Sciatic nerve entrapment in the upper thigh caused by an injury sustained during World War II at the battle of Anzio. Case report.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Identification of risk factors for perioperative epilepsy remains crucial in the care of patients with meningioma. Moreover, associations of brain invasion with clinical and radiological variables have been largely unexplored. The authors hypothesized that invasion of the cortex and subsequent increased edema...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hess K,Spille DC,Adeli A,Sporns PB,Brokinkel C,Grauer O,Mawrin C,Stummer W,Paulus W,Brokinkel B

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a 32-year-old woman known to have Russell-Silver syndrome who presented with repeated aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Multiple intracranial aneurysms and advanced peripheral vascular disease were demonstrated. The authors postulate a link between these vascular features and the pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pülhorn H,Pesic-Smith J,Cowley P,Murphy M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A methodology for dosimetric verification of radiation therapy plans was developed and implemented. Dosimetric accuracy of clinically active intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and intensity-modulated radiosurgery (IMRS) programs was assessed using this methodology. METHODS:The methodology included several ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Agazaryan N,Ullrich W,Lee SP,Solberg TD

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of a sacral, extradural choroid plexus papilloma involving the S1-3 level is described. This 50-year-old woman presented with a 4-month history of pain involving her right buttock, perineum, and leg. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the spine revealed a well-defined, mildly enhancin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kurtkaya-Yapicier O,Scheithauer BW,Van Peteghem KP,Sawicki JE

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two unusual cases of neurocutaneous melanosis are presented. Both patients had congenital giant hairy nevi and both developed hydrocephalus, seizures, and myelopathy. The first patient displayed multicentric cerebral and spinal cord melanosis, as opposed to the more commonly described basilar leptomeningeal involvemen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faillace WJ,Okawara SH,McDonald JV

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors have previously reported that the results of using cadaveric fibula and locking plate (CF/LP) fusion following anterior cervical discectomy (ACD) for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and myelopathy are superior to those obtained using autologous iliac crest (AIC) grafts in the short term. The long-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shapiro S,Connolly P,Donnaldson J,Abel T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This 4 1-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of symptoms and signs of sciatic nerve compression. Imaging studies revealed a large ossified fragment within the biceps muscle of the thigh abutting the sciatic nerve at the level of the lesser trochanter. The bony fragment resulted from an unrecognized apophyseal...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Spinner RJ,Atkinson JL,Wenger DE,Stuart MJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Access to the third ventricle is a veritable challenge to neurosurgeons. In this context, anatomical and morphometric studies are useful for establishing the limitations and advantages of a particular surgical approach. The transchoroidal approach is versatile and provides adequate exposure of the middle and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vitorino Araujo JL,Veiga JCE,Wen HT,de Andrade AF,Teixeira MJ,Otoch JP,Rhoton AL Jr,Preul MC,Spetzler RF,Figueiredo EG

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:True mycotic (fungal) aneurysms are distinctly uncommon. The case of a young woman with multiple intracranial aneurysms of Coccidioides immitis origin is presented. Coccidioides immitis organisms are not uncommon central nervous system pathogens and usually cause basilar meningitis and hydrocephalus. There are no prev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hadley MN,Martin NA,Spetzler RF,Johnson PC

更新日期：1987-03-01 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：OBJECT:The formation of cerebral aneurysms involves complex processes and little is known about the mechanisms by which they originate, grow, and rupture. The purpose of this study was to identify early ultrastructural morphological changes that lead to the formation of experimental cerebral aneurysms. METHODS:Twenty ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jamous MA,Nagahiro S,Kitazato KT,Satoh K,Satomi J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The end of the first 100 years of any endeavor is an appropriate time to look back and peer forward. As neurosurgery celebrates its 1st century as a specialty, the increasing role of women neurosurgeons is a major theme. This article documents the early women pioneers in neurosurgery. The contributions of these trailb...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Corley J,Kim E,Philips CA,Stippler M,Parr AM,Sweet J,Rosseau G

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Over the past 15 years stereotactic radiosurgery has become an accepted surgical option for patients with medically unresponsive trigeminal neuralgia (TN). The mechanism whereby radiosurgery causes pain relief remains unclear. METHODS:A review of recent papers on the radiosurgical management of TN reveals a cor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pollock BE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgeries for CNS tumors are frequently performed by general neurosurgeons and by those who specialize in surgical neurooncology. Subspecialization in neurosurgical practice has become common and may improve patient morbidity and mortality rates. However, the potential benefits for patients of having their surge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khan UA,Bhavsar A,Asif H,Karabatsou K,Leggate JR,Sofat A,Kamaly-Asl ID

更新日期：2015-02-01 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:The benefits of measuring cerebral oxygenation in patients with brain injury are well accepted; however, jugular bulb oximetry, which is currently the most popular monitoring technique used has several shortcomings. The goal of this study was to validate the use of a new multiparameter sensor that measures brain...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gupta AK,Hutchinson PJ,Fryer T,Al-Rawi PG,Parry DA,Minhas PS,Kett-White R,Kirkpatrick PJ,Mathews JC,Downey S,Aigbirhio F,Clark J,Pickard JD,Menon DK

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case of a 10-year-old boy admitted for evaluation of a generalized seizure and a history of headaches. Computerized tomography (CT) and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging demonstrated a large nonhomogeneous contrast-enhancing mass of the left frontal lobe, with a large cystic c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Baltuch GH,Farmer JP,Meagher-Villemure K,O'Gorman AM,Montes JL

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of several calmodulin antagonists, such as N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalene-sulfonamide hydrochloride (W-7) and its dechlorinated structural analogue (W-5), on the growth and proliferation of cultured and transplanted glioma (GA-1, chemically induced from rat glioblasts) were evaluated. Under cultur...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Suzuki N,Kanno T,Nagata Y,Kato T

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Despite the controversy over the clinical significance of Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), the modality has attracted attention because it is less invasive than resection. The authors report long-term outcomes for 7 patients, focusing in particular on the long-term c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Usami K,Kawai K,Koga T,Shin M,Kurita H,Suzuki I,Saito N

更新日期：2012-06-01 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：:Sixteen patients referred for atlantoaxial fixation failures were treated surgically with revision procedures during the past decade. Of these 16 patients, atlantoaxial instability occurred because of rheumatoid arthritis in five, as odontoideum in seven, transverse ligament disruption in two, and odontoid fracture no...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dickman CA,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Experimental studies have shown numerous neuroprotective properties of alcohol ("ethanol") after TBI, but clinical studies have provided conflicting results. The authors aimed to assess the relationship between positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on hospital admission and mortality after moderate to seve...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raj R,Mikkonen ED,Siironen J,Hernesniemi J,Lappalainen J,Skrifvars MB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas myelography was carried out in 22 patients with acute cervical spinal cord injuries in whom oily contrast media seemed contraindicated. The authors believe this technique makes a valuable contribution to the basic decision regarding the surgical versus medical treatment of a specific patient with a cervical cord i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rossier AB,Berney J,Rosenbaum AE,Hachen J

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCTs) are rare, aggressive neoplasms that typically arise from abdominal and pelvic peritoneum in young adults. Other primary sites are uncommon, and an intracranial origin is exceptionally rare. Here the authors report the first case of a DSRCT presenting as a primary suprasell...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thondam SK,du Plessis D,Cuthbertson DJ,Das KS,Javadpour M,MacFarlane IA,Leggate J,Haylock B,Daousi C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) is one of a spectrum of overlapping clinical syndromes resulting from mutations in the gene GLI3 on chromosome 7p. Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is caused by mutations in three distinct genes, including Malcavernin (CCM2), which also maps to chromosome 7p and i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bilguvar K,Bydon M,Bayrakli F,Ercan-Sencicek AG,Bayri Y,Mason C,DiLuna ML,Seashore M,Bronen R,Lifton RP,State M,Gunel M

更新日期：2007-12-01 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：:In this report, the authors describe a case in which the patient began to experience a supernumerary phantom arm after she received motor cortex stimulation for central pain. The patient had a history of right thalamocapsular stroke. It is speculated that the motor cortex activation triggered a response in the patient...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Canavero S,Bonicalzi V,Castellano G,Perozzo P,Massa-Micon B

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:The authors report on the case of a 6-year-old boy who underwent resection of a midline cerebellar tumor. The boy was able to speak fluently after the operation. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed that the right dentate nucleus had been partially removed along with the tumor, but that the left dentate nucleus rema...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kusano Y,Tanaka Y,Takasuna H,Wada N,Tada T,Kakizawa Y,Hongo K

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The health care needs of children with hydrocephalus continue beyond childhood and adolescence; however, pediatric hospitals and pediatric neurosurgeons are often unable to provide them care after they become adults. Each year in the US, an estimated 5000-6000 adolescents and young adults (collectively, youth) with hy...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Williams MA,van der Willigen T,White PH,Cartwright CC,Wood DL,Hamilton MG

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00