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Global, regional, and national epidemiological trends in neural tube defects between 1990 and 2019: a summary by Lu, Victor M.

“…Background Neural tube defects (NTD), such as spina bifida, are surgically treatable and primarily preventable non-communicable diseases. How incidence,…”
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Impact of obesity on outcomes following lumbar spine surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Goyal, Anshit, Elminawy, Mohamed, Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, Lu, Victor M., Yolcu, Yagiz, Alvi, Mohammed Ali, Bydon, Mohamad

“…•Spine surgery in obese patients is associated with high complications/reoperations.•Spine surgery may offer obese patients clinical improvement in pain and…”
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The Survival Effect of Repeat Surgery at Glioblastoma Recurrence and its Trend: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lu, Victor M., Jue, Toni R., McDonald, Kerrie L., Rovin, Richard A.

“…Glioblastoma (GBM) is a dismal disease managed in the first instance by surgical resection, temozolomide, and radiation. The role of repeat surgery at…”
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Outcomes following surgical versus endovascular treatment of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Goyal, Anshit, Cesare, Joseph, Lu, Victor M, Alvi, Mohammed Ali, Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, Brinjikji, Waleed, Nasr, Deena, Lanzino, Guiseppe, Bydon, Mohamad

“…Although surgical resection is associated with a complete cure in most cases of spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVF), there has been an increasing trend…”
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The Potential of Minimally Invasive Surgery to Treat Metastatic Spinal Disease versus Open Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lu, Victor M., Alvi, Mohammed Ali, Goyal, Anshit, Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, Bydon, Mohamad

“…Metastasis to the spinal column is a common feature of primary tumors of the breast, prostate, lung, and other organs. Surgical intervention can be performed…”
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Efficacy and safety of bevacizumab for vestibular schwannoma in neurofibromatosis type 2: a systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment outcomes by Lu, Victor M., Ravindran, Krishnan, Graffeo, Christopher S., Perry, Avital, Van Gompel, Jamie J., Daniels, David J., Link, Michael J.

“…Background Individual evidence suggests that the anti-angiogenic agent bevacizumab may control vestibular schwannoma (VS) growth and promote hearing…”
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Olfactory groove and tuberculum sellae meningioma resection by endoscopic endonasal approach versus transcranial approach: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies by Lu, Victor M., Goyal, Anshit, Rovin, Richard A.

“…•Can resect meningioma by endoscopic endonasal (EEA) or transcranial approach (TCA).•EEA has more olfactory and vision loss at olfactory groove vs TCA.•EEA has…”
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The prognostic significance of TERT promoter mutations in meningioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lu, Victor M., Goyal, Anshit, Lee, Adrian, Jentoft, Mark, Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo, Chaichana, Kaisorn L.

“…Background Mutations in the telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter (TERTp) region have been associated with worse prognosis in some cancers. Meningiomas are…”
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One-donor, two-recipient extracranial-intracranial bypass series for moyamoya and cerebral occlusive disease: rationale, clinical and angiographic outcomes, and intraoperative blood flow analysis by Khan, Nickalus R, Lu, Victor M, Elarjani, Turki, Silva, Michael A, Jamshidi, Aria M, Cajigas, Iahn, Morcos, Jacques J

“…Cerebral extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) direct bypass is a commonly used procedure for ischemic vasculopathy. A previously described variation of this…”
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Reirradiation for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lu, Victor M., Welby, John P., Mahajan, Anita, Laack, Nadia N., Daniels, David J.

“…Background Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a pediatric brain tumor with dismal prognosis despite initial radiation therapy (RT). The clinical…”
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Galectin‐3 modulates postnatal subventricular zone gliogenesis by Al‐Dalahmah, Osama, Campos Soares, Luana, Nicholson, James, Draijer, Swip, Mundim, Mayara, Lu, Victor M., Sun, Bin, Tyler, Teadora, Adorján, István, O'Neill, Eric, Szele, Francis G.

“…Postnatal subventricular zone (SVZ) neural stem cells generate forebrain glia, namely astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. The cues necessary for this process are…”
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Impact of Powdered Vancomycin on Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Neurosurgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Texakalidis, Pavlos, Lu, Victor M, Yolcu, Yagiz, Kerezoudis, Panagiotis, Alvi, Mohammed Ali, Parney, Ian F, Fogelson, Jeremy L, Bydon, Mohamad

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Surgical site infections (SSIs) after spine and brain surgery present a major burden to patients and hospitals by increasing morbidity,…”
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Surgery versus radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of facial nerve function, postoperative complications, and progression by Rotter, Juliana, Lu, Victor M, Graffeo, Christopher S, Perry, Avital, Driscoll, Colin L W, Pollock, Bruce E, Link, Michael J

“…Intracranial facial nerve schwannomas (FNS) requiring treatment are frequently recommended for surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). The objective of…”
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Prognosticating survival of pineal parenchymal tumors of intermediate differentiation (PPTID) by grade by Lu, Victor M., Luther, Evan M., Eichberg, Daniel G., Morell, Alexis A., Shah, Ashish H., Komotar, Ricardo J., Ivan, Michael E.

“…Background Pineal parenchymal tumors of intermediate differentiation (PPTID) are a rare group of pineal parenchymal tumors classified by histology as either…”
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Clinical trials using oncolytic viral therapy to treat adult glioblastoma: a progress report by Lu, Victor M, Shah, Ashish H, Vallejo, Frederic A, Eichberg, Daniel G, Luther, Evan M, Shah, Sumedh S, Komotar, Ricardo J, Ivan, Michael E

“…Adult glioblastoma (GBM) has proven refractory to decades of innovation. Oncolytic viral therapy represents a novel therapy that uses viral vectors as both a…”
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MicroRNA as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in brain gliomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hasani, Fatemeh, Masrour, Mahdi, Jazi, Kimia, Ahmadi, Payam, Hosseini, Saba Sadat, Lu, Victor M, Alborzi, Amirmohammad

“…Brain neoplasms and central nervous system (CNS) disorders, particularly gliomas, have shown a notable increase in incidence over the last three decades,…”
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Antitumor activity of novel pyrazole-based small molecular inhibitors of the STAT3 pathway in patient derived high grade glioma cells by Zhang, Liang, Peterson, Timothy E, Lu, Victor M, Parney, Ian F, Daniels, David J

“…Abnormal activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) transcription factor has been observed in many human cancers with roles in…”
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Cytotoxicity, dose-enhancement and radiosensitization of glioblastoma cells with rare earth nanoparticles by Lu, Victor M., Crawshay-Williams, Felicity, White, Benjamin, Elliot, Amy, Hill, Mark A., Townley, Helen E.

“…Glioblastoma is a heterogeneous disease with multiple genotypic origins. Despite treatment protocols such as surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the…”
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Outcomes of large vestibular schwannomas following subtotal resection: early post-operative volume regression and facial nerve function by Akinduro, Oluwaseun O., Lundy, Larry B., Quinones-Hinojosa, Alfredo, Lu, Victor M., Trifiletti, Daniel M., Gupta, Vivek, Wharen, Robert E.

“…Introduction Subtotal resection (STR) of vestibular schwannoma (VS) tumors remains controversial and little is known regarding post-operative volume changes…”
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The impact of hyperglycemia on survival in glioblastoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Lu, Victor M., Goyal, Anshit, Vaughan, Lachlin S., McDonald, Kerrie L.

“…•Hyperglycemia can affect overall survival (OS) of glioblastoma (GBM).•Meta-analysis of published hazard ratios was performed.•Hyperglycemia is a significant,…”
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