abstract：:Residual and recurrent intracranial aneurysms after surgical clipping present a persistent risk of bleeding. Secondary coiling after incomplete clipping represents a strategy to occlude the residual sac: feasibility, bleeding risk and outcome were evaluated through a systematic review of literature along with the seri...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Della Pepa GM,Bianchi F,Scerrati A,Albanese A,Cotroneo E,Delitala A,Gigli R,La Rocca G,Marchese E,Pedicelli A,Puca A,Sabatino G,Olivi A,Sturiale CL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystic meningioma (MM) is a rare subtype of intracranial meningiomas, with clinical and radiologic features not well characterized in the literature. Based on our experience, we propose a classification system of intracranial MMs. We reviewed the medical records, radiographic studies, and operative notes of a gro...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Lin Z,Zhao M,Li X,Wang J,Qiu P,Lan F,Guan C,Liao D,Shen D,Lu J,Que S,Jiang Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are still different descriptions of the segmentation of the posterior cerebral artery, although there is a radiological and anatomical consensus on the segmentation of the anterior and the middle cerebral artery. This study aims to define the most appropriate localization for origin and end points of the segment...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Uz A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are considered as benign lesions. The clinical manifestations are not clear in most of cases. Many treatment options are available and endoscopic removal of the cysts proves to be a very successful method especially if the lateral ventricles are moderately or severely dilated. Some...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Eshra MA

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score (UIATS) was published in April 2015 as a multidisciplinary consensus regarding treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIA). As a tertiary center with focus on vascular neurosurgery, we aimed to investigate whether our treatment decision-making in patients w...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hernández-Durán S,Mielke D,Rohde V,Malinova V

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aspirin therapy discontinuation on intraoperative blood loss in spinal surgery. We searched Medline and Google Scholar 1946 to January 2017 inclusive for case-control studies, cohort studies, and controlled trials reporting intraoperative blood loss during spina...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Cheng A,Poon MTC,Demetriades AK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This aimed to evaluate the effect of surgery for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in intracranial primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) of all patients diagnosed at a single center. A prospective database at Oslo University Hospital of PCNSL was reviewed over a 12-year period (2003-2014). Seventy-nine ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Jahr G,Da Broi M,Holte H Jr,Beiske K,Meling TR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniotomy surgical site infections are an inherent risk and dreaded complication for the elective brain tumor patient. Sequelae can include delays in resumption in adjuvant treatments for multiple surgeries if staged cranioplasty is pursued. Here, the authors review their experience in operative debridement of surgic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Wallace DJ,McGinity MJ,Floyd JR 2nd

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that the nervous system influences spinal cord vasculature. However, most descriptions of the spinal cord have paid little attention to this important aspect. We reviewed the literature on the innervation of spinal cord vessels with an emphasis on findings that may be applicable to human medi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Montalbano MJ,Loukas M,Oskouian RJ,Tubbs RS

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor consistency is a critical factor that influences operative strategy and patient counseling. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) describes the concentration of water within living tissues and as such, is hypothesized to predict aspects of their biomechanical behavior. In meningiomas, MRI signal intensity has been us...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Yao A,Pain M,Balchandani P,Shrivastava RK

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral infarction (CI) associated with clipping of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) has not been completely studied. The role of individual and operative characteristics is not known, and the risk of silent CI has not been well described. To determine the incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcome of post...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Li M,Wu J,Chen X,Jiang P,Yang F,Ma Y,Li Z,Cao Y,Wang S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissecting aneurysms in the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), although rare, can cause ischemic and/or hemorrhagic stroke. Hemorrhagic dissecting aneurysms in the A1 portion of the ACA are often associated with a poor prognosis. We retrospectively investigated three rare cases of hemorrhagic dissecting aneurysms in the ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mitsuhara T,Ikawa F,Hidaka T,Kurokawa Y,Yonezawa U

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative wound healing can pose a problem in patients undergoing instrumented surgery for pyogenic spondylodiscitis. Robotic guidance allows the minimally invasive placement of pedicle screws in the thoracolumbar spine. We assessed whether using this technique to perform minimally invasive surgery had an impact o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Alaid A,von Eckardstein K,Smoll NR,Solomiichuk V,Rohde V,Martinez R,Schatlo B

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine (tHcy) has been hardly studied among patients with head injury. This study was to evaluate whether there is any independent impact of tHcy levels on neurological outcome following head injury in a multivariate model. Patients admitted within 24 h of injury were included in the study, along with 20 age- an...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dhandapani S,Bajaj A,Gendle C,Saini I,Kaur I,Chaudhary I,Jasandeep,Kaur J,Kalyan G,Dhandapani M,Gupta SK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute intracranial subdural hematoma (ASDH) is commonly associated with a grave prognosis citing a high incidence of morbidity and mortality. The parameters to decide on surgical evacuation of the hematoma are sometimes controversial. In this study, we theorized that the ratio between maximal hematoma thickness and mi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Moussa WMM,Khedr WM,Elwany AH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistulae are rare vascular malformations associated with a high risk of bleeding. We present a multicenter contemporary series of patients treated with microsurgical and endovascular techniques. Sixteen consecutive patients were evaluated and/or treated between 2008 and 2015 at four cente...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Cannizzaro D,Peschillo S,Cenzato M,Pero G,Resta MC,Guidetti G,Burdi N,Piccirilli M,Santoro A,Lanzino G

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury is a major problem worldwide. Our objective is to synthesize available evidence in the literature concerning the effectiveness of neuroprotective drugs (cerebrolysin, citicoline, and piracetam) on Glasgow outcome score (GOS), cognitive performance, and survival in traumatic brain injury patients...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： El Sayed I,Zaki A,Fayed AM,Shehata GM,Abdelmonem S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to find the factors that may affect the surgical outcomes of congenital tethered cord syndrome (TCS) in adults by evaluating the long-term surgical outcomes of 25 consecutive cases. Medical records of 79 TCS cases which underwent surgery in Bakırköy Research and Training Hospital for Neurology, Neuros...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Abdallah A,Emel E,Abdallah BG,Asiltürk M,Sofuoğlu ÖE

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-radiotherapy carotid blowout syndrome (CBS) of the skull base is a rare but often catastrophic complication of head and neck malignancies. The existing literature on the treatment of this condition with flow-diverting devices (FDD) is extremely limited and disappointing. We present a case of impending CBS in a pa...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Anil G,Zhang J,Ong YK,Hui F

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhagic complication is one of the notable surgical complications of the revascularization surgery for moyamoya disease (MMD). Cerebral hyperperfusion (CHP) has been considered as the underlying cause of this complication. It mostly occurs several days after surgery, but the intra-operative hemorrhage immediately ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Uchida H,Endo H,Fujimura M,Endo T,Niizuma K,Tominaga T

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopy in cerebellopontine angle surgery is an increasingly used technique. Despite of its advantages, the shortcomings arising from the complex anatomy of the posterior fossa are still preventing its widespread use. To overcome these drawbacks, the goal of this study was to define the anatomy of different endoscop...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kurucz P,Baksa G,Patonay L,Thaher F,Buchfelder M,Ganslandt O

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord or cauda equina compression (SCC) is an increasing challenge in clinical oncology due to a higher prevalence of long-term cancer survivors. Our aim was to determine the clinical relevance of SCC regarding patient outcome depending on different tumor entities and their anatomical localization (extradural/in...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Mohme M,Mende KC,Krätzig T,Plaetke R,Beseoglu K,Hagedorn J,Steiger HJ,Floeth FW,Eicker SO

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodynamic parameters play a significant role in the development of cerebral aneurysms. Parameters such as wall shear stress (WSS) or velocity could change in time and may contribute to aneurysm growth and rupture. However, the hemodynamic changes at the rupture location remain unclear because it is difficult to obta...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sejkorová A,Dennis KD,Švihlová H,Petr O,Lanzino G,Hejčl A,Dragomir-Daescu D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachytherapy (BT) for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) involves the use of radioactive isotopes to deliver ionizing radiation directly into the tumor bed. Its application as a means to prolong survival in GBM patients over the past few decades has come with variable success. The objective of this review is to describe t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Barbarite E,Sick JT,Berchmans E,Bregy A,Shah AH,Elsayyad N,Komotar RJ

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optic pathway glioma (OPG) encompasses a spectrum of findings ranging from lesions confined to the optic nerve only, lesions affecting the optic chiasm and hypothalamus, and lesions with diffuse involvement of a large part of the optic pathway and neighboring structures. The majority of pediatric low-grade astrocytoma...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Borghei-Razavi H,Shibao S,Schick U

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological improvement in patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae (SDAVF) is often partial even after adequate treatment. While treatment outcomes have been evaluated primarily on the basis of the postoperative changes in neurological deficits, outcome measures should also reflect the patient-reported outc...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sasamori T,Hida K,Osanai T,Yano S,Seki T,Houkin K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term patency of superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass surgery for atherosclerotic disease and associated risk factors for loss of patency have rarely been discussed. We retrospectively analyzed long-term patency following STA-MCA bypass and evaluated various demographic and clinic...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Matano F,Murai Y,Tateyama K,Tamaki T,Mizunari T,Matsukawa H,Teramoto A,Morita A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is a hydrodynamic disorder whose etiology remains unclear. The diagnosis is mainly clinical and the traditional treatment is cerebrospinal fluid shunt diversion. With the introduction of modern management strategies, endoscopic third ventriculostomy has become a viable alternat...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Tasiou A,Brotis AG,Esposito F,Paterakis KN

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study is to analyze the impact of intraoperative resection control modalities on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) following gross total resection (GTR) of glioblastoma. We analyzed data of 76 glioblastoma patients (30f, mean age 57.4 ± 11.6 years) operated at our ins...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Neidert MC,Hostettler IC,Burkhardt JK,Mohme M,Held U,Kofmehl R,Eisele G,Woernle CM,Regli L,Bozinov O

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) classification evaluates spinal stability by adding together six radiographic and clinical components. The objective of this study was to verify the association between SINS and Tokuhashi scoring system (TSS) score. Fifty-eight patients with vertebral metastases were admitted...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： de Oliveira MF,Rotta JM,Botelho RV

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular decompression represents an effective treatment for hemifacial spasm. The use of lateral spread response (LSR) monitoring remains a useful intraoperative tool to ensure adequate decompression of the facial nerve. The aim of this study was to assess the value of LSRs intraoperative monitoring as a prognos...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： El Damaty A,Rosenstengel C,Matthes M,Baldauf J,Schroeder HW

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A remote cerebellar hemorrhage (RCH) is a spontaneous bleeding in the posterior fossa, which can be rarely observed as a complication of spine surgery. As well as for RCH reported after supratentorial procedures, it shows a characteristic bleeding pattern defined "zebra sign". Nowadays, RCH pathophysiology still remai...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sturiale CL,Rossetto M,Ermani M,Baro V,Volpin F,Milanese L,Denaro L,d'Avella D

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a natural precursor of protoporphyrin IX (PP IX), which possesses fluorescent properties and is more intensively accumulated in tumor cells than in normal tissue. Therefore, the use of 5-ALA in the surgical treatment of intracranial tumors, particularly gliomas, has gained popularity i...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Potapov AA,Goryaynov SA,Okhlopkov VA,Shishkina LV,Loschenov VB,Savelieva TA,Golbin DA,Chumakova AP,Goldberg MF,Varyukhina MD,Spallone A

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) plays an important role in diagnosing intracranial tumors and predicting the histopathological grade of the tumor. However, the differences in the ADC values between craniopharyngiomas and germ cell tumors (GCTs) have not been clarified. We t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Kinoshita Y,Yamasaki F,Tominaga A,Ohtaki M,Usui S,Arita K,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermoid cysts constitute less than 1% of intracranial tumors with the majority of them involving cerebellopontine angle (CPA). Although several mechanisms for cranial nerve dysfunction due to these tumors have been proposed, no direct evaluation for hyper- or hypoactive dysfunction has been done. In this case serie...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hasegawa M,Nouri M,Nagahisa S,Yoshida K,Adachi K,Inamasu J,Hirose Y,Fujisawa H

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical approaches for medically refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) that previously have been reported include anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL), transcortical selective amygdalohippocampectomy, transsylvian amygdalohippocampectomy, and subtemporal amygdalohippocampectomy. Each approach has its advantage...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Yang PF,Zhang HJ,Pei JS,Lin Q,Mei Z,Chen ZQ,Jia YZ,Zhong ZH,Zheng ZY

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expandable vertebral body replacement cages (VBRs) have been widely used for reconstruction of the thoracolumbar spine following corpectomy. However, their use in the cervical spine is less common, and currently, no expandable cages on the market are cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use i...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Elder BD,Lo SF,Kosztowski TA,Goodwin CR,Lina IA,Locke JE,Witham TF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery of the infratemporal fossa (ITF) and parapharyngeal area presents a formidable challenge to the surgeon due to its anatomical complexity and limited access. Conventional surgical approaches to these regions were often too invasive and necessitate sacrifice of normal function and anatomy. To describe a less inv...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Nonaka Y,Fukushima T,Watanabe K,Sakai J,Friedman AH,Zomorodi AR

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neuroendoscopic biopsy is a minimally invasive and useful procedure for the diagnosis and initial management of tumor-associated hydrocephalus. We describe the nationwide investigation of the current status of neuroendoscopic biopsy for intra- and paraventricular tumors in children, as well as the treatment of tumor...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Miwa T,Hayashi N,Endo S,Ohira T

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although several studies have suggested that aneurysmal wall inflammation and laminar thrombus are associated with the rupture of saccular aneurysms, the mechanisms leading to the rupture remain obscure. We performed full exposure of aneurysms before clip application and attempted to keep the fibrin cap on the rupture...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Hokari M,Nakayama N,Nishihara H,Houkin K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00