Clinical long-term results of anterior discectomy without fusion for treatment of cervical radiculopathy and myelopathy. A follow-up of 164 cases.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We verified the effectiveness of training in endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery (eETSS) techniques using chicken eggs and a skull model. METHODS:We verified the area of eggshell removed by drilling when five residents and four experts used the chicken eggs and a skull model. RESULTS:When resident...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Okuda T,Yamashita J,Fujita M,Yoshioka H,Tasaki T,Kato A

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One case of a pontine haematoma with clinical symptoms of cerebellopontine angle tumour is described. The haematoma was successfully evacuated, and preoperative neurological deficits disappeared except for minimal right fifth nerve palsy. The pathological specimen was diagnosed as arteriovenous malformation. Lateropon...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Inoue Y,Sato O

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feline infusion model of brain edema was used to evaluate the pathophysiological effects of 0.6 ml infusions of autologous serum protein (66%), human serum protein (66%), human glioma cyst fluid and a tissue culture medium (TCM) on the structure and function of the forebrain white matter. These infusions increased...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Whittle IR,Ironside JW,Piper IR,Miller JD

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to assess if transforaminal steroid injections applied to cohort of patients waiting for cervical disc surgery, reduce the pain of cervical radiculopathy and hence reduce the need for surgical intervention. Cervical radiculopathy due to cervical disc herniation or spondylosis is a c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kolstad F,Leivseth G,Nygaard OP

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although intracranial cavernomas are known to cause haemorrhage, data concerning the frequency, severity and delay of recurrent bleedings are controversial. We report a series of 6 patients with histologically proven cavernoma, presenting with early clinical signs and radiological proof of rebleeding, that is occurrin...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Duffau H,Capelle L,Sichez JP,Faillot T,Bitar A,Arthuis F,Van Effenterre R,Fohanno D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The operative technique of limited approaches to extramedullary spinal tumours is described. The results after unilateral approaches are as satisfying as after standard laminectomies. The rationale of attempting an unilateral approach is to avoid damage to the dorsal static structures of the vertebral column. Access g...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Eggert HR,Scheremet R,Seeger W,Gaitzsch J

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is a rare condition with severe neurological sequelae. Surgical management is still a matter of debate and challenging. METHOD:We present a modification of the transdural approach for TDH. The approach has been described in a stepwise fashion, analysing pre-, peri-, and postop...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mandelli C,Spina A,Calvanese F,Mortini P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Before operating on 130 patients with pituitary disorders, we evaluated their bone window CT images sliced parallel to the transnasal surgical route to assess the surgical anatomy of the nasal cavity for transnasal surgery. METHODS:High resolution bone window CT was performed in 3- to 5-mm slices parallel to...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Abe T,Asahina N,Kunii N,Ikeda H,Izumiyama H

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term outcome in 26 patients following operation of intracranial saccular aneurysms before the age of twenty is presented. The duration of follow-up ranged from 4 to 33 years (mean 14 years). The oldest patient is now 51 years old. 19 patients (73%) made a complete or good recovery with resumption of normal li...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ostergaard JR

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:An open collaborative international network has been established which aims to improve inter-centre standards for collection of high-resolution, neurointensive care data on patients with traumatic brain injury. The group is also working towards the creation of an open access, detailed and validated databas...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Piper I,Citerio G,Chambers I,Contant C,Enblad P,Fiddes H,Howells T,Kiening K,Nilsson P,Yau YH,BrainIT Group.

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As technical progress advances, telemonitoring has become an important part of patient care in many areas of medical treatment. However, distanced surveillance of intracranial pressure (ICP) could not be established so far. With the recent introduction of a telemetric ICP measurement probe, new possibilities...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tschan CA,Velazquez Sanchez VF,Heckelmann M,Antes S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of vestibular schwannomata is controversial. Surveillance remains an acceptable option for elderly patients or those with small lesions. Stereoradiosurgery is also an option, while surgery is often preferred in younger patients with larger lesions. In elderly patients with lesions causing brainstem comp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Barrett C,Prasad KS,Hill J,Johnson I,Heaton JM,Crossman JE,Mendelow AD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between external ventricular drainage (EVD) and aneurysm rerupture is still a controversial issue. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published series reporting data of EVD placement in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with the aim to evaluate the relationship betwe...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Cagnazzo F,Gambacciani C,Morganti R,Perrini P

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant glioma presenting as an intracerebral haematoma is very rare. Two patients having malignant gliomas, initially presenting as intraparenchymal haematomas, are discussed. One patient survived, but the other patient rapidly deteriorated and died. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Richardson RR,Siqueira EB,Cerullo LJ

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze prospectively the frequency and the risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic haemorrhage after image guided stereotactic biopsy of intra-axial brain tumours. METHODS:The study was conducted within a time frame of 24 months (April 1998-April 2000). 326 patients (150 males, 176 females; mean age 56.8 ye...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kreth FW,Muacevic A,Medele R,Bise K,Meyer T,Reulen HJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Establishment of a reliable and rapid diagnosis is of paramount importance in spinal tuberculosis. The available gadgetry of investigations, such as AFB smear, culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Uniplex PCR, suffers from a lack of adequate sensitivity and/or a lack of rapidity. Therefore, many times ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sharma K,Meena RK,Aggarwal A,Chhabra R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a proportion of small acoustic neuroma patients, monitoring with magnetic resonance imaging shows no volumetric increase of tumour size over the years. The object of the study was to identify some indications for the clinical choice between immediate surgery (with the related risks) and watchful waiting. We perform...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Modugno GC,Pirodda A,Ferri GG,Fioravanti A,Calbucci F,Pezzi A,Ceroni AR,Pirodda E

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of dissection of the extracranial vertebral artery with prominent occipital pain and elements of the lateral medullary syndrome. Arteriography showed a string and pearl sign. Magnetic resonance imaging allowed visualization of an intramural thrombus associated with a narrow vascular lumen. The distal...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mabuchi S,Kamiyama H,Abe H

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated 76 patients with known subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) in order to compare the results of angiography and non-invasive Doppler recordings of cerebral artery blood velocity in the diagnosis of cerebral vasospasm. One radiologist and one neurovascular surgeon assessed angiographic spasm visually on a four...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lindegaard KF,Nornes H,Bakke SJ,Sorteberg W,Nakstad P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of a post-traumatic subdural haematoma with an unusual evolution in two phases, one slow, the other very rapid. The rapidity of the evolution was caused by the rupture of a cortical dural artery, shown angiographically. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ciappetta P,Bruni P

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Registration accuracy is a main factor influencing overall navigation accuracy. Standard fiducial- or landmark-based patient registration is user dependent and error-prone. Intraoperative imaging offers the possibility for user-independent patient registration. The aim of this paper is to evaluate our initia...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Carl B,Bopp M,Saß B,Nimsky C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a case of cavernous angioma, a remote gyrus, which was found to contain an epileptogenic focus by intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG), was resected simultaneously with lesionectomy. The patient was a 27-year-old male who was referred to our hospital because of frequent systemic tonic-clonic convulsions. ECoG...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kamada K,Isu T,Takahashi T,Tanaka T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild hypothermia provides cerebral protection against ischaemic insults in various animal models. We compared systemic and cerebral oxygenation between mild hypothermic and normothermic management in 60 patients with acute subarachnoid haemorrhage who underwent clipping of cerebral aneurysms. METHOD:The tem...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sato K,Sato K,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) causes unilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo and unsteadiness. In many cases, the tumour size may remain unchanged for many years following diagnosis, which is typically made by MRI. In the majority of cases the tumour is small, leaving the clinician and patient with the option...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Myrseth E,Pedersen PH,Møller P,Lund-Johansen M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many approaches for clipping anterior communicating artery (ACoA) aneurysms are reported in the literature. We describe here a new approach called "low anterior interhemispheric approach" for clipping of ACoA aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A low anterior interhemispheric approach utilizing a unilateral fr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： El-Noamany H,Nakagawa F,Hongo K,Kakizawa Y,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic targeting of the postero-ventral pallidum (PVP) presents special challenges to the surgeon 1) The target is in intimate relation to the optic tract and the internal capsule. 2) Proper angulation of the trajectory is crucial to achieve optimal effects given the long craniocaudal extension of the PVP. 3) Th...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Spiegelmann R,Gofman J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the results of measurements of ultrasound velocity in, and density of, a number of normal and pathological tissues are given. From the results it can be concluded that intracranial pathological regions will often be detectable with ultrasound techniques, but is is not possible with any degree of certaint...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： van Venrooij GE,Boone RM,van der Gon JJ

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the in-vivo effects of direct Low-Energy Laser Irradiation (LELI) on the Peripheral Nervous System, the sciatic nerve in rats was surgically exposed, crushed and then subjected to the direct irradiation of either of two continuous-wave HeNe lasers--0.3 mW or 17 mW. We found that the 0.3 mW laser significantly...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rochkind S,Nissan M,Lubart R,Avram J,Bartal A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen of 145 patients with post-traumatic subdural hygroma (SDHy) developed chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) at the involved site over a period of 6 years. CSDHs were found at the site of SDHys with no history of further head injury at a mean interval of 56 days. It appeared that these 13 patients did not have any...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Park CK,Choi KH,Kim MC,Kang JK,Choi CR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents an autosomal dominant Currarino syndrome with incomplete penetrance in three out of four members of the same family. The mother had only a bony sacral defect and no other signs. In the older daughter, the syndrome was completely developed with presacral cystic teratoma, a sacral defect and abdomin...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bunc G,Ravnik J,Vorsic M,Ravnik M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00