Early experience from the application of a noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging-based measurement of intracranial pressure in hydrocephalus.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neurenteric cysts (NCs) typically arise as benign ventral intradural extramedullary developmental malformations of the spine which contain heterotopic epithelium resembling the intestinal or respiratory tracts. Intracerebral NCs are extremely rare, though the frequency of symptomatic reports and incidental fi...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tucker A,Miyake H,Tsuji M,Ukita T,Ito S,Matsuda N,Ohmura T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A patient with an anterior communicating artery aneurysm was treated by use of endovascular coiling, and a Guglielmi detachable coil (Boston Scientific/Target, Fremont, CA) fractured distal to its connection to the delivering catheter. The unraveled coil floated out from the aneurysm to extend into the bifurc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raftopoulos C,Goffette P,Billa RF,Mathurin P

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Acute recovery from concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) is assessed in samples of NFL and high school athletes evaluated within days of injury. METHODS:All athletes were evaluated within days of injury using a computer-based neuropsychological test and symptom inventory protocol. Test performance was co...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pellman EJ,Lovell MR,Viano DC,Casson IR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:During the past decade, management of posterior circulation aneurysms has shifted away from microsurgery. Currently, microsurgical clipping is considered a primary, competitive alternative to endovascular coiling, or more commonly, a secondary alternative when endovascular therapy is unfavorable. We present a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sanai N,Tarapore P,Lee AC,Lawton MT

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A common finding of computed tomography in a case of normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is periventricular radiolucency (PVL). We analyzed PVL for patients with hydrocephalus, using dynamic computed tomographic and xenon-computed tomographic techniques to differentiate NPH from similar diseases. METHODS:Dyn...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Nakano H,Bandoh K,Miyaoka M,Sato K

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) are promising biomarkers of traumatic brain injury (TBI). OBJECTIVE:We investigated the relation of the GFAP and UCH-L1 levels to the severity of TBI during the first week after injury. METHODS:Plasma UCH-L1 and GFAP were...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Posti JP,Takala RS,Runtti H,Newcombe VF,Outtrim J,Katila AJ,Frantzén J,Ala-Seppälä H,Coles JP,Hossain MI,Kyllönen A,Maanpää HR,Tallus J,Hutchinson PJ,van Gils M,Menon DK,Tenovuo O

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pernkopf's atlas of Anatomy contains anatomical plates with detailed images of the peripheral nerves. Its use is controversial due to the author's association with the "Third Reich" and the potential depiction of victims of the Holocaust. The ethical implications of using this atlas for informing surgical pl...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yee A,Coombs DM,Hildebrandt S,Seidelman WE,Coert JH,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In selected patients, extracranial-intracranial bypass remains an important treatment for the prevention of stroke. Traditionally, superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass uses 1 STA branch. We have adopted a "double-barrel" technique in which both branches are joined with MCA reci...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Duckworth EA,Rao VY,Patel AJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The promising results of the Solitaire Flow Restoration (FR) With the Intention for Thrombectomy (SWIFT) trial recently led to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Solitaire FR stent retriever device for recanalization of cerebral vessels in patients with acute ischemic stroke. OBJECTIVE:To re...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mokin M,Dumont TM,Veznedaroglu E,Binning MJ,Liebman KM,Fessler RD 2nd,To CY,Turner RD 4th,Turk AS,Chaudry MI,Arthur AS,Fox BD,Hanel RA,Tawk RG,Kan P,Gaughen JR Jr,Lanzino G,Lopes DK,Chen M,Moftakhar R,Billingsley

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the risk factors of worst outcome associated with moderate head injury. METHODS:Data on patients with moderate head injury were collected prospectively in 11 Italian neurosurgical units over a period of 18 months. Patients older than 18 years with blunt head injury and at least one Glasgow Coma Sc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Compagnone C,d'Avella D,Servadei F,Angileri FF,Brambilla G,Conti C,Cristofori L,Delfini R,Denaro L,Ducati A,Gaini SM,Stefini R,Tomei G,Tagliaferri F,Trincia G,Tomasello F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Microvascular decompression (MVD) is associated with low mortality and morbidity rates at specialized centers, but many MVD procedures are performed outside such centers. We studied short-term end points after MVD in a national hospital discharge database sample. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study was perf...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kalkanis SN,Eskandar EN,Carter BS,Barker FG 2nd

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Various techniques have been used to stop venous bleeding from the epidural space, vertebral venous plexus, and cavernous sinus. Here, we describe our experience with the use of fibrin glue to stop venous bleeding in these areas. METHODS:During the last 8 years, the senior author (LNS) has used injection of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Natarajan SK,Manning T,Bhagawati D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:THE DIRECT ENDONASAL transsphenoidal approach to the sella with the operating microscope was initially described more than 20 years ago. Herein, we describe the technique, its evolution, and lessons learned over a 10-year period for treating pituitary adenomas and other parasellar pathology. From July 1998 to January ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fatemi N,Dusick JR,de Paiva Neto MA,Kelly DF

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maximizing extent of resection (EOR) improves outcomes in adults with World Health Organization (WHO) grade II low-grade gliomas (LGG). However, recent studies demonstrate that LGGs bearing a mutation in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene are a distinct molecular and clinical entity. It remains uncle...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Patel T,Bander ED,Venn RA,Powell T,Cederquist GY,Schaefer PM,Puchi LA,Akhmerov A,Ogilvie S,Reiner AS,Moussazadeh N,Tabar V

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Endovascular stents have been successfully used in the treatment of fusiform and dissecting aneurysms of the peripheral circulation and extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries. Technical limitations related to the inability to navigate the stent and the delivery system through tortuous vasc...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Mericle RA,Lanzino G,Wakhloo AK,Guterman LR,Hopkins LN

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one patients with recurrent malignant central nervous system gliomas were treated with a combination of 5-fluorouracil, CCNU, hydroxyurea, and 6-mercaptopurine. Thirteen patients had brain stem gliomas, 3 patients had spinal cord gliomas, 3 patients had thalamic gliomas, and 2 patients had cerebellar astrocytom...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Rodriguez LA,Prados M,Fulton D,Edwards MS,Silver P,Levin V

更新日期：1988-04-01 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：:An animal model was developed for studying the pharmacokinetics of antibiotics administered intraventricularly in hydrocephalus. Obstructive hydrocephalus was consistently produced in craniectomized adult rats by injecting kaolin into the cisterna magna. After induction of hydrocephalus, vancomycin was injected into t...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Howard MA,Grady MS,Park TS,Scheld WM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-one patients with minor head injury were given extensive neuropsychological evaluations 3 months after injury. A significant percentage of the patients demonstrated cognitive impairment, which seemed essentially unrelated to the length of unconsciousness or of posttraumatic amnesia. Impaired patients evidenced...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Barth JT,Macciocchi SN,Giordani B,Rimel R,Jane JA,Boll TJ

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 12 million Americans undergo spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) every year. Renewed interest in this method requires an analysis of its reported risks and possible benefits. This review describes two patients with spinal cord injuries associated with SMT and establishes the risk/benefit ratios for patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Powell FC,Hanigan WC,Olivero WC

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty patients who underwent early aneurysm surgery--that is, surgery within 72 hours after rupture--underwent further follow-up examination including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. Significant statistical correlation between tissue loss as seen on a l...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Romner B,Sonesson B,Ljunggren B,Brandt L,Säveland H,Holtås S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parameters of hematoporphyrin-derivative (HpD) photocytotoxicity of human glioma cells in cell culture were studied to determine the optimum wavelength and power density of light, to investigate the influence of tissue oxygenation, and to evaluate the role of singlet oxygen and free radicals in producing cell deat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Wharen RE Jr,So S,Anderson RE,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blister aneurysms of the internal carotid artery (ICA) are uncommon. There is a paucity of data on the long-term outcomes of patients. OBJECTIVE:To review our experience with the treatment of these lesions. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all aneurysms treated at our institution between 1994 and 2005. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kalani MY,Zabramski JM,Kim LJ,Chowdhry SA,Mendes GA,Nakaji P,McDougall CG,Albuquerque FC,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnetic resonance with diffusion tensor image (DTI) may be able to estimate trajectories compatible with subcortical tracts close to brain lesions. A limit of DTI is brain shifting (movement of the brain after dural opening and tumor resection). OBJECTIVE:To calculate the brain shift of trajectories compat...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Romano A,D'Andrea G,Calabria LF,Coppola V,Espagnet CR,Pierallini A,Ferrante L,Fantozzi L,Bozzao A

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Currently, because of the precision of stereotactic radiosurgery, radiation can now be delivered by techniques that shape the radiation beam to the tissue target for a variety of clinical applications. This avoids unnecessary and potentially damaging irradiation of surrounding tissues inherent in conventional...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zeman RJ,Wen X,Ouyang N,Rocchio R,Shih L,Alfieri A,Moorthy C,Etlinger JD

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of traumatic craniocervical artery dissection varies in published trauma series. OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of traumatic craniocervical artery injury in polytrauma patients by using standardized whole-body trauma computed tomography with adapted computed tomography angiography of the...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Fleck SK,Langner S,Baldauf J,Kirsch M,Kohlmann T,Schroeder HW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：STANDARDS:Prophylactic treatment of thromboembolism in patients with severe motor deficits due to spinal cord injury is recommended. The use of low-molecular-weight heparins, rotating beds, adjusted dose heparin, or a combination of modalities is recommended as a prophylactic treatment strategy. Low-dose heparin in com...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Walters BC,Grabb PA,Oyesiku NM,Przybylski GJ,Resnick DK,Ryken TC

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The concept of neurovascular decompression for the treatment of hemifacial spasm is now widely accepted. In this study, we report our long-term results for 145 cases treated with this procedure. METHODS:The results of 145 microvascular decompressions to treat hemifacial spasm (performed between 1980 and 1998...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Samii M,Günther T,Iaconetta G,Muehling M,Vorkapic P,Samii A

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00