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Endovascular management of distal ACA aneurysms: single-institution clinical experience in 22 consecutive patients and literature review by Cavalcanti, D D, Abla, A A, Martirosyan, N L, McDougall, C G, Spetzler, R F, Albuquerque, F C

“…Distal ACA aneurysms remain difficult to treat with endovascular therapy, but improved technology and experience allows for the treatment of some of these…”
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Late angiographic follow-up review of surgically treated aneurysms by DAVID, C. A, VISHTEH, A. G, SPETZLER, R. F, LEMOLE, M, LAWTON, M. T, PARTOVI, S

“…This study was undertaken to evaluate the long-term angiographic outcome of surgically treated aneurysms, which is unknown. Specifically, the incidence of…”
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Cavernous malformations of the brainstem : experience with 100 patients by PORTER, R. W, DETWILER, P. W, SPETZLER, R. F, LAWTON, M. T, BASKIN, J. J, DERKSEN, P. T, ZABRAMSKI, J. M

“…In this study the authors review surgical experience with cavernous malformations of the brainstem (CMBs) in an attempt to define more clearly the natural…”
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Reevaluating the imaging definition of tumor progression: perfusion MRI quantifies recurrent glioblastoma tumor fraction, pseudoprogression, and radiation necrosis to predict survival by Hu, Leland S, Eschbacher, Jennifer M, Heiserman, Joseph E, Dueck, Amylou C, Shapiro, William R, Liu, Seban, Karis, John P, Smith, Kris A, Coons, Stephen W, Nakaji, Peter, Spetzler, Robert F, Feuerstein, Burt G, Debbins, Josef, Baxter, Leslie C

“…Contrast-enhanced MRI (CE-MRI) represents the current mainstay for monitoring treatment response in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), based on the premise that…”
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The natural history of familial cavernous malformations : results of an ongoing study by ZABRAMSKI, J. M, WASCHER, T. M, SPETZLER, R. F, JOHNSON, B, GOLFINOS, J, DRAYER, B. P, BROWN, B, RIGAMONTI, D, BROWN, G

“…Cavernous malformations are congenital abnormalities of the cerebral vessels that affect 0.5% to 0.7% of the population. They occur in two forms: a sporadic…”
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Developmental venous anomaly, cavernous malformation, and capillary telangiectasia: spectrum of a single disease by Abla, A., Wait, S. D., Uschold, T., Lekovic, G. P., Spetzler, R. F.

“…Summary Developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), cavernous malformations, and capillary telangiectasias are related vascular malformations of the central nervous…”
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Redefined role of angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of dural arteriovenous malformations by LAWTON, M. T, JACOBOWITZ, R, SPETZLER, R. F

“…To investigate the role of angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of dural arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), 40 rats underwent common carotid artery-external…”
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Orbitozygomatic craniotomy : Technical note by ZABRAMSKI, J. M, KIRIS, T, SANKHLA, S. K, CABIOL, J, SPETZLER, R. F

“…The orbitozygomatic approach provides wide, multidirectional access to the anterior and middle cranial fossae, as well as to the upper third of the posterior…”
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Subfascial and submuscular methods of temporal muscle dissection and their relationship to the frontal branch of the facial nerve : Technical note by COSCARELLA, E, VISHTEH, A. G, SPETZLER, R. F, SEOANE, E, ZABRAMSKI, J. M

“…The microsurgical anatomy of the temporal and zygomatic branches of the facial nerve are presented along with related local vasculature (frontal and parietal…”
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Characteristics and surgical treatment of dolichoectatic and fusiform aneurysms by ANSON, J. A, LAWTON, M. T, SPETZLER, R. F

“…Dolichoectatic and fusiform aneurysms represent a small subset of cerebral aneurysms and are often among the most difficult to treat. A consecutive series of…”
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A proposed grading system for arteriovenous malformations by Spetzler, R F, Martin, N A

“…An important factor in making a recommendation for treatment of a patient with arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is to estimate the risk of surgery for that…”
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Persistent lower abdominal pain induced by long peritoneal shunt catheter by Chen, P. R., Spetzler, R. F.

“…Summary Persistent abdominal pain directly induced by a peritoneal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, which is associated with no other complications…”
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The combined supra- and infratentorial approach for lesions of the petrous and clival regions : experience with 46 cases by SPETZLER, R. F, DASPIT, C. P, PAPPAS, C. T. E

“…The combined supra- and infratentorial approach has been subdivided into three variations: the retrolabyrinthine technique (petrous bone resection with…”
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Clinical use of a frameless stereotactic arm: results of 325 cases by Golfinos, J G, Fitzpatrick, B C, Smith, L R, Spetzler, R F

“…The viewing wand is a frameless stereotactic arm that can be used in conjunction with computerized tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to…”
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Relationship of perfusion pressure and size to risk of hemorrhage from arteriovenous malformations by SPETZLER, R. F, HARGRAVES, R. W, MCCORMICK, P. W, ZABRAMSKI, J. M, FLOM, R. A, ZIMMERMAN, R. S

“…The relationship between the size of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and its propensity to hemorrhage is unclear. Although nidus volume increases…”
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A gene responsible for cavernous malformations of the brain maps to chromosome 7q by Dubovsky, J, Zabramski, J M, Kurth, J, Spetzler, R F, Rich, S S, Orr, H T, Weber, J L

“…Cavernous malformations of the brain are vascular lesions which are present in up to 0.4% of all individuals and which are often accompanied by seizures,…”
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Genesis of a dural arteriovenous malformation in a rat model by HERMAN, J. M, SPETZLER, R. F, BEDERSON, J. B, KURBAT, J. M, ZABRAMSKI, J. M

“…A rat model was developed to determine the role of sinus thrombosis and elevated sinus pressures in the pathogenesis of dural arteriovenous malformations…”
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Long-term follow-up of giant serpentine MCA aneurysm treated with EC-IC bypass and proximal occlusion by Amin-Hanjani, S, Chen, P R, Chang, S W, Spetzler, R F

“…Giant serpentine aneurysms are a rare but important subset of giant aneurysms, with unique management considerations. We present long-term follow-up clinical…”
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Stability of the craniovertebral junction after unilateral occipital condyle resection : a biomechanical study by VISHTEH, A. G, CRAWFORD, N. R, MELTON, M. S, SPETZLER, R. F, SONNTAG, V. K. H, DICKMAN, C. A

“…The authors sought to determine the biomechanics of the occipitoatlantal (occiput [Oc]-C1) and atlantoaxial (C1-2) motion segments after unilateral gradient…”
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Cerebral arteriovenous malformations: when is surgery indicated? by Klopfenstein, J D, Spetzler, R F

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