abstract：:Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has emerged as a possible treatment option for metastasis brain tumor (MBTs) originated from breast cancer. However, the intermediate or long-term outcome of GKRS on MBTs originated from breast carcinoma is not well defined. The outcome of GKRS on MBTs derived from breast carcinoma was ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bir SC,Bollam P,Nanda A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to compare intervertebral bone fusion and clinical outcomes in L4-5 posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using the same posterior instrumentation with four combinations of one of three types of interbody cage with one of two bone grafts, iliac and local or only local. In 67 patients wh...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Takeuchi M,Kamiya M,Wakao N,Hirasawa A,Kawanami K,Osuka K,Takayasu M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective trial was designed to evaluate the incidence of Terson syndrome in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, or traumatic brain injury and whether consequences necessarily derive from the intraocular hemorrhage itself. Two ophthalmologic examinations were performed to ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Czorlich P,Skevas C,Knospe V,Vettorazzi E,Richard G,Wagenfeld L,Westphal M,Regelsberger J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supplemental education is desirable for neurosurgical training, and the use of human cadaver specimen and virtual reality models is routine. An in vivo porcine training model for cranial neurosurgery was introduced in 2005, and our recent experience with this unique model is outlined here. For the first time, porcine ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Regelsberger J,Eicker S,Siasios I,Hänggi D,Kirsch M,Horn P,Winkler P,Signoretti S,Fountas K,Dufour H,Barcia JA,Sakowitz O,Westermaier T,Sabel M,Heese O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) play an important role in healthcare. The guideline development process should be precise and rigorous to ensure that the results are reproducible and not vague. To determine the quality of guidelines, the Appraisal of Guidelines and Research and Evaluation (AGREE) instrument was de...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Tian H,Gou Y,Pan Y,Li Q,Wei D,Wang Z,Niu X,Liang W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemangioblastoma is a rare benign tumor that consists of neoplastic vacuolated stromal cells and highly developed capillary blood vessels. These tumors are almost exclusively found in the central nervous system, but in extremely rare cases, it can arise in peripheral nerves. In the majority of cases, it occurs sporadi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Rasulic L,Samardzic M,Bascarevic V,Micovic M,Cvrkota I,Zivkovic B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proximally located posterior communicating artery (PCoA) aneurysms, projecting postero-laterally in proximity to the tentorium, may pose a technical challenge for microsurgical clipping due to obscuration of the proximal aneurysmal neck by the anterior petroclinoid fold. We describe an efficacious technique utilizing ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Nossek E,Setton A,Dehdashti AR,Chalif DJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rupture of an intracranial aneurysm leads to subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). To prevent SAH, unruptured lesions can be treated by either endovascular or microsurgical approach. Due to their complex anatomy, middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms represent a unique subgroup of intracranial aneurysms. Primary objecti...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dammann P,Schoemberg T,Müller O,Özkan N,Schlamann M,Wanke I,Sandalcioglu IE,Forsting M,Sure U

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the introduction of new antiepileptic drugs and advances in the surgical treatment of epilepsy, an important group of patients still remains uncontrolled by any of these methods. The relatively recent introduction of vagus nerve stimulation is yet another possible treatment for refractory epilepsy. This safe, ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Arcos A,Romero L,Gelabert M,Prieto A,Pardo J,Osorio XR,Arráez MA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine the clinical presentation, the multimodal interdisciplinary treatment strategies and outcome of posterior fossa arterio-venous malformations (AVMs) in our neurovascular centre. Fifty-three patients with a posterior fossa AVM were seen between 1998 and 2012 and analysed retrospectiv...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Stein KP,Wanke I,Schlamann M,Dammann P,Moldovan AS,Zhu Y,Sure U,Sandalcioglu IE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During surgeries in the upper cerebellopontine angle (CPA), the superior petrosal veins (SPVs) often act as obstacles; and their sectioning sometimes causes serious complications. In this study, we introduced a classification system for the SPVs wherein their tributaries were classified into four groups on the basis o...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Matsushima T,Kawashima M,Inoue K,Matsushima K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct electrical stimulation (DES) of the optic radiation (OR) during an awake tumor resection has been repeatedly reported. In all cases, visual function monitoring was performed in patients with open eyes which were looking at a picture. We report a new modification of the standard method, OR stimulation in patient...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Steňo A,Hollý V,Fabian M,Kuniak M,Timárová G,Steňo J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial complexity of highly vulnerable structures makes surgical resection of brainstem cavernomas (BSC) a challenging procedure. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows for the visualization of white matter tracts and enables a better understanding of the anatomical location of corticospinal and sensory tracts bef...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ulrich NH,Kockro RA,Bellut D,Amaxopoulou C,Bozinov O,Burkhardt JK,Sarnthein J,Kollias SS,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skull base chordomas represent very interesting neoplasms, due to their rarity, biological behavior, and resistance to treatment. Their management is very challenging. Recently, the use of a natural corridor, through the nose and the sphenoid sinus, improved morbidity and mortality allowing also for excellent removal ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Chibbaro S,Cornelius JF,Froelich S,Tigan L,Kehrli P,Debry C,Romano A,Herman P,George B,Bresson D

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unruptured intracranial aneurysms represent a decisional challenge. Treatment risks have to be balanced against an unknown probability of rupture. A better understanding of the physiopathology is the basis for a better prediction of the natural history of an individual patient. Knowledge about the possible determining...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Bacigaluppi S,Piccinelli M,Antiga L,Veneziani A,Passerini T,Rampini P,Zavanone M,Severi P,Tredici G,Zona G,Krings T,Boccardi E,Penco S,Fontanella M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (iopMRI) actually has an important role in the surgery of brain tumors, especially gliomas and pituitary adenomas. The aim of our work was to describe the advantages and drawbacks of this tool for the surgical treatment of cervical intramedullary gliomas. We describe two expli...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Giordano M,Gerganov VM,Metwali H,Fahlbusch R,Samii A,Samii M,Bertalanffy H

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Sylvian fissure arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are among the most challenging AVMs to manage surgically. The estimates of their risk factors and prediction of their long-term prognosis are crucial for clinical decision-making. The authors conducted a retrospective review to patients with sy...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Liu L,Li H,Zheng J,Wang S,Zhao J,Cao Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonchordomatous solitary lesion of the clival bone is an exceptionally rare pathological entity, which represents a diagnostic and a therapeutic challenge. Many diseases with extremely different biological behavior, and requiring a dedicated treatment strategy, may result in similar clinical patterns. The approach t...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Gagliardi F,Boari N,Mortini P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the past three decades, surgery of glomus jugulare tumors (GJTs) has been characterized by extensive combined head and neck, neuro-otologic, and neurosurgical approaches. In recent years, the authors have modified the operative technique to a less invasive approach for preservation of cranial nerves while achievin...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Nonaka Y,Fukushima T,Watanabe K,Friedman AH,McElveen JT Jr,Cunningham CD 3rd,Zomorodi AR

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) are frequently complicated by acute cardiac dysfunctions, including cardiac wall motion abnormality (WMA). Massive release of catecholamine into the systemic circulation after aneurysmal rupture is believed to result in WMA, and poor-grade SAH seems to be the most...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sugimoto K,Inamasu J,Kato Y,Yamada Y,Ganaha T,Oheda M,Hattori N,Watanabe E,Ozaki Y,Hirose Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical access to deep intracranial lesions causing the least amount of iatrogenic trauma to the surrounding brain tissue remains a challenging task. In this article, we evaluate the use of a set of sequential tubes that dilate and provide retraction of the overlying brain tissue acting as a surgical corridor for dee...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Almenawer SA,Crevier L,Murty N,Kassam A,Reddy K

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of their presumed benign natural history, cerebral capillary telangiectasias (CCTs) are infrequently addressed in the neurosurgical literature. We performed a comprehensive review of CCTs via the PubMed database to synthesize overall epidemiological, radiographic, natural history, and treatment results. Ac...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Gross BA,Puri AS,Popp AJ,Du R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to describe our series of nine unclippable and uncoilable ruptured aneurysms in eight patients treated by microsurgical wrapping with autologous muscle. Records were retrospectively reviewed for rebleeding rate, morbidity and mortality, changes in size or the aneurysm's configurations, and...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Germanò A,Priola S,Angileri FF,Conti A,La Torre D,Cardali S,Raffa G,Merlo L,Granata F,Longo M,Tomasello F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactic biopsies represent a routine neurosurgical procedure for the diagnosis of intracranial lymphomas and selected diffusely infiltrating gliomas. Acquisition of tissue samples that do not allow correct tumor typing and grading is, however, not uncommon. Five-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has been shown to accum...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Widhalm G,Minchev G,Woehrer A,Preusser M,Kiesel B,Furtner J,Mert A,Di Ieva A,Tomanek B,Prayer D,Marosi C,Hainfellner JA,Knosp E,Wolfsberger S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasospasm is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), with inflammation playing a key role in its pathophysiology. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), an inflammatory marker, was examined as a potential marker of vasospasm in patients with SAH. Daily serum samples from patients wi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Lim M,Bower RS,Wang Y,Sims L,Bower MR,Camara-Quintana J,Li G,Cheshier S,Harsh GR 4th,Steinberg GK,Guccione S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to evaluate the early results and the prognostic factors affecting the outcome during the in-hospital stay of 110 patients with civilian gunshot wounds to the head admitted at the Hospital of Restauração, Recife, Brazil. Penetrating injury (66%) was the most prevalent type of wound encounter...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ambrosi PB,Valença MM,Azevedo-Filho H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chiari I malformation (CI) continues to raise great interest among physicians due to the larger and larger number of newly diagnosed cases. The clinical and radiological picture and the management options of such a chronic disease are well acknowledged as well as those of the associated syringomyelia. Little is known,...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Massimi L,Della Pepa GM,Caldarelli M,Di Rocco C

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare tumors with anecdotal reportage, oculomotor schwannomas are most often seen in the oculomotor cistern close to the anterior clinoidal region. Adding to the small series of reported cases of this unusual lesion, we report two male patients in their second decade who presented with different degrees of oculomotor p...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Furtado SV,Hegde AS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sinus pericranii is a rare vascular abnormality characterised by abnormal connections between the intra- and extracranial venous systems and is usually found in children. In most instances, a sinus pericranii presents as a soft scalp swelling that appears with the patient in the recumbent position and disappears in th...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Akram H,Prezerakos G,Haliasos N,O'Donovan D,Low H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally speaking, the term "ophthalmic aneurysms" refers to carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms, which arise from the internal carotid artery (ICA) wall at or around the origin of the ophthalmic artery (OA). In contrast, aneurysms arising from the OA stem or its branches, separate from the ICA are called peripheral OA aneu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Qiao L,Wang H,Mao L,Chen S,Xie W,Wu Q

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing number of endovascular interventions during the last years, the number of procedure-related complications has risen accordingly. Despite sophisticated and effective endovascular treatments for acute thromboembolic events during intervention, vessel occlusion can remain refractory to medical and end...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Etminan N,Steiger HJ,Hänggi D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke therapy has been revolutionized in the past two decades with the widespread implementation of chemical thrombolysis for acute stroke. However, chemical thrombolysis continues to be limited in its efficacy secondary to relatively short time windows and a high associated risk of hemorrhage. In an attempt to minim...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ansari S,Rahman M,McConnell DJ,Waters MF,Hoh BL,Mocco J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite decades of study, the etiology of brain cancer remains elusive. However, extensive molecular characterization of primary brain tumors has been accomplished, outlining recurrent features that are proving useful for devising targeted therapies. There are far too few patients available for comparing the efficacy ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Dinca EB,Voicu RV,Ciurea AV

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the long-term clinical and radiological outcomes of craniocervical decompression for patients affected by Chiari I-related syringomyelia. We performed a retrospective analysis of a group of patients affected by Chiari I-associated syringomyelia treated by craniocervical decompressi...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Spena G,Bernucci C,Garbossa D,Valfrè W,Versari P

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to describe and evaluate any relationship between D-dimer values and progressive hemorrhagic injury (PHI) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). In patients with TBI, plasma D-dimer was measured while a computed tomography (CT) scan was conducted as soon as the patient was admitted to the emergency depa...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Tian HL,Chen H,Wu BS,Cao HL,Xu T,Hu J,Wang G,Gao WW,Lin ZK,Chen SW

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spinal nerve can be pinched between the transverse process of the fifth lumbar vertebra and the sacral ala. The patients are divided into two types: elderly persons with degenerative scoliosis and somewhat younger adults with isthmic spondylolisthesis. For the first time, we describe extraforaminal impingement of ...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Weber J,Ernestus RI

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoplastic gangliogliomas (DIG) are rare primary neoplasms that comprise 0.5-1.0% of all intracranial tumors. Clinically, there are two forms of DIG, the infantile and the non-infantile. These tumors invariably arise in the supratentorial region and commonly involve more than one lobe, preferentially the temporal an...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Gelabert-Gonzalez M,Serramito-García R,Arcos-Algaba A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is the preferred method for confirming dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs), but it has the disadvantage of being invasive. In contrast, time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography (TR-MRA) is a useful, noninvasive imaging technique. The aim of this study was to compare the evalu...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Sakamoto S,Shibukawa M,Kiura Y,Matsushige T,Abe N,Kurisu K

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive hemorrhage is a very uncommon event among hemangioblastomas. Forty-four cases have been reported before this review. Thorough analysis of all reported cases on literature was accomplished. The majority presented as parenchymatous or subarachnoid bleedings. Subarachnoid hemorrhage was only associated with spina...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： de San Pedro JR,Rodríguez FA,Níguez BF,Sánchez JF,López-Guerrero AL,Murcia MF,Vilar AM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscopic transsphenoidal approach has been reported in the literature as a useful tool to treat sellar and parasellar lesions. The endoscope permits a panoramic view instead of the narrow microscopic view, and it allows the inspection and removal of the lesions of sellar, parasellar, and suprasellar compartments...

journal_title：Neurosurgical review

authors： Ceylan S,Koc K,Anik I

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00