Search Results - "Hawasli, Ammar H."

Memory Enhancement by Targeting Cdk5 Regulation of NR2B by Plattner, Florian, Hernández, Adan, Kistler, Tara M., Pozo, Karine, Zhong, Ping, Yuen, Eunice Y., Tan, Chunfeng, Hawasli, Ammar H., Cooke, Sam F., Nishi, Akinori, Guo, Ailan, Wiederhold, Thorsten, Yan, Zhen, Bibb, James A.

“…Many psychiatric and neurological disorders are characterized by learning and memory deficits, for which cognitive enhancement is considered a valid treatment…”
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An evidence-based treatment algorithm for the management of WHO Grade II and III meningiomas by Sun, Sam Q, Hawasli, Ammar H, Huang, Jiayi, Chicoine, Michael R, Kim, Albert H

“…The management of WHO Grade II "atypical" meningiomas (AMs) and Grade III "malignant" meningiomas (MMs) remains controversial and under-investigated in…”
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Spinal Cord Injury Disrupts Resting-State Networks in the Human Brain by Hawasli, Ammar H, Rutlin, Jerrel, Roland, Jarod L, Murphy, Rory K J, Song, Sheng-Kwei, Leuthardt, Eric C, Shimony, Joshua S, Ray, Wilson Z

“…Despite 253,000 spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in the United States, little is known about how SCI affects brain networks. Spinal MRI provides only…”
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Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptors Couple Preferentially to Excitotoxicity via Calpain-Mediated Cleavage of STEP by Xu, Jian, Kurup, Pradeep, Zhang, Yongfang, Goebel-Goody, Susan M, Wu, Peter H, Hawasli, Ammar H, Baum, Matthew L, Bibb, James A, Lombroso, Paul J

“…NMDA receptor (NMDAR)-mediated excitotoxicity plays an important role in several CNS disorders, including epilepsy, stroke, and ischemia. Here we demonstrate…”
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Multi-modal biomarkers of low back pain: A machine learning approach by Lamichhane, Bidhan, Jayasekera, Dinal, Jakes, Rachel, Glasser, Matthew F., Zhang, Justin, Yang, Chunhui, Grimes, Derayvia, Frank, Tyler L., Ray, Wilson Z., Leuthardt, Eric C., Hawasli, Ammar H.

“…•Widespread differences in cortical thickness (CT) were observed in patients with low back pain.•Changes in CT correlated with self-reported clinical scores of…”
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Functional Disruptions of the Brain in Low Back Pain: A Potential Imaging Biomarker of Functional Disability by Lamichhane, Bidhan, Jayasekera, Dinal, Jakes, Rachel, Ray, Wilson Z., Leuthardt, Eric C., Hawasli, Ammar H.

“…Chronic low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. While LBP research has largely focused on the spine, many studies have…”
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The role of resting state networks in focal neocortical seizures by Bandt, S Kathleen, Bundy, David T, Hawasli, Ammar H, Ayoub, Kareem W, Sharma, Mohit, Hacker, Carl D, Pahwa, Mrinal, Leuthardt, Eric C

“…The role of resting state functional networks in epilepsy is incompletely understood. While some pathologic diagnoses have been shown to have maintained but…”
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Cdk5 Modulates Cocaine Reward, Motivation, and Striatal Neuron Excitability by Benavides, David R, Quinn, Jennifer J, Zhong, Ping, Hawasli, Ammar H, DiLeone, Ralph J, Kansy, Janice W, Olausson, Peter, Yan, Zhen, Taylor, Jane R, Bibb, James A

“…Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) regulates dopamine neurotransmission and has been suggested to serve as a homeostatic target of chronic psychostimulant…”
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Influence of White and Gray Matter Connections on Endogenous Human Cortical Oscillations by Hawasli, Ammar H, Kim, DoHyun, Ledbetter, Noah M, Dahiya, Sonika, Barbour, Dennis L, Leuthardt, Eric C

“…Brain oscillations reflect changes in electrical potentials summated across neuronal populations. Low- and high-frequency rhythms have different modulation…”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Focused Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Intracranial Lesions: Single-Institution Series by Hawasli, Ammar H, Bagade, Swapnil, Shimony, Joshua S, Miller-Thomas, Michelle, Leuthardt, Eric C

“…BACKGROUND:Surgical treatments for deep-seated intracranial lesions have been limited by morbidities associated with resection. Real-time magnetic resonance…”
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Alternative roles for Cdk5 in learning and synaptic plasticity by Hawasli, Ammar H., Bibb, James A.

“…Protein kinases mediate the intracellular signal transduction pathways controlling synaptic plasticity in the central nervous system. While the majority of…”
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Regulation of hippocampal and behavioral excitability by cyclin-dependent kinase 5 by Hawasli, Ammar H, Koovakkattu, Della, Hayashi, Kanehiro, Anderson, Anne E, Powell, Craig M, Sinton, Christopher M, Bibb, James A, Cooper, Donald C

“…Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) is a proline-directed serine/threonine kinase that has been implicated in learning, synaptic plasticity, neurotransmission,…”
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Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with expandable versus static interbody devices: radiographic assessment of sagittal segmental and pelvic parameters by Hawasli, Ammar H, Khalifeh, Jawad M, Chatrath, Ajay, Yarbrough, Chester K, Ray, Wilson Z

“…OBJECTIVE Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) has been adopted as an alternative technique to hasten recovery and minimize…”
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Resistance to Volatile Anesthetics by Mutations Enhancing Excitatory Neurotransmitter Release in Caenorhabditis elegans by Hawasli, Ammar H, Saifee, Owais, Liu, Christine, Nonet, Michael L, Crowder, C. Michael

“…The molecular mechanisms whereby volatile general anesthetics (VAs) disrupt behavior remain undefined. In Caenorhabditis elegans mutations in the gene unc-64,…”
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Stereotactic laser ablation of high-grade gliomas by Hawasli, Ammar H, Kim, Albert H, Dunn, Gavin P, Tran, David D, Leuthardt, Eric C

“…Evolving research has demonstrated that surgical cytoreduction of a high-grade glial neoplasm is an important factor in improving the prognosis of these…”
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Treatment of sacroiliac joint laxity-induced coronal imbalance with the kickstand rod technique by Zhang, Justin K, Dibble, Christopher F, Cashin, John, Hajji, Samer, Dorward, Ian, Hawasli, Ammar H

“…Considerations of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and its role in causing lower back and limb pain have taken a secondary role ever since Mixter and Barr's hallmark…”
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Methods to Decrease Postoperative Infections Following Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery by Pahys, Joshua M, Pahys, Jenny R, Cho, Samuel K, Kang, Matthew M, Zebala, Lukas P, Hawasli, Ammar H, Sweet, Fred A, Lee, Dong-Ho, Riew, K Daniel

“…BACKGROUND:To decrease surgical site infections, we initiated a protocol of preliminary preparation of the skin and surrounding plastic drapes with alcohol…”
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System physical function and pain interference in spine surgery by Khalifeh, Jawad M, Dibble, Christopher F, Hawasli, Ammar H, Ray, Wilson Z

“…The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) is an adaptive, self-reported outcomes assessment tool that utilizes item response theory…”
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Idiopathic scoliosis and the vestibular system by Hawasli, Ammar H., Hullar, Timothy E., Dorward, Ian G.

“…Purpose Despite its high prevalence, the etiology underlying idiopathic scoliosis remains unclear. Although initial scrutiny has focused on genetic,…”
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The role of laser interstitial thermal therapy in enhancing progression‐free survival of difficult‐to‐access high‐grade gliomas: a multicenter study by Mohammadi, Alireza M., Hawasli, Ammar H., Rodriguez, Analiz, Schroeder, Jason L., Laxton, Adrian W., Elson, Paul, Tatter, Stephen B., Barnett, Gene H., Leuthardt, Eric C.

“…Surgical extent‐of‐resection has been shown to have an impact on high‐grade glioma (HGG) outcomes; however, complete resection is rarely achievable in…”
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