Multimodal reperfusion therapy in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion.

abstract：:Three cases of osteomyelitis of the skull base with associated problems in diagnosis and therapy are discussed. Patients with atypical skull base osteomyelitis are difficult to diagnose as they have no ear abnormalities, but they often develop multiple cranial nerve deficits mimicking symptoms of a posterior fossa mas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Malone DG,O'Boynick PL,Ziegler DK,Batnitzky S,Hubble JP,Holladay FP

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to evaluate whether taurine detection in short-echo (20 ms) proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy contributes to the noninvasive differential diagnosis between medulloblastoma and cerebellar astrocytoma in children and young adults. These two types of tumor have very different prognoses and may be ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moreno-Torres A,Martínez-Pérez I,Baquero M,Campistol J,Capdevila A,Arús C,Pujol J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebrovascular autoregulation (CA) is an important hemodynamic mechanism that protects the brain against inappropriate fluctuations in cerebral blood flow in the face of changing cerebral perfusion pressure. Temporal CA failure is associated with worse outcomes in various acute neurological diseases. An int...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Preiksaitis A,Krakauskaite S,Petkus V,Rocka S,Chomskis R,Dagi TF,Ragauskas A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with giant intradural spinal arteriovenous fistulas (perimedullary Types II and III) were treated with embolization alone (three patients) or in combination with surgery (seven patients). Their ages at the time of treatment ranged from 2 to 40 years, with a mean of 19.5 years. The indications for treatmen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Halbach VV,Higashida RT,Dowd CF,Fraser KW,Edwards MS,Barnwell SL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate possible applications of microsurgical extirpation to arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving the brainstem. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 25 patients with AVMs involving brainstems who were admitted to our institute from 1984 to 2004. We defined a brainstem AVM as ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nozaki K,Hashimoto N,Kikuta K,Takagi Y,Kikuchi H

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is determined when a patient or physician defines the minimal change that outweighs the costs and untoward effects of a treatment. These measurements are "anchored" to validated quality-of-life instruments or physician-rated, disease-activity indices. To capture...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zervos TM,Asmaro K,Air EL

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of meningioangiomatosis unassociated with von Recklinghausen's disease. The patient was a 30-year-old woman with a 25-year history of seizures. The lesion was confined to the right temporal cortex and consisted of a proliferation of angiomatous blood vessels and meningocytic cells. Her seizures h...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sakaki S,Nakagawa K,Nakamura K,Takeda S

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research into the embryological development of organs has been of relevant interest for contemporary medicine since the 19th century. In particular, some organs, such as the pituitary gland, or hypophysis, were deemed not to have a specific function. They were thus considered as rudimental organs, a mere residue of ev...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Riva M,Cosmacini G,Mortini P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cerebral syphilitic gummata are rare manifestations of tertiary, meningovascular syphilis. No extensive characterization of these lesions has been published recently, and only a few small reviews containing imaging findings have been published to date. To better characterize cerebral gummata, we present a cas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fargen KM,Alvernia JE,Lin CS,Melgar M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy for thrombo-occlusive disease of the cerebral venous sinuses remains controversial. Although several thrombolytic agents, such as urokinase and anticoagulants, are recommended for treatment, major significant risks include cerebral hemorrhage, especially in patients with venous infarction. Tissue plasminogen a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Alexander LF,Yamamoto Y,Ayoubi S,al-Mefty O,Smith RR

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report a retrospective series of 13 patients who presented with symptoms and signs caused by cervical juxtafacet cysts. Clinical findings, radiographic features, surgical management strategies, and possible causes are reported and discussed. METHODS:We reviewed clinical histories, radiographic studies, su...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Krauss WE,Atkinson JL,Miller GM

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the usefulness of endovascular embolization for treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulae of the superior petrosal sinus. METHODS:We performed a retrospective review of 18 patients treated during a 16-year period. Transarterial and/or transvenous embolizations were performed as a preoperative ad...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ng PP,Halbach VV,Quinn R,Balousek P,Caragine LP,Dowd CF,Higashida RT,Wilson C

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author looks back on his more than 70 years of familiarity with Americans involved in warfare, noting their loyal support for our country's objectives. Drawing on the Einstein equation, his own visits to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and current literature, he, as a physician, belatedly concurs with those who look on th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Evans JP

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Conflicting reports have been published with regard to the relationship between the efficacy of p53 gene therapy and the p53 status of gliomas. In this study, we evaluated whether U-87MG glioma cells harboring wild-type p53 and U251 and U-373MG glioma cells harboring mutated p53 demonstrate different sensitiv...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shinoura N,Sakurai S,Asai A,Kirino T,Hamada H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage remains a management challenge. The accepted treatment involves hypertensive, hypervolemic, hemodilution therapy. However, there is variation in the application of this treatment. Most authors increase mean arterial pressure (MAP), which can be associated with signif...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Joseph M,Ziadi S,Nates J,Dannenbaum M,Malkoff M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total scalp replantation was performed after a complete traumatic avulsion of the scalp with skull fracture. Multiple arterial and venous anastomoses were required. Satisfactory healing occurred, and the patient has had a subsequent uneventful cranioplasty to fill a bony defect, with normal scalp healing. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chater NL,Buncke H,Brownstein M

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of intracranial vasa vasorum supplying the larger vessels of the circle of Willis has long been debated. Much of this debate results from contradictory findings of microanatomic studies in a variety of nonprimate species. Recently, however, a growing body of evidence seems to suggest that in certain path...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Connolly ES Jr,Huang J,Goldman JE,Holtzman RN

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal visualization in utero can be routinely accomplished using noninvasive ultrasound techniques that do not administer ionizing radiation. Image resolution with real time sonography is sufficient to demonstrate details of possible congenital central nervous system malformations before delivery. The case reported il...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Weinstein P,Weinstein L,Dotters D,Bedrick A,Anderson C

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of hyponatremia associated with volume depletion after pituitary exploration and biopsy. The presence of clinical dehydration precluded diagnosis of the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone. The absence of a hypoadrenal state and the patient's response to volume reexpansion were...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Andrews BT,Fitzgerald PA,Tyrell JB,Wilson CB

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the pathophysiology of stroke secondary to focal cerebral ischemia. The interaction of arachidonic acid metabolites and polyamines, a class of ubiquitous ornithine-derived molecules with important membrane effects on edema, Ca++-dependent endocytosis, platelet function, and prostaglandin (PG) forma...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dempsey RJ,Roy MW,Meyer K,Tai HH,Olson JW

更新日期：1985-10-01 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：:During radiofrequency (RF) heating of trigeminal rootlets, we regularly measured blood pressure rises to 250 to 300 mm Hg, confirming two previous reports. We also found abnormally increased bleeding times in 12% of 127 patients awaiting operation for trigeminal neuralgia. These two facts probably explain 6 fatalities...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sweet WH,Poletti CE,Roberts JT

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of very small trigeminal neurinomas arising proximal to Meckel's cave are presented. We believe that the overlap of the symptoms and signs of these tumors with those of atypical trigeminal neuralgia strengthens the concept of the latter entity also being due to compression of the trigeminal nerve solely with...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yonas H,Jannetta PJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As brain temperature is reported to be extensively higher than core body temperature in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, posttraumatic hyperthermia is of particular relevance in the injured brain. OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of prophylactic normothermia on brain temperature and the temperature gr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fischer M,Lackner P,Beer R,Helbok R,Klien S,Ulmer H,Pfausler B,Schmutzhard E,Broessner G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:The presence of a residual arteriovenous malformation (AVM) on postoperative angiograms is typically an indication for prompt return to the operating room to complete resection, because of the risk of early hemorrhage. This approach, however, may involve risks of neurological deficits when the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bendok BR,Getch CC,Ali MJ,Parish T,Batjer HH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is uncertainty regarding the management of unruptured Spetzler-Martin grade 3 brain arteriovenous malformations (SMG3 ubAVM). OBJECTIVE:To analyze our series of patients treated by surgery. METHODS:A single-surgeon database of consecutively enrolled bAVMs (between 1989 and 2014) was analyzed. Adverse...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Morgan MK,Assaad N,Korja M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Total brain water content changes in several cerebral pathological conditions and the measurement of brain water content are important for the selection of appropriate therapeutic procedures. We present a quantitative, in vivo, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method and propose its use for the accurate...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Grasso G,Alafaci C,Passalacqua M,Morabito A,Buemi M,Salpietro FM,Tomasello F

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Various techniques have been used to stop venous bleeding from the epidural space, vertebral venous plexus, and cavernous sinus. Here, we describe our experience with the use of fibrin glue to stop venous bleeding in these areas. METHODS:During the last 8 years, the senior author (LNS) has used injection of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Natarajan SK,Manning T,Bhagawati D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00