Bilateral morning glory syndrome associated with sphenoid encephalocele. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:Stilbazulenyl nitrone (STAZN) is a second-generation azulenyl nitrone that has markedly enhanced antioxidant properties compared with those of conventional alpha-phenyl nitrones. In this study, the authors assessed the potential efficacy of STAZN in a rodent model of fluid-percussion brain injury, which results ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Belayev L,Becker DA,Alonso OF,Liu Y,Busto R,Ley JJ,Ginsberg MD

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the trial discontinuation and publication rate of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in neurosurgery. METHODS Trials registered from 2000 to 2012 were identified on the website clinicaltrials.gov using a range of key words related to neurosurgery. Any trials that were actively ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jamjoom AAB,Gane AB,Demetriades AK

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A brief period of hypothermia has recently been shown to induce delayed tolerance to ischemic brain injury. This form of tolerance is initiated several hours after hypothermic preconditioning (HPC) and persists for a few days. Hypothermia-induced tolerance could provide a means for limiting cellular injury durin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yunoki M,Nishio S,Ukita N,Anzivino MJ,Lee KS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed 70 publications on MR imaging-based targeting techniques for identifying the subthalamic nucleus (STN) for deep brain stimulation in patients with Parkinson disease. Of these 70 publications, 33 presented quantitatively validated results. There is still no consensus on which targeting technique ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brunenberg EJ,Platel B,Hofman PA,Ter Haar Romeny BM,Visser-Vandewalle V

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although nucleus ventralis intermedius stimulation has been shown to be safe and efficacious in the treatment of essential tremor, there is a subset of patients who eventually lose benefit from their stimulation. Proposed causes for this phenomenon include tolerance, disease progression, and suboptimal location....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pilitsis JG,Metman LV,Toleikis JR,Hughes LE,Sani SB,Bakay RA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to investigate the role of S-100 proteins in the onset of vasospasm induced by subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), which leads to severe neurological morbidity and death. It has recently been argued that modifications in the levels of expression of some intracellular signaling elements contr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lefranc F,Golzarian J,Chevalier C,DeWitte O,Pochet R,Heizman C,Decaestecker C,Brotchi J,Salmon I,Kiss R

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In C7-T1 brachial plexus palsies, finger extension and flexion are absent. At the authors' institution, finger flexion has been successfully reconstructed by transferring the brachialis motor branch to the anterior interosseous nerve. However, there is no reliable method for restoring finger extension. In the pr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dong Z,Gu YD,Zhang CG,Zhang L

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the central nervous system, recurrence of intracranial Masson's vegetant intravascular hemangioendothelioma (MVIH) is rare. To the authors' knowledge, only three recurrent intracranial cases have been reported. The authors report the case of a 75-year-old woman with a recurrent left-sided cerebellopontine angle and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Avellino AM,Grant GA,Harris AB,Wallace SK,Shaw CM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have developed an extended transsphenoidal approach with submucosal posterior ethmoidectomy for resection of tumors located in the cavernous sinus or the suprasellar region that are difficult to remove via the conventional transsphenoidal approach. Surgery was performed using this approach in 14 patients w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Frank G,Pasquini E,Mazzatenta D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Inflammatory responses and oxygen free radicals have increasingly been implicated in the development of ischemic brain injury. In some cases, an attenuation of inflammation or free-radical injury can provide tissue protection. Diphosphoryl lipid A (DPL) is a detoxified derivative of a lipopolysaccharide (endotox...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Toyoda T,Kassell NF,Lee KS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidophil stem-cell pituitary adenomas account for less than 5% of pituitary tumors. Only 15 cases have previously been reported, with a mean age of occurrence of 38.7 years. A case of this unusual tumor is reported in a prepubertal girl. Clinical symptoms included prominent behavioral disturbance with associated head...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marks WA,Brumback RA,Schaefer GB,Pendleton BD,Farris BK,Culbertson JL

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors experienced an intriguing phenomenon in 2 adult patients with moyamoya disease. Mouth opening caused reversible occlusion of the donor superficial temporal artery (STA), and the patients exhibited transient cerebral ischemic symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of such occlusio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Katsuta T,Abe H,Miki K,Inoue T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericranium is frequently used in duraplasty and is considered superior to the many other alternatives because of its easy availability and because it offers a watertight dural closure while minimizing the problems of adhesion, infection, and rejection. Although the osteogenic potential of all periosteal tissues is re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoover DA,Mahmood A

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water in normal and edematous brain tissues of rats was studied by the pulse nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique, measuring the longitudinal relaxation time (T1) and the transverse relaxation time (T2). In the normal brain, T1 and T2 were single components, both shorter than in pure water. Prolongation and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Naruse S,Horikawa Y,Tanaka C,Hirakawa K,Nishikawa H,Yoshizaki K

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of cervical fixed flexion deformity in ankylosing spondylitis presents a challenging problem that is traditionally managed by a corrective cervicothoracic osteotomy. The authors report a new approach to this problem that involves performing a two-level osteotomy at the level of maximum spinal curvature, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Duff SE,Grundy PL,Gill SS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Oxygen delivered in supraphysiological amounts is currently under investigation as a therapy for severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Hyperoxia can be delivered to the brain under normobaric as well as hyperbaric conditions. In this study the authors directly compare hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) and normobaric hyper...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rockswold SB,Rockswold GL,Zaun DA,Zhang X,Cerra CE,Bergman TA,Liu J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical course of 12 patients who underwent terminal ventriculostomy for syringomyelia is presented. Opening the central canal at the tip of the conus medullaris is a relatively benign procedure that improves the symptoms of syringomyelia and syringobulbia. This canal normally terminates at the tip of the conus, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gardner WJ,Bell HS,Poolos PN,Dohn DF,Steinberg M

更新日期：1977-05-01 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:Adhesion formation is a serious problem in peripheral nerve surgery, frequently causing dysfunction and pain. The authors aimed to develop an objective biomechanical method of quantifying nerve adhesions and to use this technique for the evaluation of the efficacy of an autocrosslinked hyaluronic acid (HA) gel a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smit X,van Neck JW,Afoke A,Hovius SE

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Assessing academic productivity through simple quantification may overlook key information, and the use of statistical enumeration of academic output is growing. The h index, which incorporates both the total number of publications and the citations of those publications, has been recently proposed as an objecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee J,Kraus KL,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large, highly ossified craniopharyngioma was diagnosed and surgically treated in a 2-year-old girl. About 20 teeth were macroscopically identified in the operative specimen, some of them totally developed, complete with crown and root. Pathological study established the diagnosis of craniopharyngioma with formation ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alvarez-Garijo JA,Froufé A,Taboada D,Vila M

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangiopericytoma is a vascular neoplasm consisting of capillaries outlined by an intact basement membrane that separates the endothelial cells of the capillaries from the spindle-shaped tumor cells in the extravascular area. These neoplasms are found in soft tissues but have rarely been shown to involve the spinal c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harris DJ,Fornasier VL,Livingston KE

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a woman who was shot in the left occipital area with a .32 caliber automatic pistol. She was neurologically intact on admission, and skull x-ray films revealed the bullet in the right suboccipital area. On the 2nd day of the admission she developed Lhermitte's sign. Repeat films showed that the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arasil E,Taşçioğlu AO

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Angiogenesis occurs after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Thrombin mediates mitogenesis and survival in endothelial cells and induces angiogenesis. The present study aimed to clarify whether thrombin is involved in triggering ICH-related angiogenesis. METHODS:In the first part of the experiment, autologous bloo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhou HJ,Tang T,Cui HJ,Yang AL,Luo JK,Lin Y,Yang QD,Li XQ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The gold-standard surgical approach to the odontoid is via the transoral route. This approach necessitates opening of the oropharynx and is associated with risks of infection, and swallowing and breathing complications. The endoscopic endonasal approach has the potential to reduce these complications as the oral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldschlager T,Härtl R,Greenfield JP,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five children harboring brain-stem tumors were treated at the University of California, San Francisco, between 1969 and 1979. Pathological diagnoses were made in 19 patients. All patients received radiation therapy (RT). Thirteen patients received chemotherapy before, during, or immediately after RT. Twenty-four...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fulton DS,Levin VA,Wara WM,Edwards MS,Wilson CB

更新日期：1981-06-01 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：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：:A patient with a giant traumatic aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery presented with recurrent massive epistaxis 30 years after a head injury. During an episode of acute hemorrhage, this patient was effectively treated with occlusion of the internal carotid artery circulation by a detachable inflatable balloo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Simpson RK Jr,Harper RL,Bryan RN

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Nuclear receptor corepressor (N-CoR) forms a complex that maintains neural stem cells in an undifferentiated state through transcriptional repression. Recently, it has been shown that N-CoR is overexpressed in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) tumor stem cells and has a putative role in maintaining these cells in an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lu J,Zhuang Z,Song DK,Mehta GU,Ikejiri B,Mushlin H,Park DM,Lonser RR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00