abstract：:A 64-year-old man underwent microvascular decompression of the left superior cerebellar artery (SCA) for left trigeminal neuralgia (TN) using a sling of Teflon tape fixed to the tentorium with fibrin glue. The TN disappeared immediately after surgery, but recurred unusually rapidly at 2 weeks later at the same intensi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Ohta M,Komatsu F,Abe H,Sakamoto S,Tsugu H,Oshiro S,Fukushima T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 52-year-old woman presented with a partially thrombosed giant aneurysm of the vertebral artery (VA) manifesting as a 3-month history of left hemiparesis. She developed subarachnoid hemorrhage during hospitalization and underwent emergency surgery for surgical proximal clipping and ventricular drainage with decompres...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Terakawa Y,Yamamura A,Murayama N,Kimura H,Nakagawa T,Fujishige M,Nunomura K,Ogawa D,Hashi K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old man presented with a rare case of spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) associated with dural sinus thrombosis (DST) manifesting as severe postural headache which was relieved by lying down. Initial cerebrospinal fluid pressure was low. He was treated with hydration and rest under a diagnosis of SIH...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeuchi S,Takasato Y,Masaoka H,Hayakawa T,Otani N,Yoshino Y,Yatsushige H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple new method for making a rat post-angioplasty stenosis model was developed using a single-lumen compliant balloon catheter/guidewire system and no special diet. This technique was applied to 10 9-week-old Wistar rats fed a normal diet. The catheter/guidewire system was inserted from the external carotid artery...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Tsuruta W,Yamamoto T,Suzuki K,Yoshida F,Matsumura A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study retrospectively reviewed 227 patients with ruptured solitary cerebral aneurysm who underwent endovascular embolization with detachable coils between March 1997 and March 2006 to establish the incidence of rebleeding after endovascular treatment for ruptured cerebral aneurysm and identify the risk factors. T...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Aikawa H,Kazekawa K,Nagata S,Onizuka M,Iko M,Tsutsumi M,Kodama T,Nii K,Matsubara S,Etou H,Tanaka A

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated serum levels of thrombomodulin (TM) and von Willebrand factor (vWf) are good indicators of injury and activation of cerebral endothelium in patients with severe simple head injury. The present study evaluated cerebral endothelial injury or activation as the serum levels of TM and vWf in elderly and younger pa...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yokota H,Atsumi T,Araki T,Fuse A,Sato H,Kushimoto S,Koido Y,Kawai M,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man presented with a ruptured fusiform aneurysm of the proximal anterior cerebral artery (A(1) segment) manifesting as sudden onset of severe headache. Brain computed tomography revealed subarachnoid hemorrhage in the basal cisterns, and left carotid angiography demonstrated a fusiform aneurysm of the le...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Aoki Y,Nemoto M,Yokota K,Kano T,Goto S,Sugo N

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive functions are frequently impaired in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). Two patients with NPH initially had dysfunctional constructional skill but exhibited improvements after shunt surgery. Dysfunction of constructional skill should be added to the important clinical features of NPH. The geo...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Takeuchi M,Hayashi N,Takaiwa A,Hamada H,Kuwayama N,Hirashima Y,Matsui M,Endo S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old male presented with a recurrent solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) arising from the falx cerebri with intraventricular extension manifesting as nausea and vomiting. Magnetic resonance imaging showed the heterogeneously enhanced tumor in the falx, which extended to the bilateral lateral ventricles and the third...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Teranishi K,Yamamoto T,Nakao Y,Osada H,Wada R,Mori K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old woman had been followed up for 10 years for recurrence of pilocytic astrocytoma 5 years after the initial treatment consisting of subtotal resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. The patient presented with sudden onset of headache and vomiting. Computed tomography and T(2)*-weighted magnetic reso...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shingu T,Akiyama Y,Daisu M,Maruyama N,Matsumoto Y,Miyazaki T,Nagai H,Yamamoto Y,Yamasaki T,Yoshida M,Maruyama R,Moritake K

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of Wilms' tumor gene WT1 protein was investigated immunohistochemically in 73 glial tumors, including 60 astrocytic tumors, eight oligodendroglial tumors, and five ependymal tumors. WT1 protein was detected in 70 of the 73 glial tumors (95.9%) examined. Almost all glioblastomas, anaplastic astrocytomas,...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashiba T,Izumoto S,Kagawa N,Suzuki T,Hashimoto N,Maruno M,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study analyzed the impact of case volume on outcome after cerebral aneurysm clipping at all 382 core neurosurgical training centers certified by the Japan Neurosurgical Society. A survey requested information on all clipping surgeries for cerebral aneurysms performed during 2003. Among these centers, 369 (...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hattori N,Katayama Y,Abe T,Japan Neurosurgical Society.

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors associated with hematoma enlargement were analyzed in 24 patients, 16 males and eight females aged 46 to 77 years (mean 58 years), undergoing chronic hemodialysis who were admitted to our hospital with intracerebral hemorrhage between 1994 and 2003. Computed tomography demonstrated hematoma enlargement in ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyahara K,Murata H,Abe H

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients presented with rare spinal subdural hematoma (SDH) occurring after intracranial aneurysm surgery and manifesting as postoperative back pain. Magnetic resonance imaging performed from 4 to 11 days after the operation showed acute or subacute thoracolumbar SDH. No patient had risk factors for bleeding at t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kim MS,Lee CH,Lee SJ,Rhee JJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 28-year-old woman presented with a rare case of endodermal cyst located ventral to the lower brain stem manifesting as recurrent aseptic meningitis. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass located ventral to the lower brain stem and extending from the prepontine to the upper cer...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsunaga S,Fujitsu K,Yagishita S,Ichikawa T,Takemoto Y,Takeda Y,Miyahara K,Niino H,Shiina T

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old male presented with an unusually large mycotic aneurysm mimicking a saccular aneurysm manifesting as coma and hypotension. Computed tomography showed intracerebral and intraventricular hemorrhage. He was in septic shock due to acute infectious endocarditis. Cerebral angiography disclosed a large distal a...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hara Y,Hosoda K,Wada T,Kimura H,Kohmura E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 51-year-old male presented with a 5-year history of progressive right exophthalmos and visual loss. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a right intraorbital lesion. [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ([(18)F]FDG-PET) revealed high uptake in the tumor. No FDG was accumulated in the remaining optic t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Miyamoto J,Sasajima H,Owada K,Mineura K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old male presented with morning headache and double vision. Neuroimaging revealed a lobulated enhanced mass lesion with a blurred margin and remarkable peritumoral edema, and high uptake of methionine. The gray, soft, well-circumscribed mass was grossly totally resected. Histological examination showed the t...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kaji M,Takeshima H,Nakazato Y,Kuratsu J

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old man presented with acute onset of visual loss in his right eye. He was treated under a diagnosis of retinal artery thrombosis. Ultrasonography revealed obstruction of the ipsilateral internal carotid artery (ICA). He had no risk factor for stroke and he denied any history of trauma. Follow-up ultrasonogr...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akiyama Y,Tanaka M,Hayashi J,Fujimoto M,Harada K,Nakahara I,Taniwaki Y

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 48-year-old woman with a history of viral influenza infection was admitted with rapidly progressive numbness and weakness of the right extremities. On admission, general physical examination revealed no abnormality. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis showed no abnormal findings. Brain computed tomography and magnetic reso...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Akimoto J,Nakajima N,Saida A,Haraoka J,Kudo M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 50-year-old male patient presented with a rare dural supratentorial hemangioblastoma manifesting as severe headache persisting for 2 months. Neuroimaging revealed a tumoral mass localized in the right parietal lobe near the sagittal sinus. The tumor was totally excised successfully. The postoperative histological di...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Cosar M,Hatiboglu MA,Iplikcioglu AC,Ozcan D

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old woman presented with an extremely rare intracranial metastasis from a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) manifesting as left hemiparesis 2 years after resection of a sacral tumor adjacent to the coccygeal bone. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an intracranial tumor in the right parietal lobe. Crani...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kaku S,Tanaka T,Ohtuka T,Seki K,Sawauchi S,Numoto RT,Murakami S,Komine K,Abe T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old man with hemophilia type A presented with a huge intracerebral hematoma (ICH) in the left frontoparietal lobe due to rupture of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Angiography demonstrated the AVM in the frontoparietal lobe fed by the anterior cerebral arteries and the middle cerebral arteries, with a v...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Saito N,Yamazaki M,Kobayashi S,Teramoto A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cavernous angiomas (CAs) and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) sometimes show growth or de novo appearance. Proliferative capacity of the endothelium is evident in such malformations. Intermediate filament nestin is a newly identified marker for proliferative endothelium, which was originally detected in the neuroepi...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shimizu T,Sugawara K,Tosaka M,Imai H,Hoya K,Takeuchi T,Sasaki T,Saito N

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningeal hemangiopericytoma is rare, and only seven cases have manifested as intracranial hemorrhage. We treated two patients with meningeal hemangiopericytoma manifesting as life-threatening massive intracerebral hemorrhage. Case 1: A 66-year-old woman presented with consciousness disturbance and left hemiparesis. C...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Maruya J,Seki Y,Morita K,Nishimaki K,Minakawa T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventricle-to-background ratio and clearance rate constant measured by indium-111 diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid single photon emission computed tomography ((111)In-DTPA SPECT) were evaluated for predicting hydrocephalus in 16 patients at 2 to 3 weeks after onset of subarachnoid hemorrhage. The activity in the...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kazumata K,Kamiyama H,Ishikawa T,Makino K,Nakamura T,Takizawa K,Komeichi T,Kubota T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old man with a cardiac pacemaker for bradycardia fell down and presented with sudden onset of right hemiplegia and aphasia. Initial computed tomography (CT) showed no cerebral infarction but angiography revealed occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA). Local intra-arterial thrombolysis with tissue...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Meguro T,Higashi H,Nishimoto K

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old woman presented with a rare anaplastic ganglioglioma in the right cerebellopontine angle manifesting as dizziness persisting for 2 weeks. Preoperative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a partially enhanced cystic lesion of the right cerebellopontine angle. The tumor was subtotally removed through ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Matsuzaki K,Uno M,Kageji T,Hirose T,Nagahiro S

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 88-year-old woman presented with a supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) manifesting as disturbance of consciousness and left hemiplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large mass lesion in the right frontotemporal region. She underwent biopsy of the lesion that confirmed the diagnosis of PNET....

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Shingu T,Kagawa T,Kimura Y,Takada D,Moritake K,Hoshii Y

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old man presented with a meningioma associated with hyperostotic bone containing little tumor cell infiltration. The patient presented with a growing mass on his right forehead and exophthalmos. Computed tomography (CT) taken 4 years previously revealed only hyperostosis without intracranial lesion. Repeat C...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Min JH,Kang SH,Lee JB,Chung YG,Lee HK

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7-year-old boy presented with headache, visual disturbance, and psychomotor seizures persisting for 7 months. He had mild hemiparesis and homonymous hemianopia on the left. Neuroimaging showed bilateral temporal lobe masses with calcification and cysts. The right temporal mass was subtotally resected. The histologic...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Maruyama K,Morita A,Shibahara J,Nakazato Y,Kirino T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether the optic nerve evoked potential (ONEP) elicited by electrical stimulation of the optic nerve can serve as a reliable intraoperative indicator of visual function. In the experimental study, two silver-ball stimulating electrodes were placed on the dog optic nerve adjacent to the apex of...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Kikuchi Y,Sasaki T,Matsumoto M,Oikawa T,Itakura T,Kodama N

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Head injuries due to high-velocity missiles and shrapnel as a result of military conflicts have become a very important cause of death or severe neurological deficits. Military-type missiles have high velocities and transfer higher amounts of energy to neural tissue, compared to civil-type missiles. This physical phen...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Bakir A,Temiz C,Umur S,Aydin V,Torun F

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 62-year-old male presented with a rare case of ligamentum flavum hematoma manifesting as low back pain and gait difficulty beginning 1 month before consulting our institute. He had no history of lumbar spine surgery or lumbar puncture. However, he might have suffered forgotten back injury while practicing martial ar...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamaguchi S,Hida K,Akino M,Seki T,Yano S,Iwasaki Y

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old woman presented with complaints of low back pain and sciatica on the left persisting for 2 years. She had undergone left hemilaminectomy and discectomy for L4-5 intervertebral disc herniation at another medical center. Spinal computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a mass lesion ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Turgut M,Akyüz O,Ozsunar Y,Kacar F

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old man first noticed loss of pubic and axillary hair in 1992 and then a visual field defect in 2001. He experienced loss of consciousness attributed to hyponatremia in April 2002. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a giant intrasellar cystic mass, 40 mm in diameter, that had compressed the optic chiasm. The ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yasuda K,Saitoh Y,Okita K,Morris S,Moriwaki M,Miyagawa J,Yoshimine T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-year-old boy with achondroplasia developed right hemifacial spasm associated with headache, vomiting, and hearing disturbance. Computed tomography showed hydrocephalus. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was placed. His hydrocephalus subsequently resolved, the hemifacial spasm and headache disappeared, and his hearing ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Yamashita S,Matsumoto Y,Tamiya T,Kawanishi M,Ogawa D,Nagao S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 56-year-old man developed subdural effusion after mild head trauma, which remained unchanged in volume and density on computed tomography during a follow-up period of 7 months. However, typical chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) had developed by 9 months after the head trauma. The CSDH was successfully treated by irri...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Sato M,Nakano M,Sasanuma J,Asari J,Watanabe K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 35-year-old man presented with a rare case of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome, or Gorlin's syndrome, associated with both medulloblastoma and meningioma, manifesting as visual field constriction due to multiple parasellar tumors. He had undergone resection of a medulloblastoma at the age of 1 year 9 months, fol...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Fukushima Y,Oka H,Utsuki S,Iwamoto K,Fujii K

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old man presented with an endolymphatic sac tumor (ELST) associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease, which required four surgical procedures within 10 years. The earlier two surgeries resulted in only partial removal of the tumor because of vigorous intraoperative bleeding. Stereotactic radiation therapy was ...

journal_title：Neurologia medico-chirurgica

authors： Hashimoto M,Yokota A,Urasaki E,Imada H,Yamamoto H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00