British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 29, Issue 2 (2015)

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EDITORIAL

Editorial
Editorial
Paul Eldridge
Page: 123
Published online: 23 Apr 2015
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PROCEEDINGS

Abstract
Proceedings of the 2015 Spring Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons jointly with, as invited guests, the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC – Deutche Gessellschaft für Neurochirurgie)
Pages: 124-163
Published online: 23 Apr 2015
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Publication fate of abstracts presented at Society of British Neurological Surgeons meetings
Aimun A. B. Jamjoom, Mark A. Hughes, Chi K. Chuen, Rebecca L. Hammersley & Ioannis P. Fouyas
Pages: 164-168
Published online: 09 May 2014
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Counting the cost of negligence in neurosurgery: Lessons to be learned from 10 years of claims in the NHS
Alhafidz Hamdan, Roger D. Strachan, Fredrick Nath & Ian C. Coulter
Pages: 169-177
Published online: 21 Oct 2014
AbstractforCounting the cost of negligence in neurosurgery: Lessons to be learned from 10 years of claims in the NHS | Full Text | References | PDF (318.7 KB)
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SHORT REPORT

‘Scan-negative’ cauda equina syndrome: Evidence of functional disorder from a prospective case series
Ingrid Hoeritzauer, Carolynne M. Doherty, Stacey Thomson, Rachel Kee, Alan Carson, Niall Eames & Jon Stone
Pages: 178-180
Published online: 03 Feb 2015
Abstractfor‘Scan-negative’ cauda equina syndrome: Evidence of functional disorder from a prospective case series | Full Text | References | PDF (101.7 KB)
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Letter
Letter to the editor: MRI is essential for triage of the “? CES” patient
Nicholas V. Todd
Page: 181
Published online: 25 Mar 2015
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REVIEW ARTICLE

Review Article
New oral anti-coagulants: Implications for neurosurgery
Vejay N. Vakharia, David Tai, Hani Marcus, Nilesh N. Vakharia & Dipankar Nandi
Pages: 182-188
Published online: 29 Jan 2015
AbstractforNew oral anti-coagulants: Implications for neurosurgery | Full Text | References | PDF (256.3 KB)
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Review Article
Recent progress in hemorrhagic moyamoya disease
Ming Wan & Lian Duan
Pages: 189-191
Published online: 03 Nov 2014
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Review Article
The role of magnetic resonance-guided laser ablation in neurooncology
Christopher Banerjee, Brian Snelling, Michael H. Berger, Ashish Shah, Michael E. Ivan & Ricardo J. Komotar
Pages: 192-196
Published online: 09 Feb 2015
AbstractforThe role of magnetic resonance-guided laser ablation in neurooncology | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB) | Supplemental
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Review Article
Active dendritic cell immunotherapy for glioblastoma: Current status and challenges
Stavros Polyzoidis, Juel Tuazon, Lucy Brazil, Ronald Beaney, Safa Taha Al-Sarraj, Lawrence Doey, Jamie Logan, Victoria Hurwitz, Jozef Jarosz, Ranjeev Bhangoo, Richard Gullan, Aleksandar Mijovic, Mark Richardson, Farzin Farzaneh & Keyoumars Ashkan
Pages: 197-205
Published online: 26 Dec 2014
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Article
Improvement in treatment results of glioblastoma over the last three decades and beneficial factors
Hiroto Kawano, Hirofumi Hirano, Hajime Yonezawa, Shunji Yunoue, Kazutaka Yatsushiro, Mikio Ogita, Yoshiyuki Hiraki, Hiroyuki Uchida, Mika Habu, Shingo Fujio, Tatsuki Oyoshi, Yuriz Bakhtiar, Sei Sugata, Hitoshi Yamahata, Ryousuke Hanaya, Hiroshi Tokimura & Kazunori Arita
Pages: 206-212
Published online: 14 Oct 2014
AbstractforImprovement in treatment results of glioblastoma over the last three decades and beneficial factors | Full Text | References | PDF (581.6 KB)
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Article
Stereotactic radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannomas: A preliminary assessment and review of the literature
Francis Fezeu, Cheng-Chia Lee, Blair K. Dodson, Sugoto Mukherjee, Colin J. Przybylowski, Ahmed J. Awad, Zhiyuan Xu, Benjamin Z. Ball, Daniel Basuel, David Schlesinger & Jason P. Sheehan
Pages: 213-218
Published online: 05 Nov 2014
AbstractforStereotactic radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannomas: A preliminary assessment and review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (520.4 KB)
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Predictors for delayed ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement after external ventricular drain removal in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage
Ariane Lewis, Hannah Irvine, Christopher Ogilvy & W. Taylor Kimberly
Pages: 219-224
Published online: 09 Oct 2014
AbstractforPredictors for delayed ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement after external ventricular drain removal in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage | Full Text | References | PDF (194.7 KB)
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Article
Factors that predict hydrocephalus following intraventricular hemorrhage
Mohammad M. AlShardan, Mohamed Mubasher, Yasser Orz & Mahmoud AlYamany
Pages: 225-228
Published online: 25 Sep 2014
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Feasibility of the combination of 3D CTA and 2D CT imaging guidance for clipping microsurgery of anterior communicating artery aneurysm
Kojiro Wada, Hiroshi Nawashiro, Hidenori Ohkawa, Hirohiko Arimoto, Satoru Takeuchi & Kentaro Mori
Pages: 229-236
Published online: 09 Oct 2014
AbstractforFeasibility of the combination of 3D CTA and 2D CT imaging guidance for clipping microsurgery of anterior communicating artery aneurysm | Full Text | References | PDF (6.6 MB)
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Article
Carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms—Our results and treatment strategy
Michal Orlický, Martin Sameš, Aleš Hejčl & Petr Vachata
Pages: 237-242
Published online: 03 Nov 2014
AbstractforCarotid-ophthalmic aneurysms—Our results and treatment strategy | Full Text | References | PDF (887.1 KB)
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Analysis of the risk factors for development of post-operative extradural hematoma after intracranial surgery
Sang Hyo Kim, Jeong Hwan Lee, Wonil Joo, Chung Kee Chough, Hae Kwan Park, Kyung Jin Lee & Hyoung Kyun Rha
Pages: 243-248
Published online: 10 Oct 2014
AbstractforAnalysis of the risk factors for development of post-operative extradural hematoma after intracranial surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (272.9 KB)
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Conservative management of type II and III odontoid fractures in the elderly at a regional spine centre: A prospective and retrospective cohort study
Amit Patel, Rasheed Zakaria, Rafid Al-Mahfoudh, Simon Clark, Chris Barrett, Zaid Sarsam, Robin Pillay, Tim Drummond Pigott & Martin J. Wilby
Pages: 249-253
Published online: 18 Sep 2014
AbstractforConservative management of type II and III odontoid fractures in the elderly at a regional spine centre: A prospective and retrospective cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (552.8 KB)
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Effects of tadalafil—Type-V phosphodiesterase enzyme inhibitor—On rats with spinal trauma
Salim Senturk, Ahmet Gurhan Gurcay, Ismail Bozkurt, Oktay Gurcan, Hakan Eroglu, Omer Faruk Turkoglu, Ebru Bodur & Murad Bavbek
Pages: 254-259
Published online: 07 Nov 2014
AbstractforEffects of tadalafil—Type-V phosphodiesterase enzyme inhibitor—On rats with spinal trauma | Full Text | References | PDF (651.8 KB)
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Occiput/C1–C2 fixations using intra-laminar screw of axis – A long-term follow-up
Sanjiv Sinha, Anita Jagetia, Rajendra B. Aher & Manoj Kumar V. Butte
Pages: 260-264
Published online: 04 Dec 2014
AbstractforOcciput/C1–C2 fixations using intra-laminar screw of axis – A long-term follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (947.9 KB)
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The effect of flurbiprofen on the development of anencephaly in early stage chicken embryos
Ersin Özeren, Uygur Er, Yahya Güvenç, Adnan Demirci, Ata Türker Arıkök, Engin Şenveli & Rüçhan Behzat Ergün
Pages: 265-271
Published online: 03 Nov 2014
AbstractforThe effect of flurbiprofen on the development of anencephaly in early stage chicken embryos | Full Text | References | PDF (813 KB)
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SHORT REPORT

Long-term motor cortex stimulation for phantom limb pain
Erlick A.C. Pereira, Tom Moore, Liz Moir & Tipu Z. Aziz
Pages: 272-274
Published online: 23 Oct 2014
AbstractforLong-term motor cortex stimulation for phantom limb pain | Full Text | References | PDF (231.4 KB)
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An unusual cause of dysphagia: “DISHphagia”
S. Bacigaluppi, P. Merciadri, F. Secci, N. L. Bragazzi & G. Zona
Pages: 275-276
Published online: 14 Nov 2014
AbstractforAn unusual cause of dysphagia: “DISHphagia” | Full Text | References | PDF (176.2 KB)
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Lumbar Aspergillus osteomyelitis mimicking pyogenic osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult
Kyeong-Wook Yoon & Young-Jin Kim
Pages: 277-279
Published online: 15 Sep 2014
AbstractforLumbar Aspergillus osteomyelitis mimicking pyogenic osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent adult | Full Text | References | PDF (407.9 KB)
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Miscellany

Rapidly progressive quadriparesis secondary to cervical epidural hematoma – A rare complication of epidural injection
Lee A. Tan, Manish K. Kasliwal & Harel Deutsch
Page: 280
Published online: 09 Sep 2014
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Report

Cord compression due to extradural thoracic nerve root hemangioblastoma
Yosef Laviv & Zvi Harry Rappaport
Pages: 281-284
Published online: 15 Sep 2014
AbstractforCord compression due to extradural thoracic nerve root hemangioblastoma | Full Text | References | PDF (390.3 KB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Spinal arachnoid cyst associated with arachnoiditis following subarachnoid haemorrhage in adult patients: A case report and literature review
Recep Basaran, Mustafa Kaksi, Mustafa Efendioglu, Mustafa Onoz, Ece Balkuv & Tuncay Kaner
Pages: 285-289
Published online: 03 Nov 2014
AbstractforSpinal arachnoid cyst associated with arachnoiditis following subarachnoid haemorrhage in adult patients: A case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (300.8 KB)
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Miscellany

The “screwed aorta” after spinal deformity surgery
Lee A. Tan, Sumeet K. Ahuja & Harel Deutsch
Page: 290
Published online: 10 Nov 2014
CitationforThe “screwed aorta” after spinal deformity surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (117.5 KB)
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Report

Metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor to the central nervous system in a patient with von Hippel–Lindau disease: A case report and literature review
Matthew R. Reynolds, Shane M. Crilly, Kieron J. Sweeney, Michael Farrell & Daniel Rawluk
Pages: 291-293
Published online: 18 Sep 2014
AbstractforMetastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor to the central nervous system in a patient with von Hippel–Lindau disease: A case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (604.7 KB)
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Miscellany

Enlarged parietal foramina
Ruth-Mary deSouza & Sanj Bassi
Page: 294
Published online: 25 Sep 2014
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Report

Ectopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma: Reporting three new cases
Yang Yang, David Shrestha, Xiang-En Shi, Zhongqing Zhou, Xueling Qi & Hai Qian
Pages: 295-297
Published online: 14 Oct 2014
AbstractforEctopic recurrence of craniopharyngioma: Reporting three new cases | Full Text | References | PDF (5.6 MB)
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Review Article

Review Article
Primary sellar melanocytic tumor mimicking hemorrhagic pituitary macroadenoma: Case report and literature review
Heng-Jun Zhou, Ren-Ya Zhan, Yue-Hui Ma, Fei Cao & Xiu-Jue Zheng
Pages: 298-302
Published online: 23 Jan 2015
AbstractforPrimary sellar melanocytic tumor mimicking hemorrhagic pituitary macroadenoma: Case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (576.1 KB) | Supplemental
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Report

Delayed pan-hypopituitarism as a complication following endovascular treatment of bilateral internal carotid artery aneurysms. A case report and review
Jonathan Hall, Carmela Caputo, Carlos Chung, Michael Holt & Yi Yuen Wang
Pages: 303-305
Published online: 18 Oct 2014
AbstractforDelayed pan-hypopituitarism as a complication following endovascular treatment of bilateral internal carotid artery aneurysms. A case report and review | Full Text | References | PDF (184.3 KB)
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Removal of a penetrating orbital and anterior fossa foreign body using an eyebrow incision
Tiffany Berrington, Bernard Chang & Simon Thomson
Pages: 306-307
Published online: 12 Nov 2014
AbstractforRemoval of a penetrating orbital and anterior fossa foreign body using an eyebrow incision | Full Text | References | PDF (365.3 KB)
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Uncal herniation in a fully conscious patient—The sliding uncus syndrome
Miki Katzir, Moshe Attia, Gill E. Sviri & Menashe Zaaroor
Pages: 308-309
Published online: 06 Nov 2014
AbstractforUncal herniation in a fully conscious patient—The sliding uncus syndrome | Full Text | References | PDF (162 KB)
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