Facial palsy and its management in the Kitab al-Hawi of Rhazes.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to more precisely characterize the changes in exposure achieved by modifying the standard transoral approach by sequential mandibulotomy and mandibuloglossotomy with or without palatotomy. METHODS:A series of cadaveric dissections was performed and the operative distance and angle of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Youssef AS,Guiot B,Black K,Sloan AE

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the use of a specific shape and a navigating method of microcatheters are suitable for placement at paraclinoid aneurysms. METHODS:The clinical data from 122 patients with 132 paraclinoid aneurysms that underwent endovascular treatments during a 2.5-year period were retrospectively revie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kwon BJ,Im SH,Park JC,Cho YD,Kang HS,Kim JE,Han MH

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective option in the management of brain metastases, offering improved overall survival to whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT). However, given the need for active surveillance and the possibility of repeated interventions for local/distant brain recurrences, the bala...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Warsi NM,Karmur BS,Brar K,Moraes FY,Tsang DS,Laperriere N,Kondziolka D,Mansouri A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven athymic nude rats had stereotactic intracerebral inoculation of cells from one of three established human glioma cell lines (A172, A1207, and A1235). The implants grew progressively in 9 of 11 instances, which led to spontaneous death of the host in 14 to 37 days. For comparison, two Sprague-Dawley normal albin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Finkelstein SD,Black P,Nowak TP,Hand CM,Christensen S,Finch PW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:This article describes delayed endovascular revascularization in a patient with clinical and radiographic evidence of posterior circulation hemodynamic failure in the setting of intracranial occlusive lesions. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 48-year-old man presented with a 6-week history of progress...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ogilvy CS,Khalessi AA,Hauck EF,Shannon LR 2nd,Hopkins LN,Levy EI,Siddiqui AH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Herpes virus encephalitis is a rare, life-threatening complication of therapy in patients with brain tumors. A surgical therapeutic approach may be needed because the infection can be resistant to acyclovir in immunocompromised patients, and complications and long-term sequelae are frequent. CLINICAL PRESENT...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sánchez-Carpintero R,Aguilera S,Idoate M,Bejarano B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A standard top-loading lumbar pedicle screw-rod system is compared with a pedicle screw-plate system with smaller-diameter screws, more medial entry, and lower profile to assess the relative stability, strength, and resistance to fatigue of the 2 systems. METHODS:Seven human cadaveric specimens were studied ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Crawford NR,Doğan S,Yüksel KZ,Villasana-Ramos O,Soto-Barraza JC,Sawa AG,Porter RW,Marciano FF,Theodore N

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trephination is the oldest known surgical technique. Peru has been recognized as a major source of ancient trephined skulls, many of which date back 2300 years. This presentation reviews from a neurosurgical perspective many of the archaeological studies performed on these skulls. Comparative osteology has shown that ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rifkinson-Mann S

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neurophysiological intraoperative monitoring of the glossopharyngeal nerve has been performed only with needle electrodes inserted into the pharyngeal muscles or soft palate. We describe a noninvasive method of monitoring this cranial nerve. METHODS:A 30-year-old man who presented with headache, as well as s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Husain AM,Wright DR,Stolp BW,Friedman AH,Keifer JC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An approach to transnasal transsphenoidal debulking of pituitary tumors using endoscopic guidance is presented. METHODS:Technical details of this approach using an endoscope inserted through one nostril and operating instruments inserted through a submucosal tunnel created via the other nostril are discussed...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rodziewicz GS,Kelley RT,Kellman RM,Smith MV

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke has changed remarkably over the past decade. Beginning with IA thrombolytic administration, endovascular strategies have evolved to include aspiration, self-expanding intracranial stents, and now retrievable stents. With the recent publication of 5 randomized, controlle...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Munich SA,Mokin M,Snyder KV,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss the indications for both elective and emergency carotid endarterectomy. Reports on the surgical treatment of asymptomatic bruit and contralateral carotid stenosis are reviewed. The results of endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid disease, including transient ischemic attacks, acute neurological de...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Loftus CM,Quest DO

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spine and nonspine skeletal metastases occur in more than 80% of patients with prostate cancer. OBJECTIVE:To examine the characteristics of the patient population undergoing surgery for the treatment of prostate cancer metastatic to the spine. METHODS:A retrospective chart review was performed on all patie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chohan MO,Kahn S,Cederquist G,Reiner AS,Schwab J,Laufer I,Bilsky M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although endoscopic perforation of the septum pellucidum in obstruction of the foramen of Monro is well known, detailed reports on endoscopic septostomy, including surgical technique and results are lacking in the literature. METHODS:All intracranial endoscopic procedures performed between February 1993 and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oertel JM,Schroeder HW,Gaab MR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：QUESTION:Does the choice of surgical approach (anterior, posterior, or combined anterior-posterior) improve clinical outcomes in patients with thoracic and lumbar fractures? RECOMMENDATIONS:In the surgical treatment of patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures, physicians may use an anterior, posterior, or a combine...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Anderson PA,Raksin PB,Arnold PM,Chi JH,Dailey AT,Dhall SS,Eichholz KM,Harrop JS,Hoh DJ,Qureshi S,Rabb CH,Kaiser MG,O'Toole JE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the surgical approaches, the radiographic and clinical outcomes, and the long-term follow-up of patients harboring thalamic pilocytic astrocytomas after radical resection by means of a stereotactic volumetric technique. METHODS:Seventy-two patients with thalamic pilocytic astrocytomas underwent s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Moshel YA,Link MJ,Kelly PJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although favorable clinical outcomes have been reported for instrumented lumbar interbody fusion (LIF), adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) has been reported as a long-term complication after LIF. OBJECTIVE:To investigate ASD after instrumented LIF performed at a single level and only for the homogeneous di...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bae JS,Lee SH,Kim JS,Jung B,Choi G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although several clinical applications of transpedicular screw fixation in the cervical spine have been documented recently, few anatomic studies concerning the cervical pedicle are available. This study was designed to evaluate the anatomy and adjacent neural relationships of the middle and lower cervical pe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Uğur HC,Attar A,Uz A,Tekdemir I,Egemen N,Cağlar S,Genç Y

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Blister aneurysms of the supraclinoid internal carotid artery (ICA) are challenging lesions with high intraoperative rupture rates and significant morbidity. An optimal treatment strategy for these aneurysms has not been established. Objective:To analyze treatment strategy, operative techniques, and outcome...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Owen CM,Montemurro N,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:The etiological factors involved in idiopathic intracranial hypertension are not easy to identify. This case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension was associated with a capillary hemangioma growing in the lumen of the superior sagittal sinus. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 10-year-old girl had expe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brotchi J,Baleriaux D,Kalangu KK,Morelli D,Rodesch G,Rorive S,Pirotte B

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different fluids used in neurosurgery were tested for the production of blood-brain barrier dysfunction by applying them to the brain surface of the cat for 3 hours. Normal saline, Ringer's solution, and Elliott's Solution B induced no obvious damage either by closed subdural perfusion or when applied to the brain sur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vällfors B,Hansson HA,Svensson J

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extent of resection (EOR) correlates with glioblastoma outcomes. Resectability and EOR depend on anatomical, clinical, and surgeon factors. Resectability likely influences outcome in and of itself, but an accurate measurement of resectability remains elusive. An understanding of resectability and the factors...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sonabend AM,Zacharia BE,Cloney MB,Sonabend A,Showers C,Ebiana V,Nazarian M,Swanson KR,Baldock A,Brem H,Bruce JN,Butler W,Cahill DP,Carter B,Orringer DA,Roberts DW,Sagher O,Sanai N,Schwartz TH,Silbergeld DL,Sisti M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Relatively little attention has been paid to emotional outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). This study assessed levels of anxiety and depression among SAH survivors and related these to clinical indices. METHODS:Seventy SAH patients from a consecutive series of neurosurgical admissions participated i...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Morris PG,Wilson JT,Dunn L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary osteogenic sarcoma of the skull with metastases to the lungs, left diaphragm, 2nd lumbar and 1st sacral vertebral bodies, and both femoral heads was presented. A young man with a lump over his right parieto-occipital region since the age of 14 had noticed rapid growth of the mass after having experie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wang YC,Shih CJ,Leu FJ,Tu YC

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Cerebral ischemia is the most worrisome perioperative complication of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The stroke rate occurring with CEA is estimated to range from 2.3 to 6.3%. Numerous treatment options are available to the neurosurgeon in this scenario, although no "gold standard" exists. CLIN...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barkhoudarian G,Ali MJ,Deveikis J,Thompson BG

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alcoholic man who was admitted with an acute onset of neck pain and confusion was diagnosed as suffering from a subarachnoid hemorrhage after rupture of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm. Additionally, he showed a bilateral 6th nerve palsy of variable extent. The postoperative course was complicated by pulm...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Valdueza JM,Puchner MJ,Herrmann HD

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of intracerebral hematoma from aneurysm rupture is an indication for craniotomy for clot evacuation and aneurysm clipping. Some centers have begun securing aneurysms with coil embolization followed by clot evacuation in the operating room. This approach requires transporting a patient from the a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Turner RD,Vargas J,Turk AS,Chaudry MI,Spiotta AM

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to describe clinical situations requiring repeat embolization in patients previously treated by endovascular coil embolization for intracranial aneurysms, and to report on our experiences of repeat embolization (RE). METHODS:A total of 466 patients harboring 522 intracranial ane...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kang HS,Han MH,Kwon BJ,Kwon OK,Kim SH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Animal and human studies have shown increased delivery of radiolabeled compounds across the blood-brain-tumor barrier using intra-arterial (IA) Cereport (RMP-7; Alkermes Inc., Cambridge, MA) with a radiolabeled tracer. This present study assesses the safety, tolerance, and preliminary efficacy of the IA admin...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cloughesy TF,Black KL,Gobin YP,Farahani K,Nelson G,Villablanca P,Kabbinavar F,Viñeula F,Wortel CH

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aneurysm of a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PHA) particularly at its junction with the basilar artery, often poses therapeutic problems. This is attributable not only to the size and location of the aneurysm but also to the fact that the persistent PHA is functionally the single artery providing blood in...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kanai H,Nagai H,Wakabayashi S,Hashimoto N

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00