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Lumbar discal cyst causing bilateral radiculopathyKwak Hyung-Jun
Department of Neurosurgery, Dong Gwang Ju Woori Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
Surg Neurol Int 2:21. 2011..To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of discal cyst resulting in bilateral radiculopathy...
Recurrent back and leg pain and cyst reformation after surgical resection of spinal synovial cysts: systematic review of reported postoperative outcomesAli Bydon
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
Spine J 10:820-6. 2010..However, the role for concomitant fusion and the incidence of recurrent back pain and recurrent cyst formation after surgery remain unclear...- Harvey Cushing, the spine surgeon: the surgical treatment of Pott diseaseAli Bydon
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:1420-5. 2011..Review of historical archival records... - Surgical mystery: where is the missing pituitary rongeur tip?Ali Bydon
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:E867-72. 2010..Case report... - Factors associated with recurrent back pain and cyst recurrence after surgical resection of one hundred ninety-five spinal synovial cysts: analysis of one hundred sixty-seven consecutive casesRisheng Xu
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:1044-53. 2010..Retrospective study... - En bloc resection of sacral chordomas aided by frameless stereotactic image guidance: a technical noteHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 70:82-7; discussion 87-8. 2012..However, obtaining negative margins can be technically challenging. Intraoperative navigation may be helpful in attempting an excision with negative margins... - Transthoracic surgical treatment for centrally located thoracic disc herniations presenting with myelopathy: a 5-year institutional experienceSelim Ayhan
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 23:79-88. 2010..Retrospective review... - Posterior-only approach for en bloc sacrectomy: clinical outcomes in 36 consecutive patientsMichelle J Clarke
Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Neurosurgery 71:357-64; discussion 364. 2012..However, we have found that en bloc resection and biomechanical reconstruction of the spinal column is possible from a posterior-only approach in many cases... - Biomechanical comparison of translaminar versus pedicle screws at T1 and T2 in long subaxial cervical constructsMatthew J McGirt
Department of Neurosurgery, Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
Neurosurgery 65:167-72; discussion 172. 2009..The first in vitro biomechanical investigation comparing the immediate and postcyclical rigidities of thoracic translaminar versus pedicle screws in posterior constructs crossing the cervicothoracic junction (CTJ)... - Preoperative radiographic factors and surgeon experience are associated with cortical breach of C2 pedicle screwsHassan Alosh
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 23:9-14. 2010..A retrospective review study... - Ability of electromyographic monitoring to determine the presence of malpositioned pedicle screws in the lumbosacral spine: analysis of 2450 consecutively placed screwsScott L Parker
The Johns Hopkins Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:130-5. 2011.... - Surgical resection plus adjuvant radiotherapy is superior to surgery or radiotherapy alone in the prevention of neurological decline in a rat metastatic spinal tumor modelBeril Gok
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neurosurgery 63:346-51; discussion 351. 2008..We compared the efficacy of surgery, radiotherapy, or surgery plus adjuvant radiotherapy in a rat model of metastatic epidural spinal cord compression... - Three-level en bloc spondylectomy for chordomaMichelle J Clarke
Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Neurosurgery 68:325-33; discussion 333. 2011..However, these procedures often are complex and require the surgeon to plan a procedure that results in negative tumor margins, protects vital neurovascular structures, and concludes with a viable biomechanical reconstruction... - Short-term progressive spinal deformity following laminoplasty versus laminectomy for resection of intradural spinal tumors: analysis of 238 patientsMatthew J McGirt
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neurosurgery 66:1005-12. 2010..We set out to determine whether the use of laminoplasty (LP) vs laminectomy (LM) has reduced the incidence of subsequent spinal deformity following intradural tumor resection at our institution... - Surgical management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy with laminectomy and instrumented fusionBeril Gok
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Neurol Res 31:1097-101. 2009..This work's purpose is to retrospectively review our experience in patients who underwent laminectomy with instrumented fusion for CSM and to assess the neurological and radiological outcomes of patients treated with this technique... - Trans-foraminal versus posterior lumbar interbody fusion: comparison of surgical morbidityVivek A Mehta
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Johns Hopkins Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, Baltimore, MD, USA
Neurol Res 33:38-42. 2011..We review our experience with TLIF versus PLIF to compare operative complications... - Biomechanical comparison between C-7 lateral mass and pedicle screws in subaxial cervical constructs. Presented at the 2009 Joint Spine Meeting. Laboratory investigationRisheng Xu
Medical Scientist Training Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:688-94. 2010..The aim of this study was to conduct the first in vitro biomechanical comparison of immediate and postcyclical rigidities of C-7 lateral mass versus C-7 pedicle screws in posterior C4-7 constructs... - The impact of insurance status on outcomes after surgery for spinal metastasesHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Children s Hospital of Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Cancer 118:4833-41. 2012..However, to the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate variables that may explain differences based on payer type in the outcomes after surgery for spinal metastases... - Cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis associated low-back and leg pain over two yearsScott L Parker
Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
World Neurosurg 78:178-84. 2012..As such, we set out to assess previously unstudied end points of health care cost and cost-utility associated with MIS- versus open-TLIF... - 5-Level spondylectomy for en bloc resection of thoracic chordoma: case reportDaniel M Sciubba
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 69:onsE248-55; discussion onsE255-6. 2011..We report the first case involving a patient with a large chordoma of the thoracic spine who underwent a successful 5-level spondylectomy with bilateral chest wall resection for en bloc resection without neurologic compromise... - Bilateral traumatic dislocation without fracture of the lumbosacral junction: case report and review of the literatureRisheng Xu
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:E662-8. 2011..Case report... - Revision surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: surgical results and outcomeBeril Gok
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 63:292-8; discussion 298. 2008..The purpose of this study is to assess the neurological outcome, radiological outcome, and complications of patients undergoing additional or revision surgery for CSM... - Incidence of spinal deformity after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors in children who underwent laminectomy compared with laminoplastyMatthew J McGirt
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 1:57-62. 2008..The authors set out to determine whether laminoplasty in comparison with laminectomy has reduced the incidence of subsequent spinal deformity requiring fusion after IMSCT resection at their institution... - Long-term back pain after a single-level discectomy for radiculopathy: incidence and health care cost analysisScott L Parker
The Johns Hopkins Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 12:178-82. 2010..The authors set out to determine the incidence of and the health care costs associated with mechanical back pain attributed to segmental degeneration or instability at the level of a prior discectomy performed at their institution... - Renal osteodystrophy: neurosurgical considerations and challengesAnand Veeravagu
Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA
World Neurosurg 78:191.E23-33. 2012..Patients with DSA have a higher incidence of osteoporosis and poor bone mineral density, which may place them at greater risk of atraumatic fractures, instrumentation failure, and neurologic compromise... - The impact of weekend hospital admission on the timing of intervention and outcomes after surgery for spinal metastasesHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 70:586-93. 2012..Many studies have found that patients admitted on the weekend have inferior outcomes compared with those admitted on a weekday, which may be due partially to decreased availability of procedures... - Microdiscectomy improves pain-associated depression, somatic anxiety, and mental well-being in patients with herniated lumbar discRichard Lebow
Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Neurosurgery 70:306-11; discussion 311. 2012..The effects of lumbar discectomy on pain, disability, and physical quality of life are well described. The effects of discectomy on emotional distress and mental well-being are less well understood... - "No clinical puzzles more interesting": Harvey Cushing and spinal trauma, the Johns Hopkins Hospital 1896-1912Hormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neurosurgery 68:420-30; discussion 430. 2011..These cases illustrate Cushing's dedication to and rapport with his patients, even in the face of a dismal prognosis... - Factors associated with progression-free survival and long-term neurological outcome after resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors: analysis of 101 consecutive casesGiannina L Garcés-Ambrossi
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:591-9. 2009..However, factors associated with tumor resectability, tumor recurrence, and long-term neurological outcome are poorly understood... - Accuracy of free-hand pedicle screws in the thoracic and lumbar spine: analysis of 6816 consecutive screwsScott L Parker
Johns Hopkins Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neurosurgery 68:170-8; discussion 178. 2011..Although intraoperative fluoroscopy and stereotactic-guided techniques slightly increase placement accuracy, they are also associated with increased radiation exposure to patient and surgeon as well as increased operative time... - Thoracic vertebrectomy and spinal reconstruction via anterior, posterior, or combined approaches: clinical outcomes in 91 consecutive patients with metastatic spinal tumorsRisheng Xu
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:272-84. 2009.... - Evaluation of factors associated with postoperative infection following sacral tumor resectionDaniel M Sciubba
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 9:593-9. 2008..To identify potential risk factors, a review of clinical outcomes for sacral tumor resections over the past 5 years at a single institution was completed, paying special attention to procedure-related complications... - Recurrent disc herniation and long-term back pain after primary lumbar discectomy: review of outcomes reported for limited versus aggressive disc removalMatthew J McGirt
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 64:338-44; discussion 344-5. 2009..We reviewed the literature to determine whether outcomes reported after limited discectomy (LD) differed from those reported after aggressive discectomy (AD) with regard to long-term back pain or recurrent disc herniation... - Effect of hyperglycemia on progressive paraparesis in a rat etastatic spinal tumor modelMatthew J McGirt
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 10:9-15. 2009..The goal in this study was to determine whether experimentally induced hyperglycemia accelerates neurological decline in an established animal model of MESCC... - Neurological outcome after surgical management of adult tethered cord syndromeGiannina L Garcés-Ambrossi
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:304-9. 2009.... - Adjuvant treatment with locally delivered OncoGel delays the onset of paresis after surgical resection of experimental spinal column metastasisBeril Gok
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neurosurgery 65:193-9; discussion 199-200. 2009..West Valley City, UT) into the tumor resection cavity at the time of surgery would improve the efficacy of surgical resection with or without external beam radiotherapy (XRT) in a rat model of spinal column metastases... - En bloc excisions of chordomas in the cervical spine: review of five consecutive cases with more than 4-year follow-upPatrick C Hsieh
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:E1581-7. 2011..Retrospective case series of five consecutive patients... - The impact of provider volume on the outcomes after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosisHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital Children s Hospital Boston Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Neurosurgery 70:1346-53; discussion 1353-4. 2012..Investigation into the provider volume-outcomes association for patients undergoing spine surgery has been limited... - Delayed onset of paralysis and slowed tumor growth following in situ placement of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 within spine tumors in a rat model of metastatic breast cancerCamilo A Molina
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:365-72. 2012..In this study, the authors hypothesized that rhBMP-2 placed in an intraosseous spine tumor in the rat could suppress tumor and delay the onset of paresis in such animals... - Hemorrhagic synovial cyst: the possible role of initial trauma and subsequent microtrauma in its pathogenesis: case reportRisheng Xu
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 68:E858-65; discussion E865. 2011..The pathogenesis of these cysts are unclear, and risk factors that may contribute to hemorrhagic complications are largely unknown... - Prevention of facial pressure ulcers using the Mayfield clamp for sacral tumor resectionC Rory Goodwin
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:85-7. 2011..The authors find that this technique prevents the development of facial pressure ulcers, and it has the potential to be used in patients positioned in the Kraske position for other surgical procedures... - Surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy with anterior compression: a review of 67 casesBeril Gok
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 9:152-7. 2008..The authors reviewed cases involving patients with CSM treated via an anterior approach, paying special attention to neurological outcome, fusion rates, and complications... - "Fulfilling the chief of his duties as a physician": Harvey Cushing, selective dorsal rhizotomy and elective spine surgery for quality of lifeHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:421-7. 2011.... - Reconstruction of extensive defects from posterior en bloc resection of sacral tumors with human acellular dermal matrix and gluteus maximus myocutaneous flapsHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 69:1240-7. 2011..However, reconstruction of the resultant extensive soft-tissue defects is challenging because a vertical rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap is not harvested... - Thromboembolic events and spinal surgeryKyriakos Papadimitriou
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, 550 North Broadway Street, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:1617-21. 2012..Inferior vena cava filters may be a safe and effective method to prevent thromboembolic episodes in this patient cohort when chemoprophylaxis and mechanical compression is contraindicated... - The efficacy of minimally invasive discectomy compared with open discectomy: a meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trialsHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital Children s Hospital of Boston Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 16:452-62. 2012..The authors conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate complications and improvement in leg pain in patients with radiculopathy enrolled in RCTs comparing OD to MID... - The impact of July hospital admission on outcome after surgery for spinal metastases at academic medical centers in the United States, 2005 to 2008Hormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Cancer 118:1429-38. 2012..Moreover, the impact of July admission on the outcomes after surgery for spinal metastases has not been investigated... - Endoscopic image-guided transcervical odontoidectomy: outcomes of 15 patients with basilar invaginationHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Neurosurgery 70:351-9; discussion 359-60. 2012..Ventral decompression with posterior stabilization is the preferred treatment for symptomatic irreducible basilar invagination. Endoscopic image-guided transcervical odontoidectomy (ETO) may allow for decompression with limited morbidity... - Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive versus open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: 2-year assessment of narcotic use, return to work, disability, and quality of lifeOwoicho Adogwa
Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 24:479-84. 2011..Retrospective cohort comparison between minimally invasive (MIS) and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)... - "No performance in surgery more interesting and satisfactory": Harvey Cushing and his experience with spinal cord tumors at the Johns Hopkins HospitalHormuzdiyar H Dasenbrock
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:412-20. 2011..Moreover, these cases illustrate the evolution that Harvey Cushing underwent as a spine surgeon... - Spondylolysis of C-2 in 2 athletically active individualsOren N Gottfried
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
J Neurosurg Spine 13:17-23. 2010..Surgery is reserved for patients who demonstrate severe instability or spinal cord compromise due to stenosis... - Epidural steroid injection resulting in epidural hematoma in a patient despite strict adherence to anticoagulation guidelinesRisheng Xu
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:358-64. 2009.... 
Total L-5 spondylectomy and reconstruction of the lumbosacral junction. Technical noteGary L Gallia
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 7:103-11. 2007..The authors conclude that this technique can be safely performed in appropriately selected patients with neoplasms involving L-5...- Predictors of ambulatory function after decompressive surgery for metastatic epidural spinal cord compressionKaisorn L Chaichana
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neurosurgery 62:683-92; discussion 683-92. 2008..This study was designed to explore associations with maintaining and regaining ambulatory function after decompressive surgery for MESCC... - The use of expandable cages in patients undergoing multilevel corpectomies for metastatic tumors in the cervical spineIbrahim Omeis
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Orthopedics 33:87-92. 2010.... - Novel therapeutic targets in chordomaMohamad Bydon
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurological Surgery, 600 N Wolfe St, Meyer 7 109, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Expert Opin Ther Targets 16:1139-43. 2012..As we increase our understanding of the mechanism of chordoma tumor proliferation, we can expect the development of targeted drug therapies... - Epidemiology and demographics for primary vertebral tumorsJohn H Chi
Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe Street, Meyer 7 109, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Neurosurg Clin N Am 19:1-4. 2008..Conversely, primary tumors of the vertebral column are relatively rare, comprising only 10% or less of all tumors to the spine. This article outlines benign and malignant tumors of the spine in children and adults... - Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures: an evidenced-based review of the literatureMatthew J McGirt
Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery, 600 N Wolfe Street, Meyer 8 161, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Spine J 9:501-8. 2009..However, it remains debated whether VP or KP results in superior outcomes versus medical management alone in patients experiencing VCFs... - Perioperative challenges in the surgical management of ankylosing spondylitisDaniel M Sciubba
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Neurosurg Focus 24:E10. 2008..In this review the complications of AS are reviewed, and recommendations are provided to avoid problems during each stage of patient management... - A role for motor and somatosensory evoked potentials during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for patients without myelopathy: Analysis of 57 consecutive casesRisheng Xu
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Surg Neurol Int 2:133. 2011.... - The clinical significance of pneumorachis: a case report and review of the literatureKaisorn L Chaichana
Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Trauma 68:736-44. 2010.... - Ossification of the ligamentum flavum in a Caucasian manRisheng Xu
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 9:427-37. 2008..The literature is then reviewed with regard to OLF epidemiology, pathogenesis, presentation, and treatment... - Spinal deformity after resection of cervical intramedullary spinal cord tumors in childrenMatthew J McGirt
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 3553 Newland Rd, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Childs Nerv Syst 24:735-9. 2008..It remains unknown which subgroups of patients represent the greatest risk for progressive spinal deformity... - Are computed tomography scans adequate in assessing cervical spine pain following blunt trauma?Daniel M Sciubba
Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Meyer Building 8 161, 600 Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Emerg Med J 24:803-4. 2007..In this way, the use of dynamic radiographs following blunt cervical trauma should be considered an effective tool for managing acute cervical spine injury in the awake, alert, and neurologically intact patient with neck pain... - Intraoperative indocyanine green angiography for obliteration of a spinal dural arteriovenous fistulaGeoffrey P Colby
Departments of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:705-9. 2009..This report adds to the growing body of literature demonstrating the importance of ICG angiography in vascular neurosurgery of the spine... - Development of scoliosis following intrathecally placed opioid pump for chronic low back painDaniel M Sciubba
Department of Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 32:E718-22. 2007..Case report... - Spinal epidural abscess: current diagnosis and managementGustavo Pradilla
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Meyer Building, Room 8 161, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
Curr Infect Dis Rep 12:484-91. 2010..A combination of targeted antibiotic therapy and prompt surgical decompression is recommended in most cases, although medical management alone can be effective in select patients under close monitoring... - Improvement in neurological outcome after administration of atorvastatin following experimental intracerebral hemorrhage in ratsDonald Seyfried
Department of Neurosurgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
J Neurosurg 101:104-7. 2004....