The role of surgery for high-grade intracranial dural arteriovenous fistulas: importance of obliteration of venous outflow.

abstract：:Extraaxial cerebellopontine angle (CPA) medulloblastomas and other primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are rare tumors. The authors report on two patients with PNETs who presented with progressive audiovestibular symptoms. In each case magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an extraaxial lesion that filled the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kalamarides M,Dewolf E,Couvelard A,Shahidi A,Bouccara D,Cyna-Gorse F,Rey A,Sterkers O

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case in which sellar and suprasellar osteogenic sarcoma developed 10 years after radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma. The literature is reviewed and the rarity of this condition discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amine AR,Sugar O

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:CD133(+) cells have the potential to enhance histological and functional recovery from peripheral nerve injury. However, the number of CD133(+) cells safely obtained from human peripheral blood is extremely limited. To address this issue, the authors expanded CD133(+) cells derived from human peripheral blood us...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ohtsubo S,Ishikawa M,Kamei N,Kijima Y,Suzuki O,Sunagawa T,Higashi Y,Masuda H,Asahara T,Ochi M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) have been shown to have significant osteoinductive activity in numerous in vitro and in vivo assay systems, and BMP-2 and BMP-7 are currently being evaluated in human clinical studies. In the spinal region, BMPs have been shown to promote spinal arthrodesis at a higher rate tha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Helm GA,Alden TD,Beres EJ,Hudson SB,Das S,Engh JA,Pittman DD,Kerns KM,Kallmes DF

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 61-year-old man with a right-sided tentorial dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) was initially treated with staged stereotactic radiosurgery and transarterial embolization. Results of follow-up cerebral angiography performed 4 years later demonstrated complete obliteration of the dAVF and development of a previous...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Friedman JA,Pollock BE,Nichols DA

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Skull bone regeneration induced by transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta1)-containing gelatin hydrogels (TGFbeta1-hydrogels) was investigated using a rabbit skull defect model. Different strengths of TGFbeta1 were examined and compared: different TGFbeta1 doses in gelatin hydrogels with a fixed water content...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hong L,Tabata Y,Miyamoto S,Yamamoto M,Yamada K,Hashimoto N,Ikada Y

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The object of this retrospective study was to investigate the impact of targeted therapies on overall survival (OS), distant intracranial failure, local failure, and radiation necrosis among patients treated with radiation therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) metastases to the brain. METHODS:All patients d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Juloori A,Miller JA,Parsai S,Kotecha R,Ahluwalia MS,Mohammadi AM,Murphy ES,Suh JH,Barnett GH,Yu JS,Vogelbaum MA,Rini B,Garcia J,Stevens GH,Angelov L,Chao ST

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Vincent van Gogh's life, letters, and art are the framework for this existential speech about the nature of alienation, as well as its threat to humanity and to the artful practice of medicine. The honest, human voice expressed in van Gogh's art stands in opposition to alienation, which occurs when we divide the world...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pelofsky S,Pelofsky R

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was fourfold: 1) to determine the incidence of traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage (tSAH) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI); 2) to verify agreement in the diagnosis of tSAH in a multicenter study; 3) to assess the incidence of tSAH on the outcome of the patient; and 4) to establi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mattioli C,Beretta L,Gerevini S,Veglia F,Citerio G,Cormio M,Stocchetti N

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft-versus-leukemia effect is an immune-mediated antitumor phenomenon associated with allogenic bone marrow transplants (BMTs) for hematological malignancies, and recent findings have indicated that a similar effect could occur in some solid tumors such as breast cancers. The authors report on a 42-year-old man with...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka M,Shibui S,Kobayashi Y,Nomura K,Nakanishi Y

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic stroke remains a leading cause of morbidity and death for which few therapeutic options are available. The development of neuroprotective agents, a once promising field of investigation, has failed to translate from bench to bedside successfully. This work reviews the ischemic cascade, agents targeting steps ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turner RC,Dodson SC,Rosen CL,Huber JD

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients were seen who described similar rapid shot-like pains that we have called "flashing pain syndrome" and whose pain was relieved by carbamazepine. The pathology of these conditions is not uniform, but the clinical description appears to be specific for an unpleasant condition that will respond dramatically...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dunsker SB,Mayfield FH

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Until now there has been no reliable stimulation protocol for inducing transient language disruptions while mapping Broca's area. Despite the promising data of only a few studies in which speech arrest and language disturbances have been induced, certain concerns have been raised. The purpose of this study was t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rogić M,Deletis V,Fernández-Conejero I

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pure sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are vascular malformations confined to the sylvian fissure without parenchymal involvement. Because the branches of the middle cerebral artery are arteries of passage and the margins between the AVM and the insula cortex may be ill defined, many surgeons re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zimmerman G,Lewis AI,Tew JM Jr

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pituitary adenomas represent a large proportion of brain tumors that are increasing in incidence because of improved imaging techniques. Headache is the primary symptom in patients with large tumors (macroadenomas), but is also a symptom in patients with small tumors (microadenomas, tumors < 1.0 cm). The prevale...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fleseriu M,Yedinak C,Campbell C,Delashaw JB

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In the radiosurgical treatment of critically located lesions, the effort to minimize the risk of complication is essential. In this study the integration of diffusion-tensor (DT) imaging-based tractography was clinically applied to treatment planning for gamma knife surgery (GKS). METHODS:Seven patients with ce...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maruyama K,Kamada K,Shin M,Itoh D,Aoki S,Masutani Y,Tago M,Kirino T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Remington humane stunner was used to deliver a blow to the left side of the surgically-exposed skull in ketamine-anesthetized cats. At 15 minutes after the trauma, brain tissue was frozen in situ. In animals without visible tissue hemorrhage (Grade 0) and in those with unilateral cerebral contusions involving the ce...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wagner KR,Tornheim PA,Eichhold MK

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEExcessive dissatisfaction and stress among physicians can precipitate burnout, which results in diminished productivity, quality of care, and patient satisfaction and treatment adherence. Given the multiplicity of its harms and detriments to workforce retention and in light of the growing physician shortage, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Attenello FJ,Buchanan IA,Wen T,Donoho DA,McCartney S,Cen SY,Khalessi AA,Cohen-Gadol AA,Cheng JS,Mack WJ,Schirmer CM,Swartz KR,Prall JA,Stroink AR,Giannotta SL,Klimo P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Decision tree analysis highlights patient subgroups and critical values in variables assessed. Importantly, the results are visually informative and often present clear clinical interpretation about risk factors faced by patients in these subgroups. The aim of this prospective study was to compare results of log...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Andrews PJ,Sleeman DH,Statham PF,McQuatt A,Corruble V,Jones PA,Howells TP,Macmillan CS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEIntrinsic third ventricular craniopharyngiomas (IVCs) have been reported by some authors to "pose the greatest surgical challenge" of all craniopharyngiomas (CPAs). A variety of open microsurgical approaches have historically been used for resection of these tumors. Despite increased utilization of the endosc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Forbes JA,Ordóñez-Rubiano EG,Tomasiewicz HC,Banu MA,Younus I,Dobri GA,Phillips CD,Kacker A,Cisse B,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two-session Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) has recently been demonstrated to be an effective and less-invasive alternative for large brain metastases not treatable by microsurgical resection. This raises the clinical question of whether the 2-session GKS strategy further improves treatment outcomes for patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yomo S,Oda K,Oguchi K

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of giant aneurysmal bone cyst of the skull is reported. Treatment was by total excision in three-staged surgery. The patient made a good recovery. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chalapati Rao KV,Rao BS,Reddy CP,Sundareshwar B,Reddy CR

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Hypophosphatemia with osteomalacia may be due to a neoplasm that produces fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), which inhibits phosphate reabsorption in the kidneys. Most of these tumors occur in bone or soft tissue and occasionally in the head, although intracranial occurrence is very rare. This report describes a tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mathis DA,Stehel EJ Jr,Beshay JE,Mickey BE,Folpe AL,Raisanen J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study details the extent of resection and complications associated with endonasal endoscopic surgery for pituitary tumors invading the cavernous sinus (CS) using a moderately aggressive approach to maximize extent of resection through the medial CS wall while minimizing the risk of cranial neuropathy and bl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Woodworth GF,Patel KS,Shin B,Burkhardt JK,Tsiouris AJ,McCoul ED,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with gliomas frequently have cognitive deficits, and surgery can exacerbate these deficits. Preoperative assessment is therefore crucial in patients undergoing surgery for glioma in eloquent areas, because the proximity of functional areas increases the risk of permanent postoperative cognitive disturba...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Satoer D,Vork J,Visch-Brink E,Smits M,Dirven C,Vincent A

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of seizures or epileptiform abnormalities on electroencephalography (EEG) studies in patients undergoing surgical treatment for acute subdural hematoma (SDH). METHODS:This was a retrospective study of 134 consecutive patients with acute or acute-on-chronic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rabinstein AA,Chung SY,Rudzinski LA,Lanzino G

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children younger than 3 years of age represent a distinct subpopulation of patients at particular risk for high cervical and craniovertebral injuries. There are few descriptions of survivors of severe craniocervical trauma among the very young, and scarce data exist regarding management after initial emergency stabili...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ghatan S,Newell DW,Grady MS,Mirza SK,Chapman JR,Mann FA,Ellenbogen RG

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author, who was editor of the Journal of Neurosurgery from 1975 to 1985, recalls the history of the journal during the 15 hears beginning in 1965, when Dr. Louise Eisenhardt resigned as its first editor. In an addendum, he presents some thoughts on the future of neurosurgery and the role the journal should play in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schwartz HG

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with fusiform aneurysms and at least one previous subarachnoid hemorrhage were treated by excision of the aneurysms and reconstruction of the arteries. The first case presented with two fusiform aneurysms, the larger of which involved the angular and the smaller one the temporal branch of the left middle ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dolenc V

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00