Expanding lacunae causing triventricular hydrocephalus. Report of two cases.

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to establish a biomathematical model to accurately predict the probability of aneurysm rupture. Biomathematical models incorporate various physical and dynamic phenomena that provide insight into why certain aneurysms grow or rupture. Prior studies have demonstrated that regression mod...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Prestigiacomo CJ,He W,Catrambone J,Chung S,Kasper L,Pasupuleti L,Mittal N

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) represents an established tool in neurosurgery to increase patient safety. Its application, however, is controversial. Its use has been described as helpful in avoiding neurological deterioration during intracranial aneurysm surgery. Its impact on extracranial-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dengler J,Cabraja M,Faust K,Picht T,Kombos T,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Both endovascular coiling and the Pipeline embolization device (PED) have been shown to be safe and clinically effective for treatment of small (< 10 mm) aneurysms. The authors conducted a comparative effectiveness analysis to compare the utility of these treatment methods in terms of health benefits. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Malhotra A,Wu X,Miller T,Matouk CC,Sanelli P,Gandhi D

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant serpentine aneurysms (GSAs) are defined as partially thrombosed giant aneurysms with persistent serpentine vascular channels. Surgical management of these rare lesions is difficult because of their large size, complex structure, and unique hemodynamics. The authors report two cases of patients harboring GSAs wit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Otsuka G,Miyachi S,Handa T,Negoro M,Okamoto T,Suzuki O,Yoshida J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter, is reduced in the hippocampus in patients with complex partial seizures from mesial temporal sclerosis. To provide preliminary safety and distribution data on using convection-enhanced delivery of agents to treat complex p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heiss JD,Walbridge S,Morrison P,Hampton RR,Sato S,Vortmeyer A,Butman JA,O'Malley J,Vidwan P,Dedrick RL,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred fifty-two intracranial gliomas of various types were reviewed in order to correlate the histopathological features with the proliferative potential of each tumor as reflected by the bromodeoxyuridine (BUdR) labeling index (LI). Patients undergoing surgical removal of gliomas were given a 30-minute intraven...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Germano IM,Ito M,Cho KG,Hoshino T,Davis RL,Wilson CB

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle biopsy of the brain utilizing computerized tomography (CT) scan data is an accepted diagnostic technique that has been performed both with and without the aid of stereotaxic frames. Experience with both techniques has resulted in a specific procedure for CT-guided free-hand biopsy which is performed in the CT s...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldstein S,Gumerlock MK,Neuwelt EA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sir Victor Horsley was a pioneering British neurosurgeon known for his numerous neurosurgical, scientific, and sociopolitical contributions. Although word of these surgical and scientific achievements quickly spread throughout Europe and North America in the late 19th century, much of modern neurosurgery's view of Hor...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lehner KR,Schulder M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of a series of 460 patients with spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage showed that 241 had demonstrable aneurysms and 38 had multiple aneurysms. The importance of demonstrating the entire circulation following ligation of one aneurysm is emphasized. Treatment of the 38 patients with multiple aneurysms is describe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Moyes PD

更新日期：1971-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The human area postrema (AP) is a circumventricular organ that has only been described in cadaveric specimens and animals. Because of its position in the calamus scriptorius and the absence of surface markers on the floor of the fourth ventricle, the AP cannot be clearly localized during surgical procedures. ME...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Longatti P,Porzionato A,Basaldella L,Fiorindi A,De Caro P,Feletti A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rupture of an intracranial dissecting aneurysm is a rare but dangerous event. The authors' experience with 14 cases of these lesions on the vertebrobasilar circulation suggests that these aneurysms have typical angiographic silhouettes and that, at least in the vertebral artery, they are treatable by proximal arterial...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Friedman AH,Drake CG

更新日期：1984-02-01 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：:Four cases of spontaneous intracranial hematomas caused by unsuspected meningiomas are reported. Nine previous cases were found in the literature and the entire series of 13 cases is reviewed. Because of their unusual clinical presentation, these cases were not diagnosed correctly prior to radiological studies. Hypert...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Modesti LM,Binet EF,Collins GH

更新日期：1976-10-01 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：OBJECT:The benefits of measuring cerebral oxygenation in patients with brain injury are well accepted; however, jugular bulb oximetry, which is currently the most popular monitoring technique used has several shortcomings. The goal of this study was to validate the use of a new multiparameter sensor that measures brain...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gupta AK,Hutchinson PJ,Fryer T,Al-Rawi PG,Parry DA,Minhas PS,Kett-White R,Kirkpatrick PJ,Mathews JC,Downey S,Aigbirhio F,Clark J,Pickard JD,Menon DK

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pial artery constriction following fluid-percussion injury to the brain is associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) vasopressin concentration in newborn pigs. It has also been observed that fluid-percussion injury reverses the function of vasopressin from that of a dilator to a constrictor. Endothelin-1 (ET-...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Armstead WM

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the reported benefit of ipsilateral single-application ophthalmic anesthetic eyedrops in patients with typical trigeminal neuralgia, a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was performed. Forty-seven patients were randomly assigned to receive two drops of either proparacaine (25 cases) or saline...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kondziolka D,Lemley T,Kestle JR,Lunsford LD,Fromm GH,Jannetta PJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old laborer presented with a 1-year history of low-back pain radiating into the posterior aspects of both thighs. Two weeks before admission, acute exacerbation resulted in signs and symptoms of compressive radiculopathy at L-5. Myelography revealed concentric constriction of the lower thecal sac due to abun...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Archer CR,Smith KR Jr

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors have treated intractable pain, particularly cancer pain related to bone metastasis, with various protocols. Cancer pain has been treated by gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS), targeted to the pituitary gland-stalk, as an alternative new pain control method. The purpose of this study was to investigate a ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hayashi M,Taira T,Chernov M,Fukuoka S,Liscak R,Yu CP,Ho RT,Regis J,Katayama Y,Kawakami Y,Hori T

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis was diagnosed on computerized tomography (CT) scanning and was subsequently confirmed by angiography in two patients. Small ventricles and filling defects occurring within the sinus (the empty triangle sign) appeared to be highly suggestive of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis, and ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： d'Avella D,Russo A,Santoro G,Pandolfo N,Cafarelli F,De Blasi F,del Vivo RE

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the phagocytic, humoral, and cellular arms of the immune system in comatose patients shortly after severe brain injury and to compare the findings with those reported earlier in patients in a persistent vegetative state. The study was conducted in intensive care ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wolach B,Sazbon L,Gavrieli R,Broda A,Schlesinger M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleolar organizer regions (NOR's) are loops of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) which transcribe to ribosomal ribonucleic acid (RNA) by RNA polymerase I. They possess vital significance in the ultimate synthesis of cellular proteins. A silver colloid staining technique for demonstration of NOR-associated proteins (Ag-NOR...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shiraishi T,Tabuchi K,Mineta T,Momozaki N,Takagi M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Chronic sinusitis can be a debilitating disease with significant impact on quality of life. Frontal sinusitis has a relatively low prevalence, but complications can be severe due to its anatomical location. After failure of conservative measures, typically endoscopic procedures are performed to improve the drain...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： van Dijk JM,Wagemakers M,Korsten-Meijer AG,Kees Buiter CT,van der Laan BF,Mooij JJ

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients aged 5 1/2 to 9 years old with mutism after posterior fossa surgery are presented. The entity is discussed with a review of 15 additional previously reported cases in children aged 2 to 11 years. In all 18 patients, a large midline tumor of the posterior fossa (medulloblastoma in nine cases, astrocytoma...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ferrante L,Mastronardi L,Acqui M,Fortuna A

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the role of two sets of growth factors, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), in the induction and maintenance of glial tumors and their phenotypic expression. Explants from eight malignant tumors, five benign tumors, and two nontumo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mapstone TB

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors studied outcomes and complications in patients who harbored arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and underwent stereotactic radiosurgery involving the Novalis shaped beam unit. METHODS:Between January 1998 and January 2002, 83 patients were treated with radiosurgery at University of California, Los An...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pedroso AG,De Salles AA,Tajik K,Golish R,Smith Z,Frighetto L,Solberg T,Cabatan-Awang C,Selch MT

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Meningiomas at the falcotentorial junction represent a rare subgroup of complex meningiomas. Debate remains regarding the appropriate treatment strategy for and optimal surgical approach to these tumors, and surgical outcomes have not been well described in the literature. The authors reviewed their single-in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zhao X,Belykh E,Przybylowski CJ,Borba Moreira L,Gandhi S,Tayebi Meybodi A,Cavallo C,Valli D,Wicks RT,Nakaji P

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if dexamethasone administered by osmotic pump directly to brain tumors would control peritumoral edema and at the same time suppress tumor growth and prolong survival, the authors studied experimental brain tumors produced in 102 rabbits by implanting VX2 carcinoma cells. Of these, 58 animals were separat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ikeda Y,Carson BS,Lauer JA,Long DM

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiograms obtained prior to treatment in 53 cases of deep-seated cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) were retrospectively analyzed with particular attention to the topography of the AVM nidus and the venous drainage. The location of the lesion was determined by a combination of angiography and computerized t...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Viñuela F,Nombela L,Roach MR,Fox AJ,Pelz DM

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A silver colloid staining technique for identifying nucleolar organizer region-associated proteins (Ag-NOR's) was applied to 51 human gliomas. These comprised 20 glioblastomas multiforme, 15 anaplastic astrocytomas, and 16 astrocytomas, in which the mean numbers of Ag-NOR's per cell (+/- standard error of the mean) we...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kajiwara K,Nishizaki T,Orita T,Nakayama H,Aoki H,Ito H

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00