Reversible hearing loss associated with a malignant pineal germ cell tumor. Case report.

abstract：OBJECT:Atypical meningioma often recurs even after resection. As a salvage modality, radiotherapy or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is attempted for this aggressive tumor. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of SRS that involved Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) for atypical meningioma. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hanakita S,Koga T,Igaki H,Murakami N,Oya S,Shin M,Saito N

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow rates in 12 patients with symptoms suggestive of CSF shunt obstruction were measured with magnetic resonance (MR) phase imaging. The shunts were imaged over the skull, just distal to any reservoir, using a curved surface coil. Images perpendicular to the direction of flow were made o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Drake JM,Martin AJ,Henkleman RM

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although they are excellent clinical tools, Caspar anterior cervical plates have not been studied closely with regard to their mechanisms of failure. As more extensive operations are contemplated on older, sicker patients, it is imperative to know when a plating system might be prone to failure and what the mechanism ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Paramore CG,Dickman CA,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventricular catheter replacement can be challenging, especially in patients with small ventricles. Shunt malfunction due to ventricular catheter obstruction can occur without ventricular enlargement, such as in the setting of slit-ventricle syndrome or benign intracranial hypertension. The authors describe a simple te...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Omahen DA,Hentschel SJ,Cameron GS

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The extent of peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) associated with meningiomas can be highly variable. The authors studied the correlation between the development of efferent venous drainage from the tumor and the degree of PTBE that occurs in intracranial meningiomas. METHODS:Twenty-five patients with 27 intracrania...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka M,Imhof HG,Schucknecht B,Kollias S,Yonekawa Y,Valavanis A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with a peripheral nerve lesion (six intrinsic and three extrinsic) were evaluated with computerized tomography (CT). In all but one instance, the CT scans gave useful information regarding the anatomical location, size, and relationship of the lesion to surrounding structures. These cases illustrate the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Powers SK,Norman D,Edwards MS

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It is generally accepted that hemifacial spasm (HFS) is caused by pulsatile vascular compression upon the facial nerve root exit zone. This 2-3 mm area, considered synonymous with the Obersteiner-Redlich zone, is a transition zone (TZ) between central and peripheral axonal myelination that is situated at the ner...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Campos-Benitez M,Kaufmann AM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of lymphoplasmacyte-rich meningioma manifesting clinical and radiological characteristics unusual for a meningioma are reported. The patient in Case 1 was a 22-year-old man with a 9-year history of bilateral visual disturbances and recent dyspnea. An en plaque skull base mass, which was partially resected, w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamaki T,Ikeda T,Sakamoto Y,Ohtaki M,Hashi K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated nerve segments may inherently contain all of the necessary factors required to support regeneration within a silicone tube conduit placed across a nerve gap. Thirty-six adult Lewis rats each weighing approximately 250 g were randomized into three groups. A sciatic nerve gap (13-15 mm in length) was bridged by...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Francel PC,Francel TJ,Mackinnon SE,Hertl C

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：:Local cortical cooling for termination of epileptic discharges (EDs) has recently become a focus of research. The authors report on a newly devised cooling system that uses a thermoelectric (Peltier) chip and examine the system's performance in experimental neocortical seizures. Experiments were performed in adult mal...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Imoto H,Fujii M,Uchiyama J,Fujisawa H,Nakano K,Kunitsugu I,Nomura S,Saito T,Suzuki M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors retrospectively analyzed a consecutive series of patients with cranial vault primary extradural meningioma (PEM), with particular regard to the tumor's dural involvement. The pertinent literature was reviewed. METHODS:Clinical data were retrospectively obtained in a consecutive series of 16 patients...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bassiouni H,Asgari S,Hübschen U,König HJ,Stolke D

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Schwannomas occupying the craniocervical junction (CCJ) are rare and usually originate from the jugular foramen, hypoglossal nerves, and C-1 and C-2 nerves. Although they may have different origins, they may share the same symptoms, surgical approaches, and complications. An extension of these lesions along the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cavalcanti DD,Martirosyan NL,Verma K,Safavi-Abbasi S,Porter RW,Theodore N,Sonntag VK,Dickman CA,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case involving the absence of the midthird portion of the basilar artery (BA) associated with a ruptured fusiform aneurysm of the superior third of the basilar artery discovered after a subarachnoid hemorrhage is reported. Surgical clipping was precluded by the anatomical conditions. The aneurysm was treated by occl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ricolfi F,Decq P,Brugieres P,Blustajn J,Melon E,Gaston A

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：:A consecutive series of 32 adult patients with chronic subdural hematoma was studied in respect to postoperative cerebral reexpansion (reduction in diameter of the subdural space) after burr-hole craniostomy and closed-system drainage. Patients with high subdural pressure showed the most rapid brain expansion and clin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Markwalder TM,Steinsiepe KF,Rohner M,Reichenbach W,Markwalder H

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous blood (0.3 to 5.0 ml) was introduced into the lumbar subarachnoid space of nine monkeys. Serial spinal cord arteriography was performed at frequent intervals over a 24-hour period. Magnification techniques permitted direct measurement of the anterior spinal artery and posterior spinal vein. Neither immediat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Doppman JL,Girton M

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) and aneurysms is well documented in the literature. However, a specific type of aneurysm, termed a "pedicle" aneurysm, has received little attention despite its role as a primary source of hemorrhage. The authors report four recent cases of patients with cere...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Perata HJ,Tomsick TA,Tew JM Jr

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glomus tumors are rare skull base neoplasms that frequently involve critical cerebrovascular structures and lower cranial nerves. Complete resection is often difficult and may increase cranial nerve deficits. Stereotactic radiosurgery has gained an increasing role in the management of glomus tumors. The authors ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sheehan JP,Tanaka S,Link MJ,Pollock BE,Kondziolka D,Mathieu D,Duma C,Young AB,Kaufmann AM,McBride H,Weisskopf PA,Xu Z,Kano H,Yang HC,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral trigeminal neuralgia occurred in 32 (11.9%) of 269 consecutive patients who were treated with radiofrequency electrocoagulation (RFE). This is a higher incidence than has been reported before and may be explained by the prospective nature of the present study, the long follow-up period, and the inclusion of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brisman R

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a subcutaneous sacrococcygeal ependymoma and metastasis to the inguinal lymph nodes is presented and his treatment is described. Previous reports on sacrococcygeal ependymoma are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kramer GW,Rutten E,Sloof J

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique employing a Doppler ultrasound flowmeter in determining cerebrospinal fluid shunt patency is described. The technique has proven to be a valuable aid in the elevaluation of the patient in whom shunt function is in question. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Flitter MA,Buchheit WA,Murtagh F,Lapayowker MS

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of failed temporal lobe resection in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and the role of repeat surgery for seizure control. METHODS:This is a retrospective study of 105 patients who underwent temporal lobe resection for MTS with unilateral electroe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ramos E,Benbadis S,Vale FL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review the cases of 116 infants treated consecutively for birth-related brachial plexus injuries. Twenty-eight infants with upper brachial plexus lesions who showed no neurological improvement by 4 months of age were selected for early surgical reconstruction (at a mean age of 5 months). Neurological impro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laurent JP,Lee R,Shenaq S,Parke JT,Solis IS,Kowalik L

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage with development of the intracranial hypotension syndrome and acquired Chiari I malformation due to lumbar spinal CSF diversion procedures have both been well described. However, concomitant presentation of both syndromes has rarely been reported. The object o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Atkinson JL,Weinshenker BG,Miller GM,Piepgras DG,Mokri B

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to now, navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (nTMS) has been used for motor mapping in the vicinity of rolandic brain lesions. Recently, nTMS has also been suggested to be useful in mapping human language areas. The authors describe the case of a left-handed patient with a left-side glioblastoma within the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sollmann N,Picht T,Mäkelä JP,Meyer B,Ringel F,Krieg SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old boy had a sore throat, followed in 4 weeks by acute rheumatic fever and in 6 weeks by atlanto-axial dislocation. Reduction of the dislocation by means of a halo vest relieved his pain, but the cervical spine remained unstable after 3 months of immobilization and required an occiput-C1-2 fusion and rib gr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bicknell JM,Kirsch WM,Seigel R,Orrison W

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Gliomatosis cerebri (GC), a rare entity characterized by a widespread infiltration of brain by tumor, lacks objective and quantitative diagnostic criteria. Single-voxel spectroscopy and chemical shift imaging (two-dimensional proton magnetic resonance [MR] spectroscopy) were performed using both short (20- or 22...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Galanaud D,Chinot O,Nicoli F,Confort-Gouny S,Le Fur Y,Barrie-Attarian M,Ranjeva JP,Fuentès S,Viout P,Figarella-Branger D,Cozzone PJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supracerebellar transtentorial (SCTT) approaches have become a popular option for treatment of a variety of pathologies in the medial and basal temporal and occipital lobes and thalamus. Transtentorial approaches provide numerous advantages over transcortical approaches, including obviating the need to traverse eloque...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Baranoski JF,Bajaj A,Przybylowski CJ,Catapano JS,Frisoli FA,Lang MJ,Lawton MT

更新日期：2020-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Local experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) was produced over the cerebral cortex in 15 cats. The cellular response was monitored using ion-specific electrodes for extracellular potassium (K+) and calcium (Ca++) activity, DC cortical potential, and electrocorticogram. The response was characterized by a profound ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hubschmann OR,Kornhauser D

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00