British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 30, Issue 2 (2016)

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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial: Issue 30.2
Paul Eldridge
Page: 129
Published online: 04 Apr 2016
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Proceedings

Abstract
Proceedings of the 2016 Spring Meeting of the Society of British
Neurological Surgeons
Pages: 130-186
Published online: 04 Apr 2016
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Original Article

Article
Perceptions, misconceptions and review of a neurosurgery on-call service in a university teaching hospital
Gaurav Singh Gulsin, Giulio Anichini & Pragnesh Bhatt
Pages: 187-190
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
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Article
Improving neurosurgical communication and reducing risk and registrar burden using a novel online database referral platform
Samir A. Matloob, Jonathan A. Hyam, Lewis Thorne & Robert Bradford
Pages: 191-194
Published online: 22 Mar 2016
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Current UK practice of pre-operative risk assessment prior to neurosurgery
Smita Bapat & Astri M. V. Luoma
Pages: 195-199
Published online: 28 Aug 2015
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Wrong-level spinal surgery – ‘never’ again?
Nitin Mukerji, Kuskoor Seetharam Manjunath Prasad, Simon Tizzard, Farooq Aziz, Anil Varma, Ernest Sinar, Fred Nath, Roger Strachan, Philip Kane & Sean Williamson
Pages: 200-201
Published online: 11 Mar 2016
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CASE REPORT

Potential wrong-level surgery for an intra-dural thoracic spinal tumour: the importance of optimum imaging and consistency in the direction in which the level is determined
Jerome Laval Cyril Dubois & Justin Nissen
Pages: 202-203
Published online: 04 Mar 2016
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Can anatomic level of injury on MRI predict neurological level in acute cervical spinal cord injury?
Vahe M. Zohrabian, Laurence Parker, James S. Harrop, Alex R. Vaccaro, Ralph J. Marino & Adam E. Flanders
Pages: 204-210
Published online: 13 Jul 2015
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Original Article

Article
A comparison of the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) score and Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) in predictive modelling in traumatic brain injury
Magdalena Kasprowicz, Malgorzata Burzynska, Tomasz Melcer & Andrzej Kübler
Pages: 211-220
Published online: 22 Mar 2016
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The ageing population is neglected in research studies of traumatic brain injury
Ben Gaastra, Aisling Longworth, Basil Matta, Catherine Snelson, Tony Whitehouse, Nick Murphy & Tonny Veenith
Pages: 221-226
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
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Review Article

Review Article
Predicting the outcome for individual patients with traumatic brain injury: a case-based review
Eleanor L. Carter, Peter J. A. Hutchinson, Angelos G. Kolias & David K. Menon
Pages: 227-232
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
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Short Report

Traumatic acute extradural haematoma – Indications for surgery revisited
Wai Cheong Soon, Hani Marcus & Mark Wilson
Pages: 233-234
Published online: 08 Jan 2016
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Original Article

Article
Damage control of civilian penetrating brain injuries in environments of low neuro-monitoring resources
José D. Charry, Andrés M. Rubiano, Juan C. Puyana, Nancy Carney & P. David Adelson
Pages: 235-239
Published online: 15 Oct 2015
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A national survey of thromboprophylaxis in traumatic brain injury in the United Kingdom
Aimun A. B. Jamjoom, Aswin Chari, Julita Salijevska, Roseanne Meacher, Paul Brennan & Patrick Statham
Pages: 240-245
Published online: 21 Mar 2016
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Review Article

Review Article
Decompressive craniectomy following traumatic brain injury: developing the evidence base
Angelos G. Kolias, Hadie Adams, Ivan Timofeev, Marek Czosnyka, Elizabeth A. Corteen, John D. Pickard, Carole Turner, Barbara A. Gregson, Peter J. Kirkpatrick, Gordon D. Murray, David K. Menon & Peter J. Hutchinson
Pages: 246-250
Published online: 14 Mar 2016
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Original Article

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Comparison of early and late decompressive craniectomy on the long-term outcome in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis
Kai Zhang, Wenjie Jiang, Tieliang Ma & Haorong Wu
Pages: 251-257
Published online: 01 Feb 2016
AbstractforComparison of early and late decompressive craniectomy on the long-term outcome in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: a meta-analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (895.3 KB)
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Predicting outcomes of decompressive craniectomy: use of Rotterdam Computed Tomography Classification and Marshall Classification
Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Syed Faaiz Enam, Mohsin Qadeer, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Iqra Patoli & Khabir Ahmad
Pages: 258-263
Published online: 01 Feb 2016
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Complications of cranioplasty after decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury
Jitender Chaturvedi, Ragasudha Botta, A. R. Prabhuraj, Dhaval Shukla, Dahnanjay I. Bhat & B. Indira Devi
Pages: 264-268
Published online: 17 Jun 2015
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TECHNICAL NOTE

A simple method for controlled reduction duraplasty during cranioplasty
Victor X. D. Yang & Farhad Pirouzmand
Pages: 269-271
Published online: 13 Jul 2015
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Technical Note

Bone flap resorption following cranioplasty in a cost-constrained scenario
Prasad Krishnan & Asis Kumar Bhattacharyya
Pages: 272-273
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
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Original Article

Article
Safety and outcomes of decompressive craniectomy after intravenous tissue plasminogen activator administration for malignant cerebral infarction
Luciano Santana-Cabrera, Juan Ocampo-Pérez, Cristina Rodríguez-Escot, Marcos Granados-Rodríguez & Hugo Rodríguez-Pérez
Pages: 274-276
Published online: 21 Mar 2016
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Book Reviews

Book Review
Book Review
Michael Paci
Page: 277
Published online: 08 Oct 2015
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