Microsurgical lesioning in the dorsal root entry zone for pain due to brachial plexus avulsion: a prospective series of 55 patients.

abstract：:A 24-hour intensive intravenous dosing regimen with the glucocorticoid steroid methylprednisolone has recently been shown to be effective in enhancing neurological recovery in spinal cord-injured patients when initiated within 8 hours after injury. The state of knowledge concerning the neuroprotective pharmacology of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hall ED

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Recent evidence has indicated that the efficacy of the epidural blood patch (EBP) in the treatment of spontaneous CSF hypovolemia (SCH) is still limited. Therefore, further improvement of the EBP technique is an important clinical challenge. The authors describe a series of cases of SCH treated with fluoroscopic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watanabe K,Hashizume K,Kawaguchi M,Fujiwara A,Sasaoka N,Furuya H

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors of this prospective, single-case study evaluated the potential for functional recovery from chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The patient was motor complete with minimal and transient sensory perception in the left hemibody. His condition was classified as C-2 American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Grad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McDonald JW,Becker D,Sadowsky CL,Jane JA Sr,Conturo TE,Schultz LM

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus papillomas and mature human choroid plexus were studied by light and electron microscopic techniques. The mature choroid plexus has three types of cells: Type I cells are cuboidal or columnar cells and line the villi; Type II cells are flat cells lining connective tissue adjacent to neural tissue; and T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsushima T

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete avulsion of the brachial plexus is a severe injury usually caused by high-energy trauma. Even with the advent of modern microsurgical techniques, many patients have been rendered severely handicapped following this injury. The authors present a new reconstructive procedure that uses a microsurgical reinne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Doi K,Sakai K,Fuchigami Y,Kawai S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors provide a systematic analysis of electroclinical characteristics in patients with persistent seizures following temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery and identify ideal candidates for reoperation. METHODS:The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of 68 adult patients (mean follow-up 8.7 years)...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jehi LE,Silveira DC,Bingaman W,Najm I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrathecal ossification causing progressive myelopathy or radiculopathy does not occur frequently. The majority of the reported lesions have been in the thoracic spine and seldom in the sacral canal. This report presents the occurrence of disabling low backache and sciatica from intradural periradicular ossification ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Varughese G

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccular aneurysms arising at locations other than at arterial divisions are extremely rare. The authors describe eight such aneurysms that protruded from the dorsal wall of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and were unrelated to any arterial junction. Radical surgery was performed in all eight cases. The aneurysms we...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakagawa F,Kobayashi S,Takemae T,Sugita K

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of severe unilateral hemispheric edema and localized hemorrhage associated with seizures following endarterectomy of an ipsilateral high-grade carotid stenosis. Imaging studies including angiography, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging/angiography, and xenon-CT, suggested postop...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn AA,Schomer DF,Steinberg GK

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of CSF hypovolemia remains controversial. The primary diagnostic factor relies on confirmation of leakage of the CSF based on reduced spinal fluid pressure. Determining the specific leakage site is the most important issue for effective treatment but remains a difficult task. Although CT myelography, rad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakai E,Takemura M,Nonaka M,Kawanishi Y,Masahira N,Ueba T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors aimed to determine whether differences exist in presentation and natural history when comparing Asian patients with moyamoya disease (MMD) to those of other ethnicities in North America. METHODS:A database of 137 patients with MMD presenting to their institution between 1994 and 2015 was reviewed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Feghali J,Xu R,Yang W,Liew J,Tamargo RJ,Marsh EB,Huang J

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The fibrinolytic activity in cerebrospinal fluid has been monitored by determination of levels of fibrin split products (FSP) in 23 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms. In 20 of these 23, FSP was found in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), with levels ranging from 10 to 80 micrograms/ml. Eleven of the 23 patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alvarez Garijo JA,Vilches JJ,Aznar JA

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of his exceptional and pioneering contributions to the understanding and treatment of neurosurgical conditions, Walter Dandy is considered to be one of the founders of both neurosurgery and neuroradiology. In the field of hydrocephalus, Dandy developed revolutionary research models, imaging modalities, and ope...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Blitz AM,Ahmed AK,Rigamonti D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes the history of neurosurgery in Manitoba, with particular emphasis on events that occurred after his arrival there in 1950. Highlights of global neurosurgery are spliced into the author's reminiscences to anchor the local history with that of neurosurgery as a whole. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Parkinson D

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of spontaneous regression of a herniated cervical nucleus pulposus in a patient with myelopathy. This 37-year-old woman developed sudden quadriparesis; she had reported no history of trauma. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a large disc herniation and increased signal intensity of th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Song JH,Park HK,Shin KM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracranial pressure-volume (PV) relationship was examined postoperatively after removal of brain tumors in two groups of patients (13 in all). Changes of ventricular fluid pressure were analyzed by a method involving fluid injection into the lateral ventricle. A technique has been developed which provides quanti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Paltsev EI,Sirovsky EB

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study of 110 cranial cavities from adult cadavers, the superior sagittal sinus was found to divide into two channels. In most cases, the division was associated with a dural partition. Essentially, the variations as observed in this study could be grouped into three types: Type 1 includes those specimens in wh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bisaria KK

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GKSRS) for the treatment of extensive intracranial metastases has been expanding due to its superior dosimetry and efficacy. However, there remains a dearth of data regarding the dose parameters in actual clinical scenarios. The authors endeavored to calculate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bowden GN,Kim JO,Faramand A,Fallon K,Flickinger J,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to determine the anatomical limitations of the transcallosal transchoroidal approach to the third ventricle. METHODS:Twenty-six formalin-fixed specimens were studied. Sagittal dissections were used to determine the anatomical relationships of the foramen of Monro, the angle of approach...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ulm AJ,Russo A,Albanese E,Tanriover N,Martins C,Mericle RM,Pincus D,Rhoton AL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with congenital hydrocephalus and poor vision since early childhood, but with normal motor and intellectual development, suffered progressive mental deterioration during the last decade of life. At necropsy he was found to have severe hydrocephalus secondary to a lipoma of the midbrain tectum obstructing the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Halmagyi GM,Evans WA

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed the clinical findings, radiological evaluation, and operative therapy of 39 patients with syringomyelia. Syringoperitoneal (SP) shunting was used in 15 patients and other procedures were used in 24 patients. Follow-up periods ranged from 1 1/2 to 12 years. During the period of this study, metrizam...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barbaro NM,Wilson CB,Gutin PH,Edwards MS

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a subcutaneous sacrococcygeal ependymoma and metastasis to the inguinal lymph nodes is presented and his treatment is described. Previous reports on sacrococcygeal ependymoma are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kramer GW,Rutten E,Sloof J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atretic cephalocele appears as an unimportant and benign lesion. This malformation consists of meningeal and vestigial tissues (arachnoid, glial, or central nervous system rests). The authors report the findings in 16 cases (seven parietal and nine occipital) of rudimentary cephaloceles. Twelve patients presented with...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martinez-Lage JF,Sola J,Casas C,Poza M,Almagro MJ,Girona DG

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a new flexible bipolar neuroelectrode which is inserted percutaneously into the epidural space for segmental spinal cord stimulation. This electrode was used in experiments with dogs and monkeys for recording cortical somatosensory evoked potentials in order to identify intraoperative spinal cor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kaschner AG,Sandmann W,Larkamp H

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraventricular rupture of a colloid cyst is a rare phenomenon and has been proposed as a mechanism for sudden death in patients with colloid cysts. Imaging of a colloid cyst during rupture has been described in only one other instance. The authors report a highly unusual case of a 53-year-old man who presented with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Westwick HJ,Obaid S,Morin-Roy F,Champagne PO,Bouthillier A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the neuroimaging features, treatment planning, and outcome in a case of radiosurgical thalamotomy targeting the centromedian nucleus (CMN) for stroke-induced thalamic pain. A 79-year-old man, with embolic occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery and large hemispheric infarction involving the tha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Keep MF,Mastrofrancesco L,Craig AD,Ashby LS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Atypical meningioma often recurs even after resection. As a salvage modality, radiotherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is attempted for this aggressive tumor. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of SRS that involved Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for atypical meningioma. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hanakita S,Koga T,Igaki H,Murakami N,Oya S,Shin M,Saito N

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Symptoms from Parkinson's disease improve after surgical ablation of the medial globus pallidus (GPm). Although, in theory, selective chemical ablation of neurons in the GPm could preserve vital structures jeopardized by surgery, the potential of this approach is limited when using traditional techniques of drug...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lieberman DM,Corthesy ME,Cummins A,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Reliable animal models are an important aspect of translational research, especially for relatively uncommon clinical entities such as fusiform aneurysms. While several animal models exist, very few are tailored to cerebral fusiform aneurysms, which have unique attributes compared to abdominal fusiform aneury...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Avery MB,Alaqeel A,Bromley AB,Chen YX,Wong JH,Eesa M,Mitha AP

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an acoustic neurinoma presenting as a subarachnoid hemorrhage is described. This is the second such case in the literature. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gleeson RK,Butzer JF,Grin OD Jr

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00