Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft for bypass surgery using the excimer laser-assisted nonocclusive anastomosis technique.

abstract：OBJECT:To explore factors affecting the survival rate in patients with meningiomas, the authors used the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), which includes tumors from approximately 1000 hospitals participating in the American College of Surgeons tumor registry program. METHODS:Analysis included over 9000 cases diagnose...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McCarthy BJ,Davis FG,Freels S,Surawicz TS,Damek DM,Grutsch J,Menck HR,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological injury to the lumbosacral plexus associated with pelvic and sacral fractures has traditionally been treated conservatively, despite significant and often debilitating functional deficits of the lower extremities. The authors report a case of reconstruction of the lumbosacral plexus, including nerve grafti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tung TH,Martin DZ,Novak CB,Lauryssen C,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester has a long legacy of excellent patient care and innovation in the neurosciences. The department's founder, Dr. William Van Wagenen, was a direct pupil of Harvey Cushing and the first president of the Harvey Cushing Society. His successor, Dr. Frank P. Smith...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimmell KT,Petraglia AL,Bakos R,Rodenhouse T,Maurer PK,Pilcher WH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report deals with a family in which the maternal grandmother, the mother, and all three male children have port-wine nevi and mega cisterna magna. Two of the three male children have, in addition, congenital communicating hydrocephalus associated with agenesis of the posterior cerebellar vermis. This case of fami...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nova HR

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is characterized by hindbrain deformity. We investigated the effects of craniocervical decompression surgery on the anatomical features of hindbrain deformity with a prospective MRI study of patients with CM-I. METHODS:A prospective longitudinal study was conducted in 48 patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiss JD,Suffredini G,Bakhtian KD,Sarntinoranont M,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of surgical treatment for depressed skull fractures that are located over major venous sinuses is a matter of controversy. However, if clinical and radiological findings of sinus obliteration and related intracranial hypertension are present, surgical decompression is indicated. The authors present the case of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Uzan M,Ciplak N,Dashti SG,Bozkus H,Erdinçler P,Akman C

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The presence, extent, and distribution of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) have been associated with negative outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Several qualitative scores (Fisher grade, LeRoux score, and Graeb score) have been established for evaluating SAH and IVH. However, no study has...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nguyen HS,Li L,Patel M,Kurpad S,Mueller W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report eight cases of trigeminal neurinoma managed over the past 13 years with radical resection at a single-stage operation. Three patients were male and five were female, ranging in age from 25 to 56 years (mean 41.5 years). One had von Recklinghausen's disease. The tumors were located mainly within the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yasui T,Hakuba A,Kim SH,Nishimura S

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the outcome of stereotactic biopsy and radiotherapy in 35 consecutive adult patients with nonanaplastic, nonpilocytic astrocytomas who were diagnosed between 1982 and 1992. The median patient age at presentation was 32 years. All received fractionated external-beam radiation therapy (median do...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lunsford LD,Somaza S,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths that develop in the pituitary gland. The Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States (CBTRUS) contains the largest aggregation of population-based data on the incidence of primary CNS tumors in the US. These data were used to determine the incidence of tumors of the pi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gittleman H,Ostrom QT,Farah PD,Ondracek A,Chen Y,Wolinsky Y,Kruchko C,Singer J,Kshettry VR,Laws ER,Sloan AE,Selman WR,Barnholtz-Sloan JS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes the syndrome of suprascapular nerve entrapment neuropathy that occurs as that nerve passes beneath the transverse scapular ligament, and discusses the anatomy, comparative anatomy, and five case histories. The cardinal findings include pain in the shoulder, weakness, and wasting of spinati muscles...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clein LJ

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors investigated early changes in the cerebral arteries of rats that occur after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). METHODS:Messenger RNA was investigated by performing microarray and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analyses, and protein expression was shown by performing immunohistoc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vikman P,Beg S,Khurana TS,Hansen-Schwartz J,Edvinsson L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on a 57-year-old woman in whom progression to brain death occurred on day 9 after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage without evidence of significant brain edema or vasospasm. Neuromonitoring demonstrated that brain death was preceded by a series of cortical spreading depolarizations that occurred in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carlson AP,Shuttleworth CW,Major S,Lemale CL,Dreier JP,Hartings JA

更新日期：2018-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal in this study was to compare flat-panel detector (FD) CT with multislice (MS) CT in the visualization of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intraventricular hemorrhage, and external ventricular drains (EVDs) to evaluate the diagnostic quality and limitations of the new FD CT ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Struffert T,Eyupoglu IY,Huttner HB,Engelhorn T,Doelken M,Saake M,Ganslandt O,Doerfler A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a 32-year-old woman known to have Russell-Silver syndrome who presented with repeated aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Multiple intracranial aneurysms and advanced peripheral vascular disease were demonstrated. The authors postulate a link between these vascular features and the pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pülhorn H,Pesic-Smith J,Cowley P,Murphy M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a randomized postoperative trial, adjuvant post-irradiation chemotherapy, consisting of nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (MOPP), was tested versus radiation therapy alone for newly diagnosed medulloblastoma in patients between 1 and 21 years of age. Patients treated with irradiation plus ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Krischer JP,Ragab AH,Kun L,Kim TH,Laurent JP,Boyett JM,Cornell CJ,Link M,Luthy AR,Camitta B

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a newborn presenting at birth with macrocephaly and a large pineal region hemorrhagic cyst without neurological deficit. No neurosurgical intervention was performed, and subsequent imaging studies demonstrated complete involution of the cyst. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nimmagadda A,Sandberg DI,Ragheb J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Grade 3 and 4 blunt vertebral artery (VA) injuries may carry a different natural course from that of lower-grade blunt VA injuries. Proper screening, management, and follow-up of these injuries remain controversial. Grade 3 and 4 blunt VA injuries were analyzed to define their natural history and establish a rat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Scott WW,Sharp S,Figueroa SA,Eastman AL,Hatchette CV,Madden CJ,Rickert KL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Quantitative and qualitative alterations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) commonly occur in many cancers in humans, including malignant gliomas. The aim of the current study was to evaluate molecular and cellular effects of OSI-774, a novel EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on nine glioblastoma multi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Halatsch ME,Gehrke EE,Vougioukas VI,Bötefür IC,A-Borhani F,Efferth T,Gebhart E,Domhof S,Schmidt U,Buchfelder M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Following resection of a brain metastasis, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the cavity is an emerging alternative to postoperative whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT). This approach attempts to achieve local control without the neurocognitive risks associated with WBRT. The authors aimed to report the outcome...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ojerholm E,Lee JY,Thawani JP,Miller D,O'Rourke DM,Dorsey JF,Geiger GA,Nagda S,Kolker JD,Lustig RA,Alonso-Basanta M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Thromboembolic phenomena (TEPs) continue to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing neurosurgery. Although the efficacy of low-dose heparin in preventing TEPs in neurosurgical patients is well established, neurosurgeons are reluctant to use it perioperatively because of concern ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Constantini S,Kanner A,Friedman A,Shoshan Y,Israel Z,Ashkenazi E,Gertel M,Even A,Shevach Y,Shalit M,Umansky F,Rappaport ZH

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although craniopharyngiomas are benign intracranial tumors, their high recurrence rates and intimate associations with surrounding neurovascular structures make gross tumor resection challenging. Stereotactic radiosurgery has been introduced as a valuable adjuvant therapy for recurrent or residual craniopharyngi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee CC,Yang HC,Chen CJ,Hung YC,Wu HM,Shiau CY,Guo WY,Pan DH,Chung WY,Liu KD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Brain tissue acidosis is known to mediate neuronal death. Therefore the authors measured the main parameters of cerebral acid-base homeostasis, as well as their interrelations, shortly after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in humans. METHODS:Brain tissue pH, PCO2, PO2, and/or lactate were measured in 151 pa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clausen T,Khaldi A,Zauner A,Reinert M,Doppenberg E,Menzel M,Soukup J,Alves OL,Bullock MR

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the highly unusual development of a glioblastoma multiforme at the site of excision of a medulloblastoma 6 years earlier. The patient was operated on for a cerebellar medulloblastoma at the age of 13 years. Postoperative treatment included irradiation and chemotherapy. Six years later, a glioblastom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schmidbauer M,Budka H,Bruckner R,Vorkapic P

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of traumatic femoral nerve palsy caused by a pseudoaneurysm of the iliolumbar artery and a iliacus muscle hematoma. This case report details not only the classic history and physical findings seen in patients such as this one, but also illustrates an unusual source of the hematoma and a discu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rochman AS,Vitarbo E,Levi AD

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of operative techniques have been described for the treatment of herniated thoracic discs. The transfacet pedicle-sparing approach allows for complete disc removal with limited spinal column disruption and soft-tissue dissection. Fifteen cadaveric spinal columns were used for evaluation of exposure, developme...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stillerman CB,Chen TC,Day JD,Couldwell WT,Weiss MH

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of 89 patients with subdural empyema was conducted to assess the incidence of late seizures and morbidity in this disease. Twenty-four patients died during the acute stage of the illness and, of the 65 survivors, 13 were lost or had incomplete follow-up review. Hemiparesis occurred in 48 of the survivors duri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cowie R,Williams B

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to report a surgical technique of nerve transfer to restore radial nerve function after a complete palsy due to a proximal injury to the radial nerve. The authors report the case of a patient who underwent direct nerve transfer of redundant or expendable motor branches of the median nerve ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mackinnon SE,Roque B,Tung TH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of medicine is replete with innovations in neurosurgery that have spurred further developments across the medical spectrum. Surgeons treating pathologies in the head and spine have broken ground with new approaches, techniques, and technologies since ancient times. Neurosurgeons occupy a vital nexus in pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Couldwell WT,Mortimer V,Kraus KL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCTs) are rare, aggressive neoplasms that typically arise from abdominal and pelvic peritoneum in young adults. Other primary sites are uncommon, and an intracranial origin is exceptionally rare. Here the authors report the first case of a DSRCT presenting as a primary suprasell...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thondam SK,du Plessis D,Cuthbertson DJ,Das KS,Javadpour M,MacFarlane IA,Leggate J,Haylock B,Daousi C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00