British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 27, Issue 5 (2013)

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EDITORIAL

Editorial
Editorial
Paul Eldridge
Page: 553
Published online: 05 Sep 2013
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

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From the ‘King’s Speech’ to Queen Square
Michael Powell
Pages: 554-555
Published online: 10 May 2013
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PROCEEDINGS

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Proceedings of the 2013 Autumn meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons
Pages: 556-576
Published online: 05 Sep 2013
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
ebrain: The electronic learning platform for clinical neuroscience
S. Thomson
Pages: 577-579
Published online: 11 Mar 2013
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Has the impact of the working time regulations changed neurosurgical trainees’ attitudes towards the European working time directive 5 years on?
Christopher J. A. Cowie, Jonathan D. Pešić-Smith, Alexandros Boukas, Richard J. Nelson, British Neurosurgical Trainees’ Association, Timothy L Jones, Angelos G Kolias, Paul M Brennan, Ian C Coulter, Ian Anderson, Andrew Alalade, Adam Williams, Harith Akram, Chris Uff & Rafid Al-Mahfoudh
Pages: 580-585
Published online: 22 Aug 2013
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Research Article

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Early years neurosurgical training in the era of the European Working Time Directive
Matthew A. Kirkman, Laurence D. Watkins, Neil D. Kitchen & Huma Sethi
Pages: 586-589
Published online: 14 May 2013
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Community consultation in emergency neurosurgical research: lessons from a proposed trial for patients with chronic subdural haematomas
William J. Scotton, Angelos G. Kolias, Vin Shen Ban, Simon J. Crick, Rohitashwa Sinha, Andrew Gardner, Kate Massey, Thais Minett, Thomas Santarius & Peter J. Hutchinson
Pages: 590-594
Published online: 14 Jun 2013
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An evaluation of websites to help neurosurgical trainees learn histopathology
R. L. Jeffree
Pages: 595-598
Published online: 26 Mar 2013
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Article
Lumbar puncture and the diagnosis of CT negative subarachnoid haemorrhage: time for a new approach?
M. Ditta, J. Galea, J. Holland & H. C. Patel
Pages: 599-602
Published online: 28 Feb 2013
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Evaluation of the impact of the Canadian subarachnoid haemorrhage clinical decision rules on British practice
Samir Adil Matloob, Joy Roach, Hani Joseph Marcus, Kevin O'Neill & Ramesh Nair
Pages: 603-606
Published online: 03 Jun 2013
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Article
Stent-assisted treatment of unruptured and ruptured intracranial aneurysms: clinical and angiographic outcome
Ahmed Galal, Farhad Bahrassa, John C. Dalfino & Alan S. Boulos
Pages: 607-616
Published online: 15 Jan 2013
AbstractforStent-assisted treatment of unruptured and ruptured intracranial aneurysms: clinical and angiographic outcome | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Article
Surgical treatment for large spontaneous basal ganglia hemorrhage: retrospective analysis of 253 cases
Q. Li, C. H. Yang, J. G. Xu, H. Li & C. You
Pages: 617-621
Published online: 14 Feb 2013
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Article
Early single centre experience of flow diverting stents for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms
Ahmed K. Toma, Fergus Robertson, Ken Wong, Yogish Joshi, Avinash Haridas, Joan Grieve, Laurence D. Watkins, Neil D. Kitchen & Stefan Brew
Pages: 622-628
Published online: 25 May 2013
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A retrospective analysis and review of an institution's experience with the complications of cranioplasty
Lester Lee, Justin Ker, Boon Leong Quah, Ning Chou, David Choy & Tseng Tsai Yeo
Pages: 629-635
Published online: 24 Jul 2013
AbstractforA retrospective analysis and review of an institution's experience with the complications of cranioplasty | Full Text | References | PDF (325.2 KB)
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The impact of cranioplasty on neurological function
Stephen Honeybul, Courtney Janzen, Kate Kruger & Kwok M. Ho
Pages: 636-641
Published online: 25 Jul 2013
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Article
The two-week wait guideline for suspected CNS tumours: a decade analysis
A. Hamdan & P. Mitchell
Pages: 642-645
Published online: 08 Mar 2013
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Article
Preoperative magnetic resonance spectroscopy improves diagnostic accuracy in a series of neurosurgical dilemmas
P. J. Rao, R. Jyoti, P. J. Mews, P. Desmond & V. G. Khurana
Pages: 646-653
Published online: 05 Mar 2013
AbstractforPreoperative magnetic resonance spectroscopy improves diagnostic accuracy in a series of neurosurgical dilemmas | Full Text | References | PDF (464.5 KB)
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Article
Effectiveness and outcomes of surgery for cerebral metastases
C. S. K. Lim & P. L. Grundy
Pages: 654-657
Published online: 05 Mar 2013
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Is stereotactic radiosurgery under-utilised in the treatment of surgically excisable cerebral metastases?
M. K. Lee, M. Javadpour & M. D. Jenkinson
Pages: 658-661
Published online: 09 May 2013
AbstractforIs stereotactic radiosurgery under-utilised in the treatment of surgically excisable cerebral metastases? | Full Text | References | PDF (168.8 KB)
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The volumetric relationship of white matter lesion and contrast-enhanced lesion in delayed radiation brain injury: an MRI-based study
Y. X. J. Wang, H. Huang, S. F. Leung, D. K. W. Yeung, Y. L. Chan & W. S. Poon
Pages: 662-667
Published online: 04 Mar 2013
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Intraoperative use of diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography for resection of gliomas located near the pyramidal tract: comparison with subcortical stimulation mapping and contribution to surgical outcomes
F. Vassal, F. Schneider & C. Nuti
Pages: 668-675
Published online: 04 Mar 2013
AbstractforIntraoperative use of diffusion tensor imaging-based tractography for resection of gliomas located near the pyramidal tract: comparison with subcortical stimulation mapping and contribution to surgical outcomes | Full Text | References | PDF (469.4 KB)
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Article
The role of brain shift, patient age, and Parkinson's disease duration in the difference between anatomical and electrophysiological targets for subthalamic stimulation
Jan Chrastina, Zdenek Novák, Marek Baláž, Ivo Říha, Martina Bočková & Ivan Rektor
Pages: 676-682
Published online: 04 Mar 2013
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Management of isolated syringomyelia in the paediatric population – a review of imaging and follow-up in a single centre
R. N. Joseph, R. Batty, A. Raghavan, S. Sinha, P. D. Griffiths & D. J. A. Connolly
Pages: 683-686
Published online: 09 Mar 2013
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SHORT REPORTS

Brief Report
Diagnostic pitfalls associated with a large true posterior communicating artery aneurysm: a case report
Kimihiro Nagatani, Naoki Otani, Soichiro Seno, Satoru Takeuchi, Kojiro Wada & Kentaro Mori
Pages: 687-689
Published online: 04 Mar 2013
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Opportunistic Fonsecaea pedrosoi brain abscess in a patient with non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis-induced hypersplenism- a novel association
Venkatesh S. Madhugiri, Rakesh Singh, Mukta Vyavahare, Ranjit Vijayahari, Gopalakrishnan M. Sasidharan, V. R. Roopesh Kuma, Sajini Jacob, Surendra K. Verma, Ramesh Ananthakrishnan, Awdhesh K. Yadav & Sudheer Kumar Gundamaneni
Pages: 690-693
Published online: 04 Mar 2013
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Brief Report
Good outcome following emergency decompressive craniectomy in a case of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction in a 14-month-old infant
D. N. Grigoratos, N. K. Mazarakis, D. E. Lumsden, S. Kariyawasam, R. Bhangoo, A. Gordon, J.-P. Lin & N. Dlamini
Pages: 694-695
Published online: 13 Mar 2013
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Brief Report
Spontaneous spinal extradural haematoma presenting as cardiac chest pain
Stuart A. G. Roberts, Digant J. Kamdar & Jonathan Wasserberg
Pages: 696-697
Published online: 08 Apr 2013
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Research Article

Article
Stenting venous outflow gives symptomatic improvement in a patient with an inoperable brainstem arteriovenous malformation
J. Nicholas P. Higgins & Peter J. Kirkpatrick
Pages: 698-700
Published online: 16 May 2013
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TECHNICAL NOTES

Article
Microdialysis monitoring of a craniofacial microvascular free flap reconstruction detected critical brain swelling
William N. Allen, Andrew King & Tim K. Blackburn
Pages: 701-703
Published online: 25 May 2013
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Research Article

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Use of robot-guided stereotactic placement of intracerebral electrodes for investigation of focal epilepsy: initial experience in the UK
Kumar Abhinav, Savithru Prakash & David R. Sandeman
Pages: 704-705
Published online: 28 Jun 2013
AbstractforUse of robot-guided stereotactic placement of intracerebral electrodes for investigation of focal epilepsy: initial experience in the UK | Full Text | References | PDF (158.8 KB)
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Enhancing the exposure of medical students to neurosurgery
Angelos G. Kolias & Rikin A. Trivedi
Page: 706
Published online: 23 Aug 2013
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Letter

Letter
Comment on: Large pontine tubercular abscess treated surgically
Ranjith K. Moorthy & Vedantam Rajshekhar
Page: 707
Published online: 12 Jul 2013
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Letter
Comment on: Boris bikes – an accident waiting to happen?
John C. Duddy
Page: 708
Published online: 22 Aug 2013
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Letter
Elucidating the fragmentation of consciousness underpins future neurosurgical research
Simon Lammy
Page: 709
Published online: 28 Aug 2013
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ANNOUNCEMENT

Announcement
Announcement
Page: 710
Published online: 05 Sep 2013
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