Understanding the motivations, needs, and challenges faced by aspiring neurosurgeons in Africa: an E-survey.

abstract：:Selecting patients who will benefit from a permanent CSF diversion procedure in benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) or communicating hydrocephalus due to normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has inherent problems. The percutaneous introduction of a lumbar subcutaneous shunt (LSS) under local anaesthesia facilitates ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ushewokunze S,Haja Mydin HN,Prasad R,Mendelow AD

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we will discuss a rare complication after microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia: peripheral facial palsy. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oliveira LM,Peres CMA,Figueiredo EG

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty patients with borderline or frank insufficiency of their cerebrovascular reserve undergoing carotid endarterectomy were given enough short acting barbiturates, during cross clamping of the internal carotid artery, to cause EEG burst suppression. Arterial and venous concentrations of lactate were measured in bloo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wassman H,Fromm G,Nadstawek J,Bannister C,Hartmann A,Pavlidis C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Management of patients presenting for various nonspecific complaints without clear neurological abnormalities and with normal ventricular size remains highly controversial. We intended to share our rationale for surgical treatment of patients who show symptoms of transient increase of intracranial pressure owin...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Koziarski A,Podgórski A,Zieliński GM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and acute ischaemic stroke are major causes of mortality and morbidity and there is an urgent demand for new neuroprotective strategies following the translational failure of neuroprotective drug trials. Oxygen therapy--especially normobaric, may offer a simple and effective therapeutic st...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kumaria A,Tolias CM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy, practicability, and safety of an ultrasonic osteotome for percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) in patients with calcified lumbar disc herniation (CLDH).Methods: A total of 25 CLDH patients who underwent PTED at our department between December 2017 and A...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yu L,Wen JK,Wang S,Wang WH,Yu JM,Ye XJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 31 patients harbouring 33 glomus tumours of the skull base were treated by a posterolateral combined otoneurosurgical approach. Seventy-four percent of tumours were totally exercised. Only one case required a 2-staged procedure. Three patients were given postoperative radiotherapy. Twenty-eight patients ha...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bordi LT,Cheesman AD,Symon L

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case is reported of a 49-year-old man with a giant infratentorial extradural epidermoid tumour, with cervical syringomyelia and hydrocephalus, and partial protrusion of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum. The patient complained of symptoms of raised intracranial pressure and was admitted to our Depa...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sgaramella E,Perria C

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to review the contribution of DSA to neurosurgical practice and to outline its advantages and limitations compared to conventional film-screen angiography. DSA is a technique whereby electronic subtraction allows the near instantaneous demonstration of vascular anatomy essentially free o...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Butler P

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year-old man presented with a history of fits and on initial investigation was suspected of having a left frontal parafalcine meningioma. Initial surgical procedure to excise the lesion had to be abandoned owing to the extreme vascularity of the lesion. Histology revealed it to be a haemangioendothelioma. At a se...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Golash A,Strang FA,Reid H

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar discal cysts are rare entities causing radicular pain with unknown etiologies. We report a case of a 42-year-old man who developed radiculopathy secondary to a lumbar discal cyst. Our case sheds some light on anatomy, possible etiological association and clinical course which can help management. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cho N,Keith J,Pirouzmand F

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microdialysis enables the chemistry of extracellular fluid in body tissues to be measured. Extracellular proteases such as the cysteine protease, cathepsin S (CatS), are thought to facilitate astrocytoma invasion. Microdialysates obtained from human brain tumours in vivo were subjected to cathepsin S activity and ELIS...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Flannery T,McConnell RS,McQuaid S,McGregor G,Mirakhur M,Martin L,Scott C,Burden R,Walker B,McGoohan C,Johnston PG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscopic technique is increasingly being used for the resection of pituitary adenomas. Its efficacy and safety have been generally accepted, but its impact on the quality of life of the patients treated has not been previously addressed. Most of the studies assessing the quality of life after long-term cure of p...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Karabatsou K,O'Kelly C,Ganna A,Dehdashti AR,Gentili F

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a large trigeminal neurinoma in an 18-month-old child involving the Gasserian ganglion and all three divisions in a plexiform pattern. The tumour in the ophthalmic division extended all the way to the supraorbital nerve. The child presented with proptosis which had been observed since she was 4 months of age...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A,Ranade D,Nagpal RD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 14-month-old infant presenting with unresponsiveness and seizure following thoracic surgery. Imaging showed full territory left middle cerebral artery infarct and signs of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) that required emergency decompressive craniectomy (DC). The child made a good functional...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grigoratos DN,Mazarakis NK,Lumsden DE,Kariyawasam S,Bhangoo R,Gordon A,Lin JP,Dlamini N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim is to present a typical case of IgG4-related hypophysitis, which will offer insight into the aetiology and pathogenesis of this relatively newly described disease. IgG4 Related Disease is a protean systemic condition that mimics inflammatory, infectious, and malignant processes. Biopsy of affected organs will ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Murphy AN,Hannon AM,Brett FM,Agha A,Javadpour M,Looby S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant fusiform aneurysm is a rare vascular lesion which presents difficult management issues. We describe one such aneurysm in a middle cerebral artery branch (M2) that presented with subarachnoid haemorrhage and was managed operatively. Clinical, radiological and pathological presentations, as well as the different t...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： al-Yamany M,Ross IB

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevation of a depressed skull fracture (DSF) overlying a venous sinus is generally avoided due to risk of sinus injury. Rarely, the sinus may be compressed by the fractured segment, causing intracranial hypertension (IH) or encephalopathy and can only be diagnosed with cerebral angiography or MR imaging techniques. T...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sundaram PK,Jain PK

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The previous literature on radiosurgical treatment for craniopharyngioma is sparse, because the involvement of the radiosensitive optic chiasm within the target volume (in most cases) precludes safe high single dosage. The relocatable frame, introduced at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1989, utilizes the dosimetric adva...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Plowman PN,Wraith C,Royle N,Grossman AB

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a high rate of IDH1/2 mutations in low grade gliomas and in high grade gliomas deriving from them. IDH analysis of gliomas is a novel method of classification and an independent prognostic marker. We compared antibody and sequencing methods for the detection of IDH mutations. METHOD:88 samples fr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurian KM,Haynes HR,Crosby C,Hopkins K,Williams M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is a dearth of comparative outcome data on vertebroplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCF) according to vertebral level, the number of levels and aetiology. The aim of this study was to investigate the improvement of pain and function following vertebroplasty for a heterogeneo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mukherjee S,Yeh J,Ellamushi H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-traumatic hypopituitarism has remained as an obscured cause of worsening morbidity and mortality in head injury patients. Researchers have for decades been puzzled by the mechanism of pituitary dysfunction in these cases. Amongst other causes like direct injury, vascular injury etc, an immunological basis of hypo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harsh V,Jha S,Kumar H,Kumar A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We discuss a spontaneous subdural haematoma (SDH) arising from an arachnoid cyst in a healthy adult male, presenting with headache and vomiting. Imaging revealed a large SDH communicating with an arachnoid cyst and intracystic haemorrhage. The patient fully recovered with surgical evacuation. We also discuss the cause...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hall A,White MAJ,Myles L

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytic and granulocytic hypophysitis are rare pituitary masses. A series of five dealt with at a single centre is presented and discussed. Retrospective analysis of pathology records revealed the cases. Of pituitary mass lesions dealt with in this centre, 0.8% have the diagnosis. Five females presented, one pregn...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Buxton N,Robertson I

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebro-PICA aneurysms represent a particular technical challenge because of the extremely narrow operative field and the presence of numerous vital neural and vascular structures. The lack of exposure still remains the limiting factor in most cases. During the 9-year period from January 1980 to October 1989, 8 verte...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Roux A,Mohr G,Hardy J

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the efficacy of our methods for decreasing the incidence of post-operative central nervous system infections (PCNSI) and to assess the type of microbiology and risk factors associated with PCNSI. METHODS:This prospective study was performed at First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang U...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ma YF,Wen L,Zhu Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-traumatic 'spontaneous' CSF fistulae are uncommon. The clinical features of 23 patients treated for non-traumatic CSF fistulae are presented. Twenty of these patients had normal CSF pressure and six developed meningitis. Surgical repair of these fistulae is recommended in order to reduce the risk of meningitis. Fo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eljamel MS,Foy PM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous cerebral blood flow (CBF) and glucose metabolism (CMRglu) studies with a double isotope autoradiographic technique were applied to squirrel monkeys submitted to a unilateral pre- or postganglionic trigeminal lesion. The CBF values were not affected following a pre- or postganglionic lesion per se. In cont...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shiokawa Y,Delgado-Zygmunt TJ,Arbab MA,Svendgaard NA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical thermal clearance was used during surgery for clipping of a giant middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysm. During prolonged continuous proximal MCA occlusion thermal clearance remained normal, indicating sufficient collateral blood supply. Postoperatively the patient had no neurological deficit. This monitoring...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Choksey MS,Chambers IR,Jenkins A,Mendelow AD,Sengupta RP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with von Recklinghausen's disease presented with a right sixth nerve palsy. Investigations demonstrated unilateral dolichoectasia of the intracranial carotid artery and sphenoid wing dysplasia. This case demonstrates an association not previously documented, that of unilateral fusiform dilatation of the caro...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Steel TR,Bentivoglio PB,Garrick R

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00