abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is increasingly used as a minimally invasive alternative in many neurosurgical conditions, including benign and malignant tumors, vascular malformations, and functional procedures. As for any surgical procedure, strict safety guidelines and checklists are necessary to avoid ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tuleasca C,Zeverino M,Patin D,Marguet M,Lopes NR,Vallet V,Moeckli R,Levivier M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyponatremia generally occurs after transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) in a delayed fashion. Most patients with delayed postoperative hyponatremia (DPH) are asymptomatic or only express non-specific symptoms; consequently, DPH is associated with prolonged hospitalization. No consensus has been reached on which pa...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Tomita Y,Kurozumi K,Inagaki K,Kameda M,Ishida J,Yasuhara T,Ichikawa T,Sonoda T,Otsuka F,Date I

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During intracranial tumor resection, the delayed kinking of a major encased vessel has never been described in literature. We present a case which required urgent endovascular treatment performed through a stent positioning. A patient was hospitalized with symptomatic sphenoid meningioma in the left middle cranial fos...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Simonato D,Gabrieli JD,Cester G,Della Puppa A,Causin F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common primary bone tumors include osteosarcomas (OSC) and Ewing sarcomas (EWS). The skull is a rare site, and literature about their treatment and survival is scarce. Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, this study aims to assess the treatment and survival of skull OSC and ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Martin E,Senders JT,Ter Wengel PV,Smith TR,Broekman MLD

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Public engagement has become one of the most effective tools in gaining feedback and perspectives from members of the public, involving patients with decisions, and inspiring young people to carry the medical profession forwards. Brainbook is a multi-platform, social media-based resource that was created spe...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Alamri A,Rogers P,Kearns C,Doke T,Al-Habib A,Servadei F,Hutchinson PJ,Kolias AG,Uff C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Burr hole surgery for moyamoya disease and moyamoya syndrome is known to be an effective, versatile, and relatively simple revascularization technique. We will focus on the technical operative aspects of multiple burr hole surgery as we perform it in our center. METHODS:Periosteal flaps are prepared and pla...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lavrysen E,Menovsky T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In terms of response to fractionated radiotherapy, metastatic brain tumors of certain origins are considered radioresistant. OBJECTIVE:To determine the influence of "radioresistant" histology on outcomes of brain metastases treated with radiosurgery. METHODS:Between 2001 and 2017, 121 patients with brain m...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim KH,Lee MH,Cho KR,Choi JW,Kong DS,Seol HJ,Nam DH,Lee JI

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superficial radial intraneural ganglion cysts are rare. Only nine previous cases have been described. We provide two examples with a wrist joint connection and review the literature to provide further support for the unifying articular (synovial) theory for the pathogenesis and treatment of intraneural ganglia. ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Spinner RJ,Mikami Y,Desy NM,Amrami KK,Berger RA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery (BS) is an increasingly common treatment for morbid obesity that has the potential to effect bone and mineral metabolism. The effect of prior BS on spine surgery outcomes has not been well established. The aim of this study was to assess differences in complication rates following spinal su...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Passias PG,Horn SR,Vasquez-Montes D,Shepard N,Segreto FA,Bortz CA,Poorman GW,Jalai CM,Wang C,Stekas N,Frangella NJ,Deflorimonte C,Diebo BG,Raad M,Vira S,Horowitz JA,Sciubba DM,Hassanzadeh H,Lafage R,Afthinos J,Laf

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Radiosurgery (RS) and fractionated radiotherapy (FRT) are part of the therapeutic armamentarium for the management of cavernous sinus meningiomas. We propose a systematic review of the local tumor control and clinical outcomes after monofractionated radiosurgical treatment, including gamma knife radiosurge...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Leroy HA,Tuleasca C,Reyns N,Levivier M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coil migration following cerebral aneurysm treatment has been described and may result in stroke, recurrent aneurysm, or local mass effect. Cerebral coil embolization is also applied in arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulas, but these pathologies are relatively rare and coil migration is not as well d...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： De Boer B,See AP,Bart Brouwers H,Rinkel G,Princiotta C,Broekman MLD

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complex aneurysm shape is a predominant risk factor for aneurysm rupture but its impact on clinical outcome after clipping remains unclear. The objective of the present study was to compare complications and morbidity after clipping of unruptured single-sac aneurysms (SSAs) and aneurysms with multiple sacs (...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Goertz L,Kasuya H,Hamisch C,Kabbasch C,von Spreckelsen N,Ludyga D,Timmer M,Stavrinou P,Goldbrunner R,Brinker G,Krischek B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In surgical treatment of acute subdural hematoma (ASDH), neurosurgeons frequently encounter bleeding from cortical arteries, which is usually controlled with bipolar coagulation. However, bipolar coagulation is associated with a risk of sacrificing the cortical artery, which may affect the prognosis of neuro...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Uneda A,Hirashita K,Yabuno S,Kanda T,Suzuki K,Matsumoto A,Yunoki M,Yoshino K

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eloquent area surgery has become safer with the development of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring and brain mapping techniques. However, the usefulness of intraoperative electric brain stimulation techniques applied to the management and surgical treatment of cavernous malformations in supratentori...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sanmillan JL,Lopez-Ojeda P,Fernández-Conejero I,Fernández-Coello A,Plans G,Ali-Ciurana Y,Gabarrós A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Minimally invasive surgical approaches still provide limited exposure. Access to the L2-L5 intervertebral discs during a single procedure is challenging and often requires repositioning of the patient and adopting an alternative approach. OBJECTIVES:Investigate the windows to the L2-L5 intervertebral discs ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Troude L,Boissonneau S,Malikov S,Champsaur P,Blondel B,Dufour H,Fuentes S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is one of the most common neurosurgical conditions. Patients diagnosed with CSDH's are often planned for subacute surgery. This means that time from diagnostic CT scan until actual surgery might often be prolonged. There are no previous studies that highlight the effect of de...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Zolfaghari S,Ståhl N,Nittby Redebrandt H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Spontaneous posterior interosseous nerve palsy is a rare condition. Entrapment is mostly at level of the arcade of Frohse, and a few cases of distal entrapment have been described. METHODS:A case of entrapment distal to the arcade of Frohse is described here. Cases of distal entrapment have been reviewed ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Anania P,Fiaschi P,Ceraudo M,Balestrino A,Zaottini F,Martinoli C,Gennaro S

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Registration accuracy is a main factor influencing overall navigation accuracy. Standard fiducial- or landmark-based patient registration is user dependent and error-prone. Intraoperative imaging offers the possibility for user-independent patient registration. The aim of this paper is to evaluate our initia...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Carl B,Bopp M,Saß B,Nimsky C

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (rt-PA) with/without endovascular treatment is not as effective in atherosclerotic steno-occlusive acute ischemic stroke. Urgent superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) anastomosis is effective to some extent in progressing stroke...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kanematsu R,Kimura T,Ichikawa Y,Inoue T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital craniovertebral junction deformities can be associated with an anomalous vertebral artery (VA). At times, the artery crosses the joint posteriorly (i.e., persistent first intersegmental artery) and is at risk during posterior approach. We report a new variant, wherein the bilateral VA coursed medially after...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Karthigeyan M,Salunke P,Kataria MS

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioependymal cysts (GECs) are benign intracranial cysts that have been rarely reported in the literature. The exact pathogenesis of these developmental anomalies is controversial. Moreover, the terminology used to name GECs and other intracranial cysts is confusing because they are undistinguishably reporte...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Robles LA,Paez JM,Ayala D,Boleaga-Duran B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The endoscopic transorbital approach has been recently proposed for the surgical management of spheno-orbital lesions as an alternative to craniotomy surgeries. METHOD:We analyze the technical nuances and what we have changed as our experience increased after the first operations performed for 12 different ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Zoia C,Bongetta D,Gaetani P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predicting the fate of patients who are given a misdiagnosis of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) remains unclear. The purpose was to examine factors associated with initial misdiagnosis of aSAH and to investigate the impact of initial misdiagnosis of aSAH on clinical outcomes. METHODS:Between Janua...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Oh SY,Lim YC,Shim YS,Song J,Park SK,Sim SY,Kim MJ,Shin YS,Chung J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a paucity of data concerning the safety and efficacy of surgical education for neurosurgical residents in the evacuation of chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH) by burr hole trepanation. METHODS:This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on consecutive patients receiving burr hol...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Maldaner N,Sosnova M,Sarnthein J,Bozinov O,Regli L,Stienen MN

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Z-L response (ZLR) has been suggested to a new electromyographic (EMG) potential recorded from the facial muscle of patient with hemifacial spasm (HFS) during microvascular decompression (MVD). Although ZLR has been suggested to be useful, experience of ZLR monitoring is limited and its significance during M...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Son BC,Ko HC,Choi JG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptomeningeal spread and hydrocephalus are increasingly recognized as late disease complications of glioblastoma with almost a quarter of patients requiring early cerebrospinal fluid shunting. The neurosurgeon is challenged with maintaining shunt patency when tumor disease progression is rapid and adjuvant oncologic ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Woo PYM,Zhuang JTF,Ho JMK,Seto A,Wong HT,Chan KY

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microscopic transsphenoidal surgery (mTSS) is a well-established method to address adenomas of the pituitary gland. Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (eTSS) has become a viable alternative, however. Advocates suggest that the greater illumination, panoramic visualization, and angled endoscopic views afforde...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Almutairi RD,Muskens IS,Cote DJ,Dijkman MD,Kavouridis VK,Crocker E,Ghazawi K,Broekman MLD,Smith TR,Mekary RA,Zaidi HA

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tarlov cysts (TCs) are expanded nerve root sheaths that occur near the dorsal root ganglion and result from increased intraspinal hydrostatic pressure. TCs most frequently affect the lumbosacral plexus and therefore may cause specific symptoms such as perineal pain and neurogenic bladder, bowel, and sphincte...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hulens MA,Dankaerts W,Rasschaert R,Bruyninckx F,Willaert ML,Vereecke C,Vansant G

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The placement of intervertebral cages in anterior cervical discectomy (ACDF) supposedly maintains foraminal height. The most commonly reported cage-related complication is subsidence, although it is unknown whether a correlation between subsidence and clinical outcome exists. AIM:To assess the incidence and...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Noordhoek I,Koning MT,Jacobs WCH,Vleggeert-Lankamp CLA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive large dumbbell-shaped hypoglossal schwannoma is extremely rare, and total resection is nearly impossible. We present a case of a 61-year-old male with a giant-size hypoglossal schwannoma with moderate tongue atrophy. The tumor extended from the enlarged hypoglossal canal to the brainstem intradurally and the...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Inoue T,Nonaka Y,Hirai H,Shima A,Suzuki F,Matsuda M,Fukushima T

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wound healing impairment is a serious problem in surgical disciplines which may be associated with chronic morbidity, increased cost and patient discomfort. Here we aimed to investigate the relevance of bacterial colonisation on suture material using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect and taxonomicall...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hong B,Winkel A,Ertl P,Stumpp SN,Schwabe K,Stiesch M,Krauss JK

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal cord injury (SCI) and the consecutive devastating neurological sequelae have an enormous individual and economic impact. Implantation of functionalized hydrogels is a promising approach, because they can serve as a matrix for the regenerating tissue, carry and release bioactive molecules and various c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sitoci-Ficici KH,Matyash M,Uckermann O,Galli R,Leipnitz E,Later R,Ikonomidou C,Gelinsky M,Schackert G,Kirsch M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative navigated ultrasonography has reached clinical acceptance, while published data for the accuracy of some systems are missing. We technically quantified and optimised the accuracy of the integration of an external ultrasonography system into a BrainLab navigation system. METHODS:A high-end ult...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wanis FA,Wessels L,Reinges MHT,Uhl E,Jödicke A

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) remains one of the major factors contributing to poor overall patient outcome. Prostaglandin F2-alpha (PGF2a) induces vasoconstriction. After SAH, PGF2a leads to cerebral inflammation and enhanced vasoconstriction, resulting in cerebral vasospasm. L...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wanderer S,Mrosek J,Gessler F,Seifert V,Konczalla J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative monitoring during cerebellopontine angle surgery is widely accepted. While techniques which monitor cranial motor nerves are commonly used, monitoring the sensory afferents has been challenging. Considering the reflex arc, blink reflex (BR) might be useful in monitoring the sensory part of the trigemina...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Simioni V,Capone JG,Sette E,Granieri E,Farneti M,Cavallo MA,Tugnoli V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and management form the cornerstone of treatment paradigms for sTBI in developed countries. We examine the available randomized controlled trial (RCT) data on the impact of ICP management ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Abraham P,Rennert RC,Gabel BC,Sack JA,Karanjia N,Warnke P,Chen CC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of anterior cervical discectomy without fusion (ACD), ACD with fusion by stand-alone cage (ACDF) or with arthroplasty (ACDA) on cervical sagittal alignment is not known and is the subject of this study. METHODS:A total of 142 adult patients with single-level cervical disease were at random alloca...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Donk RD,Arnts H,Verhagen WIM,Groenewoud H,Verbeek A,Bartels RHMA

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Circumferential intradural spinal meningiomas are exceptionally rare. They pose several surgical challenges and a complete excision is not easy. The aim of this study is to provide surgical strategies to facilitate a full excision of such tumors. METHODS:A fully circumferential intradural meningioma at T9/1...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vergara P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In defensive medicine, practice is motivated by legal rather than medical reasons. Previous studies have analyzed the correlation between perceived medico-legal risk and defensive behavior among neurosurgeons in the United States, Canada, and South Africa, but not yet in Europe. The aim of this study is to ex...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yan SC,Hulsbergen AFC,Muskens IS,van Dam M,Gormley WB,Broekman MLD,Smith TR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the risk of recurrence in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) on antithrombotic treatment (AT, i.e., antiplatelets and anticoagulants). Secondary end points were perioperative morbidity and mortality between groups (AT vs. no-AT group) and exploration if timing of resumption of AT trea...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fornebo I,Sjåvik K,Alibeck M,Kristiansson H,Ståhl F,Förander P,Jakola AS,Bartek J Jr

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00