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Highlighted International Journal Articles

The International Outreach Committee of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons presents the Highlighted International Journal Article Program. Through this program, a selection of articles from the Journal of Neurosurgery; the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine; or the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics is posted on the AANS Web site. The articles selected are of international interest, or written by an international author. The articles are included in their entirety. Since many International Members do not subscribe to the Journal, this will be an opportunity to read some of the full published articles.

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Articles

April 2011

• Editorial. Vasospasm.
  Nicholas C. Bamakidis, MD; Warren R. Selman, MD.
  J. Neurosurg. 114:932-934, April 2011.

February 2011

• Mechanical stress-induced reactive gliosis in auditory nerve and cochlear nucleus.
  Tetsuji Sekiya, MD; Masahiro Matsumoto, MD; Ken Kojima, MD; Kazuya Ono, B.Pharm; Yayoi S. Kikkawa, MD; Shinpei Kada, MD; Hideaki Ogita, MD; Rie T. Horie, MD; Arpad Viola, MD; Matthew C. Holley, Ph.D; Juichi Ito, MD.
  J.Neurosurg. 114:414-425, February 2011

January 2011

• Posterior fossa craniotomy for trapped fourth ventricle in shunt-treated hydrocephalic children: long-term outcome.
  Suhas Udayakumaran, MCh,; Naresh Biyani, MD; David P. Rosenbaum, BA; Liat Ben-Sira, MD; Shlomi Constantini, MD, MSc; Liana Beni-Adani, MD.
  J. Neurosurg Pediatrics. 7:52-63, January 2011.

December 2010

• Editorial. Anterior third ventriculostomy: an endoscopic variation on a theme.
  Mark M. Souweidane, M.D.
  J Neurosurg. 113:1259-1260, December 2010
  
  
• Endoscopic transventricular third ventriculostomy through the lamina terminalis>.
  Joachim M. K. Oertel, M. D., Ph.D., Sonja Vulcu, M. D., Henry W. S. Schroeder, M.D., Ph.D.,Moritz A. Kondering, M.D. Ph.D., Wolfgang Wagner, M.D. Ph.D., and Michael R. Gaab, M.D., Ph.D.
  J Neurosurg 113:1261-1269, December 2010.
  
  
• Editorial. Perioperative steroids in spine surgery.
  Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C., and Aria Fallah, M.D.
  J Neurosurg Spine 13: 743-744, December 2010.
  
  
• Perioperative epidural steroids for lumbar spine surgery in degenerative spinal disease
  Sebastian Carlos Ranguis, M.B.B.S., B.Sc., Dianna Li, M.B.B.S., B.Sc., and Angela Claire Webster, M.B.B.S., M.M., Ph.D.
  J Neurosurg Spine 113:745-757, December 2010
  
  

October 2010

• Editorial. Radiosurgery and cavernous malformations..
  Sheehan, Jason,M.D., Ph.D., and David Schlesinger, Ph.D.
  J. Neurosurgery 113:689-690, October 2010
  
  
• Stereotactic radiosurgery for deep-seated cavernous malformations: a move toward more active, early intervention.
  Nagy, Ga’bor, M.D.,Ph.D.,1,2et,al.^1,2
  J. Neurosurgery 113:691-699, October 2010
  
  
• Outcome after microsurgery in 14 patients with spinal cavernomas and review of the literature..
  Kivelev, Juri, M.D., et.al.
  J.Neurosurgery: Spine 13:524-534, October 2010
  
  

September 2010

• Editorial. Wrong-site craniotomy. Cima,.
  Robert R., M.D.,M.A.
  J. Neurosurgery: 113:458-460, September 2010
  
  
• Wrong-site craniotomy: analysis of 35 cases and systems for prevention.
  Cohen, Fred L, M.D..,J.D.,et al.
  J. Neurosurgery 113:461-473, September 2010
  
  
• Editorial. Motion preservation following anterior cervical discectomy..
  Fehlings, Michael, M.D.,Ph.D.,F.R.C.S.C., and Doran Rabin, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.
  J.Neurosurgery: Spine 13:297-298, September 2010
  
  
• Radiological changes of the operated and adjacent segments following cervical arthroplasty after a minimum 24-month follow-up: comparison between the Bryan and Prodisc-C devices..
  Ryu, Kyeong-Sik, M.D.,Ph.D., et.al.
  J. Neurosurgery: Spine 13:299-307, September 2010
  
  

August 2010

• Editorial. Scarring after spinal cord injury..
  Fehlings, Michael, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C.,1-4 and Gregory W.J.Hawryluk, M.D.1-3.
  J Neurosurgery: Spine 13:165-168, August 2010
  
  
• Laboratory investigation. Glial scar and neuroregeneration: histological, functional, and magnetic resonance imaging analysis in chronic spinal cord injury.
  *Hu, Rong M.D.,Ph.D, et al.
  J Neurosurgery: Spine 13:169-180, August 2010
• Results of excision of cerebral radionecrosis: experience in patients treated with radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
  *Wong, Sui-To, M.B.B.S.,et al.
  J Neurosurgery: Spine 13:169-180, August 2010

July 2010

• Treatment options for lumbar spinal stenosis.
  Fehlings MG, Chua SY.
  J Neurosurg Spine: 13:36-38, July 2010.
  
  
• Intraoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of posterior decompression via laminoplasty in patients with cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: correlation with 2-year follow-up results.
  Seichi A, Chikuda H, Kimura A, Takeshita K, Sugita S, Hoshino Y, Nakamura K.
  J Neurosurg Spine 12:47-51, July 2010.
  
  
• Selection of patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus for shunt placement: a single-institution experience.
  Anile C, De Bonis P, Albanese A, Di Chirico A, Mangiola A, Petrella G, Santini P.
  J Neurosurg 113:64-73, July 2010.
  
  

June 2010

• Craniovertebral instability due to d3egenerative osteoarthritis of the atlantoaxial joints: analysis of the management of 108 cases.
  Goel A, Shah A, Gupta SR.
  J Neurosurgery Spine 12:592-601, June 2010.
  
  
• Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in the elderly.
  Lazino G, Rabinstein A.
  J Neurosurgery 112:1197-1199, June 2010.
  
  
• Association of a younger age with an increased risk of angiographic and symptomatic vasospasms following subarachnoid hemorrhage.
  Magge SN, Chen I, Ramakrishna R, Cen L, Chen Z, Elliott JP, Winn HR, Le Roux PD.
  J Neurosurgery 112:1208-1215, June 2010.
  
  

May 2010

• Biopsy versus resection in the management of malignant gliomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Tsitlakidis A, Foroglou N, Venetis CA, Patsalas I, Hatziotiriou A, Selviaridis P.
  J Neurosurg 112:1020-1032, May 2010.
  
  
• Clinical impact of intergrating positron emission tomography during surgery in 85 children with brain tumors.
  Pirotte BJM, Lubansu A, Massager N, Wikler D, Van Bogaert P, Levivier M, Brotchi J,
  Goldman S.
  J Neurosurg 5:486-499, May 2010.
  
  

April 2010

• Endovascular coil occlusion of 152 middle cerebral artery aneurysms: initial and midterm angiographic and clinical results.
  Bracard S, Abdel-Kerim A, Thuillier L, Klein O, Anzionnat R, Finitsis L, Lebedinsky A, DeFreitas CM, Pinheiro N, DeAndrade GC, Picard L.
  J Neurosurgery 112:703-708, April 2010.
  
  
• Embolization of middle cerebral artery aneurysms: ready for prime time?
  Lanzino G, Brinjikji W.
  J Neurosurg 112: 701-702, April 2010.
  
  
• Maximizing the extent of tumor resection during transsphenodial surgery pituitary macroadenomas: can endoscopy replace intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging?
  Theodosopoulos PV, Leach J, Kerr RG, Zimmer LA, Denny AM, Guthikonda B, Froelich S,
  Tew JM.
  J Neurosurgery 112:736-743, April 2010.
  
  
• Endoscopy versus MR imaging.
  Jane JA Jr., Laws ER.
  J Neurosurgery 112-734-735, April 2010.

March 2010

• Accuracy of pedicle screw placement in the lumbosacral spine using
  conventional technique: computer tomography postoperative assessment in 102 consecutive patients.
  Amato V, Giannachi L, Irace C, Corona C.
  J Neurosurg Spine 12:306-313, March 2010
  
  
• Microsurgical anatomy of the ventral callosal radiations: new destination, correlations with diffusion tensor imaging fiber-tracking, and clinical relevance.
  Peltier J, Verclytte S, Delmaire C, Deramond H, Pruvo JP, Le Gars D, Godefroy O.
  J Neurosurg 112:512-519, March 2010.
  
  

February 2010

• Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in the treatment of childhood hydrocephalus in Uganda: report of a scoring system that predicts success.
  Warf BC, Mugambia J, Kulkarni AV:
  J Neurosurg: Pediatrics 5:1430148, February 2010.
  
  
• Postoperative pain managemet with tramdol after craniotomy: evaluation and cost analysis.
  Rahimi SY, Alleyne CH, Vernier E, Witcher MR, Vender JR:
  J Neurosurg 112:268-272, February 2010.
  
  
• Intraoperative monitoring of visual evoked potential: introduction of a clinically useful method.
  Saski T, Itakura T, Suzuki K, Kasuya H, Munakata R, Muramatsu H, Ichikawa T, Sato T, Endo Y, Sakuma J, Matsumoto M:
  J Neurosurg 112:273-284, February 2010.
  
  
• Perioperative management of neurosurgical patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
  Akins PT, Belko J, Banerjee A, Guppy K, Herbert D, Slipchenko T, DeLemos C, Hawk M:
  J Neurosurg 112:354-361, February 2010.
• Frontal-to-temporal horn shunt as treatment for temporal horn entrapment.
  Hervey-Jumper SL, Ziewacz JE, Heth JA, Sullivan SE:
  J Neurosurg 112:410-413, February 2010.
  
  

January 2010

• First intraoperative, shared-resource, ultrahigh-field 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system and its application in low-grade glioma resection.
  Pamir MN, Qzduman K, Dincer A, Yildiz E, Peker S, Ozek MM:
  J Neurosurg 112:57-69, January 2010
  
  
• Antisiphon device.
  Rekate HL:
  J Neurosurg Pediatrics 5:1-3, January 2010.
  
  
• Prevention of ventricular catheter obstruction and slit ventricle syndrome by the prophylactic use of the Integra antisiphon device in shunt therapy for pediatric hypertensive hydrocephalus: a 25-year follow-up study.
  Gruber RW, Roehrig B:
  J Neurosurg Pediatrics 5:4-16, January 2010.
  
  

December 2009

• Percutaneous transplantation of human umbilical cord blood-derived multipotent stem cell in a canine model of spinal cord injury
  Lee JH, Chang HS, Kang EH, Chung DJ, Choi CB, Lee JH, Hwang SH, Han H, Kim HY
  J Neurosurg Spine 11:749-757, December 2009.
  
  
• Prevention of ventricular catheter obstruction and slit ventricle syndrome by the prophylactic use of the Integra antisiphon device in shunt therapy for pediatric hypertensive hydrocephalus: a 25-year follow-up study.
  Gruber RW, Roehrig B:
  J Neurosurg Pediatrics 5:4-16, January 2010.
  
  

November 2009

• Importance of sagittal balance in determining the outcome of anterior versus posterior surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
  Fehlings MG, Gray R.
  J Neurosurg Spine 11:518-519, November 2009.
  
  
• Cervical spondylotic myelopathy associate with kyphosis or sagittal sigmoid alignment: outcome after anterior or posterior decompression
  Uchida K, Nakajima H, Sato R, Yayama T, Mwaka ES, Kobayashi S, Baba H.
  J Neurosurg Spine 11:521-528, November 2009.
  
  
• Posterior fosa dural arteriovenous fistulas
  Lanzino G, Boccardi E.
  J Neurosurg 111:887-888, November 2009.
  
  
• Dural arteriovenous fistulas draining into the petrosal vein or bridging vein of the medulla: possible homologs of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas
  Mitsuhashi Y, Aurboonyawat T, Pereira VM, Geibprasert S, Toulgoat F, Ozanne A, Lasjaunias P.
  J Neurosurg 111:889-899, November 2009.
  
  

October 2009

• A novel composite targeting method using high-field magnetic resonance imaging for subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation
  Toda H, Sawamoto N, Hanakawa T, Saiki H, Matsumoto S, Okumura R, Ishikawa M, Fukuyama H, Hashimoto
  J Neurosurg 111:737-745, October 2009.
  
  
• Clinical results of cervical myelopathy in patients older than 80 years of age: evaluation of spinal function with motor evoked potentials .
  Tanaka N, Nakanishi K, Fujimoto Y, Sasaki H, Kamel N, Hamasaki T, Yamada K, Yamamoto R, Nakamae T, Ochi M.
  J Neurosurg Spine 11:421-426, October 2009.
  
  

September 2009

• Anatomy of sacral nerve roots: clinical implications for neural repair.
  Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C., Allyson Tighe, M.Sc.
  J Neurosurg Spine 11:253-254, September 2009.
  
  
• Measurements and mapping of 282,420 nerve fibers in the S1-5 nerve roots .
  Hauck EF, Schwefer M, Wittkowski W, Bothe HW
  J Neurosurg Spine 11:255-263, September 2009.
  
  
• Survival and prognostic factors in a series of adults with medulloblastomas .
  Riffaud L, Saikali S, Leray E, Hamlat A, Haegelen C, Vauleon E, Lesimple T
  J Neurosurg 111: 478-487, September 2009.
  
  

August 2009

• Risk factors for postoperative systemic complications in elderly patients with
  brain tumors.
  Asano K, Nakano T, Takeda T, Ohkuma H
  Department of Neurosurgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan J Neurosurg 111:258-264, August 2009.
  
  
• Postoperative cerebrospinal fluid would leakage as a predictor of shunt infection:
  a prospective analysis of 205 cases.
  Jeelani NU, Kulkarni AV, DeSilva P, Thompson DNP, Hayward RD
  Department of Neurosurgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
  J Neurosurg Pediatrics 4:166-169, August 2009.
  
  

July 2009

• Effectiveness of ketamine in decreasing intracranial pressure in children with intracranial hypertension.
  Bar-Joseph G, Guilburd Y, Tamir A, Guilburd JN
  Paediatric Critical Care and Paediatric Neurosurgery, Meyer Children’s Hospital, Rambam Medical Center; and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, J Neurosurg Pediatrics 4:40-46, July 2009.
  
  
• Predictors and outcome of seizures after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage..
  Yan TM, Lin WC, Change WN, Ho JT, Wang HC, Tsai NW, Shih YT, Lu CH
  Departments of Neurosurgery, Radiology, and Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, J Neurosurg 111:87-93, 2009, July 2009.
  
  

June 2009

• Postoperative displacement of hydroxyapatite spacers implanted during double-door laminoplasty
  Clinical article
  Takashi Kaito, M.D., Noboru Hosono, M.D., Takahiro Makino, M.D., Noriyoshi Kaneko, M.D., Masato Namekata, M.D., and Takeshi Fuji, M.D.
  Department of Orthopedics, National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano; and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka Kosei-nenkin Hospital, Fukushima-ku, Osaka, Japan. J Neurosurg Spine 10:551-556, June 2009
  
  
• Morbidity in epilepsy surgery: an experience based on 2449 epilepsy surgery procedures from a single institution
  Clinical article
  Taner Tanriverdi, M.D., Abdulrazag Ajlan, M.D., Nicole Poulin, R.N., M.Ed., and Andre Olivier, M.D., Ph.D.
  Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. J Neurosurg 110:1111–1123, June 2009
  
  

May 2009

• Multilevel oblique corpectomy without fusion in managing cervical myelopathy: long-term outcome and stability evaluation in 268 patients
  Clinical article
  Salvatore Chibbaro, M.D., Giuseppe Mirone, M.D., Orphée Makiese, M.D., and Bernard George, M.D.
  Department of Neurosurgery, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France. J Neurosurg Spine 10:458-465, May 2009
  
  

March 2009

• Boost radiosurgery as a strategy after failure of initial management of pediatric primitive neuroectodermal tumors
  Clinical article
  Thomas Flannery, F.R.C.S.(Neuro.Surg), Ph.D.,^1,2 Hideyuki Kano, M.D., Ph.D.,¹
  Juan J. Martin, M.D.,¹ Ajay Niranjan, M.Ch.,¹ John C. Flickinger, M.D.,¹
  L. Dade Lunsford, M.D.,¹ and Douglas Kondziolka, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.¹ J Neurosurg Pediatrics 3:205-210 March 2009
  ¹Departments of Neurological Surgery and Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicineand the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and²Department of Neurosurgery,Royal Hospitals Trust, Belfast, Northern Ireland
  
  
• Stereotactic radiosurgery for primitive neuroectodermal tumors
  Editorial
  Frederick A. Boop, M.D. J Neurosurg Pediatrics 3: 203-204, March 2009
  Department of Neurosurgery, Semmes-Murphey Clinic, Memphis,Tennessee
  
  
• Intrathecal pressure monitoring and cerebrospinal fluid drainage in acute spinal cord injury: a prospective randomized trial
  Clinical article
  Brian K. Kwon, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C.,¹ Armin Curt, M.D.,⁴ Lise M. Belanger, R.N., M.S.N.,³Arlene Bernardo, R.N.,³ Donna Chan, R.N.,³ John A. Markez, M.A.Sc., B.Eng.,⁵ Stephen Gorelik, A.Sc.T.,⁵ Gerard P. Slobogean, M.D.,⁶ Hamed Umedaly, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.,¹ Mitch Giff in, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.,¹ Michael A. Nikolakis, M.D.,⁸ John Street, M.B., Ph.D.,¹ Michael C. Boyd, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.S.C.,² Scott Paquette, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.,² Charles G. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., F.R.C.S.C.,¹ and Marcel F. Dvorak, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.^{1
  1}Departments of Orthopaedics and ²Surgery (Division of Neurosurgery), Combined Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Spine Program, University of British Columbia; ³Vancouver Spine Program, Vancouver General Hospital; ⁴International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries; ⁵Healthcare Technology Management Department, Vancouver General Hospital; Departments of ⁶Orthopaedics and ⁷Anaesthesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and 8Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Alberta, Canada
  
  
• Is cerebrospinal fluid drainage safe and of potential therapeutic benefit after acute traumatic spinal cord injury?
  Editorial
  Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C. J Neurosurg Spine 10:179-180 March 2009
  Department of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Ontario,Canada
  
  

February 2009

• Endogenous stem cell proliferation induced by intravenous hedgehog agonist administration after contusion in the adult rat spinal cord
  Laboratory investigation
  Nicholas C. Bambakidis, M.D.,¹ Eric M. Horn, M.D.,² Peter Nakaji, M.D.,³
  Nicholas Theodore, M.D.,³ Elizabe th Bless, Ph.D.,⁴ Tammy Dellovade, Ph.D.,⁴
  Chiyuan Ma, M.D.,⁵ Xukui Wang, M.D.,³ Mark C. Preul, M.D.,³
  Step hen W. Coons, M.D.,,³ Robe rt F. Spe tzler, M.D.,³
  and Volker K. H. Sonn tag, M.D.³ J Neurosurg Spine 10:171-176, February 2009
  ¹Department of Neurological Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and NeurologicalInstitute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio;⁴Department of Neuroscience,Curis, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts; ²Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana;⁵Department of Neurosurgery, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University, School of Medicine, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; and ³Division of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
  
  

• Cervical myelopathy in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
  Clinical article
  Macondo Mochizuki, M.D.,¹ Atsuomi Aiba, M.D.,¹ Mitsuhiro Hashimoto, M.D.,¹
  Takayuki Fujiyoshi, M.D.,² and Masashi Yamazaki, M.D., Ph.D.² J Neurosurg Spine 10: 122-128 February 2009
  ¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Numazu City Hospital, Shizuoka; and ²Spine Section,
  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
  
  
• Hydrogen peroxide–induced stroke: elucidation of the mechanism in vivo
  Laboratory investigation
  Melike Mut, M.D., Ph.D.,¹ Muge Yemisci, M.D., Ph.D.,²
  Yasemin Gursoy-Ozdemir, M.D., Ph.D.,² and Ugur Ture, M.D.^{3
  1}Department of Neurosurgery, ²Institute of Neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Hacettepe University, Ankara; and ³Department of Neurosurgery, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
  
  

January 2009

• Effectiveness of surgical treatment for traumatic central cord syndrome
  Clinical article
  Liang Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Huilin Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Tongqi Yang, M.D.,
  Yaozeng Xu, M.D., Ph.D., Zhaohua Bao, M.D., and Tiansi Tang, M.D. J Neurosurg Spine 10:3-8, January 2009
  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China
  
  
• The timing of surgery in patients with central spinal cord injury
  Editorial
  Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C., and Babak Arvin, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.(SN) J Neurosurg Spine 10: 1-2, January 2009
  Krembil Neuroscience Centre Spinal Program, Toronto Western Hospital; and Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  

December 2008

• Psychosocial and neurocognitive performance after spontaneous nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage related to the APOE-ε4 genotype: a prospective 5-year follow-up study. Alex Alfieri, M.D.,^1,2 Vera Unterhuber, Psy.D.,³ Martina Pircher, Psy.D.,³ Andreas Schwarz, M.D.,² Roberto Gazzeri, M.D.,⁴ Michael Reinert, M.D.,⁵ and Hans R. Widmer, Ph.D.⁵.
  ¹Department of Neurosurgery, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany; Departments of ²Neurosurgery and ³Psychology, Central General Hospital, Bozen;⁴Department of Neurosurgery, San Giovanni Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy; and⁵Department of Neurosurgery, Bern Inselspital Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland; J Neurosurg 109:1019-1026, December 2008.
  
  
• Risk factors for closure of lamina after open-door laminoplasty
  Mastsumoto M, Watanabe K, Tsuji T, Ishil K, Takaishi H, Nakamura M, Toyama Y, Chiba K: Risk factors for closure of lamina after open- door laminoplasty. J Neurosurg Spine9:530-537, December 2008
  
  

November 2008

• Anterior approach to thoracic and lumbar spine lesions: results in 145 consecutive cases Giuseppe D'Aliberti, M.D.,¹ Giuseppe Talam onti, M.D.,¹ Fabio Villa, M.D.,¹Alberto Debernardi, M.D.,¹ Cosimo Vincenzo Sansalone, M.D.,² Andrea LaMaida , M.D.,³ Massimo Torre, M.D.,⁴and Massimo Collice, M.D.¹. J Neurosurg Spine 9:466-482, November 2008.
  Departments of ¹Neurosurgery, ²Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation and Special Surgery Unit, ³Orthopedic Surgery, and ⁴Thoracic Surgery, Niguarda Cà Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
  
  
• The biomechanics of vertebroplasty in multiple myeloma and metastatic bladder cancer: a preliminary cadaveric investigation
  Robert J. Oakland, Ph.D.,¹ Navin R. Furtado, M.R.C.S.,¹ Jake Timothy, F.R.C.S.,²and Richard M. Hall, Ph.D.1: J Neurosurg Spine 9:493-501, November 2008.
  ¹School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds; and ²Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom
  
  

October 2008

• Biomechanical evaluation of different asymmetrical posterior stabilization methods for minimally invasive tranforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PDF 2.47MB)
  Schleicher, P, Beth P, Ottenbacher A, Pflugmacher R, Scholz M, Schnake KJ, Haas, NP, Kandziora F; J Neurosurgery Spine 9:363-371, October 2008.
  ¹Centrum für Muskuloskeletale Chirurgie, Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Charité Uni-versitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin; and ²Neurochirurgische Abteilung, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Trier, Germany
  
  
• Do long-term results justify decompressive craniectomy after severe traumatic brain injury?(PDF 1.37MB)
  Morgalla MH, Will BE, Roser FL, Tatagiba M; J Neurosurgery Spine 9:363-371, October 2008.
  Department of Neurosurgery, University of Tuebingen, Germany

September 2008

• Increase in cerebral aerobic metabolism by normobaric hyperoxia after traumatic brain injury(PDF 972KB)
  Martin M. Tisdall, M.B.B.S.,¹ Ilias Tachtsidis, Ph.D.,² Terence S. Leung, Ph.D.,² Clare E. Elwell, Ph.D.,² and Martin Smith, M.B.B.S.^{1
  1}Department of Neuroanaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery; and ²Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom
  
  
• The natural history of the Chiari Type I anomaly (PDF 220KB)
  Federica Novegno, M.D., Massimo Caldarelli, M.D., Antonio Massa, M.D., Daniela Chieffo, Ph.D., Luca Massimi, M.D., Benedetta Pettorini, M.D., Gianpiero Tamburrini, M.D., And Concezio Di Rocco, M.D.
  Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
  
  

August 2008

• Incidence and risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications in elective intracranial surgery (PDF 796KB)
  Luciana Carrupt Machado Sogame, Ph.D.,¹ Milena Carlos Vidotto, Ph.D.,² José Roberto Jardim, M.D.,³ and Sonia Maria Faresin, M.D.^{4
  1}Department of Applied Physiotherapy, Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória; ²Respiratory Physiotherapy; ³Respiratory Division; and ⁴Surgical Risk Outpatient Clinic, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
  
  
• Predictive factors for subsequent vertebral fracture after percutaneous vertebroplasty
  (PDF 888KB)
  Yong Ahn, M.D., June Ho Lee, M.D., Ho-Yeon Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Sang-Ho Lee, M.D., Ph.D., And Sang-Hyun Keem, M.D.
  Department of Neurosurgery, Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  
  

Prior to 2008

• Complications and pitfalls of neuroendoscopic surgery in children. (PDF 3.38MB)
  Paola Peretta, Paola Ragazzi, Marcelo Galarza, Lorenzo Genitori, Flavio Giordano, Federico Mussa and Giuseppe Cinalli
  Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, "Regina Margherita" Children's Hospital, Turin; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Meyer Pediatric Hospital, Florence; and Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hosptial,
  Naples, Italy
  
  
• Cerebral hemodynamic changes gauged by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography in patients with posttraumatic brain swelling treated by surgical decompression.
  (PDF 252KB)
  Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, Roberto Hirsch, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Almir Ferreira De Andrade and Raul Marino Jr.
  Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University, Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
  
  
• Ruptured occipitocervical teratoma mimicking an upper cervical myelomeningocele. Case report. (PDF 305KB)
  Majid Dadmehr, Farideh Nejat, Saeed Ansari and Zohreh Habibi
  Department of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  
  
• Conus medullaris schistosomiasis (PDF 234KB).
  Feng Wan, Ling Li, Jingcao Chen, Jian Chen, Ting Lei, Delin Xue, Hongquan Niu, Kai Shu, Ping Zhang, Zhengming Yang and Yuping Wang
  Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China
  
  
• Von Hippel–Lindau disease germline mutations in Mexican patients with cerebellar hemangioblastoma. (PDF 129KB)
  Astrid Rasmussen, Sonia Nava-Salazar, Petra Yescas, Elisa Alonso, Rogelio Revuelta, Iván Ortiz, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros, María Teresa Tusié-Luna and
  Marisol López-López
  Department of Neurogenetics and Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez; Biological Graduate Sciences Program, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; Chemistry Faculty, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Nuerosurgery Division, Instituto Nacional de Neurologíay Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez; Molecular Biology and Genomic Medicine Unit, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición de México; and Biologic Systems Department, CBS Division, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, México City, México
  
  
• Evaluation, management, and long-term follow up of vein of Galen malformations.
  (PDF 134KB)
  Arun Kumar Gupta, Vedula Rajani Kanth Rao, Dandu Ravi Varma, Tirur R. Kapilamoorthy, Chandrasekharan Kesavadas, Thamburaj Krishnamoorthy, Bejoy Thomas, Narendra K. Bodhey and Sukalyan Purkayastha
  Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India.
  
  
• Cavernous malformations of the brainstem in infants. Report of two cases and review of the literature (PDF 355KB)
  Bruno P. Braga, MD; Leodante B. Costa Jr., MD; Sergio Lemos, MD; and Benjamin Guimaraes and Marcelo D. Vilela, MD
  Foundation and Affiliated Hospitals; and Hospital Mater Dei, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  
  
• Surgical treatment of 40 patients with thoracic ossification of the ligamentum flavum
  (PDF 349KB)
  Fangcai Li, MD; Qixin Chen, MD and Kan Xu, MD
  Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China
  
  
• Simultaneous end to side coaptations of two severed nerves to a single healthy nerve in rats(PDF 709KB)
  Serhat Ozbek, MD and M. Ayberk Kurt, MD
  Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Anatomy, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
  
  
• Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy alone and combined with choroid plexus cauterization in infants younger than 1 year of age: a prospective study in 550 African children(PDF 134KB)
  Benhamin C. Warf, MD
  CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda, Mbale, Republic of Uganda