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    Intraoperative cone-beam CT with metal artifact reduction for assessment of the electrode position and the intracranial structures during deep brain stimulation procedure

    In deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD), the clinical outcome largely depends on the appropriate position of the electrode implanted in the targeted structure. In intraoperative cone-beam ...

    Toshinari Kawasaki, Takayuki Kikuchi, Katharina Otani, Yuto Mitsuno in Acta Neurochirurgica (2022)

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    A multicenter prospective registry of Borden type I dural arteriovenous fistula: results of a 3-year follow-up study

    Although intracranial dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) without retrograde leptomeningeal venous drainage (Borden type I) is reported to have a benign nature, no study has prospectively determined its clinica...

    Hidehisa Nishi, Hiroyuki Ikeda, Akira Ishii, Takayuki Kikuchi in Neuroradiology (2022)

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    Preoperative obliteration of choroidal arteries in the treatment of large hypervascular tumors in the lateral ventricle

    Removal of large hypervascular tumors in the lateral ventricle still poses a surgical challenge. These tumors are usually fed from choroidal arteries, and vascular control is typically performed late during th...

    Yukihiro Yamao, Kazumichi Yoshida, Akira Ishii, Masahiro Tanji in BMC Neurology (2021)

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    Changes in treatment strategy over time for arteriovenous malformation in a Japanese high-volume center

    Despite rapid developments in devices used to treat arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a randomised trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous malformations published in 2014 recommended conservative treatment for...

    Katsuya Komatsu, Yasushi Takagi, Akira Ishii, Takayuki Kikuchi in BMC Neurology (2020)

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    Restoration of periventricular vasculature after direct bypass for moyamoya disease: intra-individual comparison

    While periventricular anastomosis, a unique abnormal vasculature in moyamoya disease, has been studied in relation to intracranial hemorrhage, no study has addressed its change after bypass surgery. The author...

    Akinori Miyakoshi, Takeshi Funaki, Jun C Takahashi, Yasushi Takagi in Acta Neurochirurgica (2019)

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    Ruptured intranidal aneurysm of an arteriovenous malformation diagnosed by delay alternating with nutation for tailored excitation (DANTE)–prepared contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

    This case report describes the usefulness of delay alternating with nutation for tailored excitation (DANTE)–prepared, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) for detecting the rupture site of an...

    Katsuya Komatsu, Yasushi Takagi, Akira Ishii, Takayuki Kikuchi in Acta Neurochirurgica (2018)

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    Incidence of late cerebrovascular events after direct bypass among children with moyamoya disease: a descriptive longitudinal study at a single center

    The potential for late cerebrovascular events following surgical revascularization presents a challenge in the treatment of pediatric moyamoya disease. Limited information is available on the incidence of such...

    Takeshi Funaki, Jun C. Takahashi, Yasushi Takagi, Kazumichi Yoshida in Acta Neurochirurgica (2014)