Adjustable shunt valve-induced magnetic resonance imaging artifact: a comparative study.

abstract：:A case of hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord is described in which the tumor presented in an intradural extramedullary location. The patient did not have von Hippel-Lindau's disease or metastatic seeding. It is assumed that the tumor arose in the pia, and its direction of growth was purely extramedullary. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wisoff HS,Suzuki Y,Llena JF,Fine DI

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infestation of the central nervous system with sparganum, the larva of Spirometra mansoni, is rare. Only 27 cases have been reported in the literature; however, the true incidence might be underestimated. Two cases are reported that were definitively diagnosed by stereotactic biopsy techniques. Without a positive hist...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tsai MD,Chang CN,Ho YS,Wang AD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a series of 34 meningiomas of the sphenoid ridge. Eight tumors were totally removed uneventfully: two from the middle sphenoid ridge and six from the pterion or Sylvian point. Five tumors were not operated on because of their extensions or the patient's age. Twenty-one tumors raised serious surgical...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bonnal J,Thibaut A,Brotchi J,Born J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have developed an extended transsphenoidal approach with submucosal posterior ethmoidectomy for resection of tumors located in the cavernous sinus or the suprasellar region that are difficult to remove via the conventional transsphenoidal approach. Surgery was performed using this approach in 14 patients w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Frank G,Pasquini E,Mazzatenta D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Disturbance in anorectal function is a major factor restricting the activities of daily living in patients with spinal cord disorders. To detect changes in anorectal motilities due to a tethered spinal cord, anorectal functions were evaluated using a saline enema test and fecoflowmetry before and after patients ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kayaba H,Hebiguchi T,Itoh Y,Yoshino H,Mizuno M,Morii M,Adachi T,Chihara J,Kato T

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to assess long-term clinical outcomes in patients who underwent Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) with a low margin dose-14 Gy or less-to treat vestibular schwannoma (VS) unrelated to neurofibromatosis Type II. METHODS:Between December 1994 and December 2001, 200 patients with VSs underwent GK...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sun S,Liu A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The cerebellomedullary fissure (CMF) is a space between the cerebellum and the medulla oblongata, which often adhere to each other. The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the importance of the unilateral CMF dissection for clipping vertebral artery (VA)-posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawashima M,Takase Y,Matsushima T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Sellar lesions with suprasellar extension may cause loss of visual acuity and visual field damage due to compression of the optic chiasm. Using intraoperative MR (iMR) imaging to detect symptomatic lesion remnants adjacent to the optic chiasm (that may be resected in the same procedure) may positively affect the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Berkmann S,Fandino J,Zosso S,Killer HE,Remonda L,Landolt H

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Are spinal schwannomas as benign as we think? To what extent do patients recover? Are patients prone to develop late complications such as cystic myelopathy or symptomatic spinal deformity? Is their life expectancy compromised? In an effort to answer these questions, the authors analyzed the long-term outcome for 187 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seppälä MT,Haltia MJ,Sankila RJ,Jääskeläinen JE,Heiskanen O

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors report on the surgical anatomy of the juxta-dural ring area of the internal carotid artery to add to the information available about this important structure. METHODS:Twenty sides of cadaver specimens were used in this study. The plane of the dural ring was found to incline in the posteromedial dire...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oikawa S,Kyoshima K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Lenticulostriate artery (LSA) aneurysms are rarely reported in the literature, making management decisions challenging. Conservative, endovascular, and surgical treatments have been described primarily through case reports and reports of individual authors' experiences. The purpose of this study is to report neu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gandhi CD,Gilad R,Patel AB,Haridas A,Bederson JB

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is characterized by hindbrain deformity. We investigated the effects of craniocervical decompression surgery on the anatomical features of hindbrain deformity with a prospective MRI study of patients with CM-I. METHODS:A prospective longitudinal study was conducted in 48 patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiss JD,Suffredini G,Bakhtian KD,Sarntinoranont M,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVERebleeding remains a frequent and catastrophic event leading to poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Reduced platelet function after the initial bleed is associated with higher risk of early rebleeding. Desmopressin (DDAVP) is a well-known hemostatic agent, and recent guidelines already suggest i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Francoeur CL,Roh D,Schmidt JM,Mayer SA,Falo MC,Agarwal S,Connolly ES,Claassen J,Elkind MSV,Park S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic anterior lobe cerebellar stimulation on patients with cerebral palsy have been investigated using a new method of quanitfying muscle rigidity and stretch reflexes. The ankle is oscillated sinusoidally, compliance is measured at several frequencies, and electromyographic activity of the extensor ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn RD,Gottlieb GL,Agarwal GC

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is an uncommon complication of carotid endarterectomy (CEA), and carries a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Traditionally, attention has been focused on the cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (HPS) as the leading cause of ICH after CEA. Other mechanisms, such as a perioperative ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Henderson RD,Phan TG,Piepgras DG,Wijdicks EF

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of a serum-free culture system for assessing the growth factor responsiveness of malignant glial cells is described. The mitogenic properties of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) were examined in three human malignant glioma cell lines (T98G, U87, and U138). Each of the th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollack IF,Randall MS,Kristofik MP,Kelly RH,Selker RG,Vertosick FT

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma manifesting clinical and radiological characteristics unusual for a meningioma are reported. The patient in Case 1 was a 22-year-old man with a 9-year history of bilateral visual disturbances and recent dyspnea. An en plaque skull base mass, which was partially resected, w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamaki T,Ikeda T,Sakamoto Y,Ohtaki M,Hashi K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Dissections were performed in 100 fresh cadaver palms to determine the frequency with which superficial palmar communication between the median and ulnar nerves occurs and to what extent it might incur iatrogenic injury during endoscopic carpal tunnel release. METHODS:Superficial palmar communication between th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stancić MF,Mićović V,Potocnjak M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case of a 64-year-old woman who experienced a left hemiparesis. An initial diagnosis of subdural hematoma was made based on results of computerized tomography scanning. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging indicated an extraaxial meningioma. Histological findings confirmed an extranodal margin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goetz P,Lafuente J,Revesz T,Galloway M,Dogan A,Kitchen N

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraaxial cavernous hemangiomas are rare intracranial lesions that can be located in different cranial compartments. Extension across different tissue planes such as the subcutaneous tissue, skull, orbital cavity, intracranial dura mater, and extracranial trigeminal divisions within the same patient has not been prev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Puca A,Colosimo C,Tirpakova B,Lauriola L,Di Rocco F

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Because of its huge clinical potential, the importance of premotor areas for motor function itself and plastic reshaping due to tumors or ischemic brain lesions has received increased attention. Thus, in this study the authors used navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) to investigate whether tum...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bulubas L,Sabih J,Wohlschlaeger A,Sollmann N,Hauck T,Ille S,Ringel F,Meyer B,Krieg SM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleolar organizer regions (NOR's) are loops of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which transcribe to ribosomal ribonucleic acid (RNA) by RNA polymerase I. They possess vital significance in the ultimate synthesis of cellular proteins. A silver colloid staining technique for demonstration of NOR-associated proteins (Ag-NOR...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shiraishi T,Tabuchi K,Mineta T,Momozaki N,Takagi M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to describe the application of a novel transarterial approach to curative embolization of complex intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs). This technique is particularly useful in patients harboring high-grade DAVFs with direct cortical venous drainage or for whom transvenous ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nelson PK,Russell SM,Woo HH,Alastra AJ,Vidovich DV

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is well known that larger aneurysm size is a risk factor for poor outcome after surgical treatment of unruptured saccular intracranial aneurysms (USIAs). However, the authors have occasionally observed poor outcome in the surgical treatment of small USIAs and hypothesized that size ratio has a negative imp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsukawa H,Kamiyama H,Kinoshita Y,Saito N,Hatano Y,Miyazaki T,Ota N,Noda K,Shonai T,Takahashi O,Tokuda S,Tanikawa R

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for the origin of the commonly held principle in current neurosurgery regarding the resectability of the anterior one third of the superior sagittal sinus unravels the many fascinating developments that occurred in neurosurgery during the early 20th century. All these occurrences can be traced back to, and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shrivastava RK,Segal S,Camins MB,Sen C,Post KD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aims of this study were to construct an animal model of deafferentation of the spinal cord by brachial plexus avulsion and to analyze the effects of subsequent dorsal root entry zone (DREZ) lesions in this model. To this end, the authors measured the clinical and electrophysiological effects of total deaffer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guenot M,Bullier J,Sindou M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although the spontaneous occurrence of an unruptured vertebral artery (VA) dissection has increasingly been recognized as a relatively common cause of stroke, and the clinical aspects of this lesion have gradually been determined, its natural course remains obscure. The main goal of this study was to clarify the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakagawa K,Touho H,Morisako T,Osaka Y,Tatsuzawa K,Nakae H,Owada K,Matsuda K,Karasawa J

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case of an intraneural ganglion cyst of the peroneal nerve. The cyst was diagnosed by means of ultrasound, which also gave an exact definition of its size and location, confirmed at operation. Some controversial aspects of these lesions are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Leijten FS,Arts WF,Puylaert JB

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatosensory evoked response from the cervical skin surface over the spine (the cervical SER) was recorded, and compared with the cord dorsum potential (CDP) simultaneously recorded from the posterior epidural space at the same segment. The cervical SER evoked by segmental nerve stimulation consisted of an initially ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shimoji K,Shimizu H,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although the gray matter of the spinal cord has been thought to be softer than the white matter, there is no evidence to support this belief. Because the spinal cord is extremely soft, it has been difficult to measure the mechanical properties of the gray and white matter. The modulis of elasticity of the gray a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ozawa H,Matsumoto T,Ohashi T,Sato M,Kokubun S

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00