Measurement of brain tissue oxygenation performed using positron emission tomography scanning to validate a novel monitoring method.

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Of the intracranial schwannomas, those arising from the vestibular nerves are the most common. Abducens nerve (AN) schwannomas are very rare, and there is limited literature on their optimal management. Therapeutic options include surgery and/or stereotactic radiosurgery. The aim of this study was to evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Prasad GL,Sharma MS,Kale SS,Agrawal D,Singh M,Sharma BS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man experienced a right occipital headache accompanied by a roaring sound, nausea, vomiting, right facial weakness, and stiff neck. Vertebral angiography revealed an aneurysm of the right anterior inferior cerebellar artery (AICA) at the internal acoustic meatus which was later excised with favorable res...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Johnson JH Jr,Kline DG

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The severity of neurological impairment following traumatic brain injury (TBI) is exacerbated by several endogenous processes, including hyperglycemia, hypotension, and the generation of glutamate. However, in addition to controlling hyperglycemia, insulin has pleiotropic effects on tissue metabolism, which incl...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fanne RA,Nassar T,Mazuz A,Waked O,Heyman SN,Hijazi N,Goelman G,Higazi AA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chronic anterior lobe cerebellar stimulation on patients with cerebral palsy have been investigated using a new method of quanitfying muscle rigidity and stretch reflexes. The ankle is oscillated sinusoidally, compliance is measured at several frequencies, and electromyographic activity of the extensor ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Penn RD,Gottlieb GL,Agarwal GC

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEDecompressive craniectomy is used for uncontrolled intracranial pressure in traumatic brain injury and malignant hemispheric stroke. Subcutaneous preservation of the autologous bone flap in the abdomen is a simple, portable technique but has largely been abandoned due to perceived concerns of resorption. The ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ernst G,Qeadan F,Carlson AP

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：OBJECT:Middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms can be difficult to detect and characterize. The authors describe the utility and impact of helical computerized tomography (CT) angiography for the evaluation of aneurysms in this location, and compare this modality with digital subtraction (DS) angiography and intraoperat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Villablanca JP,Hooshi P,Martin N,Jahan R,Duckwiler G,Lim S,Frazee J,Gobin YP,Sayre J,Bentson J,Viñuela F

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of intrathecal fibrinolysis on cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption was investigated after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). In 11 cats, SAH was induced by intracisternal application of 1 to 4 ml of fresh autologous blood. Thirty minutes after the experimental SAH, the CSF outflow resistance was f...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Brinker T,Seifert V,Stolke D

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEThe goal of this study was to identify parameters from routine T1- and T2-weighted MR sequences and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) that best predict the volumetric changes in a meningioma after treatment with Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS).METHODSIn 32 patients with meningioma, routine MRI and DTI data were ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Speckter H,Bido J,Hernandez G,Rivera D,Suazo L,Valenzuela S,Miches I,Oviedo J,Gonzalez C,Stoeter P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary spasms of the facial muscles, and it can negatively impact quality of life (QOL). This retrospective study and systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the QOL in patients with HFS following intervention with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lawrence JD,Frederickson AM,Chang YF,Weiss PM,Gerszten PC,Sekula RF

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt failure is a common problem in neurosurgical practice. On occasion, extraperitoneal sites for CSF diversion are required when shunting to the peritoneal cavity has failed after multiple attempts. The authors report a novel minimally invasive procedure allowing cannulat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pillai A,Mathew G,Nachimuthu S,Kalavampara SV

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the majority of patients with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) will improve with anticoagulation therapy, a portion of patients will either present in a comatose state or continue to deteriorate clinically despite early anticoagulation. In these cases, along with treating the underlying thromb...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pasarikovski CR,Ku JC,Keith J,Ramjist J,Dobashi Y,Priola SM,da Costa L,Kumar A,Yang VXD

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of CSF hypovolemia remains controversial. The primary diagnostic factor relies on confirmation of leakage of the CSF based on reduced spinal fluid pressure. Determining the specific leakage site is the most important issue for effective treatment but remains a difficult task. Although CT myelography, rad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakai E,Takemura M,Nonaka M,Kawanishi Y,Masahira N,Ueba T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) is widely recognized as an effective, minimally invasive treatment for intractable trigeminal neuralgia, but the role of GKS in glossopharyngeal neuralgia (GPN) remains unclear. This study involved 2 patients with medically intractable GPN who were treated using GKS. One patient required 2 tr...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yomo S,Arkha Y,Donnet A,Régis J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular-cell tumors are exceedingly rare neoplasms in the central nervous system. Their histogenesis has been a subject of longstanding controversy but substantial findings support the current theory of a Schwann cell origin. Other recent histopathological studies point to an astrocytic origin in those tumors which a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carvalho GA,Lindeke A,Tatagiba M,Ostertag H,Samii M

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Growth factors such as bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) have been proven to promote spine fusion and to overcome the disadvantages of an autologous bone graft. The optimum method to deliver such growth factors remains a matter of discussion. The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kandziora F,Bail H,Schmidmaier G,Schollmeier G,Scholz M,Knispel C,Hiller T,Pflugmacher R,Mittlmeier T,Raschke M,Haas NP

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1964, a 51-year-old man experienced a right abducens nerve palsy, which resolved spontaneously. In 1978, he developed painful ophthalmoplegia on the right with paresis of the right oculomotor and trigeminal nerves. Neuroradiographic evaluation was reported unremarkable, and the painful ophthalmoplegia was attribute...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kline LB,Galbraith JG

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of transverse myelitis caused by Schistosoma mansoni. Although this is a treatable disease if diagnosed in the early stage, it is very rarely seen in developed countries and can result in complications if diagnosis is delayed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ueki K,Parisi JE,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：:Although image-based human stereotaxis began with Spiegel and Wycis in 1947, the major principles of radiographic stereotaxis were formulated 50 years earlier by the French scientific photographer Gaston Contremoulins. In 1897, frustrated by the high morbidity of bullet extraction from the brain, the Parisian surgeon ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Giller CA,Mornet P,Moreau JF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical indication for spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage is not as controversial as the operative management of intracranial hemorrhage. Timing of the operation is crucial: intervening too early can produce an additional strain on the patient and an increased risk, while waiting too long to evacuate the hematoma ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mohadjer M,Eggert R,May J,Mayfrank L

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the early days of the war between Iran and Iraq, reports of the sudden deaths of soldiers who previously had survived a penetrating head injury suggested the possibility that a late complication, traumatic aneurysm (TA), could be the cause of this catastrophe. In response, the authors planned a prospective study to...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Amirjamshidi A,Rahmat H,Abbassioun K

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe three patients with expanding hemorrhagic mass lesions who presented 13 to 18 years after undergoing Silastic duraplasty. In all patients, results of bacteriological cultures of the masses obtained intraoperatively were positive, revealing low-virulence bacteria. Two of the patients were treated w...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ekseth K,Boström S

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury occurs after anterior cervical spine procedures. In this study the authors used intraoperative electromyographic (EMG) monitoring of the posterior pharynx as a surrogate for RLN function and monitored endotracheal tube (ET) cuff pressure to determine if there was an associa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jellish WS,Jensen RL,Anderson DE,Shea JF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) has been assumed to be involved in the genesis of several types of facial pain, including Sluder's neuralgia, trigeminal neuralgia, persistent idiopathic facial pain, cluster headache, and atypical facial pain. The gold standard treatments for SPG-related pain are percutaneous procedu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Benedetto N,Perrini P

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Traumatic parenchymal mass lesions are common sequelae of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). They occur in up to 8.2% of all TBI cases and 13%-35% of severe TBI cases, and they account for up to 20% of surgical intracranial lesions. Controversy exists concerning the association between radiological and clinical ev...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Iaccarino C,Schiavi P,Picetti E,Goldoni M,Cerasti D,Caspani M,Servadei F

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with a variety of negative outcomes in critically ill patients, but little focused study on the effects of hypovitaminosis D has been performed in the neurocritical care population. In this study, the authors examined the effect of vitamin D deficiency on 3-month outc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Guan J,Karsy M,Brock AA,Eli IM,Manton GM,Ledyard HK,Hawryluk GWJ,Park MS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the clinical, radiological, pathological features, and autopsy findings of a patient with malignant triton tumor of the acoustic nerve, which probably arose from a pre-existing acoustic schwannoma. The term "malignant triton tumor" is applied to malignant schwannomas with rhabdomyoblastic different...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Han DH,Kim DG,Chi JG,Park SH,Jung HW,Kim YG

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author, who was editor of the Journal of Neurosurgery from 1975 to 1985, recalls the history of the journal during the 15 hears beginning in 1965, when Dr. Louise Eisenhardt resigned as its first editor. In an addendum, he presents some thoughts on the future of neurosurgery and the role the journal should play in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schwartz HG

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of craniospinal war wounds proved to be a significant driving force in the early growth of neurosurgery as a specialty. This publication explores the historical relationship between the evolution of combat methodology from antiquity through modern conflicts as it dovetails with and drives corresponding a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dowdy J,Pait TG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00