Poststroke fixed dystonia of the foot relieved by chronic stimulation of the posterior limb of the internal capsule.

abstract：:Although posterior plates are increasingly used to manage cervical spinal instability, long-term follow-up evaluation of patients with a critical analysis of efficacy and complications has not been reported. The authors have retrospectively analyzed the outcome in 44 consecutive patients (37 males and seven females, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fehlings MG,Cooper PR,Errico TJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Based on data from primate experiments it is known that rotational acceleration in the sagittal plane and in a forward direction is most likely to produce acute subdural hematomas due to bridging vein rupture. For protection against these lesions, knowledge of rotational acceleration tolerance levels in humans i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Depreitere B,Van Lierde C,Sloten JV,Van Audekercke R,Van der Perre G,Plets C,Goffin J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze the incidence of the primary complications related to positioning or surgery and their impact on neurological outcome in a consecutive series of patients undergoing elective surgery in the semisitting position. METHODS The authors prospectively collected and retrosp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Saladino A,Lamperti M,Mangraviti A,Legnani FG,Prada FU,Casali C,Caputi L,Borrelli P,DiMeco F

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:A new model producing diffuse brain injury, without focal brain lesions, has been developed in rats. This has been achieved by allowing a weight of 450 gm to fall onto a metallic disc fixed to the intact skull of the animal which is supported by a foam bed. Two levels of injury were examined by adjusting the height of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Foda MA,Marmarou A

更新日期：1994-02-01 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 syndrome of spontaneous intracranial hypotension is characterized by orthostatic headaches in conjunction with reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure or CSF volume, and characteristic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings. A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of paroxysmal ataxia of gait and sh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nowak DA,Rodiek SO,Zinner J,Guhlmann A,Topka H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of specific neuronal populations in epileptic foci was studied by comparing epileptic and non-epileptic cortex removed from patients with low-grade gliomas. Epileptic and nearby (within 1 to 2 cm) non-epileptic temporal lobe neocortex was identified using electrocorticography. Cortical specimens taken from fo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Haglund MM,Berger MS,Kunkel DD,Franck JE,Ghatan S,Ojemann GA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Adhesion formation is a serious problem in peripheral nerve surgery, frequently causing dysfunction and pain. The authors aimed to develop an objective biomechanical method of quantifying nerve adhesions and to use this technique for the evaluation of the efficacy of an autocrosslinked hyaluronic acid (HA) gel a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smit X,van Neck JW,Afoke A,Hovius SE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Blunt traumatic cerebrovascular injury (TCVI) represents structural injury to a vessel due to high-energy trauma. The Biffl Scale is a widely accepted grading scheme for these injuries that was developed using digital subtraction angiography. In recent years, screening CT angiography (CTA) has been used to i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Foreman PM,Griessenauer CJ,Kicielinski KP,Schmalz PGR,Rocque BG,Fusco MR,Sullivan JC 3rd,Deveikis JP,Harrigan MR

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Access to the third ventricle is a veritable challenge to neurosurgeons. In this context, anatomical and morphometric studies are useful for establishing the limitations and advantages of a particular surgical approach. The transchoroidal approach is versatile and provides adequate exposure of the middle and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vitorino Araujo JL,Veiga JCE,Wen HT,de Andrade AF,Teixeira MJ,Otoch JP,Rhoton AL Jr,Preul MC,Spetzler RF,Figueiredo EG

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The role of postoperative radiotherapy in patients undergoing first-time resection of WHO Grade II meningioma remains unclear as reflected by varied practices in published clinical studies and national professional surveys. Much of the relevant literature is based on pre-2000 WHO grading criteria for atypical me...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mair R,Morris K,Scott I,Carroll TA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two unusual cases of neurocutaneous melanosis are presented. Both patients had congenital giant hairy nevi and both developed hydrocephalus, seizures, and myelopathy. The first patient displayed multicentric cerebral and spinal cord melanosis, as opposed to the more commonly described basilar leptomeningeal involvemen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faillace WJ,Okawara SH,McDonald JV

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small group of spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) most commonly present in children or young adults, are characterized by a large size, high flow, the presence of multiple feeders, and frequent extension to paraspinous structures. Cardiac output requirements may be significantly increased by these so-called ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spetzler RF,Zabramski JM,Flom RA

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients are reported in whom the presence of triventricular hydrocephalus and aqueductal obstruction or stenosis due to multiple expanding lacunae in the mesencephalothalamic region possibly corresponds to abnormally dilated perivascular spaces. Placement of a ventriculoperitoneal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mascalchi M,Salvi F,Godano U,Nistri M,Taiuti R,Tosetti M,Villari N,Calbucci F

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this paper, the authors' goals were to clarify the characteristics of growing unruptured cerebral aneurysms detected by serial MR angiography and to establish the recommended follow-up interval. METHODS:A total of 1002 patients with 1325 unruptured cerebral aneurysms were retrospectively identified. These pa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Inoue T,Shimizu H,Fujimura M,Saito A,Tominaga T

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with malignant brain tumors who developed acute nonlymphocytic leukemia after treatment with radiation and chemotherapy are described. Both patients survived more than 2 years after diagnosis of the brain tumor. Survival following the diagnosis of leukemia was short, and both patients died of hemorrhage s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kempin S,Sundaresan N,Shapiro WB,Arlin Z

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the development of tonsillar herniation (acquired Chiari malformation) in association with lumboperitoneal (LP) shunting is well recognized, it has previously been considered rare. In order to ascertain the incidence of this complication after LP shunting, the authors undertook a retrospective study of all pa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chumas PD,Armstrong DC,Drake JM,Kulkarni AV,Hoffman HJ,Humphreys RP,Rutka JT,Hendrick EB

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation activates perivascular vasodilatory nerves in the ipsilateral anterior circle of Willis. This experiment tested whether stimulation of the ganglion could reverse vasospasm and improve cerebral perfusion after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in monkeys. METHODS:Thirteen cynomolg...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Takahashi M,Zhang ZD,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) is an uncommon disorder of childhood in which resolution usually occurs spontaneously or after traction therapy. In a minority of children irreducible or chronic fixation develop, and the natural history then usually involves restriction of head on neck movement, abnormal he...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Crossman JE,David K,Hayward R,Crockard HA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on two patients in whom an increased signal on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images and a high-density signal on computerized tomography scans of the striatum were demonstrated, both of which were associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia. Involuntary movements, which have been present in all previo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sorimachi T,Fujii Y,Tsuchiya N,Saito M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Chronic neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury is a major clinical problem. Its management is difficult, and therapeutic approaches vary and include oral medication, neurostimulation, and surgery. The aim of this study was to assess the adequacy of surgical nerve revision in a large series of patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Decrouy-Duruz V,Christen T,Raffoul W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Current recommendations stress the need for cognitive parameters to be integrated in the evaluation of outcomes for intracranial meningioma surgery. The aim of this prospective study was to examine neurocognitive function in meningioma patients pre- and postoperatively. METHODS Patients with skull base (anterio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liouta E,Koutsarnakis C,Liakos F,Stranjalis G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-herpetic pain was treated in 12 patients using dorsal root entry zone ( DREZ ) lesions. All patients had failed to receive adequate pain relief from conservative therapy consisting of transcutaneous nerve stimulation, carbamazepine, and/or amitriptyline. Dorsal root entry zone lesions were made to include the inv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Friedman AH,Nashold BS Jr,Ovelmen-Levitt J

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental cysts lined by neuroepithelium are a distinctive form of neural tube dysgenesis. Neuropathological study of fourth ventricular cysts that caused symptomatic hydrocephalus indicated its neuroepithelial origin. The cyst arose from the ventral surface of cerebellar vermis. Evagination of the rhombencephalic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sharpe JA,Deck JH

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Traditional treatment of transected peripheral nerves has been by suturing the nerve ends to each other. Because this approach is not widely available and is technically demanding, the authors evaluated an easier method for end-to-end anastomosis using cyanoacrylate-based glue. METHODS:The authors used a rat sc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Roth J,Shtokman J,Shamir MH,Nissan M,Shchetinkov L,Trejo LL,Rochkind S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A feasibility study reveals that a standard linear accelerator, with only slight modification, can function in a manner similar to Leksell's multiple cobalt radiation device. A high radiation dose can be delivered to a 1-cm or 0.5-cm volume target with insignificant radiation effect on the surrounding tissue. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heifetz MD,Wexler M,Thompson R

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The known cytoprotective properties of MgSO4 led the authors to study its effects on infarct size in rats when administered intraarterially before reversible focal ischemia. Following an intracarotid infusion of MgSO4 in the amount of 30 mg/kg (24 animals), 90 mg/kg (18 animals), or an equal volume of vehicle (23 anim...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marinov MB,Harbaugh KS,Hoopes PJ,Pikus HJ,Harbaugh RE

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical assessment of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is important both in determining management and in predicting outcome. A previous report showed considerable observer inconsistency when patients were graded with either the Hunt and Hess or the Nishioka system. This study evaluates observer variabilit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lindsay KW,Teasdale GM,Knill-Jones RP

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study documents the epidemiology of head injury over the course of 22 years in the largest Level I adult trauma center in Canada. This information defines the current state, changing pattern, and relative distribution of demographic factors in a defined group of trauma patients. It will aid in hypothesis ge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cadotte DW,Vachhrajani S,Pirouzmand F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00