Within three weeks of definitive surgical intervention, 467 patients with histologically proved
malignant glioma were randomized to receive one of four treatment regimens: semustine (…

Background and Purpose Indications for carotid endarterectomy have engendered considerable
debate among experts and have resulted in publication of retrospective reviews, natural …

THE PURPOSE OF this study was to investigate the presence of any correlation between
recurrent radicular pain during the first six months following first surgery for herniated lumbar …

✓ A total of 93 patients with intractable spasticity due to either spinal cord injury (59 cases),
multiple sclerosis (31 cases), or other spinal pathology (three cases) were entered into a …

Abstract Analysis of genomic organization and expression of platelet-derived growth factor
receptors (PDGFR) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in human malignant …

Object. The authors compared the incidence of radiologically documented changes and
symptomatic adjacent-level cervical disc disease after single-level discectomy and subsequent …

Objective. —To determine whether the addition of carotid endarterectomy to aggressive
medical management can reduce the incidence of cerebral infarction in patients with …

Object. To assess the effectiveness of Cummins' artificial cervical joint, the authors reviewed
the cases of 20 patients in whom the joint had been placed. Methods. A review of patients' …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Brain Tumor Cooperative Group NIH Trial 87-01 trial was
to investigate the effect of additional implanted radiation therapy in newly diagnosed patients …

Stroke remains one of the major public health problems in the United States today, with
approximately 500 000 new or recurrent cases occurring each year. 1 About 4 000 000 persons …