Atypical forms of spinal tuberculosis.

abstract：:In the management of shunt infection, the use of ventricular catheters made of silicone rubber for the temporary external drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is general practice. However, the eradication of the primary source of infection may be hindered by the affinity of bacteria to silicone-based material. Compar...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vieweg U,Kaden B,Van Roost D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Without mortality, 31 patients underwent conservative treatment for traumatic supratentorial acute subdural haematoma (SDH). Later on six of them had the haematoma surgically evacuated mainly because of a deterioration of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores. It was found that patients with a midline shift of less than...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wong CW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The vasodilatator effects of testosterone have been widely studied and demonstrated. Based on previous studies of these vasodilatatory activities, we hypothesized that testosterone might have potential effects on subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced cerebral vasospasm. METHODS:Thirty-two adult male New Zealand w...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gürer B,Turkoglu E,Kertmen H,Karavelioglu E,Arikok AT,Sekerci Z

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient with an intracerebral haematoma occurring at a remote site following evacuation of a chronic subdural haematoma. Recurrence of the haematoma, infection, seizure, cerebral edema, tension pneumocephalus and failure of the brain to expand due to cerebro-cranial disproportion are the major complicatio...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Dinc C,Iplikcioglu AC,Bikmaz K,Navruz Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glomus jugulare tumors (GJTs) are uncommon and locally disruptive tumors that usually arise within the jugular foramen of the temporal bone. Surgery was the treatment of choice up until recently. In the last decades, however, radiosurgery has surfaced as a promising alternative treatment by providing excelle...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lior U,Rotem H,Uzi N,Roberto S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We used an assembly of electrodes C3 and C4-Cz in order to activate the motor cortical area of the corticobulbar tract to elucidate the motor-evoked potential of the contralateral mentalis muscle. METHOD:We compared this setup to that of an assembly with electrodes C5 or C6-Cz using a train of electrical pul...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Verst SM,Chung TM,Sucena AC,Maldaun MV,Aguiar PH

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The facial nerve may be damaged by trauma, surgical manipulation, inflammation or neoplastic disease. Current techniques for repair and regeneration of the damaged nerve produce suboptimal results. This review outlines the current knowledge of experimental facial nerve regeneration in vitro and in vivo to provide an i...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Choi D,Dunn LT

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) causes long-term psychosocial impairments even in patients who regain functional independence. Little is known about predictors of these impairments. We studied how early clinical data and neuropsychological results predict work status and health-related quality of li...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vilkki J,Juvela S,Malmivaara K,Siironen J,Hernesniemi J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) is a technique allowing local infusion of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system, circumventing the blood-brain or spinal cord barrier. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of nimustine hydrochloride (ACNU) CED in controlling tumor progression in an experimental s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ogita S,Endo T,Sugiyama S,Saito R,Inoue T,Sumiyoshi A,Nonaka H,Kawashima R,Sonoda Y,Tominaga T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1979 and 1989, 7 patients were admitted, with cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM) and associated aneurysms (7% of the AVM patients and 2% of the aneurysm patients admitted during the same period). 6 of these patients were admitted because of an intracranial haemorrhage (in 3 of them the AVM, angiographi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Deruty R,Mottolese C,Soustiel JF,Pelissou-Guyotat I

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with symmetrical bilateral low-density areas which were the perfusion territories of Heubner's arteries are reported. The infarctions were demonstrated on computed tomography after aneurysm surgery. Two of them had an anterior communicating artery aneurysm and the other one had multiple aneurysms of bot...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fukamachi A,Horikoshi T,Nagaseki Y,Sasaki H,Nukui H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was aimed at the evaluation of the relationship between genetic polymorphisms of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) (rs4680:A > G-Val158Met, rs6269:A > G, rs4633:C > T, rs4818:C > G) and pain sensitivity after lumbar discectomy. METHODS:All patients had one-level symptomatic disc herniation from...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Rut M,Machoy-Mokrzyńska A,Ręcławowicz D,Słoniewski P,Kurzawski M,Droździk M,Safranow K,Morawska M,Białecka M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coregistration of any neuroimaging studies into treatment planning for stereotactic radiosurgery became easily applicable using the Leksell Gamma Knife 4C, a new model of gamma knife. The authors investigated the advantage of this image processing. METHOD:Since installation of the Leksell Gamma Knife 4C at ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Koga T,Maruyama K,Igaki H,Tago M,Saito N

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The practice of endoscopic endonasal surgery is still limited in children because of the relative rarity of sellar lesions in the paediatric population. However, such an approach is increasingly reported in the literature as an alternative option to standard sublabial microsurgery, and its surgical results a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Massimi L,Rigante M,D'Angelo L,Paternoster G,Leonardi P,Paludetti G,Di Rocco C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Operative skills are key to neurosurgical resident training. They should be acquired in a structured manner and preferably starting early in residency. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the outcome and complication rate of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with or without instrument...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Stienen MN,Joswig H,Jucker D,Hildebrandt G,Schaller K,Gautschi OP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a critical public health and socio-economic problem throughout the world, making epidemiological monitoring of incidence, prevalence and outcome of TBI necessary. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in Europe and to evaluate the methodology of incid...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Peeters W,van den Brande R,Polinder S,Brazinova A,Steyerberg EW,Lingsma HF,Maas AI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For measurement of the cerebral blood flow (CBF) the thermal diffusion method is quite convenient and allows the chronological measurement of CBF and CO2 reactivity of cerebral vessels. We investigated the CO2 reactivity of fifteen head injury patients. The results showed that in head injury cases, the disturbance of ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tenjin H,Yamaki T,Nakagawa Y,Kuboyama T,Ebisu T,Kobori N,Ueda S,Mizukawa N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the association of intracranial aneurysms and abdominal aortic aneurysms to elucidate the incidence and independent risk factors for this association. Ultrasonography of the abdominal aorta was performed in 181 patients with 224 intracranial aneurysms. Six patients had suffered subarachnoid hae...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Miyazawa N,Akiyama I,Yamagata Z

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of transsphenoidal deflation of a detachable balloon after embolization of a carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF). The patient developed complete third and sixth nerve palsies immediately after detachable balloon embolization of the CCF, which was considered to be caused by cavernous sinus (CS) compressi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Jung JY,Kim SH,Kim DJ,Kim DI

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a giant aneurysm of the anterior communicating artery (ACoA) which was treated with a STA-RA graft-A3 bonnet bypass and A3-A3 side-to-side anastomosis. A giant and partially thrombosed ACoA aneurysm was partially coated 3 years before his current presentation, its gradual increase producing visual field di...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim K,Mizunari T,Mizutani N,Kobayashi S,Takizawa K,Kamiyama H,Murai Y,Teramoto A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study is aimed at examining the therapeutic effect of Nicorandil on chronic vasospasm using beagle dogs subjected to a "two-haemorrhage" insult, as well as its dilatory effect on the PDA [phorbol-12,13 diacetate]-induced contraction of the canine basilar artery. 1. A total of 12 animals of either sex, weig...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Matsui T,Nagafuji T,Tsutsumi K,Uchida H,Miyauchi T,Asano T

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During intracranial tumor resection, the delayed kinking of a major encased vessel has never been described in literature. We present a case which required urgent endovascular treatment performed through a stent positioning. A patient was hospitalized with symptomatic sphenoid meningioma in the left middle cranial fos...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Simonato D,Gabrieli JD,Cester G,Della Puppa A,Causin F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) has made it possible to examine blood flow characteristics in carotid-cavernous sinus fistulae (CCSF) in a noninvasive, relatively simple, and reliable way. This study investigated the usefulness of TCD in the diagnosis and follow-up of various CCSF subtyp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kiliç T,Elmaci I,Bayri Y,Pamir MN,Erzen C

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Several models for the application of intra-operative magnetic resonance imaging (IMRI) have recently been reported, most of them unique. Two fundamental issues need to be addressed: optimal use of the scanner to ensure a wide base for research, development and clinical application, and an organisational mod...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yrjänä SK,Katisko JP,Ojala RO,Tervonen O,Schiffbauer H,Koivukangas J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNT1) is a rare congenital pigmented neoplasm of neural crest origin, locally aggressive, and rapidly growing that develops during the first year of life. It most commonly arises from the maxilla, the cranial vault, and the mandible. Early diagnosis and radical s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lambropoulos V,Neofytou A,Sfougaris D,Mouravas V,Petropoulos A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate, enoxaparin and pentoxyfylline on lipid peroxidation, antioxidant defence system, paraoxonase activities, and homocysteine levels in an experimental model of spinal cord injury were investigated. METHOD:Sixty-three male albino Wistar rats were anaesthetized by 400 mg/k...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Topsakal C,Kilic N,Erol FS,Kaplan M,Akdemir I,Tiftikci M,Gursu F

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to assess the reliability of fluorescein sodium in predicting conclusive tissue diagnosis in stereotactic brain biopsies and to characterize features of contrast-enhancing and non-enhancing MRI lesions associated with fluorescence. METHODS:A total of 19 patients were studied, 1...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nevzati E,Chatain GP,Hoffman J,Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK,Lillehei KO,Ormond DR

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is essential to have easy to use, reliable tools to assess and compare facial function for clinical records, audit and research purposes. In this study, two different techniques were examined, Hand held calipers (HHC, as described by Burres), and computerised analysis of digital photographs (CAOP) using A...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Clapham L,Bottoms S,Mehta R,Davis A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ES is a non-physiological stimulus of the brain. However it represents an important and indispensable part of stero-EEG investigation since it is an easily adjustable method, capable of inducing typical electro-clinical seizures. From the clinical and electrical responses elicited by ES and from the data of the st...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gombi R,Velok G,Hullay J

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00