Multiple system Erdheim-Chester disease with massive hypothalamic-sellar involvement and hypopituitarism.

abstract：:The complete avulsion of the brachial plexus is a severe injury usually caused by high-energy trauma. Even with the advent of modern microsurgical techniques, many patients have been rendered severely handicapped following this injury. The authors present a new reconstructive procedure that uses a microsurgical reinne...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Doi K,Sakai K,Fuchigami Y,Kawai S

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some intracranial aneurysms that might be considered inoperable by open craniotomy are readily treatable by stereotaxic thrombosis. This is possible because the stereotaxic technique requires only that some point on the fundus of the aneurysm can be punctured with a needle. Illustrative cases are given describing the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith RW,Alksne JF

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The management issues of 106 cases of pituitary tumors with a fluid level within the fluid content of the cystic part of the tumor (a "fluid-fluid" level) were reviewed. METHODS:Between 2000 and March 2009, 1660 pituitary tumors were treated neurosurgically at K.E.M. Hospital. Investigations of 106 of these cas...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A,Shah A,Jhawar SS,Goel NK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of spontaneous respirations at a PaCO2 of 60 mm Hg or above has traditionally been accepted as the respiratory criteria for the determination of brain death. The testing of patients for the presence or absence of apnea has been complicated because the rate of PaCO2 elevation may vary substantially from pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benzel EC,Mashburn JP,Conrad S,Modling D

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of specific neuronal populations in epileptic foci was studied by comparing epileptic and non-epileptic cortex removed from patients with low-grade gliomas. Epileptic and nearby (within 1 to 2 cm) non-epileptic temporal lobe neocortex was identified using electrocorticography. Cortical specimens taken from fo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Haglund MM,Berger MS,Kunkel DD,Franck JE,Ghatan S,Ojemann GA

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morning glory syndrome is a congenital anomaly of the optic disc in which the disc is enlarged and excavated, with white glial tissue in the center. A case is presented of morning glory syndrome associated with sphenoid encephalocele, median cleft lip, and agenesis of the corpus callosum. A 22-day-old boy was referred...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Itakura T,Miyamoto K,Uematsu Y,Hayashi S,Komai N

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of acoustic neuroma associated with spontaneous hemorrhage. The sudden onset of new symptoms was noted and appears to be common to all such cases. The computerized tomography appearance of the mass underwent changes consistent with the clinical, surgical, and pathological findings. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Castillo R,Watts C,Pulliam M

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is an uncommon complication of carotid endarterectomy (CEA), and carries a high rate of mortality and morbidity. Traditionally, attention has been focused on the cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (HPS) as the leading cause of ICH after CEA. Other mechanisms, such as a perioperative ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Henderson RD,Phan TG,Piepgras DG,Wijdicks EF

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute cerebellar hemorrhages, treated medically with subsequent complete recovery, have been designated "benign cerebellar hemorrhages." Ordinarily, acute cerebellar hemorrhage does require early surgical intervention and reported surgical mortality is relatively low (17%) in awake patients with this lesion. Clinical ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brillman J

更新日期：1979-03-01 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：:The authors review their 2-year experience with a rhinoseptal transsphenoidal approach to skull-base tumors of various pathologies involving both the sphenoid and cavernous sinuses. Eight patients with cranial nerve palsies attributable to compression of the contents of the cavernous sinus and/or optic canal are inclu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hashimoto N,Kikuchi H

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are a leading cause of death and disability in young people. Given that a major cause of death from MVAs is traumatic brain injury, and neurosurgeons hold special expertise in this area relative to other members of a trauma team, the authors hypothesized that neurosurgeon populatio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Desai A,Bekelis K,Zhao W,Ball PA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measured in 39 men at normocapnia and after 5% CO2 inhalation using the xenon-133 technique. Twenty-three patients had unilateral carotid artery occlusion with no angiographic evidence of contralateral carotid artery stenosis or ophthalmic collateral flow. Eleven of these patients had und...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clifton GL,Haden HT,Taylor JR,Sobel M

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported with a purely pial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) supplied from the posterior parietal artery. The prominent middle meningeal artery contributed to opacification of the angular branches distal to the AVM, but did not contribute to the AVM. After total removal of the AVM, the angular branches be...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Waga S,Morikawa A,Kojima T

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with chronic spinal subdural hematomas are described. Both had a fluctuating clinical course, not previously documented in the literature. Surgical evacuation resulted in almost complete recovery. The pathogenesis of spinal subdural hematoma is discussed and the pertinent literature is reviewed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khosla VK,Kak VK,Mathuriya SN

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The average 65-year-old patient with moderate dementia can look forward to only 1.4 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), that is, longevity times quality of life. Some of these patients suffer from normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) and respond dramatically to shunt insertion. Currently, however, NPH cannot be ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stein SC,Burnett MG,Sonnad SS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential efficacy of early repeat transsphenoidal surgery for persistent Cushing's disease has not previously been examined. On 222 patients with no prior pituitary treatment and a preoperative diagnosis of Cushing's disease, 29 (13%) remained hypercortisolemic after an initial transsphenoidal pituitary explorati...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ram Z,Nieman LK,Cutler GB Jr,Chrousos GP,Doppman JL,Oldfield EH

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular end-to-end anastomoses of rat common carotid arteries measuring 0.6 to 0.7 mm in diameter were performed using an argon surgical laser system. Vascular bonding with the argon laser was accomplished in all cases. The anastomosed carotid artery segments were evaluated both angiographically and histological...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pribil S,Powers SK

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the relatively benign natural history of cavernous carotid artery aneurysms and based on anecdotal reports in the literature of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or subdural hemorrhage (SDH) from these aneurysms, observation is warranted and typically recommended. In this case report, the authors describe a woman wh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Andaluz N,Tomsick TA,Keller JT,Zuccarello M

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Ventricular infection after ventriculostomy placement carries a high mortality rate. Responding to ventriculostomy infection rates, a multidisciplinary performance improvement team was formed, a comprehensive protocol for ventriculostomy placement was developed, and the efficacy was evaluated. METHODS:A best-pr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kubilay Z,Amini S,Fauerbach LL,Archibald L,Friedman WA,Layon AJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moment-to-moment control of blood pressure is important in the management of the neurosurgical patient. The ideal agent to control blood pressure or induce hypotension should be non-toxic, maintain cerebrovascular autoregulation, and not alter cardiac output or change intracranial pressure. Intravenous nitroglycerin h...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chestnut JS,Albin MS,Gonzalez-Abola E,Newfield P,Maroon JC

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This investigation was performed to determine the tolerance and toxicities of split-course fractionated gamma knife radiosurgery (FSRS) given in combination with conventional external-beam radiation therapy (CEBRT). METHODS:Eighteen patients with previously unirradiated, gliomas treated between March 1995 and J...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Regine WF,Patchell RA,Strottmann JM,Meigooni A,Sanders M,Young B

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report the authors describe the endovascular treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) through transcranial puncture of the feeding arteries. Four patients had DAVFs that were fed by occipital arteries (OAs) that supplied blood to the intracranial meningeal arteries via the transcranial branches and co...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chapot R,Saint-Maurice JP,Narata AP,Rogopoulos A,Moreau JJ,Houdart E,Maubon A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal root entry zone lesions have been documented as effective for control of intractable pain in patients with brachial plexus avulsion or severe spinal cord injury. These lesions are usually made with the radiofrequency technique. The authors report three cases in which the CO2 laser was used as an alternative mea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy WJ,Nutkiewicz A,Ditmore QM,Watts C

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Corpus callosotomy is a palliative procedure that is effective at reducing seizure burden in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. The procedure is traditionally performed via open craniotomy with interhemispheric microdissection to divide the corpus callosum. Concerns for morbidity associated with cra...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Roland JL,Akbari SHA,Salehi A,Smyth MD

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Patients with complex craniocerebral pathophysiologies such as giant cerebral aneurysms, skull base tumors, and/or carotid artery occlusive disease are candidates for a revascularization procedure to augment or preserve cerebral blood flow. However, the brain is susceptible to ischemia, and therefore the excimer...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reinert M,Verweij BH,Schaffner T,Mihalache G,Schroth G,Seller RW,Tulleken CA

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct cortical response (DCR), an electrical potential recorded in the immediate vicinity of a surface cortical stimulus, shows a configuration in the primary sensory areas of animals that is different from the one observed in association cortex. This suggested the possibility that systematic study of the DCR in ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldring S,Harding GW,Gregorie EM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical resection of neoplasms involving the petrous bone and surrounding areas in 20 patients is reported. Technical advances described include the total resection of several tumors previously considered inoperable due to involvement of dura and brain, petrous internal carotid artery (ICA), the vein of Labbé, an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sekhar LN,Pomeranz S,Janecka IP,Hirsch B,Ramasastry S

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of patients with low-grade gliomas remains a subject of controversy, especially with respect to new treatment modalities such as interstitial radiosurgery (brachytherapy), radiosurgery, and stereotactic radiotherapy. In a retrospective analysis conducted between 1979 and 1991, the authors studied the res...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kreth FW,Faist M,Warnke PC,Rossner R,Volk B,Ostertag CB

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy is a promising treatment for human brain tumors because of the selective retention of certain compounds by tumor cells. Certain lipophilic cationic compounds, such as tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP), are selectively taken up by a variety of carcinomas. Although preferential retention of TPP has been ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Steichen JD,Weiss MJ,Elmaleh DR,Martuza RL

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00