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EDITORIAL

Editorial
Editorial
Paul Eldridge
Page: 1
Published online: 01 Feb 2012
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Cervical arthroplasty: the beginning, the middle, the end?
O. Richards, D. Choi & J. Timothy
Pages: 2-6
Published online: 04 Aug 2011
AbstractforCervical arthroplasty: the beginning, the middle, the end? | Full Text | References | PDF (357.1 KB)
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Research Article

Article
Prospective study of outcome of foramen magnum decompressions in patients with syrinx and non-syrinx associated Chiari malformations
V. N. Vakharia, M. R. Guilfoyle & R. J. Laing
Pages: 7-11
Published online: 18 May 2011
AbstractforProspective study of outcome of foramen magnum decompressions in patients with syrinx and non-syrinx associated Chiari malformations | Full Text | References | PDF (241.1 KB)
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Article
Anterior cervical microdiscectomy: is bone grafting and in-situ fusion with instrumentation required?
J. H. Sheth, A. P. Patankar & R. Shah
Pages: 12-15
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforAnterior cervical microdiscectomy: is bone grafting and in-situ fusion with instrumentation required? | Full Text | References | PDF (115.4 KB)
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Article
Differential expression of a novel voltage gated potassium channel – Kv 1.5 in astrocytomas and its impact on prognosis in glioblastoma
S. Arvind, A. Arivazhagan, V. Santosh & B. A. Chandramouli
Pages: 16-20
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforDifferential expression of a novel voltage gated potassium channel – Kv 1.5 in astrocytomas and its impact on prognosis in glioblastoma | Full Text | References | PDF (271.1 KB)
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Article
Tumour-infiltrating T-cell subpopulations in glioblastomas
Young-Hee Kim, Tae-Young Jung, Shin Jung, Woo-Youl Jang, Kyung-Sub Moon, In-Young Kim, Min-Cheol Lee & Je-Jung Lee
Pages: 21-27
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforTumour-infiltrating T-cell subpopulations in glioblastomas | Full Text | References | PDF (361.1 KB)
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Article
Recognition of mental incapacity when consenting patients with intracranial tumours for surgery: how well are we doing?
S. Kerrigan, F. Dengu, S. Erridge, R. Grant & I.R. Whittle
Pages: 28-31
Published online: 04 Aug 2011
AbstractforRecognition of mental incapacity when consenting patients with intracranial tumours for surgery: how well are we doing? | Full Text | References | PDF (184.7 KB)
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Article
Choroid plexus tumors in pediatric patients
Hideki Ogiwara, Arthur J. Dipatri Jr, Tord D. Alden, Robin M. Bowman & Tadanori Tomita
Pages: 32-37
Published online: 04 Oct 2011
AbstractforChoroid plexus tumors in pediatric patients | Full Text | References | PDF (191.9 KB)
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Article
Estimation of cerebrospinal fluid compensation parameters in hydrocephalus using short-lasting constant rate lumbar infusion tests
Stefan K. Piechnik, Vanessa M. Ferreira & Krzysztof Cieslicki
Pages: 38-44
Published online: 07 Sep 2011
AbstractforEstimation of cerebrospinal fluid compensation parameters in hydrocephalus using short-lasting constant rate lumbar infusion tests | Full Text | References | PDF (485.4 KB)
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Article
Stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: outcomes and complications
Alison R. Loescher, Matthias Radatz, Andras Kemeny & Jeremy Rowe
Pages: 45-52
Published online: 04 Aug 2011
AbstractforStereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia: outcomes and complications | Full Text | References | PDF (207.4 KB)
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(Stereotactic) radiosurgery XIX: spinal radiosurgery – two year experience in a UK centre
A.G.R. Martin, I.R. Cowley, B.A. Taylor, A.M. Cassoni, D.B. Landau & P.N. Plowman
Pages: 53-58
Published online: 25 Oct 2011
Abstractfor(Stereotactic) radiosurgery XIX: spinal radiosurgery – two year experience in a UK centre | Full Text | References | PDF (239.9 KB)
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Article
Post operative pituitary apoplexy: preoperative considerations toward preventing nightmare
Nilesh S. Kurwale, Faizuddin Ahmad, Ashish Suri, Shashank Sharad Kale, Bhawani S. Sharma, Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, Vaishali Suri & Meher C. Sharma
Pages: 59-63
Published online: 28 Nov 2011
AbstractforPost operative pituitary apoplexy: preoperative considerations toward preventing nightmare | Full Text | References | PDF (343.6 KB)
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Article
Effect of intrathecal magnesium sulfate solution injection via a microcatheter in the cisterna magna on cerebral vasospasm in the canine subarachnoid haemorrhage model
Kentaro Mori, Takuji Yamamoto, Masahiro Miyazaki, Yasukazu Hara, Yasuhisa Aiko, Nobuhiro Koike, Shinsuke Sakamoto, Yasuaki Nakao & Takanori Esaki
Pages: 64-68
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforEffect of intrathecal magnesium sulfate solution injection via a microcatheter in the cisterna magna on cerebral vasospasm in the canine subarachnoid haemorrhage model | Full Text | References | PDF (287.3 KB)
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Article
Incidental aneurysms in temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: report of three cases and a review of the literature
Shivanand P. Lad, Larry Shannon & Richard W. Byrne
Pages: 69-74
Published online: 07 Sep 2011
AbstractforIncidental aneurysms in temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: report of three cases and a review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (139.8 KB)
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Article
A prospective study of two methods of closing surgical scalp wounds
A.A. Adeolu, J.K. Olabanji, E.O. Komolafe, A.O. Ademuyiwa, A.O. Awe & A.O. Oladele
Pages: 75-77
Published online: 28 Nov 2011
AbstractforA prospective study of two methods of closing surgical scalp wounds | Full Text | References | PDF (108.4 KB)
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Article
The minimum time for cranioplasty insertion from craniectomy is six months to reduce risk of infection- a case series of 82 patients
Dushan Thavarajah, Patricia De Lacy, Ahmed Hussien & Adrian Sugar
Pages: 78-80
Published online: 05 Oct 2011
AbstractforThe minimum time for cranioplasty insertion from craniectomy is six months to reduce risk of infection- a case series of 82 patients | Full Text | References | PDF (217.9 KB)
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SHORT REPORT

Brief Report
Good airway reflexes and normal sensorium do not assure safe tracheal extubation in patients with cerebral hemispheric pathology
Kamath Sriganesh, Vimala Smita, Sonia Bansal & G. S. Umamaheswara Rao
Pages: 81-82
Published online: 07 Sep 2011
AbstractforGood airway reflexes and normal sensorium do not assure safe tracheal extubation in patients with cerebral hemispheric pathology | Full Text | References | PDF (95.3 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Clipping of distal superior cerebellar artery aneurysm with preservation of the parent vessel: a case report
Leslie Lyness & Amir R. Dehdashti
Pages: 83-85
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforClipping of distal superior cerebellar artery aneurysm with preservation of the parent vessel: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (176.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Endovascular treatment of AVM-associated aneurysm of anterior inferior cerebellar artery through persistent primitive hypoglossal artery
Goran Pavlisa, Marko Rados, David Ozretic & Gordana Pavlisa
Pages: 86-88
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforEndovascular treatment of AVM-associated aneurysm of anterior inferior cerebellar artery through persistent primitive hypoglossal artery | Full Text | References | PDF (270.9 KB)
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Brief Report
Successful use of Gamma Knife surgery in a distal lenticulostriate artery aneurysm intervention
ZhiGang Lan, Jin Li, Chao You & Jing Chen
Pages: 89-90
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforSuccessful use of Gamma Knife surgery in a distal lenticulostriate artery aneurysm intervention | Full Text | References | PDF (180.8 KB)
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Brief Report
A case of intracerebral metastasis in osteosarcoma without active pulmonary metastasis
Hidetaka Onodera, Yasuyuki Yoshida, Yohtaro Sakakibara, Takao Kono, Masashi Uchida, Yuichiro Tanaka & Takuo Hashimoto
Pages: 91-93
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforA case of intracerebral metastasis in osteosarcoma without active pulmonary metastasis | Full Text | References | PDF (181.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Paraplegia due to drop metastases from anaplastic oligodendroglioma
J. G. Carlsen, A. Tietze, Y. A. Lassen & F. Rosendal
Pages: 94-95
Published online: 18 May 2011
AbstractforParaplegia due to drop metastases from anaplastic oligodendroglioma | Full Text | References | PDF (161.6 KB)
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Brief Report
An exophytic brain stem glioblastoma in an elderly presenting as a cerebellopontine angle syndrome
Pravin Salunke, Sukumar Sura, Manoj K. Tewari, Kirti Gupta & N. K. Khandelwal
Pages: 96-98
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforAn exophytic brain stem glioblastoma in an elderly presenting as a cerebellopontine angle syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (388.3 KB)
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Brief Report
Unusual posterior fossa mass caused by Lhermitte–Duclos disease with no symptoms in adults
Yu-Hui Zou, Yi-Qun Cao, Zhi-Jian Yue & Jian-Min Liu
Pages: 99-101
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforUnusual posterior fossa mass caused by Lhermitte–Duclos disease with no symptoms in adults | Full Text | References | PDF (236 KB)
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Brief Report
Maxillary surgical seeding of a clival chordoma
Ilyess Zemmoura, Mounir Ben Ismail, Nadine Travers, Michel Jan & Patrick François
Pages: 102-103
Published online: 07 Sep 2011
AbstractforMaxillary surgical seeding of a clival chordoma | Full Text | References | PDF (129.7 KB)
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Brief Report
Endoscopic transsphenoidal excision of a GH-PRL-secreting pituitary macroadenoma in a patient with McCune–Albright syndrome
Manikandan S. Natarajan, Krishna Prabhu, Geeta Chacko, Simon Rajaratnam & Ari G. Chacko
Pages: 104-106
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforEndoscopic transsphenoidal excision of a GH-PRL-secreting pituitary macroadenoma in a patient with McCune–Albright syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (203.8 KB)
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Brief Report
Cisternal trochlear nerve schwannoma: improvement of diplopia after subtotal tumour excision
Walid M. Younes, Elvis J. Hermann & Joachim K. Krauss
Pages: 107-109
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforCisternal trochlear nerve schwannoma: improvement of diplopia after subtotal tumour excision | Full Text | References | PDF (178.5 KB)
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Brief Report
Bilateral trochlear nerve palsy subsequent to ventriculoperitoneal shunting of normal pressure hydrocephalus
Anja M. Giesemann, H.-Holger Capelle, Rolf Winter & Joachim K. Krauss
Pages: 110-112
Published online: 04 Aug 2011
AbstractforBilateral trochlear nerve palsy subsequent to ventriculoperitoneal shunting of normal pressure hydrocephalus | Full Text | References | PDF (185.5 KB)
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Brief Report
Pre-operative cerebellar mutism secondary to vagus nerve schwannoma
Muthupalaniappaan Muthappan, Jason Correia, Thirayan Muthu & Zakier Hussain
Pages: 113-115
Published online: 23 Nov 2011
AbstractforPre-operative cerebellar mutism secondary to vagus nerve schwannoma | Full Text | References | PDF (638.5 KB)
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Brief Report
Neurenteric cyst in an adult: a diagnosis in a quinquagenarian
S. Hettige, D. K. Sokol, P. D. Kulkarni, A. King & R. W. Gullan
Pages: 116-117
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforNeurenteric cyst in an adult: a diagnosis in a quinquagenarian | Full Text | References | PDF (147.3 KB)
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Brief Report
Intramedullary pyogenic abscess in the conus medullaris
M.F. Hassan, M.B. Mohamed, P. Kalsi, E.J. Sinar & N. Bradey
Pages: 118-119
Published online: 21 Jan 2012
AbstractforIntramedullary pyogenic abscess in the conus medullaris | Full Text | References | PDF (725.7 KB)
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Brief Report
Haemorrhagic synovial cyst presenting as thoracic cord compression: a case report and review of the literature
Oluwaseun Sobowale, Calvin Soh, Amit Herwadkar, James Sellu & Konstantina Karabatsou
Pages: 120-122
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforHaemorrhagic synovial cyst presenting as thoracic cord compression: a case report and review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (146.2 KB)
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NEUROSURGICAL IMAGE

Article
Spontaneous resolution of a symptomatic synovial cyst of the lumbar spine
Heinke Pulhorn & Mary Murphy
Pages: 123-124
Published online: 28 Nov 2011
AbstractforSpontaneous resolution of a symptomatic synovial cyst of the lumbar spine | Full Text | References | PDF (193.9 KB)
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Conscious sedation is the way forward
Simon Lammy
Page: 125
Published online: 01 Feb 2012
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Letter

Letter
Response to: conscious sedation is the way forward
Paul Grundy
Page: 126
Published online: 01 Feb 2012
CitationforResponse to: conscious sedation is the way forward | Full Text | References | PDF (69.9 KB)
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Letter
Role of temporary clipping in perforator damage during middle cerebral aneurysm surgery
Shashank Joshi & Kishor A Choudhari
Pages: 127-128
Published online: 01 Feb 2012
CitationforRole of temporary clipping in perforator damage during middle cerebral aneurysm surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (115.3 KB)
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Letter
Response to: role of temporary clipping in perforator damage during middle cerebral aneurysm surgery
Je Young Yeon, Jong-Soo Kim & Seung-Chyul Hong
Page: 129
Published online: 01 Feb 2012
CitationforResponse to: role of temporary clipping in perforator damage during middle cerebral aneurysm surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (74.9 KB)
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