Removal of broken pedicle screws. Technical note.

abstract：:The authors report on two patients in whom an increased signal on T1-weighted magnetic resonance images and a high-density signal on computerized tomography scans of the striatum were demonstrated, both of which were associated with nonketotic hyperglycemia. Involuntary movements, which have been present in all previo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sorimachi T,Fujii Y,Tsuchiya N,Saito M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method is presented for localizing the anatomical site of vertex lesions seen on a computerized tomography (CT) brain scan, using the patient's plain lateral skull film. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： O'Leary DH,Lavyne MH

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental evaluation of brain abscess has been inhibited by the lack of a simple and reproducible model in small animals. A stereotaxic headholder and slow infusion of 1 microliter of saline, containing a known number of bacteria, were used to produce brain abscess consistently in the rat. The natural history of th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Winn HR,Mendes M,Moore P,Wheeler C,Rodeheaver G

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to elucidate the genotype-phenotype relationship in syndromic craniosynostoses by analyzing the mutations of the fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) gene and its clinical manifestations in patients, particularly those in atypical cases. METHODS:Twenty patients with craniosynostos...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ito S,Sekido K,Kanno H,Sato H,Tanaka M,Yamaguchi K,Yamamoto I

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Hemorrhagic hypovolemia commonly coexists with head injury in this population of patients. Therapy directed at correcting hypovolemic shock includes vigorous volume expansion with crystalloid solutions. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hariri RJ,Firlick AD,Shepard SR,Cohen DS,Barie PS,Emery JM 3rd,Ghajar JB

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reversible and presumably neurogenic form of myocardial dysfunction may occur following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but the relationship of this finding to electrocardiographic abnormalities remains unclear. To clarify this issue, serial electrocardiograms (ECGs, mean 6.2 per patient) and echocardiograms (mean 3....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mayer SA,LiMandri G,Sherman D,Lennihan L,Fink ME,Solomon RA,DiTullio M,Klebanoff LM,Beckford AR,Homma S

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a newborn presenting at birth with macrocephaly and a large pineal region hemorrhagic cyst without neurological deficit. No neurosurgical intervention was performed, and subsequent imaging studies demonstrated complete involution of the cyst. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nimmagadda A,Sandberg DI,Ragheb J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A classification is proposed to organize anterior cranial base fractures systematically according to their location and size. The goal of this study was to determine whether these two variables, irrespective of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea, are related to the long-term risk of posttraumatic meningitis an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sakas DE,Beale DJ,Ameen AA,Whitwell HL,Whittaker KW,Krebs AJ,Abbasi KH,Dias PS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myositis ossificans (MO) is a disorder characterized by the intramuscular proliferation of fibroblasts and osteoblasts, with subsequent deposition of bone and cartilage. A typical clinical presentation involves traumatic injury to a young adult, usually localized to the thigh, buttock, or upper arm, with resultant MO ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Reavey-Cantwell JF,Garonzik I,Viglione MP,McCarthy EF,Belzberg AJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Desmoid-type fibromatoses are a locally invasive soft-tissue lesion that is most commonly encountered in abdominal sites. The tumor also affects head and neck areas, particularly the supraclavicular region, where it may encase and distort the brachial plexus and compromise neurovascular structures. Neurosurgeons...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seinfeld J,Kleinschmidt-Demasters BK,Tayal S,Lillehei KO

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Meningioma consistency, firmness or softness as it relates to resectability, affects the difficulty of surgery and, to some degree, the extent of resection. Preoperative knowledge of tumor consistency would affect preoperative planning and instrumentation. Several methods of prediction have been proposed, bu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith KA,Leever JD,Hylton PD,Camarata PJ,Chamoun RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tandem internal carotid artery (ICA) origin occlusion and middle cerebral artery (MCA) thromboembolism is a life-threatening condition with poor neurological outcome. The authors report on a patient presenting with acute ischemic stroke from a tandem ICA and MCA occlusion with penumbra. Emergency MCA mechanical thromb...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Frenkel MB,Renfrow JJ,Singh J,Garg N,Wolfe SQ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) is one of a spectrum of overlapping clinical syndromes resulting from mutations in the gene GLI3 on chromosome 7p. Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM) is caused by mutations in three distinct genes, including Malcavernin (CCM2), which also maps to chromosome 7p and i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bilguvar K,Bydon M,Bayrakli F,Ercan-Sencicek AG,Bayri Y,Mason C,DiLuna ML,Seashore M,Bronen R,Lifton RP,State M,Gunel M

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinsonism caused by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) exposure was first identified in intravenous drug users. This neurotoxicant has since been used extensively in nonhuman primates to induce an experimental model of Parkinson disease (PD). In this study, the authors examined the intraoperative p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Christine CW,Langston JW,Turner RS,Starr PA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a 63-year-old woman with thalamic syndrome as the presenting feature of an unruptured cerebral aneurysm. Unruptured aneurysm is a rare cause of thalamic syndrome; the possible mechanisms of production of the sensory disturbance are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stoodley MA,Warren JD,Oatey PE

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental contusion paraplegic injury to the posterior spinal cord in cats results in a sudden increase of systemic blood pressure to between 200 and 250 mm Hg, and an increase in pulse pressure and a slowing of pulse rate. This initial hypertensive phase lasts approximately 3 to 4 minutes, and then is followed by ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rawe SE,Perot PL Jr

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of nontraumatic atlantoaxial dislocation secondary to acute rheumatic fever, in which there appeared to be fibrous fusion between the axis and the atlas in the subluxed position. The dislocation was reduced by means of combined traction and steroid therapy. Fibrous fusion occurred in the re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lucas JT,Hungerford GD,Perot PL Jr

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this report the authors explore the use of standardized plugging templates in formulating stereotactic radiosurgery dose plans for the Leksell gamma knife. METHODS:Unplugged gamma knife dose plans previously used in the treatment of patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and vestibular schwannoma (VS) were ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vaughan P,Hampshire A,Soanes T,Kemeny A,Radatz M,Rowe J,Walton L

更新日期：2002-12-01 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：: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：OBJECT:Delayed vasospasm is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Proteomic therapeutics offers a new modality in which biologically active proteins or peptides are transduced into cells via covalent linkage to cell permeant peptides (CPPs). The hypothesis of this study was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Furnish EJ,Brophy CM,Harris VA,Macomson S,Winger J,Head GA,Shaver EG

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphometric and chemical changes in the arterial wall were studied after 12 months of diet-induced atherosclerosis in rhesus monkeys treated with either bilateral surgical thoracic sympathectomy or propranolol. There was a marked reduction in the progression of atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries and a moderate r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lichtor T,Davis HR,Johns L,Vesselinovitch D,Wissler RW,Mullan S

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute studies performed in five patients indicate that electrical stimulation of the brain could be a powerful tool for the reduction or control of intractable pain. While chronic or spontaneous pain could be relieved by stimulation of the periaqueductal gray matter, the accompanying side effects render it impossible ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Richardson DE,Akil H

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the development of tonsillar herniation (acquired Chiari malformation) in association with lumboperitoneal (LP) shunting is well recognized, it has previously been considered rare. In order to ascertain the incidence of this complication after LP shunting, the authors undertook a retrospective study of all pa...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chumas PD,Armstrong DC,Drake JM,Kulkarni AV,Hoffman HJ,Humphreys RP,Rutka JT,Hendrick EB

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Control of intracranial pressure (ICP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the foundation of traumatic brain injury (TBI) management. In this study, the authors examined whether conventional ICP- and CPP-guided neurocritical care ensures adequate brain tissue O2 in the first 6 hours after resuscitation. ME...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Stiefel MF,Udoetuk JD,Spiotta AM,Gracias VH,Goldberg A,Maloney-Wilensky E,Bloom S,Le Roux PD

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The malignant progression of benign tumors is well documented in gliomas and other systemic lesions. It is also well known that some meningiomas become progressively aggressive despite their original benign status. The theory of clonal evolution is widely believed to explain malignant progression in meningioma; ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Al-Mefty O,Kadri PA,Pravdenkova S,Sawyer JR,Stangeby C,Husain M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal cortical dysplasia type II (FCD II) is a common histopathological substrate of epilepsy surgery. Here, the authors propose a sulcus-centered resection strategy for this malformation, provide technical details, and assess the efficacy and safety of this technique. The main purpose of the sulcus-centered resection...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhao B,Zhang C,Wang X,Wang Y,Liu C,Mo J,Zheng Z,Zhang K,Shao XQ,Hu W,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Carotid artery (CA) angioplasty with stent placement has been proposed as an alternative technique for revascularization in cases of CA stenosis. In this report the authors review the results of a multicenter Phase I study in which they evaluated the safety and feasibility of using a new self-expanding nitinol s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Qureshi AI,Suri MF,New G,Wadsworth DC Jr,Dulin J,Hopkins LN

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a rare case of spontaneous left vertebrovertebral fistula associated with neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a young woman. The patient had undergone previous failed surgical attempts to close the fistula and presented to the authors with recurrence of the fistula and neurological deterioration. Successful...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Patro SN,Gupta AK,Arvinda HR,Jolapara MB,Saini J

更新日期：2009-07-01 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