British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 29, Issue 6 (2015)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 29, Issue 6 (2015)

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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial
Paul Eldridge
Page: 745
Published online: 08 Feb 2016
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Research Article

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Opportunities and dangers for neurosurgery in the current NHS
B. Anthony Bell
Pages: 746-750
Published online: 21 Oct 2015
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Editorial

Editorial
Moving forward together: The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery report and its implications for neurosurgical procedures
Alireza Mansouri & George M. Ibrahim
Pages: 751-752
Published online: 20 Oct 2015
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Undergraduate teaching of neurosurgery – what is the current practice in the UK and is there a need for improvement?
Kathrin J. Whitehouse & Anne J. Moore
Pages: 753-757
Published online: 17 Jun 2015
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Original Article

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Practises and controversies in the management of asymptomatic aneurysms: Results of an international survey
Nabeel Alshafai, Olesya Falenchuk & Michael D. Cusimano
Pages: 758-764
Published online: 05 Nov 2015
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Review article

Review Article
Moyamoya angiopathy – Is there a Western phenotype?
Pennylouise Hever, Alexander Alamri & Christos Tolias
Pages: 765-771
Published online: 16 Oct 2015
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
Evaluating cerebellar dentatotomy for the treatment of spasticity with or without dystonia
Manoel J. Teixeira, Humberto K. Schroeder & Guilherme Lepski
Pages: 772-777
Published online: 31 Mar 2015
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Original Article

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James Hill of Dumfries: First modern neurosurgical procedures
Jeremy C. Ganz
Pages: 778-784
Published online: 16 Nov 2015
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CLINICAL ARTICLES - VASCULAR

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Wrapping of intracranial aneurysms: Single-center series and systematic review of the literature
Paolo Perrini, Nicola Montemurro, Michele Caniglia, Guido Lazzarotti & Nicola Benedetto
Pages: 785-791
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Results of surgical clipping in a neurointerventional dominant department
Mario Teo, Sean Martin, Arachchige Ponweera, Alistair Macey, Nigel Suttner, Jennifer Brown & Jerome St George
Pages: 792-798
Published online: 04 Sep 2015
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Defending a traditional practice in the modern era: The use of lumbar puncture in the investigation of subarachnoid haemorrhage
Sean C. G. Martin, Mario K. C. H. Teo, Adam M. H. Young, Ian M. Godber, Sachin S. Mandalia, Edward J. St George & Calum McGregor
Pages: 799-803
Published online: 16 Sep 2015
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Moyamoya disease presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage: Clinical features and neuroimaging of a case series
Ming Wan, Cong Han, Peng Xian, Wei-Zhong Yang, De-Sheng Li & Lian Duan
Pages: 804-810
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Therapeutic effect of multiple burr hole operation combined with dural inversion and periosteal synangiosis for moyamoya disease
Xu Zhao, Chengwei Wang, Yong Ji, Chao Han & Minqing Wang
Pages: 811-817
Published online: 04 Sep 2015
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Clinical impact of residual lateral spread response after adequate microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm: A retrospective analysis
Parthasarathy D. Thirumala, Xuhui Wang, Aalap Shah, Miguel Habeych, Donald Crammond, Jeffrey R. Balzer & Raymond Sekula
Pages: 818-822
Published online: 22 Jun 2015
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Attrition with spinal cord stimulation
Stacey A. Mann, Elizabeth Sparkes, Rui V. Duarte & Jon H. Raphael
Pages: 823-828
Published online: 18 Jun 2015
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Designing an operating theatre for awake procedures: A solution to improve multimodality information input
Michel Wager, Philippe Rigoard, Benoit Bataille, Claude Guenot, Aurélie Supiot, Jean-Luc Blanc, Veronique Stal, Claudette Pluchon, Coline Bouyer, Roger Gil & Foucaud Du Boisgueheneuc
Pages: 829-835
Published online: 17 Jun 2015
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Awake craniotomy for glioma resection: Technical aspects and initial results in a single institution
Gillian Trimble, Clodagh McStravick, Peter Farling, Katie Megaw, Steven McKinstry, Graham Smyth, Gillian Law, Heather Courtney, Gavin Quigley & Thomas Flannery
Pages: 836-842
Published online: 13 Jul 2015
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Perioperative quality of life in functionally dependent glioblastoma patients: A prospective study
Asgeir S. Jakola, Lisa M. Sagberg, Sasha Gulati & Ole Solheim
Pages: 843-849
Published online: 22 Jun 2015
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Fluorescence-guided resection of experimental malignant glioma using cetuximab-IRDye 800CW
Jason M. Warram, Esther de Boer, Melissa Korb, Yolanda Hartman, Joy Kovar, James M. Markert, G. Yancey Gillespie & Eben L. Rosenthal
Pages: 850-858
Published online: 15 Jun 2015
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SHORT REPORT

Migration of intracranial hemostatic clip into the spinal canal: A case report and literature review
Dongcai Hu, Xiao Yang & Jianping Wang
Pages: 859-861
Published online: 07 Sep 2015
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Distal internal carotid artery dissection due to the carotid shunt during carotid endarterectomy
Makoto Katsuno, Rokuya Tanikawa, Masaaki Hashimoto & Akira Matsuno
Pages: 862-864
Published online: 16 Jun 2015
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Access to the carotid artery bifurcation: Cadaveric study with application to nasotracheal intubation as a technique to improve access to a high carotid artery bifurcation
Paul M. Foreman, Mark R. Harrigan, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Marios Loukas & R. Shane Tubbs
Pages: 865-867
Published online: 21 Aug 2015
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SHORT REPORT

Salvage STA-MCA bypass surgery in an adult moyamoya patient after failed indirect revascularization surgery
Minwook Yoo, Sung-Chul Jin, Seong-Jin Jin & Byeong-Sam Choi
Pages: 868-870
Published online: 12 Aug 2015
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Beyond textbook neuroanatomy: The syndrome of malignant PCA infarction
Steven L. Gogela, Yair M. Gozal, Ralph Rahme, Mario Zuccarello & Andrew J. Ringer
Pages: 871-875
Published online: 04 Sep 2015
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SHORT REPORT

Brain mushroom: A case of osteolytic intraosseous meningioma with transcalvaria herniation
Sheng Chiong Hong, Kelvin Woon & Benjamin O'Keeffe
Pages: 876-878
Published online: 20 Apr 2015
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Lipomyelocele with osseous dysraphic hamartoma: A rare case report
Abhishek A. Rathi, T. R. Nagendra, R. Chandrasekhar Naidu & Ananta Ram Gudipati
Pages: 879-880
Published online: 22 Jun 2015
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NEUROSURGICAL IMAGE

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A skull base air fistula secondary to ventriculoperitoneal shunt siphoning
Suparna Das, Md Faizul Hassan, Roger Strachan & Ian Coulter
Pages: 881-882
Published online: 24 Jul 2015
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SHORT REPORT

Case report: Recurrent glossopharyngeal neuralgia after previous glossopharyngeal rhizotomy: Microvascular decompression with intra-operative neurophysiology
Sally-Ann S. Price, Owain Davies, Peter Walsh & Nikunj Patel
Pages: 883-884
Published online: 11 May 2015
AbstractforCase report: Recurrent glossopharyngeal neuralgia after previous glossopharyngeal rhizotomy: Microvascular decompression with intra-operative neurophysiology | Full Text | References | PDF (537.1 KB)
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Recurrence of meralgia paresthetica years after a neurexeresis procedure: A case report
Godard C. W. de Ruiter, Johannes A. L. Wurzer & Alfred Kloet
Pages: 885-887
Published online: 22 Jun 2015
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Posteroventrolateral pallidotomy through implanted DBS electrodes monitored by recording local field potentials
Angelo Franzini, Roberto Cordella, Federica Penner, Manuela Rosa, Giuseppe Messina, Michele Rizzi, Nardo Nardocci & Alberto Priori
Pages: 888-890
Published online: 17 Jun 2015
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Calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the foramen magnum—Case report and review of the literature
Karol Wiśniewski, Karolina Janczar, Krzysztof Tybor, Wielisław Papierz & Dariusz J. Jaskólski
Pages: 891-893
Published online: 29 Jun 2015
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Transitory spinal accessory nerve injury following post-fossa surgery for Chiari malformation
Pasquale Gallo & Francesco Sala
Pages: 894-896
Published online: 03 Jun 2015
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List of Reviewers

Reviewers
Pages: 897-898
Published online: 08 Feb 2016
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