A survey to determine the understanding of the conceptual basis and diagnostic tests used for brain death by neurosurgeons in Canada.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Spinal hemangiomas usually arise from the vertebral body. Epidural hemangiomas are rare lesions, and most reported cases are cavernous. We report a case of a capillary hemangioma in the thoracic epidural space. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:The 57-year-old male patient initially presented with low th...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hasan A,Guiot MC,Torres C,Marcoux J

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:Thromboembolism is a common problem in neurosurgery and neurology patients. Within this diverse population are subpopulations of patients with varying degrees of thromboembolic risk: low, moderate, and high. Patients at substantial risk for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism include those with spinal cord inj...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hamilton MG,Hull RD,Pineo GF

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Organized general surgery has recently proposed creation of a new acute care surgery subspecialty to include emergency care of basic neurosurgical and orthopedic surgical problems. Little is known about neurosurgical attitudes toward this proposal and alternative methods of improving access to emergency neuro...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Byrne RW,Bagan BT,Bingaman W,Anderson VC,Selden NR

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraventricular tension pneumocephalus is an unusual complication of surgically treated hydrocephalus. This is a life-threatening complication requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. A case is presented wherein tension pneumocephalus developed as a result of cervicocranial subcutaneous emphysema in the presence of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Horton DD,Pollay M,Reynolds AF Jr

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage remains a management challenge. The accepted treatment involves hypertensive, hypervolemic, hemodilution therapy. However, there is variation in the application of this treatment. Most authors increase mean arterial pressure (MAP), which can be associated with signif...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Joseph M,Ziadi S,Nates J,Dannenbaum M,Malkoff M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deep brain stimulation alleviates tremor of various origins. Several regions like the ventralis intermediate nucleus of thalamus, the caudal zona incerta, and the posterior subthalamic region are generally targeted. Previous work with fiber tractography has shown the involvement of the cerebello-thalamo-cort...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Coenen VA,Allert N,Paus S,Kronenbürger M,Urbach H,Mädler B

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of endovascular retreatment of intracranial aneurysms with detachable coils. METHODS:Retrospective analysis of clinical outcome as well as angiographic studies both before and after coil retreatment. The indication for retreatment was based on either inadequate occl...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Henkes H,Fischer S,Liebig T,Weber W,Reinartz J,Miloslavski E,Kühne D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When confronted with a patient with a brachial plexus injury, how often as neurosurgeons do we consult an atlas to confirm the anatomy of the brachial plexus and then attempt to establish the location of the lesion? Similar difficulties are encountered with lumbar and sacral plexus lesions. In a project organized to a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fisher WS 3rd

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary leptomeningeal gliomatosis (PLG) is a poorly recognized tumor of the central nervous system. OBJECTIVE:To describe the histopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular features of PLG. METHODS:Results of our multicentric retrospective study of 6 PLG cases (3 pediatric and 3 adult) were compare...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tauziede-Espariat A,Maues de Paula A,Pages M,Laquerriere A,Caietta E,Delpont B,Viennet G,Medeiros de Bustos E,Moulin T,Barnerias C,Vauleon E,Grill J,Chiforeanu D,Vasiljevic A,Varlet P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cadaveric fibula with locking plate internal fixation has been reported to be associated with fewer complications and better long-term results, compared with autologous iliac crest. With the knowledge that cortically dense allografts collapse less with time, new machined femoral ring allografts were developed...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro S,Bindal R

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:If patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) also have depression, this could have important clinical ramifications in assessment and management of their cognitive function and response to shunting. In many dementias, depression is overrepresented, but the prevalence of depression in shun...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Israelsson H,Allard P,Eklund A,Malm J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present two cases of false aneurysm after carotid endarterectomy with primary arteriotomy closure. In both cases, infection appeared to be the precipitating cause. Both lesions were repaired with a saphenous vein patch graft, but infection in one patient persisted, and recurrence of a false aneurysm required ligati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Branch CL Jr,Davis CH Jr

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The majority of tumors of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) are benign. We report the case of a primary malignant melanoma of the CPA that mimicked a vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma). We discuss the differential diagnosis and prognosis of melanotic lesions at this location. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 49-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Piedra MP,Scheithauer BW,Driscoll CL,Link MJ

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature closure of the metopic suture results in a deformity ranging from a minor variation to a severe cosmetic deformity. The three principal abnormalities comprising metopic synostosis are trigonocephaly secondary to the restriction of growth of both frontal bones, deficient lateral supraorbital rims, and hypotel...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Delashaw JB,Persing JA,Park TS,Jane JA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of rat arteriovenous fistula (AVF) was created using a proximal common carotid artery to distal external jugular vein anastomosis. Anatomical dissections revealed that the external jugular vein is the primary vessel draining intracranial venous blood. Physiological measurements were made with the AVF open and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bederson JB,Wiestler OD,Brüstle O,Roth P,Frick R,Yaşargil MG

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional computed tomographic scanning is a valuable adjunct in the diagnosis and treatment of disease processes involving the spine. We present our experience with this noninvasive radiological diagnostic technique in 32 patients with vertebral column abnormalities ranging from craniovertebral junction disor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Sonntag VK,Amos MR,Hodak JA,Lopez LJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, only presumptive diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can be made in living patients. We present a modality that may be instrumental to the definitive diagnosis of CTE in living patients based on brain autopsy confirmation of [F-18]FDDNP-PET findings in an American football player with CTE. [...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Omalu B,Small GW,Bailes J,Ercoli LM,Merrill DA,Wong KP,Huang SC,Satyamurthy N,Hammers JL,Lee J,Fitzsimmons RP,Barrio JR

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Free radicals and lipid peroxidation are thought to be related to the vasospasm generation after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Plasma platelet-activating factor-acetyl hydrolase (PAF-AH) degrades phospholipids with an oxidatively modified fatty acyl chain. OBJECTIVE:To compare plasma PAF-AH activity and fr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hirashima Y,Doshi M,Hayashi N,Endo S,Akazawa Y,Shichiri M,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accidental vessel occlusion is one major risk of intracranial aneurysm surgery potentially causing cerebral ischemia. The intraoperative assessment of cerebral ischemia remains a technological challenge. OBJECTIVE:As a novel approach, cortical tissue integrity was monitored using simultaneous measurements o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Klein KU,Stadie A,Fukui K,Schramm P,Werner C,Oertel J,Engelhard K,Fischer G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, information about the localization of the central sulcus obtained by magnetic source imaging (MSI) was intraoperatively translated to the brain, using frameless image-guided stereotaxy. In the past, the MSI results could be translated to the surgical space only by indirect methods (e.g., the co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ganslandt O,Steinmeier R,Kober H,Vieth J,Kassubek J,Romstöck J,Strauss C,Fahlbusch R

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:The endovascular treatment of carotid-cavernous dural fistulae is becoming the prominent treatment modality for these lesions. The intractability of these lesions and their tendency to recur, especially after previous endovascular treatment sessions, exhausts the available routes and tends to p...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Krisht AF,Burson T

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular endothelial cells were isolated from gerbil brain and cultured. These cells retained an endothelial-specific marker, FVIII-related antigen. Alkaline phosphatase activity was also present in early passage. Two weeks after plating, these cells were attached to the culture dishes and had become like cobbles...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yoshida S,Minakawa T,Takai N,Tanaka R

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Tuberculum sellae meningiomas are classically removed through several different surgical transcranial approaches, including the pterional transsylvian route. Recently, the indications for the transsphenoidal technique, traditionally proposed only for the treatment of intrasellar lesions, have been extended to...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： de Divitiis E,Cavallo LM,Esposito F,Stella L,Messina A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the existing models of legislation and state statutes pertaining to the definition of death is presented. Twenty-four states have statutory provision for brain death. Concern still exists about the need for and the form of statutory definitions. Medical criteria are not considered in detail, but the propos...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Selby R,Selby MT

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery in Uganda was virtually non-existent up until late 1960s. This changed when Dr. Jovan Kiryabwire spearheaded development of a neurosurgical unit at Mulago Hospital in Kampala. His work ethic and vision set the stage for rapid expansion of neurosurgical care in Uganda.At the beginning of the 2000s, Uganda ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Haglund MM,Warf B,Fuller A,Freischlag K,Muhumuza M,Ssenyonjo H,Mukasa J,Mugamba J,Kiryabwire J

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A successfully managed case of posterior fossa subdural hematoma occurring in a hemophiliac is reported, and the rarity of this lesion is mentioned. The management of the hemophiliac who is a victim of craniocerebral trauma is discussed, with emphasis on the use of computerized tomographic scanning to obtain rapid dia...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raggio JF,Fleischer AS,Corley CC

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign hemangioendothelioma is rarely included in discussions of vascular neoplasms involving the central nervous system, whereas it is a well-defined entity outside the neuraxis. We present four cases of benign hemangioendothelioma, including an infantile hemangioendothelioma with venous drainage into the transverse ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pearl GS,Takei Y,Tindall GT,O'Brien MS,Payne NS,Hoffman JC

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of primary spinal intramedullary malignant melanoma at the T6 level in a 31-year-old man is presented. The tumor was partially removed, and neuroaxis irradiation up to 50 Gy was then administered. Subsequently, systemic interferon beta (specific activity, 2.0 X 10(8) IU/mg protein) therapy (total dose, 2.2...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yamasaki T,Kikuchi H,Yamashita J,Asato R,Fujita M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review their experience with a dorsolateral approach to the anterior rim of the foramen magnum and adjacent region. The operative technique includes exposure of the vertebral artery at C1, partial resection of the occipital condyle and lateral atlantal mass, and extradural drilling of the jugular tubercle....

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bertalanffy H,Seeger W

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00