Neurosurgery and pregnancy
Brain microvascular pericytes i ...
Pericytes are located at periphery of the microvessel wall and wrap it with their processes. They communicate with other cells of the neurovascular ...
Intracranial clear cell meningi ...
Object Clear cell meningioma (CCM) is a rare histological variant of meningioma. CCM has a high recurrence rate and aggressiveness. In this study, w ...
Stereotactic LINAC radiosurgery ...
Background The optimal management of subtotally resected or recurrent malignant meningiomas remains controversial. We evaluated the efficacy of line ...
Chemoport with a non-collapsibl ...
Background The Ommaya reservoir for intraventricular chemotherapy of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LMC) patients has been reported to have some com ...
De novo basilar artery aneurysm ...
Report the de novo formation of an aneurysm after wingspan placement and describe the treatment modality. We report a patient with symptomatic basil ...
Comparison of the effects of di ...
Background This study was designed to investigate the effects of bipolar and mononopolar electrocauterization on peripheral nerve tissue. The compar ...
Prognostic factors of operated ...
Background Rathke’s cleft cyst is known as an indolent disease, but has become intractable in a few cases. In this clinical investigation, the initi ...
Bubbles in the head: a new meth ...
Background A key aspect of neurosurgery is the challenge of ensuring adequate visualization through brain retraction whilst ensuring that underlying ...
Retrosigmoid approach for menin ...
Background Meningiomas of the cerebellopontine angle (CPA), although homogenous in terms of location, present different surgical challenges dependin ...
Three cases of superficial side ...
Superficial siderosis of the central nervous system results from chronic or intermittent hemorrhage into the subarachnoid space that causes hemoside ...
Carotid artery stenting in a pa ...
A right-sided aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery is a rare anatomical variation. We report a case treated with carotid artery stent ...
Effects of combining electrical ...
Background and aims Various techniques have been investigated to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration including the application of low-intensity el ...
Resection frequency map after a ...
Background The resection of eloquent areas is challenging due to postoperative neurological deficits. The purpose of this study was to assess the ef ...
Triceps Brachii Reinnervation i ...
Background Elbow flexion and shoulder abduction are the primary goals in brachial plexus surgery; however, reinnervation of the triceps is also an o ...
Endovascular treatment of basil ...
Background There has been little reported on the endovascular experience of basilar artery (BA) trunk aneurysms due to its low incidence. The purpos ...
Middle turbinate vascularized f ...
Introduction The expanded endonasal approaches to the skull base are modular approaches that arise from the sphenoidal sinus. The reconstructive tec ...
Immediate diagnosis of ventricu ...
Background Generally accepted reference values in CSF diagnostics are not valid in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) containing large amounts of blood. Resi ...
Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying ...
Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma (JPOF) is an uncommon benign fibro-osseous lesion predominantly arising in the paranasal sinuses and orbits ...
Motor-evoked potentials (MEP) d ...
Background Brainstem surgery bears a risk of damage to the corticospinal tract (CST). Motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) are used intraoperatively to mo ...
Reinforcement of pericranium as ...
Background For dural plasty, several kinds of substitute materials are used clinically. Among these materials, pericranium is often used as a dural ...
Anterior interosseous nerve com ...
Background Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome is characterized by paralysis of the flexor digitorum profundus, the flexor pollicis longus and the ...
Magnesium lithospermate B allev ...
Objective Magnesium lithospermate B (MLB), a working extract from Salvia miltiorrhiza, was effective against coronary artery disease, ischemic strok ...
Intraoperative monitoring of th ...
Background Central skull base meningiomas commonly present with visual deficit, and their removal often leads to improvement of visual function. How ...
Neurosurgery and pregnancy
Background Pregnant women with pathological conditions requiring a neurosurgical intervention pose a unique therapeutic challenge. Changes in normal ...
Influence of gravity for optima ...
Background Brain edema is amajor neurological complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI), commonly including a pathologically increased intracrani ...