abstract：:A model of transient hindbrain ischemia in Mongolian gerbils is described. The vertebrobasilar junction of gerbils was exposed by a transcervical approach through the space between the atlas and occipital bone. The origin of the basilar artery was occluded by a clip, and the local cerebral blood flow (CBF) was measure...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamada K,Hayakawa T,Yoshimine T,Ushio Y

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caloric expenditure and nitrogen balance were measured in 14 steroid-treated comatose head-injured patients acutely and up to 28 days after injury. During this period patients were fed with a continuous enteral infusion of a formula containing 2 Kcal/cc and 10 gm nitrogen/liter. Indirect calorimetry was carried out fo...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clifton GL,Robertson CS,Grossman RG,Hodge S,Foltz R,Garza C

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of craniopharyngioma presenting in the right cerebellopontine angle. The tumor was removed totally. The purpose of this report is to record this very unusual localization of a craniopharyngioma. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Altinörs N,Senveli E,Erdoğan A,Arda N,Pak I

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe an indwelling intraluminal shunt for carotid endarterectomy. The device is equipped with balloons at both ends to prevent bleeding and to hold the tube in place. The design permits use of a small tube which facilitates insertion, and prevents intimal damage and limitation of exposure of arterial p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Furui T,Hasuo M

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A feasibility study reveals that a standard linear accelerator, with only slight modification, can function in a manner similar to Leksell's multiple cobalt radiation device. A high radiation dose can be delivered to a 1-cm or 0.5-cm volume target with insignificant radiation effect on the surrounding tissue. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heifetz MD,Wexler M,Thompson R

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids are frequently used in the treatment of spinal trauma, although neither experimental nor clinical evidence to support their use is persuasive. Recently there have been claims that extremely high doses ("megadoses") of corticosteroids (equivalent to 15 to 30 mg/kg of methylprednisolone) improve neurolog...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faden AI,Jacobs TP,Patrick DH,Smith MT

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were carried out to compare the effectiveness of oncotic and osmotic therapy in dogs with experimental cerebral edema caused by a left parietal cold lesion. Animals were divided into five groups and treated for 6 hours with either crystalloid (control group), or mannitol, albumin, furosemide, or albumin/fu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Albright AL,Latchaw RE,Robinson AG

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orbital pseudotumors are inflammatory lesions of the orbit of unknown etiology, which initially mimic an orbital neoplasm. Involvement of the other orbit is uncommon, and extension into the paranasal sinus rare. Intracranial extension of pseudotumor of the orbit is previously unreported. This is a case report of a pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kaye AH,Hahn JF,Craciun A,Hanson M,Berlin AJ,Tubbs RR

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of the posterior communicating artery (PCoA) in 126 cranial cavities of adult cadavers revealed some hitherto unreported anomalies. These included: the origin of one PCoA from the ophthalmic artery inside the optic canal; the presence of three PCoA's on one side; the occurrence of two posterior cerebral art...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bisaria KK

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head trauma, intracerebral hematoma formation, and hemorrhagic cerebral infarction cause extravasation of the intravascular contents, red blood cell (RBC) hemolysis, hemosiderin deposition within the neuropil, and an increased incidence of epilepsy. Reports conflict regarding the efficacy of the administration of prop...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Willmore LJ,Triggs WJ

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of brain-stem ganglioglioma is reported. A review of the literature revealed only 13 other reported cases. Brain-stem gangliogliomas usually become symptomatic in the first and second decades of life and involve the medulla and pons. Clinical improvement and prolonged survival have been reported after partial r...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Garcia CA,McGarry PA,Collada M

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rupture of an intracranial dissecting aneurysm is a rare but dangerous event. The authors' experience with 14 cases of these lesions on the vertebrobasilar circulation suggests that these aneurysms have typical angiographic silhouettes and that, at least in the vertebral artery, they are treatable by proximal arterial...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Friedman AH,Drake CG

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and angiographic findings of 55 patients with a spinal dural arteriovenous malformation (AVM) are reviewed, and the results of surgery assessed. The symptoms of dural AVM are usually gradual in onset, and hemorrhage from this type of AVM is less common than in true spinal cord angiomas. Other clinical fea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Symon L,Kuyama H,Kendall B

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors demonstrate the use of cottonoid as a marker for ultrasound localization of a subcortical tumor. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Voorhies RM,Bell WO,Patterson RH Jr,Gamache FW Jr

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-seven patients harboring recurrent malignant primary or metastatic brain tumors were treated by 40 implantations of high-activity iodine-125 (125I) sources. All patients had been treated with irradiation and most had been treated with chemotherapeutic agents, primarily nitrosoureas. Implantations were performed...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gutin PH,Phillips TL,Wara WM,Leibel SA,Hosobuchi Y,Levin VA,Weaver KA,Lamb S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight patients underwent transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment of non-neoplastic intrasellar cysts: 36 had cyst drainage and biopsy of the cyst wall, and in two the cyst was totally removed. Surgical morbidity was 8%. The mean follow-up time was 46.3 months; 100% patient follow-up evaluation was achieved. Six...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Baskin DS,Wilson CB

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of a 45-year-old man who developed quadriplegia following a trivial motor-vehicle accident. Investigation including computerized tomography (CT) of the cervical spine revealed a large calcified lesion displacing the spinal cord and nerve roots, which proved to be a tuberculoma. The case is unusual i...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Compton JS,Dorsch NW

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation was conducted to further elucidate both the significance of a calvarial suture and the compensatory ability of the cranial vault. Four-week-old male New Zealand White rabbits were subjected to unilateral or bilateral extirpation of the coronal suture after insertion of metallic markers, and were the...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Alberius P,Selvik G,Ekelund L

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a recently described T-cell deficiency predisposing patients to a spectrum of opportunistic infections. Kaposi's sarcoma, and other neoplasms. It appears primarily among homosexual males and intravenous drug abusers, but is now being observed in other groups as well. T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Handler M,Ho V,Whelan M,Budzilovich G

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the technique of a transantral transsphenoidal approach to the sella turcica. The advantages and potential complications are discussed. This procedure may also be applicable when dealing with tumors of the skull base and orbits. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hoyt TE,Turnbull FM,Kusske JA

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Choroid plexus papillomas and mature human choroid plexus were studied by light and electron microscopic techniques. The mature choroid plexus has three types of cells: Type I cells are cuboidal or columnar cells and line the villi; Type II cells are flat cells lining connective tissue adjacent to neural tissue; and T...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Matsushima T

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dorsal root entry zone lesions have been documented as effective for control of intractable pain in patients with brachial plexus avulsion or severe spinal cord injury. These lesions are usually made with the radiofrequency technique. The authors report three cases in which the CO2 laser was used as an alternative mea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Levy WJ,Nutkiewicz A,Ditmore QM,Watts C

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with large vascular carotid body tumors underwent preoperative intravascular embolization of the major arterial feeders. The tumor vascularity was reduced markedly, and complete surgical extirpation was accomplished without difficulty. The literature on carotid body tumors is briefly reviewed. The role of...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Borges LF,Heros RC,DeBrun G

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation was conducted to examine the effects upon normal lymphocyte activation of the addition of brain-tumor cyst fluid or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to an in vitro culture system. It was believed that factors present in these fluids may play a role in local and systemic immunosuppression in brain-tu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kikuchi K,Neuwelt EA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous intracerebral hematoma associated with carotid-cavernous fistula is rare. Three new cases are presented. In each, the hemorrhage originated in the vicinity of localized intracranial venous engorgement, as demonstrated by cerebral angiography. Rupture of one or several of the distended venous channels from ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turner DM,Vangilder JC,Mojtahedi S,Pierson EW

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraventricular pressure (IVP) is increased in the early stages of acute hydrocephalus. Pressure falls, however, when compensatory routes for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) absorption develop. In order to better understand the pathophysiology of acute hydrocephalus, the authors performed ventriculocisternal perfusions on ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Rosenberg GA,Saland L,Kyner WT

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the case history of a patient in whom the peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt system caused ureter obstruction. This is a rare complication of such a shunt procedure, and the patient's symptoms were relieved by shortening the peritoneal catheter. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Clarke CE,Paul KS,Lye RH

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few neurosurgeons have stressed the occurrence, manifestations, and resectability of intramedullary spinal arteriovenous malformations (AVM's). In six of 17 patients in the authors' series of operable spinal AVM's, the lesions had major intramedullary components. Three of these six patients presented with subarachnoid...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Cogen P,Stein BM

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent information regarding the nature of bulk cerebrospinal fluid formation and absorption is reviewed, integrated with previous knowledge, and applied to the clinical setting. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： McComb JG

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The criteria by which acromegalic patients are considered "cured" after surgical therapy are still controversial. Since the abnormal growth hormone (GH) increase after the administration of some agents has been demonstrated to be characteristic of the tumoral somatotrophs, its disappearance after surgery may be taken ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arosio M,Giovanelli MA,Riva E,Nava C,Ambrosi B,Faglia G

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant-cell tumor rarely affects the sphenoid bone. Ten cases of this tumor seen at the Mayo Clinic are reviewed, bringing the number of cases in the world literature to 31. These tumors, which present in the second and third decades of life and are slightly more frequent in women than in men, may present with various ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Wolfe JT 3rd,Scheithauer BW,Dahlin DC

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Procedures for relief of coronal synostosis and metopic synostosis have resulted in some undesirable sequelae. The authors present combined neurological and plastic surgical modifications to prevent additional synostoses, forehead ridging, and lateral orbital wall step-off. They recommend bifrontal craniotomy with lat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marsh JL,Schwartz HG

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arteriovenous malformations (AVM's) of lateral and sigmoid sinuses are acquired lesions evolving from a previously thrombosed dural sinus. Their natural history is usually that of gradual progression and hence surgery is frequently necessary. The preferred surgical treatment is complete excision coupled with packing o...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sundt TM Jr,Piepgras DG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of brain-stem hemangioma calcificans is described. The few cases reported in the literature prove the rarity of this tumor, which is considered a benign variant of cerebral cavernous hemangioma. Diagnosis and treatment of these tumors are briefly discussed with a review of the literature including 11 previous c...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Occhiogrosso M,Carella A,D'Aprile P,Vailati G

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with a peripheral nerve lesion (six intrinsic and three extrinsic) were evaluated with computerized tomography (CT). In all but one instance, the CT scans gave useful information regarding the anatomical location, size, and relationship of the lesion to surrounding structures. These cases illustrate the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Powers SK,Norman D,Edwards MS

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meningioma occurred 36 years after surgical removal of a craniopharyngioma. No radiation therapy was instituted after the initial surgery. ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Arienta C

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional blood-to-tissue transport, expressed as a unidirectional transfer rate constant (K), was measured in experimental RT-9 brain tumors using 14C-alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) and quantitative autoradiographic techniques. The magnitude of K depends on the permeability, surface area, and blood flow of the tissu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Molnar P,Blasberg RG,Horowitz M,Smith B,Fenstermacher J

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old girl was referred for evaluation of the deceleration in her rate of linear growth, an arrest in the progression of her pubertal maturation, and bifrontal headaches. Detailed endocrinological and radiological studies revealed the following abnormalities: partial growth hormone deficiency, prepubertal lute...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Dempsey RJ,Chandler WF,Sauder SE

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the hematological reaction to arterial injury during the first 10 minutes after endarterectomy in dogs to determine if heparin reversal during this early period predisposes to thrombus formation. Known platelet physiology would predict that heparinization during this early period would b...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ercius MS,Chandler WF,Ford JW,Burkel WE

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 12-year operative experience with 171 consecutive patients with severe brachial plexus lesions who had at least 1 1/2 years of follow-up review is analyzed. Selection for and timing of operation was helped by categorization of each individual plexus element as "completely" or "incompletely" injured and as "in contin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kline DG,Judice DJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00