The role of radiosurgery for hemangiopericytomas.

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：:Drug addiction represents a significant public health concern that has high rates of relapse despite optimal medical therapy and rehabilitation support. New therapies are needed, and deep brain stimulation (DBS) may be an effective treatment. The past 15 years have seen numerous animal DBS studies for addiction to var...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wang TR,Moosa S,Dallapiazza RF,Elias WJ,Lynch WJ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The percentage of patients responding to conservative treatment for cervical radiculopathy secondary to nerve root compression is not well quantified. To clarify this question, the authors retrospectively reviewed the records obtained over a 4-year period in patients with cervical radiculopathy to determine thei...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Olivero WC,Dulebohn SC

更新日期：2002-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is a significant public health concern estimated to result in over 500,000 emergency department (ED) visits and more than 60,000 hospitalizations in the United States annually. Sports activities are one important mechanism leading to pediatric TBI. In this study, the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Yue JK,Winkler EA,Burke JF,Chan AK,Dhall SS,Berger MS,Manley GT,Tarapore PE

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medulloblastoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) are the most common malignant brain tumors in children. The concern for late sequelae of neuraxis irradiation and the obligation to improve disease-free survival in children who harbor malignant brain tumors has led to the additional provision of systemic ch...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gold DR,Packer RJ,Cohen BH

更新日期：1999-08-15 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：: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：OBJECT:The authors performed a retrospective study to assess the impact of functional neuronavigation and intraoperative MRI (iMRI) on surgery of extratemporal epileptogenic lesions on postsurgical morbidity and seizure control. METHODS:Twenty-five patients (14 females and 11 males) underwent extratemporal resections ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Sommer B,Grummich P,Coras R,Kasper BS,Blumcke I,Hamer HM,Stefan H,Buchfelder M,Roessler K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion had been considered a safe and effective procedure for radiculopathy and myelopathy in the cervical spine, but degeneration in adjacent spinal levels has been a problem in some patients after fusion. Since 2002, cervical disc arthroplasty has been established as an alterna...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Botelho RV,Moraes OJ,Fernandes GA,Buscariolli Ydos S,Bernardo WM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article the authors attempt to raise awareness of the pitfalls and controversial issues in nerve tumor surgery. In a case-guided format, examples of ambiguous findings, inappropriate tumor removal, repeated surgery, and nerve repairs are provided. The authors also discuss the need to establish a correct diagno...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kretschmer T,Antoniadis G,Heinen C,Börm W,Scheller C,Richter HP,Koenig RW

更新日期：2007-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The management of pediatric intraventricular tumors is highly dependent on identification of the tumor type. Choroid plexus papillomas, a common intraventricular tumor in children, can be difficult to distinguish radiographically from choroid plexus carcinomas and other common pediatric central nervous system (C...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Krieger MD,Panigrahy A,McComb JG,Nelson MD,Liu X,Gonzalez-Gomez I,Gilles F,Bluml S

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The performance of surgery for spinal metastases is rapidly increasing. Different surgical procedures, ranging from stabilization alone to stabilization combined with corpectomy, are thereby performed for various indications. Little is known about the impact of these different procedures on patient quality o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： de Ruiter GC,Nogarede CO,Wolfs JF,Arts MP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past century pituitary surgery has undergone multiple revolutions in surgical technique and technological advancements that have resulted in what is now recognized as modern transsphenoidal surgery. Although the procedure is well established in the current neurosurgical literature, the historical maze that le...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Gandhi CD,Post KD

更新日期：2001-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbosacral interbody fusion may be indicated to treat degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, instability or spondylolisthesis at that level, and severe neural foraminal stenosis resulting from loss of disc space height. In addition, L5-S1 interbody fusion may provide anterior support to a long posterior fusion construct...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Issack PS,Kotwal SY,Boachie-Adjei O

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical dural arteriovenous fistulas (dAVFs) are a rare cause of intracranial subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) but should be considered when other sources are not found. Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by dAVF is thought to occur as a result of venous hypertension in most cases. The clinical presentation, acute onset of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fassett DR,Rammos SK,Patel P,Parikh H,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Unruptured intracranial aneurysms are common incidental findings on brain imaging. Short-term follow-up for conservatively treated aneurysms is routinely performed in most cerebrovascular centers, although its clinical relevance remains unclear. In this study, the authors assessed the extent of growth as well...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Molenberg R,Aalbers MW,Metzemaekers JDM,Mazuri A,Luijckx GJ,Groen RJM,Uyttenboogaart M,van Dijk JMC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) standardizes medical procedure coding for billing and reimbursement. Since adoption of CPT coding as the basis for the Medicare Fee Schedule (MFS) in 1992, CPT coding policies and policy changes have been influenced not only by medical necessity and customary practice, but also inc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Bean JR

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lumbar nerve root anomalies are uncommon phenomena that must be recognized to avoid neural injury during surgery. The authors describe 2 cases of nerve root anomalies encountered during mini-open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery. One anomaly was a confluent variant not previously classified; the a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Burke SM,Safain MG,Kryzanski J,Riesenburger RI

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interventional neuroradiology is a less invasive modality than open neurosurgery for the treatment of a wide range of neurovascular disorders. Refinements in technique and improvements in the design of microcatheters, guide wires, and embolic materials have yielded superior clinical outcomes and provided an impetus to...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ng PP,Higashida RT,Cullen S,Malek R,Halbach VV,Dowd CF

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cerebral aneurysms may be treated through a variety of options, including aneurysm trapping with concurrent bypass. This video describes the case of a large, recurrent, left middle cerebral artery aneurysm that was treated using a high flow, radial artery bypass graft, from the external carotid artery to the lef...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Arias EJ,Zipfel GJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Commercially available processed nerve allografts have been shown to be inferior to autografts in previous animal studies. The authors hypothesized that combining different processing and storage techniques will result in improved nerve ultrastructure preservation, lower immunogenicity, and minimized cellula...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Hundepool CA,Nijhuis TH,Kotsougiani D,Friedrich PF,Bishop AT,Shin AY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigeminal neuropathic pain is a syndrome of severe, constant facial pain related to disease of or injury to the trigeminal nerve or ganglion. Causes of this type of pain can include injury from sinus or dental surgery, skull and/or facial trauma, or intentional destruction for therapeutic reasons (deafferentation) as...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Henderson JM,Lad SP

更新日期：2006-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The relative benefit of repeat surgery for recurrent glioblastoma is unclear, in part due to the very heterogeneous nature of the patient population and the effect of clinician philosophy on the duration and aggressiveness of treatment. The authors sought to investigate the role of time to last recurrence on pa...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Sughrue ME,Sheean T,Bonney PA,Maurer AJ,Teo C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic alterations in the cells of intradural spinal tumors can have a significant impact on the treatment options, counseling, and prognosis for patients. Although surgery is the primary therapy for most intradural tumors, radiochemothera-peutic modalities and targeted interventions play an ever-evolving role in tre...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Karsy M,Guan J,Sivakumar W,Neil JA,Schmidt MH,Mahan MA

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVEPapers from 2002 to 2017 have highlighted consistent unique socioeconomic challenges and opportunities facing military neurosurgeons. Here, the authors focus on the reserve military neurosurgeon who carries the dual mission of both civilian and military responsibilities.METHODSSurvey solicitation of current a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Menger R,Mundell BF,Robbins JW,Letarte P,Bell R,in conjunction with Council of State Neurosurgical Societies and AANS\/CNS Joint Committee of Military Neurosurgeons.

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revision spinal surgery is usually indicated in cases of persistent or recurrent symptoms related to neural compression, spinal deformity, or construct failure. An understanding of fundamental biomechanical principles of both spinal decompression and reconstructive strategies is essential to avoid unnecessary subseque...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schlenk RP,Stewart T,Benzel EC

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors describe their experience with a technique for robotic implantation of depth electrodes in patients concurrently undergoing craniotomy and placement of subdural monitoring electrodes for the evaluation of intractable epilepsy. METHODS:Patients included in this study underwent evaluation in the Dartm...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Spire WJ,Jobst BC,Thadani VM,Williamson PD,Darcey TM,Roberts DW

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Previous methods to determine stroke prevalence, such as nationwide surveys, are labor-intensive endeavors. Recent advances in search engine query analytics have led to a new metric for disease surveillance to evaluate symptomatic phenomenon, such as influenza. The authors hypothesized that the use of search eng...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Walcott BP,Nahed BV,Kahle KT,Redjal N,Coumans JV

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Since the development of the WHO Safe Surgery Saves Lives initiative and Surgical Safety Checklist, numerous hospitals across the globe have adopted the use of a surgical checklist. The UCLA Health System developed its first extended Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008. Authors of the present paper describe how the time...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： McLaughlin N,Winograd D,Chung HR,Van de Wiele B,Martin NA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00