abstract：:Neural stem cells (NSCs) are self-renewable, multipotential cells capable of differentiating into the three major neural cell types, but the mechanisms which regulate their development are not fully understood. Both basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) promote the proliferation of NS...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Reimers D,López-Toledano MA,Mason I,Cuevas P,Redondo C,Herranz AS,Lobo MV,Bazán E

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the effect of a novel calmodulin antagonist, DY-9760e (3-[2-[4-(3-chloro-2-methylphenyl)-1-piperazinyl]ethyl]-5,6-dimethoxy-1-(4-imidazolylmethyl)-1H-indazole dihydrochloride 3.5 hydrate) in a spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) permanent focal cerebral ischemia. In experiment I, the left middle cerebral ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Takagi K,Sato T,Shirasaki Y,Narita K,Tamura A,Sano K

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews our recent studies of the role of cortical spreading depression (CSD) in the pathogenesis of brain disorders. Our investigation is a computational one, involving the development and utilization of a complex neuro-metabolic model of the interactions assumed to occur in the cortex during the passage o...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ruppin E,Reggia JA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to use quantitative microdialysis to estimate the true extracellular concentrations of glucose and lactate in minimally disturbed human brain. These values are important as criteria for microdialytical monitoring in critical care patients and for determining therapy. Microdialysis procedures ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Langemann H,Alessandri B,Mendelowitsch A,Feuerstein T,Landolt H,Gratzl O

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsurgical anatomy for the pterional approach was studied regarding the origin and the course of the ophthalmic artery and the distal dural ring using human cadaveric specimens, with special reference to the surrounding bony structures. In 50 human adult formalin-fixed cadaveric cerebral hemispheres and 10 block sp...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Hokama M,Hongo K,Gibo H,Kyoshima K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our goal was to clarify the optimum management of the inaccessible unruptured giant and large aneurysms of the internal carotid artery (ICA). Since 1981, we have treated 18 patients with unclippable unruptured giant or large aneurysms of the ICA. Aneurysms were classified as either intracavernous or intradural. We per...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kaminogo M,Kitagawa N,Takahata H,Matsuo Y,Hayashi K,Yoshioka T,Shibata S

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe head injuries tend to be associated with hypermetabolism and hypercatabolism resulting in negative nitrogen balances which may exceed 30 grams day-1. Enteral feeding should begin as soon as the patient is hemodynamically stable, attempting to reach a non-protein caloric intake of at least 30-35 kcal kg-1 day-1 ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Wilson RF,Dente C,Tyburski JG

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been established that following injury to the central nervous system two types of damage take place, the initial insult and the secondary response to injury. This review will focus on the secondary molecular aspects of neurotrauma. These responses may be either deleterious or have protective effects upon the in...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Dutcher SA,Michael DB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive calcium influx has been implicated in the pathophysiology of ischemic cerebral damage. The effects of nimodipine, a calcium antagonist, on the Na(+)-K+/MG+2 ATPase activity, Ca+2/Mg+2 ATPase, lipid peroxidation, and early ultrastructural findings were examined at the acute stage of ischemia in the rat brain....

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ildan F,Göçer AI,Tuna M,Polat S,Kaya M,Isbir T,Cetinalp E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various surgical approaches have been described for treating lesions which arise in the sellar region. The popular transnasal-transsphenoidal and transethmoidal-transsphenoidal approaches avoid the morbidity associated with transcranial operations while allowing enough exposure to successfully remove most lesions that...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Das K,Spencer W,Nwagwu CI,Schaeffer S,Wenk E,Weiss MH,Couldwell WT

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral hemorrhages are subject to a heavy short- and long-term case fatality. A study of prognostic factors and of relative survival based on the data of a population registry is of great value to study patients having a hematoma of all ages, irrespective of the method of care. We have listed 183 patients having a c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： el Chami B,Milan C,Giroud M,Sautreaux JL,Faivre J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticotrophin releasing factor has been shown in several models of tissue injury to be an effective treatment for edema. In a previous study we demonstrated this ability in two models of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this study was to assess whether human corticotrophin releasing factor (hCRF) could additi...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Beaumont A,Marmarou C,Marmarou A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the states of spinal impact injuries and magnetically evoked electromyograms (EMGs) were studied in rats. Impact injuries to the spinal cord were induced at a depth of 0.25-2.0 mm by insertion of a cylinder tip measuring 2 mm in diameter into the lumbar vertebrae L1-L2. Magnetically induced el...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Chiba A,Hiruma S,Hashimoto S,Inase M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spontaneous disappearance and reappearance of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm is generally assumed to be a rare phenomenon although the actual incidence is unknown. Among 39 consecutive cases of acute subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), 33 were studied by three-dimensional computed tomographic angiography (CTA) within 6 h...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Nakajima Y,Yoshimine T,Mori H,Nakamuta K,Fujimura I,Sakashita K,Kohmura E,Hayakawa T,Yokota J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of nicardipine prolonged-release implants for preventing vasospasm in a canine SAH model in a dose-escalating placebo-controlled blind fashion. Drug-release kinetics of copoly(lactic/glycolic acid) pellet containing nicardipine were evaluated in vitro. In vivo, 1...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kawashima A,Kasuya H,Sasahara A,Miyajima M,Izawa M,Hori T

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus carcinoma in an adult case is a very rare tumor and difficult to differentiate from metastatic tumors. The authors report a case of a 49-year-old female with choroid plexus carcinoma who previously had multiple carcinomas. In this case, synaptophysin immunohistochemistry proved to be extremely helpful f...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kohmura E,Maruno M,Sawada K,Arita N,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a confocal laser scanning microscope for intra-operative imaging of brain tumors using near infrared fluorescence. The quality of near infrared images of Indocyanine Green (ICG) was compared with the surgical confocal scanning (SCS) microscope and a conventional charge-coupled device (CCD) camera; we comp...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Sakatani K,Kashiwasake-Jibu M,Terada H,Zuo H

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child patients with Moyamoya disease initially present with ischemic symptoms. However, the long-term risk of intracranial hemorrhage for childhood Moyamoya disease is unknown. Hemodynamic overload to the fragile collateral vessels has been considered to cause hemorrhage. We reviewed angiograms to evaluate the effect ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Irikura K,Miyasaka Y,Kurata A,Tanaka R,Yamada M,Kan S,Fujii K

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the pathophysiology of olivopontocerebellar atrophy (OPCA), we destroyed inferior olive nuclei of male Wistar rats using 3-acetyl pyridine (3-AP) + harmaline + niacinamide. These rats showed a sluggish and ataxic gait. To elucidate the relationship between thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) in the Purkinje c...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Adachi K,Rhue BN,Li M,Izumi M,Osano H,Mitsuma T

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in neuromodulation techniques offer the promise of new therapeutic interventions for patients with neuropsychiatric maladies. Several complex social, ethical and policy issues will attend developments in this area. In this paper an ethical framework for clinical research in interventional cognitive neuroscien...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Fins JJ

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The decrease in intracellular creatine concentration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy may contribute to the deterioration of intracellular energy homeostasis and may thus be one of the factors aggravating muscle weakness and degeneration. Oral creatine supplementation should have potential in alleviating the clinical sy...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Felber S,Skladal D,Wyss M,Kremser C,Koller A,Sperl W

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the previously reported method of experimental localized brainstem infarct in dogs, we designed this study to elucidate sequential changes of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in three separate regions of the central nervous system: the cerebral cortex, thalamus, and midbrain. The data obtained were referred t...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Matsumoto S,Kuwabara S,Moritake K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precocious puberty and amenorrhea have been associated with hydrocephalus, but the pathogenesis has not been determined. Approximately 22 cases of amenorrhea, and a few cases of precocious puberty, have been reported in hydrocephalic patients. Shunt treatment leads to initiation and maintenance of normal reproductive ...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Abdolvahabi RM,Mitchell JA,Diaz FG,McAllister JP 2nd

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the circulation of cerebrospinal fluid enjoys an apparent simplicity, its underlying basis is amazingly complex. Many factors influence how CSF flows through the human central nervous system. In the presence of hydrocephalus and subsequent shunt placement, this system is further complicated. The challenge bef...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Magram G,Liakos AM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that high plasma levels of tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and its inhibitor (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, PAI-1) are markers of an increased risk of atherothrombotic ischemic events such as stroke and myocardial infarction. In this prospective study, we measured tPA antigen, PAI-1...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Zunker P,Schick A,Padró T,Kienast J,Phillips A,Ringelstein EB

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous infusion of glycerol has been used in patients with a cerebral infarction, expecting improvement in brain edema and cerebral blood flow (CBF). However, the mechanism of the improvement of CBF has not been clearly demonstrated. The aim of this study in the rat pial microvasculature after transient middle ce...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ishikawa M,Sekizuka E,Sato S,Yamaguchi N,Inamasu J,Kawase T

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral aneurysms are composed principally of collagen, a birefringent protein which is responsible for withstanding the forces of blood pressure. The known correlation between collagen birefringence and its mechanics provides the basis for using polarizing microscopy to evaluate the strength of collagen, layer by la...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Canham PB,Finlay HM,Kiernan JA,Ferguson GG

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anoxic depolarization (AD) is one of the major physiological characteristics in the ischemic core. The effect of mild hypothermia on the appearance of AD and subsequent brain injury following profound ischemia is studied to evaluate the protective mechanism of hypothermia against severe ischemia. Sprague-Dawley rats w...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Kaminogo M,Ichikura A,Onizuka M,Takahata H,Matsuo Y,Kitagawa N,Shibata S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of acupuncture have been described and handed down empirically for centuries but there are few reports based on objective data. The aim of this study was to provide selective evidence of a specific effect of acupuncture on the brain and the eye using a Doppler ultrasound technique. A transcranial Doppler s...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Litscher G,Wang L,Yang NH,Schwarz G

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coupling of neuronal activity to cerebral blood flow (CBF) is widely accepted, but the exact mechanism is still under investigation. We assessed the responses of CBF coupled with electrical activity over the primary somatosensory cortex (S-I) during electrical stimulation of the contralateral forearm in cats. CBF in S...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Ichimi K,Kuchiwaki H,Inao S,Shibayama M,Yoshida J

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin therapy for stroke prophylaxis in low risk patients has paradoxically demonstrated an increased risk of ischemic stroke in several studies. Moreover, the MAST-Italy trial reported a near doubling of mortality with the addition of aspirin to thrombolytics while experimentally, we have noted that aspirin antagon...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Bednar MM,Gross CE

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to examine the effect of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) on leukocyte adhesion in the cerebral microcirculation during reperfusion following partial forebrain ischemia in the rat. Intravital fluorescence video-microscopy through a closed cranial win...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Hudetz AG,Wood JD,Kampine JP

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent publications have suggested that intra-ocular pressure (IOP) may be an indirect assessment of intra-cranial pressure (ICP). Both IOP and ICP have similar physiologic pressure ranges and similar responses to changes in intra-abdominal, intra-thoracic and aortic pressure. Previous studies have demonstrated the re...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Dickerman RD,Smith GH,Langham-Roof L,McConathy WJ,East JW,Smith AB

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to test whether GYKI 52466, a nonNMDA receptor antagonist, would improve microregional oxygen supply and consumption balance in the focal cerebral ischemic area. Rats were anesthetized with 1.4% isoflurane. For the GYKI Group (n = 8), 10 min before middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion, a bol...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Chi OZ,Chang Q,Wang G,Liu X,Weiss HR

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was predicted, based on a mathematical model of the cortex, that early music training would enhance spatial-temporal reasoning. We have demonstrated that preschool children given six months of piano keyboard lessons improved dramatically on spatial-temporal reasoning while children in appropriate control groups did...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Graziano AB,Peterson M,Shaw GL

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined the degree of disruption of blood-brain barrier (BBB) in irradiated rat brains using P-glycoprotein, one of the functional molecules of BBB, as a marker. In the animal experiments, disruption of BBB has been mainly studied at the acute stage of brain edema caused by a lethal dose of irradiat...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Mima T,Toyonaga S,Mori K,Taniguchi T,Ogawa Y

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a test prototype for precision robot-assisted surgery using a hexapod operating robot and a movable operating cockpit for tactile feedback. The objective of the work described is twofold: 1, to evaluate the use of hexapod robots for precisely manipulating endoscopes and surgical instruments in sub...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Urban V,Wapler M,Weisener T,Schönmayr R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different surgical approaches exist for the treatment of chronic subdural hematoma. None of these approaches is superior to the other, so a minimal-invasive device (a hollow screw) was developed. The system consists of a stable hollow screw of surgical steel with a perforated tip, a hand-drill, screwdriver with guide,...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Emonds N,Hassler WE

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of intra-operative pathological diagnosis increases along with a development of minimally invasive neurosurgery, especially stereotactic and endoscopic techniques. The authors present their own experience with the cytological method and evaluate its usefulness in intra-operative diagnosis of brain tumors. Bra...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： Slowiński J,Harabin-Slowińska M,Mrówka R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between activity-related pain six months after first surgery for herniated lumbar disc, and the extent of lumbar epidural fibrosis present at the surgical site, assessed by magnetic resonance imaging. The 298 patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc he...

journal_title：Neurological research

authors： BenDebba M,Augustus van Alphen H,Long DM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00