External carotid artery to middle cerebral artery bypass with the saphenous vein graft.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Embolization before surgical resection of tumors has been demonstrated to reduce intraoperative blood loss, but the optimal time that should elapse between embolization and tumor resection has not been established. We evaluated whether immediate surgical resection (< or =24 h) after embolization or delayed su...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chun JY,McDermott MW,Lamborn KR,Wilson CB,Higashida R,Berger MS

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Biophysical modeling of glioma is gaining more interest for clinical practice. The most popular model describes aggressivity of tumor cells by two parameters: net proliferation rate (ρ) and propensity to migrate (D). The ratio ρ/D, which can be estimated from a single preoperative magnetic resonance imaging ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Amelot A,Deroulers C,Badoual M,Polivka M,Adle-Biassette H,Houdart E,Carpentier AF,Froelich S,Mandonnet E

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal cord dose limits are critically important for the safe practice of spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). However, the effect of inherent spinal cord motion on cord dose in SBRT is unknown. OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of cord motion on spinal cord dose in SBRT. METHODS:Dynamic balanced fas...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oztek MA,Mayr NA,Mossa-Basha M,Nyflot M,Sponseller PA,Wu W,Hofstetter CP,Saigal R,Bowen SR,Hippe DS,Yuh WTC,Stewart RD,Lo SS

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive mechanical stress on the intervertebral disc may be one of the causes of low back pain. Most studies testing this thesis, however, have been based on quantification of the mechanical response of functional units at failure. Typically, radiography is used to demonstrate trauma to the vertebral body at the fai...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoganandan N,Maiman DJ,Pintar F,Ray G,Myklebust JB,Sances A Jr,Larson SJ

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Interest in using the extended endonasal transsphenoidal approach for management of suprasellar lesions, with either a microscopic or endoscopic technique, has increased in recent years. The most relevant benefit is that this median approach permits the exposure and removal of suprasellar lesions without t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Cavallo LM,de Divitiis O,Aydin S,Messina A,Esposito F,Iaconetta G,Talat K,Cappabianca P,Tschabitscher M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expansive granulomatous lesions in the posterior cranial fossa are rare and have not been reported in conjunction with Lyme disease. We report a patient with verified Borrelia burgdorferi infection who developed a tumor in the cerebellopontine angle. Rapid growth of the tumor led to signs of cerebral compression and t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mokry M,Flaschka G,Kleinert G,Kleinert R,Fazekas F,Kopp W

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Meningiomas arising primarily within the internal auditory canal (IAC) are notably rare. By far the most common tumors that are encountered in this region are neuromas. We report a series of eight patients with meningiomas of the IAC, analyzing the clinical presentations, surgical management strategies, and c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakamura M,Roser F,Mirzai S,Matthies C,Vorkapic P,Samii M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of frontotemporosphenoid meningioma are reported. The principles of the orbitofrontomalar approach and of reconstruction of the orbital cone and of the frontomalar region with an orbitotemporal prop are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pellerin P,Lesoin F,Dhellemmes P,Donazzan M,Jomin M

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples of ventricular cerebrospinal fluid, tumor cyst fluid, and subdural fluid were obtained from 30 patients at operation. The protein concentration and the specific gravity of each sample were measured and the corresponding mean absorption numbers were calculated from the numerical printout of the preoperative com...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salcman M

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are numerous reports on the surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, but the studies do not use uniform outcome measures, which makes it difficult for patients and clinicians to determine which treatment may be most appropriate. The objectives of this study were to set quality criteria and standards ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zakrzewska JM,Lopez BC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Formation of cerebral de novo aneurysms (CDNAs) is rare, and the pathogenesis remains obscure. We analyzed factors involved in formation of CDNAs and suggest guidelines for follow-up of patients. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We retrospectively reviewed intracranial aneurysms at our institute and pub...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rahmah NN,Horiuchi T,Kusano Y,Sasaki T,Hongo K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain stem hemorrhage was first recorded in 1812. Its origin has been the subject of much study and experimentation. We review the studies that stress mechanical forces because dynamic axial distortion of the brain stem is a major factor in the physiology and pathology of the central nervous system. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Thompson RK,Salcman M

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While high-resolution imaging is increasingly used in guiding decisions about surgical interventions for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, direct assessment of the extent of vascular contact of the trigeminal nerve is still considered the gold standard for the determination of whether nerve decompressio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jani RH,Hughes MA,Gold MS,Branstetter BF,Ligus ZE,Sekula RF Jr

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to increase the safety of anterior cervical discectomy, a routine surgery performed by neurosurgeons worldwide, in the face of vertebral artery (VA) anomalies. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 59-year-old woman had an intraoperative injury of the left VA during elective anterior cervical discectomy and f...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gantwerker BR,Baaj AA,Maughan PH,McDougall CG,White WL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Trigeminal neuralgia is often caused by compression, demyelination, and injury of the trigeminal nerve root entry zone by an adjacent artery and/or vein. Previously described variations of the nerve-vessel relationship note external nerve compression. We offer a detailed classification of intraneural vessels ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Helbig GM,Callahan JD,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, delayed neurological deficits, often followed by infarction, are believed to result from ischemia caused by vasospasm. Cerebral blood flow (CBF) data have been useful in predicting the risk of vasospasm in these patients and in distinguishing those deficits caused by vasospasm...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yonas H,Sekhar L,Johnson DW,Gur D

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precise placement of the MacCarty keyhole, a burr hole simultaneously exposing the anterior cranial fossa floor and orbit, provides accurate, efficient entry for orbitozygomatic and supraorbital craniotomies. To locate the optimal keyhole site, previous studies have used superficial landmarks that, in our ex...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Loukas M,Shoja MM,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Total brain water content changes in several cerebral pathological conditions and the measurement of brain water content are important for the selection of appropriate therapeutic procedures. We present a quantitative, in vivo, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) method and propose its use for the accurate...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Grasso G,Alafaci C,Passalacqua M,Morabito A,Buemi M,Salpietro FM,Tomasello F

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of Clinical Problem Solving manuscripts is to present management challenges in an attempt to give practicing neurosurgeons insight into how field leaders address these dilemmas. This illustration is accompanied by a brief review of the literature on the topic. We describe the case of a patient who presente...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Natarajan SK,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Boulis NM,Levy EI

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient with a 2-day history of symptoms suggesting acute carpal tunnel syndrome is presented. However, an urgent electroneurographic examination revealed median nerve compression at the forearm and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed compression by a mass proximal to the carpal tunnel. Surgical explora...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fricker R,Fuhr P,Pippert H,Troeger H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thorascopic approach for the microsurgical removal of herniated thoracic discs is described, and perioperative management is also discussed. The microsurgical techniques used for decompression of the spinal canal in the thoracic spine are presented in detail. The diagnostic imaging, surgical positioning, approach,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oskouian RJ Jr,Johnson JP,Regan JJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiosurgery is fundamentally the harnessing of energy and delivering it to a focal target for a therapeutic effect. The evolution of radiosurgical technology and practice has served toward refining methodologies for better conformal energy delivery. In the past, this has resulted in developing strategies for improved...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hoh DJ,Liu CY,Chen JC,Pagnini PG,Yu C,Wang MY,Apuzzo ML

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We report on 32 neonates treated with ventriculosubgaleal (VSG) shunts to determine VSG shunt survival and associated complications. METHODS:Between 1993 and 1997, 37 VSG shunts were placed in 32 neonates when the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or the abdomen was considered unsuitable for ventriculoperitoneal shu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fulmer BB,Grabb PA,Oakes WJ,Mapstone TB

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine the risk of adverse outcome after contemporary surgical treatment of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms in the United States. Patient, surgeon, and hospital characteristics were tested as potential outcome predictors, with particular attention to the surgeon's and hospital'...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barker FG 2nd,Amin-Hanjani S,Butler WE,Ogilvy CS,Carter BS

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical problems are often complex. Problems of great complexity are usually associated with a commensurately greater degree of difficulty with respect to the decision making process. This is most certainly true regarding the management of cervical spondylosis. Usually, clinicians make clinically appropriate decision...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shedid D,Benzel EC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knowledge of the anatomic location of the deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode in the brain is essential in quality control and judicious selection of stimulation parameters. Postoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging coregistered with preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is commonly used to d...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Thani NB,Bala A,Swann GB,Lind CR

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the possible role of the cerebellum in the modulation of cortical motor output associated with repetitive electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve in the rat. METHODS:A sustained somatosensory stimulation induces an increase in the intensity of the response of the rodent motor cortex. Wistar ra...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oulad Ben Taib N,Manto M,Laute MA,Brotchi J

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of traumatic false aneurysm of the middle meningeal artery associated with a delayed contralateral extradural hematoma. The extradural hematoma was evacuated, and the pseudoaneurysm was removed to avoid delayed rupture. The literature on traumatic aneurysms is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Salazar Flores J,Vaquero J,Garcia Sola R,Rossi E,Martinez R,Martinez P,Santos H,Bravo G

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate possible applications of microsurgical extirpation to arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving the brainstem. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed clinical records of 25 patients with AVMs involving brainstems who were admitted to our institute from 1984 to 2004. We defined a brainstem AVM as ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nozaki K,Hashimoto N,Kikuta K,Takagi Y,Kikuchi H

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old woman presented with a history of headache and rapidly progressive complete bilateral ophthalmoplegia. Her endocrine function was normal. Radiographic studies revealed signs of diffuse destruction of the sella turcica by a tumor without suprasellar extension. Biopsies of the lesion within the sphenoid si...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nudleman KL,Choi B,Kusske JA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00