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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Mar 29

Significantly higher expression of high-mobility group AT hook protein 2 (HMGA2) in the border zone of glioblastoma

Amin I. NOHMAN *, Frank P. SCHWARM, Marco STEIN, Anne SCHÄNZER, Christian KOCH, Eberhard UHL, Malgorzata KOLODZIEJ

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Mar 23

Towards a common language in neurosurgical outcome evaluation: the NEON (NEurosurgical Outcome Network) proposal

Paolo FERROLI, Silvia SCHIAVOLIN *, Arianna MARINIELLO, Francesco ACERBI, Francesco RESTELLI, Marco SCHIARITI, Emanuele LA CORTE, Jacopo FALCO, Vincenzo LEVI, Francesco DIMECO, Roberto ASSIETTI, Daniele BONGETTA, Elena V. COLOMBO, Silvio BELLOCCHI, Simone SANGIORGI, Simona BISTAZZONI, Maria POLOSA, Maria I. ORRU, Giannantonio SPENA, Claudio BERNUCCI, Angelo M. SICIGNANO, Andrea FANTI, Carlo BREMBILLA, Bruno RESMINI, Emanuele COSTI, Marco CENZATO, Giuseppe TALAMONTI, Gabriella BOTTINI, Pina SCARPA, Alessandra BOLLANI, Matteo QUERZOLA, Giulio PALMAS, Federico DE GONDA, Lorenzo BOSIO, Marcello EGIDI, Valentina TARDIVO, Antonio FIORAVANTI, Sara SUBACCHI, Marco FONTANELLA, Antonio BIROLI, Claudio CEREDA, Pier Paolo PANCIANI, Riccardo BERGOMI, Marta PERTICHETTI, Flavio TANCIONI, Alberto BONA, Fulvio A. TARTARA, Maurizio FORNARI, Federico PESSINA, Giovanni LASIO, Andrea CARDIA, Franco SERVADEI, Marco RIVA, Alessandra CASAROTTI, Carlo GIUSSANI, Leonardo FIORI, Fabio MAZZOLENI, Simona VAIANI, Giorgio CARRABBA, Andrea DI CRISTOFORI, Erik P. SGANZERLA, Alberto VIMERCATI, Valeria ISELLA, Ilaria MAURI, Michele INCERTI, Giovanni SICURI, Valentina MIRAMONTI, Roberto STEFINI, Diego SPAGNOLI, Maurizio PIPARO, Gianluca GRIMOD, Rossana REGAZZONI, Daniela VISMARA, Lucio MAZZEO, Emanuele MONTI, Alberto FRANZIN, Oscar VIVALDI, Alessandra MAIETTI, Elisa PINI, Domenico SERVELLO, Edvin ZEKAJ, Sara DE MICHELE, Marco LOCATELLI, Stefano BORSA, Nadia GRIMOLDI, Manuela CAROLI, Leonardo TARICIOTTI, Giorgia ABETE-FORNARA, Mario VITALE, Matilde LEONARDI, Morgan BROGGI

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REVIEW  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Mar 21

Long-term efficacy of spinal cord stimulation for chronic primary neuropathic pain in the contemporary era: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Kaneez FATIMA, Syed O. JAVED, Aqsa SALEEM, Shayan MARSIA, Ramsha ZAFAR, Komal NOORANI, Sahlish KUMAR *, Sara M. ALI, Iqra ISMAIL, Insiya HASHIM, Fatima A. GANATRA

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Mar 08

Predictive value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio in severe traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort

Luiz F. MATIAS *, Murilo D. PIMENTEL, Mateus F. MEDEIROS, Franciani R. ROCHA, Marcelo V. GAMBETTA, Samantha C. LOPES

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Feb 21

Improving the metric of surgical freedom in the laboratory based on a novel concept of volume

Lena Mary HOULIHAN, David NAUGHTON, Thanapong LOYMAK, Jubran H. JUBRAN, Michael G. O’SULLIVAN, Michael T. LAWTON, Mark C. PREUL *

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Feb 20

A cautionary tale: frailty predicts mortality after deep brain stimulation and the risk analysis index has an unparalleled classification threshold

Katie ROSTER, Addi MOYA, Oluwafemi P. OWODUNNI, Evan N. COURVILLE, Meic SCHMIDT, Christian A. BOWERS *

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Feb 20

Use of automated irrigating drainage system as rescue device for obstructive hydrocephalus in severe traumatic brain injury

Paolo GRITTI *, Tommaso TOGNI, Andrea FANTI, Claudio BERNUCCI, Svetlana MARTCHENKO, Ferdinando L. LORINI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Feb 20

Central nervous system hydatidosis around the world: a systematic review

Ahmad POUR-RASHIDI, Mehmet TURGUT, Mahshid FALLAHPOUR, Esmaeil MOHAMMADI, Sara HANAEI, Nima REZAEI *

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REVIEW  

Journal of Neurosurgical sciences 2023 Feb 13

Is contact sport participation associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy or neurodegenerative decline? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Meredith A. MONSOUR, Daniel I. WOLFSON, Jacob JO, Douglas P. TERRY, Scott L. ZUCKERMAN *

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SPECIAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Feb 01

Association between the morphological features of the central sulcus and the somatomotory representation: anatomo-functional evaluation of neuroplasticity through nTMS

Augusto LEONE, Francesco TOMAIUOLO, Giovanni RAFFA, Antonino F. GERMANÒ, Francesco CARBONE *, Antonio COLAMARIA, Giada CANGEMI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jan 31

Follow-up neuroimaging after non-perimesencephalic, angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage

Jean-Philippe DUFOUR, Menno R. GERMANS, Emanuela KELLER, Zsolt KULCSÀR, Luca REGLI, Giuseppe ESPOSITO *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jan 27

Technical aspects of total spondylectomy of C2

Jan STULIK, Zdenek KLEZL *, Michal VARGA, Tomas VYSKOCIL

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jan 24

Preoperative frailty status measured by Clinical Risk Analysis Index and adverse events after endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenoma: results of a single center prospective case series

Joshua MARQUEZ, Benjamin Q. SPANGLER, Kavelin RUMALLA, Syed F. KAZIM, Evan COURVILLE, Sagar A. PATEL, Dominic K. LUNDQUIST, Theodore N. MUKA, Samantha VARELA, Garth T. OLSON, Liat SHAMA, Rohini G. MCKEE, Meic H. SCHMIDT, Christian A. BOWERS *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jan 18

VEGF gene polymorphisms in Iranian patients with intracranial glioblastoma

Sara HANAEI, Hanieh MOJTAHEDI, Mohamad NAMVAR, Arad IRANMEHR, Reyhaneh SAFAEI, Azadehsadat RAZAVI, Marzie ESMAEILI, Maryam SADR, Arezou REZAEI, Maryam EDALATFAR, Hamidreza KHAYAT KASHANI, Mohsen SADEGHI-NAINI, Farzaneh DARBEHESHTI, Jaber GHAREHDAGHI, Mehdi FOROUZESH, Abdolali EBRAHIMI, Nima REZAEI *

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Review Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Nov 07

Lumbar adjacent segment degeneration after spinal fusion surgery. A systematic review and meta-analysis

Delia CANNIZZARO *, Carla D. ANANIA, Adrian SAFA, Ismail ZAED, Manuela MORENGHI, Marco RIVA, Massimo TOMEI, Federico PESSINA, Franco SERVADEI, Alessandro ORTOLINA, Maurizio FORNARI

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Nov 07

Association of baseline frailty and age with postoperative outcomes in metastatic brain tumor patients

Christine J. COLASACCO, Joanna ABOUEZZI, Sophia ARBUISO, Derek B. ASSERSON, Syed F. KAZIM, Kyril L. COLE, Alis J. DICPINIGAITIS, Jose DOMINGUEZ, Rohini G. MCKEE, Meic H. SCHMIDT, William T. COULDWELL, Christian A. BOWERS *

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Review Article  Open access

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Nov 03

Brain death as a moral definition and an act of love: the tale of Moon, Nehviel and Fate

Nereo ZAMPERETTI, Marco VERGANO, Nicola LATRONICO *

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Special Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Nov 03

Surgery of optic-chiasmatic tumors assisted by sodium fluorescein yellow fluorescence and visual evoked potentials monitoring

Camilla BONAUDO *, Simone ORLANDINI, Andrea BOSCHI, Cristiana MARTINELLI, Riccardo CARRAI, Andrea AMADORI, Alessandro DELLA PUPPA

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Review Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Oct 14

Applicability and efficacy of ultrasound elastography in neurosurgery: a systematic review of the literature

Ismail ZAED *, Giuseppe M. DELLA PEPA, Delia CANNIZZARO, Grazia MENNA, Andrea CARDIA

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Sep 16

A new study protocol for in vivo assessment of tumor diagnosis and microscopic tumor infiltration at the resection cavity in Central Nervous System tumors by a new miniature confocal endomicroscope (CONVIVO system)

Francesco RESTELLI, Elio MAZZAPICCHI, Bianca POLLO, Jacopo FALCO, Giulio BONOMO, Emanuele LA CORTE, Morgan BROGGI, Marco SCHIARITI, Francesco DI MECO, Paolo FERROLI, Irene TRAMACERE, Francesco ACERBI*

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Sep 16

Social media in neurosurgery during COVID-19: an evaluation of the role of Neurosurgery Cocktail platform

Chi H. LE, Noah NAWABI, Colette WHITE, Deen L. GARBA, Giuseppe E. UMANA *, Michael T. LAWTON, Kanwaljeet GARG, Juha HERNESNIEMI, Andre E. BOYKE, Adam AMMAR, Bipin CHAURASIA

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Sep 16

Long versus short segment with intermediate screw fixation for burst fractures of thoracolumbar junction: radiological and clinical results

Rossella RISPOLI *, Mahmoud ABOUSAYED, Alaa A. HAMED, Barbara CAPPELLETTO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Sep 16

Safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy combining aspirin and ticagrelor in patients with undergoing intracranial stenting procedures

Yihui MA, Xiangyu ZHANG, Tingbao ZHANG, Yu FENG, Wenyuan ZHAO, Xinjun CHEN *

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Sep 09

Specifies of the fetal median callosal artery

Ljiljana VASOVIĆ, Ana MRKAIĆ, Milena TRANDAFILOVIĆ *, Martina DREVENŠEK

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Sep 09

Antibiotic-impregnated versus standard silicone catheter for external ventricular drainage in acute hydrocephalus associated to aneurysmal SAH: a budget impact analysis from a single center Italian Cohort

Rina DI BONAVENTURA *, Michele BASILE, Alessandro OLIVI, Americo CICCHETTI, Enrico MARCHESE

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Sep 09

SNHG3 deficiency restrains spinal cord injury-induced inflammation through sponging miR-139-5p and provides a novel biomarker for disease severity

Tiecheng WANG, Likun SONG, Yehuan XU, Ye LI *

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Special Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Revisiting Galen: enduring contributions from ancient times towards modern neurosurgery

Jakov TIEFENBACH *, Andreas K. DEMETRIADES

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Continuous subcortical monitoring of motor pathways during glioma surgery with ultrasonic surgical aspirator: technical description in a single institute experience

Alessandro D’ELIA, Laura LAVALLE *, Antonella BUA, Mario SCHIANO DI COLA, Marco CIAVARRO, Vincenzo ESPOSITO

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Nerve high-resolution ultrasound in a 2-years follow-up of radial nerve palsy related to humeral shaft fractures

Luca LEONARDI *, Simona LORETI, Antonella DI PASQUALE, Laura FIONDA, Fiammetta VANOLI, Stefania MORINO, Matteo GARIBALDI, Girolamo ALFIERI, Antonio LAULETTA, Marco SALVETTI, Giovanni ANTONINI

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Review Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Women in neurosurgery: review of the literature combined with a gender-based analysis of the development over the past 20 years in Austria

Veronika SPERL, Barbara KIESEL *, Marlies BAUER, Lisa I. WADIURA

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Single-step resection and reconstruction of orbito-fronto-temporal pathologies using a PMMA CAD-implant

David BREUSKIN, Gerrit FISCHER, Joachim OERTEL, Stefan LINSLER *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Clinico-pathologic predictors of dismal course in atypical meningiomas: a retrospective single-centre analysis

Alice RYBA, Matthias MILLESI, Thomas ROETZER, Wolfgang MARIK, Stefan WOLFSBERGER *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Ulipristal-temozolomide-hydroxyurea combination for glioblastoma: in-vitro studies

Meric A. ALTINOZ *, Aysegul YILMAZ, Ali TAGHIZADEHGHALEHJOUGHI, Sidika GENC, Yesim YENI, Ibrahim GECILI, Ahmet HACIMUFTUOGLU

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

The effectiveness of short hybrid stabilization with sublaminar bands and transpedicular screws in the treatment of thoracolumbar spine fractures

Carlo BREMBILLA *, Andrea FANTI, Angela D. RAMPINI, Gianluigi DORELLI, Angelo M. SICIGNANO, Giorgio CRACCHIOLO, Claudio BERNUCCI

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Low serum albumin as a risk factor for delayed cerebral ischemia following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: eICU collaborative research database analysis

Alis J. DICPINIGAITIS, Vincent P. GALEA, Tolga SURSAL, Hussein AL-SHAMMARI, Eric FELDSTEIN, Syed ALI, Serena WONG, Christian BOWERS, Christian BECKER, Jared PISAPIA, Carrie MUH, Simon HANFT, Rachana TYAGI, Stephan A. MAYER, Chirag D. GANDHI, Fawaz AL-MUFTI *

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Original Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Jun 28

Comparison between intraarticular and combined intra and periarticular sacroiliac injection: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial

Mostafa F. TANTAWY *, Wael M. NAZIM

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Epidemiology-based evaluation of trends in treatment for ruptured intracranial aneurysms in Italy

Daniele BONGETTA *, Cesare ZOIA, Edoardo AGOSTI, Francesco DOGLIETTO, Alessandro FIORINDI, Giannantonio SPENA, Marco M. FONTANELLA, Carlo G. GIUSSANI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Lessons learned during covid-19 pandemic, a worldwide survey: evolution of global neurosurgical practice

Harsh DEORA, Amol RAHEJA, Shashwat MISHRA, Vivek TANDON, Edoardo AGOSTI, Pierlorenzo VEICESCHI, Kanwaljeet GARG *, Vikas NAIK, Shweta KEDIA, Rajesh MEENA, Satya S. MUNJAL, Bipin CHAURASIA, Jack WELLINGTON, Davide LOCATELLI, Marco M. FONTANELLA, Manmohan SINGH, PS CHANDRA, Shashank S. KALE, Kenan ARNAUTOVIC

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Intraoperative navigation in surgical management of traumatic spine injury: a propensity score matching analysis

Merritt D. KINON, Sima VAZQUEZ, Eris SPIROLLARI, Christina NG, Ankita DAS, Alexandria F. NAFTCHI, Aiden K. LUI, Cameron BEAUDREAULT, Tiffany MING, Jose F. DOMINGUEZ, Syed F. KAZIM, Chad D. COLE, Meic H. SCHMIDT, Chirag D. GANDHI, Rachana TYAGI, Vishad V. SUKUL, John K. HOUTEN, Christian A. BOWERS *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Frailty is a risk factor for intracranial abscess and is associated with longer length of stay: a retrospective single institution case-control study

Jose F. DOMINGUEZ *, Tolga SURSAL, Syed F. KAZIM, Christina NG, Sima VAZQUEZ, Ankita DAS, Alexandria NAFTCHI, Eris SPIROLLARI, Yuval ELKUN, Stergios GATZOFLIAS, Leonel AMPIE, Eric FELDSTEIN, Anaz UDDIN, Nitesh DAMODARA, Simon J. HANFT, Chirag D. GANDHI, Christian A. BOWERS

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Review Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Microsurgical and endovascular treatment of posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Giancarlo SAAL-ZAPATA *, Aaron RODRIGUEZ-CALIENES, Marco MALAGA, Victor VELASQUEZ-RIMACHI, Cristian MORAN, Diego BUSTAMANTE-PAYTAN, Niels PACHECO-BARRIOS, Kevin PACHECO-BARRIOS, Carlos ALVA-DIAZ, Melanie WALKER

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Mid-term follow-up outcomes of single-level cervical total disc replacement versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the treatment of cervical disc degenerative disease

Weicong LIU, Bo YUAN, Shengyuan ZHOU, Zheng XU, Lianshun JIA, Xiongsheng CHEN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Classification of unilateral thalamic gliomas predicts tumor resection and patient’s survival: a single center retrospective study

Tianshi QUE, Zhiyong LI, Haojie ZHENG, Jian-er TAN, Xi YUAN, Guozhong YI, Luxiong FANG, Jing NIE, Yanyi YIN, Haiyan XU, Xiaoxuan ZHENG, Junlu LIU, Xi-an ZHANG, Songtao QI *, Guanglong HUANG

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Endoscopic-assisted paramedian supracerebellar infratentorial approach to the posterior portion of the third ventricle. Anatomical study and surgical cases

Lucas SERRANO SPONTON *, Mohammed ALHOOBI, Eleftherios ARCHAVLIS, Ahmed T. SHAABAN, Elias DUMOUR, Amr NIMER, Jens CONRAD, Sven R. KANTELHARDT, Ali AYYAD

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Anterior cervical corpectomy for treatment of spondylotic myelopathy. Results of a prospective double-armed study with a three-year follow-up

Antonio COLAMARIA, Pasqualino CIAPPETTA, Nicola P. FOCHI, Francesco CARBONE *, Augusto LEONE

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Application of double-stent assisted coil embolization in intracranial vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms with mass effect

Long-jiang ZHOU, Wei WANG, Li-li WEN, Qi WU, Zhen-sheng LIU, Xiao-yu TANG, Wei CAI, Xiao-ming ZHOU, Wei-zhen HE, Xin ZHANG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Surgical management of pediatric intracranial CCM: a 10-year single center experience

Tommaso CALLONI, Andrea CARAI *, Francesco LIOI, Marilou CAVALIERE, Alessandro DE BENEDICTIS, Sabrina ROSSI, Franco RANDI, Maria C. ROSSI ESPAGNET, Marina TRIVISANO, Claudia CESARIO, Elisa PISANESCHI, Alessandra MARASI, Alessandra SAVIOLI, Carlo G. GIUSSANI, Carlo E. MARRAS

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 13

Risk factors associated with vasospasm after non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective analysis of 456 patients

Gunther S. JOOS, Antje GOTTSCHALK, Christian EWELT, Markus HOLLING, Walter STUMMER, Jan S. ENGLBRECHT *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Effect of mannitol on platelet function during elective craniotomy in adult patients with brain tumor

Kilian ARLT, Paul FRANK, Markus FLENTJE, Hendrik EISMANN, Elvis J. HERMANN, Joachim K. KRAUSS, Shadi AL-AFIF, Thomas PALMAERS *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Reliability of facet fluid on preoperative MRI for prediction of segmental instability after decompression surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis

Seung C. YOO, Chung K. CHOUGH *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

The role of the craniotomy size in the surgical evacuation of acute subdural hematomas in elderly patients: a retrospective multicentric study

Gianluca TREVISI, Alba SCERRATI, Oriela RUSTEMI, Luca RICCIARDI, Fabio RANERI, Alberto TOMATIS, Amedeo PIAZZA, Anna Maria AURICCHIO, Vito STIFANO, Michele DUGHIERO, Pasquale DE BONIS, Annunziato MANGIOLA, Carmelo L. STURIALE *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Characterization of neurosurgery fellowship directors: strengths and room for improvement

Parth P. PARIKH, Muhammad A. ELAHI, Namrata ARYA, Keldon K. LIN, M. Lane MOORE, Naresh P. PATEL *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Neuropathologic changes associated with stereoelectroencephalography depth electrode placement: case series

Nolan K. WINSLOW *, Elsa A. OLSON, Sarah E. BACH, Andres L. MALDONADO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Brain vascularization in deep brain stimulation surgeries: epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Felix S. GUBLER, Engin I. TURAN, Shalini RAMLAGAN, Linda ACKERMANS, Pieter L. KUBBEN, Mark L. KUIJF, Yasin TEMEL

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Genotoxic parameters of human degenerated intervertebral discs are linked to the pathogenesis of disc degeneration

Charles A. CARAZZO *, Manuela PELETTI-FIGUEIRÓ, Natalia FONTANA NICOLETTI, Fernando J. SCARIOT, Sérgio ECHEVERRIGARAY, Asdrubal FALAVIGNA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Interleukin-17 receptor D is a favorable biomarker of glioblastoma

Yang LIU, Mingshui XIE, Ye ZHOU, Lili CHE, Bin ZHANG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

The “STARS” study: advanced pre-operative rehearsal and intraoperative navigation in neurosurgical oncology

Alessandro PERIN *, Enrico GAMBATESA, Chiara B. RUI, Giovanni CARONE, Claudia FANIZZI, Francesca M. LOMBARDO, Tommaso F. GALBIATI, Donatella SGUBIN, Paolo CAPPABIANCA, Torstein R. MELING, Francesco DIMECO, The STARS Simulation Group

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Quality of life after surgical clipping of ruptured aneurysms from a developing country: differential independent impact of grading scales & baseline factors

Sachin R. GOUDIHALLI, Prasant MASKARA, Tejasvi S. RANDHAWA, Sushant K. SAHOO, Manju MOHANTY, Manju DHANDAPANI, Navneet SINGLA, Sivashanmugam DHANDAPANI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Apr 05

Effects of glibenclamide against early brain injury in rat after subarachnoid hemorrhage

Ryuta KAJIMOTO, Takahiro IGARASHI, Nobuhiro MORO, Hideki OSHIMA, Takeshi SUMA, Naoki OTANI *, Atsuo YOSHINO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Mar 17

Successful staged separation of total angular craniopagus

Carlo E. MARRAS, Andrea CARAI *, Alessandro DE BENEDICTIS, Alessandra SAVIOLI, Camilla M. ROSSI ESPAGNET, Mario ZAMA, Franco RANDI, Aurelio SECINARO, Luca BORRO, Antonio NAPOLITANO, Giuseppe RICCI, Alessandra MARASI, Enrico CASTELLI, Tommaso CALLONI, Sergio G. PICARDO

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Review Article  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Mar 17

Acellular nerve grafts with BMSCs/SCs for sciatic nerve regeneration in rats: a meta-analysis

Jie LIANG, Liang LUO, Feifan XIANG, Shuangli LAN, Xiaoqi TAN, Hao GU, Kaiwen YANG, Junwu YE, Lian TANG, YunKang YANG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Mar 17

Effect of extracranial-intracranial bypass revascularization procedure in acute stroke after endovascular failure: the EIRASP study protocol

Alessia FRATIANNI, Giacomo BERTOLINI *, Roberto MENOZZI, Davide CERASTI, Silvia LANA, Francesca BOZZETTI, Matteo FANTONI, Patrizia CECCARELLI, Paola CASTELLINI, Sandra ROSSI, Umberto SCODITTI, Ermanno GIOMBELLI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Mar 17

Operative results of AO A3 and A4 Traumatic Injuries in the thoracic and lumbar spine. A multicentre surveillance study of 4230 patients from the German Spine Registry (DWG-Register)

Oliver KRISMANN, Michael RAUSCHMANN, Richard SELLEI, Fatima MEDINA-GOVEA, Frerk MEYER, Juan Manuel VINAS-RIOS *, DWG-Register study group

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Mar 17

De novo Cavernous Angiomas associated with Developmental Venous Anomaly: a mini-series and literature review

Vincenzo ANTONELLI, Giuseppe MAIMONE *, Dalila FUSCHILLO, Alessandra TURRINI, Riccardo DRAGHI, Luca RICCIONI, Fabio CALBUCCI, Luigino TOSATTO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Feb 11

Preoperative cervical traction with Gardner-Wells Tongs: who profits most?

Jan RODEMERK *, Markus PIERSCIANEK, Marvin DARKWAH OPPONG, Daniela PIERSCIANEK, Philipp DAMMANN, Oliver GEMBRUCH, Neriman ÖZKAN, Ulrich SURE, Karsten H. WREDE, Ramazan JABBARLI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Feb 11

2-1-2 stroke microsurgical thrombectomy technique as a tertiary/salvage treatment option

Marcelo M. OLIVEIRA *, Leonardo AVELLAR, Jose A. MALHEIROS, Carlos E. FERRAREZ, Geraldo M. LIMA, Pollyana H. COSTA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2022 Feb 11

Current state of global neurosurgery activity amongst European neurosurgeons

Saniya MEDIRATTA *, Laura LIPPA, Sara VENTURINI, Andreas K. DEMETRIADES, Abdessamad EL-OUAHABI, Maria L. GANDÍA-GONZÁLEZ, William HARKNESS, Peter HUTCHINSON, Kee B. PARK, Katrin RABIEI, Gail ROSSEAU, Karl SCHALLER, Franco SERVADEI, Jesus LAFUENTE, Angelos G. KOLIAS

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Nov 11

The clinical challenge of subarachnoid hemorrhage associated with multiple aneurysms when the bleeding source is not certainly identifiable

Carmelo L. STURIALE *, Anna Maria AURICCHIO, Benjamin SKRAP, Vito STIFANO, Alessio ALBANESE

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Nov 11

Readmissions in patients with Cerebral Cavernous Malformations (CCMs): a National Readmission Database (NRD) study

Akhil PADARTI, Amod AMRITPHALE, Javed K. ELIYAS, Daniele RIGAMONTI, Jun ZHANG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Nov 11

Characterizing internet search patterns for neurologic and neurosurgical conditions following celebrity diagnosis

Max S. WARD *, Michael J. FELDMAN, Brittany N. WARD, Vera ONG, Nolan J. BROWN, Shane SHAHRESTANI, Chen Y. YANG, Mickey E. ABRAHAM, Boris PASKHOVER, Anil NANDA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Nov 11

Medulloblastoma in adults: an analysis of clinico-pathological, molecular and treatment factors

Federica FRANCHINO *, Isabella MORRA, Marco FORNI, Luca BERTERO, Cristina ZANINI, Fausto ROVETA, Umberto RICARDI, Cristina MANTOVANI, Allegra CARPANETO, Enrica MIGLIORE, Alessia PELLERINO, Federica FERRIO, Paola CASSONI, Diego GARBOSSA, Riccardo SOFFIETTI, Roberta RUDA’

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Nov 11

Anticoagulant therapy in high grade gliomas: a systematic review on state of the art and future perspectives

Andrea BIANCONI *, Alessandro PRIOR, Gianluigi ZONA, Pietro FIASCHI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Nov 11

Normal-appearing naming-related functional activation in incidentally discovered lowgrade gliomas: a single institution study

Elisa CARGNELUTTI, Tamara IUS, Miran SKRAP, Barbara TOMASINO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Nov 11

Incidence, risk factors, and treatment of incidental durotomy during decompression in degenerative lumbar spine conditions

Fabian WINTER, Stefan HASSLINGER, Anton FRUEH, Wolfgang MARIK, Marcus RAUDNER, Dorian HIRSCHMANN, Magnus KUESS, Stephan N. SALZMANN, Anna RIENMUELLER, Karl ROESSLER, Christian DORFER, Johannes HERTA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Oct 14

Th17/Treg imbalance in peripheral blood from patients with intracranial aneurysm

Miaomiao SONG *, Zhibin JIN, Peng WANG, Xiang ZHANG

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Oct 14

Headlight and loupe-based fluorescein detection system in brain tumor surgery; a firstin-human experience

Xiaoran ZHANG, Ahmed HABIB, Emade JAMAN, Arka N. MALLELA, Nduka M. AMANKULOR, Pascal O. ZINN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Oct 14

Prospective analysis of gross and fine motor manifestations following STN- DBS and their correlation with electrode position

Rajesh ALUGOLU *, Swapnil KOLPAKWAR, Vijayasaradhi MUDUMBA, Abhishek ARORA, Rukmini KANDADAI, Rupam BORGOHAIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Oct 14

Non-robotized frameless stereotactic magnetic resonance guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for hypothalamic hamartoma: preliminary results of 2 cases and review of the literature

Giuseppe DI PERNA *, Mattia PACETTI, Domenico TORTORA, Lino NOBILI, Armando CAMA, Gianluca PIATELLI, Alessandro CONSALES

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Oct 14

Preoperative quantitative diffusion tensor imaging on the spinal nerve root is a predictor for the surgical outcome of lumbar disc herniation: a prospective study of 117 patients

Penghuan WU, Chengyan HUANG, Shengli ZHAO, Anmin JIN, Benchao SHI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Oct 14

Prediction of nuclide accumulation spread based on the volume of enhancing MRI lesion in glioblastoma patients

Noriyuki NAKAYAMA *, Tetsuya YAMADA, Hirohito YANO, Hiroaki TAKEI, Naoyuki OHE, Kazuhiro MIWA, Jun SHINODA, Toru IWAMA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Sep 21

Quantitative analysis of exposure and surgical maneuverability of three purely endoscopic keyhole approaches to the floor of the third ventricle

Changfu ZHANG, Zhengcun YAN, Xiaodong WANG, Yuping LI, Hengzhu ZHANG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Sep 21

Modafinil attenuates the neuroinflammatory response after experimental traumatic brain injury

Yasar OZTURK, Ismail BOZKURT *, Yahya GUVENC, Umit KEPOGLU, Mehmet CINGIRT, Ozlem GULBAHAR, Tugba OZCEREZCI, Salim SENTURK, Mesut E. YAMAN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

Does the extent of soft tissue dissection and location of screws in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion impact the development of the adjacent segment degeneration? A prospective short term radiological analysis

Mudumba VIJAYASARADHI *, Kode SASHANKA, Rajesh ALUGOLU

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

Quantitative gait analysis of patients with severe sacroiliac joint dysfunction: a prospective clinical study

Jan LODIN *, Marek JELÍNEK, Jan PROCHÁZKA, Martin SAMEŠ, Petr VACHATA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

Gliomagenesis is orchestrated by the Oct3/4 regulatory network

Tatyana N. IGNATOVA, Hersh J. CHAITIN, Nickolay V. KUKEKOV, Oleg N. SUSLOV, Galina I. DULATOVA, Khalid A. HANAFY, Frank. D. VRIONIS *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

The impact of strategies to manage the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with intrathecal baclofen therapy

Manuela D’ERCOLE, Alessandro IZZO, Filomena FUGGETTA, Alessandro RAPISARDA, Benedetta BURATTINI, Nicola MONTANO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

Serum biomarkers for risk assessment of intra-hospital transports in neurosurgical intensive care unit patients

Michael BENDER *, Jessica UTERMARCK, Eberhard UHL, Marco STEIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

Meningoencephalitis with refractory intracranial hypertension : Consider Decompressive craniectomy

Anis CHOUCHA * , Sebastien BOISSONNEAU, Nathan BEUCLER, Thomas GRAILLON, Stephane RANQUE, Nicolas BRUDER, Stephane FUENTES, Lionel VELLY, Henry DUFOUR

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

The effect of modic changes on the fusion rates of posterior interbody fusion surgery modic changes and posterior interbody fusion

Samet ERINÇ *, Mahmet A. TALMAÇ, Bahattin KEMAH, Mustafa H. ÖZDEMİR

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

Microsurgical clipping of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms (UIA) by a single surgeon's experience: why we should definitely preserve the neurosurgical skills in our health areas

Biagia LA PIRA, Veronica PICOTTI, Marta ZAPPALÀ, Vincenza MAIOLA, Alessandro PESCE, Alessandro FRATI, Antonio SANTORO, Giancarlo D'ANDREA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

The use of Mixed Reality for the treatment planning of unruptured intracranial aneurysms

Vito STIFANO, Maria C. PALUMBO, Swathi CHIDAMBARAM, Carmelo L. STURIALE *, Alessio ALBANESE, Enrico MARCHESE, Alberto REDAELLI, Susan C. PANNULLO, Alessandro OLIVI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

A supervised machine learning algorithm predicts intraoperative CSF leak in endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas: model development and prospective validation

Leonardo TARICIOTTI *, Giorgio FIORE, Giorgio CARRABBA, Giulio A. BERTANI, Luigi SCHISANO, Stefano BORSA, Emanuele FERRANTE, Valerio M. CACCAVELLA, Pierpaolo MATTOGNO, Martina GIORDANO, Giulia REMOLI, Giovanna MANTOVANI, Marco LOCATELLI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Aug 03

Household income is associated with return to surgery following discectomy for far lateral disc herniation

Austin J. BORJA, John CONNOLLY, Svetlana KVINT, Donald K. DETCHOU, Gregory GLAUSER, Krista STROUZ, Scott D. McCLINTOCK, Paul J. MARCOTTE, Neil R. MALHOTRA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jun 10

Impact of COVID-19 on interest in pediatric neurosurgery related symptoms, diseases, and treatments

Mustafa GÜDÜK, Ömer ORHUN, Ahmet T. DURSUN, Doğu KÜÇÜKSÜLEYMANOĞLU, Zeynep DENİZ, Murat İ. USSELİ, Baran BOZKURT, Sinan KARDEŞ, Murat Ş. EKŞİ

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jun 10

The extent of resection of T2-flair hyperintense area for eloquent glioblastomas: outcomes analysis between awake and general anesthesia patients

Christian CURZI, Enrico GIORDAN *, Angela GUERRIERO, Matteo BENDINI, Giuseppe CANOVA, Alberto FELETTI, Elisabetta MARTON

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jun 10

Awake transradial middle meningeal artery embolization and twist drill craniostomy for chronic subdural hematomas in the elderly: case series and technical note

Ehsan DOWLATI *, Kelsi CHESNEY, Austin B. CARPENTER, Mitchell ROCK, Nirali PATEL, Jeffrey C. MAI, Ai-Hsi LIU, Rocco A. ARMONDA, Daniel R. FELBAUM

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jun 10

Efficacy of percutaneous pedicle screws for thoracic and lumbar spine fractures compared with open technique

Irene PANERO *, Alfonso LAGARES, Jose A. ALÉN, Daniel GARCÍA-PEREZ, Carla EIRIZ, Ana María CASTAÑO-LEON, Santiago CEPEDA, Luis M. MORENO-GÓMEZ, Olga E. SINOVAS, Igor PAREDES

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jun 10

Adjacent segment degeneration after posterolateral lumbar fusion: results and complications of posterior revision surgery

Fernando L. DANTAS *, François DANTAS, Antônio C. CAIRES, Gustavo A. CARIRI, Gilberto A. FONSECA FILHO, Ricardo V. BOTELHO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jun 10

A placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of amantadine hydrochloride for evaluating the functional improvement of patients following severe acute traumatic brain injury

Mohammad SHIMIA, Arad IRANMEHR, Amir VALIZADEH, Farhad MIRZAEI, Mohamad NAMVAR, Ebrahim RAFIEI, Ahsan RAHIMI, Aida KHADIVI, Kamkar AEINFAR *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 May 03

The use of cochlear-enhancement imaging to predict hearing preservation following vestibular schwannoma removal

Woo-Hyun KIM, Hun-Ho PARK, Sung J. AHN, Mina PARK, Chang-Ki HONG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 May 03

Alteration of anxiety and depression after awake craniotomy: a prospective study on patients with language eloquent high-grade glioma

Mohammad RAHMANI, Kasra HENDI, Hamideh AJAM, Amirhossein LARIJANI, Mostafa FARZIN, Mohammad ARBABI, Ahmad POUR-RASHIDI, Maysam ALIMOHAMADI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 May 03

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, a potential candidate for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

Jiawen YUAN, Li-Xia XUE, Jin-Peng REN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 May 03

A multidisciplinary central nervous system clinic model for radiation oncology and neurosurgery (RADIANS): three-year experience with brain and skull base lesions in a community hospital setting

Wencesley A. PAEZ, Rohi GHEEWALA, Shearwood McCLELLAND III, Brandon LUCKE-WOLD *, Jerry J. JABOIN, Charles R. THOMAS Jr., Timur MITIN, Jeremy N. CIPOREN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 May 03

Sodium Fluorescein application in brain tumour biopsy: case series

Alessandro NARDUCCI *, Gabriele RONCHETTI, Massimiliano MINARDI, Giovanni G. VERCELLI, Raffaele NUNZIATA, Christian F. CARLINO, Federico NANNUCCI, Chiara NURISSO, Pier F. PRETTI, Federico GRIVA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Apr 16

Should younger researchers pursue citations or innovations?

Luca RICCIARDI, Giuseppe M. DELLA PEPA *, Alba SCERRATI, Carmelo L. STURIALE

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Apr 16

FAM64A antagonizes tumor suppressive effects of miR-610 in neuroblastoma in vitro

Xiaomei QIU *, Fuxiang QIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Apr 16

A single center experience in the management of progressive juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma

Ieta SHAMS, Branavan MANORANJAN *, Rebecca VOTH, Malavan RAGULOJAN, Olufemi AJANI, Blake YARASCAVITCH, Sheila K. SINGH, Adam J. FLEMING

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Apr 16

Percutaneous Carbon-PEEK instrumentation for spine tumors: a prospective observational study

Sokol TRUNGU *, Luca RICCIARDI, Stefano FORCATO, Antonio SCOLLATO, Giuseppe MINNITI, Massimo MISCUSI, Antonino RACO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Mar 11

The gender impact in the era of COVID-19: an Italian neurosurgical perspective

Teresa SOMMA *, Ilaria BOVE, Karol MIGLIORATI, Maria Rosaria SCALA, Tamara IUS, Giada GARUFI, Laura SANTI, Paolo CAPPABIANCA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Mar 11

Prediction of outcomes in traumatic brain injury: the IMPACT and CRASH prognostic models in a single neurosurgical center, Malaysia

Jafri M. ABDULLAH, Zamzuri IDRIS, Abdul R. GHANI, Mei S. LIM *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Mar 11

Preliminary study of the consciousness-promotion mechanism of electroacupuncture in comatose patients with diffuse axonal injuries

Weichuan DAI *, Xieli GUO, Wenhua CAI, Yanfei ZHENG, Yingxian CHEN, Yuyan ZHU, Xiayang TIAN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Mar 11

Long-segment versus short-segment fixation through a posterior approach for tuberculous spondylodiscitis of the mid-thoracic spine in adults: a study of mid- to long-term efficacy

Zhenchao XU, Xiyang WANG *, Zhen ZHANG

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Mar 11

The effect of perioperative non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and male sex on the recurrence rates after chronic subdural hematoma evacuation

Matthias TOMSCHIK, Dominik WIEDNER, Johannes HERTA, Jonathan WAIS, Fabian WINTER, Karl ROESSLER, Christian DORFER *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Mar 11

Post-operative complications in cranial and spine neurosurgery: a prospective observational study

Sebastien BOISSONNEAU *, Marc TSIAREMBY, Hadrien PEYRIERE, Thomas GRAILLON, Kaissar FARAH, Stephane FUENTES, Henry DUFOUR

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jan 22

Turning tables: a war-like approach to neurosurgical emergencies in the Covid-19

Alberto BALESTRINO *, Chiara ROBBA, Marco CERAUDO, Pasquale ANANIA, Ilaria MELLONI, Simone NEGRINI, Paolo PELOSI, Gianluigi ZONA, Pietro FIASCHI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jan 22

The projected numbers of degenerative spine disease in Austria from 2017 to 2080: a perspective-based scenario analysis

Wolfgang HITZL, Christoph SCHWARTZ, Stefan ZAUSINGER, Peter A. WINKLER, Barbara LADISICH, Oliver SCHÖFFSKI, Alexander ROMAGNA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jan 04

Telemedicine in a spine clinic setting: a large survey of patient preferences and experiences

Robert K. MAURER *, David HALLAN, Timothy C. MAURER, Charles LEE, John P. KELLEHER

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jan 04

Utility of Hounsfield units in predicting fusion rates of patients undergoing anterior odontoid screw fixation following Anderson d’Alonzo type II and shallow type III fractures

Jan LODIN *, Aleš HEJČL, Martin BOLCHA, Martin SAMEŠ, PETR VACHATA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2021 Jan 04

The interlaminar contralateral approach to far-lateral lumbar disc herniations: a singlecenter comparison with traditional techniques and literature review

Andrea DI RITA *, Vincenzo LEVI, Giulia L. GRIBAUDI, Giuseppe CASACELI, Giovanni DI LEO, Luigi V. BERRA, Marcello EGIDI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 15

What is the quality of the information available on the internet for patients suffering with sciatica?

Marco MANCUSO-MARCELLO, Andreas K. DEMETRIADES *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 15

Seizure-outcome after surgery of low-grade epilepsy associated neuro-epithelial tumors

Anant MEHROTRA *, Suyash SINGH, Soumen KANJILAL, Lily PAL, Vimal K. PALIWAL, Jayesh SARDHARA, Sanjay BEHARI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 15

Risk factors and functional outcome were associated with hemorrhagic transformation after mechanical thrombectomy for acute large vessel occlusion stroke

Weirong LI, Xiaolian XING, Chao WEN, Hongwei LIU *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 15

Brain location and tumor biological markers in high and low grade gliomas: our experience

Soheila RAYSI DEHCORDI *, Renato GALZIO, Federica MARRONE, Hambra DI VITANTONIO, Sara MARZI, Teresa FASANO, Graziano TADDEI, Daniele MILLIMAGGI, Tonino DI COSIMO, Francesco ABBATE, Giuseppe CALVISI, Carlo MASCIOCCHI, Alessandro RICCI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 09

Delayed subdural fluid collections after Ommaya reservoir placement

Ronald J. BENVENISTE *, Sunil G. IYER, Aria M. JAMSHIDI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 09

Transpars approach for L5-S1 foraminal and extra-foraminal lumbar disc herniations: technical note

Pasquale DE BONIS *, Antonio MUSIO, Lorenzo MONGARDI, Giorgio LOFRESE, Frank LA MARCA, Jacopo VISANI, Michele A. CAVALLO, Alba SCERRATI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 09

Primary intradural extramedullary lesions: a longitudinal study of 212 patients and analysis of predictors of functional outcome

Manoharan D. SUDHAN *, Guru D. SATYARTHEE, Leve JOSEPH, Aanchal KAKKAR, Mehar C. SHARMA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 09

Effects of percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with zoledronic acid injection on osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture and bone metabolism indices

Hongchi YI, Tao CHEN, Jiming GAN, Zhuoqian DONG, Dun LIU, Yuanzhi ZHENG, Huijun NING, Qingzhong WEI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Dec 09

Early growth response 1 promoted the invasion of glioblastoma multiforme by elevating HMGB1

Kai DU , Xiaoyou WU, Xiaofei JI, Nan LIANG, Zheng LI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Nov 30

Radiculomedullary arterial contributions to the thoracolumbar spinal cord: an angiographic study

Anthony S. LARSON *, Waleed BRINJIKJI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Nov 27

Normal-appearing white matter structural integrity in incidentally discovered low-grade gliomas: a single institution study

Elisa CARGNELUTTI, Marta MAIERON, Tamara IUS, Miran SKRAP, Barbara TOMASINO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Nov 27

Bed rest after incidental durotomy in lumbar surgery. A redundant measure in case of watertight dural repair

Nikolaus KÖGL, Lukas SCHENK , Christian PREUSS HERNANDEZ, Claudius THOMÉ, Ondra PETR *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Oct 12

Sagittal re-alignment of the subaxial spine following occipitocervical fusion

Rajesh ALUGOLU, Pasham AMARENDRA, Vijaya S. MUDUMBA *, Chandu LINGOLU

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Sep 28

Transcortical endoportal subchoroidal endoscope-assisted approach to the third ventricle: from virtual reality to anatomical laboratory

Carmine A. DONOFRIO *, Lucia RICCIO, Jody F. CAPITANIO, Aalap HERUR-RAMAN, Pietro PANNI, Filippo GAGLIARDI, Anthony J. CAPUTY, Pietro MORTINI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Sep 28

Enzymatic activity of extracellular circulating proteasome in the CSF of patients with malignant intrinsic and metastatic brain tumors: proof of concept

Oliver MUELLER *, Jan THOMASSEN, Jonas WIEDEMANN, Ulrich SURE, Stephan U. SIXT

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Sep 28

Efficacy of whole-sellar Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for magnetic resonance imaging-negative Cushing’s disease

Nulifer KILIC DURANKUS, Yavuz SAMANCI, Meltem YILMAZ, Meriç SENGOZ, Yasemin BOLUKBASI, Selcuk PEKER *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Sep 24

Surgical outcomes of traumatic C2 body fractures: a retrospective analysis

Amarendra PASHAM, Vijaya Saradhi MUDUMBA *, Rajesh ALUGOLU

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Sep 18

Oligodendroglioma with Ganglioglioma like differentiation: management and prognostic implications. Is a WHO classification update required?

Gelsomina ARUTA, Marco CERAUDO *, Monica TRUFFELLI, Diego CRIMINELLI ROSSI, Gianluigi ZONA, Pasquale ANANIA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jul 29

Giant calcified thoracic disk herniations: ossification of PLL or autonomous entity?

Giuseppe D'ALIBERTI, Fabio VILLA, Pietro GIORGI, Francesco M. CRISÁ *, Giulia GRIBAUDI, Lara MASTINO, Anna M. AURICCHIO, Marco CENZATO, Giuseppe TALAMONTI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 12

The effect of extubation in prone position on emergence and recovery in lumbar spinal surgery

Mesure G. OZDEN *, Nurten BAKAN, Hasan KOCOGLU

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Apr 29

Transvenous onyx embolization for dural arteriovenous fistula with concomitant transvenous balloon protection of the venous sinus

Xianzeng TONG, Ming YE, Jingwei LI, Peng HU, Tao HONG, Peng ZHANG, Hongqi ZHANG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 10

Enhancement of miR-16-5p on spinal cord injury-induced neuron apoptosis and inflammatory response through inactivating ERK1/2 pathway

Qian-Cheng ZHAO, Zhe-Wei XU, Qing-Ming PENG, Jia-Hui ZHOU, Zhi-Yue LI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 04

Postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery and hypofractionated radiotherapy for brain metastases using Gamma Knife and CyberKnife: a dual-center analysis

Jens KÜBLER, Michael WESTER-EBBINGHAUS, Frederik WENZ, Florian STIELER, Bastian BATHEN, Sabine K. MAI, Robert WOLFF, Daniel HÄNGGI, Oliver BLANCK, Frank GIORDANO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 04

Visualization of volume of tissue activated modeling in a clinical planning system for deep brain stimulation

Barbara CARL, Miriam BOPP, Benjamin SAß, Josefine WALDTHALER, Lars TIMMERMANN, Christopher NIMSKY *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 28

Q-ball - high resolution fiber tractography of language associated tracts-quantitative evaluation of applicability for glioma resections

Daniela BECKER *, Moritz SCHERER, Peter NEHER, Christine JUNGK, Jessica JESSER, Irada PFLÜGER, Martin BENDSZUS, Klaus MEIER-HEIN, Andreas UNTERBERG

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 08

All-cause and tumor-specific mortality trends in elderly primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) patients: a surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) analysis

Taylor FURST *, Haydn HOFFMAN, Lawrence S. CHIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Jul 11

Intraoperative Computed Tomography, navigated ultrasound, 5-Amino-Levulinic Acid fluorescence and neuromonitoring in brain tumor surgery: overtreatment or useful tool combination?

Giuseppe BARBAGALLO *, Massimiliano MAIONE, Simone PESCHILLO, Francesco SIGNORELLI, Massimiliano VISOCCHI, Giuseppe SORTINO, Giuseppa FIUMANÒ, Francesco CERTO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Mar 18

Safety margin for the preservation of the nasoseptal artery during transnasal endoscopic approach

Pablo AJLER *, Sofía A. BELTRAME, Alvaro CAMPERO, Lucas GARATEGUI, Pedro PLOU, Claudio YAMPOLSKY

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Nov 08

Intracranial pressure monitor insertion in traumatic brain injury: a single center, retrospective decision process analysis

Francesca FOSSI *, Chiara ROBBA, Matteo ROTA, Alessia VARGIOLU, Doriana LAGRAVINESE, Paola VOLPI, Giuseppe CITERIO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Feb 23

Artificial neural networks can be effectively used to model changes of intracranial pressure (ICP) during spinal surgery using different non invasive ICP surrogate estimators

Abdulla WATAD *, Nicola L. BRAGAZZI, Susanna BACIGALUPPI, Howard AMITAL, Samaa WATAD, Kassem SHARIF, Bishara BISHARAT, Anna SIRI, Ala MAHAMID, Hakim ABU RAS, Ahmed NASR, Federico BILOTTA, Chiara ROBBA, Mohammad ADAWI

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