British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 25, Issue 3 (2011)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 25, Issue 3 (2011)

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Editorial

Editorial
Editorial
Paul Eldridge
Page: 319
Published online: 26 May 2011
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Technical Note

A new microsurgical instrument – a suction tube combined with a microdissector
Sverre Boström, Peter Milos, Anette Theodorsson & Lukas Bobinski
Pages: 320-321
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
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Short Reports

Brief Report
Ruptured posterior cerebral artery aneurysm in association with neurofibromatosis type 2 – A case report
Navneet Singla, Alok Umredkar, Sandeep Mohindra & Ashis Pathak
Pages: 322-323
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
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Intraparenchymal recurrence of a dural meningioma: association with rhabdoid alterations with aggressive biological and clinical behaviour
Giorgio Lofrese, Giuseppe Maria Della Pepa, Giovanni Sabatino, Giuseppe Esposito, Alfredo Puca & Alessio Albanese
Pages: 324-326
Published online: 15 Dec 2010
AbstractforIntraparenchymal recurrence of a dural meningioma: association with rhabdoid alterations with aggressive biological and clinical behaviour | Full Text | References | PDF (408.7 KB)
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Brief Report
Tethering of the cervico–medullary junction with central cord oedema after foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation
Francesco Vergani, Claire Nicholson & Alistair Jenkins
Pages: 327-329
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
AbstractforTethering of the cervico–medullary junction with central cord oedema after foramen magnum decompression for Chiari malformation | Full Text | References | PDF (279.3 KB)
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Brief Report
Multiple schwannomatosis caused by the recently described INI1 gene – molecular pathology, and implications for prognosis
Paul M. Brennan, Antonio Barlow, Alistair Geraghty, David Summers & Michael M. Fitzpatrick
Pages: 330-332
Published online: 20 Sep 2010
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Listeria monocytogenes encephalitis: an unusual cause of reversible confusion in a patient with glioblastoma multiforme
Pratipal Kalsi & Simon Tizzard
Pages: 333-334
Published online: 15 Dec 2010
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Brief Report
Double myelomeningocele: case report
Abderrazzak Bertal, Said Hilmani, Abdenabi Elkamar & Abdessamad Elazhari
Pages: 335-336
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
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Hypopituitarism – a late consequence of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage?
C. J. Gardner, M. Javadpour, C. Morgan, C. Daousi, I. A. Macfarlane & D. J. Cuthbertson
Pages: 337-338
Published online: 28 Feb 2011
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Brief Report
Cavernous malformation of the cisternal trigeminal nerve
Won-Sang Cho, Hyun-Seung Kang, Jin Wook Kim, Chul Kee Park & Jeong Eun Kim
Pages: 339-340
Published online: 28 Feb 2011
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Brief Report
Unusual life saving application of intra-operative ultrasound: case report
Georgios Tsermoulas & Patrick Mitchell
Pages: 341-342
Published online: 28 Feb 2011
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Brief Report
Sudden death following cranioplasty: a complication of decompressive craniectomy for head injury
Stephen Honeybul
Pages: 343-345
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
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Speech arrest after sleeping on the left body side
Lars Wojtecki & Alfons Schnitzler
Page: 346
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
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Reviews

Review Article
The Internet for neurosurgeons: current resources and future challenges
Mark A. Hughes & Paul M. Brennan
Pages: 347-351
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
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Review Article
Obtaining regulatory approval for multicentre randomised controlled trials: experiences in the STICH II trial
Gillian M. Kenyon, Alexander David Mendelow, Barbara A. Gregson & Elise Rowan
Pages: 352-356
Published online: 28 Feb 2011
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Original Article

Article
Extracranial–intracranial bypass in atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease: report of a single centre experience
Carl Muroi, Nadia Khan, David Bellut, Masayuki Fujioka & Yasuhiro Yonekawa
Pages: 357-362
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
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Validating the incidence of coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with traumatic brain injury – analysis of 242 cases
Yirui Sun, Jianqing Wang, Xing Wu, Caihua XI, Yanting Gai, Hua Liu, Qiang Yuan, Ersong Wang, Liang Gao, Jin Hu & Liangfu Zhou
Pages: 363-368
Published online: 28 Feb 2011
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Frameless stereotactic aspiration and subsequent fibrinolytic therapy for the treatment of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage
Xiaonan Chen, Wenya Chen, Aijin Ma, Xianghong Wu, Jiangang Zheng, Xiangrong Yu, Yi-Xiang J. Wang & Daoyuan Wang
Pages: 369-375
Published online: 28 Sep 2010
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Re-evaluating the National Subarachnoid Haemorrhage study (2006) from a Patient-Related-Outcome-Measure perspective: comparing fiscal outcomes of Treatment-as-Usual with an enhanced service
Colin Pritchard, Kenneth Lindsay, Malcolm Cox & Lesley Foulkes
Pages: 376-383
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
AbstractforRe-evaluating the National Subarachnoid Haemorrhage study (2006) from a Patient-Related-Outcome-Measure perspective: comparing fiscal outcomes of Treatment-as-Usual with an enhanced service | Full Text | References | PDF (104.3 KB)
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Article
A web-based referral system for neurosurgery – a solution to our problems?
Melissa C. Choo, Shyamica Thennakon, Jonathan Shapey & Christos M. Tolias
Pages: 384-387
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
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Article
Recurrence of chronic subdural haematomata with and without post-operative drainage
Jakob G. Carlsen, Søren Cortnum & Jens C. Sørensen
Pages: 388-390
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
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The experience of patients undergoing awake craniotomy for intracranial masses: expectations, recall, satisfaction and functional outcome
Sankar Manchella, Vini G. Khurana, David Duke, Thomas Brussel, James French & Lisa Zuccherelli
Pages: 391-400
Published online: 26 May 2011
AbstractforThe experience of patients undergoing awake craniotomy for intracranial masses: expectations, recall, satisfaction and functional outcome | Full Text | References | PDF (626.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Influence of a latent period in QALY anaylsis: Pilot study of intrathecal drug delivery systems for chronic non-malignant pain
Simon A. Biggs, Rui V. Duarte, Jon H. Raphael & Robert L. Ashford
Pages: 401-406
Published online: 28 Feb 2011
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Does cranioplasty following decompressive craniectomy improve consciousness?
Heidi Stelling, Laura Graham & Patrick Mitchell
Pages: 407-409
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
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Article
The geometry of brain contusion: relationship between site of contusion and direction of injury
Thiloka Erandathi Ratnaike, Helen Hastie, Barbara Gregson & Patrick Mitchell
Pages: 410-413
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
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Temporal trends in head injury outcomes from 2003 to 2009 in England and Wales
G. Fuller, O. Bouamra, M. Woodford, T. Jenks, H. Patel, T. J Coats, P. Oakley, A.D. Mendelow, T. Pigott, P. J Hutchinson & F. Lecky
Pages: 414-421
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
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Article
Decompressive craniectomy for malignant cerebral oedema of cortical venous thrombosis: an analysis of 13 patients
Sandeep Mohindra, Alok Umredkar, Navneet Singla, Amanjit Bal & Sunil K. Gupta
Pages: 422-429
Published online: 18 May 2011
AbstractforDecompressive craniectomy for malignant cerebral oedema of cortical venous thrombosis: an analysis of 13 patients | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB)
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Neurosurgical Images

A traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the vertebral artery
Ian Coulter, Mano Shanmuganathan, Ioannis Fouyas & Peter Keston
Pages: 430-431
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
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Pituitary adenoma and incidental superior hypophyseal aneurysm
Kenny Yu, Amit Herwadkar, Tara Kearney & Kanna K. Gnanalingham
Pages: 432-433
Published online: 20 Sep 2010
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Letters to the Editor

Letter
In the line of fire – the neurosurgery morning meeting
Dan Wright
Page: 434
Published online: 28 Feb 2011
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Letter
Difficulties with recruiting into neurosurgical clinical trials: Surgical Trial in IntraCerebral Haemorrhage II as an example
Elise N. Rowan, Barbara Gregson & A. David Mendelow
Pages: 435-436
Published online: 18 May 2011
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Letter
Response to: Spontaneous knot; a rare cause of ventricularperitoneal blockage
A. C Amato-Watkins, V. Mudigonda-Rao, J. Lang & P. Leach
Pages: 437-438
Published online: 26 May 2011
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Response to: Difficulties with recruiting into neurosurgical clinical trials: Surgical Trial in IntraCerebral Haemorrhage II as an example
Matthew Anthony Kirkman, Naomi Greenwood, Navneet Singh, Pippa J. Tyrrell, Andrew T. King & Hiren C. Patel
Pages: 439-440
Published online: 26 May 2011
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Letter
Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: The jury is still out
Peter J. Hutchinson, Ivan Timofeev, Angelos G. Kolias, Elizabeth A. Corteen, Marek Czosnyka, David K. Menon, John D. Pickard & Peter J. Kirkpatrick
Pages: 441-442
Published online: 26 May 2011
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Announcements

Announcement
The 12th Biennial Conference of the Indian Society of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery (ISSFN) 2011 in Chennai, India, September 16th–18th 2011
Page: 443
Published online: 26 May 2011
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