British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 23, Issue 4 (2009)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 23, Issue 4 (2009)

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Editorial

Editorial
A new progression, politics, and a bid!
Paul Eldridge
Page: 345
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Announcement

Announcement
Page: 346
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Invited Article

“Casey and Theo”: The children who changed the face of “Water-on-the-brain”
R. Hayward
Pages: 347-350
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Review Article

Review Article
Paediatric high and low grade glioma: the impact of tumour biology on current and future therapy
Darren Hargrave
Pages: 351-363
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Review Article
The potential impact of tumour biology on improved clinical practice for medulloblastoma: progress towards biologically driven clinical trials
Barry L. Pizer & Steven C. Clifford
Pages: 364-375
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Review Article
Treatment guidelines for cerebral arteriovenous malformation microsurgery
Robert M. Starke MD, MSc, Ricardo J. Komotar, Brian Y. Hwang, Laura E. Fischer, Matthew C. Garrett, Marc L. Otten & E. Sander Connolly
Pages: 376-386
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Review Article
Carotid artery stenosis—an evidence-based review of surgical and non-surgical treatments
Rikin A. Trivedi, Ruwan A. Weerakkody, Carole Turner & Peter J. Kirkpatrick
Pages: 387-392
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Original Article

Article
Combined motor and somatosensory evoked potential monitoring for intramedullary spinal cord tumor surgery: correlation of clinical and neurophysiological data in 17 consecutive procedures
Seung-Jae Hyun MD, PhD & Seung-Chul Rhim
Pages: 393-400
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Article
The Short Form 36 health survey in spine disease—validation against condition-specific measures
Mathew R. Guilfoyle, Helen Seeley & Rodney J. Laing
Pages: 401-405
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Visualization of calculation centres by functional MRI for neurosurgery
Takahiro Ota, Kyousuke Kamada, Shigeki Aoki & Nobuhito Saito
Pages: 406-411
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Never go to sleep on undrained pus: a retrospective review of surgery for intraparenchymal cerebral abscess
S. J. Smith, I. Ughratdar & D. C. MacArthur
Pages: 412-417
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Article
Standard fenestration approach to thoracic disc herniation
Munir J. Nasser
Pages: 418-421
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Article
Fronto-basal interhemispheric approach for tuberculum sellae meningiomas; long-term visual outcome
Ahmed Ganna, Amir R. Dehdashti, Konstantina Karabatsou & Fred Gentili
Pages: 422-430
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Vestibular Schwannomas presenting with haemorrhage: Clinical presentation and histopathological evaluation of an unusual entity
Amir R. Dehdashti MD, Tim-Rasmus Kiehl & Abhijit Guha
Pages: 431-436
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Article
Peri-operative lumbar epidural bleeding controlled by dural tube reflation
Munchi S. Choksey
Pages: 437-438
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Article
Laparoscopically assisted peritoneal shunt insertion for hydrocephalus
Raymond F. Sekula Jr., Edward M. Marchan, Michael Y. Oh, D. Kyle Kim, Andrew M. Frederickson, Geoffrey Pelz & Miro Uchal
Pages: 439-442
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Case Reports

Case Report
Extensive spinal cord oedema and early syrinx formation due to tension pseudomeningocele after foramen magnum decompression
B. Nurboja & D. Choi
Pages: 443-445
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Case Report
Venous air embolism during microelectrode recording in deep brain stimulation surgery in an awake supine patient
Rajinder Kumar, Vinay Goyal & R. S. Chauhan
Pages: 446-448
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Case Report
Intracranial dural histiocytosis
Natale Russo, Felice Giangaspero, Mario Rojas Beccaglia & Antonio Santoro
Pages: 449-454
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Case Report
Intracranial haemophilic pseudotumor associated with factor VIII deficiency
Xiao-Jun Wu, Huai-Rui Chen, Ju-Xiang Chen, Cheng-Guang Huang, Xi Han, Yi-Cheng Lu & Chun Luo
Pages: 455-457
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Case Report
Malignant transformation of a neurenteric cyst in the posterior fossa following complete excision
Surash Surash, Azzam Ismail, Carmel Loughrey & Philip van Hille
Pages: 458-461
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Book Review

Book Review
Tumors of the spine
Crispin Wigfield
Page: 462
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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Book Review
A dented image: Journeys of recovery from subarachnoid haemorrhage
Mohsen Javadpour
Pages: 462-463
Published online: 15 Sep 2009
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