British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 25, Issue 6 (2011)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 25, Issue 6 (2011)

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Editorial

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Editorial
Paul Eldridge
Page: 665
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
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Review Article

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Spinal cord ischemia and atherosclerosis: a review of the literature
R. Shane Tubbs, Matthew C. Blouir, Andrew K. Romeo, Martin M. Mortazavi & Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol
Pages: 666-670
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforSpinal cord ischemia and atherosclerosis: a review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (365.8 KB)
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Original Article

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Antibiotic resistant infections with antibiotic-impregnated Bactiseal catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts
Andreas K. Demetriades & Sanj Bassi
Pages: 671-673
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforAntibiotic resistant infections with antibiotic-impregnated Bactiseal catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts | Full Text | References | PDF (122.6 KB)
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Application of a new method of revealing foramen ovale under X-ray in radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia
Yu-Quan He, Shu He & Yun-Xia Shen
Pages: 674-676
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
AbstractforApplication of a new method of revealing foramen ovale under X-ray in radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia | Full Text | References | PDF (280.3 KB)
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Feasibility of intraventricular nicardipine prolonged release implants in patients following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Martin Barth, Pablo Pena, Marcel Seiz, Claudius Thomé, Elke Muench, Stephan Weidauer, Elke Hattingen, Hidetoshi Kasuya & Peter Schmiedek
Pages: 677-683
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
AbstractforFeasibility of intraventricular nicardipine prolonged release implants in patients following aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage | Full Text | References | PDF (271.9 KB)
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Cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone dynamics in the acute phase of subarachnoid haemorrhage
Maria Zetterling, Britt Edén Engström, Lena Hallberg, Lars Hillered, Per Enblad, Torbjörn Karlsson & Elisabeth Ronne Engström
Pages: 684-692
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
AbstractforCortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone dynamics in the acute phase of subarachnoid haemorrhage | Full Text | References | PDF (372.9 KB)
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Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in relation to lifetime psychiatric morbidity
Mathilde Hedlund, Maria Zetterling, Elisabeth Ronne-Engström, Marianne Carlsson & Lisa Ekselius
Pages: 693-700
Published online: 18 May 2011
AbstractforDepression and post-traumatic stress disorder after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage in relation to lifetime psychiatric morbidity | Full Text | References | PDF (532.2 KB)
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Open Access
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The protective effect of avocado soybean unsaponifilables on brain ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat prefrontal cortex
Olcay Eser, Ahmet Songur, Mehmet Yaman, Murat Cosar, Hüseyin Fidan, Onder Sahin, Hakan Mollaoglu & Sadik Buyukbas
Pages: 701-706
Published online: 28 Sep 2010
AbstractforThe protective effect of avocado soybean unsaponifilables on brain ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat prefrontal cortex | Full Text | References | PDF (213.3 KB)
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Recurrence of benign meningiomas: predictive value of proliferative index, BCL2, p53, hormonal receptors and HER2 expression
Eman Abdelzaher, Saba Mohamed El-Gendi, Ahmed Yehya & Ahmed Gaber Gowil
Pages: 707-713
Published online: 27 Oct 2010
AbstractforRecurrence of benign meningiomas: predictive value of proliferative index, BCL2, p53, hormonal receptors and HER2 expression | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Temporal base intradural transpetrosal approach to the petoclival region: an appraisal of anatomy, operative technique and clinical experience
Wei Shi, Jin-long Shi, Qi-wu Xu, Xiao-ming Che, Shao-qing Ju & Jian Chen
Pages: 714-722
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
AbstractforTemporal base intradural transpetrosal approach to the petoclival region: an appraisal of anatomy, operative technique and clinical experience | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Primary gliosarcoma – clinical experience from a regional cancer centre in north India
Ahitagni Biswas, Narendra Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Rakesh Kumar vasishta, Kirti Gupta, Suresh C. Sharma, Firuza Patel & Suresh Narain Mathuriya
Pages: 723-729
Published online: 18 May 2011
AbstractforPrimary gliosarcoma – clinical experience from a regional cancer centre in north India | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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The mendosal suture
Ozcan Gayretli, Ilke Ali Gurses, Aysin Kale, Funda Aksu, Adnan Ozturk, Bulent Bayraktar & Kayihan Sahinoglu
Pages: 730-733
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
AbstractforThe mendosal suture | Full Text | References | PDF (225.2 KB)
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Neurosurgical Image

An association between cerebral aneurysm re-bleed and CT angiography – more than a coincidence?
M.F. Hassan, S. Mahmood, B. Dhamija, H. Chandran, P.C. Whitfield & W. Adams
Pages: 734-735
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforAn association between cerebral aneurysm re-bleed and CT angiography – more than a coincidence? | Full Text | References | PDF (417.4 KB)
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Short Reports

Brief Report
Corpus callosum arteriovenous malformation with persistent trigeminal artery
Chandan B. Mohanty, B. Indira Devi, Sampath Somanna, Dhananjaya I. Bhat & Rose Dawn
Pages: 736-740
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
AbstractforCorpus callosum arteriovenous malformation with persistent trigeminal artery | Full Text | References | PDF (320.7 KB)
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Brief Report
Metachronous occurrence of a temporal ganglioglioma and a bifrontal anaplastic ependymoma: Coincidence or an explainable pathological curiosity?
Sumit Thakar, Vani Santosh, Nandita Ghosal, Sunil V. Furtado & Alangar S. Hegde
Pages: 741-743
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
AbstractforMetachronous occurrence of a temporal ganglioglioma and a bifrontal anaplastic ependymoma: Coincidence or an explainable pathological curiosity? | Full Text | References | PDF (967.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Giant solitary symptomatic tentorial xanthogranuloma in an adult: a case report
Nayak Naren, Kukreja Sanjay, Diyora Batuk, Kamble Hanumant & Sharma Alok
Pages: 744-746
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
AbstractforGiant solitary symptomatic tentorial xanthogranuloma in an adult: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (288.1 KB)
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Brief Report
Intra-abdominal metastasis of an intracranial germinoma via ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in a 13-year-old female
Matthew J. Murray, Lucy E. Metayer, Conor L. Mallucci, Juliet P. Hale, James C. Nicholson, Ramez W. Kirollos & G. A. Amos Burke
Pages: 747-749
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
AbstractforIntra-abdominal metastasis of an intracranial germinoma via ventriculo-peritoneal shunt in a 13-year-old female | Full Text | References | PDF (298.6 KB)
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Brief Report
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the trigeminal nerve: case report and literature review
Christian A. Bowers, Philipp Taussky, Bradley S. Duhon, Steven S. Chin & William T. Couldwell
Pages: 750-753
Published online: 22 Apr 2011
AbstractforMalignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the trigeminal nerve: case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (363.9 KB)
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Brief Report
Giant prolactinoma causing cranio-cervical junction instability: A case report
Malik J. A. Zaben, Stuart E. Harrisson & N. V. Mathad
Pages: 754-756
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
AbstractforGiant prolactinoma causing cranio-cervical junction instability: A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (261.8 KB)
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Brief Report
An unusual case of ectopic prostate tissue in an intradural lipoma of the conus medullaris
Pratipal Kalsi, MD. Faizul Hassan, David Scoones, Nicholas Bradey & Simon Tizzard
Pages: 757-758
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
AbstractforAn unusual case of ectopic prostate tissue in an intradural lipoma of the conus medullaris | Full Text | References | PDF (238 KB)
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Brief Report
Neurosarcoidosis mimicking acute cervical disc prolapse
Geoffrey A. Tipper, Sabena Fareedi, Kim Harrison & Ahmed Tamam
Pages: 759-760
Published online: 23 Feb 2011
AbstractforNeurosarcoidosis mimicking acute cervical disc prolapse | Full Text | References | PDF (232.3 KB)
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Brief Report
Spontaneous resolution of discal cyst around L5 nerve root: case report and review of literature
Ganesh Prasad, Syed M. R. Kabir, Asif Saifuddin & Adrian T. H. Casey
Pages: 761-763
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
AbstractforSpontaneous resolution of discal cyst around L5 nerve root: case report and review of literature | Full Text | References | PDF (363.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Radiological demonstration of spontaneous resolution of type 1 Chiari malformation in a 17-year-old patient
Adam Williams, Anant Kamat & James Palmer
Pages: 764-765
Published online: 18 Apr 2011
AbstractforRadiological demonstration of spontaneous resolution of type 1 Chiari malformation in a 17-year-old patient | Full Text | References | PDF (336.3 KB)
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Brief Report
Pseudomeningocele presenting with Cauda equina syndrome: is a ‘ball-valve’ theory the answer?
M. J. Asha, K. J. George & M. Choksey
Pages: 766-768
Published online: 18 May 2011
AbstractforPseudomeningocele presenting with Cauda equina syndrome: is a ‘ball-valve’ theory the answer? | Full Text | References | PDF (487.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Cervical synovial sarcoma necessitating multiple neurosurgical procedures
Fahed Zairi, Richard Assaker, Triantafyllos Bouras, Patrick Chastanet & Nicolas Reyns
Pages: 769-771
Published online: 29 Jun 2011
AbstractforCervical synovial sarcoma necessitating multiple neurosurgical procedures | Full Text | References | PDF (354.5 KB)
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Brief Report
Delayed resolution of extensive T2-weighted intramedullary signal changes after oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy
Mazda K. Turel & Ari G. Chacko
Pages: 772-774
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforDelayed resolution of extensive T2-weighted intramedullary signal changes after oblique corpectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy | Full Text | References | PDF (352.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Abdominal wall endometrioma in a patient with lumbo-peritoneal shunt: case report
A. Shoakazemi, A. Brady & R. S. Cooke
Pages: 775-777
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforAbdominal wall endometrioma in a patient with lumbo-peritoneal shunt: case report | Full Text | References | PDF (239 KB)
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Technical Note

Intra-operative localisation of spinal level using pre-operative CT-guided placement of a flexible hook-wire marker
Peter M. Sammon, Rod Gibson, Ioannis Fouyas & Mark A. Hughes
Pages: 778-779
Published online: 27 Jun 2011
AbstractforIntra-operative localisation of spinal level using pre-operative CT-guided placement of a flexible hook-wire marker | Full Text | References | PDF (193.6 KB)
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Letter to the Editor

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Antibiotic resistant infections with antibiotic-impregnated Bactiseal catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts
Roger Bayston & Waheed Ashraf
Page: 780
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
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Response to: Antibiotic resistant infections with antibiotic-impregnated Bactiseal catheters for ventriculoperitoneal shunts
Sanj Bassi
Page: 781
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
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Article
Time and pressure in neurosurgery for undergraduates
Imran Noorani
Page: 782
Published online: 25 Oct 2011
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Opportunities to improve undergraduate neurosurgery career interest, knowledge and skills: lessons from the BAPRAS undergraduate courses
Silvester Kabwama
Pages: 783-784
Published online: 25 Oct 2011
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Article
Sudden death following cranioplasty: a complication of decompressive craniectomy for head injury
Bassel Zebian & Giles Critchley
Pages: 785-786
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
CitationforSudden death following cranioplasty: a complication of decompressive craniectomy for head injury | Full Text | References | PDF (252.8 KB)
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Response to: A web-based referral system for neurosurgery; a solution to our problems?
Mark Wilson & Diederik Bulters
Page: 787
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
CitationforResponse to: A web-based referral system for neurosurgery; a solution to our problems? | Full Text | References | PDF (105.4 KB)
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C-reactive protein in neurosurgery: valuable marker of post-operative infection or unnecessary over-investigation?
Hani Marcus & Dipankar Nandi
Page: 788
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
CitationforC-reactive protein in neurosurgery: valuable marker of post-operative infection or unnecessary over-investigation? | Full Text | References | PDF (106.5 KB)
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Cervical radiculopathy: discrepancy or concordance between electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging?
Alessia Nicotra, Nofal M. Khalil & Kevin O'Neill
Pages: 789-790
Published online: 07 Sep 2011
AbstractforCervical radiculopathy: discrepancy or concordance between electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging? | Full Text | References | PDF (114.9 KB)
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Announcement

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Announcement
Page: 791
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
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Reviewers

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Reviewers
Pages: 792-793
Published online: 24 Nov 2011
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