Quantitative analysis of flow vortices: differentiation of unruptured and ruptured medium-sized middle cerebral artery aneurysms.

abstract：:The feline infusion model of brain edema was used to evaluate the pathophysiological effects of 0.6 ml infusions of autologous serum protein (66%), human serum protein (66%), human glioma cyst fluid and a tissue culture medium (TCM) on the structure and function of the forebrain white matter. These infusions increased...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Whittle IR,Ironside JW,Piper IR,Miller JD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Giant intracranial aneurysms of the posterior circulation (GPCirA) are rare entities compressing the brainstem and adjacent structures. Previous evidence has shown that the amount of brainstem shift away from the cranial base is not associated with neurological deficits. This raises the question whether othe...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Haemmerli J,Lenga P,Hong B,Kursumovic A,Maldaner N,Burkhardt JK,Bijlenga P,Rüfenacht DA,Schmidt NO,Vajkoczy P,Dengler J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe the management of osteomyelitis of the cervical spine, utilizing internal fixation with subsequent removal and culture of the implants. Four out of five patients had evidence of bacterial colonisation in close proximity to the internal fixation device. METHODS:Five consecutive patients (all fema...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Shad A,Shariff S,Fairbank J,Byren I,Teddy PJ,Cadoux-Hudson TA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Morphological and microstructural changes of the trigeminal nerve due to neurovascular compression (NVC) have been reported in primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) patients. This investigation was to examine the relationship between the trigeminal-pontine angle and nerve microstructural changes. METHODS:Twent...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Pang H,Sun H,Fan G

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The asymmetry of tonsillar ectopia, syringomyelia, and clinical manifestations, and their correlations in adult Chiari I malformation (CIM) are seldom discussed. METHODS:Clinical and imaging data of 104 consecutive adult patients with CIM and syringomyelia were retrospectively reviewed. A method was devised...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Deng X,Wang K,Wu L,Yang C,Yang T,Zhao L,Xu Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The generally accepted indications for carotid endarterectomy are the clinical picture and degree of per cent stenosis of the carotid artery. Despite the fact that stenosis measurement is defined, the methods vary considerably. The correlation of particular methods, especially angiography and duplex sonograp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Benes V,Netuka D,Mandys V,Vrabec M,Mohapl M,Benes V Jr,Kramár F

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyse the intraoperative complications of a single neurosurgeon, with emphasis on devastating intraoperative incidents, and how they possibly could have been avoided. METHODS:All the patients operated upon by the author between 1986 and 2002, i.e. 252 patients with 270 craniotomies for 294 aneurysms, were...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wester K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present a unique example of an intra-sellar schwannoma co-existing with a growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenoma. METHOD AND FINDINGS:The patient presented with acromegaly and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intra-sellar mass. The tumour was totally resected via a sub-labial trans-s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Koutourousiou M,Seretis A,Kontogeorgos G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 135 cases of posterior fossa surgery almost exclusively in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) intraoperative monitoring of brain-stem acoustic evoked potentials (BAEP) and partly somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) was performed. The series consisted of 20 microvascular decompressions, 63 acoustic neurinomas, 7 vas...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Schramm J,Watanabe E,Strauss C,Fahlbusch R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infrared based frameless stereotactic navigation device (Easy Guide Neuro) was investigated for its clinical applicability, registration/application accuracy and limitations in a standard operating room set-up. In a five-month period 40 frameless stereotactic procedures (23 female, 17 male, mean age 46.4, yrs range...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Roessler K,Ungersboeck K,Dietrich W,Aichholzer M,Hittmeir K,Matula C,Czech T,Koos WT

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite therapeutic advances, almost all patients eventually experience tumor recurrence. Leptomeningeal spread (LMS) is not a rare condition of recurrence. However, the standard management protocol of LMS has not been established. Th...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Noh JH,Lee MH,Kim WS,Lim DH,Kim ST,Kong DS,Nam DH,Lee JI,Seol HJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral chylothorax following anterior cervical spine surgery is very rare. This report documents the first case of chylothorax after anterior cervical spine surgery through a right-side surgical approach. Unidentified chyle leakage can easily remain unrecognized and, thus, is difficult to treat. For early diagnosis...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bae JS,Park JH,Jang IT

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze prospectively the frequency and the risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic haemorrhage after image guided stereotactic biopsy of intra-axial brain tumours. METHODS:The study was conducted within a time frame of 24 months (April 1998-April 2000). 326 patients (150 males, 176 females; mean age 56.8 ye...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kreth FW,Muacevic A,Medele R,Bise K,Meyer T,Reulen HJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebrovascular anomalies remain an issue of controversy regarding diagnosis, classification, and treatment. We report the first case of total and asymptomatic regression and disappearance of a vein of Galen malformation associated with a posterior fossa venous pouch. Different aspects of the vein of Galen are discuss...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tawk RG,Mohasseb G,Charbel FT,Debrun GM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a patient with a cervico-thoracic ventrally located epidural hematoma caused by dissection and subsequent bleeding of the cervical portion of the vertebral artery. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND DATA:Non traumatic epidural hematoma is a rare entity. The etiology usually is not clarified: a venous origin i...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kulcsar Z,Berentei Z,Marosfoi M,Nyary I,Szikora I

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite a body of evidence showing that various neurotrophic factors support the survival of nerve cells and stimulate axonal outgrowth, doubt remains about their optimal site of application as well as the more compelling question of what clinical benefit, if any, they would confer. Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kelleher MO,Myles LM,Al-Abri RK,Glasby MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glomus jugulare tumours represent a great therapeutic challenge. Previous papers have documented good results from Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) with these tumours. However, the relationship between clinical improvement and tumour shrinkage has never been assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS:There were 14 patients...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ganz JC,Abdelkarim K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For the treatment of medically refractory movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and primary dystonia, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has become one of the main treatment options. The targets for implantation of the stimulation electrodes are various nuclei within the basal ganglia or...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Duffner F,Schiffbauer H,Breit S,Friese S,Freudenstein D

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blocking effect of ketanserin, a 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2 receptor antagonist, was examined on responses to intra-luminal 5-HT or potassium chloride (KCl) in isolated and perfused canine basilar arteries before and after extraluminal whole blood by means of the stainless-steel cannula inserting method. Four hou...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tsuji T,Cook DA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The review of the literature on Cheyne-Stokes respiratory periods reveals enormous variation of the opinions expressed. The original description concerned periodicity characterized by rhythmic changes of respiratory phases and respiratory pauses in a relation of 60 : 15 seconds. In the respiratory phase there were 30 ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lorenz R,Ito A

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of primary spinal epidural Extra-osseous Ewing's sarcoma (EES) are rarely seen and a good prognosis for EES cannot be expected since a high incidence of local recurrence and metastasis frequently occur. We present a case of cervical spinal epidural EES in a 7-year-old girl with long survival after tumour resecti...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kogawa M,Asazuma T,Iso K,Koike Y,Domoto H,Aida S,Fujikawa K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cavernous angiomas are vascular malformations which rarely involve the cavities of the lateral ventricles. Knowledge of the specific clinical and neuroradiological features displayed by these lesions is limited by the scarcity of patients included in the reported series. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:The aim of thi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Carrasco R,Pedrosa M,Pascual JM,Navas M,Liberal R,Sola RG

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with multiple intracranial aneurysms present a great challenge to neurosurgical practice. The presence of one or more additional aneurysms, whether recognized or unrecognized, along with the source of the haemorrhage profoundly changes the outcome. It also alters the timing and strategy of surgery. In this st...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vajda J,Juhász J,Orosz E,Pásztor E,Tóth S,Horváth M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age is an important factor in determining prognosis following severe head injury (SHI), although mortality in patients > or =65 years is poorly reported. The aim of this study was to document mortality in patients with SHI > or =65 years. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Patel HC,Bouamra O,Woodford M,Yates DW,Lecky FE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The resection of convexity meningiomas should harbour a low rate of morbidity. Functional preservation should be the main goal of surgery and have higher priority over radicality. Involvement of the primary motor cortex (PMC) increases surgical risk. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of corti...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ostrý S,Netuka D,Beneš V

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which mexiletine exerts its effects in increasing myocardial circulation, and smooth muscle perfusion and alleviating diabetic neuropathic pain have been widely discussed. The purpose of this study was to examine the protective effect of this compound in ischemia/reperfusion-induced cerebral injury f...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Chang CZ,Winardi D,Loh JK,Kung SS,Howng SL,Jeng AY,Kwan AL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The endoscopic transorbital approach has been recently proposed for the surgical management of spheno-orbital lesions as an alternative to craniotomy surgeries. METHOD:We analyze the technical nuances and what we have changed as our experience increased after the first operations performed for 12 different ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Zoia C,Bongetta D,Gaetani P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An uncommon cause of progressive dysphagia may be large cervical osteophytes impinging upon the cervical esophagus. Dysphagia may be due to the mechanical mass effect of a large anterior osteophyte, trapping the esophagus opposite a fixed point such as the cricoid cartilage, or a local inflammatory reaction resulting ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Papadopoulos SM,Chen JC,Feldenzer JA,Bucci MN,McGillicuddy JE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent advances in endoscopic techniques have allowed minimally invasive approaches to the cranio-vertebral junction (CVJ) through the oropharynx (ETA) in addition to the transnasal approach (EEA). These minimally invasive endoscopic techniques allow for increased surgical exposure using no visible incisions...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： La Corte E,Aldana PR

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is essential to have easy to use, reliable tools to assess and compare facial function for clinical records, audit and research purposes. In this study, two different techniques were examined, Hand held calipers (HHC, as described by Burres), and computerised analysis of digital photographs (CAOP) using A...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Clapham L,Bottoms S,Mehta R,Davis A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00