Integration of three-dimensional corticospinal tractography into treatment planning for gamma knife surgery.

abstract：OBJECT:The objective of this study was to evaluate endovascular stent therapy for carotid artery dissections (CADs). METHODS:Retrospective review of data at Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital identified 43 patients with 44 CADs (intracranial and/or extracranial) treated with carotid artery (CA) stent placement between Ja...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ohta H,Natarajan SK,Hauck EF,Khalessi AA,Siddiqui AH,Hopkins LN,Levy EI

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of giant aneurysmal bone cyst of the skull is reported. Treatment was by total excision in three-staged surgery. The patient made a good recovery. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chalapati Rao KV,Rao BS,Reddy CP,Sundareshwar B,Reddy CR

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the third described case of infection-related atlantoaxial subluxation in an adult. Like most of the similar cases seen in the pediatric literature, this case was associated with a parapharyngeal beta-hemolytic streptococcal abscess. Based upon this experience, the authors advocate intravenous antib...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clark WC,Coscia M,Acker JD,Wainscott K,Robertson JT

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A stereotaxic technique has been developed to cannulate the cerebral aqueduct in patients with hydrocephalus resulting from occlusion of the aqueduct of Sylvius. Precise placement of a 15- to 20-mm long radiopaque prosthesis between the third and fourth ventricles can reestablish the normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Backlund EO,Grepe A,Lunsford D

更新日期：1981-11-01 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：:The second lumbar vertebra was surgically removed from 10 dogs, and the shortened vertebral column was stabilized by internal fixation with two types of plastic plates. Shortening of the spinal column was usually not associated with detectable loss of function or neurological deficit. Histological lesions, however, in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yturraspe DJ,Lumb WV,Young S,Gorman HA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The successful use of autogenous skull bone grafts for a C3-7 anterior cervical fusion is reported and compared with results using other bone grafts. A 51-year-old man with C4-7 anterior cord compression due to spurs and ossified posterior longitudinal ligaments developed progressive tetraparesis following a minor hea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka T,Ninchoji T,Uemura K,Ryu H,Sugiura M,Ohishi H,Tomita M,Takehara S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The primary goals of this study were: 1) to examine the influence of disease and treatment on headache in patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS); and 2) to identify clinical predictors of long-term headache disability. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional observational study with international multicen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carlson ML,Tveiten ØV,Driscoll CL,Boes CJ,Sullan MJ,Goplen FK,Lund-Johansen M,Link MJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe authors' aim in this study was to evaluate placement accuracy and clinical outcomes in patients who underwent implantation of deep brain stimulation devices with the aid of frame-based stereotaxy and intraoperative MRI after induction of general anesthesia.METHODSThirty-three patients with movement disord...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matias CM,Frizon LA,Nagel SJ,Lobel DA,Machado AG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case is presented of a 38-year-old woman who suffered multiple cerebellar infarctions as a result of emboli from a vertebral artery dissection. Surgical therapy led to a satisfactory recovery. This case emphasizes the importance of an aggressive approach to such lesions. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alexander JJ,Glagov S,Zarins CK

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study offers clinical support for the concept that neurosurgical interruption of a midline posterior column pathway by performing a punctate midline myelotomy (PMM) provides significant pain relief without causing adverse neurological sequelae in cancer patients with visceral pain refractory to other therap...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nauta HJ,Soukup VM,Fabian RH,Lin JT,Grady JJ,Williams CG,Campbell GA,Westlund KN,Willis WD Jr

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated nerve segments may inherently contain all of the necessary factors required to support regeneration within a silicone tube conduit placed across a nerve gap. Thirty-six adult Lewis rats each weighing approximately 250 g were randomized into three groups. A sciatic nerve gap (13-15 mm in length) was bridged by...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Francel PC,Francel TJ,Mackinnon SE,Hertl C

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is a common clinical entity that can occasionally have significant neurological sequelae. The authors report a case of cerebral fat embolism and FES that required surgical management of intracranial pressure (ICP). They also discuss the literature as well as the potential need for neurosurg...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kellogg RG,Fontes RB,Lopes DK

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A small group of spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) most commonly present in children or young adults, are characterized by a large size, high flow, the presence of multiple feeders, and frequent extension to paraspinous structures. Cardiac output requirements may be significantly increased by these so-called ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spetzler RF,Zabramski JM,Flom RA

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The formation of cerebral aneurysms involves complex processes and little is known about the mechanisms by which they originate, grow, and rupture. The purpose of this study was to identify early ultrastructural morphological changes that lead to the formation of experimental cerebral aneurysms. METHODS:Twenty ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jamous MA,Nagahiro S,Kitazato KT,Satoh K,Satomi J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Peripheral nerve injury in a limb usually causes intrahemispheric functional reorganization of the contralateral motor cortex. Recently, evidence has been emerging for significant interhemispheric cortical plasticity in humans, mostly from studies of direct cortical damage. However, in this study, a long-range i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zuo CT,Hua XY,Guan YH,Xu WD,Xu JG,Gu YD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral amyloid angiography can cause ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIA's), as illustrated by this case report and literature review. It is possible that the use of anticoagulant or platelet-antiaggregant drugs in elderly patients with TIA's but no angiographic abnormalities may increase the risk of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith DB,Hitchcock M,Philpott PJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 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：OBJECT:The authors have previously reported that the results of using cadaveric fibula and locking plate (CF/LP) fusion following anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and myelopathy are superior to those obtained using autologous iliac crest (AIC) grafts in the short term. The long-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro S,Connolly P,Donnaldson J,Abel T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the alteration of endothelium-dependent responses in chronic vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), experiments were carried out in the double-hemorrhage canine model. After the presence of vasospasm was confirmed by cerebral angiography on Days 0 and 7, pharmacological studies on the basilar ar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim P,Sundt TM Jr,Vanhoutte PM

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The literature on abdominal and general surgery-related complications following anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is scant. In this retrospective review of 60 patients in whom ALIF was performed at their institutions between 1996 and 1998, the authors detail the associated complications and their correlati...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rajaraman V,Vingan R,Roth P,Heary RF,Conklin L,Jacobs GB

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The calcium antagonist nimodipine has been shown to reduce the incidence of ischemic complications following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Although most randomized studies have been focused on the effect of the peroral administration of nimodipine, intravenous infusion is an alternative and the prefe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kronvall E,Undrén P,Romner B,Säveland H,Cronqvist M,Nilsson OG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Obtaining brain biopsy specimens is often the diagnostic test of last resort for patients with unexplained neurological conditions, particularly those with a rapidly deteriorating neurological course. The goals of this analysis were to determine the diagnostic sensitivity of brain biopsy specimens in these types...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Josephson SA,Papanastassiou AM,Berger MS,Barbaro NM,McDermott MW,Hilton JF,Miller BL,Geschwind MD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare multiple system histiocytosis that is characterized pathologically by xanthogranulomatous infiltrates and radiologically by symmetrical sclerosis of long bones. The diagnosis is often confirmed by biopsy of bone or of orbital or retroperitoneal soft tissue. Intracranial involvem...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oweity T,Scheithauer BW,Ching HS,Lei C,Wong KP

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：:The successful treatment of a civilian gunshot wound of the vermis and pons is described. A large missile fragment was removed from a depth of 2 cm within the pons at the level of the facial colliculus. Despite initial coma and subsequent irregular respiration with sleep apnea, the patient survived. Neurological, radi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kline DG,LeBlanc HJ

更新日期：1971-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a series of 75 patients with surgically treated lipomyelomeningoceles, the neurological condition of six patients deteriorated 6 months to 14 years after the operation due to repeat tethering of the spinal cord. The tethering resulted from postoperative dense adhesion between the cord and the overlying dura mater. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sakamoto H,Hakuba A,Fujitani K,Nishimura S

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AANS was founded in 1931 as an educational and scientific organization whose principal purpose was to foster optimum neurosurgical care. Because socioeconomic and political pressures on medicine generally and neurosurgery specifically have escalated in recent years, the American Association of Neurological Surgeon...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoff JT

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Infiltrative tumor resection is based on regional (macroscopic) imaging identification of tumorous tissue and the attempt to delineate invasive tumor margins in macroscopically normal-appearing tissue, while preserving normal brain tissue. The authors tested miniaturized confocal fiberoptic endomicroscopy by usi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martirosyan NL,Cavalcanti DD,Eschbacher JM,Delaney PM,Scheck AC,Abdelwahab MG,Nakaji P,Spetzler RF,Preul MC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Barbiturates were administered to normal dogs, establishing an isoelectric electrocorticogram. Cortical cerebral blood flows (CBF) and deeper CBF's were respectively measured by krypton-85 (85Kr) and xenon-133 (133 Xe). Following barbiturate administration, the two methods of measuring CBF showed a poor coefficient of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laurent JP,Lawner P,Simeone FA,Fink E

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00