Genetics of choroid plexus tumors.

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：OBJECT:Loss-of-function mutations in CCM genes are frequently detected in familial cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs). However, the current functional studies of the CCM genes in vitro have been performed mostly in commercially purchased normal cell lines and the results appeared discrepant. The fact that the cere...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Zhu Y,Wu Q,Xu JF,Miller D,Sandalcioglu IE,Zhang JM,Sure U

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is an aggressive neoplastic process that occurs in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. Over the past 30 years there has been a steady increase in the number of cases in both patient populations. The imaging features for the disease and demographic charac...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Go JL,Lee SC,Kim PE

更新日期：2006-11-15 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：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：OBJECTIVE:In addition to the rising burden of surgical disease globally, infrastructure and human resources for health remain a great challenge for low- and middle-income countries, especially in Uganda. In this study, the authors aim to explore the trends of neurosurgical care at a regional referral hospital in Uganda...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Abdelgadir J,Elahi C,Corley J,Wall KC,Najjuma JN,Muhindo A,Nickenig Vissoci JR,Haglund MM,Kitya D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:For patients with glioblastoma multiforme, median survival time is approximately 14 months. Longer progression-free and overall survival times correlate with gross-total resection of tumor. The ability to identify tumor cells intraoperatively could result in an increased percentage of tumor resected and thus inc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Fenton KE,Martirosyan NL,Abdelwahab MG,Coons SW,Preul MC,Scheck AC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat a variety of intracranial lesions. Utilization of robotic assistance with stereotactic procedures has gained attention due to potential for advantages over conventional techniques. The authors report the first case in which robot...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Chan AY,Tran DK,Gill AS,Hsu FP,Vadera S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-associated epilepsy is an important contributor to morbidity in patients with brain tumors. Proposed pathophysiological mechanisms to explain these effects range from neuronal and glial dysfunction to deranged vascular homeostasis, to ionic and pH changes. Perilesional tissue alterations play a vital role in the...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rajneesh KF,Binder DK

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify clinically relevant predictors of progression-free survival and functional outcomes in patients who underwent surgery for intramedullary spinal cord tumors (ISCTs). METHODS An institutional spinal tumor registry and billing records were reviewed to identify adult p...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Samuel N,Tetreault L,Santaguida C,Nater A,Moayeri N,Massicotte EM,Fehlings MG

更新日期：2016-08-01 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：:In the treatment of acoustic neuroma, operative results have improved greatly during recent years, with high rates of functional cranial nerve preservation. Because of this, it has become more important to consider issues of patient satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) following treatment for these lesions. The auth...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schwartz MS,Riddle SA,Delashaw JB Jr,Horgan MA,Kellogg JX,McMenomey SO

更新日期：1998-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the case of a 30-year-old woman who was a long-term intranasal cocaine abuser and who presented with transient ischemic attacks and multiple cerebral infarctions that were associated with moyamoya syndrome. The authors suggest that, because of its sympathomimetic effects, chronic cocaine use may pro...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schwartz MS,Scott RM

更新日期：1998-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Diagnosis of cervical spinal injury (CSI) is an essential aspect of the trauma evaluation. This task is especially difficult in patients who are not clinically able to be evaluated (unevaluable) because of distracting painful injuries, intoxication, or concomitant head injury. For this population, the appropriat...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Milby AH,Halpern CH,Guo W,Stein SC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Parallel advancements in image guidance technology and minimal access techniques continue to push the frontiers of minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS). While traditional intraoperative imaging remains widely used, newer platforms, such as 3D-fluoroscopy, cone-beam CT, and intraoperative CT/MRI, have enabled ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Moses ZB,Mayer RR,Strickland BA,Kretzer RM,Wolinsky JP,Gokaslan ZL,Baaj AA

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive procedures may allow surgeons to avoid conventional open surgical procedures for certain neurological disorders. This paper describes the iterative process for development of a catheter-based ultrasound thermal therapy applicator. METHODS Using an ultrasound applicator with an array of lon...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Ghoshal G,Gee L,Heffter T,Williams E,Bromfield C,Rund L,Ehrhardt JM,Diederich CJ,Fischer GS,Pilitsis JG,Burdette EC

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：:Every neurosurgeon develops his or her own standard approach to common intracranial pathologies in terms of the order in which different stages are performed and which instruments are used to perform individual tasks. The majority of the basic steps in performing a craniotomy are learned through repetition and practic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Chittiboina P,Connor DE Jr,Nanda A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The American Association of Neurological Surgeons launched the Quality Outcomes Database (QOD), a prospective longitudinal registry that includes demographic, clinical, and patient-reported outcome (PRO) data, to measure the safety and quality of neurosurgical procedures, including spinal surgery. Differing ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Chan AK,Bisson EF,Bydon M,Glassman SD,Foley KT,Potts EA,Shaffrey CI,Shaffrey ME,Coric D,Knightly JJ,Park P,Fu KM,Slotkin JR,Asher AL,Virk MS,Kerezoudis P,Chotai S,DiGiorgio AM,Chan AY,Haid RW,Mummaneni PV

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of carotid artery occlusive disease interventions can be divided clinically into the treatment of asymptomatic and symptomatic diseases. Clinical trials that have studied or are currently studying asymptomatic disease include: the Carotid Artery Stenosis with Asymptomatic Narrowing Operation Versus Aspirin s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Brennan JJ,Loftus CM

更新日期：1998-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditionally, surgical division of the terminal filum (filum terminale) has been reserved for patients with imaging-apparent spinal cord tethering. The occurrence of medically refractory voiding dysfunction of neurogenic origin, without magnetic resonance (MR) imaging documentation of abnormality in the spine, has be...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Selden NR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occipital plagiocephaly caused by lambdoid synostosis is rare. Positional flattening is more common and will most often respond to conservative measures. Surgical correction of a flat occiput is warranted if the deformity is profound. Skull molding devices may be effective for treating mild abnormalities but are ineff...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lin KY,Polin RS,Gampper T,Jane JA

更新日期：1997-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-four patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who underwent a ventral surgical approach were evaluated with respect to the results of surgery. The neurological status of the patients was categorized according to the modified Japanese Orthopedic Association scale (0-18). Three patients had a functional score...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Naderi S,Alberstone CD,Rupp FW,Benzel EC,Baldwin NG

更新日期：1996-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermoid tumors comprise about 1% of all intracranial tumors. They are congenital lesions that arise from paramedian cisterns within the posterior fossa. These tumors present as heterogeneous hyperintense lesions on FLAIR and homogenous hyperintense lesions on DWI. Surgical resection remains the most accepted form o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a boy with Muenke syndrome, an autosomal dominant disorder associated with craniosynostosis. The family history was significant for syndromic craniosynostosis in the patient's maternal grandmother, who died in adulthood after a craniofacial reconstruction. The patient, her grandson, un...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Mehta V,Bakhsheshian J,Dorafshar AH,Ahn ES

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：OBJECT:Indocyanine green (ICG) videoangiography (VA) in cerebral aneurysm surgery allows confirmation of blood flow in parent, branching, and perforating vessels as well as assessment of remnant aneurysm parts after clip application. A retrospective analysis and review of the literature were conducted to determine the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Roessler K,Krawagna M,Dörfler A,Buchfelder M,Ganslandt O

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs) are common vascular lesions of the CNS that may lead to seizures, focal neurological deficits, and fatal hemorrhagic stroke. Human genetic studies have identified 3 genes associated with CCM, and biochemical and molecular studies in mice have elucidated signaling pathways with i...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Krisht KM,Whitehead KJ,Niazi T,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cavernoma-related epilepsy (CRE) is a frequent symptom in patients with cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs). Reports on surgical management and seizure outcome of epileptogenic CCM often focus on intracranial cavernoma in general. Therefore, data on CCMs within the temporal lobe are scarce. The authors th...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Schuss P,Marx J,Borger V,Brandecker S,Güresir Á,Hadjiathanasiou A,Hamed M,Schneider M,Surges R,Vatter H,Güresir E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative abdominal complications associated with spine surgery are rare. Although most known abdominal complications occur in conjunction with anterior spinal fusions, there is a paucity of reports reviewing abdominal complications occurring with posterior spinal fusions. The authors review 4 patients who experie...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Shih P,Slimack NP,Roy A,Fessler RG,Koski TR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00