatasubramanian PN,Zhao JC,Batjer HH,Wyrwicz AM,Awad IA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of gastric secretory and mucosal injury response was evaluated in 19 patients who had suffered a severe head injury. Fifteen of 19 patients had some evidence of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. In 7 cases, this was marked. The mean volume of gastric secretions ranged from 36.4 ml/hour on Day 1 to 47.6 ml/hour ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gudeman SK,Wheeler CB,Miller JD,Halloran LG,Becker DP

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical resection of cerebral arteriovenous malformations is often complicated by persistent bleeding from the nidus, which is difficult to manage. It has often been mentioned that the difficulty of hemostasis is caused by the fragile and pathological nature of vessels of the nidus. This may be one reason, but I hypo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hashimoto N

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) were recorded continuously during aortic occlusion in sheep, with simultaneous measurement of spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) by radiolabeled microspheres. Aortic occlusion was associated with disappearance of the SEPs in seven of nine sheep in 7.8 +/- 4.1 (SD) minutes. SCBF at the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kaplan BJ,Friedman WA,Gravenstein N,Richards R,Davis RF

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) predisposes patients to excessive natriuresis and volume contraction. We studied the effects of postoperative administration of 5% albumin solution on sodium balance and blood volume after SAH. We also sought to identify physiological variables that influence renal sodium excreti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mayer SA,Solomon RA,Fink ME,Lennihan L,Stern L,Beckford A,Thomas CE,Klebanoff LM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of the telovelar approach with tonsillar manipulation for approaching the recesses of the fourth ventricle. METHODS:A telovelar approach was performed in 8 injected cadaveric heads. Areas of exposure were measured for the superolateral and lateral recesses. Horizontal angles were...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jittapiromsak P,Sabuncuoglu H,Deshmukh P,Spetzler RF,Preul MC

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral vasospasm is an independent predictor of poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The nitric oxide-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (NO-cGMP) vasodilatory pathway is strongly implicated in its pathophysiology. Preliminary studies suggest that phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5), an enzyme that degrade...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Han BH,Vellimana AK,Zhou ML,Milner E,Zipfel GJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Primary leptomeningeal gliomatosis (PLG) is a poorly recognized tumor of the central nervous system. OBJECTIVE:To describe the histopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular features of PLG. METHODS:Results of our multicentric retrospective study of 6 PLG cases (3 pediatric and 3 adult) were compare...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tauziede-Espariat A,Maues de Paula A,Pages M,Laquerriere A,Caietta E,Delpont B,Viennet G,Medeiros de Bustos E,Moulin T,Barnerias C,Vauleon E,Grill J,Chiforeanu D,Vasiljevic A,Varlet P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review their experience with a dorsolateral approach to the anterior rim of the foramen magnum and adjacent region. The operative technique includes exposure of the vertebral artery at C1, partial resection of the occipital condyle and lateral atlantal mass, and extradural drilling of the jugular tubercle....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bertalanffy H,Seeger W

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy of embolization for spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (SDAVF). METHODS:We reviewed 49 cases of SDAVF treated by embolization. An acrylic material was used in all except two cases. Variable stiffness microcatheters were used in 38 cases. RESULTS:"Adequate" initial treatment was per...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Niimi Y,Berenstein A,Setton A,Neophytides A

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with occlusive cerebrovascular disease were evaluated for possible extracranial-intracranial arterial anastomosis. Cerebral angiography repeated at a later date revealed disappearance of the initial vascular stenosis or occlusion and development of extensive collateral circulation. It was concluded in t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fox JL

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Treatment of 11 patients with aneurysms or arteriovenous fistulae of the craniocervical arteries with stent grafts. METHODS:Peripheral stent grafts were deployed in two extracranial internal carotid arteries. Coronary stent grafts were used to treat two giant aneurysms, five direct carotid-cavernous fistulae...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Felber S,Henkes H,Weber W,Miloslavski E,Brew S,Kühne D

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of meningioangiomatosis unassociated with von Recklinghausen's disease. The patient was a 30-year-old woman with a 25-year history of seizures. The lesion was confined to the right temporal cortex and consisted of a proliferation of angiomatous blood vessels and meningocytic cells. Her seizures h...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sakaki S,Nakagawa K,Nakamura K,Takeda S

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a new saccular aneurysm model in vitro using elastase to study aneurysm initiation, growth, and rupture and to create a new in vivo aneurysm model to test endovascular therapies. METHODS:Seventeen common carotid arteries excised from freshly killed pigs and sheep were treated with seven different ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Miskolczi L,Guterman LR,Flaherty JD,Szikora I,Hopkins LN

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Flow diversion with the pipeline embolization device (PED) is an emerging endovascular technology allowing curative embolization of very large and giant intracranial aneurysms. Many patients with these complex aneurysms are older. The presence of a tortuous type III aortic arch reduces the cha...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dietrich C,Hauck GH,Valvassori L,Hauck EF

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of tumoral calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease involving the upper cervical spine is reported. It presented clinically, radiographically, and by preliminary intraoperative pathological evaluation as a possible malignant soft tissue tumor. An aggressive resection of the lesion was performe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shaffrey CI,Munoz EL,Sutton CL,Alston SR,Shaffrey ME,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABBREVIATIONS:LITT, laser interstitial therapyNd:YAG, neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Diaz R,Ivan ME,Hanft S,Vanni S,Manzano G,Jagid J,Komotar RJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiation exposure from diagnostic imaging is a significant concern, particularly in the care of pediatric patients. Computed tomography (CT) scanning is a significant source of radiation. OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that diagnostic quality CT images can be obtained while minimizing the effective radiation dos...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Albert GW,Glasier CM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Human error has been increasingly recognized as a cause of patient morbidity and mortality. One method of error prevention is the reporting of a near-miss event. We report that intravenous anesthetic agents were nearly injected into the external ventricular drainage (EVD) of a patient during an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Drake JM,Crawford MW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience in treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) using a new liquid embolic agent, Onyx (Micro Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA). METHODS:Between January 1998 and May 1999, 23 patients (8 men and 15 women) were treated. The patients' average age was 40 years, with seizure being the m...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jahan R,Murayama Y,Gobin YP,Duckwiler GR,Vinters HV,Viñuela F

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seizures as the unique initial manifestation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms have rarely been documented and not systematically described until now. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this large retrospective analysis was to focus on the incidence of primary epileptogenic aneurysms and the influence of treatment...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hänggi D,Winkler PA,Steiger HJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A newly designed cottonoid is fixed to the tip of the suction device by the negative pressure. It is especially useful during microsurgical procedures in areas crowded with neurovascular elements. The advantage of pressure-mounted cottonoids lies in the protection provided to the brain and neurovascular elements durin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Arbit E

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00