Volumetric quantification of cement leakage following percutaneous vertebroplasty in metastatic and osteoporotic vertebrae.

abstract：OBJECT:Improved neuroimaging techniques have led to an increase in the reported cases of intramedullary cavernomas. The purpose of this study was to define the spectrum of presenting signs and symptoms in patients with spinal intramedullary cavernomas and to analyze the role of surgery as a treatment for these lesions....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Deutsch H,Jallo GI,Faktorovich A,Epstein F

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The vascular lumen of an acutely occluded internal carotid artery (ICA) generally contains numerous thrombi. Therefore, carotid angiography on the affected side during revascularization therapy of acute ICA occlusion has a potential risk of causing distal embolization. In this study the authors propose the u...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tsuji K,Nakagawa N,Fukawa N,Miyauchi M,Furukawa K,Nakanishi K,Nakano N,Kataoka K,Kato A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commonest initial computerized tomography (CT) finding in head-injured children is bilateral diffuse cerebral swelling. Cerebral blood flow and CT density studies suggest that this swelling is due to cerebral hyperemia and increased blood volume, not to edema. The clinical history, course, and outcome of 63 childr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bruce DA,Alavi A,Bilaniuk L,Dolinskas C,Obrist W,Uzzell B

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Disposable supplies constitute a large portion of operating room (OR) costs and are often left over at the end of a surgical case. Despite financial and environmental implications of such waste, there has been little evaluation of OR supply utilization. The goal of this study was to quantify the utilization ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zygourakis CC,Yoon S,Valencia V,Boscardin C,Moriates C,Gonzales R,Lawton MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cavernous sinus meningiomas are complex tumors that offer a perpetual challenge to skull base surgeons. The senior author has employed a management strategy for these lesions aimed at maximizing tumor control while minimizing neurological morbidity. This approach emphasizes combining "safe" tumor resection an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gozal YM,Alzhrani G,Abou-Al-Shaar H,Azab MA,Walsh MT,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus papillomas and mature human choroid plexus were studied by light and electron microscopic techniques. The mature choroid plexus has three types of cells: Type I cells are cuboidal or columnar cells and line the villi; Type II cells are flat cells lining connective tissue adjacent to neural tissue; and T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsushima T

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive osteolysis is a type of idiopathic osteolysis in which there is spontaneous onset of bone resorption. Almost any bone in the body can be affected. The authors present the case of a 62-year-old man diagnosed with massive osteolysis of the occipital bone and the upper two cervical vertebrae. Despite extensive pn...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khosrovi H,Ortiz O,Kaufman HH,Schochet SS Jr,Reddy GN,Simmons D

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Preoperative clinical risk classification of carotid artery (CA) stenosis anticipates the outcome of CA intervention. A higher incidence of neurological morbidity was noted after CA stenting (CAS) in patients with medical risks than in those without risks. However, little is known about the correlation between c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hao H,Iihara K,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Saito F,Hirota S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is an increasingly recognized cause of headaches. Pituitary enlargement and brain sagging are common findings on MRI in patients with this disorder. The authors therefore investigated pituitary function in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. METHODS Pituitary...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Nuño M,Rozen TD,Maya MM,Mamelak AN,Carmichael J,Bonert VS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue acidosis is believed to be a key element in ischemic injury of neural tissue. The goal of this study was to determine whether persisting postischemic acidosis or the extent of acidosis would affect metabolic recovery following an ischemic event. Intracellular pH (pHi), adenosine triphosphate, phosphocreatine, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoffman TL,LaManna JC,Pundik S,Selman WR,Whittingham TS,Ratcheson RA,Lust WD

更新日期：1994-10-01 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：:OBJECTIVE Gliomas are one of the most common types of primary brain tumors. Recent studies have supported the importance of key genetic alterations, including isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations and 1p19q codeletion, in glioma prognosis. Mutant IDH produces 2-hydroxyglutarate from α-ketoglutarate, a key metabolit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Karsy M,Guan J,Huang LE

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Most distal anterior cerebral artery (ACA) aneurysms arise at the pericallosal-callosomarginal artery (PerA-CMA) junction, which is usually located in the A3 segment of the ACA around the genu of the corpus callosum. Aneurysms in the PerA-CMA junction are divided into two types according to their location: supra...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawashima M,Matsushima T,Sasaki T

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgical mortality is a frequent outcome measure in studies of volume-outcome relationships, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has endorsed surgical mortality after craniotomies as an Inpatient Quality Indicator. Still, the frequency and causes of 30-day mortality after neurosurgical procedures ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Solheim O,Jakola AS,Gulati S,Johannesen TB

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an unusual case of sciatic nerve entrapment due to a World War II shrapnel injury to the left thigh suffered during the battle of Anzio in 1943. The patient presented for evaluation of left lower-extremity pain in the sciatic nerve distribution. Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbosacral spine r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Oldershaw JB,Salem A,Storrs BB,Milner B,Omer GE

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of solitary dorsal intramedullary schwannoma diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and treated surgically is reported. The authors review the previously published cases. The possible etiology of the tumor as well as some difficulties encountered in the diagnostic procedure and treatment are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Herregodts P,Vloeberghs M,Schmedding E,Goossens A,Stadnik T,D'Haens J

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A wide variation in postoperative drainage volumes is observed during treatment of chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) with twist-drill or burr-hole craniostomy and closed-system drainage. In this study the authors investigate the causes of the variation, the clinical significance thereof, and its influence on trea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kwon TH,Park YK,Lim DJ,Cho TH,Chung YG,Chung HS,Suh JK

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) reviews the formative history of the major neurosurgical societies, together with their agreement to consolidate their efforts in the joint AANS. As a united group, the Association has been effective in carrying out relations with other professi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dohn DF

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of anterior cervical surgery for treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) are assessed 1 to 7 years postoperatively in 32 patients. At follow-up review, 50% were improved after surgery and 50% were unimproved or had deteriorated in spite of surgery. The results could not be statistically linked t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lunsford LD,Bissonette DJ,Zorub DS

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical success of angioplasty for symptomatic vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) depends on early intervention and can best be achieved after the aneurysm is occluded. However, patients presenting with unsecured ruptured aneurysms and established clinical vasospasm offer a dilemma for the surgeon....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Le Roux PD,Newell DW,Eskridge J,Mayberg MR,Winn HR

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：:This report describes a new and reliable technique for producing experimental noncommunicating syringomyelia. In 30 rats, 1.2 to 1.6 microliters of kaolin was microinjected into the dorsal columns and central gray matter of the spinal cord at C-6. The inoculations caused transient neurological deficits in four animals...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Milhorat TH,Nobandegani F,Miller JI,Rao C

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential role of iron in cerebral vasospasm was examined in the rat femoral artery model by the perivascular application of deferoxamine, a ferric ion chelator and antioxidant. In 25 rats, platelet-rich plasma or fresh autologous whole blood containing deferoxamine at concentrations of 1, 5, 10, or 15 mg/ml was a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Harada T,Mayberg MR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurosurgery has played an important role in the development of neuroscience and the science of consciousness. In this paper, the authors reflect on some of the historical contributions of neurosurgeons to the science of consciousness and discuss the ways in which clinical neurosurgery can contribute to the science of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hasegawa H,Jamieson GA,Ashkan K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the authors present a physical model developed to teach surgeons the requisite drilling techniques when using an endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the skull base. EEA is increasingly used for treating pathologies of the ventral and ventrolateral cranial base. Endonasal drilling is a unique skill in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tai BL,Wang AC,Joseph JR,Wang PI,Sullivan SE,McKean EL,Shih AJ,Rooney DM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of enterogenous cyst causing compression of the spinal cord at C-1 is presented. The clinical course and radiological and histological findings are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fabinyi GC,Adams JE

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors investigated whether skull base resection and primary free-flap reconstruction in a single-stage surgery is oncologically effective for treating advanced stages of recurrent skin cancer (RSC) of the head. METHODS:Eighteen consecutive patients were surgically treated. Twelve of them underwent an ante...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pompucci A,Rea G,Farallo E,Salgarello M,Campanella A,Fernandez E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a frame with guides to facilitate accurate correlation of the planes of brain-specimen sections with computerized axial tomography brain scans. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shipps FC,D'Agostino A,Raaf J

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This Phase II study was performed to determine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of combining nimustine (ACNU)-carboplatin-vincristine-Interferon-beta (IFNbeta) chemotherapy. METHODS:Ninety-seven patients with Karnofsky Performance Scale scores of 50 or greater were enrolled in the study. Nimustine (60 mg/...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aoki T,Takahashi JA,Ueba T,Oya N,Hiraoka M,Matsui K,Fukui T,Nakashima Y,Ishikawa M,Hashimoto N

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the reported benefit of ipsilateral single-application ophthalmic anesthetic eyedrops in patients with typical trigeminal neuralgia, a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was performed. Forty-seven patients were randomly assigned to receive two drops of either proparacaine (25 cases) or saline...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lemley T,Kestle JR,Lunsford LD,Fromm GH,Jannetta PJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00