Myxochondrosarcoma of the fourth ventricle. Case report.

abstract：:A 9-week-old infant manifested continuous vomiting for 1 week accompanied by a tense fontanel, "sun setting" of the eyes, frequent opisthotonos, and hypertonicity. The head circumference was at the 50th percentile. Computerized tomography (CT) revealed acute hydrocephalus and a posterior fossa subdural hematoma. The b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： French BN,Dublin AB

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Stereotactic radiosurgery is an increasingly used and the least invasive surgical option for patients with trigeminal neuralgia. In this study, the authors investigate the clinical outcomes in patients treated with this procedure. METHODS:Independently acquired data from 220 patients with idiopathic trigeminal ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kao MC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The authors assessed the feasibility of the dynamic decompressive craniotomy technique using a novel cranial fixation plate with a telescopic component. Following a craniotomy in human cadaver skulls, the telescopic plates were placed to cover the bur holes. The plates allow constrained outward movement of the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khanna R,Ferrara L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Are spinal schwannomas as benign as we think? To what extent do patients recover? Are patients prone to develop late complications such as cystic myelopathy or symptomatic spinal deformity? Is their life expectancy compromised? In an effort to answer these questions, the authors analyzed the long-term outcome for 187 ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seppälä MT,Haltia MJ,Sankila RJ,Jääskeläinen JE,Heiskanen O

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracranial stenting has improved the ability to treat wide-neck aneurysms via endovascular techniques. However, stent placement necessitates the use of antiplatelet agents, and the latter may complicate the treatment of patients with acutely ruptured aneurysms who demonstrate hydrocephalus and require ventricu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kung DK,Policeni BA,Capuano AW,Rossen JD,Jabbour PM,Torner JC,Howard MA,Hasan D

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The second lumbar vertebra was surgically removed from 10 dogs, and the shortened vertebral column was stabilized by internal fixation with two types of plastic plates. Shortening of the spinal column was usually not associated with detectable loss of function or neurological deficit. Histological lesions, however, in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yturraspe DJ,Lumb WV,Young S,Gorman HA

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chordomas have a high propensity for local recurrence and progression, as well as for systemic and cerebrospinal fluid metastasis. The authors identified and analyzed a series of patients with chordomas, focusing on an underrecognized pathological entity-surgical seeding of tumor cells. METHODS:In a retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arnautović KI,Al-Mefty O

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven patients with spasticity of spinal cord origin have been maintained for up to 2 years with continuous spinal intrathecal infusion of baclofen. Prior to treatment, all of the patients had severe rigidity in their lower limbs and most had frequent and extensive spontaneous spasms, all of which greatly interfered w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn RD,Kroin JS

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Keyhole approaches, namely the minipterional approach (MPTa) and the supraorbital approach (SOa), are alternatives to the standard pterional approach to treat lesions located in the anterior and middle cranial fossae. Despite their increasing popularity and acceptance, the indications and limitations of these...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martínez-Pérez R,Albonette-Felicio T,Hardesty DA,Prevedello DM

更新日期：2020-03-13 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：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to determine age-related differences in short-term (1-year) outcomes in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs). METHODS:Four thousand fifty-nine patients prospectively enrolled in the International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms were categorized into 3 group...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mahaney KB,Brown RD Jr,Meissner I,Piepgras DG,Huston J 3rd,Zhang J,Torner JC,ISUIA Investigators.

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Active plasmin, available plasmin, and total plasminogen were measured by Enzo-diffusion fibirn plate techniques in 11 cases and level of tissue activator and tissue fibrinolytic activities in another 11 cases with chronic subdural hematoma. The values were too small to be measured in some instances. Anti-plasmin in t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ito H,Komai T,Yamamoto S

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Historically, destructive procedures for cancer pain were the main line of treatment therapy. However, the use of high-dose opioids has essentially replaced such procedures. Recognition of the limits of medical therapy to treat cancer pain effectively is growing, while conversely, in regions with limited access ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raslan AM,Cetas JS,McCartney S,Burchiel KJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Over a 16-year period, 570 patients presenting with acute aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were successfully treated using endosaccular coil embolization within 30 days of hemorrhage by a single surgeon. Patients were followed to assess the stability of aneurysm occlusion and its longer-term efficacy in protec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Plowman RS,Clarke A,Clarke M,Byrne JV

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Increasing PaO2 can increase brain tissue PO2 (PbtO2). Nevertheless, the small increase in arterial O2 content induced by hyperoxia does not increase O2 delivery much, especially when cerebral blood flow (CBF) is low, and the effectiveness of hyperoxia as a therapeutic intervention remains controversial. The...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hlatky R,Valadka AB,Gopinath SP,Robertson CS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of General Leonard Wood is notable both for its contribution to the field of neurosurgery and its historical significance. As one of Harvey Cushing's first successful brain tumor operations in 1910, Wood's surgery was part of the case series that culminated in Cushing's monograph Meningioma. This case was imp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ansari SF,Gianaris NG,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Epilepsy surgery is an effective means of treating focal epilepsy associated with long-term epilepsy-associated tumors. This study evaluated a large population of surgically treated patients with childhood onset of epilepsy and a histologically confirmed diagnosis of long-term epilepsy-associated tumors. The...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pelliccia V,Deleo F,Gozzo F,Sartori I,Mai R,Cossu M,Tassi L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Using a database that enabled longitudinal follow-up, the authors assessed the long-term outcomes of unruptured cerebral aneurysms repaired by clipping or coiling. METHODS:An observational analysis of the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) database, which follows patients lon...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gonda DD,Khalessi AA,McCutcheon BA,Marcus LP,Noorbakhsh A,Chen CC,Chang DC,Carter BS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because it is often difficult to diagnose accurately the structurally intact cervical spine after acute trauma, a series of patients was evaluated with magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to assess its efficacy for the evaluation and clearance of the cervical spine in a trauma victim in the early posttrauma period. Ultral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Hart BL,Ball PA,Baldwin NG,Orrison WW,Espinosa MC

更新日期：1996-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Both endovascular coiling and the Pipeline embolization device (PED) have been shown to be safe and clinically effective for treatment of small (< 10 mm) aneurysms. The authors conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to compare the utility of these treatment methods in terms of health benefits. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malhotra A,Wu X,Miller T,Matouk CC,Sanelli P,Gandhi D

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cochlear neurons are inevitably exposed to traumatic stress during surgical removal of an acoustic neuroma; that event is an important cause of postoperative cochlear neuronal degeneration, with subsequent loss of spiral ganglion cells (SGCs). The object of this study was to investigate whether preoperative phar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekiya T,Shimamura N,Hatayama T,Suzuki S

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective analysis, the authors studied the pial and dural blood supplies in 74 intracranial meningiomas and quantified their associated peritumoral brain edema (PTBE). The extent and localization of pial blush in relation to the total tumor volume were determined angiographically. The amount of edema and tum...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bitzer M,Wöckel L,Luft AR,Wakhloo AK,Petersen D,Opitz H,Sievert T,Ernemann U,Voigt K

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Perilesional edema is a predominant mechanism underlying secondary brain injury after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Perilesional edema is characterized by inflammation, production of proinflammatory cytokines, and migration of peripheral immune cells into the brain. The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yi HJ,Lee JE,Lee DH,Kim YI,Cho CB,Kim IS,Sung JH,Yang SH

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and morbidity in young adults, no effective pharmaceutical treatment is available. By inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3) and histone deacetylases (HDACs), respectively, lithium and valproate (VPA) have beneficial effects in diverse ne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yu F,Wang Z,Tanaka M,Chiu CT,Leeds P,Zhang Y,Chuang DM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Results of radial nerve grafting are largely unknown for lesions of the radial nerve that occur proximal to the humerus, including those within the posterior cord. METHODS The authors describe 13 patients with proximal radial nerve injuries who were surgically treated and then followed for at least 24 months...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bertelli JA,Ghizoni MF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:High-frequency stimulation (HFS) delivered through implanted electrodes in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become an established treatment for Parkinson disease (PD). The precise mechanism of action of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the STN is unknown, however. In the present study, the authors tested the hyp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee KH,Chang SY,Roberts DW,Kim U

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:With limited studies available, the correlation between the extent of resection and tumor recurrence in vestibular schwannomas (VSs) has not been definitively established. In this prospective study, the authors evaluated 772 patients who underwent microsurgical resection of VSs to analyze the association between...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sughrue ME,Kaur R,Rutkowski MJ,Kane AJ,Kaur G,Yang I,Pitts LH,Parsa AT

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Descriptions of visual dysfunction in pineal gland tumors tend to focus on upward gaze palsy alone. The authors aimed to characterize the nature, incidence, and functional significance of ophthalmological dysfunction after resection of tumors based on the pineal gland. METHODS:Review of a retrospective case ser...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hart MG,Sarkies NJ,Santarius T,Kirollos RW

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00