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"How I do it" no. 6, a case with a giant petroclival meningioma presented with progressive ataxia: how should this case be managed?

scientific article published on October 1, 2003

4D Flow Preliminary Investigation for Anterior Fossa Dural Arteriovenous Fistula

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

A Case of Meralgia Paresthetica Treated with Neurolysis

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A case of prolactinoma with chordoma.

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A novel method for transcranial Doppler microembolic signal monitoring at the vertebrobasilar junction in vertebral artery dissection patients.

scientific article published on 10 December 2012

A transparent sheath for endoscopic surgery and its application in surgical evacuation of spontaneous intracerebral hematomas. Technical note

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Aberrant vertebral artery course in a case of Chiari malformation and occipitoatlantal assimilation. Case report.

scientific article published in September 2005

Acute Poststroke Depression Is Associated with Thalamic Lesions and Clinical Outcomes: A Case-Control Study

scientific article published on 24 October 2017

Ambient Temperature Change Increases in Stroke Onset: Analyses Based on the Japanese Regional Metrological Measurements

scientific article published on January 2015

An Irrigation Suction System Using a Pressurized Fluid High-Flow Pump System in Comparison with a Standard Cuff Pressure System: Technical Note

scientific article published on 27 April 2015

An Unruptured Aneurysm Coexisting with an Infundibular Dilatation: A Case Report.

scientific article published in January 2016

An intraoperative motor tract positioning method in brain tumor surgery: technical note

scientific article published on 24 November 2017

Analysis of nidus obliteration rates after gamma knife surgery for arteriovenous malformations based on long-term follow-up data: the University of Tokyo experience.

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Analysis of treatment outcome after stereotactic radiosurgery for cavernous sinus meningiomas

scientific article published on 01 September 2001

Anatomic Variation in Patient with Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy

scientific article published on 03 May 2018

Aneurysm Tears Caused by an Aneurysm Clip Springing from the Clip Applier

scientific article published on May 2017

Angiographic classification of tumor attachment of meningiomas at the cerebellopontine angle

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Assessing Microneurosurgical Skill with Medico-Engineering Technology

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Atlantoaxial intraspinal juxtafacet cyst.

scientific article published in January 2013

Auditory brainstem implantation improves speech recognition in neurofibromatosis type II patients

scientific article published on 10 September 2013

Bilateral suboccipital approach for a giant vertebral artery aneurysm.

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

CBIO-12EFFECT OF SONODYNAMIC THERAPY WITH 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID ON MALIGNANT GLIOMA.

scientific article published on 9 November 2015

Cerebral Aneurysm Associated with an Arachnoid Cyst: 3 Case Reports and a Systematic Review of the Literature.

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

Characterization of the fundamental properties of the N-terminal truncation (Δ exon 1) variant of estrogen receptor α in the rat.

scientific article published on 4 July 2015

Childhood dural arteriovenous fistulae of the posterior dural sinuses: three case reports and literature review

scientific article published on December 1995

Chondroid chordoma at the jugular foramen causing retrolabyrinthine lesions in both the cochlear and vestibular branches of the eighth cranial nerve.

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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of metastatic pituitary tumors. Report of four cases

scientific article published on 01 May 1987

Clip reconstruction of giant vertebral artery aneurysm after failed flow reduction therapy.

scientific article published in July 2015

Computational fluid dynamic simulation of a giant basilar tip aneurysm with eventual rupture after Hunterian ligation.

scientific article published on 22 September 2013

Current Concepts in the Management of Tumors of the Skull Base.

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Current perspectives on the unruptured cerebral aneurysms: origin, natural course, and management.

scientific article published on January 2014

Deep Decompression of the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Under Local Anesthesia

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

Development of a new compact intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging system: concept and initial experience.

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Development of hybrid integrated endoscope-holder system for endoscopic microneurosurgery.

scientific article published in October 2004

Diffusion property following functional hemispherectomy in hemimegalencephaly

scientific article published in November 2004

Dissociated expressive and receptive language functions on magnetoencephalography, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and amobarbital studies. Case report and review of the literature.

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Distal Vessel Imaging via Intra-arterial Flat Panel Detector CTA during Mechanical Thrombectomy

scientific article published on 24 December 2020

Dizziness attributable to a cervical dural arteriovenous fistula

scientific article published on 07 January 2014

Does a craniotomy for treatment of unruptured aneurysm affect cognitive function?

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Dumbbell-shaped hypoglossal schwannoma in an elderly woman: a clinical dilemma.

scientific article published in June 2005

Dural reconstruction with fascia, titanium mesh, and bone screws: technical note

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Dynamic factors involved in common peroneal nerve entrapment neuropathy.

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Early Visualization of Optic Canal for Safe Anterior Clinoidectomy: Operative Technique and Supporting Computed Tomography Findings

scientific article published on 28 February 2019

Effect of Dual Therapy with Botulinum Toxin A Injection and Electromyography-controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation on Active Function in the Spastic Paretic Hand.

scientific article published in January 2016

Effectiveness of zigzag Incision and 1.5-Layer method for frontotemporal craniotomy.

scientific article published on 15 May 2014

Efficacy of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog for Protracted Disturbance of Consciousness due to Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

scientific article published on 17 January 2019

Embolectomy Through Aneurysm Wall for Iatrogenic Occlusion of M1 Portion During Coil Embolization: Technical Note for Transaneurysmal Embolectomy

scientific article published on 14 March 2018

Emerging sylvian subpial hematoma after the repair of the ruptured anterior cerebral artery aneurysm with interhemispheric approach: case report

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Endocan, a new invasion and angiogenesis marker of pituitary adenomas.

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Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery: advantages, limitations, and our techniques to overcome cerebrospinal fluid leakage: technical note.

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Endoscopic microneurosurgery: usefulness and cost-effectiveness in the consecutive experience of 210 patients

scientific article published on 01 February 2008

Endoscopic microneurosurgery: usefulness and cost-effectiveness in the consecutive experience of 210 patients

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Endoscopic transsphenoidal cisternostomy for nonneoplastic sellar cysts

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Endoscopy-guided removal of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: comparison with computer tomography-guided stereotactic evacuation.

scientific article published on 28 April 2007

Endovascular Repair of a Middle Meningeal Artery Aneurysm after Cranial Surgery

scientific article published on 03 July 2014

Environmental and Clinical Risk Factors for Delirium in a Neurosurgical Center: A Prospective Study.

scientific article published on 12 April 2017

Enzyme replacement in the CSF to treat metachromatic leukodystrophy in mouse model using single intracerebroventricular injection of self-complementary AAV1 vector

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Esthesioneuroblastoma: prognosis and management.

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Evaluation of Patency After Vascular Anastomosis Using Quantitative Evaluation of Visualization Time in Indocyanine Green Video Angiography.

scientific article published on 30 November 2017

Evaluation of Rotational Vertebral Artery Occlusion Using Ultrasound Facilitates the Detection of Arterial Dissection in the Atlas Loop

scientific article published on 12 October 2014

Examination of the effectiveness of DVD decision support tools for patients with unruptured cerebral aneurysms

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Expressive and receptive language areas determined by a non-invasive reliable method using functional magnetic resonance imaging and magnetoencephalography.

scientific article published in February 2007

Fascia patchwork closure for endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery.

scientific article published on 14 February 2015

Fluorescence Angiography with Temporary Occlusion to Confirm the Distal Artery: Technical Notes.

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Functional Identification of the Primary Motor Area by Corticospinal Tractography

scientific article (publication date: 2005)

Functional identification of the primary motor area by corticospinal tractography.

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Gremlin, a bone morphogenetic protein antagonist, is a crucial angiogenic factor in pituitary adenoma

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Hand-held multi-DOF robotic forceps for neurosurgery designed for dexterous manipulation in deep and narrow space.

scientific article published in January 2014

How definitive treatment affects the rupture rate of unruptured cerebral aneurysms: a competing risk survival analysis

scientific article published on 08 March 2019

Human C-terminally truncated ERα variants resulting from the use of alternative exons in the ligand-binding domain.

scientific article published on 30 January 2016

Hyperthermotherapy enhances antitumor effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated sonodynamic therapy with activation of caspase-dependent apoptotic pathway in human glioma

scientific article published on 4 February 2016

In-hospital mortality and poor outcome after surgical clipping and endovascular coiling for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage using nationwide databases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Inadequate communication between patients with unruptured cerebral aneurysms and neurosurgeons

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Incidental Idiopathic Bilateral Pedicle Fracture - Case Report and Literature Review

scientific article published on 18 December 2018

Indwelling Drains Are Not Necessary for Patients Undergoing One-level Anterior Cervical Fixation Surgery

scientific article published in January 2015

Intelligent control of neurosurgical robot MM-3 using dynamic motion scaling.

scientific article published in May 2017

Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Anomalously Originating from the Posterior Communicating Artery.

scientific article published on 29 August 2015

Intracerebral Hemorrhage Caused by Cerebral Hyperperfusion after Superficial Temporal Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass for Atherosclerotic Occlusive Cerebrovascular Disease

scientific article published on 05 December 2016

Intraoperative middle cerebral artery pressure measurements during superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass procedures in patients with cerebral atherosclerotic disease.

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Ipsilateral sensorimotor deficits in lateral medullary infarction: a case report.

scientific article published on 6 December 2012

Is the nerve origin of the vestibular schwannoma correlated with vestibular evoked myogenic potential, caloric test, and auditory brainstem response?

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Letter by Murai et al Regarding Article, "Spot Sign in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Dynamic T1-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging".

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Long-term Outcome of Surgical Treatment for Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy.

scientific article published on 23 September 2016

Long-term control of disseminated pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma with anaplastic features by means of stereotactic irradiation

scientific article published on 22 January 2009

Long-term patency of superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass for cerebral atherosclerotic disease: factors determining the bypass patent

scientific article published on 04 May 2016

Low back pain due to superior cluneal nerve entrapment: A clinicopathologic study

scientific article published on 3 November 2017

Macrophage Imaging of Cerebral Aneurysms with Ferumoxytol: an Exploratory Study in an Animal Model and in Patients.

scientific article published on 31 July 2017

Magnitude and role of wall shear stress on cerebral aneurysm: computational fluid dynamic study of 20 middle cerebral artery aneurysms.

scientific article published in November 2004

Management and outcome of hemorrhage after Gamma Knife surgery for arteriovenous malformations of the brain.

scientific article published in December 2006

Master-slave robotic platform and its feasibility study for micro-neurosurgery.

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Medical Engineering and Microneurosurgery: Application and Future.

scientific article published on 26 July 2016

Medulla oblongata injury caused by an acupuncture needle; warning for serious complications due to a common method of alternative medicine

scientific article published on 05 May 2011

Microcystic meningioma with late-phase accumulation on thallium-201 single-photon emission computed tomography: case report

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Microsurgical Decompression for Peroneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy.

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Microsurgical robotic system for the deep surgical field: development of a prototype and feasibility studies in animal and cadaveric models.

scientific article published in August 2005

Middle cerebral artery atherosclerotic stenosis mimicking a cerebral aneurysm: pitfall in preoperative evaluation of cerebral aneurysms

scientific article published on 23 November 2011

Multifocal pilocytic astrocytomas with ependymal differentiation in the bilateral medial temporal lobes: case report.

scientific article published in August 2005

Neck and Occipital Pain Caused by Deep Cervical Intramuscular Lipoma: A Surgical Case.

scientific article published in January 2017

Neck haematoma after carotid endarterectomy: risks, rescue, and prevention

scientific article published on 28 April 2018

Neuroendoscopic aqueductal stent placement procedure for isolated fourth ventricle after ventricular shunt placement. Case report

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Neurovascular bundle decompression without excessive dissection for tarsal tunnel syndrome

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New technique for chiasmapexy using iliac crest bone graft: two cases of visual impairment caused by empty sella syndrome

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Occipital Artery to Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass: Operative Nuances.

scientific article published in September 2017

Occipital lobe epilepsy was presented in a patient with intracerebral schwannoma: a case report and literature review

scientific article published on 22 November 2018

Occlusion of the ascending pharyngeal artery during carotid artery surgery: importance and technique.

scientific article published in January 2014

Olfactory preservation during anterior interhemispheric approach for anterior skull base lesions: technical note

scientific article published on 17 July 2015

Optical effects on the surrounding structure during quantitative analysis using indocyanine green videoangiography: A phantom vessel study

scientific article published on 29 November 2017

P05.01 Anhidrosis in neurohypophyseal germinoma.

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Papillary neuroepithelial tumor of the pineal region. A case report.

scientific article published on 19 June 2004

Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Characteristic Features, Diagnosis, and Management.

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Pedicle Galeo-pericranial Flap Augmentation in Salvage Frontotemporal Cranioplasty: Additional 'Neurosurgeon-friendly' Reconstruction Technique of Aesthetic Neurosurgery in Superficial Temporal Artery Branch Compromised Host

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty for suspected vertebral artery stump syndrome

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

Perforating vessel preservation during aneurysm surgery

scientific article published on 01 December 1996

Peroneal nerve entrapment neuropathy induced by playing the drum

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Petroclival meningiomas: multimodality treatment and outcomes at long-term follow-up.

scientific article published on June 2007

Prediction model for 3-year rupture risk of unruptured cerebral aneurysms in Japanese patients.

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

Prediction of recovery from supplementary motor area syndrome after brain tumor surgery: preoperative diffusion tensor tractography analysis and postoperative neurological clinical course

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Preliminary Clinical Microneurosurgical Experience With the 4K3-Dimensional Microvideoscope (ORBEYE) System for Microneurological Surgery: Observation Study

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Preoperative evaluation of unruptured cerebral aneurysms by fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition image.

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Primary angiitis of the central nervous system as a first presentation in Hodgkin's disease: a case report and review of the literature.

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Proposed treatment strategy for cavernous sinus meningiomas: a prospective study

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Prospective assessment of concomitant lumbar and chronic subdural hematoma: is migration from the intracranial space involved in their manifestation?

scientific article published on 29 November 2013

Protection Device Made of a Modified Syringe for Muscle Protection During Cranial Perforation: Technical Note.

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Proximal Entrapment Neuropathy of the Median Nerve above the Elbow-Case Report.

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Quantitative Comparison of the Intraoperative Utility of Indocyanine Green and Fluorescein Videoangiographies in Cerebrovascular Surgery.

scientific article published on June 2017

RNA sequencing analysis revealed the induction of CCL3 expression in human intracranial aneurysms

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Radiation-induced spinal cord cavernous malformation. Case report.

scientific article published in January 2005

Radiological findings of transorbital penetrating intracranial injury in a child

scientific article published on 12 July 2017

Radiosurgery to reduce the risk of first hemorrhage from brain arteriovenous malformations.

scientific article published in March 2007

Recovery of Visual and Ophthalmologic Symptoms After Treating Large or Giant Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm by High-Flow Bypass with Cervical Ligation

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Reinforcement of pericranium as a dural substitute by fibrin sealant.

scientific article published on 6 July 2011

Remote cerebellar hemorrhage after supratentorial surgery

scientific article (publication date: December 2001)

Repetitive Plantar Flexion (Provocation) Test for the Diagnosis of Intermittent Claudication due to Peroneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy: Case Report

scientific article published on 11 September 2015

Resection of intraventricular tumors via a computer-assisted volumetric stereotactic approach.

scientific article published in June 1993

Resolution of spinal epidural haematoma without surgery in a haemophilic infant.

scientific article published on 30 August 2004

Retrograde suction decompression of a large internal carotid aneurysm using a balloon guide catheter combined with a blood-returning circuit and STA-MCA bypass: a technical note.

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Reuse of a Reversed "Bone Pad" to Perforate Incompletely Penetrated Burr Holes Created by Automatic-Releasing Cranial Perforators.

scientific article published in June 2017

Risk of aneurysm recurrence in patients with clipped cerebral aneurysms: results of long-term follow-up angiography.

scientific article published on May 2001

Risk of injury to cranial nerves after gamma knife radiosurgery for skull base meningiomas: experience in 88 patients.

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Risk of rupture associated with intact cerebral aneurysms in the Japanese population: a systematic review of the literature from Japan.

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Risk of rupture from incidental cerebral aneurysms

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Risk of rupture of unruptured cerebral aneurysms in elderly patients

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Robot-assisted vitreoretinal surgery: development of a prototype and feasibility studies in an animal model.

scientific article published on 9 July 2009

Role of shear stress in the blister formation of cerebral aneurysms.

scientific article published in November 2010

Role of the bloodstream impacting force and the local pressure elevation in the rupture of cerebral aneurysms.

scientific article published on 4 August 2005

Rupture risk of small unruptured cerebral aneurysms

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

Scrotal migration of lumboperitoneal shunt catheter in an adult--case report.

scientific article published in January 2011

Sellar Chondroma with Endocrine Dysfunction that Resolved after Surgery: Case Report.

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Serum glucose/potassium ratio as a clinical risk factor for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Simulation of and training for cerebral aneurysm clipping with 3-dimensional models.

scientific article published on October 2009

Size is the Most Important Predictor of Aneurysm Rupture Among Multiple Cerebral Aneurysms: Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Study Japan

scientific article published on 20 June 2017

Spinal Cavernous Angioma Associated with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

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Stereotactic radiosurgery for pituitary adenoma invading the cavernous sinus

scientific article published in December 2000

Steroids and Immunosuppressant Agents Do Not Affect Indirect Revascularization in Quasi-Moyamoya Disease Associated with Pure Red Cell Aplasia: A Case Report

scientific article published on 06 December 2014

Subdural hematoma associated with dural metastasis--case report--.

scientific article published in October 2005

Successful treatment of a ruptured flow-related aneurysm in a patient with hemangioblastoma: Case report and review of literature

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Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy and Gluteus Medius Muscle Pain: Their Effect on Very Old Patients with Low Back Pain

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Suprasellar Hemangioblastoma with Reversible Edema-Like Change Along the Optic Tract: A Case Report and Literature Review

scientific article published on 23 March 2018

Surgical Anatomy for the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach to the Ventrolateral Skull Base.

scientific article published on 25 August 2017

Surgical Treatment of 127 Paraclinoid Aneurysms with Multifarious Strategy: Factors Related with Outcome

scientific article published on 4 September 2015

Surgical treatment for posttraumatic hemorrhage inside a filum terminale myxopapillary ependymoma: a case report and literature review.

scientific article published on 25 March 2016

Symptomatic T2 vertebral hemangioma in a pregnant woman treated by one stage combination surgery; posterior stabilization and anterior subtotal tumor resection. Case report

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Symptomatic pituitary metastases.

scientific article published in July 1998

Target-controlled infusion technique with indocyanine green videoangiography for radial artery graft

scientific article published on 31 January 2014

Technical arrangement of the Williams-Isu method for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

scientific article published on 01 January 2015

Teflon granuloma after microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: a case report and literature review.

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The Impact of Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome on Cold Sensation in the Pedal Extremities

scientific article published on 02 May 2016

The Ivy Sign on Fluid Attenuated Inversion Recovery Images Related to Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Cerebral Blood Flow in Moyamoya Disease: A Case Report.

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

The Risk of Hemorrhage after Radiosurgery for Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

The angiotensin II type I receptor antagonist losartan retards amygdala kindling-induced epileptogenesis

scientific article published on 19 May 2018

The effect of tracheostomy performed within 72 h after traumatic brain injury

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The feasibility of detecting cerebral blood flow direction using the indocyanine green video angiography.

scientific article published on 3 May 2016

The meningeal branches of the superior cerebellar artery: a surgical observation study.

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The preservation and reconstruction of cerebral veins and sinuses.

scientific article published in July 2002

The unruptured intracranial aneurysm treatment score: a multidisciplinary consensus

scientific article published on 8 September 2015

The usefulness of ICG video angiography in the surgical treatment of superior cluneal nerve entrapment neuropathy: technical note.

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Treatment Strategies of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage from Bilateral Vertebral Artery Dissection: A Case Report and Literature Review Focusing on the Availability of Stent Placement

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Treatment of unruptured aneurysm of duplication of the middle cerebral artery--case report.

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Trigeminal neuralgia caused by a fibrous ring around the nerve

scientific article published on 06 January 2012

Universal extracranial-intracranial graft bypass for large or giant internal carotid aneurysms: techniques and results in 38 consecutive patients.

scientific article published on 20 February 2013

Unruptured intracranial aneurysms: current perspectives on the origin and natural course, and quest for standards in the management strategy.

scientific article published on January 2010

Urgent superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery bypass shortly after intravenous rt-PA

scientific article published on 31 March 2012

Use of an Inverted and Segmented Galea-Calvarial Flap for the Simultaneous Reconstruction of the Frontal Sinus and Forehead: A New Supplementary Method of Reconstructive Cranial Surgery.

scientific article published in January 2016

Visualization of the frontotemporal language fibers by tractography combined with functional magnetic resonance imaging and magnetoencephalography.

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[A case of acute spinal epidural hematoma in a patient with antiplatelet therapy]

scientific article published on 01 September 1989

[An infant case of spinal arteriovenous malformation with a large venous aneurysm]

scientific article published on 01 April 1992

[Chronic Low Back Pain Associated with Gluteus Medius Muscle:A Case Report]

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

[Clinical standard of neurosurgical disorder (5): management of the unruptured intracranial aneurysms]

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

[Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal approach to the pituitary lesions: anatomy, basic technique and avoidance of pitfalls]

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

[Natural history of unruptured cerebral aneurysms]

scientific article published on 01 November 2008

[Non-Specific Back Pain due to Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy Treated with Neurolysis: A Case Report]

scientific article published on 01 February 2016

[Progress of neuroendoscopy: current application and future perspectives]

scientific article published on 01 July 1999

[Prospective Study of the Causes of Limb Numbness in Patients with Diabetes]

scientific article published on 01 April 2016

[Tumors in the cavernous sinus (cavernous sinus tumor)]

scientific article published on 01 January 2000