Evolution of techniques for the resection of vestibular schwannomas: from saving life to saving function.

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The posterior subthalamic area (PSA) is a promising target of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for medication-refractory essential tremor (ET). This case series describes a novel adverse effect manifesting as dystonic tics in patients with ET undergoing DBS of the PSA. METHODS Six patients with ET received elect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chandran AS,Joshi S,Thorburn M,Stell R,Lind CR

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A wide variation in postoperative drainage volumes is observed during treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) with twist-drill or burr-hole craniostomy and closed-system drainage. In this study the authors investigate the causes of the variation, the clinical significance thereof, and its influence on trea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kwon TH,Park YK,Lim DJ,Cho TH,Chung YG,Chung HS,Suh JK

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-nine cases of vertebral hemangioma were seen at the Mayo Clinic between 1980 and 1990. Vertebral hemangiomas were discovered incidentally in 35 patients, while pain was the presenting complaint in 13 patients. Five patients presented directly with progressive neurological deficit requiring surgery, and six patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fox MW,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Congenital occipitocervical (OC) instability is uncommon in healthy children but can occur in many children with Down syndrome. A simple morphometric method of evaluating the OC joint in children with OC instability is presented, supported by a qualitative image analysis based on computed tomography (CT). METHO...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Browd S,Healy LJ,Dobie G,Johnson JT 3rd,Jones GM,Rodriguez LF,Brockmeyer DL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannitol is widely considered the hyperosmolar therapy of choice in routine neurosurgical practice for the reduction of intracranial pressure (ICP). The authors present a unique case of a patient with a large meningioma treated with mannitol, in which mannitol accumulation within the tumor and its surrounding parenchy...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sankar T,Assina R,Karis JP,Theodore N,Preul MC

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An audible, noisy cerebrospinal fluid flow is an uncommon sequela of ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Two cases presenting this phenomenon are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ordia JI,Mortara RW,Spatz EL

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas myelography was carried out in 22 patients with acute cervical spinal cord injuries in whom oily contrast media seemed contraindicated. The authors believe this technique makes a valuable contribution to the basic decision regarding the surgical versus medical treatment of a specific patient with a cervical cord i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rossier AB,Berney J,Rosenbaum AE,Hachen J

更新日期：1975-03-01 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：:The case of a 30-year-old woman with Chiari I malformation and a cervicothoracic syrinx is presented. The patient was followed clinically over a 2 1/2-year period. Spontaneous and complete resolution of the syrinx, as documented by serial magnetic resonance studies, was accompanied by only a minimal change in objectiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jack CR Jr,Kokmen E,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood flow velocity was recorded from the middle or anterior cerebral and extracranial internal carotid arteries using transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD) in 121 unselected consecutive patients with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Recordings were made daily or every 2nd day after SAH for a 14-day per...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grosset DG,Straiton J,McDonald I,Cockburn M,Bullock R

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 410 patients with refractory herniated lumbar disc disease treated with intradiscal collagenase, 82 (20%) did not respond to enzyme treatment and subsequently underwent surgery. Failure to improve in 6 to 8 weeks was the predominant cause for surgical intervention (53 patients). Increased pain (18 patients), progre...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fisher RG,Bromley JW,Becker GL,Brown M,Mooney V

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Anterior capsulotomy (AC) is sometimes used as a last resort for treatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Previous studies assessing neuropsychological outcomes in patients with OCD have identified several forms of cognitive dysfunction that are associated with the disease, but few have focu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gong F,Li P,Li B,Zhang S,Zhang X,Yang S,Liu H,Wang W

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis suffered facial pain which was relieved after the insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The trigeminal somatosensory evoked response (TSER) of the affected side showed lower amplitudes and longer latencies as compared to the unaffected side. Following surger...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Findler G,Feinsod M

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Scar formation in the carotid sheath is often identified during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with previous cardiac surgery, and dissection of the carotid sheath and exposure of the carotid arteries in such patients are difficult. The purpose of the present study was to investigate factors related to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida K,Ogasawara K,Kobayashi M,Tsuboi J,Okabayashi H,Ogawa A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this paper, the authors' goal was to compare the artifact induced by implanted (in vivo) adjustable shunt valves in spin echo, diffusion weighted (DW), and gradient echo MR imaging pulse sequences. METHODS:The MR images obtained in 8 patients with proGAV and 6 patients with Strata II adjustable shunt valves ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Toma AK,Tarnaris A,Grieve JP,Watkins LD,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors performed a study to review outcomes following Gamma Knife radiosurgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and to create a practical scale to predict long-term outcome. METHODS:Outcomes were reviewed in 1012 patients who were followed up for more than 2 years. Favorable outcome was defi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,Yen CP,Ding D,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to elucidate the genotype-phenotype relationship in syndromic craniosynostoses by analyzing the mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene and its clinical manifestations in patients, particularly those in atypical cases. METHODS:Twenty patients with craniosynostos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ito S,Sekido K,Kanno H,Sato H,Tanaka M,Yamaguchi K,Yamamoto I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excision of human cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) can be complicated by postoperative edema and hemorrhage in adjacent brain tissue, despite the complete excision of the malformation. Various theories have purported to explain the hemodynamic basis for this predisposition, including disordered autoregulati...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekhon LH,Morgan MK,Spence I

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dolichoectatic and fusiform aneurysms represent a small subset of cerebral aneurysms and are often among the most difficult to treat. A consecutive series of 40 patients with 41 of these two types of aneurysms is presented, including their clinical characteristics and surgical treatments. Common to all aneurysms was t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Anson JA,Lawton MT,Spetzler RF

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary apoplexy has not been reported in the setting of lymphocytic hypophysitis. The authors present the case of a woman with sudden vision loss and headache. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed focal hemorrhages in a sellar lesion with suprasellar extension. The results of histopathological analysis were consiste...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee MS,Pless M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of transient hindbrain ischemia in Mongolian gerbils is described. The vertebrobasilar junction of gerbils was exposed by a transcervical approach through the space between the atlas and occipital bone. The origin of the basilar artery was occluded by a clip, and the local cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measure...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada K,Hayakawa T,Yoshimine T,Ushio Y

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of specific neuronal populations in epileptic foci was studied by comparing epileptic and non-epileptic cortex removed from patients with low-grade gliomas. Epileptic and nearby (within 1 to 2 cm) non-epileptic temporal lobe neocortex was identified using electrocorticography. Cortical specimens taken from fo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Haglund MM,Berger MS,Kunkel DD,Franck JE,Ghatan S,Ojemann GA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of CorPath GRX robotic-assisted (RA) transradial (TR) carotid artery stenting (CAS) compared with manual TR CAS. METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database and identified 13 consecutiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Weinberg JH,Sweid A,Sajja K,Gooch MR,Herial N,Tjoumakaris S,Rosenwasser RH,Jabbour P

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, diagnosis and management of disorders involving nerves are generally undertaken without images of the nerves themselves. The authors evaluated whether direct nerve images obtained using the new technique of magnetic resonance (MR) neurography could be used to make clinically important diagnostic distinction...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Filler AG,Kliot M,Howe FA,Hayes CE,Saunders DE,Goodkin R,Bell BA,Winn HR,Griffiths JR,Tsuruda JS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It is generally accepted that hemifacial spasm (HFS) is caused by pulsatile vascular compression upon the facial nerve root exit zone. This 2-3 mm area, considered synonymous with the Obersteiner-Redlich zone, is a transition zone (TZ) between central and peripheral axonal myelination that is situated at the ner...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Campos-Benitez M,Kaufmann AM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEBlood vessel tortuosity may play an important role in the development of vessel abnormalities such as aneurysms. Currently, however, there are no studies analyzing the impact of brain blood vessel tortuosity on the risk of aneurysm formation. Therefore, the authors performed a computer-aided analysis of middl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kliś KM,Krzyżewski RM,Kwinta BM,Stachura K,Moskała M,Tomaszewski KA

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A visual field deficit resulting from the management of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) significantly impacts a patient's quality of life. The present study was designed to investigate the clinical and radiological outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) performed for AVMs involving the postgeniculate vi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bowden G,Kano H,Caparosa E,Tonetti D,Niranjan A,Monaco EA 3rd,Flickinger J,Arai Y,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery has played an important role in the development of neuroscience and the science of consciousness. In this paper, the authors reflect on some of the historical contributions of neurosurgeons to the science of consciousness and discuss the ways in which clinical neurosurgery can contribute to the science of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hasegawa H,Jamieson GA,Ashkan K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two episodes of massive bleeding from a sutured arteriotomy were observed within 30 hours after carotid endarterectomy. The patient had received anticoagulation therapy with heparin for 72 hours prior to surgery. A platelet count of 93,000/cu mm was demonstrated following the second hemorrhage. The potential problem o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rogers LA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a 59-year-old man with a spinal arachnoid cyst accompanied by spinal arachnoiditis. The patient developed symptoms after treatment for a ruptured vertebral artery aneurysm, in which fibrin glue was used for reconstruction of the suboccipital bone defect. It is believed that the fibrin glue may ha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taguchi Y,Suzuki R,Okada M,Sekino H

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00