Single-isocenter frameless intensity-modulated stereotactic radiosurgery for simultaneous treatment of multiple brain metastases: clinical experience

…, L VanderSpek, JZ Wang, JF Alksne… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To describe our clinical experience using a unique single-isocenter technique
for frameless intensity-modulated stereotactic radiosurgery (IM-SRS) to treat multiple brain …

Infections complicating the use of external ventriculostomy

RW Smith, JF Alksne - Journal of neurosurgery, 1976 - thejns.org
✓ The use of external ventriculostomy at our institution has been retrospectively analyzed to
determine the incidence of cerebrospinal fluid sepsis. Placement of 65 ventriculostomies …

Experimental model of symptomatic vasospasm in rabbits.

S Endo, PJ Branson, JF Alksne - Stroke, 1988 - Am Heart Assoc
The common carotid arteries were ligated bilaterally 2 weeks before induction of subarachnoid
hemorrhage in rabbits. The rabbits were observed closely for clinical symptoms, and …

Intraoperative assessment of aneurysm clip placement by intravenous fluorescein angiography

CJ Wrobel, H Meltzer, R Lamond, JF Alksne - Neurosurgery, 1994 - journals.lww.com
CLIP OCCLUSION OF intracranial aneurysms can be difficult, and intraoperative misadventures
are still fairly frequent. Many complications are caused by improper clip placement. …

Success of microvascular decompression with and without prior surgical therapy for trigeminal neuralgia

D Barba, JF Alksne - Journal of neurosurgery, 1984 - thejns.org
✓ Clinical records and patient interviews in 37 cases of trigeminal neuralgia treated by
microvascular decompression by a single surgeon were studied retrospectively. Outcomes were …

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus may be a “two hit” disease: benign external hydrocephalus in infancy followed by deep white matter ischemia in late …

WG Bradley Jr, G Bahl, JF Alksne - Journal of Magnetic …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine if normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) could result from decreased
resorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by the arachnoidal villi, leading to benign external …

Increased intracranial volume: a clue to the etiology of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus?

…, C Hurtado, J Ord, JF Alksne - American Journal of …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The etiology of idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus
(NPH) is unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that NPH …

Functional ultrastructure of the arachnoid villus

JF Alksne, ET Lovings - Archives of neurology, 1972 - jamanetwork.com
Examination of arachnoid villi with the electron microscope reveals that the cerebrospinal fluid
spaces are always separated from the lumen of the sagittal sinus by a continuous layer of …

Experimental catecholamine-induced chronic cerebral vasospasm: myonecrosis in vessel wall

JF Alksne, JH Greenhoot - Journal of Neurosurgery, 1974 - thejns.org
✓ The authors report a new experimental model for the study of delayed intracranial arterial
spasm in monkeys. The injection of norepinephrine into the prepontine cistern produces an …

Survival patterns of 5750 stereotactic radiosurgery–treated patients with brain metastasis as a function of the number of lesions

…, KT Carroll, JA Proudfoot, SJ Goetsch, JF Alksne… - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The number of brain metastases (BMs) plays an important role in the decision
between stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and whole-brain radiation therapy. Methods We …