British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 27, Issue 6 (2013)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 27, Issue 6 (2013)

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EDITORIAL

Editorial
Editorial
Paul Eldridge
Page: 711
Published online: 29 Nov 2013
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
Spinal epidural haematoma; factors influencing outcome
Nitin Mukerji & Nicholas Todd
Pages: 712-717
Published online: 15 May 2013
AbstractforSpinal epidural haematoma; factors influencing outcome | Full Text | References | PDF (181 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Endoscopic transnasal approach to the pituitary – Operative technique and nuances
Zsolt Zador & Kanna Gnanalingham
Pages: 718-726
Published online: 30 May 2013
AbstractforEndoscopic transnasal approach to the pituitary – Operative technique and nuances | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Review Article
Muscle and nerve biopsy for the neurosurgical trainee
Michael G. Hart, Thomas Santarius & Rikin A. Trivedi
Pages: 727-734
Published online: 15 May 2013
AbstractforMuscle and nerve biopsy for the neurosurgical trainee | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB)
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Review Article
Remote site intracranial haemorrhage: a clinical series of five patients with review of literature
Sachin Anil Borkar, G. Lakshmiprasad, Bhawani Shankar Sharma & Ashok Kumar Mahapatra
Pages: 735-738
Published online: 28 Jun 2013
AbstractforRemote site intracranial haemorrhage: a clinical series of five patients with review of literature | Full Text | References | PDF (106.1 KB)
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Original Article

Article
The use of the nasoseptal flap to reduce the rate of post-operative cerebrospinal fluid leaks following endoscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery for pituitary disease
M. Horridge, A. Jesurasa, F. Olubajo, S. Mirza & S. Sinha
Pages: 739-741
Published online: 22 May 2013
AbstractforThe use of the nasoseptal flap to reduce the rate of post-operative cerebrospinal fluid leaks following endoscopic trans-sphenoidal surgery for pituitary disease | Full Text | References | PDF (107.7 KB)
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Research Article

Article
A new modified speculum guided single nostril technique for endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery: an analysis of nasal complications
Vicknes Waran, Ing Ping Tang, Ravindran Karuppiah, Khairul Azmi Abd Kadir, Hari Chandran, Kalai Arasu Muthusamy & Narayanan Prepageran
Pages: 742-746
Published online: 07 May 2013
AbstractforA new modified speculum guided single nostril technique for endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery: an analysis of nasal complications | Full Text | References | PDF (276.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
The evolution of neurosurgery: how has our practice changed?
A. S. Kamat & A. Parker
Pages: 747-751
Published online: 24 Apr 2013
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Article
Markers of cell division cycle in glioblastoma: significance in prediction of treatment response and patient prognosis
J. Yousaf, C. Hills, S. Dixit, S. Achawal, D. O’Brien, J. Greenman & I. S. Scott
Pages: 752-758
Published online: 11 Mar 2013
AbstractforMarkers of cell division cycle in glioblastoma: significance in prediction of treatment response and patient prognosis | Full Text | References | PDF (574.4 KB)
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Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: Long-term results of surgical treatment and analysis of prognostic factors
Pasquale Gallo, Paolo Cipriano Cecchi, Francesca Locatelli, Paolo Rizzo, Claudio Ghimenton, Massimo Gerosa & Giampietro Pinna
Pages: 759-764
Published online: 20 Mar 2013
AbstractforPleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: Long-term results of surgical treatment and analysis of prognostic factors | Full Text | References | PDF (278.5 KB)
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Dermoid cysts of the posterior fossa – morbid associations of a benign lesion
Avanali Raghunath, Bhagavatula Indira Devi, Dhananjaya Ishwar Bhat & Sampath Somanna
Pages: 765-771
Published online: 26 Mar 2013
AbstractforDermoid cysts of the posterior fossa – morbid associations of a benign lesion | Full Text | References | PDF (233.2 KB)
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Article
MGMT promoter methylation status and prognosis of patients with primary or recurrent glioblastoma treated with carmustine wafers
A. Gutenberg, H. C. Bock, W. Brück, L. Doerner, H. M. Mehdorn, W. Roggendorf, M. Westphal, J. Felsberg, G. Reifenberger & A. Giese
Pages: 772-778
Published online: 11 May 2013
AbstractforMGMT promoter methylation status and prognosis of patients with primary or recurrent glioblastoma treated with carmustine wafers | Full Text | References | PDF (354.2 KB)
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Article
An improved elastase-based method to create a saccular aneurysm rabbit model
Yubo Wang, Chi Ma, Ning Xu, Kan Xu, Honglei Wang, Jinlu Yu, Yang Li, Kuizhong Wang, Xu Wang & Qi Luo
Pages: 779-782
Published online: 29 May 2013
AbstractforAn improved elastase-based method to create a saccular aneurysm rabbit model | Full Text | References | PDF (118.9 KB)
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Article
Surgical embolectomy for large vessel occlusion of anterior circulation
Tomohiro Inoue, Akira Tamura, Kazuo Tsutsumi, Isamu Saito & Nobuhito Saito
Pages: 783-790
Published online: 09 May 2013
AbstractforSurgical embolectomy for large vessel occlusion of anterior circulation | Full Text | References | PDF (335.9 KB)
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Article
Use of the anterior interosseous artery for external to internal carotid artery bypass procedures: a cadaveric feasibility study
R. Shane Tubbs, K. Watanabe, Marios Loukas & A. A. Cohen-Gadol
Pages: 791-794
Published online: 19 Apr 2013
AbstractforUse of the anterior interosseous artery for external to internal carotid artery bypass procedures: a cadaveric feasibility study | Full Text | References | PDF (474.7 KB)
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Article
Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of multiple lower-extremity nerve decompression in diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Wenchuan Zhang, Wenxiang Zhong, Min Yang, Jun Shi, Li Guowei & Qiufeng Ma
Pages: 795-799
Published online: 29 May 2013
AbstractforEvaluation of the clinical efficacy of multiple lower-extremity nerve decompression in diabetic peripheral neuropathy | Full Text | References | PDF (136 KB)
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Article
Pilot study of perioperative accidental durotomy: does the period of postoperative bed rest reduce the incidence of complication?
Jacob Chen Ming Low, Belinda von Niederhäusern, Scott A. Rutherford & Andrew T. King
Pages: 800-802
Published online: 03 Jun 2013
AbstractforPilot study of perioperative accidental durotomy: does the period of postoperative bed rest reduce the incidence of complication? | Full Text | References | PDF (113.1 KB)
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Article
Cerebrolysin enhances cognitive recovery of mild traumatic brain injury patients: double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study
Chun-Chung Chen, Sung-Tai Wei, Shiu-Chiu Tsaia, Xian-Xiu Chen & Der-Yang Cho
Pages: 803-807
Published online: 08 May 2013
AbstractforCerebrolysin enhances cognitive recovery of mild traumatic brain injury patients: double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study | Full Text | References | PDF (121.4 KB)
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Article
The utility of calcium phosphate cement in cranioplasty following retromastoid craniectomy for cranial neuralgias
Andrew M. Frederickson & Raymond F. Sekula Jr.
Pages: 808-811
Published online: 26 Mar 2013
AbstractforThe utility of calcium phosphate cement in cranioplasty following retromastoid craniectomy for cranial neuralgias | Full Text | References | PDF (113.3 KB)
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Article
Laboratory training in the retrosigmoid approach using cadaveric silicone injected cow brain
Hikmet Turan Suslu, Davut Ceylan, Necati Tatarlı, Tufan Hıcdonmez, Askın Seker, Yasar Bahrı & Turker Kılıc
Pages: 812-814
Published online: 04 Mar 2013
AbstractforLaboratory training in the retrosigmoid approach using cadaveric silicone injected cow brain | Full Text | References | PDF (240.9 KB)
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The artery of Davidoff and Schechter: an anatomical study with neurosurgical case correlates
Christoph J. Griessenauer, Marios Loukas, John A. Scott, R. Shane Tubbs & Aaron A. Cohen-Gadol
Pages: 815-818
Published online: 25 May 2013
AbstractforThe artery of Davidoff and Schechter: an anatomical study with neurosurgical case correlates | Full Text | References | PDF (280.7 KB)
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SHORT REPORTS

Brief Report
Intractable headache after excision of an acoustic neuroma treated by stent revascularisation of the sigmoid sinus
J. N. P. Higgins & John D. Pickard
Pages: 819-821
Published online: 07 May 2013
AbstractforIntractable headache after excision of an acoustic neuroma treated by stent revascularisation of the sigmoid sinus | Full Text | References | PDF (179.7 KB)
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Brief Report

Brief Report
Dissecting aneurysm at the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery presenting as visual loss and visual field defect
Sheng-Wen Wu & Tsung-Lang Chiu
Pages: 822-823
Published online: 07 May 2013
AbstractforDissecting aneurysm at the A1 segment of the anterior cerebral artery presenting as visual loss and visual field defect | Full Text | References | PDF (306.9 KB)
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Brief Report
Primary central nervous system malignant lymphoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving low-dose methotrexate treatment
Masamichi Fukushima, Yoichi Katayama, Noriaki Yokose, Yoshimasa Kura, Umihiko Sawada, Akio Kotani & Atsuo Yoshino
Pages: 824-826
Published online: 25 May 2013
AbstractforPrimary central nervous system malignant lymphoma in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis receiving low-dose methotrexate treatment | Full Text | References | PDF (366 KB)
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Brief Report
Delayed haemorrhage in the splenium of the corpus callosum after aneurysm rupture
Jordi Pérez-Bovet, Alexei Marnov, José Luis Sanmillan Blasco & Juan José Acebes Martín
Pages: 827-829
Published online: 30 May 2013
AbstractforDelayed haemorrhage in the splenium of the corpus callosum after aneurysm rupture | Full Text | References | PDF (205.5 KB)
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Brief Report
An unusual basal skull injury resulting in CSF leak and a novel method to repair
Nektarios K. Mazarakis, Owen Judd, George Garas & Anshul M. Sama
Pages: 830-832
Published online: 19 Jun 2013
AbstractforAn unusual basal skull injury resulting in CSF leak and a novel method to repair | Full Text | References | PDF (162.1 KB)
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Brief Report
Anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with currarino syndrome as a cause of ileus
A. Aydoseli, M. O. Akcakaya, Y. Aras, I. Dolas, H. Yanar & A. Sencer
Pages: 833-835
Published online: 16 Apr 2013
AbstractforAnterior sacral meningocele in a patient with currarino syndrome as a cause of ileus | Full Text | References | PDF (291.3 KB)
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Brief Report
Case report of Os odontoideum causing Ondine's curse
Emer Campbell & Jennifer Brown
Pages: 836-837
Published online: 14 May 2013
AbstractforCase report of Os odontoideum causing Ondine's curse | Full Text | References | PDF (155.1 KB)
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Brief Report
Epidural spinal cord compression in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A case report
Nicola Montemurro, Paolo Perrini & Riccardo Vannozzi
Pages: 838-839
Published online: 22 May 2013
AbstractforEpidural spinal cord compression in Langerhans cell histiocytosis: A case report | Full Text | References | PDF (223.8 KB)
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Brief Report
Primary intradural extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma of the lumbar spine presenting with acute bleeding
M. R. Khalatbari, H. Jalaeikhoo & Y. Moharamzad
Pages: 840-841
Published online: 08 Mar 2013
AbstractforPrimary intradural extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma of the lumbar spine presenting with acute bleeding | Full Text | References | PDF (326.4 KB)
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Brief Report
Endometriosis of conus medullaris: a case report
R.N. Sahu, A. Tungaria, L. Pal & R. Kumar
Pages: 842-844
Published online: 16 May 2013
AbstractforEndometriosis of conus medullaris: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (157.1 KB)
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NEUROSURGICAL IMAGE

Article
Retroclival subdural haematoma secondary to pituitary apoplexy
Amr Hazem Mohamed, Jonathan C. L. Rodrigues, Marcus D. Bradley & Richard J. Nelson
Pages: 845-846
Published online: 03 Jun 2013
AbstractforRetroclival subdural haematoma secondary to pituitary apoplexy | Full Text | References | PDF (139.2 KB)
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TECHNICAL NOTE

Article
Use of near-infrared indocyanine videoangiography and Flow 800 in the resectioning of a spinal cord haemangioblastoma
Nicola Benedetto, Filippo Aquila & Riccardo Vannozzi
Pages: 847-849
Published online: 25 May 2013
AbstractforUse of near-infrared indocyanine videoangiography and Flow 800 in the resectioning of a spinal cord haemangioblastoma | Full Text | References | PDF (336.5 KB)
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Role of venous stenting in the management of inoperable intracranial arteriovenous malformations
Dale Ding
Pages: 850-851
Published online: 26 Aug 2013
CitationforRole of venous stenting in the management of inoperable intracranial arteriovenous malformations | Full Text | References | PDF (80.1 KB)
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Letter

Letter
Cauda equina syndrome: Findings on perineal examination
Nicholas V. Todd
Page: 852
Published online: 29 Oct 2013
CitationforCauda equina syndrome: Findings on perineal examination | Full Text | References | PDF (72.1 KB)
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BOOK REVIEW

Book Review
Oxford Case Histories in Neurosurgery (first edition). Eds. Harutomo Hasegawa, Matthew Crocker, Pawan Singh Minhas
Erlick A. C. Pereira
Page: 853
Published online: 05 Sep 2013
CitationforOxford Case Histories in Neurosurgery (first edition). Eds. Harutomo Hasegawa, Matthew Crocker, Pawan Singh Minhas | Full Text | References | PDF (79 KB)
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ERRATUM

Correction
Correction to: Swelling and enhancement of the cervical spinal cord: when is a tumour not a tumour?
Page: 854
Published online: 12 Nov 2013
CitationforCorrection to: Swelling and enhancement of the cervical spinal cord: when is a tumour not a tumour? | Full Text | References | PDF (61.4 KB)
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REVIEWERS

Article
REVIEWERS
Pages: 855-856
Published online: 29 Nov 2013
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