Abstract:
:A patient is reported with an anomalous rib that caused compression of the cervical spinal cord and presented with cervical myelopathy. This appears to be the first reported instance of this particular anomaly. The clinicoanatomical aspects of this case are discussed.
journal_name
J Neurosurgjournal_title
Journal of neurosurgeryauthors
Rock JP,Spickler EMdoi
10.3171/jns.1991.75.3.0465subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-09-01 00:00:00pages
465-7issue
3eissn
0022-3085issn
1933-0693journal_volume
75pub_type
杂志文章abstract:Objective:The authors previously described a graded approach to skull base repair following endonasal microscopic or endoscope-assisted tumor surgery. In this paper they review their experience with skull base reconstruction in the endoscopic era. Methods:A retrospective review of a single-institution endonasal endosc...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2017.11.JNS172141
更新日期:2018-05-11 00:00:00
abstract::The complete avulsion of the brachial plexus is a severe injury usually caused by high-energy trauma. Even with the advent of modern microsurgical techniques, many patients have been rendered severely handicapped following this injury. The authors present a new reconstructive procedure that uses a microsurgical reinne...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1996.85.1.0174
更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) on endothelium-dependent vasodilation of the isolated rabbit basilar artery was examined using an isometric tension recording method. The SAH was induced by injecting 5 ml of fresh arterial blood into the cisterna magna. Sixty-two rabbits were separated into four groups acco...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1987.66.6.0915
更新日期:1987-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Neurointensivists are specialists trained to manage all aspects of the intensive care unit (ICU) stay of neurologically ill patients. No study to date has examined the role of neurointensivists specifically in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) management. This study examined the use of a team-based neurointensivist ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2009.8.JNS09441
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Developmental cysts lined by neuroepithelium are a distinctive form of neural tube dysgenesis. Neuropathological study of fourth ventricular cysts that caused symptomatic hydrocephalus indicated its neuroepithelial origin. The cyst arose from the ventral surface of cerebellar vermis. Evagination of the rhombencephalic...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1977.46.6.0820
更新日期:1977-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::A small group of spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) most commonly present in children or young adults, are characterized by a large size, high flow, the presence of multiple feeders, and frequent extension to paraspinous structures. Cardiac output requirements may be significantly increased by these so-called ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1989.70.4.0628
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A new technique is presented in which expandable compressed Ivalon sponge emboli were used to obliterate an intramedullary arteriovenous malformation of the spinal cord by intraparenchymal embolization. A case is described in which this method was used. ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1977.47.1.0119
更新日期:1977-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography offers a safe, noninvasive alternative to conventional angiography in patients with suspected carotid stenosis; however, it tends to overestimate the severity of stenosis. Loss of the MR signal with a resulting flow gap is a frequent finding in cases of high-grade stenosis. The auth...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1996.85.3.0384
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVEThe authors' aim in this study was to evaluate placement accuracy and clinical outcomes in patients who underwent implantation of deep brain stimulation devices with the aid of frame-based stereotaxy and intraoperative MRI after induction of general anesthesia.METHODSThirty-three patients with movement disord...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2017.7.JNS171166
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVE WHO Grade III gliomas are relatively rare and treated with multiple modalities such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. The impact of the extent of resection (EOR) on improving survival in patients with this tumor type is unclear. Moreover, because of the heterogeneous radiological appearance of Grad...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2017.3.JNS162383
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to analyze the incidence of the primary complications related to positioning or surgery and their impact on neurological outcome in a consecutive series of patients undergoing elective surgery in the semisitting position. METHODS The authors prospectively collected and retrosp...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2016.8.JNS16719
更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Blood flow for the whole spinal cord (SCBF), central cord (largely gray matter), and peripheral cord (largely white matter) has been measured at all segmental levels using radioactive microspheres in conscious sheep. Whole SCBF was greatest in the lower cervical and lumbar enlargements and least in the upper cervical ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1981.54.5.0620
更新日期:1981-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Oligometastatic brain metastases may be treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) alone, but no consensus exists as to when SRS alone would be appropriate. A survey was conducted at 2 radiosurgery meetings to determine which factors SRS practitioners emphasize in recommending SRS alone, and what physician cha...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2010.8.GKS10999
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Recent studies have suggested that a deficiency of alpha 1-antitrypsin may be a genetic risk factor for the development of intracranial aneurysms and arterial fibromuscular dysplasia. The authors report a 16-year-old girl with a history of lung disease who suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to the rupture of a giant i...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1996.85.3.0503
更新日期:1996-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1992.77.2.0209
更新日期:1992-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A combined radiological and surgical technique that permits identification of appropriate recipient vessels and accurate placement of the atrial catheter in ventriculoatrial shunts is described. The procedure uses readily available radiological skills and reduces operation time and morbidity related to malpositioning ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1995.82.1.0140
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::OBJECTIVE Glioma is the most common form of brain tumor and has high lethality. The authors of this study aimed to elucidate the efficiency of preoperative inflammatory markers, including neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (dNLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte/monocyte ratio (LMR), and progno...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.3171/2017.3.JNS161648
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Opercular glioma inferolateral to the hand/digit sensorimotor area can be resected safely using a neuronavigation system and functional brain mapping techniques. However, the surgery can still sometimes cause postoperative ischemic complications, the character of which remains unclear. The authors of this study ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2007.106.2.263
更新日期:2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A study of computerized tomography (CT) scans was performed in a consecutive series of 100 patients with ruptured saccular cerebral aneurysms who were admitted, diagnosed, and operated on within 72 hours after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and treated with calcium antagonists. The aneurysms were in the anterior portio...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1986.65.2.0217
更新日期:1986-08-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2016.9.JNS152494
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::A study was designed to investigate hyperperfusion syndrome after the restoration of normal cerebral blood flow in a chronically cerebral ischemic state resulting from high-flow arteriovenous malformations or severe carotid stenosis. A fistula between the left distal common carotid artery and the jugular vein was crea...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1992.76.3.0478
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The goal of this study was to quantify volumetrically cement fill and leakage in patients with osteoporotic and metastatic vertebral lesions undergoing percutaneous vertebroplasty and to establish whether these factors have any clinical significance at follow up. METHODS:Digital computerized tomography data wer...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/spi.2003.99.1.0056
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The majority of sinonasal malignancies present with advanced disease, and cure rates are generally poor. Surgical extirpation remains the mainstay of treatment. In cases of sinonasal malignancy with orbital apex extension, gross-total tumor resection requires orbital exenteration and bony skull base resection ar...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.9.JNS141256
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Chronic sinusitis can be a debilitating disease with significant impact on quality of life. Frontal sinusitis has a relatively low prevalence, but complications can be severe due to its anatomical location. After failure of conservative measures, typically endoscopic procedures are performed to improve the drain...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.3171/2011.11.JNS101849
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Two groups of rats with induced arterial hypertension were studied. One group underwent section of the left common carotid artery with an end-to-side anastomosis of the proximal segment to the right common carotid artery. The second group was subjected to ligation of the left common carotid artery. The number of aneur...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1986.65.3.0398
更新日期:1986-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:In this study the authors investigated the relationship between variations in the circle of Willis observed on magnetic resonance (MR) angiograms and locations of cerebral aneurysms, and evaluated the risk of aneurysm formation. METHODS:One hundred thirty-one patients with cerebral aneurysms were retrospectivel...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.2002.96.4.0697
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:The nitric oxide system has been linked to the pathogenesis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). The authors performed a case-control study to investigate the association between SAH and common genetic variants within the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS3). METHODS:Three hundred thirty-three ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/2014.5.JNS131572
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Five cases of moyamoya disease associated with aneurysm are reported. In three cases, the aneurysms were located at the peripheral portion of the posterior choroidal artery, and in two at the basilar artery. Based on these cases, the symptoms and mechanisms of formation of aneurysms in moyamoya disease are discussed. ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1978.48.4.0565
更新日期:1978-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The authors present the case history of a patient in whom the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system caused ureter obstruction. This is a rare complication of such a shunt procedure, and the patient's symptoms were relieved by shortening the peritoneal catheter. ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3171/jns.1983.59.3.0542
更新日期:1983-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECT:Glomus tumors are rare skull base neoplasms that frequently involve critical cerebrovascular structures and lower cranial nerves. Complete resection is often difficult and may increase cranial nerve deficits. Stereotactic radiosurgery has gained an increasing role in the management of glomus tumors. The authors ...
journal_title:Journal of neurosurgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.3171/2012.4.JNS11214
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00