abstract：:Low-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) has been reported to improve akinesia and gait difficulties in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). We report on a patient with PD and L: -dopa refractory gait symptoms who developed detrusor over-activity immediately after right PPN D...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Aviles-Olmos I,Foltynie T,Panicker J,Cowie D,Limousin P,Hariz M,Fowler CJ,Zrinzo L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nicardipine prolonged release implants (NPRI) have been shown to decrease the incidence of cerebral vasospasm and infarcts significantly in patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) following microsurgical clipping. Yet, the comparison with results after endovascular coiling is lacking. This s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Schneider UC,Dreher S,Hoffmann KT,Schmiedek P,Kasuya H,Vajkoczy P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The molecular mechanism of hemorrhagic stroke is unclear, and the identification of therapeutic agents for attenuating post-stroke brain damage remains an unresolved challenge. Dexamethasone (DEX) is used clinically to treat spinal cord injury and brain tumor patients by reducing edema formation, but has pro...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yang JT,Lee TH,Lee IN,Chung CY,Kuo CH,Weng HH

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lateral approaches to the brain stem for the resection of the cavernous malformations are preferred in order to avoid the structures within the floor of the fourth ventricle. The entry behind the pyramidal tract (PT) is usually carried out through the posterolateral surface of the brain stem. The more straig...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Steňo J,Bízik I,Steňová J,Timárová G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elbow flexion and shoulder abduction are the primary goals in brachial plexus surgery; however, reinnervation of the triceps is also an objective to be considered, as restoration of elbow extension improves the stabilization of the elbow and can provide a more powerful grasp. This study aims to demonstrate t...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Flores LP

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative fluorescence angiography with indocyanine green (ICG) as a tracer has recently been introduced as a novel technique for neurosurgery. We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of near-infrared (NIR) indocyanine green (ICG) videoangiography for patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Haga S,Nagata S,Uka A,Akagi Y,Hamada Y,Shono T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While large-to-giant pituitary adenomas (PAs) may be safely removed by experienced surgeons through a single route, the procedure is technically challenging. We present the outcome of a simultaneous combined transcranial and transsphenoidal approach and discuss its applications. METHODS:A retrospective revi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Leung GK,Law HY,Hung KN,Fan YW,Lui WM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Major artery aneurysms may be found incidentally while evaluating moyamoya disease (MMD). The purpose of this study was to delineate the prevalence and characteristics of these uncommon aneurysms with a brief mention of their management and outcomes. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective review of 249 adult ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Yeon JY,Kim JS,Hong SC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cranial nerves (CNs) crossing between the brainstem and skull base at the level of the tentorial hiatus may be at risk in temporomesial surgery involving subpial dissection and/or tumorous growth leading to distorted anatomy. We aimed to identify the surgical steps most likely to result in CN damage in this t...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ortler M,Fiegele T,Walser G,Trinka E,Eisner W

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specific microanatomical characteristics of the trigeminal nerve root (TNR) blood supply and close neurovascular relationships with surrounding vessels as well as their possible clinical significance were the main reasons for this study. METHOD:The vasculature of 25 adult and four fetal TNRs were microdisse...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Cetković M,Antunović V,Marinković S,Todorović V,Vitošević Z,Milisavljević M

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable positive experience in functional radiosurgery has been reported since Leksell's first experience in 1951, but the development of frameless radiosurgery was been limited because of the difficulty of identifying invisible functional targets. In this paper we report on two cases of bilateral parkinsonian tr...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Franzini A,Marchetti M,Brait L,Milanesi I,Messina G,Forapani E,Broggi G,Fariselli L

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is common after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) and causes poor outcome. Knowing which SAH events cause the stress leading to PTSD development could allow for their severity, and so the chances of PTSD, to be reduced. The dramatic nature of SAH onset has meant ictal event...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Baisch SB,Schenk T,Noble AJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The practice of endoscopic endonasal surgery is still limited in children because of the relative rarity of sellar lesions in the paediatric population. However, such an approach is increasingly reported in the literature as an alternative option to standard sublabial microsurgery, and its surgical results a...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Massimi L,Rigante M,D'Angelo L,Paternoster G,Leonardi P,Paludetti G,Di Rocco C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This article provides a review of the transcriptomic expression profiling studies that have been performed on meningiomas so far. We discuss some future prospects and challenges ahead in the field of gene expression profiling. METHODS:We performed a systematic search in the PubMed and EMBASE databases in May 2...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Aarhus M,Lund-Johansen M,Knappskog PM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the natural history and the growth rate of spheno-orbital meningiomas (SOMs). METHODS:Ninety patients with a diagnosis of SOM were included, and patient charts and imaging were evaluated. In a subset of 32 patients, volumetric studies were performed. RESULTS:The median follow-up for the enti...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Saeed P,van Furth WR,Tanck M,Kooremans F,Freling N,Streekstra GI,Regensburg NI,van der Sprenkel JW,Peerdeman SM,van Overbeeke JJ,Mourits MP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this article, we present our experience with such operations performed under local anaesthesia. METHODS:From January 1997 to November 2007, there were 387 patients operated on for asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Patient data were retrospectively evaluated. Thirty-day neurological morbidity and mortality f...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sokol D,Fiedler J,Chlouba V,Bombic M,Priban V

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 17-year-old female who presented with a CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumour 12 years after cranial radiotherapy for relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. In this article, we discuss the association of these rare tumours with previous craniospinal irradiation and review the pertinent ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sobowale OA,McCabe M,Pal P,Soh C,Karabatsou K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) are known to be highly epileptogenic lesions. A number of studies on CCM surgery deal with CCM-associated seizures and/or epilepsy. In order to counsel patients with CCM-associated epilepsy, clear results from such studies would be highly useful. This study reviews the ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： von der Brelie C,Schramm J

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral nerve lesions usually are associated with neuropathic pain. In the present paper, we describe a simple scale to quantify pain after brachial plexus injuries and apply this scale to a series of patients to determine initial outcomes after reconstructive surgery. METHODS:Fifty-one patients with tra...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bonilla G,Di Masi G,Battaglia D,Otero JM,Socolovsky M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this work was to retrospectively study the long-term reliability of the common consensus endocrinological criteria for the assessment of postoperative remission of acromegaly. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In 96 consecutive patients, surgical remission of acromegaly following transsphenoidal surgery was co...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kristof RA,Grote A,Redel L,Neuloh G,Klingmüller D,Schramm J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subdural effusions (SDEs) can complicate arachnoid cysts of the middle cranial fossa (ACMFs). While there is a consensus that at least in adults asymptomatic ACMFs should not be operated, those with concomitant subdural and/or intracystic effusions are clinically apparent in the majority of cases and should ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sprung C,Armbruster B,Koeppen D,Cabraja M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Parafalcine subdural empyema and those along the superior and inferior surface of the tentorium are rare entities. We present a series of 10 patients where we have attempted to describe the pathophysiology, clinical features, and management of subdural empyema. METHODS:The study group included 10 cases of falco...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Salunke PS,Malik V,Kovai P,Mukherjee KK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervicocephalic fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is an idiopathic, non-inflammatory and non-atherosclerotic arteriopathy which usually affects small- and medium-sized cervical arteries distributed at the atlas and axis interspace. Few cervicocephalic FMD patients are associated with multiple intracranial aneurysms which ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ma Y,Li M,Zhang H,Ling F

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Serum atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) that is elevated after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) causes diuresis and natriuresis (cerebral salt wasting) and might exacerbate delayed ischemic neurological deficit (DIND). We investigated relationships among hyponatremia, serum ANP elevation, and the onset o...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nakagawa I,Kurokawa S,Nakase H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculomotor nerve palsy due to a venous varix arising from flow anomalies caused by a dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of surgical third nerve palsy with a rare underlying AVF as the cause and discuss in detail the patho-anatomy and its significance. A tentorial dural AVF mimicki...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Mukerji N,Cahill J,Tzerakis N,Nath FP,Dervin JE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We compared the electrode positions of subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) estimated at the immediate postoperative period with those estimated 6 months after surgery. METHODS:Brain CT scans were taken immediately and 6 months after bilateral STN DBS in 53 patients with Parkinson's disease...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim YH,Kim HJ,Kim C,Kim DG,Jeon BS,Paek SH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We present the results of the visualisation of radial oxygen gradients in rats' cortices and their potential use in neurocritical management. METHODS:PO₂ maps of the cortex of ten sedated, intubated and controlled ventilated Wistar rats were obtained with a camera (SensiMOD, PCO, Kelheim, Germany). Those pictu...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Galler M,Moritz S,Liebsch G,Woertgen C,Brawanski A,Warnat J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The BrainIT group works collaboratively on developing standards for collection and analyses of data from brain-injured patients and to facilitate a more efficient infrastructure for assessing new health care technology with the primary objective of improving patient care. European Community (EC) funding supp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Piper I,Chambers I,Citerio G,Enblad P,Gregson B,Howells T,Kiening K,Mattern J,Nilsson P,Ragauskas A,Sahuquillo J,Donald R,Sinnott R,Stell A,BrainIT Group.

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with oligodendrogliomas with allelic loss of chromosomal arm 1p and 19q have been shown, especially with anaplastic oligodendrogliomas, to have both a better initial and long-term response to chemotherapy as well as an improved overall survival. Effective treatment of patients with brain tumors require...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sherman JH,Prevedello DM,Shah L,Raghavan P,Pouratian N,Starke RM,Lopes MB,Shaffrey ME,Schiff D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study is to describe microsurgical anatomy and to quantitatively analyze exposure using the posterior subtemporal keyhole (PSK) approach combined with the transchoroidal keyhole (TCK) approach to the ambient cistern. METHODS:We determined the proper location of craniotomy of such combined keyho...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wang H,Zhang R,Yu W,Zhong P,Tan D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:Increased slow-wave activity in intracranial pressure (ICP) signifies an exhausted cerebrospinal compensatory reserve across a range of conditions. In this study, we attempted to describe synchronisation between slow waves of ICP and of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) variables during controlled el...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Weerakkody RA,Czosnyka M,Zweifel C,Castellani G,Smielewski P,Keong N,Haubrich C,Pickard J,Czosnyka Z

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The quality of surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms is determined by complete aneurysm occlusion and restoration of flow in the parent, branching and perforating vessels. In postoperative digital subtraction angiography (DSA), unexpected aneurysm residuals and vessel occlusions are frequently detec...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Fischer G,Stadie A,Oertel JM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of endovascular treatment of ruptured dissecting aneurysms of the vertebral artery, the benefits of early embolization, and the predictors of outcomes. CLINICAL MATERIAL AND METHODS:Between September, 2001 and May, 2009, 25 patients with ruptured verteb...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lee JM,Kim TS,Joo SP,Yoon W,Choi HY

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To introduce reliable and minimally invasive virtual surgical planning for superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass surgery using three-dimensional (3-D) rotational reconstruction digital subtraction angiography (DSA). METHODS:Twenty-eight consecutive patients (11 women and 17 m...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Nakagawa I,Kurokawa S,Tanisaka M,Kimura R,Nakase H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Complete yet safe resection close to motor areas in medically intractable epilepsy requires functional information. New deficit may occur despite preservation of motor cortex, e.g., through vascular compromise. Here, we explore for the first time the feasibility, safety, and the clinical value of continuous mot...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Neuloh G,Bien CG,Clusmann H,von Lehe M,Schramm J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Age is an important factor in determining prognosis following severe head injury (SHI), although mortality in patients > or =65 years is poorly reported. The aim of this study was to document mortality in patients with SHI > or =65 years. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Patel HC,Bouamra O,Woodford M,Yates DW,Lecky FE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachnoid cysts are developmental anomalies that represent 1% of all intracranial space occupying lesions. Treatment of symptomatic cases may include shunting of the cyst or an open fenestration of it, among other less acceptable surgical procedures. Each procedure has its own pros and cons. We present a case of the d...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Laviv Y,Michowitz S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess reliability of wall shear stress (WSS)calculations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) dependent on inflow in internal carotid artery aneurysms (ICA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Six unruptured ICA aneurysms were studied. 3D computational meshes were created from 3D digital subtraction angiographic im...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Karmonik C,Yen C,Diaz O,Klucznik R,Grossman RG,Benndorf G

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Induced endothelin-1 (ET-1) production and decreased nitric oxide synthase (NOS) bioavailability have been found in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Atorvastatin is recognized to have pleiotropic effects including increasing NOS bioavailability as well as reducing inflammation and oxidative damage ot...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Chang CZ,Wu SC,Lin CL,Hwang SL,Howng SL,Kwan AL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Within the realm of neurosurgery, petroclival meningiomas are regarded as probably the most difficult tumour to be treated by microsurgery. This is due to the not infrequently large size of the tumours which, although predominantly located in the posterior fossa, may occupy more than one cranial compartment,...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Seifert V

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00