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Surgical site infections following craniotomy focusing on possible post-operative acquisition of infection: prospective cohort study by Sneh-Arbib, O., Shiferstein, A., Dagan, N., Fein, S., Telem, L., Muchtar, E., Eliakim-Raz, N., Rubinovitch, B., Rubin, G., Rappaport, Z. H., Paul, M.

“…Neurosurgery is characterized by a prolonged risk period for surgical site infection (SSI), mainly related to the presence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drains…”
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Endovascular Treatment of Isolated Dissecting Aneurysm of the Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery by Maimon, S, Saraf-Lavi, E, Rappaport, Z.H, Bachar, G

“…Isolated dissecting aneurysms of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) carry a high risk of rebleeding with an associated increased mortality rate…”
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Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Microsurgery Versus the Sublabial Approach for the Treatment of Pituitary Tumors: Endonasal Complications by Koren, Ilan, Hadar, Tuvia, Rappaport, Zvi H., Yaniv, Eitan

“…Objective: To evaluate the nasal complications after transnasal transsphenoidal operations for pituitary tumors, comparing two surgical techniques: traditional…”
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Intrathecal or intraventricular therapy for post-neurosurgical Gram-negative meningitis: matched cohort study by Shofty, B., Neuberger, A., Naffaa, M.E., Binawi, T., Babitch, T., Rappaport, Z.H., Zaaroor, M., Sviri, G., Paul, M.

“…Gram-negative post-operative meningitis due to carbapenem-resistant bacteria (CR-GNPOM) is a dire complication of neurosurgical procedures. We performed a…”
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Safety of perioperative minidose heparin in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery : a prospective, randomized, double-blind study by CONSTANTINI, Shlomi, KANNER, Andy, UMANSKY, Felix, RAPPAPORT, Zvi H, FRIEDMAN, Adi, SHOSHAN, Ygal, ISRAEL, Zvi, ASHKENAZI, Eli, GERTEL, Moshe, EVEN, Amiran, SHEVACH, Yoshi, SHALIT, Mordechay

“…Thromboembolic phenomena (TEPs) continue to be a significant source of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing neurosurgery. Although the efficacy of…”
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Risk factors associated with death or neurological deterioration among patients with Gram-negative postneurosurgical meningitis by Neuberger, A., Shofty, B., Bishop, B., Naffaa, M.E., Binawi, T., Babich, T., Rappaport, Z.H., Zaaroor, M., Sviri, G., Yahav, D., Paul, M.

“…In a retrospective cohort of 115 patients with Gram-negative postneurosurgical meningitis, factors associated with 30-day mortality or neurological…”
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Surgical treatment of painful spasticity after spinal cord injury by LIVSHITS, A, RAPPAPORT, Z. H, LIVSHITS, V, GEPSTEIN, R

“…There are several conservative methods of painful spasticity treatment. However, conservative methods do not always provide long-term and complete antispastic…”
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Treatment of spontaneous carotid-cavernous fistula in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome by transvenous occlusion with Guglielmi detachable coils : Case report and review of the literature by KANNER, Andrew A, MAIMON, Shimon, RAPPAPORT, Zvi H

“…The authors report on a young woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) Type IV in whom a spontaneous direct carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) was treated by…”
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Suprasellar arachnoid cysts : options in operative management by RAPPAPORT, Z. H

“…Suprasellar arachnoid cysts are uncommon lesions the optimal management of which is still subject for debate. Various authors have presented differing…”
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The neuroscientific foundations of free will by Rappaport, Z H

“…The issue of free will is at the heart of understanding ourselves, what it means to be a conscious, thinking, and responsibly acting human being. A position on…”
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Adrenosensitivity of injured afferent neurons does not require the presence of postganglionic sympathetic terminals by Rubin, G, Kaspi, T, Rappaport, Z H, Cohen, S, Ravikovitch, M, Lomazov, P, Devor, M

“…Nerve injury sometimes triggers neuropathic pain states that are exacerbated by sympathetic efferent activity. A classic example is causalgia. The mechanism of…”
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Robotics and artificial intelligence: Jewish ethical perspectives by Rappaport, Z H

“…In 16th Century Prague, Rabbi Loew created a Golem, a humanoid made of clay, to protect his community. When the Golem became too dangerous to his surroundings,…”
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Regional brain sodium, potassium, and water changes in the rat middle cerebral artery occlusion model of ischemia by YOUNG, W, RAPPAPORT, Z. H, CHALIF, D. J, FLAMM, E. S

“…Middle cerebral artery occlusions (MCAo) in rats produce infarcts in the pyriform and frontoparietal cortex, extending into the lateral basal ganglia and…”
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Epilepsy in chronic subdural haematoma by RUBIN, G, RAPPAPORT, Z. H

“…We studied retrospectively 143 adult patients treated in our department from 1979 to 1991 for chronic subdural haematoma (SDH) in order to identify the…”
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Trigeminal neuralgia: the role of self-sustaining discharge in the trigeminal ganglion by Rappaport, Harry Z, Devor, Marshall

“…Idiosyncrasies of trigeminal neuralgia provide both clues and constraints on candidate hypotheses concerning the underlying neural mechanism. After reviewing…”
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Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae--a diagnostic challenge by Lev, N, Maimon, S, Rappaport, Z H, Melamed, E

“…Spinal dural arteriovenous fistulae comprise the majority of spinal vascular malformations. The most common clinical presentation is that of progressive…”
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Pediatric brain stem gliomas : an update by RUBIN, G, MICHOWITZ, S, HOREV, G, HERSCOVICI, Z, COHEN, I. J, SHUPER, A, RAPPAPORT, Z. H

“…It has become evident that pediatric brain stem gliomas are a heterogeneous pathology and should be classified according to clinical and radiological criteria…”
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Thromboembolic phenomena in neurosurgical patients operated upon for primary and metastatic brain tumours by CONSTANTINI, S, KORNOWSKI, R, POMERANZ, S, RAPPAPORT, Z. H

“…A retrospective study was designed to evaluate clinical thromboembolic phenomena (TEP) in patients operated upon for brain tumours. Among 492 patients treated…”
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Meningiomas of the anterior cranial fossa floor : review of 67 cases by RUBIN, G, BEN DAVID, U, GORNISH, M, RAPPAPORT, Z. H

“…The authors report 67 cases of meningioma of the anterior cranial fossa floor treated surgically between 1978 and 1992. The olfactory groove and tuberculum…”
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Principles and concepts of brain death and organ donation : the Jewish perspective by RAPPAPORT, Z. H, RAPPAPORT, I. T

“…The harvesting of organs for transplantation is dependent on a stringent definition of brain death. Different societies have had to struggle with their…”
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