Emergency transorbital ventricular puncture: refinement of external landmarks.

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Neurosurgery is among the most competitive residencies, as evidenced by the high number of applicants for relatively few positions. Although it is important to recruit candidates who have the intellectual capacity and drive to succeed, traditional objective selection criteria, such as US Medical Licensing Ex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lubelski D,Healy AT,Friedman A,Ferraris D,Benzel EC,Schlenk R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this study the authors investigated the relationship between variations in the circle of Willis observed on magnetic resonance (MR) angiograms and locations of cerebral aneurysms, and evaluated the risk of aneurysm formation. METHODS:One hundred thirty-one patients with cerebral aneurysms were retrospectivel...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horikoshi T,Akiyama I,Yamagata Z,Sugita M,Nukui H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence is an effective surgical adjunct for the intraoperative identification of tumor tissue during resection of high-grade gliomas. The use of 5-ALA-induced PpIX fluorescence in glioblastoma (GBM) has been shown to double the extent of gro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Almiron Bonnin DA,Havrda MC,Lee MC,Evans L,Ran C,Qian DC,Harrington LX,Valdes PA,Cheng C,Amos CI,Harris BT,Paulsen KD,Roberts DW,Israel MA

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the biology of thyrotropin (TSH)-producing pituitary adenomas, the authors reviewed the charts of 19 patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery within a 15-year period at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Between 1989 and 1991, the period during which immunostaining techniques were us...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mindermann T,Wilson CB

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven patients with acute cervical spine injuries and associated major neurological deficit were examined within 2 weeks of injury by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. All patients had abnormal scans, indicating intramedullary lesions. This study was undertaken to determine if the early MR imaging pattern had a p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schaefer DM,Flanders AE,Osterholm JL,Northrup BE

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the various anterior surgical approaches to the spine, exposure of the upper two thoracic vertebrae remains the most challenging. An operative approach to this region is described. The major features include resection of a portion of the clavicle and the manubrium sterni. Following resection of the tumor and involv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sundaresan N,Shah J,Foley KM,Rosen G

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the authors present a physical model developed to teach surgeons the requisite drilling techniques when using an endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the skull base. EEA is increasingly used for treating pathologies of the ventral and ventrolateral cranial base. Endonasal drilling is a unique skill in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tai BL,Wang AC,Joseph JR,Wang PI,Sullivan SE,McKean EL,Shih AJ,Rooney DM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVERebleeding remains a frequent and catastrophic event leading to poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Reduced platelet function after the initial bleed is associated with higher risk of early rebleeding. Desmopressin (DDAVP) is a well-known hemostatic agent, and recent guidelines already suggest i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Francoeur CL,Roh D,Schmidt JM,Mayer SA,Falo MC,Agarwal S,Connolly ES,Claassen J,Elkind MSV,Park S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) often present with impaired gait and cognition together with ventricular enlargement and normal intracranial pressure. Many have vascular risk factors as well as periventricular and deep white matter changes on MR imaging. Abnormal CSF dynamics, that ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tisell M,Tullberg M,Hellström P,Edsbagge M,Högfeldt M,Wikkelsö C

更新日期：2011-05-01 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:The authors performed a study to evaluate the hemorrhagic rates of cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) and the risk factors of hemorrhage following Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS). METHODS:Data from a cohort of patients undergoing GKRS for cerebral dAVFs were compiled from the International Radiosu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,McCarthy DJ,Chen CJ,Kano H,McShane BJ,Lee J,Patibandla MR,Mathieu D,Vasas LT,Kaufmann AM,Wang WG,Grills IS,Cifarelli CP,Paisan G,Vargo J,Chytka T,Janouskova L,Feliciano CE,Sujijantarat N,Matouk C,Chiang

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic impact of the resection of metastatic brain tumor cells infiltrating adjacent brain parenchyma. METHODS:Between July 2001 and February 2007, 94 patients (67 males and 27 females, with a mean age of 55.0 +/-12.0 years) underwent resection of a single brain m...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yoo H,Kim YZ,Nam BH,Shin SH,Yang HS,Lee JS,Zo JI,Lee SH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of the posterior communicating artery (PCoA) in 126 cranial cavities of adult cadavers revealed some hitherto unreported anomalies. These included: the origin of one PCoA from the ophthalmic artery inside the optic canal; the presence of three PCoA's on one side; the occurrence of two posterior cerebral art...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bisaria KK

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) are benign tumors of the pituitary gland that typically cause visual and/or hormonal dysfunction. Surgery is the treatment of choice, but patients remain at risk for tumor recurrence for several years afterwards. The authors evaluate the early results of surgery and the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Losa M,Mortini P,Barzaghi R,Ribotto P,Terreni MR,Marzoli SB,Pieralli S,Giovanelli M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Resection of cancer and the involved artery in the neck has been applied with some success, but the indications for such an aggressive approach at the skull base are less well defined. The authors therefore evaluated the outcomes of advanced skull base malignancies in patients who were treated with bypass and re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kalani MY,Kalb S,Martirosyan NL,Lettieri SC,Spetzler RF,Porter RW,Feiz-Erfan I

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Different surgical routes have been used over the years to achieve adequate decompression of the optic nerve in its canal including, more recently, endoscopic approaches performed either through the endonasal corridor or the transorbital one. The present study aimed to detail and quantify the amount of bone ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Di Somma A,Cavallo LM,de Notaris M,Solari D,Topczewski TE,Bernal-Sprekelsen M,Enseñat J,Prats-Galino A,Cappabianca P

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Herein, the authors report their experience with intraoperative stimulation mapping to locate the descending subcortical motor pathways in patients undergoing surgery for hemispheric gliomas within or adjacent to the rolandic cortex, with particular description of the morbidity and functional outcomes associa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Han SJ,Morshed RA,Troncon I,Jordan KM,Henry RG,Hervey-Jumper SL,Berger MS

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A new experimental model of chronic subdural hematoma in mice is described. A single intraperitoneal injection of 6-aminonicotinamide (25 mg/kg body weight) on the 5th postnatal day induced hydrocephalus in mice with almost 100% success. Approximately 60% of the mice spontaneously developed intracranial hemorrhage 20 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aikawa H,Suzuki K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical outcome of schwannomatosis, a rare condition characterized by multiple nonvestibular schwannomas in the absence of meningiomas, intraspinal ependymomas, and other clinical signs of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). METHODS:Nine patients with schwannomatosis treate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seppälä MT,Sainio MA,Haltia MJ,Kinnunen JJ,Setälä KH,Jääskeläinen JE

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring as well as the significance of the period of cross clamping in carotid endarterectomy have not been completely defined. In particular, the clinical importance of major EEG changes has not been fully investigated and some recent studies seem to indicate that th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Collice M,Arena O,Fontana RA,Mola M,Galbiati N

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed on anesthetized cats to determine whether the variability that is common in experimental spinal cord injuries produced by the weight-drop technique can be reduced if a more accurate determination of the actual intensity of the insult to the cord is measured. In addition, determinations of th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Molt JT,Nelson LR,Poulos DA,Bourke RS

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with simultaneous acute subdural hematoma (SDH) is a severe disease. The authors' objective was to analyze the incidence, prognosis, and clinical outcome of patients suffering from aneurysm-related SAH and space-occupying acute SDH. METHODS:Between June 1999 and June 2011, data fro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schuss P,Konczalla J,Platz J,Vatter H,Seifert V,Güresir E

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：:Changes in the brain parenchyma and cerebrospinal fluid spaces were demonstrated in three cases of dural arteriovenous malformations by computerized tomography (CT). In various combinations, there were 1) vermiform or patchy enhancement after intravenous contrast infusion, 2) abnormal decreased density mainly in the w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Miyasaka K,Takei H,Nomura M,Sugimoto S,Aida T,Abe H,Tsuru M

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ocular complications of intracarotid infusion of drugs for brain-tumor chemotherapy may be eliminated by infusion of the chemotherapeutic agent into the carotid artery above the origin of the ophthalmic artery. The authors have developed a catheter that can negotiate the carotid siphon. This catheter is not balloo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kapp JP,Ross RL,Tucker EM

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a new surgical technique to improve the results of conventional hypoglossal-facial nerve anastomosis that does not necessitate the use of nerve grafts or hemihypoglossal nerve splitting. Using this technique, the mastoid process is partially resected to open the stylomastoid foramen and the desce...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sawamura Y,Abe H

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：OBJECT:Complete avulsion traumatic brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) can be treated using nerve and musculoskeletal reconstruction procedures. However, these interventions are most viable within certain timeframes, and even then they cannot restore all lost function. Little is known about how patients make decisions rega...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Franzblau LE,Maynard M,Chung KC,Yang LJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 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：OBJECT:Preoperative anemia may be treated with a blood transfusion. Both are associated with adverse outcomes in various surgical procedures, but this has not been clearly elucidated in surgery for cerebral aneurysms. In this study the authors assessed the association of preoperative anemia and perioperative blood tran...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seicean A,Alan N,Seicean S,Neuhauser D,Selman WR,Bambakidis NC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00