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Dailey, Andrew T. | Agreement between orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons regarding a new algorithm for the treatment of thoracolumbar injuries: a multicenter reliability study | Introduction: Considerable variability exists in the management of thoracolumbar (TL) spine injuries. Although there are many influences, one significant factor may be the treating surgeon's specialty and training (ie, orthopedic surgery vs. neurosurgery). Our objective was to assess the agreement ... | Thoracolumbar injuries; Rating; Classification; TLISS; Neurosurgery; Interspeciality reliability | 2006 |
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Dailey, Andrew T.; Brodke, Darrel S.; Bachus, Kent N. | Anterior cervical fixation: analysis of load-sharing and stability with use of static and dynamic plates | Background: Anterior plates provide stability following decompression and fusion of the cervical spine. Various plate designs have emerged, and they include static plates with fixed-angle screws, rotationally dynamic plates that allow the screws to toggle in the plate, and translationally dynamic pl... | Anterior cervical fixation; Load-sharing; Stability; Static plates; Dynamic plates | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Orlandi, Richard R. | Carotid artery-sparing repair of a cavernous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm | Carotid artery (CA) injury after transsphenoidal and endoscopic sinus surgery is a well-recognized but fortunately rare complication.1 It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates5 and is more common in cases of repeated surgery, cavernous sinus invasion, prior radiotherapy, and ... | Carotid artery; Sinus; Pseudoaneurysm; Endoscopic surgery | 2006 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Cervical spine deformity associated with resection of spinal cord tumors | Postoperative sagittal-plane cervical spine deformities are a concern when laminectomy is performed for tumor resection in the spinal cord. These deformities appear to occur more commonly after resection of intramedullary spinal cord lesions, compared with laminectomy for stenosis caused by degener... | Kyphosis; Cervical deformity; Intramedullary tumor; Laminectomy; Children | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Combined transmastoid retro- and infralabyrinthine transjugular transcondylar transtubercular high cervical approach for resection of glomus jugulare tumors | COMPLEX TUMORS OF the glomus jugulare present a surgical challenge because of their difficult location, extreme vascularity, and involvement with multiple cranial nerves. Modern microneurosurgical and cranial base techniques have enabled safe total removal of these complicated tumors. We describe a ... | Cranial base approach; Surgical approach; Glomus jugulare tumor; Jugular foramen exposure; Microsurgical anatomy | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Comment on Nugent, G. R.: Targeting the ventral lateral nucleus of the thalamus: a stereotactic vignette | Dr. Nugent provides a fascinating personal account of his early experience with stereotactic surgery for movement disorders. I was especially pleased to read the positive comments regarding the personal interactions with and innovations of Irving Cooper, a neurosurgeon who was derided by his peers b... | Stereotactic surgery; Stereotaxis | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Comment on Wong, H. T., et al.: Comparative impact of video consultation on emergency neurosurgical referrals | The Author's explored the facility and accuracy of telephone, teleradiology, or video consultation between a large general hospital and their tertiary neurosurgical center. Although there was increased diagnostic accuracy with video consultation or teleradiology, they note that consultation via vid... | Teleradiology; Video consultation; Neurosurgical referrals | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Jensen, Randy L.; Jensen, Elizabeth M. | Development of contrast enhancement after long-term observation of a dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor | Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNET) are usually benign lesions that arise in cortical regions and are discovered after new onset of seizure. These lesions have many different imaging characteristics. We report a patient with a presumed low-grade medial temporal lobe lesion that was follow... | Brain tumor; Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors; DNET; Imaging; Seizures | 2006 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Diagnosis and treatment of craniocervical dislocation in a series of 17 consecutive survivors during an 8-year period | Object. Craniocervical dissociation (CCD) is a highly unstable and usually fatal injury resulting from osseoligamentous disruption between the occiput and C-2. The purpose of this study was to elucidate systematic factors associated with delays in diagnosing and treating this life-threatening condit... | Spinal cord injury; Craniocervical dislocation; Atlantooccipital joint; Atlantoaxial joint; Tetraplegia; CCJ; CCD | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Schmidt, Richard H.; Salzman, Karen L.; Chin, Steven S. | Glioblastoma multiforme of the pineal region | Glioblastoma multiforme (GBMs) tumors are exceedingly rare tumors in the pineal region. We present three cases in which patients presented with a pineal/posterior third ventricular region mass and review all the previously reported cases in the literature. Pineal region GBM seems to be a very aggre... | Glioblastoma multiforme; Hydrocephalus; Leptomeningeal dissemination; Malignant glioma; Perinaud's syndrome; Pineal region; Spinal metastases | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Increasing exposure of the petrous internal carotid artery for revascularization using the transzygomatic extended middle fossa approach: a cadaveric morphometric study | When internal carotid artery (ICA) sacrifice is planned in the management of difficult tumors or aneurysms at the cranial base, the petrous ICA may be a useful site for anastomosis for interpositional vascular bypass. However, exposure of the artery and performing an anastomosis in this region may... | Revascularization; Internal carotid artery; Cranial base tumors; Giant aneurysms; Interpositional bypass; Surgical approach; Middle fossa | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Inflammatory pseudotumor of the cavernous sinus and skull base | Inflammatory pseudotumor is a non-neoplastic process of unknown etiology characterized by a proliferation of connective tissue with an inflammatory infiltrate. Intracranial inflammatory pseudotumors classically involve the cavernous sinus but can also occur in the supratentorial or infratentorial c... | Intracranial neoplasm; Pseudotumor; Skull base | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Late rapid deterioration after endoscopic third ventriculostomy: additional cases and review of the literature | Object. Late rapid deterioration after endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a rare complication. The authors previously reported three deaths from three centers. Three other deaths and a patient who experienced rapid deterioration have also been reported. Following the death at the University ... | Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; ETV; Pediatric neurosurgery; Adverse outcome | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Management of shunt infections: a multicenter pilot study | Object. Approximately 10% of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt operations are associated with infection and require removal or externalization of the shunt, in-hospital treatment with antibiotic agents, and insertion of a new shunt. In a previous survey, the authors identified substantial variation i... | Shunt infections; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; Treatment evaluation | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Viskochil, David H.; Fults, Daniel Webster | Molecular, genetic, and cellular pathogenesis of neurofibromas and surgical implications | NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1 (NF1) IS A common autosomal dominant disease characterized by complex and multicellular neurofibroma tumors. Significant advances have been made in the research of the cellular, genetic, and molecular biology of NF1. The NF1 gene was identified by positional cloning. The function... | Loss of heterozygosity; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; Plexiform Neurofibroma; Spinal neurofibroma | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Walker, Marion L. | Noncommunicating spinal extradural arachnoid cyst causing spinal cord compression in a child | Extradural arachnoid cysts in the spine are relatively uncommon causes of spinal cord compression in the pediatric population that are thought to arise from congenital defects in the dura mater. Most reports describe such cysts communicating with the intrathecal subarachnoid space through a small de... | | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Brockmeyer, Douglas Lee | Outcomes after decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury in children | Object. Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often accompanied by early death due to transtentorial herniation. Decompressive craniectomy, performed alone or in conjunction with evacuation of the mass lesion, can reduce the incidence of raised intracranial pressure (ICP). In this paper the authors... | Traumatic brain injury; Decompressive craniectomy; Pediatric neurosurgery | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Posterior fossa brain tumors and arterial hypertension | Hypertension caused by arterial compression of the rostral ventrolateral medulla is well described. Much less information is available on the association between neurogenic hypertension and posterior fossa brain tumors. To date, multiple reports have supported the impression that a small subpopulat... | Posterior fossa tumors; Brain stem; Arterial hypertension; Essential hypertension; EHTN | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Response to editorial: summer shunting | We thank Dr. Scott for his review and comments about our report of shunt surgery complications in the summer. He makes two very good points. Clearly, different databases are suited for different purposes, and the NIS database used in the study by Smith and colleagues is well suited to evaluating t... | | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Walker, Marion L. | Retained peritoneal shunt tubing causing hematuria | This 14-year-old boy with congenital hydrocephalus underwent initial shunt placement shortly after birth. During his first 6 years of life, multiple ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt revisions were performed to address seven shunt malfunctions and one shunt infection (Staphylococcus epidermidis). Dur... | | 2006 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Risk factors for respiratory failure following operative stabilization of thoracic and lumbar spine fractures | Background: Respiratory failure is a serious complication that can adversely affect the hospital course and survival of multiply injured patients. Some studies have suggested that delayed surgical stabilization of spine fractures may increase the incidence of respiratory complications. However, the... | Respiratory failure; Operative stabilization; Thoracic spine; Lumbar spine | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Shunt insertion in the summer: is it safe? | Object. The potential for increased complications related to the arrival of new residents in July each year has not previously been demonstrated in the neurosurgical literature. The authors investigated this phenomenon in children undergoing cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery. Methods. Data were ob... | Ventriculoperitoneal shunt; July effect; Complication; Shunt insertion | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Simple closure following transsphenoidal surgery | The most common nonendocrine complication after transsphenoidal surgery is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak. Many neurosurgeons have advocated the routine reconstruction of the floor of the sella turcica using autologous fat, muscle, fascia, and either cartilage or bone after transsphenoidal surgery t... | | 2006 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Harnsberger, H. Ric | Spontaneous regression of a cystic cavum septum pellucidum | A persistent cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) is present in ~0.73% of adults, although its incidence ranges from 0.14 to 18.9% depending on the detection method. Cystic CSP is even rarer. A cyst causing mass within the CSP can obstruct the intraventricular foramen, leading to blockage of CSF flow and p... | Cavum septum pellucidum; Cyst; Spontaneous regression; Decompression | 2006 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | Sporadic osteochondroma of the cervical spine | Osteochondroma is the most common benign tumor of bone, but axial skeleton involvement is uncommon and usually indicates a hereditary cause such as osteochondromatosis (hereditary multiple exostosis). 1 Approximately 7% of hereditary osteochondromas occur along the vertebral column, which is double... | | 2006 |
