abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraoperative MRI (iMRI) has been established as a routine imaging modality with a remarkable impact on specific neurosurgical procedures. The technological advancement continuously extends the spectrum of iMRI, leading to an increasing number of installations. Yet, procedures in which a semi-sitting posi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gasser T,Senft C,Rathert J,Friedrich K,Hattingen E,Gerlach R,Seifert V

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study investigated the incidence of acute rebleeding after successful coil embolization of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, including clinical outcomes, and possible mechanisms of the events other than coil compaction and/or incomplete embolization. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study included 591 consec...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kang DH,Kim YS,Baik SK,Park SH,Park J,Hamm IS

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pituitary apoplexy is a rare and life-threatening complication occurring in 0.6-10.5% of all cases of pituitary adenomas. Although the association between pituitary apoplexy and visual dysfunction has been recognized for a long time, the optimal management of this problem still remains controversial. The pur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Turgut M,Ozsunar Y,Başak S,Güney E,Kir E,Meteoğlu I

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNT1) is a rare congenital pigmented neoplasm of neural crest origin, locally aggressive, and rapidly growing that develops during the first year of life. It most commonly arises from the maxilla, the cranial vault, and the mandible. Early diagnosis and radical s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Lambropoulos V,Neofytou A,Sfougaris D,Mouravas V,Petropoulos A

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In contrast to other regions of the human spine, dorsal fixation with rods and pedicle screws is comparatively rarely performed in the cervical spine. Although this technique provides a higher mechanical strength than the more frequently used lateral mass screws, many surgeons fear the relatively high rate o...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kantelhardt SR,Bock HC,Siam L,Larsen J,Burger R,Schillinger W,Bockermann V,Rohde V,Giese A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A 55-year-old man underwent a microvascular decompression procedure for a pharmacoresistant trigeminal neuralgia. Preoperative MRI showed a neurovascular conflict between the Vth nerve root and the superior cerebellar artery. METHODS:Dissection of the intracisternal trigeminal root was undertaken, and a p...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Abeloos L,Massager N

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), the great impressionist-classicist composer of many popular compositions, such as the Boléro, suffered from a progressive disease and died following an exploratory craniotomy by Clovis Vincent. The history of his progressive dementia and the contribution of a car accident, following which he...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kanat A,Kayaci S,Yazar U,Yilmaz A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paragangliomas are tumors that arise from the paraganglion system, which is a component of the neuroendocrine system. Approximately 10% are located in the extra-adrenal paraganglion system. Paragangliomas of the spine, however, are rare. They usually present as an intradural tumor in the cauda equina. There ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Falavigna A,Righesso O,Volquind D,Salgado KB,Teles AR

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twiddler syndrome occurs when a patient intentionally or unintentionally manipulates an implantable generator (usually a pacemaker) and dislodges the pacing leads, causing malfunction of the device. Though the syndrome has been described in patients with pacemakers, to our knowledge only one spontaneous case has been ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gelabert-Gonzalez M,Relova-Quinteiro JL,Castro-García A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To illustrate the use of indocyanine green (ICG) video-angiography to confirm abolition of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF) and preserve the normal vascular anatomy intraoperatively. METHODS:A 73-year-old woman presenting with progressive myelopathy was diagnosed with an SDAVF, where the origin of th...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hettige S,Walsh D

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroclival arachnoid cysts are rarely reported. A 40-year-old woman had a sudden onset of occipitocervical pain. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a cystic mass lesion located in the retroclival region and complicated with intracystic haemorrhage. At operation, by a right lateral suboccipital approach, an old...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Akyuz M,Goksu E,Aralasmak A,Tuncer R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arachnoid cysts are frequent anomalies of the CNS. They are benign lesions within the arachnoid membrane and have been reported to occur in virtually all locations where arachnoid is present. An intraventricular location, however, is rare and occurrence within the fourth ventricle is particularly uncommon. The first r...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Westermaier T,Vince GH,Meinhardt M,Monoranu C,Roosen K,Matthies C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of vestibular schwannomata is controversial. Surveillance remains an acceptable option for elderly patients or those with small lesions. Stereoradiosurgery is also an option, while surgery is often preferred in younger patients with larger lesions. In elderly patients with lesions causing brainstem comp...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Barrett C,Prasad KS,Hill J,Johnson I,Heaton JM,Crossman JE,Mendelow AD

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multicentric WHO grade II gliomas constitute a rare entity. Their pathogenesis and treatment are still a matter of debate. OBJECTIVE:We present a 23 year-old female with two synchronous but separate WHO grade II oligodendrogliomas in the temporal and frontal lobes. CLINICAL FEATURES:The two lesions showed ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vergani F,Sanson M,Duffau H

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We present a unique example of an intra-sellar schwannoma co-existing with a growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary adenoma. METHOD AND FINDINGS:The patient presented with acromegaly and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an intra-sellar mass. The tumour was totally resected via a sub-labial trans-s...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Koutourousiou M,Seretis A,Kontogeorgos G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to investigate the effect at the season of the time of surgery on the survival of brain tumor patients. The population studied consisted of 101 patients (39 males and 62 females), gathered from a geographically large area in northern Finland (from 64 degrees N to 70 degrees N), aged betw...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Hakko H,Räsänen P,Niemelä A,Koivukangas J,Mainio A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the pattern of disc herniation and to investigate the associated symptoms in cases of isthmic spondylolisthesis. It is well known that the pathogenesis of degenerative spondylolisthesis associates with disc degeneration, followed by facet laxity and ligamentum flavum...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim KS,Chin DK,Park JY

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Malignant gliomas are highly infiltrative tumours with a fatal prognosis. F18-fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET)-positron emission tomography (PET) often reveals a broader extension of these tumours compared with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Complete resection of the contrast-enhancing lesion is ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Stockhammer F,Misch M,Horn P,Koch A,Fonyuy N,Plotkin M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Post-traumatic fistulas between the middle meningeal artery and the cranial venous system are extremely rare. We describe clinical presentation and successful endovascular management of a case of post-traumatic fistula between the middle meningeal artery and the sphenoparietal sinus. METHODS:A 53-year-old man ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Unterhofer C,Chemelli A,Waldenberger P,Bauer R,Ortler M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study is aimed to describe the observable anatomical variants of the innervation of extensor hallucis longus muscle (EHLM) in order to have the surgical coordinates to perform neurotomy on the targeted branches of its innervation and to give a valuable alternative to the commonly used technique of fascic...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Vittoria N,Giuseppe M,Ivano D,Giovanni B

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antithrombotic agents are usually interrupted in fear of bleeding complications before neurosurgery. However, the optimal schematic regimen of substitutive medication to prevent thromboembolic events after surgery is unsettled. METHODS:We report five complex neurosurgical cases with high risk for thromb...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Niemi T,Silvasti-Lundell M,Armstrong E,Hernesniemi J

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a patient with a cervico-thoracic ventrally located epidural hematoma caused by dissection and subsequent bleeding of the cervical portion of the vertebral artery. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND DATA:Non traumatic epidural hematoma is a rare entity. The etiology usually is not clarified: a venous origin i...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kulcsar Z,Berentei Z,Marosfoi M,Nyary I,Szikora I

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumours of the brachial plexus region are rare and most publications are case reports or studies with a small series of patients. The aim of this study is to present our experience in managing these lesions. METHODS:We review 18 patients with tumours in the brachial plexus region submitted to surgical treat...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Siqueira MG,Martins RS,Teixeira MJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article presents an autosomal dominant Currarino syndrome with incomplete penetrance in three out of four members of the same family. The mother had only a bony sacral defect and no other signs. In the older daughter, the syndrome was completely developed with presacral cystic teratoma, a sacral defect and abdomin...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Bunc G,Ravnik J,Vorsic M,Ravnik M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyse the intraoperative complications of a single neurosurgeon, with emphasis on devastating intraoperative incidents, and how they possibly could have been avoided. METHODS:All the patients operated upon by the author between 1986 and 2002, i.e. 252 patients with 270 craniotomies for 294 aneurysms, were...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Wester K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CLINICAL DETAILS:A 52-year-old man presented with neck pain, nausea and vomiting (Hunt-Hess grade 1). CT scan showed subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cerebral angiography showed multiple arterial aneurysms (right communicating posterior, right anterior choroid, left pericallosal, intraorbital ophthalmic bilaterally). All aneur...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sabatino G,Albanese A,Di Muro L,Marchese E

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transsphenoidal surgery has been well established as an effective primary treatment for tumours of the sellar region. During the dural opening, the prominent intercavernous sinus poses limitations for this approach and may contribute to incomplete tumour resections. METHOD:Based on our experience from 940 c...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kim EH,Ahn JY,Chang JH,Kim SH

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraspinal nerve-sheath tumours are generally slow growing and are diagnosed after causing symptoms such as back pain and progressive neurological symptoms. We present a rare example of multiple schwannomas located in the thoracolumbar spine in a previously asymptomatic patient who developed severe neurological defic...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Sharifi G,Mortaz M,Parsaei B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current article we review the available English literature by pubmed search engine on the topic of osteochondromas and their location in the cervical spine. The focus is to investigate the location of the lesions in cervical spine and to analyze clinical presentations and symptoms of patients, the aetiology and...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Schomacher M,Suess O,Kombos T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the nature of spine surgery training received by European neurosurgical trainees during their residency and the level of competence they acquire in dealing with spinal disorders. METHODS:A three-part questionnaire entailing 32 questions was devised and distributed to the neurosurgical ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Boszczyk BM,Mooij JJ,Schmitt N,Di Rocco C,Fakouri BB,Lindsay KW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraoperative detection of residual tumor remains an important challenge in surgery to treat gliomas. New developments in optical techniques offer non-invasive high-resolution imaging that may integrate well into the workflow of neurosurgical operations. Using an intracranial glioma model, we have recentl...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Böhringer HJ,Lankenau E,Stellmacher F,Reusche E,Hüttmann G,Giese A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glomus jugulare tumours represent a great therapeutic challenge. Previous papers have documented good results from Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) with these tumours. However, the relationship between clinical improvement and tumour shrinkage has never been assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS:There were 14 patients...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ganz JC,Abdelkarim K

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coregistration of any neuroimaging studies into treatment planning for stereotactic radiosurgery became easily applicable using the Leksell Gamma Knife 4C, a new model of gamma knife. The authors investigated the advantage of this image processing. METHOD:Since installation of the Leksell Gamma Knife 4C at ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Koga T,Maruyama K,Igaki H,Tago M,Saito N

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Numerous materials have been used to replace defects in the dura mater as result of neurosurgical and spinal procedures. Tissudura is a biomatrix made of cross-linked equine collagen fibrils, mainly of the interstitial type I. The specially engineered dura-like layered structure provides a non porous primary water ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Gazzeri R,Neroni M,Alfieri A,Galarza M,Faiola A,Esposito S,Giordano M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial clear-cell meningioma (CCM) is rarely reported in the literature since it has to be distinguished from other subtypes of meningioma. Most of the CCMs are intraspinal, according to the related literature. We report a case of occipital parietal CCM in a 6-year-old child, review all the 35 intracranial CCMs ...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ma L,Liu WK,Wang K,Shrestha B,Zhang YK

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aim to analyse the relationship between the quality of information during the decision-making process regarding surgery to treat high-grade gliomas and the level of anxiety of the patients. METHODS:This is a transversal, descriptive and correlational study on 26 patients with a clinical and radiological dia...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Díaz JL,Barreto P,Gallego JM,Barbero J,Bayés R,Barcia JA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim is to study the clinical, radiological and pathological features of childhood and adolescent meningiomas and analyse outcome prognosticators. METHOD:A retrospective analysis of the case records of patients less than 20 years of age operated for a meningioma in our institute since 1982 was performed....

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Menon G,Nair S,Sudhir J,Rao BR,Mathew A,Bahuleyan B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cavernous angiomas are vascular malformations which rarely involve the cavities of the lateral ventricles. Knowledge of the specific clinical and neuroradiological features displayed by these lesions is limited by the scarcity of patients included in the reported series. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:The aim of thi...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Carrasco R,Pedrosa M,Pascual JM,Navas M,Liberal R,Sola RG

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY DESIGN:This report characterises a 25 year old male patient with a complete burst fracture of the fifth lumbar vertebra with dislocation. He was treated by posterior surgery with transpedicular instrumentation and an expandable cage from the posterior approach. OBJECTIVES:Burst fractures of the fifth lumbar vert...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Kocis J,Wendsche P,Visna P

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An Afghani man presented to a U.S. military facility in Afghanistan with a 3-month history of clear fluid from his left naris and frequent sinusitis. Eleven years earlier, he had been struck in the forehead by an object falling from the sky. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Neurologic examination revealed decreased se...

journal_title：Acta neurochirurgica

authors： Ragel BT,McCafferty RR

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00