British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 31, Issue 3 (2017)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 31, Issue 3 (2017)

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Spinal Epistemology

Editorial
Editorial
Patrick Mitchell (Editor-in-Chief)
Pages: 285-286
Published online: 25 Aug 2017
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Guest Editorial

Editorial
Insuring spinal neurosurgery
Nick V. Todd
Pages: 287-288
Published online: 13 Jul 2017
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Neurosurgeon or spinal surgeon – who should treat cauda equina syndrome?
Christopher James Andrew Cowie & Jonathan Richard Ellenbogen
Page: 289
Published online: 02 Mar 2017
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Letter
Is intra arterial nimodipine really beneficial in vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Ashwani Kumar & Manoj Phalak
Page: 290
Published online: 11 Apr 2017
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Letter
How does the publication fate of abstracts presented at the Society of British Neurological Surgeons meetings differ five years on?
Charlotte Burford, John Hanrahan, Terouz Pasha, Josephine Jung & Bassel Zebian
Pages: 291-292
Published online: 07 May 2017
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Letter
False localising hemiparesis: a puzzling pathophysiological phenomenon
Rodrigo Carrasco & José M. Pascual
Pages: 293-294
Published online: 09 Mar 2017
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Review Article

Review Article
Commentary: preconceptions about the neurosurgical management of brain metastases
Rasheed Zakaria & Michael D. Jenkinson
Page: 295
Published online: 15 Mar 2017
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Short Report

Report
Hydrocephalus and trigeminal neuralgia: exploring the association and management options
Yuuki Charlie Barke Na, Shyam Vijay Pujara, Ahmad Abdelhai Moussa, Amy Charlotte Gerrish & Surajit Basu
Pages: 296-299
Published online: 19 Apr 2017
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Original Article

Article
Telemetric intra-cranial pressure monitoring: clinical and financial considerations
James M. Barber, Catherine J. Pringle, Helen Raffalli-Ebezant, Omar Pathmanaban, Roberto Ramirez & Ian D. Kamaly-Asl
Pages: 300-306
Published online: 19 Sep 2016
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Article
Neonatal post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus in the UK: a survey of current practice
Naveen Kumar, Wisam Al-Faiadh, Jignesh Tailor, Conor Mallucci, Chris Chandler, Sanj Bassi, Benedetta Pettorini & Bassel Zebian
Pages: 307-311
Published online: 30 Sep 2016
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Short Report

Report
A new shunt for obstructive hydrocephalus: ventricle-Sylvian fissure shunt A preliminary report
Sushil Patkar
Pages: 312-313
Published online: 06 Mar 2017
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Original Article

Article
Is the endoscopic third ventriculostomy success score an appropriate tool to inform clinical decision-making?
R. W. Foley, S. Ndoro, D. Crimmins & J. Caird
Pages: 314-319
Published online: 14 Sep 2016
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Short Report

Report
Referrals for suspected ventriculo-peritoneal shunt dysfunction and necessity for further imaging
Shyam Pujara, Ammar Natalwala & Iain Robertson
Pages: 320-321
Published online: 10 Mar 2017
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Original Article

Article
Long-term outcome of microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm
Ming-Yi Lv, Shu-Ling Deng, Xiao-Feng Long & Zeng-Liang Liu
Pages: 322-326
Published online: 13 Mar 2017
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Article
Persistent hemifacial spasm after microvascular decompression: a risk assessment model
Aalap Shah & Michael Horowitz
Pages: 327-335
Published online: 01 Dec 2016
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Article
Guidelines for cauda equina syndrome. Red flags and white flags. Systematic review and implications for triage
Nicholas V. Todd
Pages: 336-339
Published online: 02 Mar 2017
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Article
Is tutobone an efficient alternative to other implants used in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgeries?
Savithru Kumar Prakash, Nitin Mukerji & Fredrik Prem Nath
Pages: 340-344
Published online: 06 Mar 2017
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Article
Ruptured carotid-ophthalmic aneurysm treatment: a non-inferiority meta-analysis comparing endovascular coiling and surgical clipping
Alberto Falk Delgado, Tommy Andersson & Anna Falk Delgado
Pages: 345-349
Published online: 02 Mar 2017
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Article
The financial outcome of traumatic brain injury: a single centre study
Daniel M. Fountain, Angelos G. Kolias, Rodney J. Laing & Peter J. Hutchinson
Pages: 350-355
Published online: 22 Oct 2016
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Open Access
Article
A prospective pilot study on serum cleaved tau protein as a neurological marker in severe traumatic brain injury
Sharad Pandey, Kulwant Singh, Vivek Sharma, Deepa Pandey, Ravi Prakash Jha, Sunil Kumar Rai, Richa Singh Chauhan & Royana Singh
Pages: 356-363
Published online: 15 Mar 2017
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Article
Gross total resection rates of grade II/III intramedullary ependymomas using the surgical strategy of en-bloc resection without intra-operative neurophysiological monitoring
Kieron J. Sweeney, Matt Reynolds, Michael Farrell & Ciaran Bolger
Pages: 364-368
Published online: 25 Dec 2016
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Research Article

Article
Outcome after craniotomy for recurrent cranial metastases
Oliver Kennion & Damian Holliman
Pages: 369-373
Published online: 14 Mar 2017
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Original Article

Article
Invasive MRSA infections in neurosurgical patients – a decade of progress
Mairéad Skally, Caoimhe Finn, David O’Brien, Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Karen Burns, Elaine McFadden, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Edmond Smyth & Hilary Humphreys
Pages: 374-378
Published online: 03 Jan 2017
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Short Report

Report
Intracranial and intradural nasal polyposis after iatrogenic skull base defect: A case report
Martin Holzer, Niklas Thon, Klaus Stelter, Walter Rachinger & Christian Stephan Betz
Pages: 379-381
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
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Report
Metastatic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour presenting as a spontaneous extradural haematoma – A case report
A. S. Ramesh, Pushkar Singh, Sajini Elizabeth Jacob & Venkatesh S. Madhugiri
Pages: 382-384
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
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Proceedings

Abstract
Proceeding of the 2017 Meeting of the British Neurological Research Group, 2nd – 3rd March
The meeting was hosted by the unit in Birmingham at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham
Pages: 385-394
Published online: 03 May 2017
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