Jean Pierre Farmer

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Affiliation: McGill University
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Impact of selective posterior rhizotomy on fine motor skills. Long-term results using a validated evaluative measure
    Sandeep Mittal
    Division of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, P.Q, Canada
    Pediatr Neurosurg 36:133-41. 2002
  2. ncbi Long-term functional outcome after selective posterior rhizotomy
    Sandeep Mittal
    Division of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
    J Neurosurg 97:315-25. 2002
  3. ncbi Selective dorsal rhizotomies in the treatment of spasticity related to cerebral palsy
    Jean Pierre Farmer
    The Montreal Children s Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Room C 811, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, QC, H3H 1P3, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 23:991-1002. 2007
  4. ncbi Spinal deformities following selective dorsal rhizotomy
    Jeff Dror Golan
    Department of Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Neurosurg 106:441-9. 2007
  5. ncbi Genome-wide profiling using single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays identifies novel chromosomal imbalances in pediatric glioblastomas
    Hui Qi Qu
    Montreal Children s Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Que, Canada, H3H 1P3
    Neuro Oncol 12:153-63. 2010
  6. ncbi Reversible coma in children after improper baclofen pump insertion
    Keith J Anderson
    Department of Pediatric Anaesthesia, Neurosurgery and Oncology Montreal Childrens Hospital, McGill University Healthcare Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Paediatr Anaesth 12:454-60. 2002
  7. ncbi Does ketamine affect intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring in children undergoing selective posterior rhizotomy?
    Chantal Frigon
    Department of Anesthesia, The Montreal Children s Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    Paediatr Anaesth 18:831-7. 2008
  8. ncbi Genetic aberrations leading to MAPK pathway activation mediate oncogene-induced senescence in sporadic pilocytic astrocytomas
    Karine Jacob
    Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
    Clin Cancer Res 17:4650-60. 2011
  9. ncbi Neurofibromatosis type 1 and the pediatric neurosurgeon: a 20-year institutional review
    Jean Pierre Farmer
    Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children s Hospital, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Pediatr Neurosurg 37:122-36. 2002
  10. ncbi Functional performance following selective posterior rhizotomy: long-term results determined using a validated evaluative measure
    Sandeep Mittal
    Division of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
    J Neurosurg 97:510-8. 2002

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Impact of selective posterior rhizotomy on fine motor skills. Long-term results using a validated evaluative measure
    Sandeep Mittal
    Division of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, P.Q, Canada
    Pediatr Neurosurg 36:133-41. 2002
    ..This study supports that significant improvements in upper extremity fine motor function using the PDMS evaluative measure are present after SPR and that these suprasegmental benefits are durable...
  2. ncbi Long-term functional outcome after selective posterior rhizotomy
    Sandeep Mittal
    Division of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
    J Neurosurg 97:315-25. 2002
    ..The authors conclude that SPR in conjunction with intraoperative stimulation is valuable for permanently alleviating lower-limb spasticity while augmenting motor function...
  3. ncbi Selective dorsal rhizotomies in the treatment of spasticity related to cerebral palsy
    Jean Pierre Farmer
    The Montreal Children s Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Room C 811, 2300 Tupper Street, Montreal, QC, H3H 1P3, Canada
    Childs Nerv Syst 23:991-1002. 2007
    ..In addition, shorter follow-up randomized controlled studies have compared the outcome of patients having undergone physiotherapy alone with those that received physiotherapy after selective dorsal rhizotomy...
  4. ncbi Spinal deformities following selective dorsal rhizotomy
    Jeff Dror Golan
    Department of Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    J Neurosurg 106:441-9. 2007
    ..Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) has been shown to provide considerable benefit to children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). The authors sought to evaluate the risks of postoperative spinal deformities in patients following SDR...
  5. ncbi Genome-wide profiling using single-nucleotide polymorphism arrays identifies novel chromosomal imbalances in pediatric glioblastomas
    Hui Qi Qu
    Montreal Children s Hospital, 2300 Tupper, Montreal, Que, Canada, H3H 1P3
    Neuro Oncol 12:153-63. 2010
    ..It further shows that, despite commonalities in a few CNAs, pGBM and aGBMs are two different diseases...
  6. ncbi Reversible coma in children after improper baclofen pump insertion
    Keith J Anderson
    Department of Pediatric Anaesthesia, Neurosurgery and Oncology Montreal Childrens Hospital, McGill University Healthcare Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Paediatr Anaesth 12:454-60. 2002
    ..We suspect that improper technique resulted in an inadvertent administration of an intrathecal baclofen bolus. We suggest ways to minimize this risk...
  7. ncbi Does ketamine affect intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring in children undergoing selective posterior rhizotomy?
    Chantal Frigon
    Department of Anesthesia, The Montreal Children s Hospital, Montreal, Canada
    Paediatr Anaesth 18:831-7. 2008
    ..Specifically, we sought to determine if low dose ketamine given as part of the anesthesia was associated with changes in intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring in patients who underwent selective posterior rhizotomy...
  8. ncbi Genetic aberrations leading to MAPK pathway activation mediate oncogene-induced senescence in sporadic pilocytic astrocytomas
    Karine Jacob
    Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
    Clin Cancer Res 17:4650-60. 2011
    ..Somatic genetic abnormalities affecting this pathway occur in the majority of pilocytic astrocytomas (PA), the most prevalent brain neoplasm in children. We investigated whether OIS is induced in PA...
  9. ncbi Neurofibromatosis type 1 and the pediatric neurosurgeon: a 20-year institutional review
    Jean Pierre Farmer
    Department of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children s Hospital, Montreal, Que, Canada
    Pediatr Neurosurg 37:122-36. 2002
    ..Nonenhancing optic pathway lesions could be followed up radiographically much less often since they do not show progression...
  10. ncbi Functional performance following selective posterior rhizotomy: long-term results determined using a validated evaluative measure
    Sandeep Mittal
    Division of Neurosurgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Quebec, Canada
    J Neurosurg 97:510-8. 2002
    ..The authors conclude that SPR performed using intraoperative stimulation is valuable in the augmentation of motor function and self-care skills essential to the performance of ADL...
  11. ncbi Posterior quadrantic epilepsy surgery: technical variants, surgical anatomy, and case series
    Roy Thomas Daniel
    Department of Neurosurgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, Tamil Nadu, India
    Epilepsia 48:1429-37. 2007
    ..We also describe the microsurgical technique of the different surgical variants used, along with their functional neuroanatomy...