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View article: The “One Coin Bypass” Technique as a Minimally Invasive Navigation-Guided Superficial Temporal Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass
The “One Coin Bypass” Technique as a Minimally Invasive Navigation-Guided Superficial Temporal Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass Open
The OCB was shown to be a safe and effective minimally invasive alternative to conventional STA-MCA bypass, offering reduced surgical exposure without compromising bypass quality. It may be especially advantageous in elderly or high-risk p…
View article: Initial Experience in Assessing the Stability of the Rist Guide Catheter for Transradial Neurointerventions
Initial Experience in Assessing the Stability of the Rist Guide Catheter for Transradial Neurointerventions Open
Our initial experience demonstrated that the position of the Rist catheter was relevant to its stability during TRN. Understanding its behavior would improve preprocedural planning and contribute to successful outcomes.
View article: Usefulness of Ligamentotaxis With Balloon Kyphoplasty for Delayed Lumbar Radiculopathy Resulting From Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture: A Case Report
Usefulness of Ligamentotaxis With Balloon Kyphoplasty for Delayed Lumbar Radiculopathy Resulting From Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture: A Case Report Open
Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVF) commonly occur at the thoracolumbar junction, and delayed neurological deficits are rare. Here, a 76-year-old female presented with low back pain and the late onset of symptoms characterized by lumbar…
View article: Impact of Dynamic Change of Meandering of Parallel Artery to the Idiopathic Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Impact of Dynamic Change of Meandering of Parallel Artery to the Idiopathic Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Open
In idiopathic tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS), walking seems to make symptoms worse. The findings imply that an ankle movement dynamic component may have an impact on the etiology of idiopathic TTS. We describe how the ankle movement affects …
View article: Epidemiology of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Isolated Islands in Japan: A Population-based Study in the Miyako Islands
Epidemiology of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Isolated Islands in Japan: A Population-based Study in the Miyako Islands Open
The Miyako Islands (with a population of approximately 50,000) are located in southwestern Japan, with a subtropical oceanic climate. This isolated location permitted a retrospective population-based epidemiological study of subarachnoid h…
View article: Unilateral GPi-DBS Improves Ipsilateral and Axial Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease as Evidenced by a Brain Perfusion Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Study
Unilateral GPi-DBS Improves Ipsilateral and Axial Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease as Evidenced by a Brain Perfusion Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Study Open
Introduction Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) with the targeting bilateral subthalamic nucleus or globus pallidus internus (STN or GPi-DBS). So far, detailed studies on the effica…
View article: A Case of an Intraosseous Schwannoma Originating from the Thoracic Lamina
A Case of an Intraosseous Schwannoma Originating from the Thoracic Lamina Open
Intraosseous schwannomas are rare, accounting for only 0.2% of primary bone tumors, of which schwannomas located in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine are even more uncommon. Schwannomas are rarely located in the posterior column of …
View article: Case report: Favorable outcomes of spinal cord stimulation in complex regional pain syndrome Type II consistent with thermography findings
Case report: Favorable outcomes of spinal cord stimulation in complex regional pain syndrome Type II consistent with thermography findings Open
Background: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain disorder that develops as a consequence of trauma to one or more limbs. Despite the availability of multiple modalities to diagnose CRPS, a gold standard technique for def…
View article: Vagus nerve stimulation for bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy caused by fractionated radiation therapy: A case report
Vagus nerve stimulation for bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy caused by fractionated radiation therapy: A case report Open
Background: Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) is a disorder with an epileptogenic focus within the temporal lobe that generally involves a history of infantile “initial precipitating incidents.” Case description: We describe a rare case…
View article: Effect of Robot-assisted Rehabilitation to Botulinum Toxin A Injection for Upper Limb Disability in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Case Series and Systematic Review
Effect of Robot-assisted Rehabilitation to Botulinum Toxin A Injection for Upper Limb Disability in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Case Series and Systematic Review Open
Combining single-joint hybrid assistive limb (HAL-SJ) with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) therapy is novel and has great therapeutic potential for the rehabilitation of stroke patients with upper limb paralysis. The purpose of this observationa…
View article: Case Report: GPi DBS for Non-parkinsonian Midline Tremor: A Normative Connectomic Comparison to a Failed Thalamic DBS
Case Report: GPi DBS for Non-parkinsonian Midline Tremor: A Normative Connectomic Comparison to a Failed Thalamic DBS Open
Introduction: The clinical efficacy of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for midline tremor has been heterogenous. Here, we present an atypical case with facial and palatal tremor treated with DBS. We aimed to show the difference between the fi…
View article: Personalized Medicine in Parkinson’s Disease: New Options for Advanced Treatments
Personalized Medicine in Parkinson’s Disease: New Options for Advanced Treatments Open
Parkinson’s disease (PD) presents varying motor and non-motor features in each patient owing to their different backgrounds, such as age, gender, genetics, and environmental factors. Furthermore, in the advanced stages, troublesome symptom…
View article: Multicentric glioblastoma in a 4‑year‑old female patient: A case report
Multicentric glioblastoma in a 4‑year‑old female patient: A case report Open
In the USA and Germany, pediatric glioblastoma (pGBM) makes up <3% of childhood brain tumors. Occasionally, GBM has multiple contrast lesions and is referred to as multicentric GBM. The current study present a case of a four-year-old femal…
View article: Ependymoma‐like tumor with mesenchymal differentiation harboring <i>C11orf95</i>‐<i>NCOA1</i>/<i>2</i> or ‐<i>RELA</i> fusion: A hitherto unclassified tumor related to ependymoma
Ependymoma‐like tumor with mesenchymal differentiation harboring <i>C11orf95</i>‐<i>NCOA1</i>/<i>2</i> or ‐<i>RELA</i> fusion: A hitherto unclassified tumor related to ependymoma Open
Recurrent fusion genes involving C11orf95 , C11orf95 ‐ RELA , have been identified only in supratentorial ependymomas among primary CNS tumors. Here, we report hitherto histopathologically unclassifiable high‐grade tumors, under the tentat…
View article: Up-To-Date Practice of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
Up-To-Date Practice of Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease Open
脳深部刺激療法はパーキンソン病に対する確立した治療手段の1つであるが, さらなる治療成績向上には刺激装置の改善に加え臨床家の努力が必要である. 近年, 電気刺激に指向性をもたせることのできる電極や, 脳の活動状態に合わせて刺激条件を変化させられるシステムが登場している. 一方で, 集束超音波療法などの新たな治療手段が登場しているほか, 再生医療の発展も期待されている. 脳深部刺激療法は調節性や可逆性という長所を有するが, 合併症によって十分な効果が得られない症例も存在する.…
View article: Endoscopic-assisted Duraplasty with Collagen Matrix for Growing Skull Fracture: A Case Report
Endoscopic-assisted Duraplasty with Collagen Matrix for Growing Skull Fracture: A Case Report Open
Growing skull fracture (GSF) is a rare complication of pediatric head injury. Early diagnosis and immediate surgical intervention are required for the prevention of irreversible brain damage. Surgical management involves water-tight closur…
View article: The Japan Neurosurgical Database: Statistics Update 2018 and 2019
The Japan Neurosurgical Database: Statistics Update 2018 and 2019 Open
Each year, the Japan Neurosurgical Society (JNS) reports up-to-date statistics from the Japan Neurosurgical Database regarding case volume, patient demographics, and in-hospital outcomes of the overall cohort and neurosurgical subgroup acc…
View article: Neuroanatomical Considerations for Optimizing Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation in Tourette Syndrome
Neuroanatomical Considerations for Optimizing Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation in Tourette Syndrome Open
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the centromedian (CM) thalamic nucleus has reportedly been used to treat severe Tourette syndrome (TS) with promising outcomes; however, it remains unclear how DBS electrode position and stimulati…
View article: An International Survey of Deep Brain Stimulation Utilization in Asia and Oceania: The DBS Think Tank East
An International Survey of Deep Brain Stimulation Utilization in Asia and Oceania: The DBS Think Tank East Open
Introduction: To evaluate the current utilization and challenges in fully implementing the use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) treatment in Asia and Oceania. Methods: We conducted a medical literature search to identify DBS research perfor…
View article: Dynamic assessment of internal carotid artery and elongated styloid process in a case of bilateral carotid artery dissection
Dynamic assessment of internal carotid artery and elongated styloid process in a case of bilateral carotid artery dissection Open
Background: Vascular Eagle syndrome is that an elongated styloid process causes ischemic stroke due to internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection. Dynamic assessment using radiological imaging has not been well investigated. We assessed the …
View article: Biofeedback Core Exercise Using Hybrid Assistive Limb for Physical Frailty Patients With or Without Parkinson's Disease
Biofeedback Core Exercise Using Hybrid Assistive Limb for Physical Frailty Patients With or Without Parkinson's Disease Open
Introduction: Elderly people often exhibit "frailty," and motor dysfunction occurs. Several studies have reported about the relationship between motor dysfunction and frailty in Parkinson's disease (PD). This study aimed to test whether th…
View article: Feasibility of single and combined with other treatments using transcranial direct current stimulation for chronic stroke: A pilot study
Feasibility of single and combined with other treatments using transcranial direct current stimulation for chronic stroke: A pilot study Open
Objectives: This pilot study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for chronic stroke in adult and pediatric patients. We also aimed to verify the efficacy of botulinum toxin A and p…
View article: Surgical management of adverse events associated with deep brain stimulation: A single-center experience
Surgical management of adverse events associated with deep brain stimulation: A single-center experience Open
Objectives: Deep brain stimulation is widely used to treat movement disorders and selected neuropsychiatric disorders. Despite the fact, the surgical methods vary among centers. In this study, we aimed to evaluate our own surgical complica…
View article: Feasibility of Robot-assisted Rehabilitation in Poststroke Recovery of Upper Limb Function Depending on the Severity
Feasibility of Robot-assisted Rehabilitation in Poststroke Recovery of Upper Limb Function Depending on the Severity Open
The single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL-SJ) robot is an exoskeleton-type suit developed for the neurorehabilitation of upper limb function. Several studies have addressed the usefulness of the robot; however, the appropriate patient se…
View article: PD-1 Inhibitor Nivolumab for a Primary Central Nerve System Melanoma Developing Spinal Cord Symptom : A Case Report
PD-1 Inhibitor Nivolumab for a Primary Central Nerve System Melanoma Developing Spinal Cord Symptom : A Case Report Open
Primary central nervous system melanoma (PCNM) is a rare condition ; however, a PCNM localized to the spinal cord is even rarer. PCNM management is particularly controversial, with no clear guidelines.
View article: Midline Glioma in Adults: Clinicopathological, Genetic, and Epigenetic Analysis
Midline Glioma in Adults: Clinicopathological, Genetic, and Epigenetic Analysis Open
The histone H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline glioma is often seen in children and has a very poor prognosis regardless of its histological grade. Although it can occur in adults, few studies on adult cases have been reported. We examined adul…