abstract：:OBJECTIVE Neurosurgery is among the most competitive residencies, as evidenced by the high number of applicants for relatively few positions. Although it is important to recruit candidates who have the intellectual capacity and drive to succeed, traditional objective selection criteria, such as US Medical Licensing Ex...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lubelski D,Healy AT,Friedman A,Ferraris D,Benzel EC,Schlenk R

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE The authors undertook this study to validate the feasibility and safety of stereotactic radiofrequency thermocoagulation (SRT) for the surgical treatment of giant hypothalamic hamartoma (HH). METHODS Of the 109 patients who underwent SRT for hypothalamic hamartoma (HH) at the authors' institution between 199...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shirozu H,Masuda H,Ito Y,Sonoda M,Kameyama S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Of the intracranial schwannomas, those arising from the vestibular nerves are the most common. Abducens nerve (AN) schwannomas are very rare, and there is limited literature on their optimal management. Therapeutic options include surgery and/or stereotactic radiosurgery. The aim of this study was to evaluat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Prasad GL,Sharma MS,Kale SS,Agrawal D,Singh M,Sharma BS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Mineralized or desiccated colloid cysts pose some unique challenges to endoscopic removal. The extrusion of the solid matrix into the intraventricular compartment has not been previously reported and, as such, no guidance exists regarding its predilection, prevention, and fate. METHODS Postoperative imaging ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Abdel Latif AM,Souweidane MM

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Many colloid cyst patients present with obstructive hydrocephalus that resolves after resection of the cyst. However, a proportion of patients with these cysts will require cerebrospinal fluid shunting after tumor resection, despite resolution of the obstruction at the foramina of Monro. The goal of this stu...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Weaver KJ,McCord M,Neal D,Bova F,Rajon D,Quinones-Hinojosa A,Rahman M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The authors assessed the feasibility of the dynamic decompressive craniotomy technique using a novel cranial fixation plate with a telescopic component. Following a craniotomy in human cadaver skulls, the telescopic plates were placed to cover the bur holes. The plates allow constrained outward movement of the ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khanna R,Ferrara L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is a well-established therapy for motor symptoms in patients with pharmacoresistant Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the procedure, which requires multimodal perioperative exploration such as imaging, electrophysiology, or clinical examination d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Senova S,Hosomi K,Gurruchaga JM,Gouello G,Ouerchefani N,Beaugendre Y,Lepetit H,Lefaucheur JP,Badin RA,Dauguet J,Jan C,Hantraye P,Brugières P,Palfi S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Dysexecutive syndrome is common in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), a chronic cerebrovascular disease that is characterized by stenosis of the bilateral internal carotid arteries and progressive collateral revascularization, and MMD can be classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic according to the disease p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fang L,Huang J,Zhang Q,Chan RC,Wang R,Wan W

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The frontal and insular fiber network in humans remains largely unknown. This study investigated the connectivity of the frontal and anterior insular network in humans using cortico-cortical evoked potential (CCEP). METHODS This retrospective analysis included 18 patients with medically intractable focal epilep...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Enatsu R,Gonzalez-Martinez J,Bulacio J,Mosher JC,Burgess RC,Najm I,Nair DR

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The present study was conducted to investigate whether microbleeds or microinfarcts are associated with apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene polymorphisms in patients with moyamoya disease (MMD), and if so, whetherAPOE gene polymorphisms are also associated with stroke type in patients with MMD. METHODS This cross-sect...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jang DK,Huh PW,Lee KS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Experimental studies have shown numerous neuroprotective properties of alcohol ("ethanol") after TBI, but clinical studies have provided conflicting results. The authors aimed to assess the relationship between positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC) on hospital admission and mortality after moderate to seve...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raj R,Mikkonen ED,Siironen J,Hernesniemi J,Lappalainen J,Skrifvars MB

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the authors trace the history of early craniometry, referring to the technique of obtaining cranial measurements for the accurate correlation of external skull landmarks to specific brain regions. Largely drawing on methods from the newly emerging fields of physical anthropology and phrenology in the lat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Serletis D,Pait TG

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maffucci syndrome is a rare disease characterized by multiple enchondromas and soft-tissue hemangiomas. Additionally, neuroendocrine tumors including pituitary adenomas have been described in these patients. The underlying genetic etiology lies in somatic mosaicism of mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) or ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hao S,Hong CS,Feng J,Yang C,Chittiboina P,Zhang J,Zhuang Z

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The authors' goal in this paper is to provide the first clinical, radiological, and genetic studies of panventriculomegaly (PaVM) defined by a wide foramen of Magendie and large cisterna magna. METHODS Clinical and brain imaging data from 28 PaVM patients (including 10 patients from 5 families) were retrospecti...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kageyama H,Miyajima M,Ogino I,Nakajima M,Shimoji K,Fukai R,Miyake N,Nishiyama K,Matsumoto N,Arai H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Current recommendations stress the need for cognitive parameters to be integrated in the evaluation of outcomes for intracranial meningioma surgery. The aim of this prospective study was to examine neurocognitive function in meningioma patients pre- and postoperatively. METHODS Patients with skull base (anterio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Liouta E,Koutsarnakis C,Liakos F,Stranjalis G

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Approximately 250 million surgical procedures are performed annually worldwide, and data suggest that major complications occur in 3%-17% of them. Many of these complications can be classified as avoidable, and previous studies have demonstrated that preoperative checklists improve operating room teamwork and d...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Laws ER,Wong JM,Smith TR,de Los Reyes K,Aglio LS,Thorne AJ,Cote DJ,Esposito F,Cappabianca P,Gawande A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The objective of this study was to compare the cost of deep brain stimulation (DBS) performed awake versus asleep at a single US academic health center and to compare costs across the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) Clinical Database. METHODS Inpatient and outpatient demographic and hospital financial ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Jacob RL,Geddes J,McCartney S,Burchiel KJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The caudal zona incerta target within the posterior subthalamic area is an investigational site for deep brain stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson disease (PD) and tremor. The authors report on a patient with tremor-predominant PD who, despite excellent tremor control and an otherwise normal neurological examination, exhib...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bangash OK,Thorburn M,Garcia-Vega J,Walters S,Stell R,Starkstein SE,Lind CR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to analyze the pathology of collateral vessels newly induced by indirect bypass surgery for moyamoya disease (MMD). An autopsy analysis was conducted on a 39-year-old woman with MMD who had died of a brainstem infarction. The patient had undergone bilateral indirect bypass surgeries 22 yea...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mukawa M,Nariai T,Inaji M,Tamada N,Maehara T,Matsushima Y,Ohno K,Negi M,Kobayashi D

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT This study explored whether there were differences between the autoimmune disease prevalence rates in unilateral and bilateral moyamoya disease (MMD). METHODS The authors performed a retrospective review of data obtained from the medical records of their hospital, analyzing and comparing the clinical characteri...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chen JB,Liu Y,Zhou LX,Sun H,He M,You C

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Removal of jugular foramen (JF) tumors usually requires extensive skull base approaches and is frequently associated with postoperative morbidities such as lower cranial nerve injury. The endoscope-assisted retrosigmoid infralabyrinthine approach is a relatively new approach to tumors extending into the bony ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Samii M,Alimohamadi M,Gerganov V

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the authors present a physical model developed to teach surgeons the requisite drilling techniques when using an endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) to the skull base. EEA is increasingly used for treating pathologies of the ventral and ventrolateral cranial base. Endonasal drilling is a unique skill in...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tai BL,Wang AC,Joseph JR,Wang PI,Sullivan SE,McKean EL,Shih AJ,Rooney DM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgery for subdural hematoma (SDH) is a commonly performed neurosurgical procedure. This study identifies patient characteristics associated with adverse outcomes and prolonged length of stay (LOS) in patients who underwent surgical treatment for SDH. METHODS:All patients in the American College of Surgeons...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lukasiewicz AM,Grant RA,Basques BA,Webb ML,Samuel AM,Grauer JN

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of CSF hypovolemia remains controversial. The primary diagnostic factor relies on confirmation of leakage of the CSF based on reduced spinal fluid pressure. Determining the specific leakage site is the most important issue for effective treatment but remains a difficult task. Although CT myelography, rad...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Nakai E,Takemura M,Nonaka M,Kawanishi Y,Masahira N,Ueba T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of extracranial traumatic aneurysm formation has not been fully elucidated. Intraarterial optical coherence tomography (OCT), an imaging modality capable of micrometer cross-sectional resolution, was used to evaluate patients presenting with saccular traumatic aneurysms of the internal carotid arte...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Griessenauer CJ,Foreman PM,Deveikis JP,Harrigan MR

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) was recently introduced as treatment for movement disorders such as essential tremor and advanced Parkinson's disease (PD). Although deep brain target lesions are successfully generated in most patients, the target area temperature fails to increas...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chang WS,Jung HH,Zadicario E,Rachmilevitch I,Tlusty T,Vitek S,Chang JW

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECTIVE Results of radial nerve grafting are largely unknown for lesions of the radial nerve that occur proximal to the humerus, including those within the posterior cord. METHODS The authors describe 13 patients with proximal radial nerve injuries who were surgically treated and then followed for at least 24 months...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bertelli JA,Ghizoni MF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pineal region tumors pose certain challenges in regard to their resection: a deep surgical field, associated critical surrounding neurovascular structures, and narrow operative working corridor due to obstruction by the apex of the culmen. The authors describe a lateral supracerebellar infratentorial approach that was...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kulwin C,Matsushima K,Malekpour M,Cohen-Gadol AA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The concept of the flow-diverter stent (FDS) is to induce aneurysmal thrombosis while preserving the patency of the parent vessel and any covered branches. In some circumstances, it is impossible to avoid dangerously covering small branches, such as the anterior choroidal artery (AChA), with the stent. In this p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Neki H,Caroff J,Jittapiromsak P,Benachour N,Mihalea C,Ikka L,Moret J,Spelle L

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) is a relatively new imaging technique. Its high sensitivity to hemorrhagic components and ability to depict microvasculature by means of susceptibility effects within the veins allow for the accurate detection, grading, and monitoring of brain tumors. This imaging modality can als...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Di Ieva A,Lam T,Alcaide-Leon P,Bharatha A,Montanera W,Cusimano MD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Brainstem cavernous malformations (CMs) are challenging due to a higher symptomatic hemorrhage rate and potential morbidity associated with their resection. The authors aimed to preoperatively define the relationship of CMs to the perilesional corticospinal tracts (CSTs) by obtaining qualitative and quantitative...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Faraji AH,Abhinav K,Jarbo K,Yeh FC,Shin SS,Pathak S,Hirsch BE,Schneider W,Fernandez-Miranda JC,Friedlander RM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The primary goals of this study were: 1) to examine the influence of disease and treatment on headache in patients with sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS); and 2) to identify clinical predictors of long-term headache disability. METHODS:This was a cross-sectional observational study with international multicen...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Carlson ML,Tveiten ØV,Driscoll CL,Boes CJ,Sullan MJ,Goplen FK,Lund-Johansen M,Link MJ

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Little attention has been given to the functional challenges of the insular approach to the resection of gliomas, despite the potential damage of essential neural networks that underlie the insula. The object of this study is to analyze the subcortical anatomy of the insular region when infiltrated by gliomas, a...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Martino J,Mato D,de Lucas EM,García-Porrero JA,Gabarrós A,Fernández-Coello A,Vázquez-Barquero A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Distal coil or stent migration is a rare, but potentially morbid complication of intracranial aneurysm embolization. At present, there is no established standard of surgical evacuation of displaced material-in particular, there is no consensus on the optimum time for such intervention. The authors report their p...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Turek G,Kochanowicz J,Lewszuk A,Lyson T,Zielinska-Turek J,Chwiesko J,Mariak Z

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The object of this study was to examine the relationship between hospital volume and long-term mortality after treatment of intracranial aneurysms. METHODS:The authors identified patients treated for intracranial aneurysms between 2002 and 2010 from patient registries of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and linked ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lindekleiv H,Mathiesen EB,Førde OH,Wilsgaard T,Ingebrigtsen T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors experienced an intriguing phenomenon in 2 adult patients with moyamoya disease. Mouth opening caused reversible occlusion of the donor superficial temporal artery (STA), and the patients exhibited transient cerebral ischemic symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of such occlusio...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Katsuta T,Abe H,Miki K,Inoue T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Intrasylvian hematoma (ISH) is a subtype of intracranial hematoma caused by aneurysmal rupture and often presents with a poor initial neurological grade; it is not well studied. The aim of this study was to elucidate outcomes of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) with ISH. METHODS:Data for 97 patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukuda H,Hayashi K,Moriya T,Nakashita S,Lo BW,Yamagata S

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), as defined by Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13 or higher, is a common problem in the United States and worldwide, estimated to affect more than 1 million patients yearly. When associated with intracranial hemorrhage, it is a common reason for neurosurgical consultation and...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ditty BJ,Omar NB,Foreman PM,Patel DM,Pritchard PR,Okor MO

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Various bibliometric indices based on the citations accumulated by scholarly articles, including the h-index, g-index, e-index, and Google's i10-index, may be used to evaluate academic productivity in neurological surgery. The present article provides a comprehensive assessment of recent academic publishing outp...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Taylor DR,Venable GT,Jones GM,Lepard JR,Roberts ML,Saleh N,Sidiqi SK,Moore A,Khan N,Selden NR,Michael LM 2nd,Klimo P Jr

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a 32-year-old woman known to have Russell-Silver syndrome who presented with repeated aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Multiple intracranial aneurysms and advanced peripheral vascular disease were demonstrated. The authors postulate a link between these vascular features and the pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pülhorn H,Pesic-Smith J,Cowley P,Murphy M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00