Early immunological defects in comatose patients after acute brain injury.

abstract：:Myelomeningocele presenting as a retromediastinal mass originating from the midline defect through the fused T-4, T-5, and T-6 VBs is described. An 11-year-old boy with a completely normal systemic and neurological examination suffering pulmonary problems such as effort dyspnea and severe kyphosis was evaluated and an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Börcek AO,Ergün E,Emmez H,Kurt G,Dogulu F,Baykaner MK

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Seizures are a potentially devastating complication of resection of brain tumors. Consequently, many neurosurgeons administer prophylactic antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in the perioperative period. However, it is currently unclear whether perioperative AEDs should be routinely administered to patients with brain tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wu AS,Trinh VT,Suki D,Graham S,Forman A,Weinberg JS,McCutcheon IE,Prabhu SS,Heimberger AB,Sawaya R,Wang X,Qiao W,Hess K,Lang FF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Quantitative assessment of tumor microvascularity has the potential to improve prognostication, advance understanding of tumor biology, and help narrow potential molecular therapies. While the role of tumor microvascularity has been widely studied in meningiomas, this study examines both the role of automate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Karsy M,Burnett B,Di Ieva A,Cusimano MD,Jensen RL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Given that improvement is variable from one patient to another, the authors analyzed the impact of globus pallidus internus (GPi) volume on the result of deep brain stimulation (DBS) by comparing highly and less improved patients with primary dystonodyskinetic syndromes. METHODS:A stereotactic model was develop...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Vasques X,Cif L,Hess O,Gavarini S,Mennessier G,Coubes P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this anatomical study was to define more fully the three-dimensional (3D) relationships between the optic radiations and the temporal horn and superficial anatomy of the temporal lobe by using the Klingler white matter fiber dissection technique. These findings were correlated with established surgica...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sincoff EH,Tan Y,Abdulrauf SI

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of spontaneous intracranial hypotension is characterized by orthostatic headaches in conjunction with reduced cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure or CSF volume, and characteristic magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings. A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of paroxysmal ataxia of gait and sh...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nowak DA,Rodiek SO,Zinner J,Guhlmann A,Topka H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report microsurgical treatment in 32 cases of basilar artery aneurysms, operated on with good results in 28 cases, fair results in one, and poor results in one; there were two deaths. Twenty-nine patients (91%) were able to return to social activities. Characteristics of the surgical techniques include 1) ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sugita K,Kobayashi S,Shintani A,Mutsuga N

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The results of previous clinical trials have indicated that intraventricular infusion of nerve growth factor (NGF) in patients with Alzheimer's disease is frustrated by the appearance of weight loss and diffuse back pain. The present study tested whether NGF induces sympathetic sprouting in sensory ganglia. Such...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nauta HJ,Wehman JC,Koliatsos VE,Terrell MA,Chung K

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes 60 dural specimens from patients with pituitary adenomas treated by transsphenoidal microsurgery, and attempts to define more precisely the clinical and pathological correlation of microscopic dural invasion. Analysis of the adenomas was based on four characteristics; size, surgical invasiveness ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Selman WR,Laws ER Jr,Scheithauer BW,Carpenter SM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a series of 34 meningiomas of the sphenoid ridge. Eight tumors were totally removed uneventfully: two from the middle sphenoid ridge and six from the pterion or Sylvian point. Five tumors were not operated on because of their extensions or the patient's age. Twenty-one tumors raised serious surgical...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bonnal J,Thibaut A,Brotchi J,Born J

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of in-stent restenosis (ISR) of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) following bare-metal stent (BMS) deployment and subsequent treatment using a drug-eluting stent (DES). This 65-year-old woman presented with frequent transient ischemic attacks. Initial studies revealed occlusion of the left int...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kim SR,You SH,Yoon WK,Kim YW,Kim SD,Park IS,Baik MW

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe their minimally invasive technique for performing a superficial temporal artery (STA) to middle cerebral artery (MCA) bypass, which relies on an enlarged bur hole (2-2.5 cm) rather than the standard craniotomy. They perform this procedure in a minimally invasive fashion, using CT angiography for i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Coppens JR,Cantando JD,Abdulrauf SI

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a 59-year-old man with a spinal arachnoid cyst accompanied by spinal arachnoiditis. The patient developed symptoms after treatment for a ruptured vertebral artery aneurysm, in which fibrin glue was used for reconstruction of the suboccipital bone defect. It is believed that the fibrin glue may ha...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taguchi Y,Suzuki R,Okada M,Sekino H

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose responses in vitro of the basilar arteries of the dog, rabbit, and man to human hemoglobin and reported. For each species, the response occurred over a range of 10(-9)M to greater than 10(-5)M hemoglobin. When compared to a maximum serotonin contraction, the relative constriction induced by 10(-5)M hemoglobin was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wellum GR,Irvine TW Jr,Zervas NT

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient is reported whose hydrocephalus was controlled by diverting the ventricular cerebrospinal fluid directly into the urinary bladder. This drainage route may have a useful place in the management of the adult pressure-sensitive patient whose more conventional shunt requires frequent revision for repeated obstru...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： West CG

更新日期：1980-12-01 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:The authors sought to define the incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients harboring malignant gliomas. METHODS:The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of data obtained in all cases of malignant glioma diagnosed in California during a 6-year period; the occurrence of a VTE was ide...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Semrad TJ,O'Donnell R,Wun T,Chew H,Harvey D,Zhou H,White RH

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In the preceding article, the authors described the Hydrocephalus Outcome Questionnaire (HOQ), a simple, reliable, and valid measure of health status in children with hydrocephalus. In the present study, they present their initial experience in using the HOQ to quantify the health status in a typical cohort of c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kulkarni AV,Drake JM,Rabin D,Dirks PB,Humphreys RP,Rutka JT

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described for removing previously placed aneurysm clips and applying new aneurysm clips for the treatment of regrown or reruptured cerebral aneurysms in patients more than 10 years after the original clipping of the aneurysm neck. The adherent tissue covering previously placed clips is cut just on and a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kashimura H,Ogasawara K,Kubo Y,Otawara Y,Ogawa A

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:OBJECTIVECerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) is a serious complication after carotid artery stenting (CAS). Staged angioplasty (SAP)-i.e., angioplasty followed by delayed CAS-has been reported as a potential CHS-avoiding procedure. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effectiveness of SAP in avoiding CHS af...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hayakawa M,Sugiu K,Yoshimura S,Hishikawa T,Yamagami H,Fukuda-Doi M,Sakai N,Iihara K,Ogasawara K,Oishi H,Ito Y,Matsumaru Y

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal dural lacerations can be a difficult part of spinal surgery. A dural tear can result in complications that include meningitis and pseudocyst formation. Appropriate treatment for these tears is generally suturing, using 4.0, 5.0, or 6.0 suture. For successful closure of dural lacerations, the authors have collab...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy DI,Sonntag VK

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elderly man presented with signs of normotensive hydrocephalus. Elevated protein content in the spinal fluid led to the diagnosis of an "asymptomatic" cauda equine neurilemoma and its removal. Within 6 weeks the patient's mental status had dramatically improved. Chronic transudation of plasma proteins including fib...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bamford CR,Labadie EL

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A brief period of hypothermia has recently been shown to induce delayed tolerance to ischemic brain injury. This form of tolerance is initiated several hours after hypothermic preconditioning (HPC) and persists for a few days. Hypothermia-induced tolerance could provide a means for limiting cellular injury durin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yunoki M,Nishio S,Ukita N,Anzivino MJ,Lee KS

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with malignant glioma were treated with the lymphokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) or with lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cells, and one patient received combination therapy with both LAK cells and IL-2. The LAK cells were generated by culturing recombinant IL-2 with peripheral blood lymphocytes obtained fro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jacobs SK,Wilson DJ,Kornblith PL,Grimm EA

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of patients who underwent repeated radiosurgery to treat a residual intracranial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) after an initial radiosurgical treatment failure. METHODS:The authors reviewed the cases of 52 patients who underwent repeated radiosurgery for re...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Foote KD,Friedman WA,Ellis TL,Bova FJ,Buatti JM,Meeks SL

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of suppression of postischemic reactive hyperemia on the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and ischemic brain edema after temporary focal cerebral ischemia was studied in cats under ketamine and alpha-chloralose anesthesia. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured by a thermal diffusion method and a hydroge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kuroiwa T,Shibutani M,Okeda R

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to describe six variations of the extreme-lateral craniocervical approach, their application, and treatment results. METHODS:During a 4-year period 69 patients underwent surgery in which six variations of the extreme-lateral craniocervical approach were performed. The variations includ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Salas E,Sekhar LN,Ziyal IM,Caputy AJ,Wright DC

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:The authors present a surgical case of a lipoma of the cerebellopontine angle in a 28-year-old woman. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukui M,Tanaka A,Kitamura K,Okudera T

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00