Management of meralgia paresthetica.

abstract：:Eleven patients with recurrent malignant glioma were treated with single high doses of BCNU ranging from 600 to 1400 mg/sq m. To prevent the characteristic late myelosuppression observed after conventional doses of BCNU, autologous bone marrow harvested just before drug treatment was infused 24 to 36 hours after thera...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hochberg FH,Parker LM,Takvorian T,Canellos GP,Zervas NT

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intrinsic disease processes of the brainstem (gliomas, neurodegenerative disease, and others) have remained difficult or impossible to treat effectively because of limited drug penetration across the blood-brainstem barrier with conventional delivery methods. The authors used convection-enhanced delivery (CED) o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lonser RR,Walbridge S,Garmestani K,Butman JA,Walters HA,Vortmeyer AO,Morrison PF,Brechbiel MW,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Gliomas are one of the most common types of primary brain tumors. Recent studies have supported the importance of key genetic alterations, including isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations and 1p19q codeletion, in glioma prognosis. Mutant IDH produces 2-hydroxyglutarate from α-ketoglutarate, a key metabolit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Karsy M,Guan J,Huang LE

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Several types of adjustable clamp have been widely utilized to gradually occlude the carotid artery for the treatment of various intracranial vascular lesions. A fairly large number of patients, many of whom have not been adequately followed, have these clamps still in place. The authors report two patients, initially...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Helm GA,Simmons NE,diPierro CG,Kassell NF

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Functional results after surgery for acoustic neuromas that have little or no growth within the internal auditory canal are controversial, because these medial tumors can grow to a considerable size within the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) before symptoms occur. METHODS:A prospective study was designed to evalua...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Strauss C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors performed an analysis of retrospectively obtained data to compare the outcomes of pediatric patients admitted to their institution for traumatic injuries resulting from car, motorcycle, and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents. METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective review of Columbus Children...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Miller B,Baig M,Hayes J,Elton S

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of craniopharyngioma in a newborn infant. Marked hydrocephalus of the fetal head was recognized in the pelvimetric roentgenograms of the mother and massive suprasellar calcification was seen in the plain skull films. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Azar-Kia B,Krishnan UR,Schechter MM

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure were monitored in 12 patients who were comatose secondary to hypoxic (five cases) or hypotensive (seven cases) nontraumatic cerebral insults. Patients who were hypotensive but not hypoxic developed significant increased ICP. In patients who were comatose from...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Senter HJ,Wolf A,Wagner FC Jr

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a retrospective analysis of the management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in neurosurgical patients at the Massachusetts General Hospital from January, 1978, through June, 1982. There were 44 cases of DVT and 13 cases of PE. Management modalities included observation only...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Swann KW,Black PM,Baker MF

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective sacral neurectomy was performed in 12 patients with intractable urge incontinence of long duration (mean 12 years) caused by detrusor hyperreflexia. There was great variation in the innervation of the bladder, but resection of an S-3 root or rootlet was carried out in all patients. Six of the patients, who w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tørring J,Petersen T,Klemar B,Søgaard I

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have suggested that a deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin may be a genetic risk factor for the development of intracranial aneurysms and arterial fibromuscular dysplasia. The authors report a 16-year-old girl with a history of lung disease who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to the rupture of a giant i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Puumala MR,Meyer FB,Raffel C,Katzmann JA,Parisi JE

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Gliomas occur in 3-4 individuals per 100,000 individuals and are one of the most common primary brain tumors. Treatment options are limited for gliomas despite the progressive nature of the disease. The authors used the Value Driven Outcomes (VDO) database to identify cost drivers and subgroups that are invol...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wilde H,Azab MA,Abunimer AM,Abou-Al-Shaar H,Karsy M,Guan J,Menacho ST,Jensen RL

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty patients underwent anterior corpus callosotomy for treatment of generalized seizures. The patients' mean age was 18.3 years (range 4 to 53 years); the mean age at seizure onset was 5.27 years (range 0.1 to 27 years). The mean intelligence quotient (IQ) of 41 testable patients was 71.12 (range less than 30 to 11...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fuiks KS,Wyler AR,Hermann BP,Somes G

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because it is often difficult to diagnose accurately the structurally intact cervical spine after acute trauma, a series of patients was evaluated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to assess its efficacy for the evaluation and clearance of the cervical spine in a trauma victim in the early posttrauma period. Ultral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Hart BL,Ball PA,Baldwin NG,Orrison WW,Espinosa MC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) protein-a developmentally regulated transcription factor-is aberrantly expressed in gliomas and promotes their malignant phenotype. However, little is known about the molecular allies that help it mediate its oncogenic functions in glioma cells. METHODS:The authors used short interfering...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chidambaram A,Fillmore HL,Van Meter TE,Dumur CI,Broaddus WC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Thromboembolic phenomena (TEPs) continue to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing neurosurgery. Although the efficacy of low-dose heparin in preventing TEPs in neurosurgical patients is well established, neurosurgeons are reluctant to use it perioperatively because of concern ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Constantini S,Kanner A,Friedman A,Shoshan Y,Israel Z,Ashkenazi E,Gertel M,Even A,Shevach Y,Shalit M,Umansky F,Rappaport ZH

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) are at risk for the development of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The authors report a case of a spontaneously regressing cerebral AVM in a patient with HHT. The lesion was diagnosed on the basis of findings on screening magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Leung KM,Agid R,terBrugge K

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Insular gliomas can be resected with acceptable rates of neurological morbidity, but little is known with regard to impairment of higher-order neurocognitive functions. The frequency and functional impact of neurocognitive deficits in patients with gliomas has until recently been underappreciated. The authors th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu AS,Witgert ME,Lang FF,Xiao L,Bekele BN,Meyers CA,Ferson D,Wefel JS

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pial artery constriction following fluid-percussion injury to the brain is associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) vasopressin concentration in newborn pigs. It has also been observed that fluid-percussion injury reverses the function of vasopressin from that of a dilator to a constrictor. Endothelin-1 (ET-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Armstead WM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of the optical contrast agent sodium fluorescein (NaFl) to guide resection of gliomas has been under investigation for decades. Although this imaging strategy assumes the agent remains confined to the vasculature except in regions of blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, clinical studies have reported...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Folaron M,Strawbridge R,Samkoe KS,Filan C,Roberts DW,Davis SC

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of cerebral oxygenation is considered to be of great importance in minimizing secondary hypoxic and ischemic brain damage following severe head injury. Although the threshold for cerebral hypoxia in jugular bulb oximetry (measurement of O2 saturation in the jugular vein (SjvO2)) is generally accepted to be ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kiening KL,Unterberg AW,Bardt TF,Schneider GH,Lanksch WR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) of the medial temporal lobe frequently involve the basal ganglia and the thalamus and, for this reason, are commonly judged to be inoperable. However, when the medial involvement is limited to the posterolateral part of the thalamus and to the inferior portion of the basal ganglia l...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heros RC

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1964, a 51-year-old man experienced a right abducens nerve palsy, which resolved spontaneously. In 1978, he developed painful ophthalmoplegia on the right with paresis of the right oculomotor and trigeminal nerves. Neuroradiographic evaluation was reported unremarkable, and the painful ophthalmoplegia was attribute...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kline LB,Galbraith JG

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fibrinolytic activity in cerebrospinal fluid has been monitored by determination of levels of fibrin split products (FSP) in 23 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms. In 20 of these 23, FSP was found in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), with levels ranging from 10 to 80 micrograms/ml. Eleven of the 23 patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alvarez Garijo JA,Vilches JJ,Aznar JA

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of failed temporal lobe resection in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and the role of repeat surgery for seizure control. METHODS:This is a retrospective study of 105 patients who underwent temporal lobe resection for MTS with unilateral electroe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ramos E,Benbadis S,Vale FL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Endoscopic surgery is an effective treatment strategy for pituitary adenomas; however, intrinsic tumor properties such as tumor consistency can challenge or preclude gross-total resection. Preoperative characterization of tumor consistency may help to guide the surgical approach and to predict the extent of r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rutland JW,Loewenstern J,Ranti D,Tsankova NM,Bellaire CP,Bederson JB,Delman BN,Shrivastava RK,Balchandani P

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:An elevated serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) without evidence of neoplasia was noted in an 84-year-old woman. She subsequently developed a lytic skull lesion, which at surgery proved to be an atypical meningioma. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that this tumor was producing CEA. This aggressive meningiom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Partington MD,Scheithauer BW,Piepgras DG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A classification is proposed to organize anterior cranial base fractures systematically according to their location and size. The goal of this study was to determine whether these two variables, irrespective of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea, are related to the long-term risk of posttraumatic meningitis an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sakas DE,Beale DJ,Ameen AA,Whitwell HL,Whittaker KW,Krebs AJ,Abbasi KH,Dias PS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgical mortality is a frequent outcome measure in studies of volume-outcome relationships, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has endorsed surgical mortality after craniotomies as an Inpatient Quality Indicator. Still, the frequency and causes of 30-day mortality after neurosurgical procedures ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Solheim O,Jakola AS,Gulati S,Johannesen TB

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Congenital occipitocervical (OC) instability is uncommon in healthy children but can occur in many children with Down syndrome. A simple morphometric method of evaluating the OC joint in children with OC instability is presented, supported by a qualitative image analysis based on computed tomography (CT). METHO...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Browd S,Healy LJ,Dobie G,Johnson JT 3rd,Jones GM,Rodriguez LF,Brockmeyer DL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00