June 2019 - Surgical Neurology International

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Editorial

Based upon 7.2% of the Eligible Voting Members, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Suspended Dr. Nancy E. Epstein for Arguing Against Unnecessarily Extensive Spine Surgery

Nancy E. Epstein

Surg Neurol Int 10 (132) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-344-2019

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Case Report

A case of leptomeningeal metastases of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer that responded well to lapatinib plus capecitabine

Takayuki Nakao, Takeshi Okuda, Mitsugu Fujita, Amami Kato

Surg Neurol Int 10 (131) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-106-2019

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Case Report

Retractorless interhemispheric transtentorial approach for large lesions in the posterior incisural space

Miguel Angel Lopez-Gonzalez, Andrew Jaeger, Brett Kaplan, Timothy Marc Eastin, Lydia Kore, Vadim Gospodarev, Puja D. Patel, Fransua Sharafeddin

Surg Neurol Int 10 (130) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-117-2019

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Case Report

Catheter fragment retrieved from an arterial branch of the right middle cerebral artery

Javier Goland, Ezequiel Yasuda, Martín Monteverde, Silvia Garbugino

Surg Neurol Int 10 (129) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-171-2019

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Case Report

Oculomotor neuropathy from an unruptured arteriovenous malformation in the frontal operculum: A case report

Fadi Al Saiegh, Kevin Hines, Nikolaos Mouchtouris, Thana Theofanis, Pascal Jabbour, Robert Rosenwasser, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris

Surg Neurol Int 10 (128) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-260-2019

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Original Article

Surgical microanatomy of the occipital artery for suboccipital muscle dissection and intracranial artery reconstruction

Yuto Hatano, Nakao Ota, Kosumo Noda, Yasuaki Okada, Yosuke Suzuki, Shusei Fukuyama, Shuichi Tanada, Atsumu Hashimoto, Tomomasa Kondo, Takanori Miyazaki, Yu Kinoshita, Hiroyasu Kamiyama, Sadahisa Tokuda, Rokuya Tanikawa

Surg Neurol Int 10 (127) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-16-2019

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Case Report

A case of unilateral vertebral artery dissection progressing in a short time period to bilateral vertebral artery dissection

Kiyoshi Tsuji, Akira Watanabe, Nobuhiro Nakagawa, Amami Kato

Surg Neurol Int 10 (126) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-78-2019

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Case Report

Unstable os odontoideum contributing to cervical myelopathy and obstructive sleep apnea

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh, Zahed Malekmohammadi, Mona Karimi, Ava Rahimizadeh, Naser Asgari

Surg Neurol Int 10 (125) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-308-2019

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Case Report

Cranial migration of lumboperitoneal shunt: A case report and review of literature

Amr AlBakry, Mahmoud M. Taha, Hassan A. Al Menshawy

Surg Neurol Int 10 (124) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-266-2019

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Editorial

Potential improvement of survival statistics for glioblastoma multiforme (WHO IV)

Harry S. Goldsmith

Surg Neurol Int 10 (123) (28th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-185-2019

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Case Report

Mutism resulting from heterochronic bilateral cerebellar hemorrhages – A case report

Masahito Katsuki, Ayumi Narisawa, Hiroshi Karibe, Motonobu Kameyama, Teiji Tominaga

Surg Neurol Int 10 (122) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-18-2019

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Original Article

Risk factors for postoperative spinal infection: A retrospective analysis of 5065 cases

Matt El-Kadi, Erin Donovan, Laurel Kerr, Coby Cunningham, Victor Osio, Samah Abdallah, Joseph Kazan

Surg Neurol Int 10 (121) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-284-2019

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Original Article

Survival and prognostic factors in childhood medulloblastoma: A Brazilian single center experience from 1995 to 2016

Cristina Birlem Bleil, Jorge Wladimir Junqueira Bizzi, Andre Bedin, Francine Hehn de Oliveira, Ápio Cláudio Martins Antunes

Surg Neurol Int 10 (120) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-237-2019

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Commentary

Is technology in spine surgery always a benefit when decompressive procedures alone prove equally effective and less burdensome?

Mario Bianco

Surg Neurol Int 10 (119) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-298-2019

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Case Report

Spinal cord stimulator failure: Migration of a thoracic epidural paddle to the cervical spine

Sarah S. Travers, Thorkild V. Norregaard

Surg Neurol Int 10 (118) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-302-2019

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Review Article

Supratentorial cavernoma and epilepsy: Experience with 23 cases and literature review

Mohamed Khallaf, Mohamed Abdelrahman

Surg Neurol Int 10 (117) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-178-2019

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Case Report

Treatment of intracranial vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms involving the posterior inferior cerebellar artery origin

Jason A. Chen, Matthew C. Garrett, Anton Mlikotic, James I. Ausman

Surg Neurol Int 10 (116) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-281-2019

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Case Report

Intraventricular cryptococcoma mimicking a neoplastic lesion in an immunocompetent patient with hydrocephalus: A case report

Xavier A. Santander, Raquel Gutiérrez-González, Carlos Cotúa, Eva Tejerina, Gregorio-Boto Rodríguez

Surg Neurol Int 10 (115) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-104-2019

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Editorial

Why Would Two Patients with No Disease Be Offered Unnecessary Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusions (TLIF)?

Nancy E. Epstein

Surg Neurol Int 10 (114) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-290-2019

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Video Abstract

Vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation: Unedited microneurosurgery

Joham Choque-Velasquez, Juha Hernesniemi

Surg Neurol Int 10 (113) (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-110-2019

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Original Article

Abordaje Puramente Endoscópico Supracerebeloso Infratentorial para Quiste Epidermoide en Tercer Ventrículo

Franco Rubino, Santiago Aguilera, Juan Iaconis Campbell, Miguel Mural, Eduardo Salas, Tito Adrian Cersosimo

Surg Neurol Int 10 () (25th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-93-2019

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Book Review

The brain: An illustrated history of neuroscience

Seyed Ali Khonsary

Surg Neurol Int 10 (112) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-212-2019

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Original Article

Effects of electrodes length and insulation for transcranial electric stimulation

Ryosuke Tomio

Surg Neurol Int 10 (111) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-133-2019

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Case Report

Intraoperative use of cone-beam computed tomography for the safe epidural blood patch: Technical case report

Takashi Kawahara, Ryuji Awa, Masamichi Atsuchi, Kazunori Arita

Surg Neurol Int 10 (110) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-211-2019

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Original Article

The use of high-dose cervical spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of chronic upper extremity and neck pain

Trey A. Baird, Chris S. Karas

Surg Neurol Int 10 (109) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-249-2019

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Case Report

Unnecessary Cervical Epidural Injection in An Octogenarian

Nancy E. Epstein

Surg Neurol Int 10 (108) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-197-2019

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Case Report

Chronic hypertrophic malunion of C2 Fracture causing cervical quadriparesis; Case report and focused literature review

Sanaullah Khan Bashir, Syeda Maheen Batool, Gohar Javed

Surg Neurol Int 10 (107) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-251-2019

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Review Article

Internal jugular phlebectasia: A systematic review

Jose A. Figueroa-Sanchez, Ana S. Ferrigno, Mario Benvenutti-Regato, Enrique Caro-Osorio, Hector R. Martinez

Surg Neurol Int 10 (106) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-217-2019

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Case Report

Stent-assisted coil embolization of unruptured vertebral artery dissecting aneurysms with the low-profile visualized intraluminal support stent, with five techniques: Technical note and case report

Ryosuke Maeoka, Ichiro Nakagawa, Koji Omoto, Takeshi Wada, Kimihiko Kichikawa, Hiroyuki Nakase

Surg Neurol Int 10 (105) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-293-2019

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Technical Note

Bone cylinder plug and coil technique for accurate pedicle localization in thoracic spine surgery: A technical note

Rodolfo Maduri, Daniele Starnoni, Juan Barges-Coll, Steven David Hajdu, John Michael Duff

Surg Neurol Int 10 (104) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-258-2019

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Original Article

The microsurgical management of benign pineal cysts: Helsinki experience in 60 cases

Joham Choque-Velasquez, Julio C. Resendiz-Nieves, Behnam Rezai Jahromi, Roberto Colasanti, Rahul Raj, Kenneth Lopez-Gutierrez, Olli Tynninen, Mika Niemelä, Juha Hernesniemi

Surg Neurol Int 10 (103) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-180-2019

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Case Report

Intradural spinal arachnoid cyst contributing to sudden paraparesis

Akira Watanabe, Kinya Nakanishi, Kazuo Kataoka

Surg Neurol Int 10 (102) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-246-2019

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Original Article

The interventional magnetic resonance imaging suite: Experience in the design, development, and implementation in a pre-existing radiology space and review of concepts

Hooman Azmi, Mary Gibbons, Michele C. DeVito, Mark Schlesinger, Jason Kreitner, Terri Freguletti, Joan Banovic, Donald Ferrell, Michael Horton, Sean Pierce, Patrick Roth

Surg Neurol Int 10 (101) (19th June, 2019)

DOI: 10.25259/SNI-209-2019

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