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  1. Article ; Online: Central corpectomy in cervical spondylotic myelopathy

    Kenji Ohata

    Neurology India, Vol 60, Iss 2, Pp 200-

    Prevertebral soft tissue swelling

    2012  Volume 200

    Keywords Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ; RC346-429 ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ; RC321-571 ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245 ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Medknow Publications
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  2. Article ; Online: Surgical Management of Chiari Malformation Type I Associated with Syringomyelia

    Misao Nishikawa / Toru Yamagata / Kentarou Naito / Noritsugu Kunihiro / Hiroaki Sakamoto / Mistuhiro Hara / Kenji Ohata / Takeo Goto

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 4556, p

    Outcome of Surgeries Based on the New Classification and Study of Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics

    2022  Volume 4556

    Abstract: Introduction: The mainstay of treatment of syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) is the management of CM-I to normalize the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow at the foramen magnum. CM-I is classified into three independent types. ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: The mainstay of treatment of syringomyelia associated with Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) is the management of CM-I to normalize the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow at the foramen magnum. CM-I is classified into three independent types. Surgical treatment was selected based on the mechanism of hindbrain ptosis in each CM-I type. Materials and Methods: Foramen magnum decompression (FMD: 213 cases), expansive suboccipital cranioplasty (ESCP: 87 cases), and craniocervical fixation (CCF: 30 cases) were performed. CSF flow dynamics were assessed pre- and post-surgery using cine phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging. During surgery, CSF flow dynamics were examined using color Doppler ultrasonography (CDU). Results: ESCP and FMD demonstrated high rates of improvement in neurological symptoms and signs (82.7%), whereas CCF demonstrated a high rate of improvement in neurological symptoms (89%). The pre-operative maximum flow velocity (cm/s) was significantly lower in patients than in controls and increased post-operatively. During surgery, CDU indicated that the volume of the major cistern was 8 mL, and the maximum flow velocity was >3 mL/s. Conclusions: An appropriate surgical treatment should be selected for CM-I to correct hindbrain ptosis. In addition, it is necessary to confirm the normalization of CSF flow at the foramen of Magendie.
    Keywords Chiari malformation ; syringomyelia ; surgery ; clinical outcome ; cerebrospinal fluid ; cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
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  3. Article ; Online: Maximum 11C-methionine PET uptake as a prognostic imaging biomarker for newly diagnosed and untreated astrocytic glioma

    Kosuke Nakajo / Takehiro Uda / Toshiyuki Kawashima / Yuzo Terakawa / Kenichi Ishibashi / Naohiro Tsuyuguchi / Yuta Tanoue / Atsufumi Nagahama / Hiroshi Uda / Saya Koh / Tsuyoshi Sasaki / Kenji Ohata / Yonehiro Kanemura / Takeo Goto

    Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract This study aimed whether the uptake of amino tracer positron emission tomography (PET) can be used as an additional imaging biomarker to estimate the prognosis of glioma. Participants comprised 56 adult patients with newly diagnosed and ... ...

    Abstract Abstract This study aimed whether the uptake of amino tracer positron emission tomography (PET) can be used as an additional imaging biomarker to estimate the prognosis of glioma. Participants comprised 56 adult patients with newly diagnosed and untreated World Health Organization (WHO) grade II–IV astrocytic glioma who underwent surgical excision and were evaluated by 11C-methionine PET prior to the surgical excision at Osaka City University Hospital from July 2011 to March 2018. Clinical and imaging studies were retrospectively reviewed based on medical records at our institution. Preoperative Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) only influenced progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR] 0.20; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.10–0.41, p < 0.0001), whereas histology (anaplastic astrocytoma: HR 5.30, 95% CI 1.23–22.8, p = 0.025; glioblastoma: HR 11.52, 95% CI 2.27–58.47, p = 0.0032), preoperative KPS ≥ 80 (HR 0.23, 95% CI 0.09–0.62, p = 0.004), maximum lesion-to-contralateral normal brain tissue (LN max) ≥ 4.03 (HR 0.24, 95% CI 0.08–0.71, p = 0.01), and isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) status (HR 14.06, 95% CI 1.81–109.2, p = 0.011) were factors influencing overall survival (OS) in multivariate Cox regression. OS was shorter in patients with LN max ≥ 4.03 (29.3 months) than in patients with LN max < 4.03 (not reached; p = 0.03). OS differed significantly between patients with IDH mutant/LN max < 4.03 and patients with IDH mutant/LN max ≥ 4.03. LN max using 11C-methionine PET may be used in prognostic markers for newly identified and untreated WHO grade II–IV astrocytic glioma.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  4. Article ; Online: Non-normalized individual analysis of statistical parametric mapping for clinical fMRI

    Takashi Nagata / Naohiro Tsuyuguchi / Takehiro Uda / Kenji Ohata

    Neurology India, Vol 59, Iss 3, Pp 339-

    2011  Volume 343

    Abstract: Background : Pre-operative evaluation to localize function within the cerebral cortices is essential before brain surgery. Blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used for this purpose. Aims : To obtain ... ...

    Abstract Background : Pre-operative evaluation to localize function within the cerebral cortices is essential before brain surgery. Blood oxygenation level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been used for this purpose. Aims : To obtain clearer and more understandable functional images. Patients and Methods : Ten patients with brain tumors underwent fMRI including hand-gripping and word generation tasks. The statistical parametric mapping (SPM) approach was used for subsequent analysis to localize the motor or language functions. SPM includes image pre-processing, statistical computation, and significance testing. In order to demonstrate a spatial relationship between the lesions and a functioning area in the individual structural MR images, normalization to the Montreal Neurological Institute coordinates was intentionally not performed. Results : In seven cases out of 10, the patient′s motor area was clearly visualized. Language areas were also demonstrated in seven cases. Conclusions : We conclude that application of SPM (version 8) analysis to non-normalized individual data for the purpose of performing pre-operative fMRI is a useful method for investigation of functional localization.
    Keywords Analysis ; clinical ; functional magnetic resonance imaging ; non-normalized ; statistical parametric mapping ; Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ; RC346-429 ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ; RC321-571 ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245 ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Medknow Publications
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  5. Article ; Online: Posterolateral approach for spinal intradural meningioma with ventral attachment

    Toshihiro Takami / Kentaro Naito / Toru Yamagata / Masaki Yoshimura / Hironori Arima / Kenji Ohata

    Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 173-

    2015  Volume 178

    Abstract: Background: Spinal meningioma with ventral attachment is a challenging pathology. Several technical modifications have been proposed to secure safe and precise resection of these tumors. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study focused on the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Spinal meningioma with ventral attachment is a challenging pathology. Several technical modifications have been proposed to secure safe and precise resection of these tumors. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study focused on the precise and safe surgery of spinal meningiomas with strictly ventral attachment of cervical or thoracic spine. The surgical technique included a lateral oblique position for the patient, laminectomy with unilateral medial facetectomy on the tumor side, and spinal cord rotation with the dentate ligament. The neurological status of patients was assessed using the modified McCormick functional schema (mMFS) and sensory pain scale (SPS) before and at least 3 months after surgery. Patients were followed-up for a mean of 23.7 months. Tumor removal was graded using the Simpson grade for removal of meningiomas, and the extent of excision was confirmed using early postoperative magnetic resonance imaging. Results: Simpson grade 1 or 2 resections were achieved in all cases. No major surgery-related complications were encountered, postoperatively. The mean mMFS score before surgery was 3.1, improving significantly to 1.7 after surgery (P < 0.05). The mean SPS score before surgery was 2.4, improving significantly to 1.6 after surgery (P < 0.05). Conclusions: This surgical technique offers a posterolateral surgical corridor to the ventral canal of both cervical and thoracic spine. The present preliminary analysis suggests that functional outcomes were satisfactory with minimal surgery-related complications, although considerable surgical experience is needed to achieve a high level of surgical confidence.
    Keywords Extramedullary ; meningioma ; posterolateral approach ; spinal cord tumor ; ventral ; Orthopedic surgery ; RD701-811 ; Surgery ; RD1-811 ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Medknow Publications
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  6. Article ; Online: Efficacy of arachnoid plasty with collagen sheets and fibrin glue

    Junya Abe / Tsutomu Ichinose / Yuzo Terakawa / Naohiro Tsuyuguchi / Takashi Tsuruno / Kenji Ohata

    Surgical Neurology International, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 90-

    An in vitro experiment and a case review

    2015  Volume 90

    Abstract: Background: Postoperative subdural fluid collection sometimes occurs after clipping of cerebral aneurysms. Arachnoid plasty is used to prevent such postoperative complications; however, the optimal materials for arachnoid plasty remain unclear. In this ... ...

    Abstract Background: Postoperative subdural fluid collection sometimes occurs after clipping of cerebral aneurysms. Arachnoid plasty is used to prevent such postoperative complications; however, the optimal materials for arachnoid plasty remain unclear. In this study, we aimed to clarify the optimal materials for arachnoid plasty and report our experience of arachnoid plasty after clipping of unruptured aneurysms. Methods: In an in vitro experiment, adhesive strengths of three materials permitted for use in the intradural space, such as collagen sheets, gelatin sponge, and oxidized cellulose sheets, were measured by assessing their water pressure resistance. Then, 80 consecutive cases surgically treated unruptured cerebral aneurysms were retrospectively reviewed to examine the occurrence rate of postoperative subdural fluid collection. Results: The collagen sheet exhibited the greatest adhesive strength, so we used collagen sheets for the arachnoid plasty procedures. In all of these cases, arachnoid plasty was performed with fibrin glue-soaked collagen sheets. No postoperative subdural fluid collection, inflammation, or allergic reactions occurred in any case. Conclusions: The present study suggests that collagen sheet might be one of the optimal materials for arachnoid plasty. This technique is simple and may be effective to prevent subdural fluid collection after clipping.
    Keywords Arachnoid plasty ; collagen sheets ; water pressure resistance ; Medicine ; R ; Surgery ; RD1-811 ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245 ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ; RC321-571 ; Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ; RC346-429
    Subject code 610
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Medknow Publications
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  7. Article ; Online: Prediction of the efficacy of surgical intervention in patients with cervical myelopathy by using diffusion tensor 3T-magnetic resonance imaging parameters

    Hironori Arima / Shinichi Sakamoto / Kentaro Naito / Toru Yamagata / Takehiro Uda / Kenji Ohata / Toshihiro Takami

    Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 120-

    2015  Volume 124

    Abstract: Background: The clinical significance of diffusion tensor (DT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters was analyzed to predict postoperative functional recovery in patients with cervical myelopathy. Materials and Methods: Sixteen patients with ... ...

    Abstract Background: The clinical significance of diffusion tensor (DT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters was analyzed to predict postoperative functional recovery in patients with cervical myelopathy. Materials and Methods: Sixteen patients with cervical myelopathy caused by cervical spondylosis, disk herniation or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament who underwent surgical intervention in our institute were enrolled in this retrospective study. There were 7 men and 9 women, with a mean age of 62.8 years. Clinical assessment was done before surgery and at least 3 months after surgery. All patients underwent whole-body 3.0-Tesla MRI before surgery. DT images (DTIs) were obtained using a single-shot fast spin-echo-based sequence. Mean values of mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA) at 6 disk levels of the cervical spine were measured using manual setting of regions of interest. The MD and FA values at the most compressed part were analyzed. Absolute MD and FA values at the most compressed spinal level in patients were transformed into the normalized values with a z-score analysis. Results: MD-z may decrease with the severity of cervical myelopathy. Receiver operating characteristic analysis of MD-z and FA-z suggested that both MD-z and FA-z have clinical validity for predicting the efficacy of surgical intervention, but MD-z was considered to be the most appropriate value to predict the efficacy of surgery. Conclusions: DTIs may be a promising modality to predict functional recovery after surgery. MD changes may reflect spinal cord condition and its reversibility.
    Keywords Cervical myelopathy ; diffusion tensor parameters ; fractional anisotropy ; functional recovery ; mean diffusivity ; Orthopedic surgery ; RD701-811 ; Surgery ; RD1-811 ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610 ; 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  8. Article ; Online: Surgical management of spinal meningiomas

    Hironori Arima / Toshihiro Takami / Toru Yamagata / Kentaro Naito / Junya Abe / Nobuyuki Shimokawa / Kenji Ohata

    Surgical Neurology International, Vol 5, Iss 8, Pp 333-

    A retrospective case analysis based on preoperative surgical grade

    2014  Volume 338

    Abstract: Background: Although spinal meningiomas respond favorably to surgical excision, their surgical management is impacted by several factors. This study utilized a surgery-based grading system to discuss the optimal surgical strategy. Methods: Twenty-three ... ...

    Abstract Background: Although spinal meningiomas respond favorably to surgical excision, their surgical management is impacted by several factors. This study utilized a surgery-based grading system to discuss the optimal surgical strategy. Methods: Twenty-three consecutive patients who underwent surgery for spinal meningiomas were included in this retrospective study. The patients′ neurological condition was assessed using the modified McCormick functional schema (mMFS) and sensory pain scale (SPS), and tumor removal was assessed using Simpson grade. Major factors contributing to surgical difficulty included; tumor size, extent/severity of cord compression, location of tumor attachment, spinal level, and anatomical relationships plus tumor extending in a dumbbell shape and local postoperative recurrence. Results: Fifteen cases were classified as ventral attachment (65.2%). There were two dumbbell-shaped tumors and three local recurrences at the primary site. Simpson grade 1 or 2 resections were performed in 18 of 20 cases (90%) with preoperative surgical grades 0 to 3. Simpson grade 4 resections were achieved in all three cases with preoperative surgical grades 4 to 5. Overall neurological assessment after surgery revealed the satisfactory or acceptable recovery on mMFS and SPS analysis. Conclusions: Lower preoperative grade yielded better results, while the higher the preoperative grade, the more likely tumor was insufficiently removed. A preoperative surgical grading system appeared to be helpful when considering the surgical strategy. Ventral meningiomas could be safely resected via the posterolateral or lateral approach using technical modifications. Recurrent tumors, especially with ventral attachment, were hard to resolve, and primary surgery appears to be important.
    Keywords Recurrence ; spinal extramedullary tumor ; spinal meningioma ; surgical outcome ; ventral attachment ; Medicine ; R ; Surgery ; RD1-811 ; Internal medicine ; RC31-1245 ; Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ; RC321-571 ; Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ; RC346-429
    Subject code 616
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Medknow Publications
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  9. Article ; Online: Focal adhesive arachnoiditis of the spinal cord

    Hiroki Morisako / Toshihiro Takami / Toru Yamagata / Isao Chokyu / Naohiro Tsuyuguchi / Kenji Ohata

    Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, Vol 1, Iss 2, Pp 100-

    Imaging diagnosis and surgical resolution

    2010  Volume 106

    Abstract: Background: Although adhesive arachnoiditis of the spinal cord can cause progressive symptoms associated with syringomyelia or myelomalacia, its surgical resolution based on the imaging diagnosis is not well characterized. This study aims to describe the ...

    Abstract Background: Although adhesive arachnoiditis of the spinal cord can cause progressive symptoms associated with syringomyelia or myelomalacia, its surgical resolution based on the imaging diagnosis is not well characterized. This study aims to describe the use of imaging for the diagnosis of focal adhesive arachnoiditis of the spinal cord and its surgical resolution using microsurgical arachnoidolysis. Materials and Methods: Four consecutive patients with symptomatic syringomyelia or myelomalacia caused by focal adhesive arachnoiditis underwent microsurgical arachnoidolysis. Comprehensive imaging evaluation using constructive interference in steady-state (CISS) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or myelographic MR imaging using true fast imaging with steady-state precession (TrueFISP) sequences was included before surgery to determine the surgical indication. Results: In all four patients a focal adhesion was identified at the cervical or thoracic level of the spinal cord, a consequence of infection or trauma. Three patients showed modest or minor improvement in neurological function, and one patient was unchanged after surgery. The syringomyelia or myelomalacia resolved after surgery and no recurrence was noted within the follow-up period, which ranged from 5 months to 30 months. Conclusions: MRI diagnosis of focal adhesive arachnoiditis is critical to determine the surgical indication. Microsurgical arachnoidolysis appears to be a straightforward method for stabilizing the progressive symptoms, though the procedure is technically demanding.
    Keywords Arachnoiditis ; arachnoidolysis ; dural plasty ; cerebrospinal fluid ; syringomyelia ; Orthopedic surgery ; RD701-811 ; Surgery ; RD1-811 ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 610 ; 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z
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  10. Article ; Online: MEG Frequency Analysis Depicts the Impaired Neurophysiological Condition of Ischemic Brain.

    Shinichi Sakamoto / Hidetoshi Ikeda / Naohiro Tsuyuguchi / Takehiro Uda / Eiichi Okumura / Takashi Asakawa / Yasuhiro Haruta / Hideki Nishiyama / Toyoji Okada / Hajime Kamada / Kenji Ohata / Yukio Miki

    PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 12, p e

    2016  Volume 0168588

    Abstract: Quantitative imaging of neuromagnetic fields based on automated region of interest (ROI) setting was analyzed to determine the characteristics of cerebral neural activity in ischemic areas.Magnetoencephalography (MEG) was used to evaluate spontaneous ... ...

    Abstract Quantitative imaging of neuromagnetic fields based on automated region of interest (ROI) setting was analyzed to determine the characteristics of cerebral neural activity in ischemic areas.Magnetoencephalography (MEG) was used to evaluate spontaneous neuromagnetic fields in the ischemic areas of 37 patients with unilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusive disease. Voxel-based time-averaged intensity of slow waves was obtained in two frequency bands (0.3-4 Hz and 4-8 Hz) using standardized low-resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (sLORETA) modified for a quantifiable method (sLORETA-qm). ROIs were automatically applied to the anterior cerebral artery (ACA), anterior middle cerebral artery (MCAa), posterior middle cerebral artery (MCAp), and posterior cerebral artery (PCA) using statistical parametric mapping (SPM). Positron emission tomography with 15O-gas inhalation (15O-PET) was also performed to evaluate cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxygen extraction fraction (OEF). Statistical analyses were performed using laterality index of MEG and 15O-PET in each ROI with respect to distribution and intensity.MEG revealed statistically significant laterality in affected MCA regions, including 4-8 Hz waves in MCAa, and 0.3-4 Hz and 4-8 Hz waves in MCAp (95% confidence interval: 0.020-0.190, 0.030-0.207, and 0.034-0.213), respectively. We found that 0.3-4 Hz waves in MCAp were highly correlated with CBF in MCAa and MCAp (r = 0.74, r = 0.68, respectively), whereas 4-8 Hz waves were moderately correlated with CBF in both the MCAa and MCAp (r = 0.60, r = 0.63, respectively). We also found that 4-8 Hz waves in MCAp were statistically significant for misery perfusion identified on 15O-PET (p<0.05).Quantitatively imaged spontaneous neuromagnetic fields using the automated ROI setting enabled clear depiction of cerebral ischemic areas. Frequency analysis may reveal unique neural activity that is distributed in the impaired vascular metabolic territory, in which the cerebral infarction has not yet been completed.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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