British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 31, Issue 4 (2017)

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British Journal of Neurosurgery, Volume 31, Issue 4 (2017)

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Editorials

Editorial
Editorial
Patrick Mitchell
Pages: 395-396
Published online: 20 Oct 2017
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Editorial

Editorial
Ehlers Danlos, complex Chiari and cranio-cervical fixation: how best should we treat patients with hypermobility?
Andrew R. Brodbelt & Graham Flint
Pages: 397-398
Published online: 29 Sep 2017
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Chronic subdural haematomas in the elderly – is the jury out?
Rajesh Nair & Lakshman I. Kongwad
Page: 399
Published online: 21 Apr 2017
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Letter
Early cauda equina syndrome (CESE)
Nicholas V. Todd
Page: 400
Published online: 08 May 2017
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Review Article

Review Article
Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of malignant middle cerebral artery infarction
Kapil Mohan Rajwani, Matthew Crocker & Barry Moynihan
Pages: 401-409
Published online: 12 Jun 2017
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Original Article

Article
Low pressure hydrocephalus: clinical manifestations, radiological characteristics, and treatment
Zhe Cheng, Wenhua Wang, Yong Han, Jiangang Liu, Zhong Wang, Youxin Zhou, Fengen Li & Yulun Huang
Pages: 410-414
Published online: 06 Mar 2017
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Review Article

Review Article
Asymptomatic Chiari Type I malformation: should patients be advised against participation in contact sports?
Robert Spencer & Paul Leach
Pages: 415-421
Published online: 02 Mar 2017
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Original Article

Article
Closing the dura: dural hitching versus surgicel and tisseel overlay graft in craniocervicaldecompression for Chiari 1 malformation
Michael Tonkins, Naeem Farooqi, Rohan Ahmed, Saurabh Sinha & Debapriya Bhattacharyya
Pages: 422-425
Published online: 02 Mar 2017
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Technical Note

Note
Gravity-assisted valve (GAV) systems to prevent low-pressure headaches in patients with lumboperitoneal shunts
Mohammed Akbar Hussain & Roger David Strachan
Pages: 426-429
Published online: 06 Feb 2017
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Original Article

Article
Comparison of the timing of intervention and treatment modality of poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
Tomasz Tykocki, Marcin Czyż, Małgorzata Machaj, Dorota Szydlarska & Bogusław Kostkiewicz
Pages: 430-433
Published online: 24 Apr 2017
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Article
Chronic subdural haematomas: a single-centre experience developing an integrated care pathway
Smita Bapat, Jonathan Shapey, Ahmed Toma, Louise Platt & Astri Maria Valpuri Luoma
Pages: 434-438
Published online: 06 Mar 2017
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Nebivolol attenuates cerebral vasospasm both by increasing endothelial nitric oxide and by decreasing oxidative stress in an experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage
Mehmet Arif Aladag, Yusuf Turkoz, Hakan Parlakpinar & Mehmet Gul
Pages: 439-445
Published online: 23 Mar 2017
AbstractforNebivolol attenuates cerebral vasospasm both by increasing endothelial nitric oxide and by decreasing oxidative stress in an experimental subarachnoid haemorrhage | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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High-intensity focused ultrasonic ablation of sacral chordoma is feasible: a series of four cases and details of a national clinical trial
Martin J. Gillies, Paul C. Lyon, Feng Wu, Tom Leslie, Daniel Y. Chung, Fergus Gleeson, David Cranston & Stana Bojanic
Pages: 446-451
Published online: 12 Dec 2016
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Article
Evaluation of intraoperative glove change in prevention of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid shunt infections, and the predictors of shunt infection
Asma Bashir & Preben Sørensen
Pages: 452-458
Published online: 14 Sep 2016
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Article
A national survey of the management of patients with incidental meningioma in the United Kingdom
Mujtaba H. Mohammad, Emmanuel Chavredakis, Rasheed Zakaria, Andrew Brodbelt & Michael D. Jenkinson
Pages: 459-463
Published online: 15 Mar 2017
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Article
Cavum septi pellucidi cysts: a survey about clinical indications and surgical management strategies
Gianpiero Tamburrini, Pier Paolo Mattogno, Ganaselingham Narenthiran, Massimo Caldarelli & Concezio Di Rocco
Pages: 464-467
Published online: 13 Sep 2016
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Technical Note

Note
Resection planning in extratemporal epilepsy surgery using 3D multimodality imaging and intraoperative MRI
Mark Nowell, Rachel Sparks, Gergely Zombori, Anna Miserocchi, Roman Rodionov, Beate Diehl, Tim Wehner, Mark White, Sebastien Ourselin, Andrew McEvoy & John Duncan
Pages: 468-470
Published online: 08 Dec 2016
AbstractforResection planning in extratemporal epilepsy surgery using 3D multimodality imaging and intraoperative MRI | Full Text | References | PDF (795.1 KB)
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Open Access

Short Report

Report
Serious and reversible levetiracetam-induced psychiatric symptoms after resection of frontal low-grade glioma: two case histories
Jeroen G. V. Habets, Albert F. G. Leentjens & Olaf E. M. G. Schijns
Pages: 471-473
Published online: 20 Oct 2016
AbstractforSerious and reversible levetiracetam-induced psychiatric symptoms after resection of frontal low-grade glioma: two case histories | Full Text | References | PDF (513.8 KB)
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Case Report

Report
Ventricular metastatic dissemination of a paediatric craniopharyngioma: case report and literature review
Nick Carleton-Bland, John-Paul Kilday, Omar N. Pathmanaban, Stavros Stivaros, Anna Kelsey & Ian D. Kamaly-Asl
Pages: 474-477
Published online: 16 Jun 2016
AbstractforVentricular metastatic dissemination of a paediatric craniopharyngioma: case report and literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (968.8 KB)
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Report
Management of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury following cervical neurofibroma excision: a case report
Anand Sharma, Arti Sharma, Rajiv Sharma & Yashbir Dewan
Pages: 478-480
Published online: 24 Jun 2016
AbstractforManagement of iatrogenic vertebral artery injury following cervical neurofibroma excision: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (727.7 KB)
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Report
A case of a cerebral syphilitic gumma developed in a few months mimicking a brain tumor in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient
Lingli Zhang, Yulin Zhou, Jun Chen, Wenliang Yan, Qingtao Kong, Peiying Chen & Hong Sang
Pages: 481-483
Published online: 18 Apr 2016
AbstractforA case of a cerebral syphilitic gumma developed in a few months mimicking a brain tumor in a human immunodeficiency virus-negative patient | Full Text | References | PDF (712.6 KB)
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Short Report

Report
Shunt malfunction mimicking a cystic tumour
Federico Bianchi, Paolo Frassanito, Gianpiero Tamburrini, Massimo Caldarelli & Luca Massimi
Pages: 484-486
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforShunt malfunction mimicking a cystic tumour | Full Text | References | PDF (642.9 KB)
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Neurosurgical Image

Article
Bilateral absence of the internal carotid artery and basilar aneurysm
Vera Cruz e Silva & Miguel Brito
Pages: 487-488
Published online: 22 Jun 2016
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Short Report

Report
Spinal intramedullary mature cystic teratoma in an adult
Ziya Asan, Haci Kaymaz & Asuman Kilitci
Pages: 489-491
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
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Report
Preserved visual function with an orbital invasion of pituitary adenoma
Young-Hoon Kim, Jae Hyoung Kim, Hee Kyung Yang & Jeong-Min Hwang
Pages: 492-494
Published online: 06 Feb 2016
AbstractforPreserved visual function with an orbital invasion of pituitary adenoma | Full Text | References | PDF (872.5 KB)
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Case Report

Report
Unusual calvarial tumour-oncogenic osteomalacia
Manoranjitha Kumari Mani & Manas Kumar Panigrahi
Pages: 495-496
Published online: 24 Mar 2016
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Report
Malignant transformation of residual posterior fossa epidermoid cyst to squamous cell carcinoma
S. P. Solanki, O. Maccormac, G. R. Dow & S. Smith
Pages: 497-498
Published online: 13 Jan 2016
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Abstracts

Abstract
Product of the neurotrauma symposium 2015
In association with SBNS, Friday 23rd October 2015 at the London Royal Geographical Society. http://www.neurotrauma.org.uk/
Pages: 499-511
Published online: 20 Oct 2017
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Corrigendum

Correction
Correction to: Olubajo F et al., Cranial subarachnoid and subdural haemorrhage caused by spinal melanoma metastasis
Page: (i)
Published online: 09 Oct 2017
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Correction
Correction to: Razak et al., Case report of intraventricular schwannoma
Page: (ii)
Published online: 18 Sep 2017
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Correction
Correction to: Semerci SY et al., Urgent surgical management of congenital intracranial hemangiopericytoma in a preterm neonate
Pages: (iii)-(ii)
Published online: 08 Sep 2017
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