Paracervical abscesses as life-threatening complications of outpatient pain treatment. Report of three cases.

abstract：:The aim of this study is to review the clinical outcome of patients treated for spinal dural arteriovenous malformations and investigate the presence of pretreatment indicators of outcome after short- and midterm follow-up. The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of 65 consecutive patients treated either surg...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cenzato M,Debernardi A,Stefini R,D'Aliberti G,Piparo M,Talamonti G,Coppini M,Versari P

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is the treatment of choice for otherwise healthy patients with advanced Parkinson disease who are suffering from disabling dyskinesias and motor fluctuations related to dopaminergic therapy. As DBS is an elective procedure, it is essential to minimize the risk of morbidity. Further, precis...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kramer DR,Halpern CH,Buonacore DL,McGill KR,Hurtig HI,Jaggi JL,Baltuch GH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients taking antithrombotic agents are very common in neurosurgical practice. The perioperative management of these patients can be extremely challenging especially as newer agents, with poorly defined laboratory monitoring and reversal strategies, become more prevalent. This is especially true with emergent cases ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kvint S,Schuster J,Kumar MA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Simultaneous endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) and tumor biopsy is a widely accepted therapeutic and diagnostic procedure for patients with noncommunicating hydrocephalus secondary to a pineal region tumor. Multiple approaches have been advocated, including the use of a steerable fiberoptic or rigid lens en...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Morgenstern PF,Osbun N,Schwartz TH,Greenfield JP,Tsiouris AJ,Souweidane MM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A more comprehensive understanding of the epigenetic abnormalities associated with meningioma tumorigenesis, growth, and invasion may provide useful targets for molecular classification and development of targeted therapies for meningiomas. METHODS:The authors performed a review of the current literature to ide...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： He S,Pham MH,Pease M,Zada G,Giannotta SL,Wang K,Mack WJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric spinal deformity results from multiple conditions including congenital anomalies, neuromuscular disorders, skeletal dysplasia, and developmental disorders (idiopathic). Pediatric spinal deformities can be progressive and cause pulmonary compromise, neurological deficits, and cardiovascular compromise. The cl...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wiggins GC,Shaffrey CI,Abel MF,Menezes AH

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary macroadenomas most frequently present with visual loss. Although transsphenoidal surgery remains the treatment of choice for patients with neurological manifestations, there have been several advances in its implementation over the last 5 years. Intraoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has emerged as a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Jones J,Ruge J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) channels play an important role in brain water homeostasis. Water transport across plasma membranes has a critical role in brain water exchange of the normal and the diseased brain. AQP4 channels are implicated in the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus, a disease of water imbalance that leads to CSF a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Desai B,Hsu Y,Schneller B,Hobbs JG,Mehta AI,Linninger A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Treatment failure and inevitable tumor recurrence are the main reasons for the poor prognosis of glioblastoma (GB). Gross-total resection at repeat craniotomy for GB recurrence improves patient overall survival but requires early and reliable detection. It is known, however, that even advanced MRI approaches ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Stadlbauer A,Eyüpoglu I,Buchfelder M,Dörfler A,Zimmermann M,Heinz G,Oberndorfer S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors carries a high risk for surgical damage to the motor pathways. This surgery is therefore optimal for testing the performance of intraoperative motor evoked potential (MEP) monitoring. This report attempts to provide evidence for the accurate representation of patients' pr...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kothbauer KF,Deletis V,Epstein FJ

更新日期：1998-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A historical review is presented of the original descriptions of lumbar discectomy, focusing on the evolution toward a less invasive surgical approach following the introduction of the operating microscope. From the initial work in Europe by Yasargil and Caspar to the popularization of microdiscectomy by Williams and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Koebbe CJ,Maroon JC,Abla A,El-Kadi H,Bost J

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex encephalitis is a common viral encephalitis associated with significant morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed and treated early. Neurosurgery may be an impetus for viral reactivation, either from direct nerve manipulation or high-dose steroids often administered during cases. The authors present the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： McLaughlin DC,Achey RL,Geertman R,Grossman J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral edema is frequently encountered in clinical practice in critically ill patients with acute brain injury from diverse origins and is a major cause of increased morbidity and death in this subset of patients. The consequences of cerebral edema can be lethal and include cerebral ischemia from compromised regiona...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Raslan A,Bhardwaj A

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Postoperative infection after cranial surgery is a serious complication that requires immediate recognition and treatment. In certain cases such as postoperative meningitis, the patient can be treated with antibiotics only. In cases that involve a bone flap infection, subdural empyema, or cerebral abscess, howev...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Dashti SR,Baharvahdat H,Spetzler RF,Sauvageau E,Chang SW,Stiefel MF,Park MS,Bambakidis NC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the increasing prevalence of spinal infections, the subcategory of holospinal epidural abscesses (HEAs) is extremely infrequent and requires unique management. Panspinal imaging (preferably MRI), modern aggressive antibiotic therapy, and prompt surgical intervention remain the standard of care for all spinal a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Smith GA,Kochar AS,Manjila S,Onwuzulike K,Geertman RT,Anderson JS,Steinmetz MP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The authors describe their results using an endoscope as an adjunct to microsurgical resection of inferior vestibular schwannomas (VSs) with extension into the fundus of the internal auditory canal below the transverse crest. METHODS All patients who had undergone middle fossa craniotomy for VSs performed by...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Master AN,Roberts DS,Wilkinson EP,Slattery WH,Lekovic GP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic intracranial aneurysms are rare, occurring in fewer than 1% of patients with cerebral aneurysms. They can occur following blunt or penetrating head trauma and are more common in the pediatric population. Traumatic aneurysms can be categorized histologically as true, false, or mixed, with false aneurysms bein...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Larson PS,Reisner A,Morassutti DJ,Abdulhadi B,Harpring JE

更新日期：2000-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical imaging of intrinsic signals (OIS) is a well-established neuroimaging modality by which functional cortical activity is mapped by detecting activity-related changes in cortical light reflectance. Light reflectance changes are detected by a charged-coupled device camera that captures images of the exposed corte...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Pouratian N,Cannestra AF,Martin NA,Toga AW

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis is a common condition affecting middle-aged and elderly people. Significant controversy exists concerning the appropriate indications for fusion following decompressive surgery. The purpose of this report is to compare the clinical outcomes of patients who were and were not treated ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fox MW,Onofrio BM

更新日期：1997-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The middle third of the clivus and the region around the petrous internal carotid artery (ICA) is a difficult area of the skull base in terms of access. This is a deep area rich with critical neurovascular structures, which is often host to typical skull base diseases. Expanded endoscopic endonasal approaches of...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kassam AB,Gardner P,Snyderman C,Mintz A,Carrau R

更新日期：2005-07-15 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：:OBJECTIVE The accuracy of robot-guided pedicle screw placement has been proven to be high, but little is known about the impact of such guidance on clinical outcomes such as the rate of revision surgeries for screw malposition. In addition, there are very few data about the impact of robot-guided fusion on patient-rep...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schröder ML,Staartjes VE

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Treatment advances have resulted in improved survival for many cancer types, and this, in turn, has led to an increased incidence of metastatic disease, specifically to the vertebral column. Surgical decompression and stabilization prior to radiation therapy have been shown to improve functional outcomes, but...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ravindra VM,Brock A,Awad AW,Kalra R,Schmidt MH

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:Object In the last decade the indications for the endoscopic endonasal approach have been progressively expanded to include lesions that have not been traditionally considered amenable to resection through the transsphenoidal route. In this study, the authors analyze their experience with hypothalamic gliomas treated ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Zoli M,Mazzatenta D,Valluzzi A,Marucci G,Acciarri N,Pasquini E,Frank G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Multiple brain metastases are a common health problem, frequently found in patients with cancer. The prognosis, even after treatment with whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT), is poor, with an average expected survival time of less than 6 months. Investigators at numerous centers have evaluated the role of stere...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kondziolka D,Patel A,Lunsford LD,Flickinger JC

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The goal of this paper is to elucidate the clinical presentation of tethered cord syndrome (TCS) following repair of a myelomeningocele. METHODS:Approximately 10 to 30% of children will develop TCS following repair of a myelomeningocele. Because essentially all children with repaired myelomeningocele will have ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hudgins RJ,Gilreath CL

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The causal treatment of Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) consists of removing the obstruction of CSF flow at the level of the foramen magnum. Cerebrospinal fluid flow can be visualized using dynamic phase-contrast MR imaging. Because there is only a paucity of studies evaluating CSF dynamics in the region of th...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Mauer UM,Gottschalk A,Mueller C,Weselek L,Kunz U,Schulz C

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been reported to have beneficial effects in severe, treatment-refractory cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome (TS). In this report, the authors present the first case in which DBS was used to treat the neuropsychiatric symptoms of Kleefstra syndrome, a rar...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Segar DJ,Chodakiewitz YG,Torabi R,Cosgrove GR

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of anterior interbody arthrodesis in deformity surgery are well known and include load sharing and increased fusion rates. A minimally invasive lateral transpsoas approach to the anterior lumbar spine is a promising alternative to traditional interbody techniques for the treatment of adult degenerative sc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Amin BY,Mummaneni PV,Ibrahim T,Zouzias A,Uribe J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00