abstract：OBJECT:Surgical indications for patients with pineal cysts are controversial. While the majority of patients harboring a pineal cyst require no treatment, surgery is a well-accepted option for a subset of those patients with secondary hydrocephalus or Parinaud's syndrome. The majority of pineal cysts are identified inc...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kalani MY,Wilson DA,Koechlin NO,Abuhusain HJ,Dlouhy BJ,Gunawardena MP,Nozue-Okada K,Teo C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although a number of studies have assessed the surgical treatment of paraclinoid-segment carotid artery aneurysms and resulting visual complications, less attention has been given to the results with respect to the superior hypophyseal artery (SHA). The authors evaluated the relationship between the aneurysm, th...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Horiuchi T,Goto T,Tanaka Y,Kodama K,Tsutsumi K,Ito K,Hongo K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) aneurysms is uncommon, and long-term outcome data for patients who have suffered such hemorrhages is lacking. This study investigated in-hospital and long-term clinical data from a prospective cohort of patients with SAH from...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Williamson RW,Wilson DA,Abla AA,McDougall CG,Nakaji P,Albuquerque FC,Spetzler RF

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The authors sought to determine the incidence, time course, and risk factors for overall adverse radiation effect (ARE) and symptomatic ARE after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases. METHODS:All cases of brain metastases treated from 1998 through 2009 with Gamma Knife SRS at UCSF were considere...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sneed PK,Mendez J,Vemer-van den Hoek JG,Seymour ZA,Ma L,Molinaro AM,Fogh SE,Nakamura JL,McDermott MW

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Onyx, an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer mixed in a dimethyl sulfoxide solvent, is currently one of the most widely used liquid materials for embolization of intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The goal of this study was to define the risks and benefits of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for patien...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee CC,Chen CJ,Ball B,Schlesinger D,Xu Z,Yen CP,Sheehan J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The factors that contribute to periprocedural complications following cranioplasty, including patient-specific and surgery-specific factors, need to be thoroughly assessed. The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors that predispose patients to an increased risk of cranioplasty complications and death. M...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Zanaty M,Chalouhi N,Starke RM,Clark SW,Bovenzi CD,Saigh M,Schwartz E,Kunkel ES,Efthimiadis-Budike AS,Jabbour P,Dalyai R,Rosenwasser RH,Tjoumakaris SI

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Preoperative anemia may be treated with a blood transfusion. Both are associated with adverse outcomes in various surgical procedures, but this has not been clearly elucidated in surgery for cerebral aneurysms. In this study the authors assessed the association of preoperative anemia and perioperative blood tran...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Seicean A,Alan N,Seicean S,Neuhauser D,Selman WR,Bambakidis NC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:It is unclear if there is a relationship between Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) and body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between BMI and cerebellar tonsil position in a random sample of people. METHODS:Cerebellar tonsil position in 2400 subjects from a cohort of patie...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Smith BW,Strahle J,Kazarian E,Muraszko KM,Garton HJ,Maher CO

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The majority of sinonasal malignancies present with advanced disease, and cure rates are generally poor. Surgical extirpation remains the mainstay of treatment. In cases of sinonasal malignancy with orbital apex extension, gross-total tumor resection requires orbital exenteration and bony skull base resection ar...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sugawara T,Aoyagi M,Ogishima T,Kawano Y,Tamaki M,Yano T,Tsunoda A,Ohno K,Maehara T,Kishimoto S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgery in the insular region is considered challenging because of its vascular relationships, the proximity of functional structures, and its deep location in the sylvian fissure. The authors report the incidence and consequences of ischemic lesions after operculoinsular corticectomy for refractory epilepsy. M...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Finet P,Nguyen DK,Bouthillier A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Complete avulsion traumatic brachial plexus injuries (BPIs) can be treated using nerve and musculoskeletal reconstruction procedures. However, these interventions are most viable within certain timeframes, and even then they cannot restore all lost function. Little is known about how patients make decisions rega...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Franzblau LE,Maynard M,Chung KC,Yang LJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The differentiation of malignant lymphomas from gliomas or malignant gliomas by conventional MRI can be difficult. The authors studied Gd-enhanced MR images to obtain a differential diagnosis between malignant lymphomas and gliomas without central necrosis or cystic changes and investigated the diagnostic value ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamasaki F,Takayasu T,Nosaka R,Amatya VJ,Doskaliyev A,Akiyama Y,Tominaga A,Takeshima Y,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The deep frontal pathway connecting the superior frontal gyrus to Broca's area, recently named the frontal aslant tract (FAT), is assumed to be associated with language functions, especially speech initiation and spontaneity. Injury to the deep frontal lobe is known to cause aphasia that mimics the aphasia cause...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fujii M,Maesawa S,Motomura K,Futamura M,Hayashi Y,Koba I,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic and debilitating psychiatric condition. Traditionally, anterior capsulotomy (AC) was an established procedure for treatment of patients with refractory OCD. Over recent decades, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has gained popularity. In this paper the authors review the pub...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pepper J,Hariz M,Zrinzo L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is an increasingly recognized cause of headaches. Pituitary enlargement and brain sagging are common findings on MRI in patients with this disorder. The authors therefore investigated pituitary function in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. METHODS Pituitary...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Schievink WI,Nuño M,Rozen TD,Maya MM,Mamelak AN,Carmichael J,Bonert VS

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Grade 3 and 4 blunt vertebral artery (VA) injuries may carry a different natural course from that of lower-grade blunt VA injuries. Proper screening, management, and follow-up of these injuries remain controversial. Grade 3 and 4 blunt VA injuries were analyzed to define their natural history and establish a rat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Scott WW,Sharp S,Figueroa SA,Eastman AL,Hatchette CV,Madden CJ,Rickert KL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT In patients with hydrocephalus and shunts, lasting symptoms such as headache and dizziness may be indicative of shunt failure, which may necessitate shunt revision. In cases of doubt, the authors monitor intracranial pressure (ICP) to determine the presence of over- or underdrainage of CSF to tailor management....

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sæhle T,Eide PK

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OBJECT The human area postrema (AP) is a circumventricular organ that has only been described in cadaveric specimens and animals. Because of its position in the calamus scriptorius and the absence of surface markers on the floor of the fourth ventricle, the AP cannot be clearly localized during surgical procedures. ME...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Longatti P,Porzionato A,Basaldella L,Fiorindi A,De Caro P,Feletti A

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Proper screening, management, and follow-up of Grade 1 and 2 blunt carotid artery injuries (BCIs) remains controversial. These low-grade BCIs were analyzed to define their natural history and establish a rational management plan based on lesion progression and cerebral infarction. METHODS:A retrospective review...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Scott WW,Sharp S,Figueroa SA,Eastman AL,Hatchette CV,Madden CJ,Rickert KL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoplastic small round cell tumors (DSRCTs) are rare, aggressive neoplasms that typically arise from abdominal and pelvic peritoneum in young adults. Other primary sites are uncommon, and an intracranial origin is exceptionally rare. Here the authors report the first case of a DSRCT presenting as a primary suprasell...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Thondam SK,du Plessis D,Cuthbertson DJ,Das KS,Javadpour M,MacFarlane IA,Leggate J,Haylock B,Daousi C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Physicians are often solicited by patients or colleagues for clinical recommendations they would make for themselves if faced by a clinical situation. The act of making a recommendation can alter the clinical course being taken. The authors sought to understand this dynamic across different neurosurgical scenari...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tanweer O,Wilson TA,Kalhorn SP,Golfinos JG,Huang PP,Kondziolka D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The gold-standard surgical approach to the odontoid is via the transoral route. This approach necessitates opening of the oropharynx and is associated with risks of infection, and swallowing and breathing complications. The endoscopic endonasal approach has the potential to reduce these complications as the oral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goldschlager T,Härtl R,Greenfield JP,Anand VK,Schwartz TH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Contralateral subdural hygromas are occasionally observed after decompressive craniectomies (DCs). Some of these hygromas are symptomatic, and the etiology and management of these symptomatic contralateral subdural collections (CLDCs) present surgical challenges. The authors share their experience with managing ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Salunke P,Garg R,Kapoor A,Chhabra R,Mukherjee KK

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:A visual field deficit resulting from the management of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) significantly impacts a patient's quality of life. The present study was designed to investigate the clinical and radiological outcomes of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) performed for AVMs involving the postgeniculate vi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bowden G,Kano H,Caparosa E,Tonetti D,Niranjan A,Monaco EA 3rd,Flickinger J,Arai Y,Lunsford LD

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Surgeries for CNS tumors are frequently performed by general neurosurgeons and by those who specialize in surgical neurooncology. Subspecialization in neurosurgical practice has become common and may improve patient morbidity and mortality rates. However, the potential benefits for patients of having their surge...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Khan UA,Bhavsar A,Asif H,Karabatsou K,Leggate JR,Sofat A,Kamaly-Asl ID

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The application accuracy of the Neuromate neurosurgical robot has been validated in vitro but has not been evaluated in vivo for deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrode implantations. The authors conducted a study to evaluate this application accuracy in routine frame-based DBS procedures, with an independent sys...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： von Langsdorff D,Paquis P,Fontaine D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Neurocognitive performance is used to assess multiple cognitive domains, including motor coordination, before and after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Although gross motor strength is impaired with ischemia of large cortical areas or of the internal capsule, the authors hypothesize that patients undergoing CEA de...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Heyer EJ,Mallon KA,Mergeche JL,Stern Y,Connolly ES

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Glutamate is important in the pathogenesis of brain damage after cerebral ischemia and traumatic brain injury. Notably, brain extracellular and cerebrospinal fluid as well as blood glutamate concentrations increase after experimental and clinical trauma. While neurons are one potential source of glutamate, plate...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Bell JD,Thomas TC,Lass E,Ai J,Wan H,Lifshitz J,Baker AJ,Macdonald RL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Although craniopharyngiomas are benign intracranial tumors, their high recurrence rates and intimate associations with surrounding neurovascular structures make gross tumor resection challenging. Stereotactic radiosurgery has been introduced as a valuable adjuvant therapy for recurrent or residual craniopharyngi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee CC,Yang HC,Chen CJ,Hung YC,Wu HM,Shiau CY,Guo WY,Pan DH,Chung WY,Liu KD

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Following resection of a brain metastasis, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to the cavity is an emerging alternative to postoperative whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT). This approach attempts to achieve local control without the neurocognitive risks associated with WBRT. The authors aimed to report the outcome...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ojerholm E,Lee JY,Thawani JP,Miller D,O'Rourke DM,Dorsey JF,Geiger GA,Nagda S,Kolker JD,Lustig RA,Alonso-Basanta M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of medicine is replete with innovations in neurosurgery that have spurred further developments across the medical spectrum. Surgeons treating pathologies in the head and spine have broken ground with new approaches, techniques, and technologies since ancient times. Neurosurgeons occupy a vital nexus in pat...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Couldwell WT,Mortimer V,Kraus KL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is widely used for the clinical treatment of various human diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated that low-energy ESWT upregulates the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and promotes angiogenesis and functional recovery in myocardial infarction an...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yamaya S,Ozawa H,Kanno H,Kishimoto KN,Sekiguchi A,Tateda S,Yahata K,Ito K,Shimokawa H,Itoi E

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The transbasal approach (TBA) is an anterior skull base approach, which provides access to the anterior skull base, sellar-suprasellar region, and clivus. The TBA typically involves a bifrontal craniotomy with orbital bar and/or nasal bone osteotomies performed in 2 separate steps. The authors explored the feasi...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Effendi ST,Rao VY,Momin EN,Cruz-Navarro J,Duckworth EA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:The aim of this study was to determine age-related differences in short-term (1-year) outcomes in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs). METHODS:Four thousand fifty-nine patients prospectively enrolled in the International Study of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms were categorized into 3 group...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mahaney KB,Brown RD Jr,Meissner I,Piepgras DG,Huston J 3rd,Zhang J,Torner JC,ISUIA Investigators.

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:This study investigated the specific preoperative MRI features of patients with intracranial meningiomas that correlate with pathological grade and provide appropriate preoperative planning. METHODS:From 2006 to 2012, 120 patients (36 men and 84 women, age range 20-89 years) with newly diagnosed symptomatic int...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lin BJ,Chou KN,Kao HW,Lin C,Tsai WC,Feng SW,Lee MS,Hueng DY

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:Aneurysm recurrence after coil therapy remains a major shortcoming in the endovascular management of cerebral aneurysms. The need for long-term imaging follow-up was recently investigated. This study assessed the diagnostic yield of long-term digital subtraction angiography (DSA) follow-up and determined predict...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chalouhi N,Bovenzi CD,Thakkar V,Dressler J,Jabbour P,Starke RM,Teufack S,Gonzalez LF,Dalyai R,Dumont AS,Rosenwasser R,Tjoumakaris S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the first case of vasogenic cerebral edema due to a cell-mediated hypersensitivity reaction to a nickel-containing aneurysm clip. The patient initially presented for elective clipping of a right middle cerebral artery aneurysm, and on long-term follow-up she demonstrated relapsing-remitting cerebral...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Tan T,Tee JW,Han TF

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective in the present study was to evaluate the usefulness of cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEP) monitoring for the intraoperative assessment of speech function during resection of brain tumors. METHODS:Intraoperative monitoring of CCEP was applied in 13 patients (mean age 34 ± 14 years) durin...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Saito T,Tamura M,Muragaki Y,Maruyama T,Kubota Y,Fukuchi S,Nitta M,Chernov M,Okamoto S,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K,Sakai KL,Okada Y,Iseki H

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Rochester has a long legacy of excellent patient care and innovation in the neurosciences. The department's founder, Dr. William Van Wagenen, was a direct pupil of Harvey Cushing and the first president of the Harvey Cushing Society. His successor, Dr. Frank P. Smith...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kimmell KT,Petraglia AL,Bakos R,Rodenhouse T,Maurer PK,Pilcher WH

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It is common practice to use a new contralateral bur hole for ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) placement in subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients with an existing ventriculostomy. At Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, the authors have primarily used the ventriculostomy site ...

journal_title：Journal of neurosurgery

authors： Chalouhi N,Whiting A,Anderson EC,Witte S,Zanaty M,Tjoumakaris S,Gonzalez LF,Hasan D,Starke RM,Hann S,Ghobrial GM,Rosenwasser R,Jabbour P

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00