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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Sep 18

Frailty-based prehabilitation for patients undergoing spinal deformity surgery

Javed IQBAL *, Joanna M. ROY, Syed F. KAZIM, Christian A. BOWERS

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Sep 13

The detrimental effects of residents’ over-reliance on neuronavigation technology on their knowledge of neuroanatomical structures

Oday ATALLAH, Bipin CHAURASIA *

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Sep 13

Inhalational anesthesia during intraoperative monitoring of visual evoked potentials: taboo or option?

Evgeny A. LEVIN *, Anna G. VASYATKINA, Ilya S. ZYKOV, Roman S. KISELEV

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Sep 05

Effect of rehabilitation nursing based on target management theory on swallowing function and Quality of Life in patients with stroke dysphagia

Chenya YU, Jiong WU, Susu YU *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jul 10

Geographic trends in the utilization of frailty as a preoperative decision-making tool in neurosurgery

Joanna M. ROY, Syed F. KAZIM, Kavelin RUMALLA, Meic H. SCHMIDT, Christian A. BOWERS *

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REVIEW  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jun 30

Is endovascular treatment alone as effective and safe as that with preceding intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Mohammad O. KHAN, Syeda A. SHAH, Samar MAHMOOD, Ashnah AIJAZ, Nadia N. JATOI, Firzah SHAKIL, Khushboo NUSRAT, Omer M. SIDDIQUI, Ishaque HAMEED *

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jun 12

Improving neurosurgical research through a trainee-led research community

Ismail ZAED *, Francesco MARCHI, Delia CANNIZZARO, Andrea CARDIA

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SPECIAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jun 12

Tuberculum sellae meningiomas: surgical outcomes in 65 patients, review of the literature and proposal for an anatomical and radiological classification

Giulio MAIRA, Biagia LA PIRA, Alessandra SERRAINO, Maria P. TROPEANO *, Delia CANNIZZARO

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jun 12

Differences between real-world and score-based decision-making in the microsurgical management of patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysms

Sandro HÜGLI, Victor E. STAARTJES, Martina SEBÖK, Patricia G. BLUM, Luca REGLI, Giuseppe ESPOSITO *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Jun 12

Microsurgery of Koos I-II vestibular schwannomas: a case series of 100 consecutive patients

Luciano MASTRONARDI, Alberto CAMPIONE *, Fabio BOCCACCI, Guglielmo CACCIOTTI, Ettore CARPINETA, Carlo GIACOBBO SCAVO, Raffaelino ROPERTO, Giovanni STATI, Cristiana F. ALTAMURA, Amer A. ALOMARI

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 18

The “banana splitting DREZotomy”: an atraumatic method to improve pain relief after dorsal root entry zone lesioning in brachial plexus injuries. Case series and tenets for the treatment

Stefano FERRARESI *, Lorenzo MAISTRELLO, Elisabetta BASSO, Piero DI PASQUALE

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 15

Sporadic multiple cerebral arteriovenous malformations: case report and systematic review of additional 80 cases

Artem STANISHEVSKIY *, Konstantin BABICHEV, Dmitriy SVISTOV, Alexander SAVELLO

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SPECIAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 15

An understimated maneuver for oculomotor nerve palsy due to posterior communicating artery aneurysm: the opening of the anterior petroclinoid ligament. A technical note

Biagia LA PIRA, Veronica PICOTTI, Alessandro FRATI, Alessandro PESCE *, Giancarlo D’ANDREA

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  Open access

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 09

Family-base rare variant association analysis in Saudi Arabian hydrocephalus subjects using whole exome sequencing

Ahmed AMMAR, Dalal K. BUBSHAIT, Abdulrazaq AL OJAN, Shuroq A. ALSHARI, Cyril CYRUS, Rawan ALANAZI, Mohammed A. AL GHAMDI, Brendan J. KEATING, Abdulrahman AL-ANAZI, Noorah H. AL QAHTANI, Amein K. AL-ALI *

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 09

The impact of surgical set-up of endoscopic two surgeon four hand anterior skull base surgeries on surgeons’ ergonomics

Pavithran MANIAM *, James LUCOCQ, Rohit GOHIL, Ashok ROKADE

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SPECIAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 09

Bartolomeo Panizza (1785-1867) and his contribution to the discovery of the visual cortex

Paolo PERRINI *, Davide T. DI CARLO, Arianna FAVA, Nicola MONTEMURRO

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 09

Perioperative seizure in patients undergoing brain mapping under awake craniotomy for language-related eloquent region gliomas: a prospective study

Maysam ALIMOHAMADI *, Ahmad POUR-RASHIDI, Amirhossein LARIJANI, Mohammad RAHMANI, Kasra HENDI, Reza SHARIAT MOHARARI, Samira RAMINFARD, Hamideh AJAM, Venelin GERGANOV

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 May 09

Application of electromagnetic disturbance technology in predicting ventriculoperitoneal shunt dependency after aneurysm-associated subarachnoid hemorrhage

Lanjuan XU, Fen MEI, Haorun HUANG, Meiqi LIU, Jiawen TAN, Haoxin LIANG, Bo YANG, Yun BAO *

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SPECIAL ARTICLE  

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2023 Apr 27

A novel 3D anatomical visualization system to avoid injuries of nerves in retrosigmoid approach

Domenico LA TORRE *, Attilio DELLA TORRE, Antonino GERMANÒ, Dorotea PUGLIESE, Erica LO TURCO, Paola LACROCE, Alberto ROMANO, Angelo LAVANO, Francesco TOMASELLO

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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 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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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

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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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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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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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

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 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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Special Article  

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

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 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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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

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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 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 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

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 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

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 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 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 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 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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