Combined transarterial and percutaneous coiling of a spontaneous vertebrovertebral fistula associated with neurofibromatosis Type 1. Case report.

abstract：:The supplementary motor area (SMA) is a region located within each cerebral hemisphere at the posterior mesial border of the frontal lobe adjacent to the falx. The functional significance of this area has been somewhat unclear, and information regarding its influence on motor output has largely been based on evoked re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rostomily RC,Berger MS,Ojemann GA,Lettich E

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It is assumed that the observed increase in brain tumor incidence may at least partially be explained by increased use of MRI. However, to date no direct estimate of this effect is available. The authors undertook this registry-based study to examine whether regional frequencies of cerebral MRI use correlate to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Solheim O,Torsteinsen M,Johannesen TB,Jakola AS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Tyrosine kinases play an important role in the regulation of systemic vascular smooth-muscle tone. The authors studied the involvement of protein tyrosine kinase activity in erythrocyte lysate-mediated signal transduction in cerebral smooth-muscle cells. METHODS:Tyrosine kinase phosphorylation and intracellular...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Iwabuchi S,Marton LS,Zhang JH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors of this study aimed to genetically design a bispecific targeted toxin that would simultaneously target overexpressed markers on glioma as well as the tumor vasculature, to mutate certain amino acids to reduce the immunogenicity of this new drug, and to determine whether the drug was able to effective...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oh S,Tsai AK,Ohlfest JR,Panoskaltsis-Mortari A,Vallera DA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Medulloblastoma is a malignant cerebellar tumor of childhood and is difficult to cure due to frequent cerebrospinal fluid dissemination. Amplification of the c-myc gene (4%) and messenger (mRNA) overexpression (50%) are known to be adverse prognostic indicators. Because mRNA overexpression cannot be explained by...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Misaki K,Marukawa K,Hayashi Y,Fukusato T,Minamoto T,Hasegawa M,Yamashita J,Fujisawa H

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral hemorrhage occurred in this 61-year-old woman with preexisting diplopia and proptosis. Results of angiography demonstrated a persistent primitive trigeminal artery (PPTA)-cavernous sinus fistula with cortical venous reflux. Two microcatheters were introduced transarterially through the PPTA into the two ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tokunaga K,Sugiu K,Kameda M,Sakai K,Terasaka K,Higashi T,Date I

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The cerebellomedullary fissure (CMF) is a space between the cerebellum and the medulla oblongata, which often adhere to each other. The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate the importance of the unilateral CMF dissection for clipping vertebral artery (VA)-posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawashima M,Takase Y,Matsushima T

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intraventricular glioma occupying all four ventricles of the brain in children is very uncommon. The authors report a unique case of a tetraventricular Grade II astrocytoma with evidence of extension into the basal cisterns in a 5-year-old boy who had a 1-month history of headache. There was no neurological deficit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hercules SA,Ramesh VG,Paramasivan S,Kodiarasan P,Kumar MS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An implantable device for measurement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube has been developed. The unit is energized by an extracorporeal high-frequency generator (200 KHz), and electrolysis creates bubbles in the shunt tube. Velocity of bubble flow is detected by a pair of ultrasonic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hara M,Kadowaki C,Konishi Y,Ogashiwa M,Numoto M,Takeuchi K

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bow hunter stroke, which is characterized by transient vertebrobasilar ischemia brought on by head turning, is an unusual condition usually caused by structural abnormalities at the craniocervical junction. The authors present a case in which compression of the left vertebral artery (VA) at the C4-5 level was caused b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vates GE,Wang KC,Bonovich D,Dowd CF,Lawton MT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a technique involving placement of a catheter in the third ventricle in shunt systems for hydrocephalus, in order to avoid obstruction of the proximal catheter by particles of chorioid plexus. They emphasize the simplicity of the technique, lack of morbidity, and the good results they have obtained...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gutierrez-Lara F,Hakim S

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Systemic administration of 23.5% hypertonic saline enhances cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients with poor-grade spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Whether the increment of change in CBF correlates with changes in autoregulation of CBF or outcome at discharge remains unknown. METHODS:Thirty-five patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tseng MY,Al-Rawi PG,Czosnyka M,Hutchinson PJ,Richards H,Pickard JD,Kirkpatrick PJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Ascites and abdominal pseudocysts are two complications that can occur following placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Although various factors have been implicated, the exact pathogenesis of the two conditions remains elusive. To the authors' knowledge, there are no studies in which these two obviousl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kariyattil R,Steinbok P,Singhal A,Cochrane DD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levamisole was evaluated as an immune stimulant in a randomized controlled study of patients with anaplastic gliomas, who had undergone surgical resection and who were also treated with radiotherapy and BCNU chemotherapy. Of 102 patients placed into the study, 85 were determined to comprise the adequately treated grou...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mahaley MS Jr,Steinbok P,Aronin P,Dudka L,Zinn D

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of protein kinase C (PKC) isoforms in eight human glioblastoma cell lines and two normal human glial cell cultures were determined. Earlier studies identified PKC-alpha and PKC-gamma in these cell lines but PKC-beta was not present. In this study, PKC-epsilon and PKC-zeta are demonstrated immunologically in the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Xiao H,Goldthwait DA,Mapstone T

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of 127 consecutive patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), in whom cerebral panangiography revealed no cause for the bleeding nor any sign of an intraparenchymatous hemorrhage, were reviewed in a study of the long-term prognosis and the possible prognostic factors in this condition. Data for all 127 pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brismar J,Sundbärg G

更新日期：1985-09-01 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：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two different treatment protocols on physiological characteristics and outcome in patients with brain trauma. One protocol was primarily oriented toward reducing intracranial pressure (ICP), and the other primarily on maintaining cerebral perfusion pressure (CP...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Howells T,Elf K,Jones PA,Ronne-Engström E,Piper I,Nilsson P,Andrews P,Enblad P

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite diagnostic advances, it remains difficult to identify intrasellar and ectopic parasellar adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting microadenomas. The authors present the case of a 61-year-old woman with Cushing disease in whom a significant central-to-peripheral and lateralized right-sided ACTH gradient was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim LJ,Klopfenstein JD,Cheng M,Nagul M,Coons S,Fredenberg C,Brachman DG,White WL

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:Diagnosis of piriformis syndrome is difficult and its precise definition is highly controversial. In this article, the authors present the case of a patient who had clinical features suggestive of piriformis syndrome. During surgery the patient was found to have a rare variation in anatomical structures, in which the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spinner RJ,Thomas NM,Kline DG

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of hypothermia is used routinely in neurosurgical and cardiovascular operations to protect the brain from ischemic insult. However, despite a plethora of experimental evidence supporting the use of hypothermia to protect the brain from ischemia, clinical experience using deliberate hypothermia in humans has ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sagher O,Huang DL,Webb RC

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Coverage of the anterior spinal artery (ASA) ostia is a source of considerable consternation regarding flow diversion (FD) in vertebral artery (VA) aneurysms due to cord supply. The authors sought to assess the association between coverage of the ASA, posterior spinal artery (PSA), or lateral spinal artery (L...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dmytriw AA,Kapadia A,Enriquez-Marulanda A,Parra-Fariñas C,Kühn AL,Nicholson PJ,Waqas M,Renieri L,Michelozzi C,Foreman PM,Phan K,Yang IH,Tutino VM,Ogilvy CS,Radovanovic I,Harrigan MR,Siddiqui AH,Levy EI,Limbucci N,Co

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms is associated with higher recanalization and complication rates; however, the most commonly used methods are not specifically designed to work in bifurcation lesions. To address these issues, the authors describe the evolution in the design and use of the eCLIP...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chiu AH,De Vries J,O'Kelly CJ,Riina H,McDougall I,Tippett J,Wan M,de Oliveira Manoel AL,Marotta TR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive malignancy that frequently metastasizes. When RCC metastasizes to the spine, significant pain and neurological dysfunction often follow. Because systemic therapy and radiotherapy have a limited effect in controlling spinal disease, surgery is frequently required; howev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jackson RJ,Loh SC,Gokaslan ZL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to now, navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has been used for motor mapping in the vicinity of rolandic brain lesions. Recently, nTMS has also been suggested to be useful in mapping human language areas. The authors describe the case of a left-handed patient with a left-side glioblastoma within the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sollmann N,Picht T,Mäkelä JP,Meyer B,Ringel F,Krieg SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors characterized the clinical course of tectal plate lesions in a group of pediatric patients to identify the prognostic factors at presentation that predict progression, in an attempt to differentiate tectal hamartomas from tumors. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted of the management of tect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ternier J,Wray A,Puget S,Bodaert N,Zerah M,Sainte-Rose C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal root entry zone lesions have been documented as effective for control of intractable pain in patients with brachial plexus avulsion or severe spinal cord injury. These lesions are usually made with the radiofrequency technique. The authors report three cases in which the CO2 laser was used as an alternative mea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy WJ,Nutkiewicz A,Ditmore QM,Watts C

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of ossification of the ligamentum flavum at T-10 and T-11 associated with compressive myelopathy. Metrizamide myelography with computerized tomography allowed precise preoperative diagnosis and anatomic localization of the lesion. The patient had satisfactory and prompt improvement after surg...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Omojola MF,Cardoso ER,Fox AJ,Drake CG,Durward QJ

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Direct and indirect bypass surgeries are recognized as the most effective treatments for preventing further stroke in adults with moyamoya disease (MMD). However, the risk factors for postoperative infarction after bypass surgery for MMD are not well established. Therefore, the objective of this study was to...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cho H,Jo KI,Yu J,Yeon JY,Hong SC,Kim JS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00