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Foramen magnum cerebrospinal fluid flow characteristics in children with Chiari I malformation before and after craniocervical decompressionBermans J Iskandar
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
J Neurosurg 101:169-78. 2004..The authors used temporally and spatially resolved flow analyses to assess the characteristics of CSF flow in children with Chiari I malformation and the changes in these flow characteristics that occur after suboccipital decompression...- The use of quick-brain magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of shunt-treated hydrocephalusBermans J Iskandar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
J Neurosurg 101:147-51. 2004.... - Age-related variations in peak cerebrospinal fluid velocities in the foramen magnumBermans J Iskandar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison 53792, USA
J Neurosurg 103:508-11. 2005..In addition, it appears that higher CSF velocities are found in pediatric patients with CM-I than in adult patients. Variations in CSF velocities across age groups in healthy individuals, however, have not been systematically studied... - Endoscopically-assisted resection of a choroid plexus vascular malformation traversing the cerebral aqueduct: technical case reportRoham Moftakhar
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
Neurosurgery 59:ONS-E161; discussion ONS-E161. 2006..CONCLUSION: Choroid plexus vascular malformations can exist intraventricularly and can be confused with a neoplasm. Resection of these intraventricular lesions can be performed with endoscopic assistance... - Folate regulation of axonal regeneration in the rodent central nervous system through DNA methylationBermans J Iskandar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
J Clin Invest 120:1603-16. 2010..If indeed the benefit of folate is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms that promote endogenous axonal regeneration, this provides possible avenues for new pharmacologic approaches to treating CNS injuries... - Folic acid supplementation enhances repair of the adult central nervous systemBermans J Iskandar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Ann Neurol 56:221-7. 2004..The results show that the effects of folic acid supplementation on CNS growth processes are not restricted to the embryonic period, but can also be effective for enhancing growth, repair, and recovery in the injured adult CNS... - Spinal cord regeneration induced by a voltage-gated calcium channel agonistAgahan Unlu
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Clinical Science Center, Madison, USA
Neurol Res 24:639-42. 2002..Furthermore, depending on the dose used, the effect of calcium agonist supplementation on spinal regeneration can be supportive or inhibitory... - Peak systolic and diastolic CSF velocity in the foramen magnum in adult patients with Chiari I malformations and in normal control participantsVictor M Haughton
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, CSC E3/311, Madison, WI 53792, USA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 24:169-76. 2003..01) in the patients than in the control volunteers. CONCLUSION: Patients with Chiari I malformations have significant elevations of peak systolic velocity in the CSF in the foramen magnum... - Cerebrospinal fluid flow in foramen magnum: temporal and spatial patterns at MR imaging in volunteers and in patients with Chiari I malformationMark F Quigley
Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Radiology 232:229-36. 2004..CONCLUSION: CSF flow in symptomatic patients with Chiari I malformation, unlike that in volunteer subjects, is characterized by flow jets, regions with a preponderance of flow in one direction, and synchronous bidirectional flow... - Epilepsy surgery outcome among US veteransRama Maganti
Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin, 53792, Madison, WI, USA
Epilepsy Behav 4:723-8. 2003..48, p=0.01). Outcomes among veterans that underwent ATL can be satisfactory even in the context of the late mean age of epilepsy onset and the psychiatric diagnoses that were present in this sample... - Craniocervical anomalies in Dubowitz syndrome. Three cases and a literature reviewKarin R Swartz
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
Pediatr Neurosurg 38:238-43. 2003..There has, however, been no description of craniocervical abnormalities. We describe three Dubowitz patients with significant craniocervical abnormalities... - Effect of craniocervical decompression on peak CSF velocities in symptomatic patients with Chiari I malformationMaria T Dolar
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 25:142-5. 2004..The study supports the hypothesis that successful treatment of the Chiari I malformation is associated with improvement in CSF flow patterns... - Endoscopic cerebral aqueductoplasty: a trans-fourth ventricle approachJason M Sansone
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792, USA
J Neurosurg 103:388-92. 2005.... - Placement of baclofen pumps through the foramen magnum and upper cervical spineKristine Dziurzynski
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Childs Nerv Syst 22:270-3. 2006..The tip of the spinal catheter can be positioned in the thoracic region in a similar manner to the placement traditional lumbar pumps. In our series, there were no adverse sequelae related to the surgery or catheter positioning... - Ventricular shunt tap as a predictor of proximal shunt malfunction in children: a prospective studyBrandon G Rocque
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53792 8660, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 1:439-43. 2008..In this prospective study, the authors evaluated a common method of interrogating shunts: the shunt tap; specifically, its ability to predict proximal malfunction... - Differentiation between symptomatic Chiari I malformation and asymptomatic tonsilar ectopia by using cerebrospinal fluid flow imaging: initial estimate of imaging accuracyShawn K Hofkes
Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Clinical Science Center E3 311, Madison, WI 53792 3252, USA
Radiology 245:532-40. 2007.... - Spontaneous development of a de novo suprasellar arachnoid cyst. Case reportAaron F Struck
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA
J Neurosurg 104:426-8. 2006..An MR image of the brain revealed a suprasellar cyst and obstructive hydrocephalus. The cyst was endoscopically fenestrated, which led to long-term symptom resolution... - Recurrent pneumonia caused by transdiaphragmatic erosion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt into the lung. Case reportSoner Sahin
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison 53792, USA
J Neurosurg 107:156-8. 2007..The catheter was pulled back into the peritoneal cavity via a simple abdominal incision. The patient's long-term outcome was excellent, and there was complete cessation of the pneumonia... - Tethered cord due to spina bifida occulta presenting in adulthood: a tricenter review of 61 patientsSharad Rajpal
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 6:210-5. 2007..Children with spina bifida occulta require early surgery to prevent neurological deficits. The treatment of patients with a congenitally tethered cord who present in adulthood remains controversial... - A critical analysis of the Chiari 1.5 malformationR Shane Tubbs
Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J Neurosurg 101:179-83. 2004..In an attempt to elucidate further the best surgical strategy and to refine the descriptive terminology, the authors retrospectively analyzed all cases at their institutions in which this form of hindbrain herniation was diagnosed... - Phenotypic definition of Chiari type I malformation coupled with high-density SNP genome screen shows significant evidence for linkage to regions on chromosomes 9 and 15Abee L Boyles
Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Am J Med Genet A 140:2776-85. 2006..5 cM. This linkage evidence supports a genetic role in Chiari malformation and justifies further exploration with fine mapping and investigation of candidate genes in these regions... - Exposure of the V1-V3 segments of the vertebral artery via the posterior cervical triangle: a cadaveric feasibility studyR Shane Tubbs
Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 5:320-3. 2006..The authors speculated that this entire segment of the VA could be reached with equal efficacy via the posterior cervical triangle (PCT)... - Syringomyelia: current concepts in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatmentClare Rusbridge
Stone Lion Veterinary Centre, Wimbledon, London, UK
J Vet Intern Med 20:469-79. 2006..In addition, the current understanding of the painful nature of this condition is discussed and the current trends in medical and surgical management are reviewed... - A new millenium for spinal cord regeneration: growth-associated genesKetan R Bulsara
Duke Division of Neurologic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27705, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:1946-9. 2002..Many neurons, however, fail to activate the necessary mechanisms for successful regeneration. In this review, we discuss the implications of growth cone genes that we have correlated with successful spinal cord axonal regeneration...
Research Grants
- Folic Acid Enhances Repair Mechanism in the Adult CNSBermans J Iskandar; Fiscal Year: 2010....