abstract：:An obese woman with benign intracranial hypertension had been managed for several years with lumbo-peritoneal shunting. Following a bilopancreatic procedure performed for management of her obesity dense peritoneal adhesions caused repeated shunt failure. The shunt system was successfully converted to a lumbo-atrial sy...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pülhorn H,Redfern RM

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 14-year-old boy with cavernous malformation of the optic chiasm. He had a 2-year history of gradually worsening visual disturbance. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a suprasellar mass, findings compatible with craniopharyngioma. The mass was biopsied and histological e...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Muta D,Nishi T,Koga K,Yamashiro S,Fujioka S,Kuratsu J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report four patients having an extremely rare and hitherto unreported clinical condition of spondyloptosis of the atlas over axis. Between the year 1999 and 2004, four patients with spondyloptosis were retrospectively analysed. The age of the patients ranged from 12 to 31 years. In three patients, the aetiology of ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A,Muzumdar D,Dange N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72-year-old woman previously operated for a sphenoid-ridge meningioma, now presented with double vision. Histology showed a secretory meningioma with an epithelial-appearing, malignant component. Malignant transformation in a secretory meningioma is not known. This is the first report of such an occurrence. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shivane AG,Chakrabarty A,Baborie A,Thiryayi W,Donaldson MH,Ross S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic pseudoaneurysms of the superficial temporal artery are uncommon. They present to a variety of specialities - orthopaedics, ear, nose and throat, neurosurgery, maxillofacial, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and dermatology. Experience managing these lesions is therefore limited and diluted. We present a cas...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Murphy M,Hughes D,Liaquat I,Edmondson R,Bullock P

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate if there are possible gender differences in relation to outcome following closed severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a predominantly Asian population. A study was conducted using our prospectively maintained TBI database of 672 patients with severe TBI admitted into ou...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ng I,Lee KK,Lim JH,Wong HB,Yan XY

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a sciatic schwannoma spanning the sciatic notch in a 39-year-old woman with persistent pelvic pain after caesarean delivery. The tumour was detected by pelvic CT scan and MRI. Anterior transabdominal surgery allowed the en bloc removal of both the pelvic and the buttock component of the tumour. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Consales A,Poppi M,Stumpo M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this report is to introduce a simple modification to the free-hand frameless stereotactic placement of ventriculoperitoneal shunts in undersized ventricles. In this technical note, we describe our experience with ventricular catheter placement in two children suffering from shunt dependent idiopathic intrac...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Woerdeman PA,Willems PW,Han KS,Hanlo PW,Berkelbach van der Sprenkel JW

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining previously independently established techniques our objective was to develop and evaluate a method for bedside qualitative assessment of cerebral blood flow in neurointensive care (NICU) patients. The CT-protocol was optimized using phantoms and comparing a mobile CT-scanner (Tomoscan-M, Philips) with two st...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hillman J,Sturnegk P,Yonas H,Heron J,Sandborg M,Gunnarsson T,Mellergård P

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old Caucasian woman presented with left eye pain and a transient left oculomotor nerve palsy. Subsequent imaging revealed a mass involving the sphenoid sinus and sella with suprasellar extension. A trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy was performed. Histopathology showed a fungal infection consistent with phaeohy...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Yeung IY,Whitelaw BC,Hortobágyi T,Bódi I,Petrou MA,Connor SE,Thomas NW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implementation of the two-week wait initiative for cancer referrals in the NHS has had a major impact on outpatient services. A low clinical detection rate among GPs for neurological cancer has resulted in a large number of urgent referrals with a low yield of positive diagnoses. We have devised a strategy for min...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Uff CE,Lawson DD,Giles G,Bavetta S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen patients with simultaneous presentation of meningiomas with other intracranial tumours are reviewed. The associated tumours included a brain metastasis in six cases, glioma in three, pituitary adenoma in two, craniopharyngioma in one,acoustic schwannoma in two and brain lymphoma in one. A correct preoperative ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maiuri F,Cappabianca P,Iaconetta G,Esposito F,Messina A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-grade (WHO level I) meningiomas are slow-growing, benign tumours typically presenting with unspecific symptoms (e.g. headache), seizures, cranial nerve compression and neuropsychological symptoms determined by location and size of the lesion. Haemorrhagic onset and sequelae are rare, and have been described infreq...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sakowitz OW,Harting I,Kohlhof P,Unterberg AW,Steiner HH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience with seven cases of endodermal cysts located anterior and anterolateral to the brainstem. The ages of the patients ranged from 10 to 35 years. There were three males and four females. The cysts had characteristic imaging features, and contained fluid having a 'greenish-yellow pus-like' hue and...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Goel A,Muzumdar D,Chagla A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present our experience with suprabow minicraniotomy in the excision of 18 suprasellar tumours between May 2001 and September 2003. There were 14 females and four males with ages ranging from 7 to 59 years. The tumours included one epidermoid cyst, 10 meningiomas, five craniopharyngiomas and two optico-chiasmatico-h...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Joseph V,Chacko AG

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal fixation provides an increased immediate stability for the craniovertebral junction; however, there is no current consensus on the optimal method of occipitocervical (OC) fusion. In this report, we present 25 cases of craniovertebral instability treated with OC fusion by plates and screws instrumentation. The...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lee SC,Chen JF,Lee ST

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of cervical intramedullary sarcoidosis. A 56 year old woman presented with progressive paraesthesia affecting the lower limbs. MRI revealed an intramedullar lesion from C4-C7. A laminectomy and subtotal resection was carried out for this presumed intramedullary tumour. Pathology revealed this to be a...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mathieson CS,Mowle D,Ironside JW,O'Riordan R

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the management of 7 cases of extradural arachnoid cyst is presented. A brief review of the literature on the subject is presented. Seven cases of extradural arachnoid cysts were treated surgically between the years 1996 to 2002. These patients were analysed retrospectively. The average follow-up period was...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kulkarni AG,Goel A,Thiruppathy SP,Desai K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an uncommon benign fibro-osseous abnormality of bone, of unknown aetiology and equal sex incidence, which is most commonly restricted to one bone (monostotic FD: MFD, 70%). Less commonly multiple bones are affected (polyostotic FD: PFD, 27%). Vertebral involvement is uncommon (4%), but more c...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Marshman LA,David KM,O'Donovan DG,Chawda SJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilization of operating theatre time is an important issue in neurosurgery, in a National Health Service Hospital. NHS Trusts are under ever increasing pressure to meet specified 'targets' in relation to admissions and operations. We performed a retrospective audit on the utilization of neurosurgical operating theatr...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Iyer RV,Likhith AM,McLean JA,Perera S,Davis CH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old male sustained a unilateral avulsion fracture through the origin of the transverse atlantal ligament following a road traffic accident. This was successfully treated in a rigid neck collar for 8 weeks. Injuries to the transverse atlantal ligament are often associated with significant bony injury and atla...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Pennington RG,Gnanalingham KK,Van Dellen JR

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyse and compare published data during the last decade on the different approaches to Parkinson's disease surgery. Eighty-eight papers published between 1990 and 2001 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Full-text and prospective papers on lesion and stimulation of GPi or STN were assessed...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Boucai L,Cerquetti D,Merello M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subfalcine brain herniation is well documented in the presence of raised intracranial pressure. However, we report a case of herniation occurring after decompression of bilateral chronic subdural haematomas, which did not appear to be related to high pressure. We suggest that after rapid decompression of a collection,...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shah A,Choi D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliomatosis cerebri (GC), which mainly consists of oligodendroglial tumour cells, is rare and six cases have been documented to date. We present a new case of oligodendroglial gliomatosis cerebri with a favourable response to combination treatment using surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Fukushima Y,Nakagawa H,Tamura M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic complications of ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt are very rare. We report an unusual case of VP shunt intrathoracic migration, associated with symptomatic hydrothorax. The patient was successfully managed with revision. We reviewed the 10 cases reported in the literature and discussed the mechanism of shunt-t...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Akyüz M,Uçar T,Göksu E

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history of chronic subdural haematoma (CSH), spanning from its possibly earliest beginnings throughout the centuries until the early 1980s, was investigated within the context of four different epochs. In the 'era of uncertainty', successful trephination, the modem method of choice for the treatment of CSH, was de...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Weigel R,Krauss JK,Schmiedek P

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical approaches to the posterior fossa may be complicated by pseudomeningocoele formation. We report on its natural history and risk factors for its formation, as seen on serial MRI postoperatively in children with posterior fossa tumours. In a retrospective study of 84 children undergoing surgery for posterior fo...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Gnanalingham KK,Lafuente J,Thompson D,Harkness W,Hayward R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a 37-year-old lady with symptoms and signs suggestive of benign intracranial hypertension (BIH). Routine CT and MRI scans were normal. Further investigations were performed with magnetic resonance venography (MRV) and cerebral venography. These revealed obstruction of the right transverse sinus wit...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Ogungbo B,Roy D,Gholkar A,Mendelow AD

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of high field (3 Tesla) MR in target localization for stem cell transplantation. Three patients with Huntington's disease were imaged with a stereotactic frame in place for both MRI and CT. Quality assurance procedures and manual shimming were performed before each ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Donovan T,Fryer TD,Peña A,Watts C,Carpenter TA,Pickard JD

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to measure metabolic changes monitored by bedside microdialysis during impending and manifest hypoxia in traumatic brain injury. In 41 patients, a PtiO2-catheter (Licox; 1/min) was placed into non-lesioned frontal white matter together with a microdialysis catheter (CMA, hourly). Data were analysed f...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Sarrafzadeh AS,Kiening KL,Callsen TA,Unterberg AW

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the clinical outcomes following venous ligation for the treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVF) with leptomeningeal or cortical venous drainage. The authors conducted a single-centre, retrospective study of 15 patients with DAVF treated consecutively between 1990 and 2000. There were eigh...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Lin J,Elwood PW,Fraser KW

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of all patients who had surgery for cauda equina syndrome (CES) due to a herniated lumbar disc between January 1996 and November 1999 was undertaken. All underwent laminectomy and discectomy, and had been admitted as emergencies with cauda equina syndrome. Ten women and 10 men with a mean age of...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hussain SA,Gullan RW,Chitnavis BP

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) reduces tremor and improves hand performance in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The purpose of this paper is to describe the cost implications of DBS in MS patients and to highlight postoperative medical requirements that can be associated wi...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Hooper J,Whittle IR

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bursting pressure of samples of cerebral arteries was measured. Eighty-five samples of cerebral arteries were taken from 11 fresh cadavers. These samples were filled with saline under pressure to the point of bursting. The bursting pressures were recorded. The mean bursting pressure of all samples was 1.8 bar (137...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Mitchell P,Jakubowski J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendoscopy is increasingly used in the management of brain tumours and tumour related hydrocephalus and this study reviews the efficacy of neuroendoscopic interventions in this unit in patients with brain tumours. A series of 87 neuroendoscopic operations carried out in 77 patients with brain tumours over a 6-year...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Macarthur DC,Buxton N,Punt J,Vloeberghs M,Robertson IJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of Paget's disease involving the skull with the rare but severe complications of hydrocephalus and syringomyelia related to basilar impression. Complications of Paget's disease of the skull are briefly discussed and current treatment strategies outlined. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Raubenheimer PJ,Taylor AG,Soule SG

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case report of a patient who developed cauda equina syndrome following pelvic traction for acute sciatica is presented. A good outcome was obtained with prompt surgical decompression. This case illustrates the potential dangers of traction, which is frequently employed in the management of acute back pain. ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Donaldson GA,Donaldson-Hugh ME,Chumas PD

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of haemorrhagic complications of intracranial pressure monitoring (ICPM) has previously been reported. However, in these studies, the techniques employed to access the inside of the cranium varied. While 3-mm essentially blind 'twistdrill' craniostomies have been used, their role has been limited for fea...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Maartens NF,Lustgarten L,Josan V,Aziz TZ

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total excision is usually the recommended treatment for central neurocytomas. The role of radiation therapy in their management is controversial, and is usually reserved for partially resected or recurrent tumours. Long-term outcome was studied in patients with central neurocytoma who were treated with radiation thera...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Kulkarni V,Rajshekhar V,Haran RP,Chandi SM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cerebellopontine angle epithelial cyst is described. Lesions in this region usually present with hearing loss, tinnitus, dysequilibrium, headaches, facial numbness and occasionally trigeminal neuralgia. Our patient presented with the unusual phenomenon of episodic facial palsy. The literature reporting this ...

journal_title：British journal of neurosurgery

authors： Shenouda EF,Coakham HB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00