DOI: 10.1055/s-00053244

Asian Journal of Neurosurgery

Issue 02 · Volume 11 · June 2016 DOI: 10.1055/s-012-55143

REVIEW ARTICLE

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Köksal, Vaner; Özgür, Abdulkadir; Terzi, Suat: Which should be appropriate surgical treatment for subtentorial epidural empyema? Burr-hole evacuation versus decompressive craniectomy: Review of the literature with a case report

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Nachanakian, Antoine; El Helou, Antonios; Alaywan, Moussa: Posterior dynamic stabilization: The interspinous spacer from treatment to prevention
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Wani, Abrar; Wani, M; Ramzan, Altaf; Nizami, Furqan; Malik, Nayil; Shafiq, S; Ahmad, Rais; Kumar, Ashish; Lone, Iqbal; Makhdoomi, Rumana: Combination of needle aspiration and core needle biopsy: A new technique of stereotactic biopsy
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Sethi, Rakesh; Naqash, Imtiaz; Bajwa, Sukhminder; Dutta, Vikas; Ramzan, Altaf; Zahoor, Syed: Evaluation of hyperglycaemic response to intra-operative dexamethasone administration in patients undergoing elective intracranial surgery: A randomised, prospective study
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Agarwal, Jyotsna; Ganjoo, Pragati; Hansda, Upendra; Sharma, Megha; Tandon, Monica; Singh, Daljit: Perioperative concerns in neurosurgical patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection
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Agrawal, Deepak; Kurwale, Nilesh; Sharma, Bhawani: Leukocytosis after routine cranial surgery: A potential marker for brain damage in intracranial surgery
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Tahir, Muhammad; Sobani, Zain; Murtaza, Muhammed; Enam, Syed: Long-tunneled versus short-tunneled external ventricular drainage: Prospective experience from a developing country
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Alam, Syed; Junaid, Syed; Ahmed, Syed: Evaluation of Technetium-99m glucoheptonate single photon emission computed tomography for brain tumor grading
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Dikondwar, Aparna; Dani, Aarti; Gaikwad, Saroj; Tathe, Shilpa; Randale, Archana; Chawhan, Sanjay; Kumbhalkar, Dinkar: Utility and challenges in intraoperative consultation of spinal lesions by crush smear cytology
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Singh, Bikramjit; Behari, Sanjay; Jaiswal, Awadhesh; Sahu, Rabi; Mehrotra, Anant; Mohan, B; Phadke, Rajendra: Spinal arteriovenous malformations: Is surgery indicated?
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Agrawal, Deepak; Ahmed, S; Khan, S; Gupta, D; Sinha, S; Satyarthee, G: Outcome in 2068 patients of head injury: Experience at a level 1 trauma centre in India
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Afifi, Ibrahim; Parchani, Ashok; Al-Thani, Hassan; El-Menyar, Ayman; Alajaj, Raghad; Elazzazy, Shereen; Latifi, Rifat: Base deficit and serum lactate concentration in patients with post traumatic convulsion
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Bisri, Tatang; Utomo, Billy; Fuadi, Iwan: Exogenous lactate infusion improved neurocognitive function of patients with mild traumatic brain injury
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Kawal, Priyanka; Chandra, Anil; kumar, Raj; Dhole, Tapan; Ojha, Balkrishna: Correlations of polymorphisms in matrix metalloproteinase-1, -2, and -7 promoters to susceptibility to malignant gliomas

LETTER TO EDITOR

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Pasricha, Ribhav; Borkar, Sachin; Garg, Kanwaljeet; Joseph, Leve; Sharma, Bhawani: Multiple bilateral cranial nerve schwannomas in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2
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Udare, Ashlesha; Sankhe, Shilpa; Mondel, Prabath: Bilateral diabetic striatopathy

CASE REPORT

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Panigrahi, Souvagya; Mishra, Sudhansu; Mishra, Sanjib; Das, Srikant: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor presenting as orbito temporal lump: Case report and review of literature
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Golden, Nyoman; Tjokorda, Mahadewa; Sri, Maliawan; Niryana, Wayan; Herman, Saputra: Management of unusual dysplastic gangliocytoma of the cerebellum (Lhermitte-Duclos disease) in a developing country: Case report and review of the literature
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Singh, Deepak; Singh, Neha; Singh, Ragini: Isolated third nerve palsy: A rare presentation of high grade glioma
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Meena, Ugan; Gupta, Pankaj; Shrivastava, Trilochan; Purohit, Devendra: Spontaneous closure of posttraumatic high-flow carotid-cavernous fistula following cerebral angiography
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Eroglu, Umit; Yakar, Fatih; Zaimoglu, Murat; Ozates, Ozgür; Ozgural, Onur; Ugur, Hasan: Pneumorrhachis
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Gopal, Vinu; Peethambaran, Anil: Rare sequelae following ventriculoatrial shunt: Case report and review of literature
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Shah, Abhidha; Makkiyah, Feda; Goel, Atul: Sylvian fissure epidermoid cyst presenting with intention tremor
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Sukheeja, Deepti; Mehta, Jayanti: Dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor: A rare brain tumor not to be misdiagnosed
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Baldawa, Sachin; Katikar, Dattaprasanna; Marda, Sushil: Giant saccular distal azygos artery aneurysm: Report of a case and review of literature
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Joshi, Vijay; Agrawal, Amit; Mudkanna, Anand; Rudrakshi, S; Kelkar, G: Supra-sellar tubercular abscess
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Shah, Harshil; Jain, Kapil; Shah, Jaimin: Endoscopic excision of intraventricular neurocysticercosis blocking foramen of Monro bilaterally
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Bansal, Hanish; Chaudhary, Ashwani; Mahajan, Anuj; Paul, Birinder: Acute subdural hematoma secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: Case report and review of literature
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Nayak, Raghavendra; Chaudhuri, Anupkumar; Chattopadhyay, Aniruddha; Ghosh, Samarendranath: Tentorial meningioma presenting as hemifacial spasm: An unusual clinical scenario
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Gandhi, Ashok; Sundar, I; Sharma, Achal; Mittal, R; Gandhi, Sapna: Nasofrontal dermoid with sinus tract upto the tip of the nose: A case report with review of the literature
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Senapati, Satya; Mishra, Sudhansu; Dhir, Manmath; Das, Srikanta: Intracerebellar haemorrage in a haemophilia child
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El Helou, Antonios; Alaywan, Moussa; Tarabay, Antonio; Nachanakian, Antoine: Ossification of ligamentum flavum, a rare cause of myelopathy: First case report of a Lebanese patient
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Bhargava, Pranshu; Singh, Rahul; Garg, Bharat: Dorsal spine osteoblastoma