Techniques of posterior C1-C2 stabilization.

abstract：:In a retrospective study of 48 patients who underwent elective surgery for cerebral arteriovenous malformations, a statistical analysis of demographic, clinical, and neuroradiological data was undertaken in order to discover the best predictors of operative morbidity. In addition, the predictive value of different cli...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Steinmeier R,Schramm J,Müller HG,Fahlbusch R

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scope and purpose of this work is 2-fold: to synthesize the available evidence and to translate it into recommendations. This document provides recommendations only when there is evidence to support them. As such, they do not constitute a complete protocol for clinical use. Our intention is that these recommendati...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Carney N,Totten AM,O'Reilly C,Ullman JS,Hawryluk GW,Bell MJ,Bratton SL,Chesnut R,Harris OA,Kissoon N,Rubiano AM,Shutter L,Tasker RC,Vavilala MS,Wilberger J,Wright DW,Ghajar J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiation-induced changes (RICs) are the most common complication of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), and they appear as perinidal T2-weighted hyperintensities on magnetic resonance imaging, with or without associated neurological symptoms. OBJECTIVE:To determine...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ilyas A,Chen CJ,Ding D,Buell TJ,Raper DMS,Lee CC,Xu Z,Sheehan JP

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frontotemporal craniotomies are commonly performed for a variety of neurosurgical pathologies. Infections related to craniotomies cause significant morbidity. We hypothesized that the risk of cranial surgical site infections (SSIs) may be increased in patients whose frontal sinuses are breached during cranio...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Linzey JR,Wilson TJ,Sullivan SE,Thompson BG,Pandey AS

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinary disorders account for 10% of deaths in patients with complete spinal cord injury. Sacral anterior root stimulation (SARS) may be a valuable therapeutic option to restore complete and voluntary micturition (CVM), but questions on its cost-effectiveness remain. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost-effective...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bénard A,Verpillot E,Grandoulier AS,Perrouin-Verbe B,Chêne G,Vignes JR,French Study Group on SARS.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the surgical anatomy of the ophthalmic artery (OA) by dissection of cadaver heads, evaluating the anatomic relationships between the origin of the OA and both its proximal course and surrounding structures. In addition, we demonstrated the surgical application of these anatomic features for safe s...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Huynh-Le P,Natori Y,Sasaki T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic paraplegia in children is uncommon and, in almost half of these injuries, no contiguous fracture or dislocation of the spine is found. This report presents eight such cases, three in detail. Most of the children were injured in motor vehicle accidents and sustained thoracic level injuries with a permanent lo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Walsh JW,Stevens DB,Young AB

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure of most available treatment modalities to improve the survival time and the quality of survival in patients with gliomas calls for the intense biological analysis of glial neoplasia. The untimely activation of cellular protooncogenes is often related to the process of neoplasia. Several protein growth fact...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Westphal M,Herrmann HD

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although an association between optic glioma and neurofibromatosis is well recognized, there has been no previous analysis of cases relating the locus of tumor to the presence or absence of von Recklinghausen's disease. This paper presents the results of such an analysis as well as a description of the comparative his...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Stern J,DiGiacinto GV,Housepian EM

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Syringomyelia in association with the Dandy-Walker complex is rare and only 17 cases have been reported, mostly as autopsy findings or incidental reports in series for other conditions. We present a further case report and discuss the possible pathogenetic mechanisms of syrinx formation in the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hammond CJ,Chitnavis B,Penny CC,Strong AJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:An approach to transnasal transsphenoidal debulking of pituitary tumors using endoscopic guidance is presented. METHODS:Technical details of this approach using an endoscope inserted through one nostril and operating instruments inserted through a submucosal tunnel created via the other nostril are discussed...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rodziewicz GS,Kelley RT,Kellman RM,Smith MV

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Intrinsic oculomotor nerve hematoma is an exceptional cause of third nerve palsy. This case report illustrates the clinical, radiological, and intraoperative relevance of this rare pathological finding. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:A 25-year-old woman with a 12-year history of gross total resection o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ratilal BO,Galo SM,Luiz CA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the successful removal of a ruptured dominant hemisphere arteriovenous malformation that arose in the region of the basal ganglia and was supplied by the lenticulostriate arteries. Obliteration of the lesion was accomplished by a transcerebral approach from above, utilizing the preexisting hemato...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rutka JT,Tucker WS

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ALTHOUGH ADVANCES IN prenatal care and diagnosis have reduced the incidence of spina bifida, repair of neural tube defects remains one of the standard cases encountered by pediatric neurosurgeons. The operative techniques used in closure of these congenital defects have remained essentially unchanged during the past 2...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Perry VL,Albright AL,Adelson PD

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple thoracic disc herniation is rare, and one of the main problems in its treatment has been the lack of accuracy in diagnostic tests. Now, with the advent of computed tomographic scanning with metrizamide in the subarachnoid space, the accuracy has been greatly improved. With computed tomographic scanning, the t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shikata J,Yamamuro T,Iida H,Kashiwagi N

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the usefulness of a cellulose acetate polymer (CAP) solution for partial thrombosis of aneurysms. METHODS:We created 14 canine cervical carotid bifurcation aneurysms, 11 of which were subsequently thrombosed partially with CAP solution. We then conducted angiographic and histological investiga...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tokunaga K,Kinugasa K,Mandai S,Handa A,Hirotsune N,Ohmoto T

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Treatment of tentorial dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVFs) primarily draining into the vein of Galen remains a therapeutic challenge. We present two cases of ruptured galenic DAVFs that were successfully treated with gamma knife radiosurgery. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:Patient 1, a 66-year-old wom...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shin M,Kurita H,Tago M,Kirino T

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Radiosurgery can be considered a well-established option for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The exact application of the therapeutic dose is based on the availability of imaging data sets with superior image quality that can be superimposed using an image fusion algorithm. For follow-up ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hamm KD,Klisch J,Surber G,Kleinert G,Eger C,Aschenbach R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old boy presented in coma and was found to have a massive posterior fossa hemorrhage on computed tomographic scan. Autopsy disclosed a large cerebellar hematoma within a mixed glioma containing both juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma. It is postulated that the hemorrhage originated from the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Specht CS,Pinto-Lord C,Smith TW,DeGirolami U,Suran E,Marshall PC,Davidson RI

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the reclosure-promoting capacity of a neural stem cell line (F3) and a human bone marrow stem cell line (B10) injected into the amniotic cavity of spinal open neural tube defects (ONTDs) of chick embryos of Hamburger and Hamilton stage 18 or 19. METHODS:Fifteen chick embryos that survived the pro...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lee DH,Phi JH,Kim SK,Cho BK,Kim SU,Wang KC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) development after cervical deformity (CD)-corrective surgery is a growing concern for surgeons and patients. Few studies have investigated risk factors that predict the occurrence of DJK. OBJECTIVE:To predict DJK development after CD surgery using predictive modeling. METHO...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Passias PG,Horn SR,Oh C,Lafage R,Lafage V,Smith JS,Line B,Protopsaltis TS,Yagi M,Bortz CA,Segreto FA,Alas H,Diebo BG,Sciubba DM,Kelly MP,Daniels AH,Klineberg EO,Burton DC,Hart RA,Schwab FJ,Bess S,Shaffrey CI,A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the incidence and possible determinants of impaired vascular reserve in arteriovenous malformation (AVM)-affected brain, before and after surgery. METHODS:In a prospective study of 30 patients, the regional cerebrovascular reserve capacity (rCRC) and the vasodilated regional cerebral blood flow (r...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Van Roost D,Schramm J

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Spine deformities, notably scoliosis, are known to occur in conjunction with syringomyelia. This study aims to analyze the effect of laminectomies performed in the course of treatment of syringomyelia. It examines the incidence, severity, and type of spine deformity as it relates to the extent and location of...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Batzdorf U,Khoo LT,McArthur DL

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the anatomy of the infraorbital canal and foramen and the angles at which a radiofrequency probe must be directed to enter the infraorbital foramen and canal, as a guide to performing radiofrequency ablation of the infraorbital nerve in patients with relative or absolute contraindications to lesion...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rahman M,Richter EO,Osawa S,Rhoton AL Jr

更新日期：2009-05-01 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：:We report a case of isolated intramedullary sarcoidosis. The patient developed progressive signs that indicated a spinal tumor, which were investigated with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging scans. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly revealed an intramedullary lesion, but the diagnosis of sarcoidosis was mad...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Levivier M,Brotchi J,Balériaux D,Pirotte B,Flament-Durand J

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical resection of mass lesions in Broca's area is controversial. To demonstrate that pathology may influence the localization of functional areas and language performance, we reviewed our experience of awake craniotomies in Broca's area. METHODS:Sixteen consecutive patients who underwent awake craniotomy...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lubrano V,Draper L,Roux FE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate patients' clinical outcome, survival, and performance status, at the long-term follow-up evaluation after aggressive microsurgical resection of petroclival meningiomas. METHODS:During a 13-year period (1991-2004), 150 patients underwent 207 operative procedures for resection of petroclival mening...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Natarajan SK,Sekhar LN,Schessel D,Morita A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trephination is the oldest known surgical technique. Peru has been recognized as a major source of ancient trephined skulls, many of which date back 2300 years. This presentation reviews from a neurosurgical perspective many of the archaeological studies performed on these skulls. Comparative osteology has shown that ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rifkinson-Mann S

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00