British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 24, Issue 1 (2010)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 24, Issue 1 (2010)

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Editorial

Editorial
Editorial
Paul Eldridge Editor-in-Chief
Pages: 1-2
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Future UK paediatric neurosurgery
P. Mitchell
Pages: 3-4
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Response

Letter
Safe and Sustainable British Paediatric Neurosurgery – 1 year on and where are we now? A response to “Future UK paediatric neurosurgery”
Conor Mallucci & Dominic Thompson
Pages: 5-6
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Letter
Response to “Future UK paediatric neurosurgery”
Philip van Hille
Page: 7
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Hypopituitarism after brain injury
Joanna Lane
Page: 8
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Letter
The European Working Time Directive
A. Jenkins
Page: 9
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Review

Review Article
Prevalence, natural history and consequences of posttraumatic hypopituitarism: A case for endocrine surveillance
Joanne C. Blair
Pages: 10-17
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Original Article

Article
The long-term outcome of microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia
Zaid Sarsam, Marta Garcia-Fiñana, Turo J. Nurmikko, Thelekat R. K. Varma & Paul Eldridge
Pages: 18-25
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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The operative findings in re-do microvascular decompression for recurrent trigeminal neuralgia
Ugochukwu Charles P. C. Ugwuanyi & Neil D. Kitchen
Pages: 26-30
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Article
Giant pituitary adenomas—An enigma revisited. Microsurgical treatment strategies and outcome in a series of 250 patients
Sumit Sinha & B. S. Sharma
Pages: 31-39
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Article
Does drill-induced noise have an impact on sensorineural hearing during craniotomy procedure?
Gholamreza Farzanegan, Masoud Ghasemi, Farzad Panahi, Mohsin Raza & Mohsen Alghasi
Pages: 40-45
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Article
The clinical value of early postoperative MRI after lumbar spine surgery
Matthew Crocker, Timothy L. Jones, Philip Rich, B. Anthony Bell & Marios C. Papadopoulos
Pages: 46-50
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Article
The use of a reconstituted collagen foil dura mater substitute in paediatric neurosurgical procedures—Experience in 47 patients
Benedetta Ludovica Pettorini, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Luca Massimi, Giovanna Paternoster, Massimo Caldarelli & Concezio Di Rocco
Pages: 51-54
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Article
Meningioma recurrence: The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of current screening
Jane Halliday & Helen Fernandes
Pages: 55-61
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Article
Effects of cerebral microvascular endothelial cells and vascular endothelial growth factor on the proliferation and differentiation of NSCs: A comparative study
Ying Guo, Dejin Shi, Wensheng Li, Chaofeng Liang, Hui Wang, Zhuopeng Ye, Liping Hu & Yan Li
Pages: 62-68
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Augmented reality neurosurgical planning and navigation for surgical excision of parasagittal, falcine and convexity meningiomas
David Low, Cheng Kiang Lee, Lee Lian Tay Dip, Wai Hoe Ng, Beng Ti Ang & Ivan Ng
Pages: 69-74
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Article
Placement of silicone sheeting at decompressive craniectomy to prevent adhesions at cranioplasty
Diederik Bulters & Antonio Belli
Pages: 75-76
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Short Reports

Brief Report
Intra-operative recurrent laryngeal nerve stimulation during anterior cervical discectomy: A simple and effective technique
M. M. Tisdall, C. Henn & N. L. Dorward
Pages: 77-79
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Brief Report
Sinus barotrauma leading to extradural muco – pneumocephalus
Chandramohan Murugesan, Michael Powell & Hesham Bin Khayal
Pages: 80-81
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Brief Report
Spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage due to acoustic neurinoma. Case report and review of the literature
M. Gavra, L. Thanos, M. Pomoni & N. Batakis
Pages: 82-83
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Brief Report
Primary intraosseus cavernous hemangioma of the skull base
Pravin Salunke, Rohan Sinha, N. K. Khandelwal, Ajay Kumar, Kirti Gupta & Kanchan K. Mukherjee
Pages: 84-85
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Proceedings

Meeting 2009 – Edinburgh, November 2009 British Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Group
Pages: 86-90
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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British Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Group Meeting 2008 – Nottingham, September 9th 2008
Pages: 91-93
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
Time for perceptions and prescribing to change?
Fiona J. K. Jutsum
Page: 94
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Letter
Management of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) presenting with intracranial haemorrhage: the role of subacute resection
Hani Marcus, Ruwan Alwis Weerakkody, Rikin Trivedi, Thomas Santarius & Ramez Kirollos
Page: 95
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Letter
Equipoise and randomisation in surgery
Patrick Mitchell
Pages: 96-97
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Response

Letter
The utility of randomised control trials in neurosurgery. A response to “Equipoise and randomisation in surgery”
Adel Helmy, Ivan Timofeev, Tom Santarius & Peter J. Hutchinson
Pages: 98-99
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Book Review

Book Review
Neurosurgical Intensive Care
Ian Tweedie
Pages: 100-101
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Announcements

Announcements
Page: 102
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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Erratum

Correction
Erratum
Page: 103
Published online: 16 Feb 2010
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