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Couldwell, William T. | Cosmetic mastoidectomy for the combined supra/infratentorial transtemporal approach | The authors describe a cosmetic mastoidectomy technique for use when performing a combined supra/ infratentorial craniotomy and transtemporal exposure. The technique involves a single temporal suboccipital bone flap and cosmetic mastoidectomy, removing the outer table of bone for later replacement... | Surgical approach; Supratentorial approach; Infratentorial approach; Petroclival meningiomas | 1993 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Surgical treatment of occipitocervical instability | OBJECTIVE: Instability of the occipitocervical junction can be a challenging surgical problem because of the unique anatomic and biomechanical characteristics of this region. We review the causes of instability and the development of surgical techniques to stabilize the occipitocervical junction. ... | Occipitocervical instability | 2008 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Thoracoscopic debridement and stabilization of pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis | The role of surgical debridement and internal fixation in treatment of vertebral osteomyelitis has been evolving. The standard surgical approach to thoracolumbar vertebral osteomyelitis requiring extensive thoracotomy or retroperitoneal exposure carries significant associated morbidity and postoper... | | 2007-01-01 |
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Dailey, Andrew T.; Brodke, Darrel S. | Comparison of computerized tomography and direct visualization in thoracic pedicle screw placement | Object. To validate computerized tomography (CT) scanning as a tool to assess the accuracy of thoracic pedicle screw placement, the authors compared its accuracy with that of direct visualization in instrumented cadaveric spine specimens. Methods. A grading scale was devised to score the placement... | Computerized tomography; Direct visualization; Thoracic pedicle screw; Pedicle; Thoracic spine | 2002 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Surgical technique and results of endoscopic anterior spinal canal decompression | Object. Decompression of the spinal canal in the management of thoracolumbar trauma is controversial, but many authors have advocated decompression in patients with severe canal compromise and neurological deficits. Anterior decompression, corpectomy, and fusion have been shown to be more reliable f... | Anterior approach; Anterior decompression; Spinal trauma; Endoscopy | 2005 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Subaxial cervical spine trauma classification: the subaxial injury classification system and case examples | Object. The authors review a novel subaxial cervical trauma classification system and demonstrate its application through a series of cervical trauma cases. Methods. The Spine Trauma Study Group collaborated to create the Subaxial Injury Classification (SLIC) and Severity score. The SLIC system is... | Cervical spine trauma; Injury severity score; Spinal cord injury; Subaxial Injury Classification; SLIC; Discoligamentous integrity; Neurological status | 2008 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Hypericin: a potential antiglioma therapy | HYPERICIN, A POLYCYCLIC aromatic dione isolated from plants, is presently being clinically evaluated as an antiviral agent in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In addition, it is known to be a potent protein kinase C inhibitor. To evaluate its potential as an inhibitor o... | Hypericin; Protein kinase C; Glioma; Brain neoplasm | 1994 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Conflict and opportunity: neurosurgery and industry | The relationship between neurosurgery and industry is multifaceted. Most aspects of this relationship promote the advancement of a highly technical field such as neurosurgery, helping neurosurgeons bring ever more effective therapies to their patients. However, serious ethical and legal concerns a... | | 2007-01-01 |
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House, Paul A.; Couldwell, William T. | De novo fenestration of the optic nerve case illustration. | Fenestration of the optic nerve or chiasm due to the presence of aneurismal dilation of the internal carotid artery (ICA) has been described. In three out of five cases reviewed recently, the optic nerve was penetrated by an ICAΓÇôophthalmic artery aneurysm.3 Penetration of the optic nerve was du... | Aneurysm; Congenital Optic Nerve | 2005-02-01 |
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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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Schmidt, Meic H. | Perioperative complications and neurological outcomes of first and second craniotomies among patients enrolled in the Glioma Outcome Project | In many new clinical trials of patients with malignant gliomas surgical intervention is incorporated as an integral part of tumor-directed interstitial therapies such as gene therapy, biodegradable wafer placement, and immunotherapy. Assessment of toxicity is a major component of evaluating these no... | Perioperative complications; Neurological outcomes; Glioma Outcome Project | 2003 |
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Dailey, Andrew T. | Guidelines for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine. Part 1: introduction and methodology | As scientific understanding of the pathophysiology of degenerative disease of the lumbar spine has increased, the possibilities for correcting the underlying problem and the resulting improvement in clinical function have expanded exponentially. Fueled by advances in material technology and surgica... | Lumbar fusion; Lumbar spine; Degenerative disease; Practice guidelines | 2005 |
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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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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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Couldwell, William T. | Utilization of unilateral and bilateral stereotactically placed adrenomedullary-striatal autografts in Parkinsonian humans: rationale, techniques, and observations | A limited clinical pilot study involving an amalgam of specialized disciplines including neurology, neuropharmacology, neuropsychology, neurosurgery, neuroanesthesia, neuroradiology, surgical pathology, neuropathology, and urological surgery was organized to clarify issues related to patient selecti... | Adrenal medullary graft; Autograft; Brain graft; Neural transplantation; Parkinsonism; Stereotaxy | 1990 |
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Kestle, John R. W. | High incidence of tumor dissemination in myxopapillary ependymoma in pediatric patients | P Myxopapillary ependymomas (MPEs) have historically been thought to be benign tumors occurring most frequently in adults. Only 8 to 20% of these tumors occur in the first two decades of life, making this tumor a rarity in pediatric neurosurgery. Five patients with intraspinal MPEs were treated by t... | | 2005-01 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Embolization of sacral tumors | The management of sacral tumors is challenging because of difficulties in accessing the lesion, the high rate of local recurrence, extensive vascularity causing significant intraoperative blood loss, resistance to radiation therapy, and risk of malignant transformation. Although surgery is the main ... | Sacral tumor | 2003 |
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Kestle, John R. W.; Brockmeyer, Douglas Lee | Complications of intracranial pressure monitoring in children with head trauma | Object. Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring has become routine in the management of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Many surgeons prefer to use external ventricular drains (EVDs) over fiberoptic monitors to measure ICP because of the added benefit of cerebrospinal fluid drainage. The ... | Head trauma; Ventriculostomy; External ventricular drain; Monitoring; Fiberoptic monitor | 2004 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Transmaxillary approach to the anterior cavernous sinus: a microanatomic study | OBJECTIVE: Several approaches to expose the anterior cavernous sinus have been used, such as frontotemporal, orbitofrontal, anterior subtemporal, and various transfacial approaches. In an effort to gain exposure to the anterior cavernous sinus without necessitating a craniotomy or wide transfacial ... | Anterior cavernous sinus; Clivus; Cranial base; Maxillary sinus | 1997 |
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Couldwell, William T.; Gottfried, Oren N. | Surgical management of posterior petrous meningiomas | Posterior petrous meningiomas (commonly termed posterior pyramid meningiomas and/or meningiomas of the posterior surface of the petrous pyramid) are the most common meningiomas of the posterior cranial fossa. They are located along the posterior surface of the temporal bone in the region of the cere... | | 2003-01-01 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Resident curriculum guidelines for neurosurgery | This curriculum was created to detail the body of knowledge that should be attained by an individual completing residency training in neurological surgery. The specific structure of resident education in neurological surgery is defined by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and each program... | Residency training; Neurological surgery | 2000 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Neurosurgical implications of allergic fungal sinusitis | Object. Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a form of paranasal mycosis that often involves bone destruction and extension into the orbit and anterior skull base. Treatment consists of surgical extirpation and a course of corticosteroids. Despite frequent intracranial involvement, AFS is rarely repor... | | 2004 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Comment on: Chronic brain inflammation and persistent herpes simplex virus 1 thymidine kinase expression in survivors of syngeneic glioma treated by adenovirus-mediated gene therapy: implications for clinical trials | The long-term consequences of adenovirus-mediated conditional cytotoxic gene therapy for gliomas remain uncharacterized. We report here detection of active brain inflammation 3 months after successful inhibition of syngeneic glioma growth. The inflammatory infiltrate consisted of activated macrophag... | Brain inflammation; Herpes simplex virus-1; Thymidine kinase; Syngeneic glioma; Adenovirus-mediated gene therapy | 1994 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Inhibition of growth of established human glioma cell lines by modulators of the protein kinase-C system | The protein kinase-C (PKC) second messenger system contributes to regulation of cell growth and differentiation. This study was undertaken to examine the effects of modulators of the PKC enzyme system on the state of differentiation and proliferation rates of human gliomas in vitro. The administrat... | Protein kinase C; Phorbol ester; Cell proliferation; Tumor cell growth; Astrocyte; Glioma; Immunohistochemistry | 1990 |
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Schmidt, Meic H. | Benzoporphyrin derivative and light-emitting diode for use in photodynamic therapy: applications of space light-emitting diode technology | Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment modality that recently has been applied as adjuvant therapy for rain tumors. PDT consists of intravenously injecting a photosensitizer, which preferentially accumulates in tumor ells, into a patient and then activating the photosensitizer with a light... | Benzoporphyrin; Photodynamic therapy; Brain tumors; Photofrin | 1998 |
