Single center experiences with telemetric intracranial pressure measurements in patients with CSF circulation disturbances.

abstract：PURPOSE:We aim to analyse the relationship between the quality of information during the decision-making process regarding surgery to treat high-grade gliomas and the level of anxiety of the patients. METHODS:This is a transversal, descriptive and correlational study on 26 patients with a clinical and radiological dia...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Díaz JL,Barreto P,Gallego JM,Barbero J,Bayés R,Barcia JA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervertebral disc herniation is an important health problem from both the social and economic aspect. It is often accompanied by a decrease in the content of water and proteoglycan (PG). The present study was undertaken to elucidate the effect of neodymium-yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) laser on degenerated disc t...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Turgut M,Açikgöz B,Kilinç K,Ozcan OE,Erbengi A

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two cases of clinical and radiographic vasospasm after transsphenoidal resection of a craniopharyngioma. We review the literature on the association of vasospasm and craniopharyngioma and examine management options. Given the lack of evidence for the optimal management of these patients, treatment in conco...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nash R,Elwell V,Brew S,Powell M,Grieve JP

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although 30-50 % of patients with brain tumors experience epileptic seizure as the presenting clinical symptom, and another 10-30 % are at risk for developing epilepsy in the later stages of the disease, the mechanisms of tumor-related epileptogenesis are poorly understood. We used magnetoencephalography (ME...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Chang WS,Kim BS,Jung HH,Kim K,Kwon HC,Lee YH,Chang JW

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 5 years 9 patients underwent partial or complete corpus callosotomy for treatment of medically intractable epileptic seizures. A beneficial effect of the procedure was observed in 8 patients. Criteria for performance of the procedure included CT evidence of unilateral cerebral damage and non-localized ep...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rappaport ZH,Lerman P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachnoid cysts are developmental anomalies that represent 1% of all intracranial space occupying lesions. Treatment of symptomatic cases may include shunting of the cyst or an open fenestration of it, among other less acceptable surgical procedures. Each procedure has its own pros and cons. We present a case of the d...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Laviv Y,Michowitz S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Event related potential recording and psychometric evaluation of cognitive impairment were carried out on 21 patients with brain tumours, 21 patients with severe head injuries and 24 controls. The tumour and trauma patients who met the psychometric inclusion criteria for dementia, but not the non-demented patients, ha...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Olbrich HM,Nau HE,Zerbin D,Lanczos L,Lodemann E,Engelmeier MP,Grote W

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lateral route between the SCM and the lateral border of the internal jugular vein is defined from an anatomical study for exposure of the VA. It offers the simplest route for controlling any part or the whole length of the VA, including its intracranial portion. Surgical indications are discussed on the basis of our...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： George B,Laurian C

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Too few cases of isolated abducent nerve palsy caused by neurovascular compression syndrome have been reported. We here report on a case of abducent nerve palsy caused by neurovascular compression syndrome that was successfully treated by microvascular decompression (MVD). A 46-year-old male presented with a 6-month h...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yamazaki T,Yamamoto T,Hatayama T,Zaboronok A,Ishikawa E,Akutsu H,Matsuda M,Kato N,Matsumura A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) carries an excessive mortality and morbidity. Although surgical ICH treatment can be life-saving, the indications for surgery in larger cohorts of ICH patients are controversial and not well defined. We hypothesised that surgical indications vary substantially a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fahlström A,Tobieson L,Redebrandt HN,Zeberg H,Bartek J Jr,Bartley A,Erkki M,Hessington A,Troberg E,Mirza S,Tsitsopoulos PP,Marklund N

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microvascular decompression (MVD) for hemifacial spasm (HFS) provides a long-term cure rate. Delayed facial palsy (DFP) is not an unusual complication, but it has only been sporadically described in the literature. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the incidence of delayed facial palsy after MVD and ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rhee DJ,Kong DS,Park K,Lee JA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of a series of 75 patients, the practical use of Icp continuous long-term recording in severe head injuries without mass lesions or remaining deeply comatose after surgical procedures is critically analyzed. ICP monitoring alone seems to be not essential for prognosis. Conversely it is of much greater use...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Papo I,Caruselli G

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct and indirect arteriovenous fistulas were applied to the cervical vessels of 19 rats in order to study the haemodynamic parameters of angioma-like, rapid blood flow in small vessels. Flow was measured electromagnetically and intraoperatively using the Doppler sonography, and both methods were compared. Resultant...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Eble FJ,Hassler W,Staubesand J

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an extremely rare example of Ewing's sarcoma (ES)/peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (pPNET) originating from the jugular foramen. The patient was a 10-year-old boy who presented with progressive symptoms due to right lower cranial nerve palsies. Computed tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonan...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kobayashi H,Terasaka S,Yamaguchi S,Kubota K,Iwasaki Y

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have reviewed the literature concerning measures for cerebral protection during carotid endarterectomy, with particular reference to the controversy regarding the use of an intraluminar shunt. The authors use preoperative EEG analysis during the carotid compression test as well as intraoperative EEG monito...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wassmann H,Fischdick G,Jain KK

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Glasgow Coma Scale, based upon eye opening, verbal and motor responses has proved a practical and consistent means of monitoring the state of head injured patients. Observations made in the early stages after injury define the depth and duration of coma and, when combined with clinical features such as a patient's...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Teasdale G,Jennett B

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Usual management of peripheral nerve tumors is to avoid biopsy in those that are likely benign; the risk of biopsy outweighs the benefit of definitive tissue diagnosis. Biopsy of presumed malignant lesions is performed widely. There is a subset of peripheral nerve tumors that are not easily categorized as be...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Pendleton C,Spinner RJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniofacial morphology was studied in 45 shunt-treated hydrocephalic children and 7 untreated hydrocephalic patients. A sample of 74 normal children from northern Finland were used as controls. Following shunt treatment the sella turcica became shallow and J-shaped. The cranial base angles changed markedly during shu...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Huggare J,Kantomaa T,Serlo W,Rönning O

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pituitary adenomas (PA) are common intracranial tumors. In the context of the aging of the population, the question is whether postsurgical outcomes are comparable to the younger ones. The primary objective of the present study was to review published resection and recurrence rates after transsphenoidal re...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tuleasca C,Ducos Y,Leroy HA,Chanson P,Knafo S,Levivier M,Aghakhani N,Parker F

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 12 patients syringomyelia was diagnosed using MRI. The underlying cause was a hindbrain hernia in 8 patients, a posterior fossa cyst in one case, and in 3 patients the underlying cause remained unknown. Syringo-subarachnoid shunting in 8 patients failed to decrease pain and the size of the syrinx, motor lesion and ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Firsching R,Sanker P

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) are known to be highly epileptogenic lesions. A number of studies on CCM surgery deal with CCM-associated seizures and/or epilepsy. In order to counsel patients with CCM-associated epilepsy, clear results from such studies would be highly useful. This study reviews the ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： von der Brelie C,Schramm J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Hydrocephalus is characterised by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) and gives rise to brain damage. The aim of this study was to investigate the significance of brain specific proteins as markers in the evaluation of brain damage in hydrocephalus. Therefore we determined the levels of four brain specific prot...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Beems T,Simons KS,Van Geel WJ,De Reus HP,Vos PE,Verbeek MM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe multiparametric monitoring in severe head trauma using a new screwing device. Our aim was to create a screw which would make the implantation of the probes and thus multiparametric monitoring easier. The new screw allows us to implant 3 probes (microdialysis, Paratrend and an intracranial pressure device) ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Feuerstein TH,Langemann H,Gratzl O,Mendelowitsch A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-one cases of posterior fossa haemangioblastoma have been seen in our department over a period of 23 years. Seven cases were associated with spinal cord lesions and one with a supratentorial lesion. There were 22 cases of Lindau's disease (43%). The onset was earlier and recurrences commoner than in isolated case...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Symon L,Murota T,Pell M,Bordi L

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculomotor nerve palsy due to a venous varix arising from flow anomalies caused by a dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of surgical third nerve palsy with a rare underlying AVF as the cause and discuss in detail the patho-anatomy and its significance. A tentorial dural AVF mimicki...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mukerji N,Cahill J,Tzerakis N,Nath FP,Dervin JE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Induced endothelin-1 (ET-1) production and decreased nitric oxide synthase (NOS) bioavailability have been found in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Atorvastatin is recognized to have pleiotropic effects including increasing NOS bioavailability as well as reducing inflammation and oxidative damage ot...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Chang CZ,Wu SC,Lin CL,Hwang SL,Howng SL,Kwan AL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CLINICAL DETAILS:A 52-year-old man presented with neck pain, nausea and vomiting (Hunt-Hess grade 1). CT scan showed subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral angiography showed multiple arterial aneurysms (right communicating posterior, right anterior choroid, left pericallosal, intraorbital ophthalmic bilaterally). All aneur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sabatino G,Albanese A,Di Muro L,Marchese E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a ruptured aneurysm is presented in which the angiograms did not disclose the sac. Rupture of an aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery was suspected from the distribution of subarachnoid blood on computerized tomography (CT), and the presence of a sac was highly suggestive on magnetic resonance imagi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Pertuiset B,Haisa T,Bordi L,Abou Ouf S,Eissa M

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with an intracerebral haematoma occurring at a remote site following evacuation of a chronic subdural haematoma. Recurrence of the haematoma, infection, seizure, cerebral edema, tension pneumocephalus and failure of the brain to expand due to cerebro-cranial disproportion are the major complicatio...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Dinc C,Iplikcioglu AC,Bikmaz K,Navruz Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate, enoxaparin and pentoxyfylline on lipid peroxidation, antioxidant defence system, paraoxonase activities, and homocysteine levels in an experimental model of spinal cord injury were investigated. METHOD:Sixty-three male albino Wistar rats were anaesthetized by 400 mg/k...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Topsakal C,Kilic N,Erol FS,Kaplan M,Akdemir I,Tiftikci M,Gursu F

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00