Immunotoxin treatment targeted to the high-molecular-weight melanoma-associated antigen prolonging the survival of immunodeficient rats with invasive intracranial human glioblastoma multiforme.

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 This study explored whether there were differences between the autoimmune disease prevalence rates in unilateral and bilateral moyamoya disease (MMD). METHODS The authors performed a retrospective review of data obtained from the medical records of their hospital, analyzing and comparing the clinical characteri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen JB,Liu Y,Zhou LX,Sun H,He M,You C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukotrienes derive from arachidonic acid metabolism via the lipoxygenase pathway and modulate several cellular events. In the central nervous system, leukotrienes are mainly synthesized in the gray matter and in vascular tissues. Their production is enhanced in ischemic conditions and in experimental subarachnoid hem...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Paoletti P,Gaetani P,Grignani G,Pacchiarini L,Silvani V,Rodriguez y Baena R

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of agents have been used to coat aneurysms as an alternative to clipping. These agents were employed more frequently prior to the routine use of the operating microscope and the presently available variety of aneurysm clips. One such coating agent is methyl methacrylate. This report describes a patient with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ogilvy CS,Poletti CE

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective analysis, the authors studied the pial and dural blood supplies in 74 intracranial meningiomas and quantified their associated peritumoral brain edema (PTBE). The extent and localization of pial blush in relation to the total tumor volume were determined angiographically. The amount of edema and tum...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bitzer M,Wöckel L,Luft AR,Wakhloo AK,Petersen D,Opitz H,Sievert T,Ernemann U,Voigt K

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this study the authors investigated the relationship between variations in the circle of Willis observed on magnetic resonance (MR) angiograms and locations of cerebral aneurysms, and evaluated the risk of aneurysm formation. METHODS:One hundred thirty-one patients with cerebral aneurysms were retrospectivel...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horikoshi T,Akiyama I,Yamagata Z,Sugita M,Nukui H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients with severe postoperative hemiplegia and one with hemiplegia following a subarachnoid hemorrhage are presented. None had hematomas. All were treated with dopamine-induced hypertension, mannitol, and large quantities of intravascular fluids. All showed a remarkable degree of clinical improvement, presuma...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brown FD,Hanlon K,Mullan S

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author, who was editor of the Journal of Neurosurgery from 1975 to 1985, recalls the history of the journal during the 15 hears beginning in 1965, when Dr. Louise Eisenhardt resigned as its first editor. In an addendum, he presents some thoughts on the future of neurosurgery and the role the journal should play in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schwartz HG

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The development of endoscopic endonasal approaches, albeit in the early stages, represents part of the continuous evolution of skull base surgery. During this early period, it is important to determine the safety of these approaches by analyzing surgical complications to identify and eliminate their causes. MET...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassam AB,Prevedello DM,Carrau RL,Snyderman CH,Thomas A,Gardner P,Zanation A,Duz B,Stefko ST,Byers K,Horowitz MB

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and angiographic findings of 55 patients with a spinal dural arteriovenous malformation (AVM) are reviewed, and the results of surgery assessed. The symptoms of dural AVM are usually gradual in onset, and hemorrhage from this type of AVM is less common than in true spinal cord angiomas. Other clinical fea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Symon L,Kuyama H,Kendall B

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical resection of neoplasms involving the petrous bone and surrounding areas in 20 patients is reported. Technical advances described include the total resection of several tumors previously considered inoperable due to involvement of dura and brain, petrous internal carotid artery (ICA), the vein of Labbé, an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Pomeranz S,Janecka IP,Hirsch B,Ramasastry S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:To overcome the limitations associated with surgical approaches that have been described for accessing intraparenchymal lesions of the anteromedial region of the superior cerebellum, the authors used a posterior subtemporal transtentorial approach to remove tumors in this region. In this paper they describe the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ammerman JM,Lonser RR,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The authors aimed to determine whether differences exist in presentation and natural history when comparing Asian patients with moyamoya disease (MMD) to those of other ethnicities in North America. METHODS:A database of 137 patients with MMD presenting to their institution between 1994 and 2015 was reviewed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Feghali J,Xu R,Yang W,Liew J,Tamargo RJ,Marsh EB,Huang J

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Paget disease is an idiopathic metabolic disease of bone that may involve the axial and appendicular skeleton. In up to one third of patients there may be pagetoid involvement of the spine, which can cause back pain and vertebral collapse, with instability or myeloradiculopathy. Although medical therapy is the mainsta...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kremer MA,Fruin A,Larson TC 3rd,Roll J,Weil RJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Traditional treatment of transected peripheral nerves has been by suturing the nerve ends to each other. Because this approach is not widely available and is technically demanding, the authors evaluated an easier method for end-to-end anastomosis using cyanoacrylate-based glue. METHODS:The authors used a rat sc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Roth J,Shtokman J,Shamir MH,Nissan M,Shchetinkov L,Trejo LL,Rochkind S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixteen dogs were entered into a study of the double subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) model of cerebral vasospasm. Six animals were sacrificed 72 hours after the first experimental SAH, and the remaining 10 animals were killed 72 hours after the second experimental SAH; ten additional animals served as controls. Basilar ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yokota M,Peterson JW,Kaoutzanis MC,Yamakawa K,Sibilia R,Zervas NT

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage rarely occurs in young adults. The aim of this work was to clarify the clinical characteristics of ruptured aneurysms in young adults in the third and fourth decades of life and to compare these two age groups. METHODS:The authors retrospectively investigated 2493 patients who...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horiuchi T,Tanaka Y,Hongo K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Telomerase activity is responsible for cell immortality. To examine the role of telomerase in the carcinogenesis of human glioblastomas multiforme (GBMs), the authors studied telomerase activity, telomerase component expression, and telomere lengths in 42 GBM samples. METHODS:In all samples, EGFR and MDM2 ampli...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harada K,Kurisu K,Tahara H,Tahara E,Ide T,Tahara E

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy allows noninvasive measurement of phosphate-containing compounds and pH within brain cells. The authors obtained localized phosphorus MR spectra from 10 normal brains, four low-grade astrocytomas, six glioblastomas, four meningiomas, and three pituitary adenomas and foun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arnold DL,Emrich JF,Shoubridge EA,Villemure JG,Feindel W

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chronic sinusitis can be a debilitating disease with significant impact on quality of life. Frontal sinusitis has a relatively low prevalence, but complications can be severe due to its anatomical location. After failure of conservative measures, typically endoscopic procedures are performed to improve the drain...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： van Dijk JM,Wagemakers M,Korsten-Meijer AG,Kees Buiter CT,van der Laan BF,Mooij JJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active plasmin, available plasmin, and total plasminogen were measured by Enzo-diffusion fibirn plate techniques in 11 cases and level of tissue activator and tissue fibrinolytic activities in another 11 cases with chronic subdural hematoma. The values were too small to be measured in some instances. Anti-plasmin in t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ito H,Komai T,Yamamoto S

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrovirus-mediated herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) gene therapy is a promising approach in the treatment of brain tumors. Previous in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated a bystander effect in which nonmodified tumor cells in proximity to HSV-tk-modified tumor cells are killed with the modified ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vrionis FD,Wu JK,Qi P,Cano W,Cherington V

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

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：:Recombinant gamma-interferon (2 mg/sq m) was administered intravenously twice weekly in 8-week courses to 14 patients with recurrent gliomas. Computerized tomography (CT) evidence of response was seen in only one patient, and stabilization for 12 to 86 weeks was recorded in three. This was a disappointing result, part...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mahaley MS Jr,Bertsch L,Cush S,Gillespie GY

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Operative intervention for craniovertebral junction (CVJ) instability in patients with Down syndrome has become controversial, with reports of a low incidence of associated neurological dysfunction and high surgical morbidity rates. The authors analyzed their experience in light of these poor results and attempt...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taggard DA,Menezes AH,Ryken TC

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year operative experience with 171 consecutive patients with severe brachial plexus lesions who had at least 1 1/2 years of follow-up review is analyzed. Selection for and timing of operation was helped by categorization of each individual plexus element as "completely" or "incompletely" injured and as "in contin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kline DG,Judice DJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first documented case of a symptomatic intrasellar hemangioblastoma is described, occurring in an 11-year-old girl with stigmata of von Hippel-Lindau disease who presented with headaches, progressive bitemporal hemianopsia, and adenohypophysial dysfunction. A subtotal resection of the lesion was achieved with two ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sawin PD,Follett KA,Wen BC,Laws ER Jr

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：:The present study investigates the hematological reaction to arterial injury during the first 10 minutes after endarterectomy in dogs to determine if heparin reversal during this early period predisposes to thrombus formation. Known platelet physiology would predict that heparinization during this early period would b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ercius MS,Chandler WF,Ford JW,Burkel WE

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for the origin of the commonly held principle in current neurosurgery regarding the resectability of the anterior one third of the superior sagittal sinus unravels the many fascinating developments that occurred in neurosurgery during the early 20th century. All these occurrences can be traced back to, and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shrivastava RK,Segal S,Camins MB,Sen C,Post KD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00