Treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension with percutaneous placement of a fibrin sealant. Report of four cases.

abstract：:Spinal epidural hematomas (SEHs) are uncommon complications of traumatic injury to the spine. Emergency surgical evacuation is the standard treatment. Although it is recognized in the literature, the possibility of nonsurgical treatment of traumatic SEH is far from being codified. The authors report excellent outcomes...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： La Rosa G,d'Avella D,Conti A,Cardali S,La Torre D,Cacciola F,Longo M,Tomasello F

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolic rate was determined in the rat brain during the immediate concussive response to standardized impact accelerations of 7 and 9 m/sec velocity. In one series, the metabolic state was determined in freeze-clamped cortical and brain-stem tissue 20 seconds after the impact. The metabolic rate was calculated f...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nilsson B,Nordström CH

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphometric and chemical changes in the arterial wall were studied after 12 months of diet-induced atherosclerosis in rhesus monkeys treated with either bilateral surgical thoracic sympathectomy or propranolol. There was a marked reduction in the progression of atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries and a moderate r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lichtor T,Davis HR,Johns L,Vesselinovitch D,Wissler RW,Mullan S

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The use of subdural drains after surgical evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) decreases the risk of recurrence and has become the standard of care. Halfway through the controlled, randomized TOSCAN (Randomized Trial of Follow-up CT after Evacuation of Chronic Subdural Hematoma) trial, the authors' i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Häni L,Vulcu S,Branca M,Fung C,Z'Graggen WJ,Murek M,Raabe A,Beck J,Schucht P

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of melatonin approximately 25 years ago, there has been intense study regarding the details of the structure and function of the pineal gland. This work is reviewed, with particular emphasis on those aspects of importance to human physiology and disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Erlich SS,Apuzzo ML

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A melanin-producing, encapsulated, histologically benign-appearing tumor of the trigeminal nerve was surgically removed from a 9-year-old boy. It recurred 6 months later and was then subtotally resected and treated with radiation therapy. The clinical and pathological features of this and 10 similar cases reported in ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Winston KR,Sotrel A,Schnitt SJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：:The magnetic properties of 12 different types of aneurysm clip were investigated in order to identify which clips allow postoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging without risk. Clip-induced MR artifacts were also quantitatively studied using a geometrical phantom. Nonferromagnetic aneurysm clips like the Yaşargil P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Romner B,Olsson M,Ljunggren B,Holtås S,Säveland H,Brandt L,Persson B

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Systemic administration of 23.5% hypertonic saline enhances cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients with poor-grade spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Whether the increment of change in CBF correlates with changes in autoregulation of CBF or outcome at discharge remains unknown. METHODS:Thirty-five patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tseng MY,Al-Rawi PG,Czosnyka M,Hutchinson PJ,Richards H,Pickard JD,Kirkpatrick PJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Twenty-nine nonimmunocompromised patients with primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma were treated with high-dose methotrexate (MTX) therapy followed by irradiation. The authors investigated the correlation of infusion schedules with MTX penetration into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), tumor response, and surv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hiraga S,Arita N,Ohnishi T,Kohmura E,Yamamoto K,Oku Y,Taki T,Sato M,Aozasa K,Yoshimine T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of chronic diploic hematoma of the parietal bone is reported. This lesion is considered to have developed over several years following minor head trauma. Clinical, radiological, and pathological findings of this rare lesion are described. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of such an unc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sato K,Kubota T,Kawano H

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Brainstem cavernous malformations (CMs) are challenging due to a higher symptomatic hemorrhage rate and potential morbidity associated with their resection. The authors aimed to preoperatively define the relationship of CMs to the perilesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) by obtaining qualitative and quantitative...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faraji AH,Abhinav K,Jarbo K,Yeh FC,Shin SS,Pathak S,Hirsch BE,Schneider W,Fernandez-Miranda JC,Friedlander RM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of subarachnoid hemorrhage in an 11-month-old infant with tragic outcome. Radiological investigation showed an anterior communicating aneurysm, and postmortem examination confirmed the aneurysm to be a so-called "berry" aneurysm. There were also typical signs of fibromuscular hyperplasia of t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bolander H,Hassler O,Liliequist B,West KA

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Tyrosine kinases play an important role in the regulation of systemic vascular smooth-muscle tone. The authors studied the involvement of protein tyrosine kinase activity in erythrocyte lysate-mediated signal transduction in cerebral smooth-muscle cells. METHODS:Tyrosine kinase phosphorylation and intracellular...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Iwabuchi S,Marton LS,Zhang JH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal root entry zone lesions have been documented as effective for control of intractable pain in patients with brachial plexus avulsion or severe spinal cord injury. These lesions are usually made with the radiofrequency technique. The authors report three cases in which the CO2 laser was used as an alternative mea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy WJ,Nutkiewicz A,Ditmore QM,Watts C

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is a major contributor to the high cost of health care in the US and is also a major indicator of patient care quality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence, causes, and predictors of 30-day readmission following craniotomy for malignant supr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marcus LP,McCutcheon BA,Noorbakhsh A,Parina RP,Gonda DD,Chen C,Chang DC,Carter BS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common and disabling psychiatric illness, and in a significant proportion of patients with OCD the disease is refractory to conventional pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy. For more than half a century, patients with severe, treatment-resistant OCD have been treated with s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sheth SA,Neal J,Tangherlini F,Mian MK,Gentil A,Cosgrove GR,Eskandar EN,Dougherty DD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of computerized tomography (CT) scans was performed in a consecutive series of 100 patients with ruptured saccular cerebral aneurysms who were admitted, diagnosed, and operated on within 72 hours after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and treated with calcium antagonists. The aneurysms were in the anterior portio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Auer LM,Schneider GH,Auer T

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case of a 64-year-old woman who experienced a left hemiparesis. An initial diagnosis of subdural hematoma was made based on results of computerized tomography scanning. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging indicated an extraaxial meningioma. Histological findings confirmed an extranodal margin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goetz P,Lafuente J,Revesz T,Galloway M,Dogan A,Kitchen N

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors investigated the causes for surgical reexploration in patients with complex regional pain syndrome Type II who received initial relief of pain from implantation of a peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS). METHODS:The authors reviewed the charts of 11 consecutive patients who underwent a total of 27 PNS-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ishizuka K,Oaklander AL,Chiocca EA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The endovascular treatment of complex bifurcation aneurysms possessing a neck that incorporates multiple side branches remains a surgical challenge. Double-stent-assisted coiling techniques, such as those with stents in an X and Y configuration, enable the endovascular treatment of wide-necked complex intracr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aydin K,Stracke CP,Barburoglu M,Yamac E,Berdikhojayev M,Sencer S,Chapot R

更新日期：2019-12-06 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：:The authors report a case of cerebral aspergillosis. This is only the fifth case following intracranial surgery noted in the literature. Pathogenesis, angiographic findings, and results of cerebrospinal fluid culture are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Galassi E,Pozzati E,Poppi M,Vinci A

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Oligometastatic brain metastases may be treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) alone, but no consensus exists as to when SRS alone would be appropriate. A survey was conducted at 2 radiosurgery meetings to determine which factors SRS practitioners emphasize in recommending SRS alone, and what physician cha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Knisely JP,Yamamoto M,Gross CP,Castrucci WA,Jokura H,Chiang VL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors studied the effect of high cervical cord section on the phenomenon of autoregulation in the rhesus monkey with the hydrogen clearance method to measure focal spinal cord blood flow (SCBF). Laminectomies were performed at T7-11 and C1-2. The spinal cord was completely severed at C1-2. Under normocapnic cond...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kobrine AI,Doyle TF,Newby N,Rizzoli HV

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new aneurysm clip has been developed specifically for internal carotid artery (ICA) aneurysms. This fenestrated clip's occluding blades deviate laterally, since the majority of ICA aneurysms protrude posterolateral to the parent artery. The clip was applied safely in seven recent patients with ICA aneurysms. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujita S

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:An approach toward the treatment of intracranial gliomas was developed in a rat experimental model. The authors investigated the ability of "professional" antigen-presenting cells (dendritic cells) to enhance host antitumor immune responses when injected as a vaccine into tumor-bearing animals. METHODS:Dendriti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liau LM,Black KL,Prins RM,Sykes SN,DiPatre PL,Cloughesy TF,Becker DP,Bronstein JM

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the majority of patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) will improve with anticoagulation therapy, a portion of patients will either present in a comatose state or continue to deteriorate clinically despite early anticoagulation. In these cases, along with treating the underlying thromb...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pasarikovski CR,Ku JC,Keith J,Ramjist J,Dobashi Y,Priola SM,da Costa L,Kumar A,Yang VXD

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Resection of cancer and the involved artery in the neck has been applied with some success, but the indications for such an aggressive approach at the skull base are less well defined. The authors therefore evaluated the outcomes of advanced skull base malignancies in patients who were treated with bypass and re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kalani MY,Kalb S,Martirosyan NL,Lettieri SC,Spetzler RF,Porter RW,Feiz-Erfan I

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Experience with intraarterial abciximab for the treatment of thromboembolism during endovascular coil embolization is limited. The authors report the outcome of intraarterial abciximab use, with an emphasis on fatal hemorrhagic complications. METHODS:Between March 2003 and May 2006, the authors treated 606 aneu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Park JH,Kim JE,Sheen SH,Jung CK,Kwon BJ,Kwon OK,Oh CW,Han MH,Han DH

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00