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Medically treated prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas: when should we operate?Fernando L Vale
Department of Neurological Surgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Br J Neurosurg 27:56-62. 2013..Object. The purpose of this study is to report clinical, radiographic and laboratory findings of PRL-secreting tumours that predict failed medical management...- Failed epilepsy surgery for mesial temporal lobe sclerosis: a review of the pathophysiologyFernando L Vale
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
Neurosurg Focus 32:E9. 2012..The object of the current study was to review the electrophysiology and pathological substrate of failed temporal lobe surgery in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis... - Efficacy of temporal lobe surgery for epilepsy in patients with negative MRI for mesial temporal lobe sclerosisFernando L Vale
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, 2 Tampa General Circle, 7th Floor, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:101-6. 2012..Although hypometabolism on positron emission tomography scan and significant memory disparity (>2.5/8) were not significant prognosticators independently, cumulatively they were predictors for favorable outcome... - Long-term outcome of vagus nerve stimulation therapy after failed epilepsy surgeryFernando L Vale
University of South Florida, Department of Neurosurgery, Tampa, FL 33606, United States
Seizure 20:244-8. 2011..The objective of the present study is to determine the efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation therapy in patients with intractable epilepsy who have failed surgical and medical therapy... - Trends in the treatment of lumbar spine fractures in the United States: a socioeconomics perspective: clinical articleAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:367-70. 2011..The objective of this study was to investigate a national health care database and analyze demographics, hospital charges, and treatment trends of patients diagnosed with lumbar spine fractures in the US over a 5-year period... - Computed tomography-based morphometric analysis of the human occipital condyle for occipital condyle-cervical fusionTien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 15:328-31. 2011..Their placement requires a thorough understanding of the anatomy of the occipital condyles and associated structures. This study is a CT-based morphometric analysis of occipital condyles as related to occipital condyle-cervical fusion... - Biomechanical advantage of the index-level pedicle screw in unstable thoracolumbar junction fracturesAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:192-7. 2011..The goal of this study was to quantify the biomechanical advantage of the index-level screw in a fracture model... - Sternal cancellous bone graft harvest for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with interbody cage devicesJaypal Reddy Sangala
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, 7th Floor, 2 A Columbia Dr, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 112:470-3. 2010..Retrospective chart review, technical note, cohort study... - Minimally invasive lateral retropleural thoracolumbar approach: cadaveric feasibility study and report of 4 clinical casesJuan S Uribe
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurgery 68:32-9; discussion 39. 2011..Traditional anterior and posterior approaches to the thoracolumbar spine are associated with significant morbidity. In an effort to eliminate these drawbacks, minimally invasive retropleural approaches have been developed... - Craniocervical fixation with occipital condyle screws: biomechanical analysis of a novel techniqueJuan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:931-8. 2010..A human cadaveric biomechanical study comparing craniocervical fixation techniques... - The health care burden of patients with epilepsy in the United States: an analysis of a nationwide database over 15 yearsAndrew C Vivas
Department of Neurological Surgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 32:E1. 2012..The aim of this study was to analyze the national health care burden of patients diagnosed with epilepsy in the US and to analyze any changes in the length of stay, mean charges, in-hospital deaths (mortality), and disposition at discharge... - Failure of temporal lobe resection for epilepsy in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis: results and treatment optionsEdwin Ramos
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg 110:1127-34. 2009..The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of failed temporal lobe resection in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and the role of repeat surgery for seizure control... - Defining the safe working zones using the minimally invasive lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach: an anatomical studyJuan S Uribe
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:260-6. 2010..The authors undertook this anatomical cadaveric dissection study to define the anatomical safe zones relative to the disc spaces for prevention of nerve injuries during the lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approach... - Occipital cervical stabilization using occipital condyles for cranial fixation: technical case reportJuan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
Neurosurgery 65:E1216-7; discussion E1217. 2009..Presentation of a successful case of craniocervical stabilization involving a novel surgical technique using the occipital condyles as the sole cranial fixation points... - Vagus nerve stimulationDzenan Lulic
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Neurosurg Focus 27:E5. 2009..The goal of this work is to review the history of VNS and provide information on recent advances and applications of this technology... - Health care burden of cervical spine fractures in the United States: analysis of a nationwide database over a 10-year periodAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 13:61-6. 2010..The percentage increase was higher in the non-SCI group. Although SCI was associated with higher adverse outcomes, there were no significant improvements in immediate discharge status in either group during the 10 years analyzed... - Trajectory of the main sensory and motor branches of the lumbar plexus outside the psoas muscle related to the lateral retroperitoneal transpsoas approachElias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 14:290-5. 2011..The objective of this study is to define the anatomical trajectories of the major motor and sensory branches of the lumbar plexus that are located outside the psoas muscle... - Limited access inferior temporal gyrus approach to mesial basal temporal lobe tumorsJuan S Uribe
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg 110:137-46. 2009..A limited access approach to the inferior temporal gyrus (ITG) was used... - Trends in the use of vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: analysis of a nationwide databaseAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 25:E10. 2008..Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) plays a significant role in the treatment of intractable epilepsy. The goal of this study was to analyze trends in the use of VNS for epilepsy in the US by using a nationwide database... - Management of delayed esophageal perforations after anterior cervical spinal surgeryElias Dakwar
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Spine 11:320-5. 2009..Delayed esophageal perforation is an uncommon but well-known complication after anterior cervical spine surgery. To the authors' knowledge there is no consensus to the optimal management of these patients in the literature... - Surgical approaches to thoracic ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligamentAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:349-51. 2012..Posterior laminectomy appears to be an acceptable approach with lower risks. This work reviews the published literature on this topic and highlights the salient points... - Ictal EEG remains the prominent predictor of seizure-free outcome after temporal lobectomy in epileptic patients with normal brain MRIWilliam O Tatum
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33613, USA
Seizure 17:631-6. 2008..Ascertaining desirable pre-operative predictors for successful anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) in LRE patients with a normal brain MRI is essential to better anticipate surgical outcome... - Open reduction and internal fixation of a lumbar Chance fracture in a child using Songer cable and lamina platesAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33626, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 3:129-31. 2009..The authors have therefore described a feasible option in the surgical management of Chance-type fractures in the pediatric spine... - Chance fractures in the pediatric populationTien V Le
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Neurosurg Pediatr 8:189-97. 2011..Knowledge is limited to few case reports and short series. To understand the various aspects of this injury, the authors reviewed the current literature... 
Comparison between anterior cervical discectomy fusion and cervical corpectomy fusion using titanium cages for reconstruction: analysis of outcome and long-term follow-upJuan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, 2 Tampa General Circle, USF Health South Center, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Eur Spine J 18:654-62. 2009..Hence, in the absence of specific pathology requiring removal of vertebral body, multi-level ACDF using interbody cages and autologous bone graft could result in lower morbidity...- Nerve root prolapse into a spinal arachnoid cyst--an unusual cause of radiculopathyJaypal Reddy Sangala
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 111:460-4. 2009..Sacral meningoceles (Nabors' type 1B) should be excluded from the classification as they have free communication with the thecal sac and are not true spinal cysts... - Electromyographic monitoring and its anatomical implications in minimally invasive spine surgeryJuan S Uribe
Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 35:S368-74. 2010..Literature review... - Drainage of a ventral epidural atlantoaxial abscess via the transoral approachAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
J Clin Neurosci 19:1044-5. 2012..Thus, we report drainage of a ventral high cervical abscess via the transoral approach... - Polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel dural sealant and collagen dural graft matrix in transsphenoidal pituitary surgery for prevention of postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leaksClinton J Burkett
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Tampa, Florida 33606 3508, USA
J Clin Neurosci 18:1513-7. 2011.... - Re-evaluation of the role of image guidance in minimally invasive pituitary surgery: benefits and outcomesSamip N Patel
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Comput Aided Surg 16:47-53. 2011..To evaluate the utility of performing endonasal transsphenoidal pituitary surgery with computer-based neuronavigation, and to examine the efficacy of computer-based neuronavigation compared to fluoroscopy... 
Epilepsy surgery, delays and referral patterns-are all your epilepsy patients controlled?Selim R Benbadis
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Seizure 12:167-70. 2003..Epilepsy surgery is a standard of care in the treatment of medically intractable epilepsy, but is underutilised. We describe the results of epilepsy surgery and the referral patterns at a referral epilepsy programme...- History of cervical disc arthroplastyAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 27:E10. 2009..The goal of this work is to trace the origins of cervical arthroplasty technology and highlight the attributes of devices currently available in the market... - Granulomatosis with CNS involvement: a neuroimaging clinicopathologic correlationAli A Baaj
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
J Neuroimaging 19:194-7. 2009..To present a rare case of a rheumatologic disorder with a central nervous system manifestation... - Penetrating craniofacial injury inflicted by a knifeA Samy Youssef
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Trauma 64:1622-4. 2008