Treatment of patients with a pituitary adenoma: one clinician's experience.

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to elucidate the anatomy of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve [CN] V), Meckel cave (MC), and lateral wall of the cavernous sinus (CS). METHODS:Ten fresh cadaver heads (20 sides) and 2 middle fossa embalmed specimens were removed, decalcified, sectioned, stained, and studied micro...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Janjua RM,Al-Mefty O,Densler DW,Shields CB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranial injuries were among the earliest neurosurgical problems faced by ancient physicians and surgeons. In this review, the authors trace the development of neurosurgical theory and practice for the treatment of cranial injuries beginning from the earliest ancient evidence available to the collapse of the Greco-Roma...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kshettry VR,Mindea SA,Batjer HH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal in this study was to determine if there was a change in intracranial venous diameters after endovascular treatment of carotid distribution vasospasm caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage. METHODS:The venous diameters were measured in all patients who received intraarterial papaverine and/or balloon angiopl...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Elsayed AA,Moran CJ,Cross DT 3rd,Derdeyn CP,Pilgram TK,Milburn JM,Dacey RG Jr,Diringer MN Jr

更新日期：2006-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) accounts for 15% of nontraumatic SAH and has been reported with low morbidity and mortality rates. We report on a large series of patients with angiogram-negative SAH who experienced an atypical nonbenign clinical course. METHODS:Between December 2001 and Novembe...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Whiting J,Reavey-Cantwell J,Velat G,Fautheree G,Firment C,Lewis S,Hoh B

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial electroencephalography monitoring of the insula is an important tool in the investigation of the insula in medically intractable epilepsy and has been shown to be safe and reliable. Several methods of placing electrodes for insular coverage have been reported and include open craniotomy as well as stereot...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Desai A,Bekelis K,Darcey TM,Roberts DW

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the gallbladder as an alternative cerebrospinal fluid diversion site has been previously described in cases in which all other body cavities, such as the peritoneal cavity, right atrium, or pleural cavity, have been exhausted. Various ventriculogallbladder (VG) shunt complications have been described as wel...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fountas KN,Kassam MA,Grigorian AA

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritumoral cysts (those arising immediately adjacent to the tumor mass) are frequently associated with benign and malignant tumors of the brain and spinal cord (syringomyelia). The cystic component of central nervous system (CNS) tumors and associated peritumoral cysts are often the cause of clinical symptoms. Becaus...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Baggenstos MA,Butman JA,Oldfield EH,Lonser RR

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This paper describes a consecutive series of skull base meningiomas resected using an endoscopic endonasal approach through various corridors at a single institution over 7 years. The impact of case selection and experience, the presence of a cortical cuff between the tumor and surrounding vessels, and brain ede...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Khan OH,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The safety and effectiveness of osteogenic protein (OP)-1 putty (recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-7) in promoting fusion in complex spinal cases was studied in nine cases. METHODS:The authors prospectively evaluated nine patients requiring spinal fusion in whom there were medical risk factors that w...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Govender PV,Rampersaud YR,Rickards L,Fehlings MG

更新日期：2002-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral vasospasm remains a feared complication from subarachnoid hemorrhage. Vasospasm typically occurs from three to fourteen days post-aneurysm rupture, with peak risk on Day 7. Up to 50% of patients with angiographic vasospasm will subsequently develop delayed cerebral ischemia; 15-20% of this subset will develop...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kelman C,Reavey-Cantwell J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial or brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) are some of the most interesting and challenging lesions treated by the cerebrovascular neurosurgeon. It is generally believed that the combination of BAVMs and intracranial aneurysms (IAs) is associated with higher hemorrhage rates at presentation and higher r...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Flores BC,Klinger DR,Rickert KL,Barnett SL,Welch BG,White JA,Batjer HH,Samson DS

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The microvascular anatomy of spinal perimedullary arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) is more complicated than that of dural AVFs, and occlusion rates of AVF after open microsurgery or endovascular embolization are lower in patients with perimedullary AVFs (29%-70%) than they are in those with dural AVF (97%-98%). ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Takai K,Kurita H,Hara T,Kawai K,Taniguchi M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to standard management for the treatment of the acute phase of spinal cord injury (SCI), implementation of novel neuroprotective interventions offers the potential for significant reductions in morbidity and long-term health costs. A better understanding of the systemic changes after SCI could provide insi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wallace DJ,Sayre NL,Patterson TT,Nicholson SE,Hilton D,Grandhi R

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central skull base lesions in the upper retroclival and petroclival regions can be challenging to access because of their location anterior to the brainstem. Several transpetrosal approaches have been developed to access the petroclival junction, including anterior petrosal (anterior petrosectomy), posterior petrosal ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Zhao JC,Liu JK

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:In this study the authors address the efficacy and safety of frameless stereotaxy in transsphenoidal surgery. METHODS:One thousand transsphenoidal operations were performed at the authors' institution between June 2000 and July 2005. This series consists of a retrospective review of 176 patients entered in a pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Jagannathan J,Prevedello DM,Ayer VS,Dumont AS,Jane JA Jr,Laws ER

更新日期：2006-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthcare spending has become a grave concern to national budgets worldwide, and to a greater extent in low-income countries. Brain tumors are a serious disease that affects a significant percentage of the population, and thus proper allocation of healthcare provisions for these patients to achieve acceptable outcome...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Helal AE,Abouzahra H,Fayed AA,Rayan T,Abbassy M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary leiomyosarcoma of the central nervous system is rare and has been described both de novo and following temporally remote radiotherapy for a different unrelated malignancy. The authors report the case of a 42-year-old man in whom 60Co radiation treatment had been performed for an unknown primary mass in the bra...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Yeh DJ,Hessler RB,Lee MR

更新日期：2002-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic surgery represents a new and very useful modality of treatment for intracranial cysts. The authors review the cases of 19 patients with intracranial malformative CSF cysts (seven intraventricular, six paraventricular, and six arachnoid) who underwent endoscopic fenestration by using a burr-hole approach. Th...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gangemi M,Maiuri F,Colella G,Sardo L

更新日期：1999-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that the neurosurgical procedure of cranioplasty is as ancient as its better-known counterpart, trephination. With origins in pre-Incan Peru, cranioplasty remains an important reconstructive procedure for modern craniofacial surgery teams to master. Solutions to the often challenging problem of repai...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Bonfield CM,Kumar AR,Gerszten PC

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A variety of anterior, posterior, and combined approaches exist to decompress the spinal cord, restore sagittal alignment, and avoid kyphosis, but the optimal surgical strategy remains controversial. The authors compared the anterior and posterior approach used to treat multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cabraja M,Abbushi A,Koeppen D,Kroppenstedt S,Woiciechowsky C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many years, the experience of neurosurgeons from the German Armed Forces was limited to the peacetime care of patients in Germany. In 1995, German military neurosurgeons were deployed abroad for the first time. Since the beginning of the International Security Assistance Force mission, there has been a rapidly inc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Mauer UM,Schulz C,Rothe R,Kunz U

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The best management strategy for symptomatic vertebrobasilar ischemia is currently not well-defined. Noninvasive Optimal Vessel Analysis (NOVA, VasSol, Inc.) is computer software that, using quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) angiography technology, represents the only commercially available means of noninvasively m...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Brisman JL

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the history of headache and the practice of craniotomy can be traced to antiquity. From ancient times through the present day, numerous civilizations and scholars have performed craniotomy in attempts to treat headache. Today, surgical intervention for headache management is becoming increasingly more common due ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Assina R,Sarris CE,Mammis A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Symptomatic adjacent-segment lumbar disease (ASLD) after lumbar fusion often requires subsequent surgical intervention. The authors report utilizing cortical bone trajectory (CBT) pedicle screw fixation with intraoperative CT (O-arm) image-guided navigation to stabilize spinal levels in patients with symptomatic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rodriguez A,Neal MT,Liu A,Somasundaram A,Hsu W,Branch CL Jr

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postischemic neurogenesis has been identified as a compensatory mechanism to repair the damaged brain after stroke. Several factors are released by the ischemic tissue that are responsible for proliferation, differentiation, and migration of neural stem cells. An understanding of their roles may allow future therapies...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kalluri HS,Dempsey RJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex posterior circulation aneurysms are formidable lesions with an abysmal natural history. Their management continues to present a challenge to both endovascular and open microsurgical approaches. Affording an expansive, combined supra- and infratentorial exposure, the petrosal approaches are well suited for thes...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gross BA,Tavanaiepour D,Du R,Al-Mefty O,Dunn IF

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging has expanded beyond its traditional diagnostic role and become a critical tool in the evaluation and management of stroke. The objectives of imaging include prompt accurate diagnosis, treatment triage, prognosis prediction, and secondary preventative precautions. While capitalizing on the latest treatment...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Tong E,Hou Q,Fiebach JB,Wintermark M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this study was to review the management of intra- and extradural ependymomas. Spinal ependymomas most commonly occur as intramedullary tumors throughout the spinal axis. In the lumbosacral region, ependymomas are most commonly associated with the conus medullaris and cauda equina, but can also occur ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fassett DR,Schmidt MH

更新日期：2003-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging is an indispensable tool in the workup and management of patients with neurological disorders. Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is an imaging modality that permits the examination of blood flow and perfusion without the need for contrast injection. Noninvasive in nature, ASL provides a feasible alternative to...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Soldozy S,Galindo J,Snyder H,Ali Y,Norat P,Yağmurlu K,Sokolowski JD,Sharifi K,Tvrdik P,Park MS,Kalani MYS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Although the length of hospital stay is often used as a measure of quality of care, data evaluating the predictors of extended hospital stay after craniotomy for tumor are limited. The goals of this study were to use multivariate regression to examine which preoperative characteristics and postoperative complic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Dasenbrock HH,Liu KX,Devine CA,Chavakula V,Smith TR,Gormley WB,Dunn IF

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00