Biomechanics of the posterior lumbar articulating elements.

abstract：:The transthoracic approach to herniated thoracic discs is an important procedure in the management of these uncommonly encountered lesions. Whereas posterior and posterolateral microsurgical approaches and thoracoscopic procedures have been widely advocated in the recent neurosurgical literature, the transthoracic ope...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Vollmer DG,Simmons NE

更新日期：2000-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Establishing the neurological localization doctrine for the contralateral hemispheric control of motor functions in the second half of the 19th century, researchers faced the challenge of recognizing false localizing signs, in particular paradoxical or ipsilateral hemiparesis (IH). Despite tremendous progress...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Carrasco-Moro R,Castro-Dufourny I,Martínez-San Millán JS,Cabañes-Martínez L,Pascual JM

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spine surgery carries an inherent risk of damage to critical neural structures. Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) is frequently used to improve the safety of spine surgery by providing real-time assessment of neural structures at risk. Evidence-based guidelines for safe and efficacious use of IONM ar...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Lall RR,Lall RR,Hauptman JS,Munoz C,Cybulski GR,Koski T,Ganju A,Fessler RG,Smith ZA

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：: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: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：:OBJECTIVEAdult spinal deformity surgery is an effective way of treating pain and disability, but little research has been done to evaluate the costs associated with changes in health outcome measures. This study determined the change in quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and the cost per QALY in patients undergoing s...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Neal CJ,Mandell K,Tasikas E,Delaney JJ,Miller CA,Schlaff CD,Rosner MK

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Stereotactic radiosurgery is an effective management strategy for properly selected patients with arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). However, the risk of postradiosurgical radiation-related injury is higher in patients with large AVMs. Multistaged volumetric management of large AVMs was undertaken to limit the radiat...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： AlKhalili K,Chalouhi N,Tjoumakaris S,Rosenwasser R,Jabbour P

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Experience with minimal-access surgical approaches for revision lumbar surgery has not been previously reported. METHODS:During a 7-month period, 10 consecutive patients with recurrent disc herniations underwent revision operations in which microendoscopic discectomy (MED) was performed. Perioperative data and ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Le H,Sandhu FA,Fessler RG

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsurgical aspects of clipping of a giant partially thrombosed VA aneurysm in a 57-year-old female are presented and explained in the form of a short video. The presentation includes preparation of the VA, PICA and perforating arteries, the clipping of the aneurysm itself as well as the reduction of the aneurysm ma...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： von Schilling A,Spetzger U

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resection of insular tumors in the dominant hemisphere poses a significant risk of postoperative motor and language deficits. The authors present a case in which intraoperative awake mapping and multi-modal imaging was used to help preserve function while resecting a dominant insular glioma. The patient, a 55-year-old...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Yu Z,Hameed NUF,Zhang N,Wu B,Zhang J,Lu J,Qiu T,Zhuang D,Chen H,Wu J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Bevacizumab (Avastin), an antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), alone or in combination with irinotecan (Camptosar [CPT-11]), is a promising treatment for recurrent glioblastoma. However, the intravenous (IV) administration of bevacizumab produces a number of systemic side effects, and the incr...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Wang W,Sivakumar W,Torres S,Jhaveri N,Vaikari VP,Gong A,Howard A,Golden EB,Louie SG,Schönthal AH,Hofman FM,Chen TC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are congenital malformations of cortical development that are a frequent cause of refractory epilepsy in both children and adults. With advances in structural and functional neuroimaging, these lesions are increasingly being identified as a cause of intractable epilepsy in patients und...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Diaz RJ,Sherman EM,Hader WJ

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：: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：:Advances in medical and surgical treatments in the last few decades have resulted in quantum leaps in the overall survival of patients with malignant disease outside the central nervous system, whereas survival of patients with malignant gliomas (World Health Organization Grades III and IV) has remained essentially un...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rainov NG,Söling A,Heidecke V

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Convection-enhanced delivery (CED) is an increasingly used novel local/regional delivery method targeted directly to tissue. It relies on a continuous pressure gradient for distribution of therapeutic agents into the interstitial space, with administration of the infusate over a few days. Cintredekin besudotox (...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Kunwar S,Chang SM,Prados MD,Berger MS,Sampson JH,Croteau D,Sherman JW,Grahn AY,Shu VS,Dul JL,Husain SR,Joshi BH,Pedain C,Puri RK

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 20 years, the traditional supportive treatment for stroke has been radically transformed by advances in catheter technologies and a cohort of prominent randomized controlled trials that unequivocally demonstrated significant improvement in stroke outcomes with timely endovascular intervention. However,...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Vuong SM,Carroll CP,Tackla RD,Jeong WJ,Ringer AJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Advancements in less invasive lateral retropleural/retroperitoneal approaches aim to address the limitation of posterolateral approaches and avoid complications associated with anterior open thoracotomy or thoracoabdominal approaches. METHODS:Consecutive patients treated with a mini-open lateral approach for...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Christiansen PA,Huang S,Smith JS,Shaffrey ME,Uribe JS,Yen CP

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a resorbable polylactide film in the sheep posterior spine in the presence of a combined laminectomy and durotomy defect. METHODS:A resorbable polylactide film was used to cover the combined defects in the eight sheep used in this study. Two surgical ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Klopp LS,Welch WC,Tai JW,Toth JM,Cornwall GB,Turner AS

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Endovascular cerebral revascularization is becoming a frequently used alternative to surgery for the treatment of atherosclerotic disease, especially in the intracranial circulation where options are limited. Recent literature regarding the equivalent efficacy of carotid artery stenting and carotid endarterectomy in c...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Medel R,Crowley RW,Dumont AS

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：:A case is described of an elderly woman who presented with headaches, hypopituitarism, and visual disturbances and was found to have idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis, a rare lesion of the pituitary gland. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a well-circumscribed lesion, which was isointense on bot...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Brisman MH,Morgello S,Silvers A,Klein I,Post KD

更新日期：1996-07-15 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：:Flow diversion has become a well-accepted option for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms. Given the significant treatment effect of flow diverters, numerous options have emerged since the initial Pipeline embolization device studies. In this review, the authors describe the available flow diverters, both endoluminal a...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Rajah G,Narayanan S,Rangel-Castilla L

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:The authors report the history of the Tabulae Anatomicae of Bartolomeo Eustachio (ca. 1510-1574). In the tables, the anatomical illustrations were drawn inside a numerical frame, with pairs of numbers on the y- and x-axes to identify single anatomical details in the reference table. The measures and the references cou...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Dario A,Armocida GO,Locatelli D

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Confocal laser endomicroscopy (CLE) is an established tool in basic research for tissue imaging at the level of microstructures. Miniaturization and refinement of the technology have made this modality available for operative imaging with a handheld device. Sufficient image contrast is provided by the preoper...

journal_title：Neurosurgical focus

authors： Höhne J,Schebesch KM,Zoubaa S,Proescholdt M,Riemenschneider MJ,Schmidt NO

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00