Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of ruptured cerebral aneurysm.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite advances in laboratory diagnostics, antibiotic regimens, and neurosurgical techniques, brain abscess (BA) remains a potentially fatal infectious disease. This study analyzed clinical and epidemiological aspects of BA in Chinese patients treated at a single center during a 62-year period. METHOD:We r...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Zhang Z,Cai X,Li J,Kang X,Wang H,Zhang L,Yan R,Gao N,Liu S,Yue S,Zhang J,Yang S,Yang X

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of surgically treated non-neoplastic diseases of the sella (two arachnoid cysts and one empty sella) are reported. All three patients had visual deficits but no gross endocrine disturbances. The study of these three clinical cases and an analysis of the relevant literature suggest a possible unitary hypoth...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Benedetti A,Carbonin C,Colombo F

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of slit ventricles of shunt treated hydrocephalic children was evaluated in a follow up study of 141 patients. Slit like ventricles on computer tomography was seen in 75 patients (53%). 52 patients (37%) suffered from clinical symptoms corresponding with overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid. Those 52 pati...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Serlo W,Saukkonen AL,Heikkinen E,von Wendt L

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age is an important factor in determining prognosis following severe head injury (SHI), although mortality in patients > or =65 years is poorly reported. The aim of this study was to document mortality in patients with SHI > or =65 years. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Patel HC,Bouamra O,Woodford M,Yates DW,Lecky FE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although primary treatment of medulloblastoma is now successful in a high percentage of patients, its secondary manifestations still bear a poor prognosis. Thorough studies of secondary manifestations are therefore pivotal to plan therapeutic approaches for the long-term management of medulloblastoma. Here we describe...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sure U,Bertalanffy H,Isenmann S,Brandner S,Berghorn WJ,Seeger W,Aguzzi A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms requires strategic pre-interventional or preoperative planning. In addition to modern three-dimensional (3D) rotational angiography, computed tomography angiography (CTA) or magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA), a solid, tangible 3D model may improve anatomical compr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Andereggen L,Gralla J,Andres RH,Weber S,Schroth G,Beck J,Widmer HR,Reinert M,Raabe A,Peterhans M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of transsphenoidal deflation of a detachable balloon after embolization of a carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF). The patient developed complete third and sixth nerve palsies immediately after detachable balloon embolization of the CCF, which was considered to be caused by cavernous sinus (CS) compressi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Jung JY,Kim SH,Kim DJ,Kim DI

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were inoculated with staphylococcus aureus to produce cerebral abscesses and treated with either antibiotic or dexamethasone and with antibiotic plus dexamethasone at sequential stages of abscess formation. Antibiotic alone shortened the cerebritis stage, accelerated the encapsulation and affected the bacterial c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yildizhan A,Paşaoğlu A,Kandemir B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The external ventricular drain (EVD) placement is one of the most common neurosurgical procedures. This operation is performed by freehand technique in the majority of cases; therefore, the operator's experience plays an important role in success and possible morbidity of this procedure. OBJECTIVE:To evalua...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Pishjoo M,Khatibi K,Etemadrezaie H,Zabihyan S,Ganjeifar B,Safdari M,Baharvahdat H

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is no universal management protocol concerning invasive malignant tumors of the scalp with bone and dura mater invasion. The aims of this study were to report and discuss our experience in the management of these forms of tumors. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive patients of microsur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Marijon P,Bertolus C,Foy JP,Marechal G,Caruhel JB,Benassarou M,Carpentier A,Degos V,Amelot A,Mathon B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meticulous haemostasis is one of the most important factors during microneurosurgical resection of brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Controlling major arterial feeders and draining veins with clips and bipolar coagulation are well-established techniques, while managing with bleeding from deep tiny vess...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kozyrev DA,Thiarawat P,Jahromi BR,Intarakhao P,Choque-Velasquez J,Hijazy F,Teo MK,Hernesniemi J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Niravoline is a selective kappa-opioid receptor agonist. Its effect on tumour-origin brain oedema was investigated in a brain tumour model created by implantation of C6 glioma cells into the brain of Wistar rats. Five weeks after the tumour cell implantation, niravoline was administered i.v. at 1 mg/kg, a total of fou...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Takahashi H,Hamada H,Teramoto A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pituitary apoplexy is a rare and life-threatening complication occurring in 0.6-10.5% of all cases of pituitary adenomas. Although the association between pituitary apoplexy and visual dysfunction has been recognized for a long time, the optimal management of this problem still remains controversial. The pur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Turgut M,Ozsunar Y,Başak S,Güney E,Kir E,Meteoğlu I

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MRI is routinely used in the evaluation and management of patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). However, its value is unclear in the early detection of signs that can negatively affect that later course of surgical cases. The purpose of the present study is to describe the MR images of early postoperative...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Floris R,Spallone A,Aref TY,Rizzo A,Apruzzese A,Mulas M,Simonetti G

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) has made it possible to examine blood flow characteristics in carotid-cavernous sinus fistulae (CCSF) in a noninvasive, relatively simple, and reliable way. This study investigated the usefulness of TCD in the diagnosis and follow-up of various CCSF subtyp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kiliç T,Elmaci I,Bayri Y,Pamir MN,Erzen C

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) is increasingly used for preoperative mapping of motor function, and clinical evidence for its benefit for brain tumor patients is accumulating. In respect to language mapping with repetitive nTMS, literature reports have yielded variable results, and it i...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Krieg SM,Lioumis P,Mäkelä JP,Wilenius J,Karhu J,Hannula H,Savolainen P,Lucas CW,Seidel K,Laakso A,Islam M,Vaalto S,Lehtinen H,Vitikainen AM,Tarapore PE,Picht T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Percutaneous trigeminal nerve rhizotomy is usually performed by free-handed puncture of the foramen ovale under radiographic control with the patient kept semiconscious. The procedure has thus been reported to be highly uncomfortable for both the patient and surgeon. To our knowledge, this is the first descr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Weßling H,Duda S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterogenous cysts mostly locate in the spinal canal and have only rarely been reported in an intracranial site. We report a case of enterogenous cyst in the ventral to brainstem. The 45-year-old woman presented with paroxysmal headache and diplopia. A CT scan and MRI revealed a cystic clival mass from midbrain to med...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lin J,Feng H,Li F,Chen Z,Wu G

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) is a technique allowing local infusion of therapeutic agents into the central nervous system, circumventing the blood-brain or spinal cord barrier. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the utility of nimustine hydrochloride (ACNU) CED in controlling tumor progression in an experimental s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ogita S,Endo T,Sugiyama S,Saito R,Inoue T,Sumiyoshi A,Nonaka H,Kawashima R,Sonoda Y,Tominaga T

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and causes poor outcome. Knowing which SAH events cause the stress leading to PTSD development could allow for their severity, and so the chances of PTSD, to be reduced. The dramatic nature of SAH onset has meant ictal event...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Baisch SB,Schenk T,Noble AJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal cysts are commonly seen in children usually following trauma and associated with bulging leptomeninges at the site of fracture. Intradiploic leptomeningeal cyst is an important differential for an expansile lytic lesion in the bony calvarium especially in a patient with a previous history of trauma. Her...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Singh V,Shetty GS,Naik S,Behari S,Phadke RV

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have included different co-morbid conditions in prediction models for stroke patients. For subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), it is not known whether the Charlson Co-morbidity Index (CCI) is associated with outcome. We evaluated if this index was associated with outcome in patients with ruptured...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Boogaarts HD,Conde MP,Janssen E,van Nuenen WF,de Vries J,Donders R,Westert GP,Grotenhuis JA,Bartels RH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subdural collections or hematomas are frequently observed after shunt placement [7-9, 13], but rarely after ETV [6]. A review of literature revealed 7 cases [1, 5, 6, 10, 12], of which only 1 was symptomatic [5]. We will discuss the causes, management, and methods of prevention of this complication and we will present...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kamel MH,Murphy M,Aquilina K,Marks C

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Firstly, 14 patients are described who developed either an acquired Chiari malformation (ACM) alone (7 cases) or ACM and syringomyelia (7 cases) after lumbar subarachnoid space (SAS) shunting or in one case, epidural anaesthesia with SAS penetration. Four groups are considered: 3 cases with craniofacial dysostosis and...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Johnston I,Jacobson E,Besser M

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen cases of midline vertebro-basilar trunk aneurysms were operated on by four routes of surgical approach: middle fossa anterior transpetrosal approach (ATP), presigmoid transpetrosal approach (PTP), conventional lateral suboccipital approach (LSO) or suboccipital transcondylar approach (STC). There was no morta...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kawase T,Bertalanffy H,Otani M,Shiobara R,Toya S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the occurrence of hardware-related complications in patients with deep brain stimulation (DBS), over a long period of time. METHOD:All patients operated on with DBS at our institution between 1993 and 2002 were followed with respect to adverse events related to the implanted hardware. RESULTS:One...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Blomstedt P,Hariz MI

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Meningoencephalitis may sometimes cause medically refractory intracranial hypertension and brain herniation. In such patients death is common. There are a limited number of reports on the use of decompressive craniectomy as a life saving measure in these circumstances with some good results. The aim of the s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Di Rienzo A,Iacoangeli M,Rychlicki F,Veccia S,Scerrati M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the natural history and the growth rate of spheno-orbital meningiomas (SOMs). METHODS:Ninety patients with a diagnosis of SOM were included, and patient charts and imaging were evaluated. In a subset of 32 patients, volumetric studies were performed. RESULTS:The median follow-up for the enti...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Saeed P,van Furth WR,Tanck M,Kooremans F,Freling N,Streekstra GI,Regensburg NI,van der Sprenkel JW,Peerdeman SM,van Overbeeke JJ,Mourits MP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with oligodendrogliomas with allelic loss of chromosomal arm 1p and 19q have been shown, especially with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, to have both a better initial and long-term response to chemotherapy as well as an improved overall survival. Effective treatment of patients with brain tumors require...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sherman JH,Prevedello DM,Shah L,Raghavan P,Pouratian N,Starke RM,Lopes MB,Shaffrey ME,Schiff D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis is developed that plateau waves (PW) are caused by an abrupt elevation of postcapillary flow resistance induced by compression of the outlets of the leptomeningeal veins. It is shown by means of a physical model that the main prerequisite for venous outlet compression consists in an elevation of the out...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Laas R,Arnold H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00