Vertebral artery injury during cervical discectomy and fusion in a patient with bilateral anomalous arteries in the disc space: case report.

abstract：:The object of this study was to determine whether the addition of information on brain stem reflexes improves the prognostic precision of the Glasgow coma scale for patients with severe head trauma. The study is based on 109 patients with a Glasgow coma score of 7 or less during the first 24 hours after injury. The av...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Born JD,Albert A,Hans P,Bonnal J

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trephination is the oldest known surgical technique. Peru has been recognized as a major source of ancient trephined skulls, many of which date back 2300 years. This presentation reviews from a neurosurgical perspective many of the archaeological studies performed on these skulls. Comparative osteology has shown that ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rifkinson-Mann S

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular neurosurgical procedures are complex, requiring significant planning, foresight, and coordination. The neuroanesthetist is an integral part of these procedures, organizing efforts of the technicians and nurses and responding to the needs of the neurointerventionalist. The purpose of this article is to rev...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Armonda RA,Vo AH,Dunford J,Bell RS

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thrombocytopenia occurs in approximately 10% of medical patients who receive heparin, this complication has not been described in neurosurgical patients. We report the clinical course of two patients who in the immediate postoperative period developed heparin-associated thrombocytopenia that resulted in signi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Doty JR,Alving BM,McDonnell DE,Ondra SL

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intraoperative rupture (IOR) of an aneurysm is a known risk in the surgical management of intracranial aneurysms. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of IOR in a modern surgical series and to assess which factors bear upon it. METHODS:This study retrospectively examined 1269 patients wit...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leipzig TJ,Morgan J,Horner TG,Payner T,Redelman K,Johnson CS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE: In the treatment of patients with cranial base tumors, unclippable aneurysms, or medically intractable ischemia, it may be necessary to use high-flow bypass grafts. The indications, surgical techniques and complications are discussed. METHODS: During a 10-year period, 99 saphenous vein grafts and 3 radial a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Bucur SD,Bank WO,Wright DC

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the utilization of neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring with motor evoked potentials (MEPs) has become widespread in surgery for traumatic spine fractures and spinal cord injury (SCI), clinical validation of its diagnostic and therapeutic benefit has been limited. OBJECTIVE:To describe the use o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dhall SS,Haefeli J,Talbott JF,Ferguson AR,Readdy WJ,Bresnahan JC,Beattie MS,Pan JZ,Manley GT,Whetstone WD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan was established as a specialty three-quarters of a century ago by Max Minor Peet. It developed under the successive leadership of Edgar Allan Kahn, Richard Coy Schneider, and Julian T. Hoff. Each has made unique contributions to the program, which has a strong tradition of te...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hoff JT,Taren JA

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic columns (T1-L1 levels) from 15 fresh human cadavers were used to quantify alterations in the biomechanical response after laminectomy. Eight specimens were tested intact (Group I); the remaining seven preparations were tested after two-level laminectomy (Group II) at the midheight of the column. All specimens...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoganandan N,Maiman DJ,Pintar FA,Bennett GJ,Larson SJ

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningiomas have a wide range of biological potential and clinical behavior. Histological findings are helpful in recognizing the malignant potential of a given tumor, but often fail to correlate with gross features, liability of recurrence, and extent of associated cerebral edema. To find alternate approaches to impr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Crone KR,Challa VR,Kute TE,Moody DM,Kelly DL Jr

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular endothelial cells were isolated from gerbil brain and cultured. These cells retained an endothelial-specific marker, FVIII-related antigen. Alkaline phosphatase activity was also present in early passage. Two weeks after plating, these cells were attached to the culture dishes and had become like cobbles...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida S,Minakawa T,Takai N,Tanaka R

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Various methods have been used to report the tumor diameter of vestibular schwannomas. To clarify the most appropriate method to represent the tumor volume, tumor diameters according to various measuring methods were statistically compared with the actual tumor volume. METHODS:Tumor volume was measured by th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka Y,Hongo K,Tada T,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebrovascular pressure reactivity is the principal mechanism of cerebral autoregulation. Assessment of cerebral autoregulation can be performed by using the mean flow index (Mx) based on transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. Cerebrovascular pressure reactivity can be monitored by using the pressure reactiv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Budohoski KP,Czosnyka M,de Riva N,Smielewski P,Pickard JD,Menon DK,Kirkpatrick PJ,Lavinio A

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As with most minimally invasive spine procedures, lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) requires the use of biplanar fluoroscopy for localization and safe interbody cage placement. Computed tomography (CT)-based intraoperative spinal navigation has been shown to be more effective than fluoroscopic guidance ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Park P

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Herpes virus encephalitis is a rare, life-threatening complication of therapy in patients with brain tumors. A surgical therapeutic approach may be needed because the infection can be resistant to acyclovir in immunocompromised patients, and complications and long-term sequelae are frequent. CLINICAL PRESENT...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sánchez-Carpintero R,Aguilera S,Idoate M,Bejarano B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVFs) can present as disabling intracranial hemorrhage. The aim of this study was to investigate the independent effects of specific demographic and clinical variables on hemorrhagic presentation in patients with DAVFs. METHODS:All patients with DAVFs evaluated at ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Singh V,Smith WS,Lawton MT,Halbach VV,Young WL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected commercially designated temporary clips (Acland, Biemer, Kleinert-Kutz, Variangle, and Yasargil) were applied for 1 hour to rat common carotid arteries. Scanning electron and light microscopic studies revealed varying degrees of endothelial damage. The authors believe that further improvements are needed in t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dujovny M,Kossovsky N,Laha RK,Leff L,Wackenhut N,Perlin A

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Study of the corticosubcortical functional anatomy of reading and picture naming. OBJECTIVE:To study the role of the left basal occipitotemporal area and its white matter pathways. METHODS:Three patients underwent awake surgery for lesions in the left basal posterotemporal region with intraoperative electr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gil-Robles S,Carvallo A,Jimenez Mdel M,Gomez Caicoya A,Martinez R,Ruiz-Ocaña C,Duffau H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of adult hydrocephalus spans a broad range of disorders and ages. Modern management strategies include endoscopic and adjustable cerebrospinal fluid shunt diversionary techniques. The assessment and management of the following clinical conditions are discussed: 1) the adult patient with congenital or ch...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bergsneider M,Miller C,Vespa PM,Hu X

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual field abnormalities were studied in a retrospective analysis of 199 patients with epidural hematomas. One hundred three patients had been alert enough at the time of hospital admission to have had their visual fields examined, but in only 27 patients were visual fields documented in the charts. Six of the 27 pa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Matwijecky C,Steinbok P

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Calcification of the ligamentum flavum is a rare disease that occurs almost exclusively in elderly Japanese people. We report the case of a young Caucasian woman who presented with a C5-C6 disc herniation associated with a cervical calcified ligamentum flavum. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:The patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ugarriza LF,Cabezudo JM,Porras LF,Rodríguez-Sánchez JA

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Harvey Cushing developed an illness in the last months of World War I that made it impossible for him to operate and forced him to bed for over a month. The features of Cushing's malady included symmetrical weakness, numbness, and paresthesias of the hands and feet, areflexia, bilateral facial paresis, diplopia, and f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reich SG

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are the most frequent pituitary tumors. Visual symptoms from NFPAs are common and include visual field defects, loss of central vision, and motility problems resulting in diplopia. OBJECTIVE:To create evidence-based guidelines in an attempt to formulate guidance for...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Newman SA,Turbin RE,Bodach ME,Tumialan LM,Oyesiku NM,Litvack Z,Zada G,Patil CG,Aghi MK

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:WHO Grade I meningiomas are common, usually benign, primary brain tumors. Little is known about the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with meningiomas. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the long-term HRQOL in patients with meningiomas and its association with cognitive deficits and epilepsy. METHOD...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Waagemans ML,van Nieuwenhuizen D,Dijkstra M,Wumkes M,Dirven CM,Leenstra S,Reijneveld JC,Klein M,Stalpers LJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Spine deformities, notably scoliosis, are known to occur in conjunction with syringomyelia. This study aims to analyze the effect of laminectomies performed in the course of treatment of syringomyelia. It examines the incidence, severity, and type of spine deformity as it relates to the extent and location of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Batzdorf U,Khoo LT,McArthur DL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary thrombolysis with streptokinase or tissue plasminogen activator is useful for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction in selected patients. This treatment is associated with local hemorrhagic complications and age-related cerebral hemorrhage. Coronary thrombolysis is contraindicated in patients with tran...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Leblanc R,Haddad G,Robitaille Y

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically appraise the study design and quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on neurosurgical procedures and to identify potential defects and biases. METHODS:Randomized controlled trials with at least five patients comparing any neurosurgical procedure against another procedur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vranos G,Tatsioni A,Polyzoidis K,Ioannidis JP

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vestibular schwannomas present significant management challenges in patients with neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2). We evaluated the results of gamma knife radiosurgery for the management of these tumors, focusing on tumor response, hearing preservation, and other factors affecting outcomes. METHODS:Stereotact...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mathieu D,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Niranjan A,Williamson R,Martin JJ,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1978, the authors have treated 11 patients with lesions of the ventral thoracic spine via a transpleural anterolateral approach. Each of the patients presented with pain and paraparesis, 8 had sensory dysfunction, and 6 had demonstrated sphincteric disturbances. All 11 had radiographic confirmation of anterior c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lobosky JM,Hitchon PW,McDonnell DE

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of false aneurysm after carotid endarterectomy with primary arteriotomy closure. In both cases, infection appeared to be the precipitating cause. Both lesions were repaired with a saphenous vein patch graft, but infection in one patient persisted, and recurrence of a false aneurysm required ligati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Branch CL Jr,Davis CH Jr

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00