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Cadaveric evaluation of minimally invasive posterolateral thoracic corpectomy: a comparison of 3 approachesAlfred T Ogden
Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 22:524-9. 2009..A cadaver study comparing 3 different minimally invasive approaches to the anterior thoracic spine...
Hyperosmolar agents in neurosurgical practice: the evolving role of hypertonic salineAlfred T Ogden
The Neurological Institute, Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Neurosurgery 57:207-15; discussion 207-15. 2005..Hypertonic saline is emerging as an alternative to mannitol. Early data suggest that indications for each agent may ultimately depend on ICP etiology...
Defective receptor expression and dendritic cell differentiation of monocytes in glioblastomasAlfred T Ogden
Department of Neurological Surgery, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Neurosurgery 59:902-9; discussion 909-10. 2006..This study seeks to develop understanding of the phenotypic changes that occur in circulating monocytes of patients with intracranial cancer and to assess the ability of these cells to differentiate into mature dendritic cells...
Minimally invasive resection of intramedullary ependymoma: case reportAlfred T Ogden
The Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Neurosurgery 65:E1203-4; discussion E1204. 2009..This report illustrates the adequacy of minimally invasive exposure for the resection of an intramedullary ependymoma...
Biomechanical comparison of traditional and minimally invasive intradural tumor exposures using finite element analysisAlfred T Ogden
Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, The Neurological Institute, 710 W 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 24:143-7. 2009..No biomechanical data exist however evaluating the effects of traditional and minimally invasive exposures...
Anterior approach to cervical intramedullary pilocytic astrocytoma. Case reportAlfred T Ogden
Department of Neurological Surgery, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 9:253-7. 2008..Selected intramedullary tumors can be safely removed via an anterior approach. This approach avoids the typical sensory dysfunction associated with posterior midline myelotomy...
Platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) expression in primary spinal cord gliomasJason A Ellis
Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Medical Center, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Neurooncol 106:235-42. 2012..Further studies investigating the prognostic significance of PDGFR expression as well as the role of PDGF signaling on the development of intramedullary spinal cord gliomas are warranted...
A biomechanical evaluation of graded posterior element removal for treatment of lumbar stenosis: comparison of a minimally invasive approach with two standard laminectomy techniquesLacey Bresnahan
Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, 676 North St Clair, Chicago, IL 60611 2922, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:17-23. 2009....
Clinical outcomes after microendoscopic discectomy for recurrent lumbar disc herniationJustin S Smith
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 23:30-4. 2010..Retrospective review of consecutive case series...
Minimally invasive posterior thoracic fusionJustin S Smith
Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Neurosurg Focus 25:E9. 2008..The topic is divided by pathology into sections including trauma, deformity, spinal column tumors, and osteomyelitis...
Preferential in situ CD4+CD56+ T cell activation and expansion within human glioblastomaAllen Waziri
Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Immunol 180:7673-80. 2008..We propose that GBM has a unique capacity to recruit and activate CD4(+)CD56(+) T cells, a population that has not been previously described within human tumors...
Identification of A2B5+CD133- tumor-initiating cells in adult human gliomasAlfred T Ogden
Department of Neurological Surgery, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Neurosurgery 62:505-14; discussion 514-5. 2008..However, human gliomas also contain an abundance of cells that closely resemble more differentiated glial progenitors. Animal model studies have shown that these cells also possess the capacity to form malignant gliomas...
Medulloblasoma: challenges for effective immunotherapyAdam M Sonabend
Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute, New York Presbyterian Columbia University, 710 West 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
J Neurooncol 108:1-10. 2012..The specificity of tumor antigens present in medulloblastoma is also discussed along with a summary of early clinical immunotherapy results...
Intramedullary inclusion cysts of the cervicothoracic junction. Report of two cases in adults and review of the literatureAlfred T Ogden
Department of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 7:236-42. 2007..The authors also include a relevant literature discussion regarding the treatment and the embryological origin of these lesions...
Spinal cord bypass surgery with intercostal and spinal accessory nerves: an anatomical feasibility study in human cadaversRaqeeb M Haque
Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:178-86. 2012..This report details the feasibility of using spinal accessory nerves to bypass cervical SCI and intercostal nerves to bypass thoracolumbar SCI in human cadavers...
Retroviral delivery of platelet-derived growth factor to spinal cord progenitor cells drives the formation of intramedullary gliomasJason A Ellis
Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Neurosurgery 70:198-204; discussion 204. 2012..The transforming effects of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) on spinal cord glial progenitor cells may play an important role in the development of these tumors...
Operative management of spinal hemangioblastomaChristopher E Mandigo
Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
Neurosurgery 65:1166-77. 2009....
Obesity and self-reported outcome after minimally invasive lumbar spinal fusion surgeryDavid S Rosen
Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center and Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Neurosurgery 63:956-60; discussion 960. 2008..Many patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion are overweight or obese. The relationship between body habitus and outcome after lumbar spine fusion surgery is not well defined...
Surgical strategies for treating patients with pineal region tumorsJeffrey N Bruce
Department of Neurological Surgery, The Neurological Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
J Neurooncol 69:221-36. 2004..Selective incorporation of these innovations can be expected to improve the already highly favorable outcome for all pineal region tumors...
Intraorbital and intracranial soft-tissue glomus tumor in an 8-year-old child. Case reportTodd C Hankinson
Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 1:389-91. 2008..The patient was treated with adjuvant proton-beam radiotherapy. At 24 months follow-up her proptosis and sixth cranial nerve palsy had resolved and there was no evidence of tumor recurrence...
Autologous adjuvant linked fibroblasts induce anti-glioma immunity: implications for development of a glioma vaccineAndrew T Parsa
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
J Neurooncol 64:77-87. 2003..In this study we describe an in vitro model of active immunotherapy using autologous fibroblasts as immunogen. Correlative results from glioma patients immunized with autologous fibroblasts are also described...
