British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 30, Issue 1 (2016)

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Editorial

Editorial
Editorial: Issue 30.1
Paul Eldridge
Page: 1
Published online: 16 Mar 2016
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Letter

Letter
Letter to editor: Informed consent in the light of Montgomery
Nicholas Todd
Pages: 2-3
Published online: 26 Nov 2015
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Education Report

Student-selected components in neurosurgery
David J. Clark, Angelos G. Kolias, Matthew R. Garnett, Rikin A. Trivedi, Stephen J. Price & Peter J. Hutchinson
Pages: 4-6
Published online: 26 Nov 2015
AbstractforStudent-selected components in neurosurgery | Full Text | References | PDF (295.2 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
The initial neurosurgical interventions for the treatment of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants: A focused review
Malik Zaben, Amy Finnigan, Muhammed I Bhatti & Paul Leach
Pages: 7-10
Published online: 15 Oct 2015
AbstractforThe initial neurosurgical interventions for the treatment of posthaemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants: A focused review | Full Text | References | PDF (374.7 KB)
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Review Article
Pineal parenchymal tumours of intermediate differentiation – An evidence-based review of a new pathological entity
Anthony C Amato-Watkins, Alistair Lammie, Caroline Hayhurst & Paul Leach
Pages: 11-15
Published online: 16 Nov 2015
AbstractforPineal parenchymal tumours of intermediate differentiation – An evidence-based review of a new pathological entity | Full Text | References | PDF (467.9 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Patients’ views on priority setting in neurosurgery: A qualitative study
Caroline Gunaratnam & Mark Bernstein
Pages: 16-22
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
The impact of epilepsy on the quality of life of patients with meningioma: A systematic review
Matthew J Tanti, Anthony G Marson, Emmanuel Chavredakis & Michael D Jenkinson
Pages: 23-28
Published online: 07 Sep 2015
AbstractforThe impact of epilepsy on the quality of life of patients with meningioma: A systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (342.9 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Surgical outcome of encapsulated brain abscess in superficial non-eloquent area: A systematic review
Yixuan Zhai, Xinting Wei, Ruokun Chen, Ziqiang Guo, Ranjan Raj Singh & Yazhuo Zhang
Pages: 29-34
Published online: 16 Nov 2015
AbstractforSurgical outcome of encapsulated brain abscess in superficial non-eloquent area: A systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (792.1 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Surgical-site infection surveillance in cranial neurosurgery
Benjamin M. Davies, Anna Jones & Hiren C Patel
Pages: 35-37
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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Article
Apathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus
Katie A. Peterson, Charlotte R. Housden, Clare Killikelly, Elise E. DeVito, Nicole C. Keong, George Savulich, Zofia Czosnyka, John D. Pickard & Barbara J. Sahakian
Pages: 38-42
Published online: 12 May 2015
AbstractforApathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus | Full Text | References | PDF (776.2 KB)
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Article
Gamma Knife radiosurgery for cystic brain metastases
Sang Ryul Lee, Ji Young Oh & Se-Hyuk Kim
Pages: 43-48
Published online: 11 May 2015
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Article
Ventriculostomy-related infections: The performance of different definitions for diagnosing infection
Ariane Lewis, Sarah Wahlster, Sarah Karinja, Barry M. Czeisler, W. Taylor Kimberly & Aaron S. Lord
Pages: 49-56
Published online: 15 Sep 2015
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Original Article

Article
Pain and functional outcomes following vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures – A tertiary centre experience
Soumya Mukherjee, John Yeh & Habib Ellamushi
Pages: 57-63
Published online: 20 Oct 2015
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Research Article

Article
Do antibiotic-impregnated external ventriculostomy catheters have a low infection rate in clinical practice? A retrospective cohort study
H. Shekhar, P. Kalsi, S. Dambatta & R. Strachan
Pages: 64-69
Published online: 15 Oct 2015
AbstractforDo antibiotic-impregnated external ventriculostomy catheters have a low infection rate in clinical practice? A retrospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (563.9 KB)
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Article
A comparison of equivolume, equiosmolar solutions of hypertonic saline and mannitol for brain relaxation during elective supratentorial craniotomy
Joaquín Hernández-Palazón, Diego Fuentes-García, Paloma Doménech-Asensi, Claudio Piqueras-Pérez, Luis Falcón-Araña & Sebastián Burguillos-López
Pages: 70-75
Published online: 16 Nov 2015
AbstractforA comparison of equivolume, equiosmolar solutions of hypertonic saline and mannitol for brain relaxation during elective supratentorial craniotomy | Full Text | References | PDF (693.8 KB)
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
Use of day 1 early morning cortisol to predict the need for glucocorticoid replacement after pituitary surgery
L. N. Rao Bondugulapati, Christopher Campbell, Sharmistha Roy Chowdhury, Pablo Goetz, J. Stephen Davies, D Aled Rees & Caroline Hayhurst
Pages: 76-79
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
AbstractforUse of day 1 early morning cortisol to predict the need for glucocorticoid replacement after pituitary surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (386.6 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
The possible benefit from total tumour resection in primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of central nervous system – a one-decade single-centre experience
Jelena Jelicic, Milena Todorovic Balint, Sava Raicevic, Rosanda Ilic, Dejana Stanisavljevic, Jelena Bila, Darko Antic, Bela Balint, Bosko Andjelic, Vladislava Djurasinovic, Aleksandra Sretenovic, Vojin Vukovic & Biljana Mihaljevic
Pages: 80-85
Published online: 04 Sep 2015
AbstractforThe possible benefit from total tumour resection in primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of central nervous system – a one-decade single-centre experience | Full Text | References | PDF (854.1 KB)
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Article
Comparison of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed with unilateral pedicle screw fixation or unilateral pedicle screw—contralateral percutaneous transfacet screw fixation
Peng Luo, Yi-Heng Chen, Yao-Sen Wu, Hai-Cheng Dou, Yong-Long Chi & Yan Lin
Pages: 86-90
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
AbstractforComparison of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion performed with unilateral pedicle screw fixation or unilateral pedicle screw—contralateral percutaneous transfacet screw fixation | Full Text | References | PDF (445.3 KB)
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Article
Primary pyogenic spinal epidural abscess: How late is too late and how bad is too bad? – A study on surgical outcome after delayed presentation
Raghunath Avanali, Manish Ranjan, Sudheesh Ramachandran, Bhagavatula I. Devi & Vinayak Narayanan
Pages: 91-96
Published online: 09 Jul 2015
AbstractforPrimary pyogenic spinal epidural abscess: How late is too late and how bad is too bad? – A study on surgical outcome after delayed presentation | Full Text | References | PDF (706.5 KB)
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BRIEF REPORT

Hemidiaphragmatic palsy following excision of cervical dumbbell neurofibroma in a patient with neurofibromatosis: Importance of assessing functional status of “non-limb” roots
Prasad Krishnan, Rajaraman Kartikueyan & Soumen K. Kumar
Pages: 97-98
Published online: 03 Jul 2015
AbstractforHemidiaphragmatic palsy following excision of cervical dumbbell neurofibroma in a patient with neurofibromatosis: Importance of assessing functional status of “non-limb” roots | Full Text | References | PDF (696 KB)
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NEUROSURGICAL IMAGE

Article
Classical imaging findings in spinal subdural hematoma – “Mercedes-Benz” and “Cap” signs
Prasad Krishnan & Tapas K. Banerjee
Pages: 99-100
Published online: 09 Aug 2015
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SHORT REPORT

Remote cerebellar haemorrhage from site of craniotomy: A report of two cases
Michael James Stuart, Antonio Tsahtsarlis, Damian Amato & Ananthababu Pattavilakom
Pages: 101-103
Published online: 09 Aug 2015
AbstractforRemote cerebellar haemorrhage from site of craniotomy: A report of two cases | Full Text | References | PDF (335.1 KB)
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TECHNICAL NOTE

Bicoronal frontobasal approach with a limited, midline orbital bar osteotomy – a technical note
Krunal Patel, Angelos G. Kolias & Ramez W Kirollos
Pages: 104-105
Published online: 24 Aug 2015
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SHORT REPORT

A rare case of osteoblastoma associated to aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine. Case report
Marco Pavanello, Ilaria Melloni, Pietro Fiaschi, Alessandro Consales, Gianluca Piatelli, Marcello Ravegnani, Paolo Nozza, Carlo Gandolfo & Armando Cama
Pages: 106-109
Published online: 23 Jul 2015
AbstractforA rare case of osteoblastoma associated to aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine. Case report | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Ruptured proximal azygous anterior cerebral artery aneurysm
Rajesh Nair, Girish Menon & Lakshmiprasad Govindaraju
Pages: 110-112
Published online: 28 Aug 2015
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NEUROSURGICAL IMAGE

Article
Cervical epidural extra-osseous Ewing sarcoma mimicking an epidural abscess
Matthew Bailey, Martin Mccabe, Piyali Pal, Erjon Agushi & Konstantina Karabatsou
Pages: 113-114
Published online: 07 Sep 2015
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
The use of the trendelenburg position in the surgical treatment of extreme cerebellar slump
Frank Dewaele, Alain F. Kalmar, Edward Baert, Annemieke Van Haver, Giorgio Hallaert, Frank De Mets, Leonie Williams, Jean Pierre Kalala Okito, Koen Paemeleire, Jacques Caemaert & Dirk Van Roost
Pages: 115-119
Published online: 21 Aug 2015
AbstractforThe use of the trendelenburg position in the surgical treatment of extreme cerebellar slump | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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SHORT REPORT

Delayed unilateral abducens nerve palsy following contralateral post-traumatic epidural hematoma
Seung-Jun Lee, Hee Kyung Yang, Min Jung Ji, Moosang Kim, Jeong-Min Hwang & Sang Beom Han
Pages: 120-121
Published online: 28 Aug 2015
AbstractforDelayed unilateral abducens nerve palsy following contralateral post-traumatic epidural hematoma | Full Text | References | PDF (238.1 KB)
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Cranioplasty outcomes and associated complications: A single-centre observational study
Ee Shern Liang, Geoffrey Tipper, Lyn Hunt & Peter Yee Chiung Gan
Pages: 122-127
Published online: 28 Aug 2015
AbstractforCranioplasty outcomes and associated complications: A single-centre observational study | Full Text | References | PDF (509.3 KB)
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