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Minimally invasive lateral mass screws in the treatment of cervical facet dislocations: technical noteMichael Y Wang
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Neurosurgery 52:444-7; discussion 447-8. 2003..This technique provides rigid three-dimensional fixation, restores the dorsal tension band, and provides highly effective stabilization in patients with many types of traumatic injuries...- Peripheral nerve grafts promoting central nervous system regeneration after spinal cord injury in the primateAllan D O Levi
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Neurosurg 96:197-205. 2002.... - Clinical application of modest hypothermia after spinal cord injuryAllan D Levi
Department of Neurological Surgery, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Neurotrauma 26:407-15. 2009.... - Acute spinal cord injuryRicardo Cortez
Allan D Levi, MD, PhD Department of Neurological Surgery, The University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Lois Pope LIFE Center, 1095 Northwest 14th Terrace, D4 6, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Curr Treat Options Neurol 9:115-25. 2007..It is our opinion that early recognition of spinal cord injury and careful management in an intensive care setting can prevent many of the medical complications that are the major source of morbidity and mortality in these patients... - The surgical management of symptomatic peripheral nerve sheath tumorsAllan D Levi
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Neurosurgery 66:833-40. 2010..To determine the clinical presentation and morbidity of the surgical management of peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNSTs)... - Neurologic deterioration secondary to unrecognized spinal instability following trauma--a multicenter studyAllan D Levi
Department of Neurosurgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 31:451-8. 2006..A retrospective study was undertaken that evaluated the medical records and imaging studies of a subset of patients with spinal injury from large level I trauma centers... - Clinical outcomes using modest intravascular hypothermia after acute cervical spinal cord injuryAllan D Levi
Department of Neurological Surgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Neurosurgery 66:670-7. 2010..Although a number of neuroprotective strategies have been tested after spinal cord injury (SCI), no treatments have been established as a standard of care... - An anatomical study of the lumbosacral plexus as related to the minimally invasive transpsoas approach to the lumbar spineDavid M Benglis
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 10:139-44. 2009.... - Modification of Wright's technique for placement of bilateral crossing C2 translaminar screws: technical noteAndrew Jea
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Lois Pope LIFE Center, 1095 NW 14th Terrace, D4 6, 2nd Floor, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Spine J 8:656-60. 2008..Although the risk of vertebral artery injury has been essentially eliminated, the authors recognize that neurologic injury from breakthrough of the inner cortex of the lamina by the drill or screw is still a possibility... - Acute traumatic central cord syndrome--experience using surgical decompression with open-door expansile cervical laminoplastyJuan Uribe
Department of Neurosurgey, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Surg Neurol 63:505-10; discussion 510. 2005..Open-door expansile cervical laminoplasty is a safe, low-morbidity, decompressive procedure, and in our patients did not produce neurological deterioration... - Evaluation of DuraGen in preventing peridural fibrosis in rabbits. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2005Claudio E Tatsui
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 4:51-9. 2006..DuraGen was more effective than a fat graft in preventing epidural fibrosis but not significantly different from that occurring in control animals... - Peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the foot and ankleJaime A Carvajal
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Foot Ankle Int 32:163-7. 2011..This study reports a large series of foot and ankle PNSTs surgically treated at a single institution... - Open-door expansile cervical laminoplastyElizabeth Vitarbo
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurgery 60:S154-9. 2007..The current article reviews the indications, techniques, and outcome data for cervical laminoplasty. Complications of laminoplasty and comparison to laminectomy outcomes are also discussed... - An analysis of postoperative thigh symptoms after minimally invasive transpsoas lumbar interbody fusionMatthew D Cummock
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:11-8. 2011..Retraction of the psoas is becoming recognized as a cause of transient postoperative thigh pain, numbness, paresthesias, and weakness. However, few reports have described the nature of thigh symptoms after this procedure... - Surgical management of a giant plexiform neurofibroma of the lower extremityAndrew L Ross
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
World Neurosurg 75:754-7. 2011..Surgical closure is best managed with local flaps, and postoperative lymphedema is best managed with passive drainage and compressive dressings... - Surgical management of post-traumatic syringomyeliaChristopher M Bonfield
Department of Neurological Surgery, UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:S245-58. 2010..Systematic review... - Cervical subarachnoid catheter placement for continuous cerebrospinal fluid drainage: a safe and efficacious alternative to the classic lumbar cistern drainHamad I Farhat
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurgery 68:52-6; discussion 56. 2011..In certain cases, such as extensive previous lumbar surgery, a lumbar drain cannot be used. In such instances, a cervical CSF drain can be inserted via a lateral C1-2 puncture and provides an excellent and safe alternative... - A prospective, randomized trial comparing expansile cervical laminoplasty and cervical laminectomy and fusion for multilevel cervical myelopathyGlen R Manzano
Department of Neurological Surgery and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurgery 70:264-77. 2012..Controversy exists as to the best posterior operative procedure to treat multilevel compressive cervical spondylotic myelopathy... - Transplantation of human bone marrow-derived stromal cells into the contused spinal cord of nude ratsRishi N Sheth
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 8:153-62. 2008..In the present study, hMSCs were transplanted into an area of spinal cord contusion in nude rats to determine their survival, differentiation, potential for neuroprotection, and influence on axonal growth and functional recovery... - Hypothermic treatment for acute spinal cord injuryW Dalton Dietrich
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136 1060, USA
Neurotherapeutics 8:229-39. 2011..TH remains an experimental clinical approach and randomized multicenter trials are needed to critically evaluate this potentially exciting therapeutic intervention targeting this patient population... - A comprehensive review of the safety profile of bone morphogenetic protein in spine surgeryDavid Benglis
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Neurosurgery 62:ONS423-31; discussion ONS431. 2008..In this review, we provide the reader with a historical perspective on BMP, current and past research to support its use in spinal procedures, and a critical analysis of the complications reported thus far... - Neurologic findings of craniovertebral junction diseaseDavid Benglis
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurgery 66:13-21. 2010..We categorized the various pathologies of the craniovertebral junction and their unique neurologic presentations. New developments in the fields of neuroscience of spinal tract lesioning are also discussed... - An unusual case of footdrop: anterior disc herniation mimicking a nerve sheath tumorHoward B Levene
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurgery 66:E419-20; discussion E420. 2010..Usually, the herniated disc is described as being at the lateral edge of the neural foramen. Herniated discs that lodge beyond this location need to be included in the differential of retroperitoneal lesions impinging on nerve roots... - Minimally invasive anterolateral approaches for the treatment of back pain and adult degenerative deformityDavid M Benglis
Department of Neurosurgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurgery 63:191-6. 2008.... - Treatment of a persistent iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid-pleural fistula with a cadaveric dural-pleural graftScott J Raffa
Department of Neurological Surgery, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Lois Pope LIFE Center, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Spine J 9:e25-9. 2009..When direct suturing of the dural defect is not possible, techniques for indirect repair must be considered... - Transplantation of autologous Schwann cells for the repair of segmental peripheral nerve defectsBrian Hood
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
Neurosurg Focus 26:E4. 2009.... - Postoperative fibrosis after surgical treatment of the porcine spinal cord: a comparison of dural substitutes. Invited submission from the Joint Section Meeting on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2004Iftikharul Haq
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Departments of Neurosurgery and Neuropathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 2:50-4. 2005..001). The Preclude dural substitute consistently demonstrated encapsulation and arachnoidal reaction. There was no evidence of implant-related adverse effects on the underlying pia mater and white matter regardless of the substitute type... - Minimally invasive repair of spontaneous intracranial hypotensionHamad I Farhat
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Neurosurg 114:505-9. 2011..All patients had multiple spinal diverticula with an identified leaking level. The patients were treated using a minimally invasive approach via surgical correction of the meningeal diverticulum... - Vertically unstable type III odontoid fractures: case reportAndrew Jea
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Neurosurgery 58:E797; discussion E797. 2006..It is important to keep a high level of suspicion for this unusual subtype of Type III odontoid fracture... - Leiomyosarcoma metastases to the spine. Case series and review of the literatureMohamed Samy A Elhammady
Department of Neurological Surgery, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 6:178-83. 2007..Attempted gross-total resection with fusion, as opposed to minimal palliative decompression, is recommended... - The role of the sternocleidomastoid muscle flap for esophageal fistula repair in anterior cervical spine surgeryRamon Navarro
Department of Neurological Surgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Spine 30:E617-22. 2005..An SCM flap appeared to improve the time in initiating oral intake without any significant morbidity... - Split cord malformation with associated type IV spinal cord perimedullary arteriovenous fistula. Case reportElizabeth A Vitarbo
Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 3:400-4. 2005..The potential coexistence of SCM and perimedullary AVF has significant clinical implications and its recognition is critically important prior to surgical treatment... - Bone marrow stromal cells for repair of the spinal cord: towards clinical applicationRishi D S Nandoe Tewarie
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Cell Transplant 15:563-77. 2006..We will also assess the potential and possible pitfalls for use of BMSCs in humans and ongoing clinical trials... - Labeling Schwann cells with CFSE-an in vitro and in vivo studyXiuming Li
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
J Neurosci Methods 125:83-91. 2003..These results suggest that CFSE can be used as a fluorescent tracer of human SCs for both in vitro and in vivo studies, for a period of at least 4 weeks... - Pathological features including apoptosis in subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy. Case report and review of the literatureMubarak Al-Ghatany
Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Neurosurg Spine 2:619-23. 2005..They discuss the various theories that have been proposed thus far, to place the role of apoptosis in perspective and use their case as an illustration...