Extensive arachnoid ossification with associated syringomyelia presenting as thoracic myelopathy. Case report and review of the literature.

abstract：:The authors present the case history of a patient in whom the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system caused ureter obstruction. This is a rare complication of such a shunt procedure, and the patient's symptoms were relieved by shortening the peritoneal catheter. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clarke CE,Paul KS,Lye RH

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) with or without whole-brain radiotherapy can be used to achieve local control (> 90%) for small brain metastases after resection. However, many brain metastases are unsuitable for SRS because of their size or previous treatment, and whole-brain radiotherapy is associated with ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raleigh DR,Seymour ZA,Tomlin B,Theodosopoulos PV,Berger MS,Aghi MK,Geneser SE,Krishnamurthy D,Fogh SE,Sneed PK,McDermott MW

更新日期：2017-06-01 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 patient with congenital hydrocephalus and poor vision since early childhood, but with normal motor and intellectual development, suffered progressive mental deterioration during the last decade of life. At necropsy he was found to have severe hydrocephalus secondary to a lipoma of the midbrain tectum obstructing the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Halmagyi GM,Evans WA

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It is assumed that the observed increase in brain tumor incidence may at least partially be explained by increased use of MRI. However, to date no direct estimate of this effect is available. The authors undertook this registry-based study to examine whether regional frequencies of cerebral MRI use correlate to ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Solheim O,Torsteinsen M,Johannesen TB,Jakola AS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise intraoperative localization of retained bone fragments and foreign bodies avoids extensive brain disseciton, cerebral edema, damage to vital structures, incomplete debridement, and prolonged surgical procedures. Such localization after head trauma is often hampered by cerebral distortion, previous incomplete d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wood JH,Parver M,Doppman JL,Ommaya AK

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to determine if magnetic source (MS) imaging could provide useful information in the planning and performance of gamma knife radiosurgery (GKS) for epilepsy. METHODS:Magnetic source imaging of interictal epileptiform dipoles was studied in 53 epilepsy surgery candidates. All patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith JR,King DW,Park YD,Lee MR,Lee GP,Jenkins PD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Application of sensitive infrared imaging is ideally suited to observe blood vessels and blood flow in exposed organs, including the brain. Temporary vascular occlusion is an important part of neurosurgery, but the capacity to monitor the effects of these occlusions in real time is limited. In surgical procedure...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Watson JC,Gorbach AM,Pluta RM,Rak R,Heiss JD,Oldfield EH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of the present study were to demonstrate the ability of high-resolution ultrasonography to delineate normal nerve fascicles within or around peripheral nerve sheath tumors (NSTs). A blinded examiner evaluated 2 patients with symptomatic upper limb NSTs with high-resolution ultrasonography performed in the pe...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Simon NG,Cage T,Narvid J,Noss R,Chin C,Kliot M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a giant traumatic aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery presented with recurrent massive epistaxis 30 years after a head injury. During an episode of acute hemorrhage, this patient was effectively treated with occlusion of the internal carotid artery circulation by a detachable inflatable balloo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Simpson RK Jr,Harper RL,Bryan RN

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：:OBJECTIVE WHO Grade III gliomas are relatively rare and treated with multiple modalities such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. The impact of the extent of resection (EOR) on improving survival in patients with this tumor type is unclear. Moreover, because of the heterogeneous radiological appearance of Grad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujii Y,Muragaki Y,Maruyama T,Nitta M,Saito T,Ikuta S,Iseki H,Hongo K,Kawamata T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Cavernomas in the occipital lobe are relatively rare. Because of the proximity to the visual cortex and incoming subcortical tracts, microsurgical removal of occipital cavernomas may be associated with a risk of visual field defects. The goal of the study was to analyze long-term outcome after operative treatmen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kivelev J,Koskela E,Setälä K,Niemelä M,Hernesniemi J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In most cases of deep venous sinus thrombosis, systemic anticoagulation represents the initial treatment of choice for preventing propagation of a clot in the dural sinuses. In patients with deep or extensive venous sinus thrombosis, a combination of treatment modalities may be required including systemic anticoagulat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Agner C,Deshaies EM,Bernardini GL,Popp AJ,Boulos AS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neck clipping or coil embolization cannot always achieve complete neck obstruction in wide-necked basilar artery (BA) bifurcation aneurysms. Clipping of the aneurysm body, leaving a small aneurysm rest, is one clipping method used for this kind of aneurysm to maintain the patency of the posterior cerebral arteri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanaka Y,Kobayashi S,Hongo K,Tada T,Nagashima H,Kakizawa Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioependymal cysts are rare congenital lesions of the central nervous system. Reported surgical treatments of these lesions have varied and yielded mixed results, and the optimal surgical strategy is still controversial. The authors here report the clinical and surgical outcomes for three adult patients successfully ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alvarado AM,Smith KA,Chamoun RB

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe an intraoperative technique, in which oxycellulose is placed between an aneurysm and its surrounding arteries, allowing a space to be secured for inserting the clip blades without occlusion of the arteries. This method is useful in preserving the blood vessels, especially perforating arteries, aro...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kodama N,Matsumoto M,Sasaki T

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of high-resolution ultrasound scans in detecting foreign bodies and hemorrhage within the brain was evaluated by comparison with computerized tomography (CT) scans and gross pathology. The test lesions were blood and foreign bodies consisting of bone, wood, and metal placed in the brain of an experimental...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Enzmann DR,Britt RH,Lyons B,Buxton TL,Wilson DA

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Remington humane stunner was used to deliver a blow to the left side of the surgically-exposed skull in ketamine-anesthetized cats. At 15 minutes after the trauma, brain tissue was frozen in situ. In animals without visible tissue hemorrhage (Grade 0) and in those with unilateral cerebral contusions involving the ce...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wagner KR,Tornheim PA,Eichhold MK

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to determine the anatomical limitations of the transcallosal transchoroidal approach to the third ventricle. METHODS:Twenty-six formalin-fixed specimens were studied. Sagittal dissections were used to determine the anatomical relationships of the foramen of Monro, the angle of approach...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ulm AJ,Russo A,Albanese E,Tanriover N,Martins C,Mericle RM,Pincus D,Rhoton AL

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ommaya reservoirs are used primarily for the repeated injection of intrathecal chemotherapy for leptomeningeal metastasis from hematopoietic and solid malignancies. Insertion of this device in a relatively large nondisplaced ventricle is not a difficult task, but challenges arise when the ventricle is small and/or dis...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Al-Anazi A,Bernstein M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurological and neuroradiological manifestations of pediatric achondroplasia are analyzed on the basis of 10 cases. In addition to the classical symptomatology of an enlarging head, with or without increased intracranial pressure, several patients presented symptoms related to a small foramen magnum. Respiratory ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada H,Nakamura S,Tajima M,Kageyama N

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnetic resonance imaging-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel and useful treatment for essential tremor (ET); however, the factors impacting treatment outcome are unknown. The authors conducted this study to determine the factors affecting the outcome of MRgFUS. METHODS:From May 2016 through Augus...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukutome K,Kuga Y,Ohnishi H,Hirabayashi H,Nakase H

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEParaclinoid aneurysms represent approximately 5% of intracranial aneurysms (Drake et al. [1968]). Visual impairment, which occurs in 16%-40% of patients, is among the most common presentations of these aneurysms (Day [1990], Lai and Morgan [2013], Sahlein et al. [2015], and Silva et al. [2017]). Flow-divertin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Silva MA,See AP,Khandelwal P,Mahapatra A,Frerichs KU,Du R,Patel NJ,Aziz-Sultan MA

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty patients underwent anterior corpus callosotomy for treatment of generalized seizures. The patients' mean age was 18.3 years (range 4 to 53 years); the mean age at seizure onset was 5.27 years (range 0.1 to 27 years). The mean intelligence quotient (IQ) of 41 testable patients was 71.12 (range less than 30 to 11...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fuiks KS,Wyler AR,Hermann BP,Somes G

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goals of this study were to report the clinical presentation, radiographic findings, operative strategy, and outcomes among patients with temporal bone encephaloceles and cerebrospinal fluid fistulas (CSFFs) and to identify clinical variables associated with surgical outcome. METHODS:A retrospective case se...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carlson ML,Copeland WR 3rd,Driscoll CL,Link MJ,Haynes DS,Thompson RC,Weaver KD,Wanna GB

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEExcessive dissatisfaction and stress among physicians can precipitate burnout, which results in diminished productivity, quality of care, and patient satisfaction and treatment adherence. Given the multiplicity of its harms and detriments to workforce retention and in light of the growing physician shortage, ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Attenello FJ,Buchanan IA,Wen T,Donoho DA,McCartney S,Cen SY,Khalessi AA,Cohen-Gadol AA,Cheng JS,Mack WJ,Schirmer CM,Swartz KR,Prall JA,Stroink AR,Giannotta SL,Klimo P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The humoral immune response to autologous gliomas has been investigated in 16 patients using immune adherence and anti-C3 immunofluorescence assays of serum samples. Significant antiglioma antibody activity was detected in 56% of these sera. Fractionation experiments demonstrated that IgM class antibodies were more ef...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Garson JA,Quindlen EA,Kornblith PL

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several types of adjustable clamp have been widely utilized to gradually occlude the carotid artery for the treatment of various intracranial vascular lesions. A fairly large number of patients, many of whom have not been adequately followed, have these clamps still in place. The authors report two patients, initially...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Helm GA,Simmons NE,diPierro CG,Kassell NF

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and one fiberoptic pressure transducers (59 subdural and 42 ventricular) were studied in 86 patients (some in whom more than one device had been inserted). Only four complications occurred: two transient cerebrospinal fluid leaks after removal and two clinically insignificant intracerebral hematomas. No in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bavetta S,Norris JS,Wyatt M,Sutcliffe JC,Hamlyn PJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00