Management of acute ischemic stroke after pulmonary resection: incidence and efficacy of endovascular thrombus aspiration.

Objective: We analyzed acute ischemic stroke by thromboembolism in the early period after lung cancer surgery.

Methods: A retrospective review of the clinical records of patients who underwent lung resection for primary lung cancer was performed. Patients who underwent lobectomy, bilobectomy, and pneumonectomy were included.

Atypical Presentation of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Incidence and Clinical Importance.

Background: The symptoms of sudden severe headache and/or diminished consciousness characterize the onset of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). However, several studies have suggested that some patients show an atypical presentation at the onset: symptoms lacking sudden headache and diminished consciousness. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and clinical features of cases with atypical onset.

[Epidemiological Investigation of Patients in Persistent Vegetative States in Aomori, Japan].

The actual number and condition of Japanese patients in persistent vegetative states have not yet been fully understood. The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiology of patients in persistent vegetative states in the Aomori prefecture. We sent questionnaires regarding gender, age, cause of persistent vegetative state, and residence of patient to all medical institutions in the Aomori prefecture (n=682).

Translucent three-dimensional CT is useful in considering the treatment strategy for the penetrating skull base injury with a metal rod: case report.

An 18-year-old male suffered a penetrating skull base injury caused by a metal rod. We made translucent three-dimensional (3D) computed tomography (CT) for clearing the injury site. This method has revealed that right carotid artery was compressed directly by the foreign body, and internal carotid artery trapping was carried out based on hemodynamics as revealed by angiography.

Case of pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma with anaplastic features in the pineal gland.

Background And Importance: Different types of tumor have been reported in the pineal gland, but pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) in this region is extremely rare.

Clinical Presentations: A 61-year-old man had gait disturbance and dementia for 1 month. Radiological examination revealed a 22 × 26 × 22-mm-diameter mass in the pineal gland and remarkable hydrocephalus.

Irrigation with thrombin solution reduces recurrence of chronic subdural hematoma in high-risk patients: preliminary report.

Abstract Chronic subdural hematoma (CSH) is a disease frequently seen in the neurosurgical department. CSH also has a high rate of recurrence. Our hypothesis is that thrombin solution irrigation reduces recurrence in high-risk CSH patients.

[Role of coil embolization and arterial injection in elderly subarachnoid hemorrhage patients: preliminary report].

With the recent advanced aging seen in society, the number of elderly patients with aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is increasing. We focused on current management of SAH in patients who were over 75 years old. From January 1st, 2004 to the end of June, 2007, we had treated 170 SAH patients including 39 who were over 75 years old.