Primary myxoma of the parafalcine meninges. Case report.

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The comparative effectiveness of the 2 treatment options-surgical clipping and endovascular coiling-for unruptured cerebral aneurysms remains an issue of debate and has not been studied in clinical trials. The authors investigated the association between treatment method for unruptured cerebral aneurysms and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bekelis K,Gottlieb DJ,Su Y,O'Malley AJ,Labropoulos N,Goodney P,Lawton MT,MacKenzie TA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE In the present study the authors aimed to determine preferred locations of meningiomas by avoiding descriptive analysis and instead using voxel-based lesion mapping and 3D image-rendering techniques. METHODS Magnetic resonance images obtained in 248 treatment-naïve meningioma patients with 260 lesions were r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hirayama R,Kinoshita M,Arita H,Kagawa N,Kishima H,Hashimoto N,Fujimoto Y,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Given the virtual absence of histologically detected, clinically unsuspected disease in intervertebral disc specimens, some authors have advocated that histological examination be discontinued. However, the examination of intervertebral disc specimens remains common practice in most pathology laboratories. No co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Grzybicki DM,Callaghan EJ,Raab SS

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described in which incorrect preliminary programming of a computerized tomography (CT) machine caused transposition of the left- and right-side indicators in a CT scan, which led to craniotomy on the normal side. The possible mechanism for this is incorrect pre-scan programming of the CT scanner with respect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Luessenhop AJ,Schellinger D

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is characterized by involuntary tonic and/or clonic contractions of facial nerve muscles. Fully endoscopic microvascular decompression (E-MVD) for HFS has not been widely adopted. This paper aims to illustrate the safety and efficacy of the fully endoscopic technique for HFS treatment. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Flanders TM,Blue R,Roberts S,McShane BJ,Wilent B,Tambi V,Petrov D,Lee JYK

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ossification of pterygoalar and pterygospinous ligaments traversing the superior aspect of the infratemporal fossa results in formation of osseous bars that can obstruct percutaneous needle access to the trigeminal ganglion through the foramen ovale (FO), interfere with lateral mandibular nerve block, and imp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matys T,Ali T,Zaccagna F,Barone DG,Kirollos RW,Massoud TF

更新日期：2019-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which a fibrosarcoma developed 20 years after irradiation of a pituitary chromophobe adenoma. This rare lesion, like most of the other documented postirradiation pituitary sarcomas, was a combination of fibrosarcoma and pituitary adenoma. These lesions tend to behave in a characteristic fashion, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pieterse S,Dinning TA,Blumbergs PC

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Aneurysms located on the distal portion of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) are uncommon, and their underlying pathology, natural history, and clinical management are poorly understood. To clarify these lesions more fully, the authors undertook a retrospective analysis of the clinical features and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lewis SB,Chang DJ,Peace DA,Lafrentz PJ,Day AL

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 35-year-old acromegalic woman who developed amenorrhea and decreased left vision, and who was found to have suprasellar and pulmonary hemangiopericytomas. Total removal of the suprasellar hemangiopericytoma resulted in normalization of the plasma human growth hormone (GH) level and a m...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yokota M,Tani E,Maeda Y,Morimura T,Kakudo K,Uematsu K

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Recurrence of seizures immediately following epilepsy surgery can be emotionally devastating, and raises concerns about the chances of successfully attaining long-term seizure control. The goals of this study were to investigate the frequency of acute postoperative seizures (APOS) occurring in the 1st postoperat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malla BR,O'Brien TJ,Cascino GD,So EL,Radhakrishnan K,Silbert P,Marsh WR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It remains unclear whether malignant glioma cells can deliver tumor antigens efficiently to major histocompatibility complex (MHC) Class I molecules. To elucidate the mechanism of antigen presentation in malignant gliomas, the authors examined the expression of the transporter associated with antigen processing ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Satoh E,Mabuchi T,Satoh H,Asahara T,Nukui H,Naganuma H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morning glory syndrome is a congenital anomaly of the optic disc in which the disc is enlarged and excavated, with white glial tissue in the center. A case is presented of morning glory syndrome associated with sphenoid encephalocele, median cleft lip, and agenesis of the corpus callosum. A 22-day-old boy was referred...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Itakura T,Miyamoto K,Uematsu Y,Hayashi S,Komai N

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of reports have shown that epidural or intrathecal administration of morphine provides pain relief. Since February, 1981, the authors have used an implantable pump and epidural catheter for continuous epidural morphine infusion in patients with chronic pain. This system has functioned well, without respirator...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harbaugh RE,Coombs DW,Saunders RL,Gaylor M,Pageau M

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal dural lacerations can be a difficult part of spinal surgery. A dural tear can result in complications that include meningitis and pseudocyst formation. Appropriate treatment for these tears is generally suturing, using 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 suture. For successful closure of dural lacerations, the authors have collab...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy DI,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Opercular glioma inferolateral to the hand/digit sensorimotor area can be resected safely using a neuronavigation system and functional brain mapping techniques. However, the surgery can still sometimes cause postoperative ischemic complications, the character of which remains unclear. The authors of this study ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kumabe T,Higano S,Takahashi S,Tominaga T

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The objective of the present study was to perform a prospective evaluation of the potential efficacy and safety of intraoperative photodynamic therapy (PDT) using talaporfin sodium and irradiation using a 664-nm semiconductor laser in patients with primary malignant parenchymal brain tumors. METHODS:In 27 patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Muragaki Y,Akimoto J,Maruyama T,Iseki H,Ikuta S,Nitta M,Maebayashi K,Saito T,Okada Y,Kaneko S,Matsumura A,Kuroiwa T,Karasawa K,Nakazato Y,Kayama T

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the first reported case of dissecting aneurysm presenting with hemifacial spasm. The patient was a 58-year-old woman with left hemifacial spasm of 2 years' duration. Cranial nerve examination was otherwise normal and no other clinical symptoms were observed. Vertebral angiography revealed a fusifo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsumoto K,Saijo T,Kuyama H,Asari S,Nishimoto A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven patients with acute cervical spine injuries and associated major neurological deficit were examined within 2 weeks of injury by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. All patients had abnormal scans, indicating intramedullary lesions. This study was undertaken to determine if the early MR imaging pattern had a p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schaefer DM,Flanders AE,Osterholm JL,Northrup BE

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography offers a safe, noninvasive alternative to conventional angiography in patients with suspected carotid stenosis; however, it tends to overestimate the severity of stenosis. Loss of the MR signal with a resulting flow gap is a frequent finding in cases of high-grade stenosis. The auth...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiserman JE,Zabramski JM,Drayer BP,Keller PJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 121 intracerebral aneurysms presenting at one institution between 1984 and 1989, 16 were treated by endovascular means. All 16 lesions were intradural and intracranial, and had failed either surgical or endovascular attempts at selective exclusion with parent vessel preservation. The lesions included four giant ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hodes JE,Aymard A,Gobin YP,Rüfenacht D,Bien S,Reizine D,Gaston A,Merland JJ

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors of the cranial nerves are uncommon, and are usually schwannomas or neurofibromas. The authors describe a case of a fibroblastic tumor involving the sixth cranial nerve. Based upon electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry, the tumor was not of nerve-sheath origin, but was comprised of fibroblasts. Clinical, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nehls DG,Sonntag VK,Murphy AR,Johnson PC,Waggener JD

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of spontaneous left vertebrovertebral fistula associated with neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a young woman. The patient had undergone previous failed surgical attempts to close the fistula and presented to the authors with recurrence of the fistula and neurological deterioration. Successful...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Patro SN,Gupta AK,Arvinda HR,Jolapara MB,Saini J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), xenon-133 measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF), and neuropsychological assessments are described in three head-injured patients. The patients were selected because they presented with intracranial hemorrh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Langfitt TW,Obrist WD,Alavi A,Grossman RI,Zimmerman R,Jaggi J,Uzzell B,Reivich M,Patton DR

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dolichoectatic and fusiform aneurysms represent a small subset of cerebral aneurysms and are often among the most difficult to treat. A consecutive series of 40 patients with 41 of these two types of aneurysms is presented, including their clinical characteristics and surgical treatments. Common to all aneurysms was t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Anson JA,Lawton MT,Spetzler RF

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The transbasal approach (TBA) is an anterior skull base approach, which provides access to the anterior skull base, sellar-suprasellar region, and clivus. The TBA typically involves a bifrontal craniotomy with orbital bar and/or nasal bone osteotomies performed in 2 separate steps. The authors explored the feasi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Effendi ST,Rao VY,Momin EN,Cruz-Navarro J,Duckworth EA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondrolipoangioma is a mesenchymoma primarily composed of cartilage, with adipose tissue and vascular elements present in lesser proportions. Chondrolipoangiomas have been reported to occur in the extremities, chest wall, oral soft tissues, mediastinum, uterus and its round ligament, seminal vesicles, and heart. In t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekula RF Jr,Oh MY,Bellotte JB,Wilberger JE

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case in which sellar and suprasellar osteogenic sarcoma developed 10 years after radiation therapy for pituitary adenoma. The literature is reviewed and the rarity of this condition discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amine AR,Sugar O

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 6-year-old boy with cerebral sparganosis due to infection with a plerocercoid tapeworm larva of Spirometra mansoni. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an area of irregular long T2 signal in the right frontal lobe. When compared with images obtained 2 years earlier, the lesion appeared...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bo G,Xuejian W

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Complete avulsion traumatic brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) can be treated using nerve and musculoskeletal reconstruction procedures. However, these interventions are most viable within certain timeframes, and even then they cannot restore all lost function. Little is known about how patients make decisions rega...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Franzblau LE,Maynard M,Chung KC,Yang LJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It remains unclear whether elderly patients with compressive cervical myelopathy can be expected to experience a promising surgery-related outcome after undergoing expansive laminoplasty. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of expansive laminoplasty in elderly patients with cervical myelopat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Handa Y,Kubota T,Ishii H,Sato K,Tsuchida A,Arai Y

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00