August 2012 Issue of NEUROSURGERY is Now Online
The August 2012 issue of Neurosurgery is now online and full-text access is available for print subscribers. Non-subscribers may access all article abstracts and the full-text of selected articles.
SCIENCE TIMES
Novel Triple-Modality Molecular Imaging Approach Holds Promise for Improving Brain Tumor Resection
Monaco, Edward A. III; Friedlander, Robert M.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Oxygen Challenge Technique Replaced PET in Ischemic Penumbra
Kim, Jeong Gyun; Kim, Jeong Eun
The Role of Notch in Development and Regression of Vascular Fistulas
Komotar, Ricardo J.; Starke, Robert M.; Connolly, E. Sander
Closing the Loop in Neuromodulation: Concurrent Sensing and Stimulation
Richardson, R. Mark
Evaluating the Accuracy of Robotic Assistance in Spine Surgery
Cahill, K.S.; Wang, M.Y.
HCAHPS Replaces Press Ganey Survey as Quality Measure for Patient Hospital Experience
Zusman, Edie E.
Deep Brain Stimulation of Entorhinal Cortex Shows Early Promise for Enhancement of Memory Function
Cheng, J.J.; Anderson, W.S.
Case Volumes in Vascular Neurosurgery: Potential Implications for Comprehensive Stroke Center Designation
Rahme, Rudy J.; Veznedaroglu, Erol; Batjer, H. Hunt; Bendok, Bernard R.
Getting a Neural Stem Cell From a Fibroblast
Berry, Nicholas; Gursel, Demirkan B.; Boockvar, John A.
Predicting Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth With a Spot
Chi, John H.
High Strength Silk Protein Scaffolds: The Future of Spinal Fusions
Parry, Phillip V.; Engh, Johnathan A.
COVER ESSAY
Biometric Technology in Law Enforcement
Walker, Darin R.
REVIEW
Obesity and Brain Addiction Circuitry: Implications for Deep Brain Stimulation
Taghva, Alexander; Corrigan, John D.; Rezai, Ali R.
The Frontotemporal (Pterional) Approach: An Historical Perspective
Altay, Tamer; Couldwell, William T.
Cancer Immunoediting in Malignant Glioma
Dunn, Gavin P.; Fecci, Peter E.; Curry, William T.
A Systematic Review of Nerve Transfer and Nerve Repair for the Treatment of Adult Upper Brachial Plexus Injury
Yang, Lynda J.-S.; Chang, Kate W.-C.; Chung, Kevin C.
RESEARCH-HUMAN-CLINICAL STUDIES
Long-term Results of Enterprise Stent-Assisted Coiling of Cerebral Aneurysms
Fargen, Kyle M.; Hoh, Brian L.; Welch, Babu G.; Pride, G. Lee; Lanzino, Giuseppe; Boulos, Alan S.; Carpenter, Jeffrey S.; Rai, Ansaar; Veznedaroglu, Erol; Ringer, Andrew; Rodriguez-Mercado, Rafael; Kan, Peter; Siddiqui, Adnan; Levy, Elad I.; Mocco, J
Godoy, Daniel A.; Rabinstein, Alejandro A.; Biestro, Alberto; Ainslie, Philip N.; Di Napoli, Mario
Grafting the C5 Root to the Musculocutaneous Nerve Partially Restores Hand Sensation in Complete Palsies of the Brachial Plexus
Bertelli, Jayme Augusto; Ghizoni, Marcos Flávio
Risk Factors for Acute Subdural Hematoma From Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture
Biesbroek, J. Matthijs; Rinkel, Gabriel J.E.; Algra, Ale; van der Sprenkel, Jan Willem Berkelbach
Surgical Treatment of Spinal Extradural Arachnoid Cysts in the Thoracolumbar Spine
Funao, Haruki; Nakamura, Masaya; Hosogane, Naobumi; Watanabe, Kota; Tsuji, Takashi; Ishii, Ken; Kamata, Michihiro; Toyama, Yoshiaki; Chiba, Kazuhiro; Matsumoto, Morio
Advanced Technical Skills Are Required for Microsurgical Clipping of Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms in the Endovascular Era
Sanai, Nader; Caldwell, Nolan; Englot, Dario J.; Lawton, Michael T.
Silent Corticotroph Adenomas: Emory University Cohort and Comparison With ACTH-Negative Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
Ioachimescu, Adriana G.; Eiland, Leslie; Chhabra, Vaninder S.; Mastrogianakis, Gena M.; Schniederjan, Matthew J.; Brat, Daniel; Pileggi, Anthony V.; Oyesiku, Nelson M.
Mapping Sensorimotor Cortex With Slow Cortical Potential Resting-State Networks While Awake and Under Anesthesia
Breshears, Jonathan D.; Gaona, Charles M.; Roland, Jarod L.; Sharma, Mohit; Bundy, David T.; Shimony, Joshua S.; Rashid, Samiya; Eisenman, Lawrence N.; Hogan, R. Edward; Snyder, Abraham Z.; Leuthardt, Eric C.
Rate of Return to Military Active Duty After Single Level Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A 5-Year Retrospective Review
Tumialán, Luis M.; Ponton, Ryan P.; Riccio, Anthony I.; Gluf, Wayne M.
Shorter Disease Duration Correlates With Improved Long-term Deep Brain Stimulation Outcomes in Young-Onset DYT1 Dystonia
Markun, Leslie C.; Starr, Philip A.; Air, Ellen L.; Marks, William J. Jr; Volz, Monica M.; Ostrem, Jill L.
The Use of Diffusion Tensor Images of the Corticospinal Tract in Intrinsic Brain Tumor Surgery: A Comparison With Direct Subcortical Stimulation
Zolal, Amir; Hejcl, Aleš; Vachata, Petr; Bartoš, Robert; Humhej, Ivan; Malucelli, Alberto; Nováková, Martina; Hrach, Karel; Derner, Milouš; Sameš, Martin
Impact of Magnitude and Percentage of Global Sagittal Plane Correction on Health-Related Quality of Life at 2-Years Follow-Up
Blondel, Benjamin; Schwab, Frank; Ungar, Benjamin; Smith, Justin; Bridwell, Keith; Glassman, Steven; Shaffrey, Christopher; Farcy, Jean-Pierre; Lafage, Virginie
Hemorrhage From Arteriovenous Malformations During Pregnancy
Gross, Bradley A.; Du, Rose
Posterior-Only Approach for En Bloc Sacrectomy: Clinical Outcomes in 36 Consecutive Patients
Clarke, Michelle J.; Dasenbrock, Hormuzdiyar; Bydon, Ali; Sciubba, Daniel M.; McGirt, Matthew J.; Hsieh, Patrick C.; Yassari, Reza; Gokaslan, Ziya L.; Wolinsky, Jean-Paul
Reoperative Hemispherectomy for Intractable Epilepsy: A Report of 36 Patients
Vadera, Sumeet; Moosa, Ahsan N.V.; Jehi, Lara; Gupta, Ajay; Kotagal, Prakash; Lachhwani, Deepak; Wyllie, Elaine; Bingaman, William
Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Trigeminal Schwannomas
Champ, Colin E.; Mishra, Mark V.; Shi, Wenyin; Siglin, Joshua; Werner-Wasik, Maria; Andrews, David W.; Evans, James J.
Is Packing Density Important in Stent-Assisted Coiling?
Chalouhi, Nohra; Dumont, Aaron S.; Hasan, David; Tjoumakaris, Stavropoula; Gonzalez, L. Fernando; Starke, Robert M.; Dalyai, Richard; El Moursi, Sedeek; Rosenwasser, Robert; Jabbour, Pascal
RESEARCH-HUMAN-CLINICAL TRIALS
The SILVER (Silver Impregnated Line Versus EVD Randomized Trial): A Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Reduce the Rate of External Ventricular Drain Infection
Har Keong, Nicole Chwee; Bulters, Diederik Olivier; Richards, Hugh K.; Farrington, Mark; Sparrow, Owen C.; Pickard, John D.; Hutchinson, Peter J.; Kirkpatrick, Peter J.
Intraspinal Stem Cell Transplantation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Phase I Safety Trial, Technical Note, and Lumbar Safety Outcomes
Riley, Jonathan; Federici, Thais; Polak, Meraida; Kelly, Crystal; Glass, Jonathan; Raore, Bethwel; Taub, Jason; Kesner, Vita; Feldman, Eva L.; Boulis, Nicholas M.
CONCEPTS, INNOVATIONS, AND TECHNIQUES
High-Definition Fiber Tractography of the Human Brain: Neuroanatomical Validation and Neurosurgical Applications
Fernandez-Miranda, Juan C.; Pathak, Sudhir; Engh, Johnathan; Jarbo, Kevin; Verstynen, Timothy; Yeh, Fang-Cheng; Wang, Yibao; Mintz, Arlan; Boada, Fernando; Schneider, Walter; Friedlander, Robert
Differences in Metabolism of Fiber Tract Alterations in Gliomas: A Combined Fiber Density Mapping and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Study
Stadlbauer, Andreas; Hammen, Thilo; Buchfelder, Michael; Bachmair, Johanna; Dörfler, Arnd; Nimsky, Christopher; Ganslandt, Oliver
Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Transventricular Lamina Terminalis Fenestration for Hydrocephalus
Rangel-Castilla, Leonardo; Hwang, Steven W.; Jea, Andrew; Torres-Corzo, Jaime
RESEARCH-ANIMAL
Fluid Outflow in a Large-Animal Model of Posttraumatic Syringomyelia
Wong, Johnny; Hemley, Sarah; Jones, Nigel; Cheng, Shaokoon; Bilston, Lynne; Stoodley, Marcus
BOOK REVIEW
Book Review: Evidence-Based Management of Epilepsy
Ojemann, Jeffrey G.
CASE REPORT
Primary Spinal Marginal Zone Lymphoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Ahmadi, Sebastian A.; Frank, Stephan; Hänggi, Daniel; Eicker, Sven O.
Complications After Treatment With Pipeline Embolization for Giant Distal Intracranial Aneurysms With or Without Coil Embolization
Siddiqui, Adnan H.; Kan, Peter; Abla, Adib A.; Hopkins, L. Nelson; Levy, Elad I.
CORRESPONDENCE
Journal Club: Intraoperative Confocal Microscopy for Brain Tumors: A Feasibility Analysis in Humans
Swanson, Kyle I.; Rocque, Brandon G.
Covered Carotid Stents
Bozzani, Antonio; Arici, Vittorio; Odero, Attilio
In Reply
Manzano, Glen R.; Casella, Gizelda; Wang, Michael Y.; Vanni, Steven; Levi, Allan D.
Twiglike Middle Cerebral Arteries
Rodríguez-Hernández, Ana; Miric, Susanna; Lawton, Michael T.
In Reply
Seo, Byung-Sun; Lee, Yoon-Soo; Lee, Jeong-Ho; Ryu, Kee-Young; Kang, Dong-Gee; Lee, Hyuk-Gee
Intracranial Pressure vs Intracranial Pressure-Wave Amplitude
Teles, Alisson Roberto; Franceschini, Paulo Roberto; Kraemer, Jorge Luiz
In Reply
Eide, Per Kristian; Bentsen, Gunnar; Sorteberg, Angelika G.; Marthinsen, Pål Bache; Stubhaug, Audun; Sorteberg, Wilhelm
In Reply
MacDonald, Joel D.
Regarding Failure of Percutaneous Remodeling of the Ligamentum Flavum and Lamina for Neurogenic Claudication
Chopko, Bohdan W.
In Reply
Fourney, Daryl R.
Spinal Cord Stimulation and Psychosomatic Conditions
Grasso, Giovanni; Graziano, Francesca; Iacopino, Domenico Gerardo