Preliminary personal experiences with the application of near-infrared indocyanine green videoangiography in extracranial vertebral artery surgery.

abstract：:An operative repair technique for crushed sciatic nerve in the rat was used to examine whether removal of the damaged tissue could be better achieved with a low wattage CO2 laser or a blade. This approach was compared to results in rats undergoing conventional end-to-end nerve anastomosis using a microsurgical approac...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： de la Torre JC,Karaca M,Merali Z,Fortin T,Richard M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective study of 107 consecutive patients with syndromic forms of craniosynostosis (craniofacial dysostosis) seen by the craniofacial team at the Hospital for Sick Children between 1986 and 1992. There were 51 patients with Crouzon's syndrome, 33 with Apert's syndrome, 8 with Pfeiffer syndrome, 11...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Siddiqi SN,Posnick JC,Buncic R,Humphreys RP,Hoffman HJ,Drake JM,Rutka JT

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have shown that the nonsteroidal antiestrogen tamoxifen can suppress deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis and cell proliferation in cultured human gliomas. This growth suppression is independent of its antiestrogenic properties. Tamoxifen may act through the inhibition of the enzyme protein kinase C, which...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vertosick FT Jr,Selker RG,Pollack IF,Arena V

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goals of treating Koos grade IV vestibular schwannomas are to relieve brainstem compression, preserve or restore neurological function, and achieve long-term tumor control while minimizing tumor- and treatment-related morbidity. OBJECTIVE:To propose a treatment paradigm involving the intentional near-to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zumofen DW,Guffi T,Epple C,Westermann B,Krähenbühl AK,Zabka S,Taub E,Bodmer D,Mariani L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The superior ophthalmic vein (SOV) provides an alternative venous access for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulae. Its direct surgical exposure and cannulation can be difficult. This study was performed to identify anatomic landmarks to facilitate localization and exposure of the SOV. METHODS:The vasc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reis CV,Gonzalez FL,Zabramski JM,Hassan A,Deshmukh P,Albuquerque FC,Preul MC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study interhemispheric differences of somatosensory evoked field (SEF) characteristics and the spatial distribution of equivalent current dipole sources in patients with unilateral hemispheric lesions around the central sulcus region. METHODS:In 17 patients with perirolandic lesions, averaged somatosensor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Willemse RB,de Munck JC,van't Ent D,Ris P,Baayen JC,Stam CJ,Vandertop WP

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Study of Intracranial Aneurysms found that for patients with no previous history of subarachnoid hemorrhage, small (< 7 mm) anterior circulation and posterior circulation aneurysms had a 0% and 2.5% risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage over 5 years, respectively. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rahman M,Ogilvy CS,Zipfel GJ,Derdeyn CP,Siddiqui AH,Bulsara KR,Kim LJ,Riina HA,Mocco J,Hoh BL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Focal or diffuse corpus callosal changes can occur in patients with active hydrocephalus who undergo shunting procedures. The neural compression caused by active hydrocephalus and the conditions that follow ventricular shunting may contribute to the development of these changes. CLINICAL PRESE...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Suh DY,Gaskill-Shipley M,Nemann MW,Tureen RG,Warnick RE

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive mechanical stress on the intervertebral disc may be one of the causes of low back pain. Most studies testing this thesis, however, have been based on quantification of the mechanical response of functional units at failure. Typically, radiography is used to demonstrate trauma to the vertebral body at the fai...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoganandan N,Maiman DJ,Pintar F,Ray G,Myklebust JB,Sances A Jr,Larson SJ

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of isolated intramedullary sarcoidosis. The patient developed progressive signs that indicated a spinal tumor, which were investigated with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly revealed an intramedullary lesion, but the diagnosis of sarcoidosis was mad...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levivier M,Brotchi J,Balériaux D,Pirotte B,Flament-Durand J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wound infection after lumbar, thoracic, or cervical laminectomies is a rare but potentially devastating complication. It can range in severity from superficial wound infection to an extensive wound dehiscence. The usual treatment of these wounds consists of intensive local care, debridement, and appropriate antibiotic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shektman A,Granick MS,Solomon MP,Black P,Nair S

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial hemorrhage during pregnancy is rare. The authors present a case of moyamoya disease associated with pregnancy. A 32-year-old woman who was at 32 weeks of gestation experienced sudden severe headache followed by loss of consciousness. Computed tomography revealed an intracerebral hematoma in the left tempo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Enomoto H,Goto H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two case reports of compression of the cervical spinal cord associated with silicone-coated Dacron dural grafts are presented. In both cases, the cervical spinal cord was distorted and compressed by an intense tissue reaction that encapsulated the synthetic graft. At least two factors are thought to play a role in pre...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gomez H,Little JR

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The beaten copper appearance of the cranium, as well as other cranial radiographic and computed tomographic findings in children with craniosynostosis, is often interpreted by clinicians as evidence of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). However, a correlation between radiological findings and ICP measureme...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tuite GF,Evanson J,Chong WK,Thompson DN,Harkness WF,Jones BM,Hayward RD

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with spinal dural arteriovenous malformations associated with intramedullary changes confirmed by the T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are reported. The characteristics of the MRI findings for these 2 patients were as follows. 1) In the T2-weighted spin-echo image, intramedullary changes...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Isu T,Iwasaki Y,Akino M,Koyanagi I,Abe H

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report presenting clinical symptoms, previous medical history, and survival rates for people with saccular intracranial aneurysms (IAs), in a defined population. METHODS:The medical records of all residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota, with possible IAs were reviewed. Clinical manifestations at the time ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Menghini VV,Brown RD Jr,Sicks JD,O'Fallon WM,Wiebers DO

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the pathological features of three very similar and unusual primary central nervous system tumors that are not readily recognized as conventional ependymomas but which, by ultrastructural examination, have an ependymomatous character. METHODS:Three distinctive tumors were found in a review of our...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kleinman GM,Zagzag D,Miller DC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of combination treatment with 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) and low dose rate radiation in the 9L rat brain tumor in vivo model and the 9L multicellular tumor spheroid model. F-344 rats bearing intracerebral 9L gliosarcomas were implanted with removable 125I sources. Minimal (perip...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gutin PH,Bernstein M,Sano Y,Deen DF

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Because of the wide dissemination of malignant glioma cells by the time that malignant glioma is diagnosed, anti-invasive strategies that are designed to limit their further spread may be of little value unless mechanisms of the invasive cascade can be used to render invasive cells susceptible to cytoreductiv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshizato K,Zapf S,Westphal M,Berens ME,Giese A

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the incidence and causes of pediatric head, spinal cord, and peripheral nerve injuries in an urban setting and to assess the implications of these data for injury prevention programs. METHODS:Pediatric deaths and hospital admissions secondary to neurological trauma included in the Northern Manhat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Durkin MS,Olsen S,Barlow B,Virella A,Connolly ES Jr

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iatrogenic dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) during endovascular approaches is challenging. This video illustrates a case of iatrogenic ICA dissection at the skull base during mechanical thrombectomy for M1 occlusion. This case was further complicated by post-thrombectomy M1 restenosis that did not impro...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vakharia K,Waqas M,Munich SA,McPheeters MJ,Levy EI

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Desmoplastic infantile gangliogliomas (DIGs) are extremely rare tumors that respond well to treatment. However, their biological behavior remains to be clarified. We describe two patients whose DIGs spontaneously regressed after surgery, without adjuvant therapy. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 9-mont...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takeshima H,Kawahara Y,Hirano H,Obara S,Niiro M,Kuratsu J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of spondylotic lumbar spinal stenosis in an infirm elderly patient successfully treated with multilevel laminotomies. This procedure is less stressful to patients than a full laminectomy. In a selected subgroup of patients with "hourglass" spondylotic stenosis, it may provide adequate decompression....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Aryanpur J,Ducker T

更新日期：1988-07-01 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：:A case of choroid plexus papilloma of the cerebellopontine angle that was revealed by a subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 5-year-old boy is presented. Subarachnoid hemorrhage and choroid plexus papilloma in children are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Piguet V,de Tribolet N

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of neurocutaneous melanosis in a 1-year-old child who presented with progressive quadriparesis created by an infiltrating extra-axial neoplastic melanin-producing tumor at the foramen magnum. This extensive intra-arachnoid mass filled the basal cisterns of the brain and surrounded the upper cervical ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Poe LB,Roitberg D,Galyon DD

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old boy presented with a 7-month history of headache and projectile vomiting. Computerized axial tomography revealed a large, high density lesion involving the entire left frontal lobe. At operation a 330-g, apparently encapsulated, mildly cystic neoplasm was removed from the region of the left frontal opercu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： DiTullio MV Jr,Fried H

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical problems are often complex. Problems of great complexity are usually associated with a commensurately greater degree of difficulty with respect to the decision making process. This is most certainly true regarding the management of cervical spondylosis. Usually, clinicians make clinically appropriate decision...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shedid D,Benzel EC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the regional oxygen saturation (rSO(2)) of pituitary adenomas, in comparison with that of the pituitary gland. METHODS:Microspectrophotometric (MSP) measurements of rSO(2) in adenomas and pituitary tissue were performed for a series of patients undergoing first-time transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kristof RA,Aliashkevich AF,Hans V,Haun D,Meyer B,Thees C,Schramm J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/vascular permeability factor (VPF) is a potent angiogenic growth factor implicated in the tumor angiogenesis/metastasis of a number of human cancers. Activation of receptors for VEGF/VPF is specifically mitogenic to endothelial cells and increases their permeability. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Provias J,Claffey K,delAguila L,Lau N,Feldkamp M,Guha A

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00