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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 Jul 02

Guidelines in the modern era

Francesco COSTA *, Franco SERVADEI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jul 02

Sprouty 4 suppresses glioblastoma invasion by inhibiting ERK phosphorylation and ETS-1-induced matrix metalloproteinase-9

Baomin ZHAO, Jing SUN, Kai DU, Nan LIANG, Jian SUN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 17

Spicy foods triggering clinical symptoms in Moyamoya angiopathy

Souvik Dubey, Ritwik Ghosh, Subhankar Chatterjee, Mahua J. Dubey, Biman K. RAY *, Shambaditya DAS, Apratim CHATTERJEE, Durjoy LAHIRI, Markus KRAEMER

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 17

Delays in managing neurosurgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Giulia PILLONI *, Fabio SPANU, Irene FASCE, Alessandro ALÍ, Antonio VENTIMIGLIA, Marco MAIELLO, Luca BRUZZONE, Bernarda CAGETTI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 17

Redesigning Italy’s regional Neurosciences networks in the COVID-19 era: a model for a future healthcare system or skating on thin ice?

Martino CELLERINI, Luca VALVASSORI *, Maria RUGGIERO, Francesco CAUSIN, Edoardo BOCCARDI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 17

Tailored therapy for recurrent glioblastoma. Report of a personalized molecular approach

Quintino G. D’ALESSANDRIS, Maurizio MARTINI, Tonia CENCI, Rina DI BONAVENTURA, Liverana LAURETTI, Vittorio STUMPO, Alessandro OLIVI, Luigi M. LAROCCA, Roberto PALLINI, Nicola MONTANO *

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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 Jun 12

Clipping of unruptured middle cerebral artery aneurysms in an average caseload center: a sustainable procedure?

Giacomo PAVESI, Davide NASI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jan 12

Identification of neuropathic pain-associated genes and pathways via random walk with restart algorithm

Duan YI, Kai WANG, Bin ZHU, Shuiqing LI, Xiaoguang LIU *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 11

Natura non facit saltus: a phase 2 proposal to manage brain tumors cases from the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®)

Filippo F. ANGILERI *, Giovanni SABATINO, Luigi M. CAVALLO, Federico PESSINA, Tamara IUS, Oreste DE DIVITIIS, Felice ESPOSITO, Gianluca GRIMOD, Giovanni RAFFA, Giannantonio SPENA, Salvatore CARDALI, Vincenzo ESPOSITO, Antonino GERMANÓ, Francesco MAIURI, Marco FONTANELLA, Marco CENZATO, on behalf of the neuro-oncology section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch®)

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 11

Craniocervical junction dural arteriovenous fistula with rare fistulous site

Xianzeng TONG, Zongfei JIANG, Ming YE *, Hongqi ZHANG

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Jun 11

Remodulation of neurosurgical activities in an Italian region (Emilia-Romagna) under COVID- 19 emergency: maintaining the standard of care during the crisis

Diego MAZZATENTA, Matteo ZOLI *, Michele A. CAVALLO, Salvatore FERRO, Ermanno GIOMBELLI, Giacomo PAVESI, Carmelo STURIALE, Luigino TOSATTO, Mino ZUCCHELLI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 May 13

Jahi McMath: a new state of disorder of consciousness

Calixto MACHADO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 May 13

3T MRI-SWI based volumetric analysis of the subthalamic and red nuclei in advanced Parkinson’s disease

Varshesh SHAH, Rajesh ALUGOLU*, Abhishek ARORA, Rukmini M. KANDADAI, Vijayasaradhi MUDUMBA, Rupam BORGOHAIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Apr 29

Neurosurgery at the time of COVID-19: how this pandemic infectious disease is influencing neurosurgical activities and patient management

Luca RICCIARDI *, Sokol TRUNGU, Alba SCERRATI, Pasquale DE BONIS, Massimo MISCUSI, Antonino RACO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Apr 29

A new tool to improve pedicle screw placement accuracy in navigated spine surgery: a monocentric study

Giovanni NICOLETTI, Massimo FURNARI, Massimiliano GIUFFRIDA, Giancarlo PONZO, Domenico G. IACOPINO, Giacomo CAMMARATA, Gianluca SCALIA, Francesca GRAZIANO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Apr 29

Von Hippel-Lindau disease and multispecialist team

Giacomo PAVESI, Alberto FELETTI *, Massimiliano FERRARA, Mariagiulia ANGLANI, Bruno SCARPA, Francesca SCHIAVI, Francesca BOARETTO, Stefania ZOVATO, Elisa TASCHIN, Mario GARDI, Elisabetta ZANOLETTI, Stefano PIERMAROCCHI, Alessandra MURGIA, Giuseppe OPOCHER, VHL-Padova Network

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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 Apr 29

Visual changes after space flight: is it really caused by increased intracranial tension? A systematic review

Reem ELWY, Mohamed A. SOLIMAN *, Amr A. HASANAIN, Ahmed A. EZZAT, Mohammad ELBAROODY, Mohamed F. ALSAWY, Ehab EL REFAEE

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Apr 29

Is awake craniotomy an ideal technique for surgical resection of tumors involving the motor area? Analysis of functional outcomes

Bruno CAMPOREZE, Giovanna GALAFASSI *, Chiara CAGGIANO, Nicole TORTORO, Daniel ANDRADE GRIPP, Marcos V. MALDAUN, Paulo H. AGUIAR

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 25

Functional outcome of patients with unstable single- level/ two- level lumbar stenosis treated with decompression plus divergent screws (cortical bone trajectory) or percutaneous convergent pedicle screws

Pasquale DE BONIS *, Michele CHICCOLI, Jacopo VISANI, Michele A. CAVALLO, Alba SCERRATI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 10

Minimally invasive percutaneous anterior odontoid screw fixation: institutional experience with a simple and effective technique

Giuseppe E. UMANA *, Massimiliano VISOCCHI, Gianluca SCALIA, Maurizio PASSANISI, Marco FRICIA, Saverio FAGONE, Giovanni NICOLETTI, Salvatore CICERO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 10

A letter to the Editor regarding “Reducing radiation exposure in spinal surgery”

Zarina BRADY *, Shahswar ARIF, Yavor ENCHEV, Nikolay PEEV, Elitsa ENCHEVA

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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 10

Impact of 4K ultra-high definition endoscope in pituitary surgery: analysis of a comparative institutional case series

Quintino G. D’ALESSANDRIS *, Mario RIGANTE, Pier Paolo MATTOGNO, Giuseppe LA ROCCA, Matteo ROMANELLO, Anna Maria AURICCHIO, Giuseppina BEVACQUA, Flavia FRASCHETTI, Martina GIORDANO, Rina DI BONAVENTURA, Roberto PALLINI, Carmelo ANILE, Alessandro OLIVI, Liverana LAURETTI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 10

Shifting from the directly observation via eyepiece lens to the monitor viewing of the surgical field: a new era for the microsurgery in neurosurgery

Roberto STEFINI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 10

Are familial colloid cysts of the third ventricle associated with a worse clinical course than sporadic forms? Case illustration and systematic literature review

Giovanni MUSCAS *, Francesca BATTISTA, Carlo SERRA, Andrea BOSCHI, Bahman A. NOUBARI, Alessandro DELLA PUPPA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 04

Glioblastoma: from volumetric analysis to molecular predictors

Tamara IUS *, Fabrizio PIGNOTTI, Giuseppe M. DELLA PEPA, Daniele BAGATTO, Miriam ISOLA, Claudio BATTISTELLA, Simona GAUDINO, Enrico PEGOLO, Silvia CHIESA, Mauro ARCICASA, Giuseppe LA ROCCA, Alessandro OLIVI, Miran SKRAP, Giovanni SABATINO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 04

Cognitive characteristics of children treated for deformational plagiocephaly and parental perception of the therapy

Dominika PAWELCZAK *, Karolina KWIATKOWSKA, Anita FRANCZAK-YOUNG, Lukasz KLASA , Stanislaw KWIATKOWSKI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 04

Monosialoganglioside improves Parkinson's disease in rats by inhibiting neuronal apoptosis through ERK1/2 signaling pathway

Feng GAO, Jianyi HAN, Yanhua WANG *

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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 2020 Feb 04

Induction of large cerebral aneurysms by intraperitoneal administration of β-aminopropionitrile fumarate in male rats

Yusuke SHIMODA, Naoki NAKAYAMA *, Takuya MORIWAKI, Takeo ABUMIYA, Masahito KAWABORI, Kota KURISU, Masayuki GEKKA, Masaaki HOKARI, Yasuhiro ITO, Kiyohiro HOUKIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 04

Investigation of key miRNAs and their target genes involved in cell apoptosis during intervertebral disc degeneration development using bioinformatics methods

Haocong ZHANG, Meng ZHANG, Lingzhi MENG, Mingming GUO, Meihui PIAO, Zijun HUANG, Hailong YU *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 03

Isoflurane improves cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats via activating MAPK signaling pathway

Guoqing Liu, Shiqin Qiao, Yao Yu, Xingfeng Zhang, Na Li, Dailiang Hou *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 03

MicroRNA-181a inhibition relieves cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury via regulation of TGFBR1

Lin WANG, Juan LI, Fangbo NING, Shen YANG, Xiumei YAN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2020 Feb 03

MiR-29a protects against cerebral ischemia injury by targeting DPP4 through TGF-β signaling pathway

Zeyu WU, Suzhen WANG, Xiaohua JIN, Yanling BI, Shouguo MA, Taishuang LIU *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Dec 13

MMP-9 and MMP-3 gene polymorphisms in neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

Hongshuang LI, Min YANG, Zhihong ZHAO, Xiaojuan ZHOU, Yingchao LIU, Yuanhua ZHUANG, Yufeng SHAN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Dec 13

MicroRNA-98 promotes cell proliferation and invasion of glioblastoma via targeting HMGA2

Bo WANG, Xiangmei BU, Huili SUN, Yongliang LIU *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Nov 13

Sexual discrimination in neurosurgery: a questionnaire-based nationwide study amongst women neurosurgeons in Bulgaria

Yavor ENCHEV *, Zarina BRADY, Shahswar ARIF, Elitsa ENCHEVA, Nikolay PEEV, Manal AHMAD

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Nov 13

High expression of GLO1 indicates unfavorable clinical outcomes in glioma patients

Xiaomin TIAN, Yu WANG, Xue DING, Wei CHENG *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Nov 13

Anatomical meningo-orbital band evaluation and clinical implications: a cadaveric dissection study

Pasquale ANANIA *, Rosa MIRAPEIX LUCAS, Gabriele TODARO, Gianluigi ZONA, Carlos ASENCIO CORTES, Fernando MUÑOZ HERNANDEZ

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Nov 13

Decompressive craniectomy and cranioplasty: the point of view of the neurorehabilitation team

Rita FORMISANO *, Marianna CONTRADA, Giovanni COLLI, Francesco LOMBARDI

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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 28

A minimally invasive approach for giant middle cerebral artery thrombosed aneurysms treatment

Marco CENZATO, Flavia DONES *, Alessia FRATIANNI, Mariangela PIANO, Luca VALVASSORI, Amedeo CERVO, Davide BOERIS, Alberto DEBERNARDI, Eleonora MARCATI, Edoardo BOCCARDI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 28

Subarachnoid hemorrhage in the eighties: to treat or not to treat

Leonello TACCONI *, Roberto SPINELLI, Francesco SIGNORELLI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 28

From paradigm to paradox: divergency between intracranial pressure and intracranial pulse pressure during atmospheric pressure fall: a case study

Leszek HERBOWSKI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 28

Development of cerebrospinal fluid fistula after incidental durotomy in spinal decompression surgery

Christoph HOHENBERGER *, Alexander BRAWANSKI, Elisabeth BRÜNDL, Odo W. ULLRICH, Florian ZEMAN, Karl-Michael SCHEBESCH

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 08

Invasiveness has no influence on the rate of incidental durotomies in surgery for multisegmental lumbar spinal canal stenosis (≥ 3 levels) with and without fusion. Analysis from the German Spine Registry data (DWG-Register)

Juan Manuel VINAS-RIOS *, Michael RAUSCHMANN, Richard SELLEI, Jose J. SANCHEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Frerk MEYER, Mohammad ARABMOTLAGH, DWG-Registry study group

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 08

Chiari malformations: the impact of clinical and surgical features on a journal reviewer’s evaluation protocol

Massimiliano VISOCCHI, Pier P. MATTOGNO *

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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 Oct 08

Posterior fossa endoscopy: a commentary

Umberto GODANO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Oct 07

Microsurgical resection of trigone ventricular meningiomas using the parieto-occipital approach: a retrospective analysis of 47 cases and literature review

Da-Peng WANG *, Wei HE, Xiao-Li SHEN, Jian HAI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Sep 23

Dexmedetomidine promotes spinal cord injury repairing via activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway

Xiangli LUO, Teng CHEN, Guan KANG, Ke ZHAO, Xiaoming QIU, Liang YAN, Meng LI *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Sep 23

Intramedullary spinal cord tumors: the value of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring in a series of 57 cases from two Italian centres

Delia CANNIZZARO, Cristina MANCARELLA, Davide NASI, Maria Pia TROPEANO *, Carla D. ANANIA, Giovanni CATALETTI, Daniela MILANI, Enrica M. FAVA, Reza GHADIRPOUR, Francesco COSTA, Franco SERVADEI, Maurizio FORNARI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Sep 23

Association between pre-operative serum lactate concentrate with tumour cell proliferative index in primary brain tumour

Felipe MALDONADO, Neus FÁBREGAS, Iban ALDECOA, Josep GONZÁLEZ, Marta GARCÍA, Isabel BELDA, Paola HURTADO, Isabel GRACIA, Nicolás de RIVA, Javier TERCERO, Enrique CARRERO, Ricard VALERO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Sep 23

Predicting endoscopic third ventriculostomy success in adult hydrocephalus: preliminary
assessment of a modified ETV success score for adults (ETVSS-A) in a series of 47 patients

Sara BRUSCELLA, Domenico SOLARI *, Teresa SOMMA, Marcello BARBATO, Michelangelo GANGEMI, Luigi M. CAVALLO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Jul 23

Predicting the early visual outcomes in sellar-suprasellar lesions compressing the chiasm: the role of SD-OCT series of 20 patients operated via endoscopic endonasal approach

Domenico SOLARI *, Gilda CENNAMO, Francesca AMOROSO, Federico FRIO, Piero DONNA, Alfonso IODICE D'ENZA, Antonietta MELENZANE, Teresa SOMMA, Fausto TRANFA, Luigi M. CAVALLO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Jul 11

Molecular and radiological characterization of Glioblastoma Multiforme using MRI

Fazal M. ARAIN *, Anjiya SHAIKH, Muhammad WAQAS, Muhammad U. TARIQ, Muhammad F. RAGHIB, Ghulam HAIDER, Muhammad S. SHAMIM, Fatima MUBARAK, Sheema H. HASSAN, Syed A. ENAM, Adnan A. JABBAR

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Jul 11

An optimized facial stimuli paradigm for hybrid SSVEP+P300 brain computer interface

Deepak KAPGATE *, Dhananjay KALBANDE, Urmila SHRAWANKAR

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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 Jul 11

Are convexity meningiomas all the same? A clinico-radiological analysis of surgically treated eloquent areas convexity meningiomas

Giannantonio SPENA, Francesco GUERRINI *, Paola DECET, Federico D’AGATA, Elena ROCA, Francesco BELOTTI, Carlotta G. NUCCI, Marco M. FONTANELLA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Jul 11

Effect of antibiotic therapy on proton MR spectroscopy findings in human pyogenic brain abscesses

Zdeněk VEČEŘA, Tomáš KREJČÍ, Jan KRAJČA, Martin KANTA, Radim LIPINA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Jun 19

Associations between smoking and postoperative complications following elective craniotomy

Yong S. SHIN, Yoonyoung LEE *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 May 06

Albumin combined with Mannitol impairs whole blood coagulation and platelet function in vitro

Thomas PALMAERS, Julia HINSENKAMP, Elke KRÄMER, Andreas LEFFLER, Markus FLENTJE, Lion SIEG, Hendrik EISMANN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Apr 23

Reconstruction of vertebral body in thoracolumbar AO type A post-traumatic fractures by balloon kyphoplasty. A series of 85 patients with a long follow-up and review of literature

Natale FRANCAVIGLIA, Alessandro VILLA *, Marco MAIELLO, Gabriele COSTANTINO, Raffaele F. ALESSANDRELLO, Francesco MELI, Antonino ODIERNA CONTINO, Rita LIPANI, Vito FIORENZA, Benedetto LO DUCA, Francesco ASCANIO, Domenico G. IACOPINO, Rosario MAUGERI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Apr 02

Vitom 3D: preliminary experience with intradural extramedullary spinal tumors

Oreste DE DIVITIIS *, Elena D’AVELLA, Luca DENARO, Teresa SOMMA, Matteo SACCO, Domenico D’AVELLA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Apr 02

Elective lumbar fusion in the United States: national trends in inpatient complications and cost from 2002-2014

Hansen DENG, John K. YUE, Angel ORDAZ, Catherine G. SUEN, David C SING *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Apr 02

Signal intensity of peri-rolandic cortex identifies the central sulcus on double inversion recovery MRI

Ian T. MARK, Patrick H. LUETMER, Charlotte H. RYDBERG, Robert J. WITTE, Jennifer R. GESKE, Matthew P. JOHNSON, Vance T. LEHMAN *

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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 2019 Mar 18

Economic study: an observational analysis of costs and effectiveness of an intraoperative compared with a preoperative image-guided system in spine surgery fixation: analysis of 10 years of experience

Umberto RESTELLI, Carla D. ANANIA, Emanuele PORAZZI, Giuseppe BANFI, Davide CROCE, Maurizio FORNARI, Francesco COSTA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Mar 18

Evaluation of the inion and asterion as neurosurgical landmarks for dural venous sinuses: osteological study on a sample of South African skull specimens

Gerda VENTER *, Lané PRIGGE, Barbara L. VILJOEN, Frikkie C. DE BEER, Lunga C. BAM

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Feb 22

Accuracy of computed tomography-magnetic resonance imaging image fusion using a phantom for skull base surgery

Toru HIRANO *, Katsuhiro ICHIKAWA, Masahiko WANIBUCHI, Takeshi MIKAMI, Junpei SUZUKI, Hiroshi NAGAHAMA, Nobuhiro MIKUNI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Feb 04

Neurosurgery on the web: an analysis of the web-visibility of the European Neurosurgical Societies

Antonino SCIBILIA, Giovanni RAFFA *, Stefano M. PRIOLA, Felice ESPOSITO, Filippo F. ANGILERI, Salvatore M. CARDALI, Antonino GERMANÒ,

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Feb 04

Fiber tractography of the optic radiations: impact of diffusion model, voxel shape and orientation

Miriam H. BOPP *, Peter M. PIETRUK, Christopher NIMSKY, Barbara CARL

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Feb 04

Midline shift in patients with closed traumatic brain injury may be driven by cerebral perfusion pressure not intracranial pressure

Danilo CARDIM, Chiara ROBBA *, Bernhard SCHMIDT, Joseph DONNELLY, Eric A. SCHMIDT, Michal BOHDANOWICZ, Peter SMIELEWSKI, Marek CZOSNYKA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2019 Feb 04

Microsurgical repair by autografting in traumatic injuries of peripheral nerves: a series of 50 cases

Renato DONZELLI, Crescenzo CAPONE *, Francesco G. SGULÒ, Giuseppe MARINIELLO, Oleksiy DONZELLI, Francesco MAIURI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Dec 05

Hypernatremia is associated with poorer outcomes following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a nationwide inpatient sample analysis

Haydn HOFFMAN *, Brendon VERHAVE, Lawrence S. CHIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Dec 05

Association between plasma immunoglobulin E and intracranial aneurysms

Ziwen YANG, Ran GAO, Bolun LI, Dong ZHANG, Shuo WANG, Rong WANG, Jia WANG, Jing WANG, Jizong ZHAO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Nov 21

The validity of the Acute Stroke Assessment using rapid Pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (ASAP-ASL) method for acute thrombectomy

Daisuke OURA, Masahito KAWABORI *, Yoshimasa NIIYA, Motoyuki IWASAKI, Shinpei SATOH, Takumi YOKOHAMA, Shoji MABUCHI, Kiyohiro HOUKIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Nov 21

Spinal meningioma surgery in the elderly: who benefits?

Doortje C. ENGEL *, Lena GAWELLEK, Simon PERAIO, Milan STANOJEVIC, Marcos TATAGIBA, Florian H. EBNER

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Nov 21

Preliminary results of a novel pure endoscopic procedure in the treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal disorders: double endoscopic technique

Leonello TACCONI *, Paolo BOBICCHIO

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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 Oct 23

Clinical and radiological outcomes following open door laminoplasty: a single center evolution of the technique

Francesco SIGNORELLI *, Gianluca TREVISI, Federico BIANCHI, Carmelo ANILE, Angelo POMPUCCI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Oct 10

The influence of clinical and radiological parameters in treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a single center 7-year retrospective cohort study

Arianna RUSTICI, Ciro PRINCIOTTA, Corrado ZENESINI, Carlo BORTOLOTTI, Carmelo STURIALE, Massimo DALL'OLIO, Marco LEONARDI, Luigi CIRILLO *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Oct 10

The degree of invasiveness has no influence on the rate of incidental durotomies in surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis. Data from the German Spine Registry

Juan M. VINAS-RIOS *, Fatima MEDINA-GOVEA, Viktor von BEEG-MORENO, Frerk MEYER, DWG Registry-group

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Oct 02

Long-term fate of C3-7 arthrodesis: 4-level ACDF versus Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion

John K. HOUTEN *, Gila R. WEINSTEIN, Michael COLLINS

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Sep 25

Hospital complications and costs of spinal arteriovenous malformations in the United States from 2002-2014

John K. YUE, Hansen DENG, Ethan A. WINKLER, Angel ORDAZ, Eva M. GILLIS-BUCK, Young M. LEE, Michael M. SAFAEE, Adib A. ABLA, Michael C. HUANG, Sanjay S. DHALL *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Sep 25

Identification of plaque location using intraoperative indocyanine green during carotid endarterectomy for patient with near occlusion

Masahito KAWABORI *, Yoshimasa NIIYA, Motoyuki IWASAKI, Shoji MABUCHI, Kiyohiro HOUKIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Sep 25

Surgical management of acute subdural hematoma: a comparison between decompressive craniectomy and craniotomy on patients treated from 2010 to the present in a single center

Andrea G. RUGGERI, Martina CAPPELLETTI *, Martina TEMPESTILLI, Benedetta FAZZOLARI, Roberto DELFINI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Sep 25

Myelomeningocele in slovenia: results of a 10 years follow-up

Peter SPAZZAPAN *, Tomaz VELNAR

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Aug 28

Intraoperative compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) amplitude changes after decompression and neurolysis of peripheral nerves in upper limbs neuropathies: electrophysiologial considerations and relation with clinical outcome

Ignazio G. VETRANO *, Davide BAGATTI, Roberto CORDELLA, Irene TRAMACERE, Vittoria NAZZI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Jul 17

Fluorescent tracers in neurosurgical procedures: an European survey

Francesco ACERBI *, Francesco RESTELLI, Camilla DE LAURENTIS, Jacopo FALCO, Claudio CAVALLO, Morgan BROGGI, Julius HÖHNE, Karl-Michael SCHEBESCH, Marco SCHIARITI, Paolo FERROLI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Jul 17

The impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the peri- and postoperative outcomes of minimally invasive fusion techniques in the lumbar spine

Wolfgang SENKER *, Harald STEFANITS, Matthias GMEINER, Wolfgang TRUTSCHNIG, Christian RADL, Andreas GRUBER

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Jul 09

The prognostic improvement of add-on bevacizumab for progressive disease during concomitant temozolomide and radiation therapy in the patients with glioblastoma and anaplastic astrocytoma

Shigeru YAMAGUCHI, Yukitomo ISHI, Hiroaki MOTEGI, Michinari OKAMOTO, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI *, Kenji HIRATA, Yoshitaka ODA, Shinya TANAKA, Shunsuke TERASAKA, Kiyohiro HOUKIN

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Jun 14

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

Igor PAREDES *, Irene PANERO, Santiago CEPEDA, Ana M. CASTAÑO-LEON, Luis JIMENEZ-ROLDAN, Ángel PEREZ-NUÑEZ, Jose A. ALÉN, Alfonso LAGARES

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 May 28

Application of PHASES and ELAPSS scores to ruptured cerebral aneurysms: how many would have been conservatively managed?

Christopher A. HILDITCH *, Waleed BRINJIKJI, Anderson C. TSANG, Patrick NICHOLSON, Alex KOSTYNSKYY, Michael TYMIANSKI, Timo KRINGS, Ivan RADOVANOVIC, Vitor M. PEREIRA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 May 28

Lumbar canal stenosis: can we treat it endoscopically? Our experience

Leonello TACCONI *, Roberto SPINELLI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 May 28

Outcome of elderly patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection: a single center experience

Cesare ZOIA, Daniele BONGETTA, Francesco GUERRINI *, Cristiano ALICINO, Andrea CATTALANI, Simonetta BIANCHINI, Renato J. GALZIO, Sabino LUZZI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Apr 18

Do antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs modify outcome of patients treated for chronic subdural hematoma? Still a controversial issue

Alba SCERRATI *, Annunziato MANGIOLA, Francesco RIGONI, Simone OLEI, Mariaconsiglia SANTANTONIO, Gianluca TREVISI, Carmelo ANILE, Michele A. CAVALLO, Pasquale DE BONIS

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Apr 04

The course of intracranial pressure after antipyretic therapy in acute brain injury

Edoardo PICETTI *, Patrizia CECCARELLI, Laura MALCHIODI, Francesca MENSI, Solange RISOLO, Franco SERVADEI, Corrado IACCARINO, Ilaria ROSSI, Sandra ROSSI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Mar 28

The endoscopic surgical resection of intrasellar lesions conserves the hormonal function: a negative correlation to the microsurgical technique

Stefan LINSLER *, Sebastian SENGER, Renate HERO-GROSS, Wolf-Ingo STEUDEL, Joachim OERTEL

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Mar 26

Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy: outcome and complications in 270 cases

Leonello TACCONI *, Sara BALDO, Giorgio MERCI, Gerardo SERRA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Mar 26

Incidence and risk factors of neurosurgical site infections: results of a prospective multicenter cohort study on 6359 surgeries

Laura VALENTINI *, Francesca CHIAFFARINO, Nicoletta BONFANTI, Marilou PANNACCI, Paolo CORTELLAZZI, Caterina UBERTI-FOPPA, Marika FURLANETTO, Francesco DI MECO, Luca MASSIMI, on behalf of the Passis Group

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Feb 23

Cryptococcal-related meningoencephalitis in a patient with sarcoidosis and CD4 lymphocytopenia: thorough immunological characterization of lymphocyte homeostasis

Viviana GIUSTINI, Alessandra SOTTINI, Stefano BELLERI, Diego BERTOLI, Aldo M. ROCCARO, Alessandro MONTANELLI, Matteo FILIPPINI, Marco FONTANELLA, Luisa IMBERTI *

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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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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Feb 23

Relationship between pineal cyst size and aqueductal CSF flow measured by phase contrast MRI

Abraham F. BEZUIDENHOUT *, Ekkehard M. KASPER, Olivier BALEDENT, Rafael ROJAS, Rafeeque A. BHADELIA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Feb 23

Analysis of the learning curve of the surgical procedure for the treatment of thoracic disc herniation using anterolateral trans-thoracic approach with the aid of Image-Guided System (IGS)

Carla D. ANANIA, Federico PESSINA, Marco ALLOISIO, Maurizio FORNARI, Emanuela MORENGHI, Francesco COSTA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Feb 23

Modular cervical plate system for adjacent segment disease

Ammar H. HAWASLI *, John L. CASHIN, Neill M. WRIGHT

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Jan 04

Blood-tissue analysis of TP53 polymorphisms and survival of patients with glioma

Pier P. PANCIANI *, Maria T. GIORDANA, Salvatore GALLONE, Andrea MURATORI, Rosaria ROTUNNO, Karol MIGLIORATI, Giannantonio SPENA, Alessandro DUCATI, Marco FONTANELLA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Jan 04

Rate of spinal surgery in a rapidly aging society: the 27-year changes in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Toshimi AIZAWA *, Shoichi KOKUBUN, Takashi KUSAKABE, Hiroshi OZAWA, Yasuhisa TANAKA, Takeshi HOSHIKAWA, Ko HASHIMOTO, Haruo KANNO, Naoki MOROZUMI, Yutaka KOIZUMI, Chikashi KAWAHARA, Tetsuro SATO, Hironori HYODO, Shinji OGAWA, Eiichi MURAKAMI, Eiji ITOI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2018 Jan 04

Surgical outcome of tuberculum sellae and planum sphenoidale meningiomas based on Sekhar-Mortazavi tumor classification

Lorenzo GIAMMATTEI *, Mahmoud MESSERER, Amani BELOUAER, Roy T. DANIEL

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Nov 07

Microvascular decompression of trigeminal motor root: a considerable surgical cure for hemimasticatory spasm

Lukui CHEN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Nov 07

Spinal Meningiomas: 61 cases with predictors of early postoperative surgical outcomes

Ahmed B. BAYOUMI,, Yosef LAVIV, Ceren N. KARAALI, Kemal ERTILAV, Umit KEPOGLU, Zafer O. TOKTAS, Deniz KONYA, Ekkehard M. KASPER *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Sep 28

Ultrasound assisted awake epilepsy surgery for type IIB focal cortical dysplasia in eloquent areas

Matteo MARTINONI *, Gianluca MARUCCI, Stefano MELETTI, Lilia VOLPI, Roberto MICHELUCCI, Marco GIULIONI

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Sep 28

Prognostic factors in chronic subdural hematoma: results from a monocentric consecutive surgical series of 605 patients

Susanna BACIGALUPPI *, Fedra GUASTALLI, Nicola L. BRAGAZZI, Alberto BALESTRINO, Paolo BRUZZI, Gianluigi ZONA

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Sep 22

Negative influence of preoperative tinnitus on hearing preservation in vestibular schwannoma surgery

Luciano MASTRONARDI *, Guglielmo CACCIOTTI, Raffaellino ROPERTO, Ettore DI SCIPIO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Sep 22

Decreased nitric oxide serum level after pituitary adenoma resection

Daniel BABULA, Anna HORECKA, Dorota LUCHOWSKA-KOCOT, Joanna KOCOT, Jacek KURZEPA *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Sep 07

Artificial neural network predicts hemorrhagic contusions following decompressive craniotomy in traumatic brain injury

Jian-Li WANG, Guo-Liang JIN, Zi-Gang YUAN *

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Sep 04

Quantitative analysis of cerebrospinal fluid dynamics at phase contrast cine-MRI: predictivity of neurosurgical "Shunt" responsiveness in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Alessandro STECCO *, Alessia CASSARÀ, Alberto ZUCCALÀ, Mihaela B. ANOAICA, Egidio GENOVESE, Pier G. CAR, Gabriele P. PANZARASA, Giuseppe GUZZARDI, Alessandro CARRIERO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Jul 04

Impact of optic canal decompression on visual outcome in subtotal resected skull base meningiomas

Meike UNTEROBERDÖRSTER *, Oliver MÜLLER, Neriman ÖZKAN, Daniela PIERSCIANEK, Martin HADAMITZKY, Bernadette KLEIST, Ulrich SURE, Nicolai EL HINDY

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 May 31

Management of patients with an unruptured intracranial aneurysm and a history of malignancy

Ondra PETR, Anthony M. BURROWS, Waleed BRINJIKJI, Robert D., BROWN, Giuseppe LANZINO

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 May 11

Mapping seizure foci and tumor genetic factors in glioma associated seizure patients

Mao YUNHE, Yang YUAN, Wang XIANG, Liu YANHUI, Mao QING

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Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences 2017 Jan 26

The unfeasible made feasible: lumbar minimally invasive hybrid stabilization with dynamic rod and mini-open TLIF

Giuseppe M. BARBAGALLO, Francesco CERTO

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