2014
Brainstem melanomas presenting as a cavernous malformation
Lu AY, Patel AR, Kuzmik GA, Atsina K, Bronen RA, Jabbour PM, Hasan DM, Vortmeyer AO, Welch BG, Bulsara KR. Brainstem melanomas presenting as a cavernous malformation. Neurochirurgie 2014, 60: 184-187. PMID: 24856047, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuchi.2014.02.005.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCavernous malformationsClinical courseWhole-brain radiation therapyAcute pontine hemorrhageRight dorsal midbrainWhole brain radiationAggressive clinical courseRepeat hemorrhageMelanoma presentingSurgical resectionBrainstem hemorrhagePontine hemorrhagePoor prognosisTreatment modalitiesHemorrhagic lesionsRadiation therapyDorsal midbrainStereotactic radiosurgeryMelanoma lesionsLesionsHemorrhageMelanomaMalformationsResectionBrainstem
1997
Economic impact of replacing CT with MR imaging for refractory epilepsy
Bronen R, Fulbright R, Spencer S, Spencer D, Kim J, Lange R. Economic impact of replacing CT with MR imaging for refractory epilepsy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997, 15: 857-862. PMID: 9309616, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(97)00047-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative evaluationRefractory epilepsyPositive imaging findingsRefractory epilepsy patientsPositive magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonanceIntracranial electroencephalogram monitoringSurgical ameliorationNormal CTImaging findingsPreoperative localizationIntractable epilepsyVascular lesionsEpileptogenic zoneElectroencephalogram monitoringPreoperative CTEpilepsy patientsPatientsMR imagingEpilepsyCTVascular substratesHealth costsLesionsSurgery
1995
MR characteristics of neoplasms and vascular malformations associated with epilepsy
Bronen R, Fulbright R, Spencer D, Spencer S, Kim J, Lange R. MR characteristics of neoplasms and vascular malformations associated with epilepsy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1995, 13: 1153-1162. PMID: 8750330, DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(95)02026-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular malformationsCalvarial remodellingPathologic categoriesAdjacent tissuesTemporal lobe locationTypical imaging featuresMR characteristicsBlinded retrospective analysisMagnetic resonanceRefractory epilepsyPathologic findingsCortical involvementEpileptogenic substratePathologic substrateVascular lesionsImaging featuresCommon siteRetrospective analysisTemporal lobeLobe locationEpilepsyLesionsMalformationsNeoplasmsMR scans