W. James Gardner: pioneer neurosurgeon and inventor.

abstract：OBJECT:The authors conducted a study to determine clinical, patient/family satisfaction, and financial outcomes following application of a management scheme that involves evaluation of computerized tomography (CT) scans and emergency department observation, rather than overnight admission, for children who have sustain...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dias MS,Lillis KA,Calvo C,Shaha SH,Li V

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A consecutive series of 82 acromegalic patients who underwent transsphenoidal surgery during a 5-year period is presented. Preoperative and postoperative values for human growth hormone (HGH) were available in 80 cases. Microadenomas were present in 18 patients with a mean preoperative HGH value of 25.2 ng/ml, diffuse...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laws ER Jr,Piepgras DG,Randall RV,Abboud CF

更新日期：1979-04-01 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

abstract：:Post-herpetic pain was treated in 12 patients using dorsal root entry zone ( DREZ ) lesions. All patients had failed to receive adequate pain relief from conservative therapy consisting of transcutaneous nerve stimulation, carbamazepine, and/or amitriptyline. Dorsal root entry zone lesions were made to include the inv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Friedman AH,Nashold BS Jr,Ovelmen-Levitt J

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although posterior plates are increasingly used to manage cervical spinal instability, long-term follow-up evaluation of patients with a critical analysis of efficacy and complications has not been reported. The authors have retrospectively analyzed the outcome in 44 consecutive patients (37 males and seven females, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fehlings MG,Cooper PR,Errico TJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of concentrated conditioned medium from each of eight human malignant glioma cell lines on the growth of indicator cells (normal rat kidney fibroblasts (NRK), clone 14) was determined in monolayer and in soft agar assay systems. The conditioned medium from all cell lines was mitogenic in the monolayer assay...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rutka JT,Rosenblum ML,Stern R,Ralston HJ 3rd,Dougherty D,Giblin J,DeArmond S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), as defined by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13 or higher, is a common problem in the United States and worldwide, estimated to affect more than 1 million patients yearly. When associated with intracranial hemorrhage, it is a common reason for neurosurgical consultation and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ditty BJ,Omar NB,Foreman PM,Patel DM,Pritchard PR,Okor MO

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental cerebral vasospasm was produced in the canine basilar artery by an intracisternal injection of fresh autogenous arterial blood, and prostaglandins generated in spastic and nonspastic arteries were assessed by thin-layer chromatography. Prostaglandins synthesized in normal arteries were 6-keto-prostaglandi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maeda Y,Tani E,Miyamoto T

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE High-grade glial brain tumors are often characterized by an elevated expression of the tumorigenic epidermal growth factor receptor variant III ( EGFRvIII). The authors sought to establish a clinically adaptive protocol as a noninvasive diagnostic tool for EGFRvIII detection through serum exosomes. METHODS P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Manda SV,Kataria Y,Tatireddy BR,Ramakrishnan B,Ratnam BG,Lath R,Ranjan A,Ray A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of surgical treatment for depressed skull fractures that are located over major venous sinuses is a matter of controversy. However, if clinical and radiological findings of sinus obliteration and related intracranial hypertension are present, surgical decompression is indicated. The authors present the case of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Uzan M,Ciplak N,Dashti SG,Bozkus H,Erdinçler P,Akman C

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Intracranial stenting and flow diversion require the use of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) to prevent in-stent thrombosis. DAPT may significantly increase the risk of hemorrhagic complications in patients who require subsequent surgical interventions. In this study, the authors sought to investigate whether...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hudson JS,Nagahama Y,Nakagawa D,Starke RM,Dlouhy BJ,Torner JC,Jabbour P,Allan L,Derdeyn CP,Greenlee JDW,Hasan D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to assess long-term clinical outcomes in patients who underwent Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) with a low margin dose-14 Gy or less-to treat vestibular schwannoma (VS) unrelated to neurofibromatosis Type II. METHODS:Between December 1994 and December 2001, 200 patients with VSs underwent GK...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sun S,Liu A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During craniotomy for supratentorial intraparenchymal space-occupying lesions, with the patient either under general anesthesia or awake, a smaller durotomy designed to expose only the region of resection may be desirable because of brain swelling. Similarly, during repeat craniotomy or craniotomy following cerebral i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Silbergeld DL

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel and useful treatment for essential tremor (ET); however, the factors impacting treatment outcome are unknown. The authors conducted this study to determine the factors affecting the outcome of MRgFUS. METHODS:From May 2016 through Augus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukutome K,Kuga Y,Ohnishi H,Hirabayashi H,Nakase H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven patients harboring recurrent malignant primary or metastatic brain tumors were treated by 40 implantations of high-activity iodine-125 (125I) sources. All patients had been treated with irradiation and most had been treated with chemotherapeutic agents, primarily nitrosoureas. Implantations were performed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gutin PH,Phillips TL,Wara WM,Leibel SA,Hosobuchi Y,Levin VA,Weaver KA,Lamb S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old laborer presented with a 1-year history of low-back pain radiating into the posterior aspects of both thighs. Two weeks before admission, acute exacerbation resulted in signs and symptoms of compressive radiculopathy at L-5. Myelography revealed concentric constriction of the lower thecal sac due to abun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Archer CR,Smith KR Jr

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of ossification of the ligamentum flavum at T-10 and T-11 associated with compressive myelopathy. Metrizamide myelography with computerized tomography allowed precise preoperative diagnosis and anatomic localization of the lesion. The patient had satisfactory and prompt improvement after surg...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Omojola MF,Cardoso ER,Fox AJ,Drake CG,Durward QJ

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Damage to the olfactory nerve during frontotemporal approach to the basal cisternal region has not previously been investigated in a quantified manner. In this retrospective study of 25 patients operated on for ruptured intracranial aneurysms via the frontotemporal route, 22 patients suffered postoperatively from anos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Eriksen KD,Bøge-Rasmussen T,Kruse-Larsen C

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initial attempts at transcranial approaches to the pituitary gland in the late 1800s and early 1900s resulted in a mortality rate that was generally considered prohibitive. Schloffer suggested the use of a transsphenoidal route as a safer, alternative approach to the sella turcica. He reported the first successful rem...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liu JK,Das K,Weiss MH,Laws ER Jr,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problems of sickle cell disease and its complications is discussed. Subarachnoid hemorrhage is not a common complication of sickle cell disease and should be evaluated in the same way as if it were not associated with the disease. Patients with sickle cell trait have an added risk during angiography and hypotensiv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Close RA,Buchheit WA

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Unlike their malignant counterparts, low-grade gliomas are associated with prolonged survival. However, these tumors have a propensity to progress after resection and ultimately undergo malignant degeneration. The factors associated with recurrence and malignant degeneration remain relatively unknown. The author...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chaichana KL,McGirt MJ,Laterra J,Olivi A,Quiñones-Hinojosa A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerized tomography (CT) scans of 54 patients with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the brain were reviewed. The 31 males and 23 females (mean age: 33 years) were classified according to clinical presentation: 1) intracranial hemorrhage (30 patients); 2) seizure disorder (19 patients); and 3) other neurologi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： LeBlanc R,Ethier R,Little JR

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) in CSF can provide a very high diagnostic value in cases of intracranial germ cell tumors (GCTs), especially in pure germinomas, to the level of not requiring histological confirmation. Unlike other tumor markers, reliable data analysis with respect to the diagnostic valu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aihara Y,Watanabe S,Amano K,Komatsu K,Chiba K,Imanaka K,Hori T,Ohba T,Dairoku H,Okada Y,Kubo O,Kawamata T

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors report on a retrospective analysis of the imaging and clinical outcomes following gamma surgery in 100 patients with nonsecretory pituitary macroadenoma. METHODS:Between June 1989 and March 2004, 100 consecutive patients with nonsecretory pituitary macroadenoma were treated at the Lars Leksell Cente...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mingione V,Yen CP,Vance ML,Steiner M,Sheehan J,Laws ER,Steiner L

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial pressure (ICP) and continuous transcranial Doppler ultrasound signals were monitored in 20 head-injured patients and simultaneous synchronous fluctuations of middle cerebral artery (MCA) velocity and B waves of the ICP were observed. Continuous simultaneous monitoring of MCA velocity, ICP, arterial blood ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Newell DW,Aaslid R,Stooss R,Reulen HJ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe vision loss in people older than age 65 years in the western world. The visual acuity loss usually results from the ingrowth of new vessels from the choroid capillaries, so called choroidal neovascularization (CNV). The aim of this pilot study...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Haas A,Papaefthymiou G,Langmann G,Schröttner O,Feigl B,Leber KA,Hanselmayer R,Pendl G

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme presenting during pregnancy presents unique challenges to the clinician. In planning treatment, potential benefits to the mother must be balanced against the risks to the fetus. In addition, evidence relating to timing of surgery and the use of radiotherapy and chemotherapy in pregnancy is limi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jayasekera BA,Bacon AD,Whitfield PC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neuronal injury remains a leading cause of morbidity in both neonates and adults with injuries induced by intracranial hemorrhage, ischemia-reperfusion, and excitotoxicity. To date, a number of neuroprotective strategies have been evaluated, but they have shown little benefit. Poloxamer 188 (P-188), a membrane-a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cadichon SB,Le Hoang M,Wright DA,Curry DJ,Kang U,Frim DM

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:The authors report the highly unusual development of a glioblastoma multiforme at the site of excision of a medulloblastoma 6 years earlier. The patient was operated on for a cerebellar medulloblastoma at the age of 13 years. Postoperative treatment included irradiation and chemotherapy. Six years later, a glioblastom...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schmidbauer M,Budka H,Bruckner R,Vorkapic P

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00