Search Results - "Martin, Allan"
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Traumatic and nontraumatic spinal cord injury: pathological insights from neuroimaging
Published in Nature reviews. Neurology (01-12-2019)“…Pathophysiological changes in the spinal cord white and grey matter resulting from injury can be observed with MRI techniques. These techniques provide…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of degenerative cervical myelopathy: a review of structural changes and measurement techniques
Published in Neurosurgical focus (01-06-2016)“…Degenerative cervical myelopathy encompasses a spectrum of age-related structural changes of the cervical spine that result in static and dynamic injury to the…”
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Trends in successfully matched neurosurgery residency applicants
Published in Journal of neurosurgery (01-11-2023)“…The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 recently transitioned to a pass/fail outcome, renewing interest in how programs select…”
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Monitoring for myelopathic progression with multiparametric quantitative MRI
Published in PloS one (17-04-2018)“…Patients with mild degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) are often managed non-operatively, and surgery is recommended if neurological progression occurs…”
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Symptomatic spinal metastasis: A systematic literature review of the preoperative prognostic factors for survival, neurological, functional and quality of life in surgically treated patients and methodological recommendations for prognostic studies
Published in PloS one (22-02-2017)“…While several clinical prediction rules (CPRs) of survival exist for patients with symptomatic spinal metastasis (SSM), these have variable prognostic ability…”
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A Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope
Published in Global spine journal (01-09-2017)“…Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is a traumatic event that results in disturbances to normal sensory, motor, or autonomic function and ultimately affects a…”
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The Relationship Between MRI Signal Intensity Changes, Clinical Presentation, and Surgical Outcome in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Analysis of a Global Cohort
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (15-12-2017)“…STUDY DESIGN.Retrospective analysis of prospective data OBJECTIVE.To assess the relationship between MRI signal intensity changes, clinical presentation, and…”
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Translating state-of-the-art spinal cord MRI techniques to clinical use: A systematic review of clinical studies utilizing DTI, MT, MWF, MRS, and fMRI
Published in NeuroImage clinical (01-01-2016)“…A recent meeting of international imaging experts sponsored by the International Spinal Research Trust (ISRT) and the Wings for Life Foundation identified 5…”
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Recent advances in managing a spinal cord injury secondary to trauma
Published in F1000 research (2016)“…Traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) affect 1.3 million North Americans, producing devastating physical, social, and vocational impairment…”
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Automatic spinal cord localization, robust to MRI contrasts using global curve optimization
Published in Medical image analysis (01-02-2018)“…•Automatic, fast and robust method to detect the center of the spinal cord on MRI data.•Machine learning based method followed by a global curve…”
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Sugar-Protein Connectivity Impacts on the Immunogenicity of Site-Selective Salmonella O-Antigen Glycoconjugate Vaccines
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition (02-11-2015)“…A series of glycoconjugates with defined connectivity were synthesized to investigate the impact of coupling Salmonella typhimurium O‐antigen to different…”
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Congenital Cervical Spine Stenosis in a Multicenter Global Cohort of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: An Ambispective Report Based on a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Diagnostic Criterion
Published in Neurosurgery (01-09-2018)“…Abstract BACKGROUND Congenital spinal stenosis (CSS) of the cervical spine is a risk factor for acute spinal cord injury and development of degenerative…”
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MRI Analysis of the Combined Prospectively Collected AOSpine North America and International Data: The Prevalence and Spectrum of Pathologies in a Global Cohort of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (15-07-2017)“…STUDY DESIGN.An ambispective analysis. OBJECTIVE.The aim of this study was to report the global prevalence of specific degenerative cervical pathologies in…”
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Diffuse Midline H3K27-Altered Gliomas in the Spinal Cord: A Systematic Review
Published in Journal of neuro-oncology (01-02-2024)“…Purpose To systematically review the clinical features, management, and outcomes of diffuse midline H3K27-altered gliomas of the spinal cord (DMG-SCs). Methods…”
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Significant Predictors of Outcome Following Surgery for the Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Published in Neurosurgery clinics of North America (01-01-2018)“…This systematic review aims to summarize important clinical predictors of outcomes in patients undergoing surgery for the treatment of degenerative cervical…”
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Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction to the Special Issue
Published in Journal of clinical medicine (22-07-2022)“…Damage to the spinal cord (SC) can arise from either traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) [...]…”
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Inter-rater Reliability of the Modified Japanese Orthopedic Association Score in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Cross-sectional Study
Published in Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) (15-08-2021)“…Prospective cross-sectional blinded-assessor cohort study. To determine the inter-rater reliability of the modified Japanese Orthopaedic Association (mJOA) in…”
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Solution Structure of the PilZ Domain Protein PA4608 Complex with Cyclic di-GMP Identifies Charge Clustering as Molecular Readout
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (22-04-2011)“…Cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) is a ubiquitous bacterial second messenger that controls the switch from a single-cell lifestyle to…”
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Characteristics of Upper Limb Impairment Related to Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Development of a Sensitive Hand Assessment (Graded Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensibility, and Prehension Version Myelopathy)
Published in Neurosurgery (01-03-2020)“…Abstract BACKGROUND Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) involves spinal cord compression, which causes neurological decline. Neurological impairment in DCM…”
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Intraoperative ultrasound in spine surgery: history, current applications, future developments
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