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The enhancement of axonal regeneration in the spinal cord transection is shown by implanting intercostal nerve neuroma with origin cephalic to spinal cord transection site. The nerve is implanted in the distal spinal cord near the transection site. The intercostal nerve peripheral portion is

The development of neuroma after surgery of peripheral nerves is an unsolved problem. Conventional methods like suture after cutting by seizure or bipolar coagulation cannot control it until today. Contradict results are reported since different types of laser were introduced in surgery. In an

OBJECTIVE The use of antibiotics before and after surgery has made infectious complications of neurotologic surgery rare. The neurosurgical literature cites a rate of postoperative meningitis between 1% and 2% for "clean" cases and 1.5% to 2.5% for "clean contaminated" cases, such as cerebrospinal

In our series of 33 children who underwent temporal and extended temporal lobe resections because of seizures, the average age at surgery was 7 years, 11 months. Sixteen cases (48%) were diagnosed as having tumors: low-grade astrocytoma (6), hamartoma (5), and ganglioglioma/neuroma (5). Other

OBJECTIVE Evaluate factors affecting outcomes of small acoustic neuroma (AN) removal via a middle cranial fossa (MCF) approach, and compare results to published data on observation and radiation therapy. METHODS Retrospective chart review. METHODS Academic tertiary referral center. METHODS 162

OBJECTIVE The authors review the results of a series of 120 acoustic neuromas that were surgically treated via the translabyrinthine-transtentorial approach between 1986 and 1999. METHODS The authors retrospectively evaluated a series of 120 acoustic neuromas with extrameatal diameters of 2 cm or

An hypothesis on the mechanism of pain attacks in trigeminal neuralgia is presented. It is based on the analysis of clinical characteristics and pathology of a series of 278 cases submitted to different methods of treatment, and on physiological data of the literature. The hypothesis is that

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of epileptogenesis and low frequency stimulation at epileptic focus on spontaneous neuropathic pain in rats. METHODS Bipolar stimulating electrodes were implanted in the amygdala and current with constant intensity was applied to evoke kindling-induced seizures.

Neurogenic pulmonary edema may be a consequence of a number of diverse central nervous system insults, including resection of an acoustic neuroma. Brainstem lesions in particular seem to cause neurogenic pulmonary edema. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, especially in the case of

Cerebral air embolism occurred in a patient undergoing posterior fossa surgery performed in the sitting position for acoustic neuroma removal. The patient experienced two episodes of venous air embolism, as evidenced by precordial Doppler, end-tidal carbon dioxide reduction, and oxygen desaturation.

The author recently examined four children of clinical macrocephaly. Their occipitofrontal head circumference was exceeded 2 standard deviations above the mean for chronological age. Megalencephaly with normal ventricular system was proved by computerized tomography or pneumoencephalography. The

An association between central nervous system neoplasm and pregnancy is uncommon although its frequency is underestimated. The most commonly observed tumors are acoustic neuromas, meningiomas and gliomas. The interactions between these tumors and pregnancy is not well known : Pregnancy could affect

OBJECTIVE Despite increased utilization of fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy (SRT) or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), the incidence and nature of immediate side effects (ISE) associated with these treatment techniques are not well defined. We report immediate side effects from a series of

Meningiomas are benign tumors origin from central nervous system. They usually involve cephalic, paravertebral soft tissues, skin and in rare cases in the ear, temporal bone, mandible, foot, lung, and mediastinum. In this case, we report an unusual case of meningioma which placed in the fourth

Patients with medically intractable seizures who are not candidates for epilepsy surgery are left with few options. Vagal nerve stimulation therapy is often a viable alternative for these patients and can have a positive impact on quality of life. Rarely complications may occur. We report a case of