Capillary hemangioma in the superior sagittal sinus as a rare cause of intracranial hypertension in a child: case report.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chordomas are rare but challenging neoplasms involving the skull base. A preoperative grading system will be useful to identify both areas for treatment and risk factors, and correlate to the degree of resection, complications, and recurrence. OBJECTIVE:To propose a new grading system for cranial chordomas ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brito da Silva H,Straus D,Barber JK,Rostomily RC,Ferreira M Jr,Sekhar LN

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety and any potential effect of cyclosporine A (CycA) in preventing cerebral vasospasm. METHODS:Nine patients with Fisher Grade 3 subarachnoid hemorrhages were studied. After a loading dose of 7.5 mg/kg of CycA was administered every 12 hours for two doses, enteral treatment with CycA was ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Manno EM,Gress DR,Ogilvy CS,Stone CM,Zervas NT

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience with 120 patients who incurred a gunshot wound to the head with dural penetration is presented. All of the patients were managed by a standard resuscitation protocol and assigned a clinical grade based on their level of consciousness both at the time of presentation and at 2 to 4 months after injury. Fifty ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Day WT,Kesterson L,Willis BK,Kessler CW,Modling D,Hadden TA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine if a window of time could be defined during which angioplasty would be most effective in reversing neurological decline and ultimately improving outcome. METHODS:Of a group of 466 patients, 93 underwent endovascular management of clinical vasospasm that was medically refractory. Eighty-four of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rosenwasser RH,Armonda RA,Thomas JE,Benitez RP,Gannon PM,Harrop J

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is an important therapeutic option in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. The combination of an extratemporal epileptic focus and nonlesional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was often believed to portend a poor outcome. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the outcome and analyze potential prognostic ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： See SJ,Jehi LE,Vadera S,Bulacio J,Najm I,Bingaman W

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Vertebrobasilar insufficiency resulting from disease of the subclavian artery is well recognized. Usually, this occurs as the "subclavian steal" syndrome in the context of chronic subclavian stenosis and is consequently well tolerated because of collateralization. Acute disruption of the hemody...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Amar AP,Levy ML,Giannotta SL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND IMPORTANCE:Large fusiform aneurysms of the distal anterior cerebral territory are extremely rare and can be particularly challenging to treat. The circumferential pathology of fusiform lesions renders stand-alone clip or coil ablation unsatisfactory, and the deep, narrow corridor augments the difficulty ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Dunn GP,Gerrard JL,Jho DH,Ogilvy CS

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing's disease from a pituitary adenoma is an effective and safe treatment. Definitive preoperative diagnosis of Cushing's disease caused by a pituitary adenoma is often difficult, particularly in patients with normal imaging studies and a normal sella turcica. We present the ou...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Semple PL,Vance ML,Findling J,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocytic sarcoma (GS) usually occurs during the course of, or as a presenting sign of myelogenous leukemia. Rarely it is found before peripheral blood or bone marrow evidence of leukemia is present. We describe a man who presented with low back pain and lower extremity weakness. He had spinal cord compression due ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ripp DJ,Davis JW,Rengachary SS,Lotuaco LG,Watanabe IS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-nine patients harboring recurrent brain tumors received four cycles of infraophthalmic carotid injections of 160 mg of carmustine. Two milligrams of intravenous vincristine and 50 mg of oral procarbazine was also administered three times daily for 1 week in conjunction with each BCNU treatment. The response ra...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Watne K,Hannisdal E,Nome O,Hager B,Hirschberg H

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the impairment of autoregulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and its effect on the electrical activity of the brain during the development of chronic cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage, using a vasospasm model in primates. Fourteen animals were divided into two groups: a clot group (8) and a ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Takeuchi H,Handa Y,Kobayashi H,Kawano H,Hayashi M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate the effects of d-propranolol upon temporary cerebral ischemia followed by a period of reperfusion, that is, a situation analogous to major cerebral artery embolization. Twenty adult cats, lightly anesthesized with nitrous oxide, underwent 4 hours of right middle cerebra...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Latchaw JP,Little JR,Slugg RM,Lesser RP,Stowe N

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The corpus callosum is the major commissural pathway connecting the hemispheres of the human brain. It is particularly important, because various tumors and vascular lesions can be located in and around the corpus callosum, and it is a route through which pass several surgical approaches. Performing accurate ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Türe U,Yaşargil MG,Krisht AF

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy production, substrate oxidation, serum protein levels, and weight change were studied in 16 non-steroid treated patients with severe head injury. Patients were evaluated during an average of 31.3 days from hospital admission to discharge. The mean measured energy expenditure (MEE) was 1.40 +/- 0.5 times predict...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Young B,Ott L,Norton J,Tibbs P,Rapp R,McClain C,Dempsey R

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Computer-assisted frameless navigation techniques are used in many centers for intracranial neurosurgical procedures. In this study, we assessed the accuracy and the clinical usefulness of a frameless system based on the optical digitizer in a variety of intracranial procedures. METHODS:The optical digitizer...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Germano IM,Villalobos H,Silvers A,Post KD

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a brief report of 17 histologically verified choroid plexus papillomas (CPPs). The radiological evaluation and surgical treatment are outlined. The results indicate that the surgical approach was not optimal. Radiation therapy decreasing the vascularity of tissue-proven CPPs and therefore aiding the operative ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hawkins JC 3rd

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myelomeningocele (MM) is an open neural tube defect treated by pediatric neurosurgeons with prenatal or postnatal closure. OBJECTIVE:The objective of this systematic review was to answer the question: What is the evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal vs postnatal closure of MM regarding short and long-...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bauer DF,Beier AD,Nikas DC,Assassi N,Blount J,Durham SR,Flannery AM,Klimo P Jr,McClung-Smith C,Rehring P,Tamber MS,Tyagi R,Mazzola CA

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lumbar discectomy is the most commonly performed spine procedure. Academic spine centers with potentially differing caseloads and experience may have different outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether the choice of center in which surgery is performed affects lumbar discectomy outcomes. METHODS:Spine Patie...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Desai A,Bekelis K,Ball PA,Lurie J,Mirza SK,Tosteson TD,Zhao W,Weinstein JN

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To further elucidate the importance of anatomic variations in morphology of the foramen magnum and associated clinical implications, we conducted a morphometric study. METHODS:Seventy-two dry skulls were used for this study. Digital images were obtained of the foramen magnum from an inferior view. These imag...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

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

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An operative repair technique for crushed sciatic nerve in the rat was used to examine whether removal of the damaged tissue could be better achieved with a low wattage CO2 laser or a blade. This approach was compared to results in rats undergoing conventional end-to-end nerve anastomosis using a microsurgical approac...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： de la Torre JC,Karaca M,Merali Z,Fortin T,Richard M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Approximately 20% of low-grade gliomas (LGG) display visible protoporphyrin fluorescence during surgery after 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) administration. OBJECTIVE:To determine if fluorescence represents a prognostic marker in LGG. METHODS:Seventy-four consecutive patients with LGG (World Health Organiza...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jaber M,Ewelt C,Wölfer J,Brokinkel B,Thomas C,Hasselblatt M,Grauer O,Stummer W

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although radiosurgical practice mandates meticulous radiological follow-up, even the most efficient radiology department can be overwhelmed by the large number of radiosurgical patients who have undergone diagnostic studies for many years at many different institutions to follow many separate lesions. Althoug...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Giller CA,Clamp SJ

更新日期：2003-06-01 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：:A case of subependymoma of the spinal cord in the cervical region is presented. Our experience with this patient and the seven cases of spinal cord subependymoma previously reported show that this tumor predominates in the cervical region and in males (3:1). Although radical removal is considered the rational goal of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Vaquero J,Martinez R,Vegazo I,Pontón P

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Vascular malformations in the optic pathway are rare. Only one case of pathologically confirmed arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the optic nerve has been reported previously. We document the case of a patient with an optic nerve AVM who presented with optic apoplexy that was diagnosed with t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Muragaki Y,Ujiie H,Ohno M,Kubo O,Hori T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To audit the reliability of the Camino intracranial pressure (ICP) sensor (Camino Laboratories, San Diego, CA) in our clinical practice as part of a continuing quality assurance program, and to assess its relative usefulness as compared with currently available ICP monitoring technologies that we reviewed. D...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Piper I,Barnes A,Smith D,Dunn L

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-five patients older than 60 years of age underwent surgical resection of intracranial meningiomas during a 10-year period at a single institution. All patients had a computed tomographic scan preoperatively, and all were followed for at least 3 months postoperatively. There were 50 patients 61 to 70 years of a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Awad IA,Kalfas I,Hahn JF,Little JR

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our previous studies demonstrated that simvastatin promotes neurological functional recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rat; however, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of simvastatin by measuring the level o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Li B,Mahmood A,Lu D,Wu H,Xiong Y,Qu C,Chopp M

更新日期：2009-07-01 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