Local recurrence after S2-3 sacrectomy in sacral chordoma. Report of four cases.

abstract：:A 63-year-old woman with a 10-year history of intermittent cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea was found to have a transclival meningocele. After pluridirectional tomography demonstrated a bone defect in the clivus, the diagnosis was established by means of computerized tomography (CT) by comparing the absorption coe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lockwood AH,Quencer RM,Page LK

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Direct and indirect bypass surgeries are recognized as the most effective treatments for preventing further stroke in adults with moyamoya disease (MMD). However, the risk factors for postoperative infarction after bypass surgery for MMD are not well established. Therefore, the objective of this study was to...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cho H,Jo KI,Yu J,Yeon JY,Hong SC,Kim JS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous intracerebral hematoma associated with carotid-cavernous fistula is rare. Three new cases are presented. In each, the hemorrhage originated in the vicinity of localized intracranial venous engorgement, as demonstrated by cerebral angiography. Rupture of one or several of the distended venous channels from ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turner DM,Vangilder JC,Mojtahedi S,Pierson EW

更新日期：1983-10-01 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：:A patient is reported with an anomalous rib that caused compression of the cervical spinal cord and presented with cervical myelopathy. This appears to be the first reported instance of this particular anomaly. The clinicoanatomical aspects of this case are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rock JP,Spickler EM

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical studies with transcranial Doppler suggest that the pulsatility of the flow velocity (FV) waveform increases when the distal cerebrovascular resistance (CVR) increases. To clarify this relationship, the authors studied animal models in which the resistance may be decreased in a controlled manner by an increase...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Czosnyka M,Richards HK,Whitehouse HE,Pickard JD

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Irinotecan (CPT-11), a topoisomerase I inhibitor, is a cytotoxic agent with activity against malignant gliomas and other tumors. After systemic delivery, CPT-11 is converted to its active metabolite, SN-38, which displays significantly higher cytotoxic potency. However, the achievement of therapeutically effecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wang W,Ghandi A,Liebes L,Louie SG,Hofman FM,Schönthal AH,Chen TC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five cases of diastematomyelia are described and illustrated. These and a further 60 cases from the literature are analyzed. The data corroborate the opinion that early diagnosis and treatment result in a better prognosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kennedy PR

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Available data indicate that the concentration of prostaglandin F2alpha required to produce arterial spasm in an experimental model is approximately a thousand-fold higher than the concentration that occurs under physiological conditions. The spasmogenic platelet factor which has been previously described is shown to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kapp JP,Robertson JT,White RP

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chiari Type I malformation (CMI) is a congenital disorder recognized by caudal displacement of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum and into the cervical canal. Frequently, associated findings include abnormalities of nearby bony and neural elements as well as syringomyelia. Cerebellar tonsillar ect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Meadows J,Kraut M,Guarnieri M,Haroun RI,Carson BS

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:The authors compared detection methods for cell proliferation in human anterior pituitary adenomas using histological sections and dispersed cell culture. After tumor cells had been grown for 4 days in dispersed culture, bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and Ki-67 were compared by do...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Atkin SL,Green VL,Hipkin LJ,Landolt AM,Foy PM,Jeffreys RV,White MC

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By the time Harvey Cushing entered medical school, nerve reconstruction techniques had been developed, but peripheral nerve surgery was still in its infancy. As an assistant surgical resident influenced by Dr. William Halsted, Cushing wrote a series of reports on the use of cocaine for nerve blocks. Following his resi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tubbs RS,Patel N,Nahed BV,Cohen-Gadol AA,Spinner RJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), xenon-133 measurement of cerebral blood flow (CBF), and neuropsychological assessments are described in three head-injured patients. The patients were selected because they presented with intracranial hemorrh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Langfitt TW,Obrist WD,Alavi A,Grossman RI,Zimmerman R,Jaggi J,Uzzell B,Reivich M,Patton DR

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man developed a spontaneous cerebellar hematoma 5 years after the implantation of cerebellar electrodes. No vascular malformations were found either intraoperatively or radiographically. The histopathological findings of the cerebellar tissue obtained at biopsy from the region surrounding the electrodes ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zuccarello M,Sawaya R,Lukin R,deCourten-Myers G

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull base are aggressive and locally destructive tumors with a high tendency for local progression despite treatment. The authors evaluated the effect of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) on local tumor control and survival. METHODS:Twenty-eight patients with histologically c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martin JJ,Niranjan A,Kondziolka D,Flickinger JC,Lozanne KA,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant interleukin-2 (rIL-2) is an immunotherapeutic agent with efficacy against certain advanced cancers. The penetration of rIL-2 across the blood-cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier was studied in 12 cancer patients who had no evidence of tumor involvement of the central nervous system. At different times during...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Saris SC,Rosenberg SA,Friedman RB,Rubin JT,Barba D,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The central role of endothelin (ET)-1 in the development of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage is indicated by the successful treatment of this vasospasm in several animal models by using selective ET(A) receptor antagonists. Clazosentan is a selective ET(A) receptor antagonist that provides for th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vatter H,Zimmermann M,Tesanovic V,Raabe A,Schilling L,Seifert V

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial shunt revision surgeries are sometimes difficult due to venous occlusion and neck scarring. A direct approach guided by venography facilitates exposure and guarantees accurate placement of the distal catheter. Five patients with complicated histories of shunt malfunction were treated using an endoscope-assisted...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gonzalez LF,Kim L,Rekate HL,McDougall CG,Albuquerque FC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral amyloid angiography can cause ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attacks (TIA's), as illustrated by this case report and literature review. It is possible that the use of anticoagulant or platelet-antiaggregant drugs in elderly patients with TIA's but no angiographic abnormalities may increase the risk of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith DB,Hitchcock M,Philpott PJ

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of hemangioblastoma of the spinal cord is described in which the tumor presented in an intradural extramedullary location. The patient did not have von Hippel-Lindau's disease or metastatic seeding. It is assumed that the tumor arose in the pia, and its direction of growth was purely extramedullary. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wisoff HS,Suzuki Y,Llena JF,Fine DI

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report four cases of primary intracranial choriocarcinoma, all in young males. There tumors occurred in the pineal region and one in the lateral ventricle. Besides the signs of increased intracranial pressure and ophthalmological disorders, skin pigmentation or eruption was observed in three cases and prec...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kawakami Y,Yamada O,Tabuchi K,Ohmoto T,Nishimoto A

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this paper, the authors' goal was to compare the artifact induced by implanted (in vivo) adjustable shunt valves in spin echo, diffusion weighted (DW), and gradient echo MR imaging pulse sequences. METHODS:The MR images obtained in 8 patients with proGAV and 6 patients with Strata II adjustable shunt valves ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Toma AK,Tarnaris A,Grieve JP,Watkins LD,Kitchen ND

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two episodes of massive bleeding from a sutured arteriotomy were observed within 30 hours after carotid endarterectomy. The patient had received anticoagulation therapy with heparin for 72 hours prior to surgery. A platelet count of 93,000/cu mm was demonstrated following the second hemorrhage. The potential problem o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rogers LA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Occipital encephaloceles are relatively frequently encountered. Many investigators have addressed the embryogenesis of these formations, but the dural system has never before been studied. In this retrospective analysis the authors sought to gain a better understanding of the origins of these defects. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bartels RH,Merx JL,van Overbeeke JJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to identify patients likely to develop CSF leaks after vestibular schwannoma surgery using a retrospective analysis for the identification of risk factors. METHODS:Between January 2001 and December 2006, 420 patients underwent retrosigmoidal microsurgical tumor removal in a standardize...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stieglitz LH,Wrede KH,Gharabaghi A,Gerganov VM,Samii A,Samii M,Luedemann WO

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Cooperative Study on the Timing of Aneurysm Surgery evaluated the results of surgical and medical management in 3521 patients between December, 1980, and July, 1983. At admission, 75% of patients were in good neurological condition and surgery was performed in 83%. At the 6-month evaluation, 26% of t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kassell NF,Torner JC,Haley EC Jr,Jane JA,Adams HP,Kongable GL

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the first reported case of dissecting aneurysm presenting with hemifacial spasm. The patient was a 58-year-old woman with left hemifacial spasm of 2 years' duration. Cranial nerve examination was otherwise normal and no other clinical symptoms were observed. Vertebral angiography revealed a fusifo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsumoto K,Saijo T,Kuyama H,Asari S,Nishimoto A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical obstruction is a severe complication of ventricular catheter use. Its incidence was shown to be high in the 1960s and 1970s, with up to 41% of the catheters becoming obstructed within 10 years after surgery. The authors present what is to their knowledge the first reported case of a patient with failure of ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zinn PO,Bozinov O,Burkhardt JK,Reisch R,Yaşargil MG,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess longitudinal changes in the collateral channels originating from the lenticulostriate artery (LSA), posterior communicating artery (PCoA), and anterior and posterior choroidal arteries (AChA and PChA, respectively) during disease progression and/or aging. The impact of collateral ch...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamamoto S,Hori S,Kashiwazaki D,Akioka N,Kuwayama N,Kuroda S

更新日期：2018-03-23 00:00:00