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abstract：OBJECT:Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitors are currently based on fluid-filled, strain gauge, or fiberoptic technology. Capacitive sensors have minimal zero drift and energy requirements, allowing long-term implantation and telemetric interrogation; their application to neurosurgery has only occasionally been reported...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Aquilina K,Thoresen M,Chakkarapani E,Pople IK,Coakham HB,Edwards RJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theodore Brown Rasmussen succeeded Wilder Penfield as director of the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) and held this post from 1960 to 1972. During his career, Rasmussen probably performed more operations for epilepsy than any other surgeon of his time; he became the foremost authority in this field. His meticulo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Feindel W

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate microcirculatory disturbance and cerebral edema associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), both stereological morphometry on the intraparenchymal capillary network and microgravimetry were performed on a rabbit SAH model. Autologous arterial blood (5 ml) was injected into the cisterna magna, and the an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Johshita H,Kassell NF,Sasaki T,Ogawa H

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of cerebral oxygenation is considered to be of great importance in minimizing secondary hypoxic and ischemic brain damage following severe head injury. Although the threshold for cerebral hypoxia in jugular bulb oximetry (measurement of O2 saturation in the jugular vein (SjvO2)) is generally accepted to be ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kiening KL,Unterberg AW,Bardt TF,Schneider GH,Lanksch WR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a series of 34 meningiomas of the sphenoid ridge. Eight tumors were totally removed uneventfully: two from the middle sphenoid ridge and six from the pterion or Sylvian point. Five tumors were not operated on because of their extensions or the patient's age. Twenty-one tumors raised serious surgical...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bonnal J,Thibaut A,Brotchi J,Born J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aims of this study were to determine the following: whether there are sex differences in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) induced brain injury in rats, whether delayed administration of 17beta-estradiol can reduce ICH-induced brain damage, and whether these effects are estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakamura T,Hua Y,Keep RF,Park JW,Xi G,Hoff JT

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors describe a method that utilizes an image-guided robotic radiosurgical apparatus (the CyberKnife) for treatment of cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). This procedure required the development of an original technique that allows a high degree of automation. METHODS:Angiographic images were im...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Colombo F,Cavedon C,Casentini L,Francescon P,Causin F,Pinna V

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：OBJECT:Oxidative stress may play a role in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), but data on oxidative burden in cerebral hemorrhage are limited, and it is not clear whether oxidative markers add predictive power regarding ICH outcome beyond that of traditional factors. The authors therefore examined redox status...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen YC,Chen CM,Liu JL,Chen ST,Cheng ML,Chiu DT

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Onyx, an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer mixed in a dimethyl sulfoxide solvent, is currently one of the most widely used liquid materials for embolization of intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The goal of this study was to define the risks and benefits of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee CC,Chen CJ,Ball B,Schlesinger D,Xu Z,Yen CP,Sheehan J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss routine removal of inferior articular processes and their facets during laminectomy, with wide visualization of the lumbar nerve roots, which has proven to be most successful in relief of the symptoms of lumbar spondylosis. No instance of postoperative vertebral instability has been found. In a con...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shenkin HA,Hash CJ

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytochemical localization of adenylate cyclase and guanylate cyclase was studied in the arteries of the circle of Willis in dogs. The reaction products of both adenylate and guanylate cyclases were similarly distributed and selectively localized predominantly adjacent to sarcoplasmic reticulum and sparsely to mito...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tani E,Yamagata S,Maeda Y,Ito Y

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suprascapular nerve entrapment (SNE) in the suprascapular notch is a rare entity that must be considered in the differential diagnosis of radicular pain, as well as that of shoulder discomfort. Over a period of 10 years (1985-1995), the authors treated 28 cases of SNE in 27 patients by surgical decompression of the ne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Antoniadis G,Richter HP,Rath S,Braun V,Moese G

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the authors' experience over the last 10 years has indicated that excellent pain control has rarely been obtained by thalamic relay nucleus stimulation in patients with thalamic pain. In the present study, 11 patients with thalamic pain were treated by chronic stimulation of the precentral gyrus. In eight ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tsubokawa T,Katayama Y,Yamamoto T,Hirayama T,Koyama S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Over the last half century, there have been isolated case reports of purely arterial malformations. In this study, the authors report a consecutive series of patients with pure arterial malformations, emphasizing the clinical and radiological features of these lesions. METHODS Pure arterial malformations wer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brinjikji W,Cloft HJ,Flemming KD,Comelli S,Lanzino G

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical assessment of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is important both in determining management and in predicting outcome. A previous report showed considerable observer inconsistency when patients were graded with either the Hunt and Hess or the Nishioka system. This study evaluates observer variabilit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lindsay KW,Teasdale GM,Knill-Jones RP

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Convexity meningiomas are commonly managed with resection. Motor outcomes and predictors of new deficits after surgery are poorly studied. The objective of this study was to determine whether postoperative diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) was associated with neurological deficits after convexity meningioma re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Magill ST,Nguyen MP,Aghi MK,Theodosopoulos PV,Villanueva-Meyer JE,McDermott MW

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In daily practice, neurosurgeons face increasing numbers of patients using aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA). While many of these patients discontinue ASA 7-10 days prior to elective intracranial surgery, there are limited data to support whether or not perioperative ASA use heightens the risk of hemorrhagi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hanalioglu S,Sahin B,Sahin OS,Kozan A,Ucer M,Cikla U,Goodman SL,Baskaya MK

更新日期：2019-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a surgical case of a lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle in a 28-year-old woman. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukui M,Tanaka A,Kitamura K,Okudera T

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Recurrence of seizures immediately following epilepsy surgery can be emotionally devastating, and raises concerns about the chances of successfully attaining long-term seizure control. The goals of this study were to investigate the frequency of acute postoperative seizures (APOS) occurring in the 1st postoperat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malla BR,O'Brien TJ,Cascino GD,So EL,Radhakrishnan K,Silbert P,Marsh WR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a novel approach to the management of high-output heart failure secondary to an intracranial high-flow dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) by using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). To the best of the authors' knowledge, this represents the first report of an embolization performed in con...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Burry M,Reig AS,Beierle EA,Chen MK,Mericle RA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors report on a retrospective analysis of the imaging and clinical outcomes following gamma surgery in 100 patients with nonsecretory pituitary macroadenoma. METHODS:Between June 1989 and March 2004, 100 consecutive patients with nonsecretory pituitary macroadenoma were treated at the Lars Leksell Cente...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mingione V,Yen CP,Vance ML,Steiner M,Sheehan J,Laws ER,Steiner L

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes a woman in whom an S1-2 fracture developed after L4-S1 decompression and fusion. Osteoporosis was not present, but the lesion failed to respond to conservative therapy, necessitating surgical extension of the spinal fusion. Although biomechanical complications of lumbosacral fusion are uncommon, p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bose B

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial aneurysms in infants are rare, but are associated with a high risk of rupture and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The authors report a case of an incidentally diagnosed, probably congenital, asymptomatic giant aneurysm of the posterior communicating artery in a 9-month-old girl, which completely thrombosed follo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Krapf H,Schöning M,Petersen D,Küker W

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Systemic administration of 23.5% hypertonic saline enhances cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients with poor-grade spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Whether the increment of change in CBF correlates with changes in autoregulation of CBF or outcome at discharge remains unknown. METHODS:Thirty-five patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tseng MY,Al-Rawi PG,Czosnyka M,Hutchinson PJ,Richards H,Pickard JD,Kirkpatrick PJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with symptomatic arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) underwent embolization with isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate (Bucrylate) delivered via a mini-balloon catheter according to the protocol of George and Pevsner. These patients underwent surgical removal of their embolized AVM, and surgical specimens were evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Klara PM,George ED,McDonnell DE,Pevsner PH

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVESince the first clinical application of the incisionless magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) technology only small series of patients have been reported, and thus only extrapolations of the procedure-related risks could be offered. In this study, the authors analyze side-effects and targetin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gallay MN,Moser D,Jeanmonod D

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracerebral microdialysis has attracted increasing interest as a monitoring technique during neurological/neurosurgical intensive care. The purpose of this study was to compare cerebral energy metabolism, an indicator of secondary excitotoxic injury and cell membrane degradation close to focal traumatic lesion...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Engström M,Polito A,Reinstrup P,Romner B,Ryding E,Ungerstedt U,Nordström CH

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neurostimulation to treat chronic pain includes approved and investigational therapies directed at the spinal cord, thalamus, periaqueductal or periventricular gray matter, motor cortex, and peripheral nerves. Persistent pain after surgery and work-related or neural injuries are common indications for such treat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Coffey RJ,Lozano AM

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Changes in cortical representation in patients with cerebral lesions may alter the correlation between cortical anatomy and function. This is of potential clinical significance when the extent of cortical resection is based on surface anatomical landmarks. METHODS:Fifty-one patients with supratentorial lesions ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bittar RG,Olivier A,Sadikot AF,Andermann F,Reutens DC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00