Microsurgical treatment of symptomatic sacral perineurial cysts.

abstract：:Animal bite is a common cause of craniofacial injuries in children. Whereas scalp lacerations from animal bites are often extensive and severe, only four instances of compound depressed skull fractures from animal bites have been reported. A case of a dog bite to the head of an infant is presented to point out the pot...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wilberger JE Jr,Pang D

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a new saccular aneurysm model in vitro using elastase to study aneurysm initiation, growth, and rupture and to create a new in vivo aneurysm model to test endovascular therapies. METHODS:Seventeen common carotid arteries excised from freshly killed pigs and sheep were treated with seven different ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Miskolczi L,Guterman LR,Flaherty JD,Szikora I,Hopkins LN

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The closure of myelorachischisis defects has been difficult and at times complicated. Over the past 2 decades, the use of rotational advancement flaps has been increasingly popular, but can be attended by instances of skin ischemia and necrosis. The development of the myocutaneous and muscle flap concept has aided rec...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Clark DH,Walsh JW,Luce EA

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed the computed tomographic (CT) scans of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage whose initial angiograms were negative, to investigate the validity of CT scans in predicting the presence of an angiographically missed aneurysm in such patients. During the past 14 years, additional angiograms have been...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Iwanaga H,Wakai S,Ochiai C,Narita J,Inoh S,Nagai M

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artificial neural networks (ANNs) excel at analyzing challenging data sets and can be exceptional tools for decision support in clinical environments. The present study pilots the use of ANNs for determining prognosis in neuro-oncology patients. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether ANNs perform better at predicti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Oermann EK,Kress MA,Collins BT,Collins SP,Morris D,Ahalt SC,Ewend MG

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the utilization of neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring with motor evoked potentials (MEPs) has become widespread in surgery for traumatic spine fractures and spinal cord injury (SCI), clinical validation of its diagnostic and therapeutic benefit has been limited. OBJECTIVE:To describe the use o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dhall SS,Haefeli J,Talbott JF,Ferguson AR,Readdy WJ,Bresnahan JC,Beattie MS,Pan JZ,Manley GT,Whetstone WD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG) has been utilized in patients with tumor-associated seizures; however, its effectiveness for seizure control remains controversial. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate clinical outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing lesionectomy with or without ECoG. METHODS:Patients undergo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Robertson FC,Ullrich NJ,Manley PE,Al-Sayegh H,Ma C,Goumnerova LC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Abducens nerve palsy is a rare and reversible complication associated with percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizolysis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:An 86-year-old man developed an abducens nerve palsy immediately after undergoing percutaneous radiofrequency trigeminal rhizolysis for severe tri...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Harrigan MR,Chandler WF

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate that amputees performing "virtual" movements of their amputated limb activate cortical areas previously devoted to their missing limb, we studied amputees with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and positron emission tomographic (PET) scans and compared the results with those of norma...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Roux FE,Lotterie JA,Cassol E,Lazorthes Y,Sol JC,Berry I

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the technique of magnetic stimulation from a pulsed induction coil (4.0 T) and the enhanced (5-fold) electromyogram response from hyperthenar muscles obtained when electric and magnetic stimuli are applied simultaneously. The enhancement results have been confirmed for central brain vertex stimula...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bickford RG,Guidi M,Fortesque P,Swenson M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) draining vein pressure (DVP) may have an influence on both the natural history of the disease and treatment outcome. The purposes of this study were to assess the relationship between DVP and other clinical and physiological variables and to characterize the transmission of arterial pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Young WL,Kader A,Pile-Spellman J,Ornstein E,Stein BM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) remains a recondite entity. Our normative study using CT motion analysis shows that there is a high degree of concordance for rotational behavior of C1 and C2 in children 0 to 18 years. C1 always crosses C2 at or near 0 degree. The predictable relationship between C1 and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pang D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the relationship between the resistance to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow and cerebral autoregulation. METHODS:We examined 35 patients who presented with ventricular dilation and clinical symptoms of communicating hydrocephalus. For all of these patients, CSF compensatory reserve was investigated...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Czosnyka ZH,Czosnyka M,Whitfield PC,Donovan T,Pickard JD

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (3-D-CTA) can be used to evaluate cerebrovascular disease. A potential limitation of this technology is obscuration of vascular anatomy by bone. In view of this, we developed a method for bone-free rendering using iterative relative fuzzy connectedness (IR...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Abrahams JM,Saha PK,Hurst RW,LeRoux PD,Udupa JK

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The superior ophthalmic vein (SOV) provides an alternative venous access for the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistulae. Its direct surgical exposure and cannulation can be difficult. This study was performed to identify anatomic landmarks to facilitate localization and exposure of the SOV. METHODS:The vasc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reis CV,Gonzalez FL,Zabramski JM,Hassan A,Deshmukh P,Albuquerque FC,Preul MC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To physiologically repair damaged neural circuitry using neural transplantation, the donor cells must be able to differentiate into the optimal type and number of neurons for the host brain environment. They must also be capable of functional regulation by the host brain. These features are important to optim...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mine Y,Hayashi T,Yamada M,Okano H,Kawase T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Human error has been increasingly recognized as a cause of patient morbidity and mortality. One method of error prevention is the reporting of a near-miss event. We report that intravenous anesthetic agents were nearly injected into the external ventricular drainage (EVD) of a patient during an...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Drake JM,Crawford MW

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The pineal region is a rare intracranial site for metastasis. We report three patients initially considered to have metastatic papillary adenocarcinoma to the pineal region. On review, these papillary, keratin-positive neoplasms meet the criteria for papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR). CLINICAL PRES...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dagnew E,Langford LA,Lang FF,DeMonte F

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effects of Hyaloglide gel (or auto-cross-linked polysaccharide [ACP] gel; Fidia Advanced Biopolymers, Abano Terme, Italy), a hyaluronan-derivative polymer, on peripheral nerve scarring and nerve regeneration. METHODS:We performed two surgical procedures in adult rats: 1) neurolysis of the sciat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dam-Hieu P,Lacroix C,Said G,Devanz P,Liu S,Tadie M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The supraorbital keyhole approach has been used in anterior skull base tumor and aneurysm surgery. However, there are debates regarding the safety and limitations of this kind of approach. OBJECTIVE:To determine the feasibility and potential benefits of surgical robotic technology in minimally invasive neur...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hong WC,Tsai JC,Chang SD,Sorger JM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present seven patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy and superimposed midline soft disc herniation who were treated by decompressive laminectomies of the spondylotic segments followed by transdural excision of the anteriorly located disc extrusion. There was no perioperative neurological morbidity...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fox MW,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not completely clear whether there are differences in the evolution of the neuropsychological outcomes between the 2 intervention procedures (surgery and endovascular coiling) used in subarachnoid aneurysmatic hemorrhage. Some studies have investigated this topic but without completely controlling the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Santiago-Ramajo S,Katati MJ,Pérez-García M,Arjona-Moron V

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of the placental form of glutathione S-transferase (GST-pi) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in three human glioma cell lines (A172, T98G, and Tc77) was studied by in situ hybridization with digoxigenin-labeled GST-pi complementary DNA followed by immunocytochemistry with antidigoxigenin antibody. A172 g...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hara A,Sakai N,Yamada H,Niikawa S,Yoshimi N,Mori H

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) is a well-accepted procedure for the treatment of degenerative lumbar disease. However, its ability to restore lumbar lordosis has been limited. Development of expandable lordotic interbody devices has challenged this limitation, furthering...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McMordie JH,Schmidt KP,Gard AP,Gillis CC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elective stenting for intracranial stenosis is under study as an effective means of reducing stroke risk. At most institutions, these procedures are performed and monitored after the induction of general anesthesia. OBJECTIVE:To report our success with elective intracranial stenting and angioplasty performe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chamczuk AJ,Ogilvy CS,Snyder KV,Ohta H,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rathke cleft cysts (RCCs), benign remnants of the Rathke pouch typically arising in the sella, sometimes have suprasellar extension. Purely suprasellar RCCs are rarely reported. OBJECTIVE:To compare the presentations, surgical outcomes, and pathology of purely suprasellar RCCs and sellar-based RCCs. METHOD...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Potts MB,Jahangiri A,Lamborn KR,Blevins LS,Kunwar S,Aghi MK

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Achieving seizure control in patients with low-grade temporal lobe gliomas or glioneuronal tumors remains highly underappreciated, because seizures are the most frequent presenting symptom and significantly impact patient quality-of-life. OBJECTIVE:To assess how the extent of temporal lobe resection influen...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Englot DJ,Han SJ,Berger MS,Barbaro NM,Chang EF

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-reported experience is often used as a measure for quality of care, but no reports on patient satisfaction after cranial neurosurgery exist. OBJECTIVE:To study the association of overall patient satisfaction and surgical outcome and to evaluate the applicability of overall patient satisfaction as a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Reponen E,Tuominen H,Hernesniemi J,Korja M

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paraclinoid area is investigated anatomically for possible microneurosurgical approaches to the C3 segment of the internal carotid artery and to structures in the vicinity of the anterior siphon knee. Removal of the anterior clinoid process reveals a tight connective tissue ring that fixes the internal carotid art...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Knosp E,Müller G,Perneczky A

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual field abnormalities were studied in a retrospective analysis of 199 patients with epidural hematomas. One hundred three patients had been alert enough at the time of hospital admission to have had their visual fields examined, but in only 27 patients were visual fields documented in the charts. Six of the 27 pa...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Matwijecky C,Steinbok P

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00