British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 31, Issue 5 (2017)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 31, Issue 5 (2017)

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Editorials

Editorial
Short notes on short reports
Patrick Mitchell
Page: 513
Published online: 13 Dec 2017
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Original Article

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Clinical and radiological outcomes after decompression and posterior fusion in patients with degenerative scoliosis
Majid Reza Farrokhi, Mohammad Jamali, Mehrnaz Gholami, Farnaz Farrokhi & Khadijeh Hosseini
Pages: 514-525
Published online: 19 Apr 2017
AbstractforClinical and radiological outcomes after decompression and posterior fusion in patients with degenerative scoliosis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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Article
Minimally invasive spinal surgery for the management of symptomatic spinal metastasis
Abdulkader Hamad, Leonidas Vachtsevanos, Andrew Cattell, Matthew Ockendon & Birender Balain
Pages: 526-530
Published online: 06 Mar 2017
AbstractforMinimally invasive spinal surgery for the management of symptomatic spinal metastasis | Full Text | References | PDF (425.5 KB)
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Article
Total lumbar facetectomy without fusion: short and long term follow-up in a single surgeon series
Mark A. Pichelmann, John L. D. Atkinson, Nicolee C. Fode-Thomas & Michael J. Yaszemski
Pages: 531-537
Published online: 24 Apr 2017
AbstractforTotal lumbar facetectomy without fusion: short and long term follow-up in a single surgeon series | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Nanotechnology in neurosurgery: thinking small, dreaming big
Aaron Tan, Rebecca Jeyaraj & Keyoumars Ashkan
Pages: 538-550
Published online: 24 May 2017
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Review Article
A practical guide to the use of anti-epileptic drugs by neurosurgeons
Fardad T. Afshari, Sophia Michael, Ismail Ughratdar & Shanika Samarasekera
Pages: 551-556
Published online: 08 May 2017
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Research Article

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Can we safely monitor posterior fossa intracranial pressure? A cadaveric study
Vicente Vanaclocha, Nieves Sáiz-Sapena, Marlon Rivera-Paz, Juan Manuel Herrera, José María Ortiz-Criado, Francisco Verdu-López & Leyre Vanaclocha
Pages: 557-563
Published online: 25 May 2017
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Article
The effect of tracheostomy performed within 72 h after traumatic brain injury
Keita Shibahashi, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Hidenori Houda, Yuichi Takasu, Yuichi Hamabe & Akio Morita
Pages: 564-568
Published online: 16 Mar 2017
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
The benefits of a local neurosurgery careers day
Matthew Alex Myers, Yaroslav Shkanov, Shivani Rae, Dom Mahoney & Samuel Hall
Pages: 569-570
Published online: 02 Jun 2017
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Letter
Pre-emptive intrathecal vancomycin for external ventricular drains: is it overkill?
Rajesh Nair & Lakshman I. Kongwad
Pages: 571-572
Published online: 05 Apr 2017
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Original Article

Article
Emergent carotid stenting and intra-arterial abciximab in acute ischemic stroke due to tandem occlusion
Fawaz Al-Mufti, Krishna Amuluru, Nathan W. Manning, Imad Khan, Lissa Peeling, Chirag D. Gandhi, Charles J. Prestigiacomo, Galyna Pushchinska, David Fiorella & Henry H. Woo
Pages: 573-579
Published online: 15 Mar 2017
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Article
4D-CT angiography with arterial- and venous-phase anatomical pre-surgical approaches in cases with head and neck neoplasms
Hsiou-Chun Lin, Kou-Mou Huang & Yung-Cheng Wang
Pages: 580-586
Published online: 14 Mar 2017
Abstractfor4D-CT angiography with arterial- and venous-phase anatomical pre-surgical approaches in cases with head and neck neoplasms | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Article
Bibliometric profile of deep brain stimulation
Kejia Hu, Ziev B. Moses, Wendong Xu & Ziv Williams
Pages: 587-592
Published online: 08 May 2017
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Article
The artery of Wollschlaeger and Wollschlaeger: an anatomical-clinical illustration
Ali Tayebi Meybodi, Vera Vigo, Michael T. Lawton & Arnau Benet
Pages: 593-595
Published online: 26 May 2017
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Report

Report
Two times of trigeminal neuralgia resolution following hydrocephalus treatment in a patient with a high-voltage electric shock to his head: a case report and a review of the literature
Seyed Mohammad Ghodsi & Mahdi Safdarian
Pages: 596-600
Published online: 21 Apr 2017
AbstractforTwo times of trigeminal neuralgia resolution following hydrocephalus treatment in a patient with a high-voltage electric shock to his head: a case report and a review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB)
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Report
MRI capture of intermittent ventriculomegaly in a patient with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt
Ahmed Aly, Ismail El-Beshlawi, Simon Howarth & Stuart Smith
Pages: 601-602
Published online: 02 Jun 2017
AbstractforMRI capture of intermittent ventriculomegaly in a patient with ventriculo-peritoneal shunt | Full Text | References | PDF (321.5 KB)
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Case Report

Report
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor metastases to the pituitary: a rare entity
Philip J. O’Halloran, Anne-Marie Hannon, Constantin Bartels, Niamh McCawley, Amar Agha, Francesca Brett, Mary Leader, Patrick Broe & Mohsen Javadpour
Pages: 603-604
Published online: 15 Apr 2016
AbstractforGastrointestinal stromal tumor metastases to the pituitary: a rare entity | Full Text | References | PDF (562.1 KB)
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Report
A frontal external ventricular drain causing a third cranial nerve palsy
A. A. Razak & V. Arzoglou
Pages: 605-606
Published online: 31 May 2016
AbstractforA frontal external ventricular drain causing a third cranial nerve palsy | Full Text | PDF (341.6 KB)
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Case report

Report
Spontaneous subdural haemorrhage from an arachnoid cyst: a case report and literature review
A. Hall, M. A. J. White & L. Myles
Pages: 607-610
Published online: 09 Jun 2016
AbstractforSpontaneous subdural haemorrhage from an arachnoid cyst: a case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (833.1 KB)
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Case Report

Report
Metastasising pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular salivary gland presenting with spinal cord compression: case report and review of cases with CNS involvement
James Knight, Leslie R. Bridges, Pawanjit S. Minhas & George Eralil
Pages: 611-613
Published online: 22 Jun 2016
AbstractforMetastasising pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular salivary gland presenting with spinal cord compression: case report and review of cases with CNS involvement | Full Text | References | PDF (532 KB)
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Report
Cavernous haemangioma of the cauda region: case report and review of literature
Vinod Kumar, Rajesh Nair, Lakshman I Kongwad & Girish Menon R
Pages: 614-615
Published online: 22 Jun 2016
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Report
Duplication of the dura as a cause of anterior thoracic spinal cord herniation. A case report
Nikolaos Gkekas, Konstantinos Kasapas, Panayiotis Sioutos & Nikolaos Georgakoulias
Pages: 616-618
Published online: 22 Jun 2016
AbstractforDuplication of the dura as a cause of anterior thoracic spinal cord herniation. A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (889.2 KB)
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Original Article

Article
Contralateral subdural hematoma development following unilateral acute subdural hematoma evacuation
Keita Shibahashi, Hidenori Hoda & Yuichi Takasu
Pages: 619-623
Published online: 22 Jul 2016
AbstractforContralateral subdural hematoma development following unilateral acute subdural hematoma evacuation | Full Text | References | PDF (725.6 KB)
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Case Report

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A cracking shot! depressed skull fracture sustained from a golf ball in a 16-year old
Rachel B. McGuinness, Ibrahim Jalloh & Donald C. Macarthur
Pages: 624-625
Published online: 24 Jun 2016
AbstractforA cracking shot! depressed skull fracture sustained from a golf ball in a 16-year old | Full Text | References | PDF (496.9 KB)
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Short Report

Report
Spinal epidural haematoma following thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in patient within 48h of emergency lumbar microdiscectomy
Natalia Ermalai, Meriem Amarouche & Giles Critchley
Pages: 626-627
Published online: 23 Aug 2016
AbstractforSpinal epidural haematoma following thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke in patient within 48h of emergency lumbar microdiscectomy | Full Text | References | PDF (320.5 KB)
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Report
Ommaya reservoir implantation for the treatment of contralateral progressive traumatic subdural effusion secondary to decompressive craniectomy: a case report
Liang Zhu, Shenghua Chu & Dong-Fu Feng
Pages: 628-629
Published online: 14 Sep 2016
AbstractforOmmaya reservoir implantation for the treatment of contralateral progressive traumatic subdural effusion secondary to decompressive craniectomy: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (281.5 KB)
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Neurosurgical Images

Article
Neuroendoscopic view of artery of percheron
Dhaval Shukla
Page: 630
Published online: 10 Mar 2017
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Addendum

Addendum
Addendum
Page: 631
Published online: 28 Jun 2017
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