The neurosurgical workforce in North America: a critical review of gender issues.

abstract：:Three-dimensional computed tomographic scanning is a valuable adjunct in the diagnosis and treatment of disease processes involving the spine. We present our experience with this noninvasive radiological diagnostic technique in 32 patients with vertebral column abnormalities ranging from craniovertebral junction disor...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Sonntag VK,Amos MR,Hodak JA,Lopez LJ

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cigarette smoking has been demonstrated to increase the risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Whether cessation of smoking decreases this risk remains unclear. We performed a case-control study to examine the effect of smoking and other known risk factors for cerebrovascular disease on the risk of SAH. METH...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Qureshi AI,Suri MF,Yahia AM,Suarez JI,Guterman LR,Hopkins LN,Tamargo RJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Animal model systems have shown that head trauma can induce cell death in regions of the brain away from the site of the impact via a process of apoptosis. We sought to determine whether there was evidence of cellular apoptosis in clinically collected materials from human head trauma patients, as well as to a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ng I,Yeo TT,Tang WY,Soong R,Ng PY,Smith DR

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in the neurosurgical literature have surged in popularity over the last decade. It is our concern that, without a renewed effort to critically interpret and appraise these studies as high or low quality, we run the risk of the quality and value of evidence-based medicine in neurosu...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Lu VM,Graffeo CS,Perry A,Link MJ,Meyer FB,Dawood HY,Mekary RA,Smith TR

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:An aneurysm of a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery (PHA) particularly at its junction with the basilar artery, often poses therapeutic problems. This is attributable not only to the size and location of the aneurysm but also to the fact that the persistent PHA is functionally the single artery providing blood in...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kanai H,Nagai H,Wakabayashi S,Hashimoto N

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spread of spinal cord glioblastoma multiforme to the intracranial compartment is uncommon. This report documents a case of metastatic spread of glioblastoma multiforme from the spinal cord to an intracranial arachnoid cyst. Seeding of the cyst cavity could have occurred by direct permeation of the cyst wall by the neo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Kendrick FD,Bonnin JM,Garcia JH

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 345 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex evaluated at the Mayo Clinic from 1950 to 1989, 23 were identified as having brain tumors. In 20 of the 23, histological or clinical evidence showed the tumor to be a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma. A search of the Mayo Clinic tissue registry yielded 73 giant cell-c...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Shepherd CW,Scheithauer BW,Gomez MR,Altermatt HJ,Katzmann JA

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenomatous tumors of the middle ear are rare, with only approximately 100 cases reported. A distinct subclass of this tumor demonstrates microscopic papillary architecture and has a propensity to erode the petrous bone and extend intracranially. The term "aggressive papillary middle ear tumor" has recently been propo...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Polinsky MN,Brunberg JA,McKeever PE,Sandler HM,Telian S,Ross D

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis of isolated central nervous system angiitis often requires both cerebral angiography and biopsy for diagnosis. CLINICAL PRESENTATION:We present a case of gliomatosis cerebri with demonstrated angiographic changes suggestive of a central nervous system vasculitis. INTERVENTION:A 47-year-old wom...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Maramattom BV,Giannini C,Manno EM,Wijdicks EF,Campeau NG

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Stereotactic radiosurgery requires the highest degree of accuracy in target identification and localization. When targeting paraspinal lesions, the CyberKnife radiosurgical system (Accuray, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) uses implanted stainless steel fiducials. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the total syste...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Yu C,Main W,Taylor D,Kuduvalli G,Apuzzo ML,Adler JR Jr

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skull base osteosarcomas are aggressive neoplasms characterized by bony invasion and extracompartmental/extra-osseous soft tissue extension that pose obstacles to achieving complete resection. Management is further complicated by the paucity of data regarding the efficacy of surgery within the treatment para...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Raza SM,Habib A,Wang WL,Gildey PW,Conley AP,Nader ME,Hanna EY,Su SY,DeMonte F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

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：:FRANCESCO DURANTE FROM Letojanni, Sicily, was the first surgeon in the history of neurosurgery to successfully remove a cranial base meningioma. Durante was Chairman of Clinical Surgery at the Royal University of Rome (now University "La Sapienza") for 45 years, participating in the birth of the "Policlinic Umberto I,...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Tomasello F,Germanò A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the CCM3 gene in a population of 61 families with a positive family history of cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM), 8 of which had suggestive linkage to the CCM3 locus. METHODS:We searched for mutations within the CCM3 interval using a high-throughput screening technique, temperature-gradient ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Guclu B,Ozturk AK,Pricola KL,Bilguvar K,Shin D,O'Roak BJ,Gunel M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervertebral disc space infection can be a serious and disabling complication of any procedure that affords entry for bacteria into the susceptible disc space. Most disc space infections occur after cervical or lumbar laminectomies. Discitis has been reported after myelography, lumbar puncture, paravertebral injecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Zeiger HE Jr,Zampella EJ

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roots of spine biomechanics reside in the Antiquity and the Medieval and Renaissance periods. A review of historical treatises reveals detailed information regarding this often historically neglected discipline. Ancient medical, philosophical, and physical documents were reviewed, as they pertained to the historic...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Naderi S,Andalkar N,Benzel EC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the microsurgical results of symptomatic sacral perineurial cysts of 11 patients and to discuss the treatment options of the past 10 years. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the records of 11 patients with symptomatic sacral perineurial cysts who underwent microsurg...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Guo D,Shu K,Chen R,Ke C,Zhu Y,Lei T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microsurgical resection of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) located in the language and motor cortex is associated with the risk of neurological deterioration, yet electrocortical stimulation mapping has not been widely used. OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the usefulness of intraoperative mapping with language/...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Gabarrós A,Young WL,McDermott MW,Lawton MT

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We commonly observe progressive deterioration in somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) after severe head injury. We had previously been unable to relate this deterioration to raised intracranial pressure but had noted a relationship with decreasing transcranial oxygen extraction (arteriovenous oxygen diffe...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Brown JI,Moulton RJ,Konasiewicz SJ,Baker AJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spinal cord stimulation for low-back pain, the use of electrode arrays with both low-power requirements and selective activation of target dorsal column (DC) fibers is desired. The aligned transverse tripolar lead configuration offers the best DC selectivity. Electrode alignment of the same configuration ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Sankarasubramanian V,Buitenweg JR,Holsheimer J,Veltink PH

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although favorable clinical outcomes have been reported for instrumented lumbar interbody fusion (LIF), adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) has been reported as a long-term complication after LIF. OBJECTIVE:To investigate ASD after instrumented LIF performed at a single level and only for the homogeneous di...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Bae JS,Lee SH,Kim JS,Jung B,Choi G

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study retrospectively and prospectively analyzes uncomplicated, noninfected, primary ventriculoperitoneal shunting procedures and ventriculoperitoneal shunt revisions in children done at the University of Wisconsin Hospital from July 1973 to December 1979. We compared the infection rates between patients whose pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Ajir F,Levin AB,Duff TA

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of frontotemporosphenoid meningioma are reported. The principles of the orbitofrontomalar approach and of reconstruction of the orbital cone and of the frontomalar region with an orbitotemporal prop are discussed. ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Pellerin P,Lesoin F,Dhellemmes P,Donazzan M,Jomin M

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The operative and histopathological findings in 31 cases of intracranial meningioma after preoperative embolization with Gelfoam and/or lyophilized dura mater are reported. Removal of the tumor after embolization was facilitated in those meningiomas fed exclusively or mainly by branches of the external carotid artery ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Richter HP,Schachenmayr W

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A 10-year prospective clinical and magnetic resonance imaging study was undertaken to determine the natural history of venous malformations. We assessed the hemorrhage rate and morbidity associated with venous malformations of the brain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 1986 to 1996, 80 patients with venous malform...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： McLaughlin MR,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Lunsford S,Lunsford LD

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE:Liponeurocytomas are rare cerebellar neoplasms in adults, with benign histological features and a favorable clinical prognosis. Current clinical opinion is based on a total of less than 20 published cases and suggests that gross total resection and long-term follow-up monitoring, with possible ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Jenkinson MD,Bosma JJ,Du Plessis D,Ohgaki H,Kleihues P,Warnke P,Rainov NG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report of a series of adults (> 16 years of age) with pineoblastomas who had their entire neuraxis staged at the time of diagnosis. Between 1975 and 1992, seven men and four women with histologically proven pineoblastomas were evaluated at the University of California, San Francisco. The median age a...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Chang SM,Lillis-Hearne PK,Larson DA,Wara WM,Bollen AW,Prados MD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of mannitol on focal cerebral ischemia in cynomolgus monkeys was studied. After the implantation of a snare ligature about the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) and of deep electrodes for measurement of cerebral blood flow, unanesthetized animals underwent 4-hour MCA occlusion. Ten monkeys were untreated, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Peña H,Gaines C,Suess D,Crowell RM,Waggener JD,DeGirolami U

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accidental vessel occlusion is one major risk of intracranial aneurysm surgery potentially causing cerebral ischemia. The intraoperative assessment of cerebral ischemia remains a technological challenge. OBJECTIVE:As a novel approach, cortical tissue integrity was monitored using simultaneous measurements o...

journal_title：Neurosurgery

authors： Klein KU,Stadie A,Fukui K,Schramm P,Werner C,Oertel J,Engelhard K,Fischer G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00