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Abducens nerve schwannoma: case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Schwannomas of the abducens nerve are extremely rare. The authors report a case with this tumor and discuss its clinical and radiographic characteristics. A 36-year-old man presented with 6-month history of diplopia. Right abducens nerve paresis was noted on neurologic examination. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 4-cm sized heterogeneously enhancing mass in the right cerebellopontine angle. Although schwannoma was suggested, no direct radiographic evidences regarding its origin were identified. Instead, the facial and vestibulocochlear nerve complex was found to be displaced posteriorly by the...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - May 6, 2009 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Long term outcomes following surgical resection of myxopapillary ependymomasEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Myxopapillary ependymomas, a specific tumor variant of spinal cord ependymomas, occur most commonly in the lumbosacral region. During the study period, 1,013 patients underwent surgery for spinal cord tumors. Fifty-two of the patients had a myxopapillary ependymoma. Forty-eight of these patients underwent surgery at our institutions. There were four patients who came for consultations only. Fourteen pediatric patients were diagnosed with myxopapillary ependymoma. The overall average age at which a patient was diagnosed was 31.8 years. The average age a child was diagnosed was 12.6 years. T...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - February 17, 2009 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Serum neuron-specific enolase as a predictor of short-term outcome and its correlation with Glasgow Coma Scale in traumatic brain injuryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Elevated serum neuron-specific enolase levels are correlated with brain cell damage. Low scores according to Glasgow Coma Scale are also considered as serious poor prognostic factor. The aims of the study were to investigate whether there is a correlation between the two measurements in patients with traumatic brain injury and whether serum neuron-specific enolase levels have potential as a screening test to predict outcome. A total of 169 consecutive patients with traumatic brain injury admitted to our clinic between 2002 and 2005 are included in this study. Those patients, who had any major health...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - June 17, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Hypoglossal artery: a review of normal and pathological featuresEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The hypoglossal artery is rarely described member of carotid–basilar family anastomoses. Together with a caudal end of the primitive internal artery, trigeminal, otic, and proatlantal intersegmental arteries, it represents the remnant of vascular channels’ unsuccessful involution which function normally stops in human embryo with 12 to 14 mm crown–rump length. The persistence of hypoglossal artery alone is usually incidental and asymptomatic finding during the routine angiography, while during autopsies or surgical operations, its presence is frequently associated with other vascular or o...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - June 12, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Temporal change of 3-T magnetic resonance imaging/angiography during symptomatic cerebral hyperperfusion following superficial temporal artery–middle cerebral artery anastomosis in a patient with adult-onset moyamoya diseaseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Superficial temporal artery–middle cerebral artery (STA–MCA) anastomosis is a safe and effective treatment for moyamoya disease, although recent evidence suggests its substantial risk for symptomatic cerebral hyperperfusion. The diagnostic value of single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for postoperative hyperperfusion in moyamoya patients is well established, but that of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging/angiography is undetermined. A 22-year-old woman with hemorrhagic-onset moyamoya disease underwent STA–MCA anastomosis on the right hemisphere, but she suffered from transient left ...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - June 12, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

The molecular genetics of medulloblastoma: an assessment of new therapeutic targetsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Medulloblastoma is the most common pediatric primary malignant intracranial neoplasm. The 5-year survival rates vary from 40% to 70% depending on clinical prognostic criteria, and many of the patients who survive exhibit long-term neurocognitive and/or neuroendocrine sequelae. Because of these results, research is required to increase our understanding of the basic biology of medulloblastoma, helping to refine patient stratification, decrease side effects of treatments, identify novel prognostic markers, and discover new less toxic therapies. The recognition that some medulloblastomas occur in famil...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - June 12, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Stereotactic disconnection of hypothalamic hamartoma to control seizure and behavior disturbance: case report and literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract An 18-year-old boy with refractory epilepsy and aggressiveness associated to a hypothalamic hamartoma was submitted to a stereotactically guided lesion by thermocoagulation. The target was based on magnetic resonance (MR) images merged with computed tomography scan images taken on the day of surgery while patient was on a stereotactic frame. In order to reveal structures not discernible in MR images, the Schaltenbrand digital brain atlas was merged onto the patient’s images. Target and trajectory of the depth electrode were chosen based on three-dimensional imaging reconstructions. A surgical plan...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Brucella -related cerebral aneurysms/subarachnoidal hemorrhage: a short review featuring a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Brucellosis is a multisystem disease that may present with a large spectrum of clinical manifestations. Only five cases of intracranial aneurysm formation and/or subarachnoidal hemorrhage associated with brucellosis have been reported. In this paper, we take the opportunity to review these reports and present a new case of basilar artery aneurysm and subarachnoidal hemorrhage due to brucellosis. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Case ReportDOI 10.1007/s10143-008-0136-6Authors Serdar Kaya, GATA Haydarpasa Training Hospital Department of Neurosurgery Istanbul TurkeyMurat Velioglu, GATA Haydarpa...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Spontaneous brainstem hematoma with hydrocephalusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s10143-008-0139-3Authors Chandramouli Balasubramanian, Western General Hospital Neurosurgery Crewe Road South Edinburgh EH4 2XU UKMiriam Manook, Western General Hospital Neurosurgery Crewe Road South Edinburgh EH4 2XU UKTom Russell, Western General Hospital Edinburgh UK Journal Neurosurgical ReviewOnline ISSN 1437-2320Print ISSN 0344-5607
Source: Neurosurgical Review - April 29, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

J.D. Pickard, N. Akalan, C. Di Rocco, V.V. Dolenc, J. Lobo Antunes, J.J.A. Mooij, J. Schramm, M. Sindou (eds) Advances and technical standards in neurosurgery, vol. 33Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Book ReviewDOI 10.1007/s10143-008-0132-xAuthors Ulrich Sure, Philipps-Universität Neurochirurgische Klinik Baldingerstrasse 35033 Marburg Germany Journal Neurosurgical ReviewOnline ISSN 1437-2320Print ISSN 0344-5607
Source: Neurosurgical Review - April 4, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Endoscopic endonasal approach to the ethmoidal planum: anatomic studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The endoscopic endonasal technique is currently used by otolaryngologists for the management of different extradural lesions located below the ethmoidal planum. The cooperation between ENTs and neurosurgeons has recently pushed the use of such approach also in the removal of some intradural lesions, which has promoted the interest for an anatomic study to identify the anatomical landmarks and the dangerous points during the endoscopic approach to this area. In six fresh cadaver heads, unilateral and bilateral measurements between the main landmarks of the approach were performed by means of an endos...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - March 13, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals

Candidate genes for the progression of malignant gliomas identified by microarray analysisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ErratumDOI 10.1007/s10143-008-0125-9Authors Oliver Bozinov, University Hospital Zurich Department of Neurosurgery Frauenklinikstrasse 10 8091 Zurich SwitzerlandSylvia Köhler, Philipps University Hospital Marburg Department of Neurosurgery Marburg GermanyBirgit Samans, Philipps University Marburg Institute of Molecular Biology and Tumor Research Marburg GermanyLudwig Benes, Philipps University Hospital Marburg Department of Neurosurgery Marburg GermanyDorothea Miller, Philipps University Hospital Marburg Department of Neurosurgery Marburg GermanyMarkus Ritter, Sindelfingen Hospital ...
Source: Neurosurgical Review - February 28, 2008 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Neurosurgical Review Source Type: journals