Temporal bone neoplasms: a report on 20 surgically treated cases.

abstract：:The syndrome of spontaneous intracranial hypotension is characterized by orthostatic headaches in conjunction with reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure or CSF volume, and characteristic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings. A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of paroxysmal ataxia of gait and sh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nowak DA,Rodiek SO,Zinner J,Guhlmann A,Topka H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case of metastatic gestational choriocarcinoma presented as intracerebral hemorrhage from an atypical distal middle cerebral artery aneurysm. Operative evacuation of the intracerebral hematoma was undertaken and histopathological examination revealed choriocarcinoma invading the vessel wall. Neoplastic cerebral a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pullar M,Blumbergs PC,Phillips GE,Carney PG

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Are spinal schwannomas as benign as we think? To what extent do patients recover? Are patients prone to develop late complications such as cystic myelopathy or symptomatic spinal deformity? Is their life expectancy compromised? In an effort to answer these questions, the authors analyzed the long-term outcome for 187 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seppälä MT,Haltia MJ,Sankila RJ,Jääskeläinen JE,Heiskanen O

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have reviewed the clinical records of 110 patients with intracranial cavernous malformations diagnosed by histological examination and/or magnetic resonance imaging over a mean follow-up period of 4.71 years. These cases were divided, based on their presentation, into a hemorrhage group, a seizure group, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aiba T,Tanaka R,Koike T,Kameyama S,Takeda N,Komata T

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used in a retrospective study of placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) levels in serum, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and intratumoral cyst fluid in primary intracranial germinoma. The ELISA showed no cross-reactivity with intestinal alkaline phosphatase except in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shinoda J,Yamada H,Sakai N,Ando T,Hirata T,Miwa Y

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular asymmetries after shunt surgery were studied. Right and left ventricular areas from pre-and postoperative computerized tomography scans were measured with a computer digitizing technique, and the respective areas were expressed as a ratio. Measurements were made from the scans of 15 hydrocephalic children ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Linder M,Diehl JT,Sklar FH

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a recently described T-cell deficiency predisposing patients to a spectrum of opportunistic infections. Kaposi's sarcoma, and other neoplasms. It appears primarily among homosexual males and intravenous drug abusers, but is now being observed in other groups as well. T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Handler M,Ho V,Whelan M,Budzilovich G

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal instrumentation currently allows gross-total resection and reconstruction in cases of malignancies at all levels of the spine. The authors analyzed the results in 110 patients who underwent surgery for primary and metastatic spinal tumors over a 5-year period (1989-1993) at a single institution. Major primary s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sundaresan N,Steinberger AA,Moore F,Sachdev VP,Krol G,Hough L,Kelliher K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Safety-net hospitals deliver care to a substantial share of vulnerable patient populations and are disproportionately impacted by hospital payment reform policies. Complex elective procedures performed at safety-net facilities are associated with worse outcomes and higher costs. The effects of hospital safety...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lopez Ramos C,Rennert RC,Brandel MG,Abraham P,Hirshman BR,Steinberg JA,Santiago-Dieppa DR,Wali AR,Porras K,Almosa Y,Pannell JS,Khalessi AA

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 30-year-old woman with Chiari I malformation and a cervicothoracic syrinx is presented. The patient was followed clinically over a 2 1/2-year period. Spontaneous and complete resolution of the syrinx, as documented by serial magnetic resonance studies, was accompanied by only a minimal change in objectiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jack CR Jr,Kokmen E,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a large, asymptomatic, subdural skeletal-type condrosarcoma originating from the meninges. Distinction between the mesenchymal and skeletal types of intracranial chondrosarcoma is important since they have different prognoses. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alvira MM,McLaurin RL

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klatzo's classification of brain edema into two types, vasogenic and cytotoxic, has been in general use since 1967. The former involves overall brain swelling due to fluid entry from the vasculature because of openings in the blood-brain barrier (BBB), whereas the latter refers to cell swelling without any loss of the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimelberg HK

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a previously unreported malformation involving paired, bilaterally symmetrical dermal sinus tracts in the retro-auricular area, both of which passed through the asterion and posterior fossa dura mater to end intracranially. Cranial dermal sinus tracts are congenital lesions that virtually always o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nejat F,Dias MS,Eftekhar B,Roodsari NN,Hamidi S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to establish whether the volume of the posterior fossa in children suffering from Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) is smaller than normal, as has been suggested previously. They also investigated the role of syringomyelia in posterior fossa development. METHODS:Both posterior fossa volume (P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sgouros S,Kountouri M,Natarajan K

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of congenital ventriculocisternostomy is reported. This infant presented with occipital meningocele. Conray ventriculography demonstrated a spontaneous ventriculocisternostomy and stenosis of the aqueduct. The case is discussed and pertinent literature reviewed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mann KS,Khosla VK,Gulati DR

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported with an anomalous rib that caused compression of the cervical spinal cord and presented with cervical myelopathy. This appears to be the first reported instance of this particular anomaly. The clinicoanatomical aspects of this case are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rock JP,Spickler EM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Whereas most pituitary adenomas are removable via the transsphenoidal approach, certain cases, such as dumbbell-shaped or suprasellar adenomas and recurrent and/or fibrous tumors, remain difficult to treat. The authors present their experience with the extended endoscopic endonasal approach to the suprasellar ar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Di Maio S,Cavallo LM,Esposito F,Stagno V,Corriero OV,Cappabianca P

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case in which the lateral C-1 arch fractured in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and an intact fusion mass; this patient had previously undergone a C1-2 Brooks-type fusion. This unique complication occurred secondary to continued resorption of the C1-2 rheumatoid pannus. Two years after occipit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ecker RD,Dekutoski MB,Ebersold MJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors of this retrospective review and analysis of the literature cover an institutional series of neurenteric cysts of the central nervous system in children treated in the magnetic resonance imaging era during a 14-year period. METHODS:Sixteen patients 20 days to 14 years of age are described. The most ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： de Oliveira RS,Cinalli G,Roujeau T,Sainte-Rose C,Pierre-Kahn A,Zerah M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Helmets successfully prevent most cranial fractures and skull traumas, but traumatic brain injury (TBI) and concussions continue to occur with frightening frequency despite the widespread use of helmets on the athletic field and battlefield. Protection against such injury is needed. The object of this study was ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turner RC,Naser ZJ,Bailes JE,Smith DW,Fisher JA,Rosen CL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new experimental model of chronic subdural hematoma in mice is described. A single intraperitoneal injection of 6-aminonicotinamide (25 mg/kg body weight) on the 5th postnatal day induced hydrocephalus in mice with almost 100% success. Approximately 60% of the mice spontaneously developed intracranial hemorrhage 20 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aikawa H,Suzuki K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Transsphenoidal surgery is advocated as the first-line management of growth hormone (GH)-secreting adenomas. Although disease control is defined by strict criteria for biochemical remission, the length of follow-up needed is not well defined in literature. In this report, the authors present their long-term r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Asha MJ,Takami H,Velasquez C,Oswari S,Almeida JP,Zadeh G,Gentili F

更新日期：2019-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVECerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) is a serious complication after carotid artery stenting (CAS). Staged angioplasty (SAP)-i.e., angioplasty followed by delayed CAS-has been reported as a potential CHS-avoiding procedure. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of SAP in avoiding CHS af...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hayakawa M,Sugiu K,Yoshimura S,Hishikawa T,Yamagami H,Fukuda-Doi M,Sakai N,Iihara K,Ogasawara K,Oishi H,Ito Y,Matsumaru Y

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a simple technique that reduces the incidence of retained ventricular catheters and minimizes the risk of life-threatening intraventricular hemorrhage during the removal of an obstructed, adherent ventricular catheter in patients with hydrocephalus. The technique requires no special equipment and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Whitfield PC,Guazzo EP,Pickard JD

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) often present with impaired gait and cognition together with ventricular enlargement and normal intracranial pressure. Many have vascular risk factors as well as periventricular and deep white matter changes on MR imaging. Abnormal CSF dynamics, that ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tisell M,Tullberg M,Hellström P,Edsbagge M,Högfeldt M,Wikkelsö C

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess longitudinal changes in the collateral channels originating from the lenticulostriate artery (LSA), posterior communicating artery (PCoA), and anterior and posterior choroidal arteries (AChA and PChA, respectively) during disease progression and/or aging. The impact of collateral ch...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamamoto S,Hori S,Kashiwazaki D,Akioka N,Kuwayama N,Kuroda S

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the rare case of a myxoma, a benign soft-tissue tumor of mesenchymal origin noted for occurring in the left atrium of the heart, which was found in the lumbar paraspinal muscles of an 80-year-old woman. This patient experienced low-back pain for over 20 years and had noted its increasing severity w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guppy KH,Wagner F,Tawk R,Gallagher L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Perilesional edema is a predominant mechanism underlying secondary brain injury after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Perilesional edema is characterized by inflammation, production of proinflammatory cytokines, and migration of peripheral immune cells into the brain. The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yi HJ,Lee JE,Lee DH,Kim YI,Cho CB,Kim IS,Sung JH,Yang SH

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs) are locally invasive neoplasms that arise in the posterior petrous bone and are associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. These tumors cause symptoms even when microscopic in size (below the threshold for detectability on imaging studies) and can lead to symptoms such as hearing...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jagannathan J,Butman JA,Lonser RR,Vortmeyer AO,Zalewski CK,Brewer C,Oldfield EH,Kim HJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to assess the histopathological differences between advanced atherosclerotic carotid artery (CA) plaques with signal hyperintensity on T1-weighted MR images and those without, focusing on necrotic core size and intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH). METHODS:Thirty-five patients scheduled for ca...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hishikawa T,Iihara K,Yamada N,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00