Failure of surgical decompression for a presumed case of piriformis syndrome. Case report.

abstract：:The authors have presented 81 children with intraspinal tumors, all less than 16 years of age. The clinical features indicated that gait disturbance, pain, and sphincter disturbance are the most prominent complaints. Reflex changes, paralysis, and sensory impairment are the most frequent physical findings. Cerebrospin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： DeSousa AL,Kalsbeck JE,Mealey J Jr,Campbell RL,Hockey A

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant-cell tumor rarely affects the sphenoid bone. Ten cases of this tumor seen at the Mayo Clinic are reviewed, bringing the number of cases in the world literature to 31. These tumors, which present in the second and third decades of life and are slightly more frequent in women than in men, may present with various ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wolfe JT 3rd,Scheithauer BW,Dahlin DC

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Infiltrative tumor resection is based on regional (macroscopic) imaging identification of tumorous tissue and the attempt to delineate invasive tumor margins in macroscopically normal-appearing tissue, while preserving normal brain tissue. The authors tested miniaturized confocal fiberoptic endomicroscopy by usi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martirosyan NL,Cavalcanti DD,Eschbacher JM,Delaney PM,Scheck AC,Abdelwahab MG,Nakaji P,Spetzler RF,Preul MC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The effectiveness and safety of radiosurgery for small- to medium-sized cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) have been well established. However, the management for large cerebral AVMs remains a great challenge to neurosurgeons. In the past 5 years the authors performed preplanned staged radiosurgery to t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chung WY,Shiau CY,Wu HM,Liu KD,Guo WY,Wang LW,Pan DH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Functional results after surgery for acoustic neuromas that have little or no growth within the internal auditory canal are controversial, because these medial tumors can grow to a considerable size within the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) before symptoms occur. METHODS:A prospective study was designed to evalua...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Strauss C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a simple, new method for removing broken pedicle screws. Under microscopic visualization a straight, narrow slot is etched in the broken surface of the pedicle screw by using a power drill with a 2-mm diamond burr. A minus screwdriver is then inserted into the slot, and the broken screw is rotated...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Miyamoto K,Shimizu K,Kouda K,Hosoe H

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Peripheral nerve injury in a limb usually causes intrahemispheric functional reorganization of the contralateral motor cortex. Recently, evidence has been emerging for significant interhemispheric cortical plasticity in humans, mostly from studies of direct cortical damage. However, in this study, a long-range i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zuo CT,Hua XY,Guan YH,Xu WD,Xu JG,Gu YD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An implantable device for measurement of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow in a ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube has been developed. The unit is energized by an extracorporeal high-frequency generator (200 KHz), and electrolysis creates bubbles in the shunt tube. Velocity of bubble flow is detected by a pair of ultrasonic...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hara M,Kadowaki C,Konishi Y,Ogashiwa M,Numoto M,Takeuchi K

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective in the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEP) monitoring for the intraoperative assessment of speech function during resection of brain tumors. METHODS:Intraoperative monitoring of CCEP was applied in 13 patients (mean age 34 ± 14 years) durin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Saito T,Tamura M,Muragaki Y,Maruyama T,Kubota Y,Fukuchi S,Nitta M,Chernov M,Okamoto S,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K,Sakai KL,Okada Y,Iseki H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intracranial hemorrhage associated with cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a rare but potentially devastating complication. In the present study the authors evaluated 4494 patients with carotid artery stenosis who had undergone CEA or...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ogasawara K,Sakai N,Kuroiwa T,Hosoda K,Iihara K,Toyoda K,Sakai C,Nagata I,Ogawa A,Japanese Society for Treatment at Neck in Cerebrovascular Disease Study Group.

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occipital neuralgia syndromes have been ascribed to a great many pathological alterations, some demonstrable and some hypothetical. Recently, occipital neuralgia has been attributed to developmental and posttraumatic lesions in the cervicocranial junction region, with the nerve roots at C-1 and C-2 considered to be th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ehni G,Benner B

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) causes significant morbidity in a delayed fashion. The authors recently published a new scale that grades the maximum thickness of SAH on axial CT and is predictive of vasospasm incidence. In this study, the authors further investigate whether different ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Abla AA,Wilson DA,Williamson RW,Nakaji P,McDougall CG,Zabramski JM,Albuquerque FC,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present two cases of neuroepithelial (colloid) cysts found above the diencephalic roof, occupying the space between the two fornices and the two leaves of the septum pellucidum, and describe the clinical history, neurological, and neuroradiological findings. Both lesions were removed through a right transv...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ciric I,Zivin I

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors reviewed the clinical findings, radiological evaluation, and operative therapy of 39 patients with syringomyelia. Syringoperitoneal (SP) shunting was used in 15 patients and other procedures were used in 24 patients. Follow-up periods ranged from 1 1/2 to 12 years. During the period of this study, metrizam...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Barbaro NM,Wilson CB,Gutin PH,Edwards MS

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the first documented case of transplacental transmission of metastatic melanoma to the neuraxis. The patient was a 7-month-old boy who presented with signs and symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an inhomogeneously enhancing posterior fossa mass measurin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Trumble ER,Smith RM,Pearl G,Wall J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraventricular pressure (IVP) is increased in the early stages of acute hydrocephalus. Pressure falls, however, when compensatory routes for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption develop. In order to better understand the pathophysiology of acute hydrocephalus, the authors performed ventriculocisternal perfusions on ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rosenberg GA,Saland L,Kyner WT

更新日期：1983-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The authors performed a study to evaluate the hemorrhagic rates of cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) and the risk factors of hemorrhage following Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS). METHODS:Data from a cohort of patients undergoing GKRS for cerebral dAVFs were compiled from the International Radiosu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Starke RM,McCarthy DJ,Chen CJ,Kano H,McShane BJ,Lee J,Patibandla MR,Mathieu D,Vasas LT,Kaufmann AM,Wang WG,Grills IS,Cifarelli CP,Paisan G,Vargo J,Chytka T,Janouskova L,Feliciano CE,Sujijantarat N,Matouk C,Chiang

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioma patients receiving corticosteroids (16 mg/day betamethasone) were examined for evidence of immune cell dysfunction by using quantitative estimates of adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-ribosylation in peripheral mononuclear leukocytes as the physiological indicator. The duration of daily treatment with corticosteroids...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pero RW,Salford LG,Strömblad LG,Andersson C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Pituitary adenomas are usually benign tumors; however, some behave aggressively and metastasize. Until now, no specific marker of aggressive behavior or malignancy has been found. The polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), which is highly expressed in embryonic tissues such as the brain and pituita...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Trouillas J,Daniel L,Guigard MP,Tong S,Gouvernet J,Jouanneau E,Jan M,Perrin G,Fischer G,Tabarin A,Rougon G,Figarella-Branger D

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man presented with a history of recurrent meningitis secondary to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea. The patient had bilateral optic disc dysplasia in association with a basal encephalocele, but had no midline facial anomalies. The syndrome is rare, and this is the first report of a patient with this ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bullard DE,Crockard HA,McDonald WI

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatoid granulomatosis is of uncertain etiology and poses problems with diagnosis and treatment. A case with involvement of the right temporal lobe, but associated with cystoid macular edema of the retina, is described. The unusual mode of presentation, the radiographic, operative, and pathological findings, the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kerr RS,Hughes JT,Blamires T,Teddy PJ

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of multiple primary hydatid cysts of the brain is reported in a 9-year-old girl. There were five cysts, occupying most of the right supratentorial region. The biggest cyst measured 9 cm across, while the smallest one was 4.5 cm in diameter. The diagnosis was based on computerized tomography findings. The p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sharma A,Abraham J

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Approximately 250 million surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide, and data suggest that major complications occur in 3%-17% of them. Many of these complications can be classified as avoidable, and previous studies have demonstrated that preoperative checklists improve operating room teamwork and d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laws ER,Wong JM,Smith TR,de Los Reyes K,Aglio LS,Thorne AJ,Cote DJ,Esposito F,Cappabianca P,Gawande A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The magnetic properties of 12 different types of aneurysm clip were investigated in order to identify which clips allow postoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging without risk. Clip-induced MR artifacts were also quantitatively studied using a geometrical phantom. Nonferromagnetic aneurysm clips like the Yaşargil P...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Romner B,Olsson M,Ljunggren B,Holtås S,Säveland H,Brandt L,Persson B

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation was conducted to examine the effects upon normal lymphocyte activation of the addition of brain-tumor cyst fluid or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to an in vitro culture system. It was believed that factors present in these fluids may play a role in local and systemic immunosuppression in brain-tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kikuchi K,Neuwelt EA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two patients with closed myelomeningoceles, shunted hydrocephalus, and symptomatic Arnold-Chiari malformations were studied retrospectively. Seventeen of the 22 patients were aged 6 months or younger; five patients were aged 3 to 23 years. Patients in the younger group presented with stridor, apnea, and/or feed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bell WO,Charney EB,Bruce DA,Sutton LN,Schut L

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of leiomyosarcoma arising from the dura mater is presented. A definite histological diagnosis was based on the electron microscopic features. Extensive removal of the tumor and postoperative radiation therapy resulted in complete remission. The etiology and the origin of this tumor are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Asai A,Yamada H,Murata S,Matsuno A,Tsutsumi K,Takemura T,Matsutani M,Takakura K

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Atorvastatin, a beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, has pleiotropic effects, such as promoting angiogenesis, increasing fibrinolysis, and reducing inflammatory responses, and has shown promise in enhancing recovery in animals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke. The authors ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lu D,Mahmood A,Goussev A,Schallert T,Qu C,Zhang ZG,Li Y,Lu M,Chopp M

更新日期：2004-11-01 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