May 2020 - Surgical Neurology International

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Case Report

Hyperextension thoracic spine fracture with complete neurological recovery after surgical fixation: A case report

Arash Fattahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mohajeri, Abdolhadi Daneshi, Ardeshir Shahivand

Surg Neurol Int 11 (137) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_226_2020

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Case Report

A case report of microvascular decompression for cervical myelopathy and radiculopathy caused by tortuous and abnormal bilateral vertebral artery

Naoki Omura, Yangtae Park, Shunsuke Ikeda, Hideki Tanabe

Surg Neurol Int 11 (136) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_240_2020

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Image Report

“Crown and necklace” appearance of cisternal tuberculoma

Ahmed Ansari

Surg Neurol Int 11 (135) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_206_2020

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Case Report

Intracranial Ewing Sarcoma – A case report

Jiahua Huang, Finn Ghent, Robyn Levingston, Martin Scholsem

Surg Neurol Int 11 (134) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_178_2020

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Case Report

Cervical epidural neurosarcoidosis: A case report and literature review

Sami Khairy, N. A. Alharbi, Abeer Alaglan, Fahd Al Sufiani, Ahmed Alkhani

Surg Neurol Int 11 (133) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_174_2020

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Case Report

A case of cervical myelopathy following chronic hypertrophic non-union type 2 odontoid fracture managed with posterior C1 decompression and C1-3 instrumentation: Case report and brief review of literature

Ahmed Taha Elsayed Shaaban, Ahmed Doomi, Sirajeddin Belkheir

Surg Neurol Int 11 (132) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_173_2020

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Review Article

Instrumentation following intradural tumor resection: A case analyses and literature review

Brandon Michael Wilkinson, Michael Galgano

Surg Neurol Int 11 (131) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_96_2020

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Original Article

Barriers of neurophysiology monitoring in spine surgery: Latin America experience

Alfredo Guiroy, Marcelo Valacco, Martin Gagliardi, Juan Pablo Cabrera, Juan Emmerich, Gaston Camino Willhuber, Asdrubal Falavigna

Surg Neurol Int 11 (130) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_44_2020

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Case Report

Risk factors of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after acute ischemic stroke treated with tissue-type plasminogen activator. The effectiveness of activated recombinant factor VII treatment

Yu Shimizu, Katsuhiro Tsuchiya, Norihiro Fujisawa

Surg Neurol Int 11 (129) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_2_2020

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Case Report

Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome concomitant with cerebral venous sinus thrombosis following ovarian tumor resection: A report of two cases

Yu Shimizu, Katsuhiro Tsuchiya, Hironori Fujisawa

Surg Neurol Int 11 (128) (30th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_578_2019

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Image Report

Convexity meningioma associated with noncontiguous dural arteriovenous fistula

Marco Manzo, Pietro Ivo D’Urso

Surg Neurol Int 11 (127) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_99_2020

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Cervical spondylotic myelopathy treated with laminectomy versus open-door laminoplasty

Ahmed Ansari

Surg Neurol Int 11 (126) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_208_2020

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Letter to the Editor

A Canadian perspective on coronavirus disease-19 and neurosurgical residency training

Erika D. Leck, Mark A. MacLean, Jacob Alant

Surg Neurol Int 11 (125) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_250_2020

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Case Report

Life-threatening delayed arterial hemorrhage following anterior cervical spine surgery: A case report and literature review

Giovanni Miccoli, Emanuele La Corte, Ernesto Pasquini, Giorgio Palandri

Surg Neurol Int 11 (124) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_225_2020

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Case Report

Cerebellar hemangioblastoma during pregnancy: Management options and review of literature

Nitish Nayak, Anil Kumar

Surg Neurol Int 11 (123) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_203_2020

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Case Report

Primary central nervous system lymphoma and 5-aminolevulinic acid

Pierre Ferrer, Pablo Barbero, Gonzalo Monedero, Anna Lo Presti, Bartolome Bejarano, Juan Ramon Penanes

Surg Neurol Int 11 (122) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_185_2020

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Case Report

Cerebrospinal fluid leakage due to nasoseptal flap partial necrosis: A pitfall for skull base reconstruction of endoscopic endonasal surgery

Hiroki Yamada, Masahiro Toda, Mariko Fukumura, Ryotaro Imai, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Kaoru Ogawa, Kazunari Yoshida

Surg Neurol Int 11 (121) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_117_2020

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Case Report

Mechanical thrombectomy for occlusion near a ruptured intracranial aneurysm: A case report

Koji Hirata, Tomosato Yamazaki, Noriyuki Kato, Susumu Yasuda, Akira Matsumura

Surg Neurol Int 11 (120) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_76_2020

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Case Report

Orbital meningocele in two case studies

Maguette Mbaye, Alioune Badara Thiam, Mohamed Abdoulaye Cissue, Mohameth Faye, S. Y. El hadji Cheikh Ndiaye, Mbaye Thioub, Ndaraw Ndoye, Momar Code Ba, Seydou Boubakar Badiane

Surg Neurol Int 11 (119) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_148_2020

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Original Article

Adherence to brain trauma foundation guidelines for intracranial pressure monitoring in severe traumatic brain injury and the effect on outcome: A population-based study

Yahya H. Khormi, Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan, Cian O’kelly, David Zygun

Surg Neurol Int 11 (118) (23rd May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_123_2020

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Case Report

Anterior sacral meningocele complicated by rectothecal fistula and rectorrhea: A Case report and review of the literature

Abolfazl Rahimizadeh, Saeed Ehteshami, Ava Rahimizadeh, Mona Karimi

Surg Neurol Int 11 (117) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_157_2020

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Case Report

In situ clearance of a proximal shunt malfunction in a child with hydrocephalus post cerebral arteriovenous malformation rupture noted intraoperatively

Zachary Porter, George Yang, Shawn Vuong, Baher Hanna, Joseph Madsen, Sudhakar Vadivelu

Surg Neurol Int 11 (116) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_156_2020

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Case Report

Hirayama disease – Early MRI diagnosis of subacute medullary ischemia: A case report

Karol Galletta, Michele Gaeta, Concetta Alafaci, Sergio Vinci, Marcello Longo, Giovanni Grasso, Francesca Granata

Surg Neurol Int 11 (115) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_151_2020

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Case Report

Recurrent dysphagia after lower posterior cervical fusion

Yoshinori Ishikawa, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Michio Hongo, Yuji Kasukawa, Daisuke Kudo, Yoichi Shimada

Surg Neurol Int 11 (114) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_194_2020

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Case Report

Pituitary apoplexy causing acute ischemic stroke: Which treatment should be given priority

Jae-Min Ahn, Hyuk-Jin Oh, Jae-Sang Oh, Seok-Mann Yoon

Surg Neurol Int 11 (113) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_82_2020

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Case Report

Relying too much on upfront radiosurgery: Indolent course misinterpreted as effectiveness of radiosurgery in a case of skull base chondrosarcoma

Puneet Malik, Sushant Kumar Sahoo, Kirti Gupta, Pravin Salunke

Surg Neurol Int 11 (112) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_590_2019

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Case Report

Retro-odontoid pseudotumor (pannus) with Forestier’s disease presenting with severe tetraparesis: A case report and literature review

Sven Bamps, Gert Roosen, Eric Put, Mark Plazier, Steven Vanvolsem, Maarten Wissels, Peter Donkersloot, Wim Duyvendak

Surg Neurol Int 11 (111) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_163_2020

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Case Report

Case report of recurrent hemifacial spasm attributed to over-impaction with Teflon sponge

Scott C. Seaman, Jennifer Noeller, Kirill Nourski, Patrick W. Hitchon

Surg Neurol Int 11 (110) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_95_2020

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Original Article

Extradural minipterional approach: Evolving indications of the minipterional craniotomy

Jorge Mura, Ivan Perales, Nicollas Nunes Rabelo, Rafael Martínez-Pérez, Tomás Poblete, Francisco González-Llanos, Joaquín Correa, Luis Contreras, Agustín Montivero, Joao Paulo Mota Telles, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo

Surg Neurol Int 11 (109) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_169_2020

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Original Article

Role of ABO blood type in delayed cerebral ischemia onset and clinical outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in an ethnic minority urban population

Santiago René Unda, Tarini Vats, Rafael De La Garza, Phillip Cezaryirli, David J. Altschul

Surg Neurol Int 11 (108) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_10_2020

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Original Article

Role of ABO blood type in delayed cerebral ischemia onset and clinical outcomes after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in an ethnic minority urban population

Santiago René Unda, Tarini Vats, Rafael De la Garza Ramos, Phillip Cezaryirli, David J. Altschul

Surg Neurol Int 11 (108) (16th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_10_2020

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Letter to the Editor

A novel temporary cranial fixation technique for awake cranial surgery

Ahmed Ansari

Surg Neurol Int 11 (105) (9th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_176_2020

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Case Report

Engorged venous plexus mimicking adjacent segment disease: Case report and review of the literature

Omron Hassan, Courtney S. Lewis, Likitha Aradhyula, Brian R. Hirshman, Martin H. Pham

Surg Neurol Int 11 (104) (9th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_166_2020

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Letter to the Editor

Neurosurgery in Iraq at the Time of Corona

Samer S. Hoz, Zahraa F. Al-Sharshahi, Saja A. Albanaa

Surg Neurol Int 11 (103) (9th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_143_2020

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Video Abstract

Combined petrosal approach for resection of petroclival chondrosarcoma: Microsurgical 2-D video

Miguel Angel Lopez-Gonzalez, Timothy Marc Eastin, Dinesh Ramanathan, Song Minwoo, Baishakhi Choudhury

Surg Neurol Int 11 (102) (9th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_121_2020

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Case Report

Clinical features and endoscopic findings of granular cell tumor of the sellar region: A case report and review of the literature

Akari Kusakawa, Akihiro Inoue, Yawara Nakamura, Naoya Nishida, Mana Fukushima, Hidenori Senba, Satoshi Suehiro, Shirabe Matsumoto, Masahiro Nishikawa, Saya Ozaki, Seiji Shigekawa, Hideaki Watanabe, Bunzo Matsuura, Riko Kitazawa, Takeharu Kunieda

Surg Neurol Int 11 (101) (9th May, 2020)

DOI:10.25259/SNI_111_2020

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