In:
Journal of Neurosurgery, Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG), Vol. 65, No. 2 ( 1986-08), p. 172-176
Abstract:
✓ Despite improved brain-stem imaging by magnetic resonance and high-resolution x-ray computerized tomography, definitive diagnosis and therapy of intrinsic lesions of the brain stem require histological verification. A stereotaxic approach to brain-stem lesions provides a high yield of positive histological diagnosis with a low incidence of morbidity. A series of 14 stereotaxic procedures performed on 12 patients with intrinsic lesions of the mesencephalon, pons, and medulla is reviewed. A detailed description of the transfrontal approach used by the authors is presented. Definitive pathological diagnosis was obtained in all patients. There was no operative mortality and only one case of permanent neurological deficit. The significance of accurate histological diagnosis in the therapy of brain-stem lesions is discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-3085
DOI:
10.3171/jns.1986.65.2.0172
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
Publication Date:
1986
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2026156-1
