British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 33, Issue 5 (2019)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 33, Issue 5 (2019)

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Editorial

Editorial
Games surgeons play
Patrick Mitchell
Pages: 479-480
Published online: 07 Oct 2019
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Original Articles

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Craniometrical imaging and clinical findings of adult Chiari malformation type 1 before and after posterior fossa decompression surgery with duraplasty
Mehdi Nikoobakht, Hamidreza Shojaei, Peter C. Gerszten, Seyedeh Fahimeh Shojaei, Reza Mollahoseini & Maziar Azar
Pages: 481-485
Published online: 17 May 2019
AbstractforCraniometrical imaging and clinical findings of adult Chiari malformation type 1 before and after posterior fossa decompression surgery with duraplasty | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Assessing the safety and learning curve of a neurosurgical trainee in performing a microvascular decompression (MVD)
See Yung Phang, John Martin & Gulam Zilani
Pages: 486-489
Published online: 21 May 2019
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A hybrid operating room for combined surgical and endovascular procedures for cerebrovascular diseases: a clinical experience at a single centre
Euidon Choi, Jong Young Lee, Hong Jun Jeon, Byung-Moon Cho & Dae Young Yoon
Pages: 490-494
Published online: 16 May 2019
AbstractforA hybrid operating room for combined surgical and endovascular procedures for cerebrovascular diseases: a clinical experience at a single centre | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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The introduction of a Neurosurgical Postoperative Checklist improved quality of care and patient safety
Andrew J. Hall, Niamh S. Toner & Pragnesh M. Bhatt
Pages: 495-499
Published online: 22 Apr 2019
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Review Article

Review Article
The carotid body and associated tumors: updated review with clinical/surgical significance
Nasir Butt, Woong Kee Baek, Stefan Lachkar, Joe Iwanaga, Asma Mian, Christa Blaak, Sameer Shah, Christoph Griessenauer, R. Shane Tubbs & Marios Loukas
Pages: 500-503
Published online: 27 May 2019
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Original Articles

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The emerging role of leptin, Adiponectin and Visfatin in Ischemic/Hemorrhagic stroke
Nevin Ilhan, Solmaz Susam, Omer Canpolat & Oktay Belhan
Pages: 504-507
Published online: 20 Mar 2019
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Endoscopic skull base neurosurgical practice in the United Kingdom
Andrew F. Alalade, Sara Venturini, Neil Dorward & Nick Thomas
Pages: 508-513
Published online: 24 Apr 2019
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Endoscopic spinal surgery using a new tubular retractor with 15 mm outer diameter
Benedikt W. Burkhardt & Joachim M. Oertel
Pages: 514-521
Published online: 18 Mar 2019
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Comparison of quantitative measurements of central nervous system tumour consistency and the associated preoperative imaging findings
Hiroyuki Masuda, Masaaki Nemoto, Naoyuki Harada, Yutaka Fuchinoue, Shinichi Okonogi, Yasuhiro Node, Shunpei Ando, Kosuke Kondo & Nobuo Sugo
Pages: 522-527
Published online: 17 May 2019
AbstractforComparison of quantitative measurements of central nervous system tumour consistency and the associated preoperative imaging findings | Full Text | References | PDF (782 KB) | EPUB
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Catheter guided cerebral glioma resection combined with awake craniotomy: its usefulness and surgical outcome
Krishnapundha Bunyaratavej & Piyanat Wangsawatwong
Pages: 528-535
Published online: 12 Mar 2019
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ATRX immunohistochemistry can help refine ‘not elsewhere classified’ categorisation for grade II/III gliomas
C. Burford, R. Laxton, Z. Sidhu, M. Aizpurua, A. King, I. Bodi, K. Ashkan & S. Al-Sarraj
Pages: 536-540
Published online: 24 Apr 2019
AbstractforATRX immunohistochemistry can help refine ‘not elsewhere classified’ categorisation for grade II/III gliomas | Full Text | References | PDF (780.9 KB) | EPUB
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Review Article

Review Article
Giant spinal nerve sheath tumours – Surgical challenges: case series and literature review
Ming-Te Lee, Sasan Panbehchi, Priyank Sinha, Jagan Rao, Neil Chiverton & Marcel Ivanov
Pages: 541-549
Published online: 05 Mar 2019
AbstractforGiant spinal nerve sheath tumours – Surgical challenges: case series and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | EPUB
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Original Article

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Paediatric brain abscesses: a single centre experience
Samuel Hall, Shirley Yadu, Benjamin Gaastra, Nijaguna Mathad, Owen Sparrow, Ryan Waters, Aabir Chakraborty & Vassilios Tsitouras
Pages: 550-554
Published online: 26 May 2019
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Short Reports

Report
Idiopathic giant cell granuloma in the saddle area recurring soon after subtotal resection: a case report
Renling Mao, Jian Li, Yanping Ren, Jiang Feng, Li Xiao & Yu Duan
Pages: 555-558
Published online: 09 Aug 2017
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Report
Giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm: a rare cause of central sleep apnoea
Mark Daniel Haley, Duncan Bruce Henry Henderson, Mark Nowell, William M. Adams & Peter C. Whitfield
Pages: 559-561
Published online: 21 Sep 2017
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Report
A rare cause of sciatica discovered during digital rectal examination: case report of an intrapelvic sciatic notch schwannoma
Peter Y. M. Woo, Jason M. K. Ho, Joanna W. K. Ho, Calvin H. K. Mak, Alain K. S. Wong, Hoi-Tung Wong & Kwong-Yau Chan
Pages: 562-565
Published online: 14 Sep 2017
AbstractforA rare cause of sciatica discovered during digital rectal examination: case report of an intrapelvic sciatic notch schwannoma | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Neurosurgical Image

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A rare case of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction due to scrotal migration of the peritoneal catheter
Mitchell Foster, Graeme Wilson, Michael D. Jenkinson & Neil Buxton
Pages: 566-567
Published online: 26 Sep 2017
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Short Report

Report
Isolated cervical anterior spinal artery aneurysm: case report
Yam Bahadur Roka
Pages: 568-569
Published online: 10 Oct 2017
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Original Article

Article
IgG4-related disease presenting as intradural extramedullary lesion: a case report and review of the literature
Kelly J. Bridges, Caitlin H. DeDeaux & Khoi D. Than
Pages: 570-576
Published online: 28 Sep 2017
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Neurosurgical Image

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Vessel wall MRI revealing inflammation on brain aneurysm associated to chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis
Arthur José Maia Lopes, Jose Guilherme Caldas, Fausto Ferraz, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira & Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo
Pages: 577-578
Published online: 10 Oct 2017
AbstractforVessel wall MRI revealing inflammation on brain aneurysm associated to chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis | Full Text | References | PDF (597.9 KB) | EPUB
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Short Reports

Report
An unusual pituitary adenoma coexistent with bilateral meningiomas: case report
Ashwin Kumaria, Ian S. Scott & Iain J. Robertson
Pages: 579-580
Published online: 29 Sep 2017
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Report
Apoplexy of a collision tumour composed of subependymoma and cavernous-like malformation in the lateral ventricle: a case report
Motaz Alsereihi, Fatima Turkistani, Fahad Alghamdi & Saleh Baeesa
Pages: 581-583
Published online: 10 Oct 2017
AbstractforApoplexy of a collision tumour composed of subependymoma and cavernous-like malformation in the lateral ventricle: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Report
‘Bony’ cubital tunnel syndrome caused by heterotopic ossification
Yuxuan Wu, Meng Liu & Wei Qu
Pages: 584-585
Published online: 11 Oct 2017
Abstractfor‘Bony’ cubital tunnel syndrome caused by heterotopic ossification | Full Text | References | PDF (727.9 KB) | EPUB
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Case Report

Report
Lumbar intravertebral disc herniation secondary to idiopathic calcific discitis
Ahmed-Ramadan Sadek, Christopher Dare, Stephen McGillion, Ali Nader-Sepahi & Vasileios Skiadas
Pages: 586-590
Published online: 26 Oct 2017
AbstractforLumbar intravertebral disc herniation secondary to idiopathic calcific discitis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Short Reports

Report
Posterior cerebral artery giant aneurysm associated with bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion in a Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome patient: a case report
Raita Fukaya, Kaoru Yanagisawa, Masahito Fukuchi & Koji Fujii
Pages: 591-593
Published online: 26 Oct 2017
AbstractforPosterior cerebral artery giant aneurysm associated with bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion in a Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome patient: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Report
Secondary extradural spinal manifestation of esthesioneuroblastoma
Bujung Hong, Elvis J. Hermann, Friedrich Feuerhake & Joachim K. Krauss
Pages: 594-596
Published online: 31 Oct 2017
AbstractforSecondary extradural spinal manifestation of esthesioneuroblastoma | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Report
Isolated massive intraventricular haemorrhage without subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a posterior communicating artery aneurysm
Christos Anagnostopoulos, Christos Chamilos, Georgios F. Hadjigeorgiou & Adamantios Petsanas
Pages: 597-598
Published online: 04 Dec 2017
AbstractforIsolated massive intraventricular haemorrhage without subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of a posterior communicating artery aneurysm | Full Text | References | PDF (455.6 KB) | EPUB
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