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Hydrocephalus in Low and Middle-Income Countries - Progress and Challenges by Enslin, Johannes, Thango, Nqobile, Figaji, Anthony, Fieggen, Graham

“…Hydrocephalus remains one of the most commonly treated neurosurgical conditions worldwide. Caring for patients with hydrocephalus requires infrastructure and…”
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Cerebrovascular Pressure Reactivity Has a Strong and Independent Association With Outcome in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Smith, Claudia A., Rohlwink, Ursula K., Mauff, Katya, Thango, Nqobile S., Hina, Thembani S., Salie, Shamiel, Enslin, Johannes M. N., Figaji, Anthony A.

“…To examine cerebrovascular pressure reactivity index (PRx) in a large cohort of children with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) in association with…”
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Education and Training in Global Neurosurgery: The Quest for Diversity and Equitable Collaborations by Thango, Nqobile S, Ceccato, Guilherme, Baticulon, Ronnie E, Garcia, Roxanna, Kolias, Angelos, Shlobin, Nathan A, Ghotme, Kemel A, Qureshi, Mahmood M, Rosseau, Gail, Borba, Luis A

“…Education and training are essential components of global neurosurgery because they provide a sustainable solution to address the workforce deficits in the…”
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The influence of fixation and cryopreservation of cerebrospinal fluid on antigen expression and cell percentages by flow cytometric analysis by Singh, Gabriela, van Laarhoven, Arjan, Adams, Rozanne, Reid, Timothy Dawson, Combrinck, Jill, van Dorp, Suzanne, Riou, Catherine, Thango, Nqobile, Enslin, Johannes, Kruger, Stefan, Figaji, Anthony Aaron, Rohlwink, Ursula Karin

“…The pauci-cellular nature of cerebrospinal (CSF), particularly ventricular CSF, and the rapid cell death following sampling, incumbers the use of flow…”
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The Role of Registries in Neurotrauma Research: Translating Data Into Health Policy That Enhances Patient Care Comment on "Neurotrauma Surveillance in National Registries of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review and Comparative Analysis of Data Dictionaries" by Thango, Nqobile, Baticulon, Ronnie E, Lippa, Laura

“…The paucity of robust neurotrauma data is felt most in regions that experience a higher burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The scoping review done by…”
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Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: How to Bend and not Break by Barthélemy, Ernest J., Thango, Nqobile S., Höhne, Julius, Lippa, Laura, Kolias, Angelos, Germano, Isabelle M.

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Brain interstitial glycerol correlates with evolving brain injury in paediatric traumatic brain injury by Thango, Nqobile S., Rohlwink, Ursula K., Dlamini, Lindizwe, Tshavhungwe, M. Phophi, Banderker, E., Salie, Shamiel, Enslin, J.M.N., Figaji, Anthony A.

“…Purpose A better understanding of the complex pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is needed to improve our current therapies. Cerebral…”
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The application of medical ethics in the developing countries – A neurosurgical perspective by Hossain, Iftakher, Hutchinson, Peter, Kawsar, Khandkar, Kolias, Angelos, Santos, Adriana Libório dos, Esene, Ignatius N., Thango, Nqobile, Baticulon, Ronnie, Laki, Beata, Ammar, Ahmed

“…Neurosurgery is one of the rapidly evolving specialities of medical science, where the neurosurgeons have to provide evidence-based interventions in life…”
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Thoracic Vertebral Actinomycosis Secondary to a Pulmonary Origin by Thango, Nqobile S, Kamat, A, Ben Husein, Mohamed, Welsh, David

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Thoracic Vertebral Actinomycosis Secondary to a Pulmonary Origin by Thango, Nqobile S, Kamat, Ameya S, Ben Husein, Mohamed, Welsh, David

“…Actinomycosis is a chronic infection caused by a gram-positive anaerobic bacteria from the species Actinomycesand causes a chronic colliquative inflammatory…”
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Biochemical profile of paediatric adamantinomatous craniopharyngiomas: A prospective cohort study by Jokonya, Luxwell, Mduluza-Jokonya, Tariro Lavender, Esene, Ignatius, Mwale, Garikai, Thango, Nqobile Sindiswa, Mduluza, Takafira, Naicker, Thajasvarie

“…Introduction Craniopharyngioma is a rare brain tumour. Despite being histologically benign, it behaves aggressively and is often difficult to manage…”
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Needs of Young African Neurosurgeons and Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kanmounye, Ulrick S., Robertson, Faith C., Thango, Nqobile S., Doe, Alvin Nah, Bankole, Nourou Dine Adeniran, Ginette, Pape Aicha, Ondoma, Solomon, Balogun, James A., Opoku, Isabella, Jokonya, Luxwell, Mbaye, Thioub, Shabhay, Zarina A., Ashour, Ahmed M., Silva, Ana Cristina Veiga, Cheserem, Beverly, Karekezi, Claire, Hassani, Fahd Derkaoui, Mentri, Nesrine, Laeke, Tsegazeab, Aklilu, Abenezer Tirsit, Sanoussi, Samuila, Musara, Aaron, Ntalaja, Jeff, Ssenyonga, Peter, Bakhti, Souad, El Abbadi, Najia, Mahmud, Muhammad Raji, El-Ghandour, Nasser M. F., Al-Habib, Amro, Kolias, Angelos G., Servadei, Franco, Fieggen, Graham, Qureshi, Mahmood, Esene, Ignatius

“…Introduction: Africa has many untreated neurosurgical cases due to limited access to safe, affordable, and timely care. In this study, we surveyed young…”
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EPID-01. PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA:A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by Nyalundja, Arsene Daniel, Kanmounye, Ulrick Sidney, Karekezi, Claire, Laeke, Tsegazeab, Thango, Nqobile, Balogun, James A

“…Abstract OBJECTIVE brain tumors are a global problem, leading to higher cancer-related morbidity and mortality rates in children. Despite the progressive…”
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In Reply: Operationalizing Global Neurosurgery Research in Neurosurgical Journals by Servadei, Franco, Cannizzaro, Delia, Thango, Nqobile, Kolias, Angelos, Hutchinson, Peter, Esene, Ignatius, Rubiano, Andres

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Ensuring Neurosurgical Equity: Setup for Safe Ventricular Endoscopy and Predictors of Clinical Outcome in a Resource-Limited Health Care System by Alfin, Dumura Jeneral, Shilong, Danaan Joseph, Bot, Gyang Markus, Thango, Nqobile, Bakwa, Nenkimun Dirting, Olalere, Shina Abidemi

“…Neuroendoscopic surgeries require specialized equipment, which may not be universally available or equitably distributed in most neurosurgical units of…”
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Rifampicin and protein concentrations in paired spinal versus ventricular cerebrospinal fluid samples of children with tuberculous meningitis by Combrinck, Jill, Tshavhungwe, Phophi, Rohlwink, Ursula, Enslin, Nico, Thango, Nqobile, Lazarus, Jed, Kriegler, Katie, Castel, Sandra, Abdelgawad, Noha, Mcilleron, Helen, Denti, Paolo, Wiesner, Lubbe, Figaji, Anthony

“…Abstract Background Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most lethal form of TB. To study the disease, drug concentrations in samples obtained from the spinal…”
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Cerebrovascular Pressure Reactivity Has a Strong and Independent Association With Outcome in Children With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Smith, Claudia A., Rohlwink, Ursula K., Mauff, Katya, Thango, Nqobile S., Hina, Thembani S., Salie, Shamiel, Enslin, Johannes M. N., Figaji, Anthony A.

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Pediatric brain tumors in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nyalundja, Arsene Daniel, Kanmounye, Ulrick Sidney, Karekezi, Claire, Laeke, Tsegazeab, Thango, Nqobile, Balogun, James A

“…Brain tumors are a global problem, leading to higher cancer-related morbidity and mortality rates in children. Despite the progressive though slow advances in…”
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Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Rifampicin in Plasma, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Extracellular Fluid in South African Children with Tuberculous Meningitis by Abdelgawad, Noha, Tshavhungwe, Mvuwo Phophi, Rohlwink, Ursula, McIlleron, Helen, Abdelwahab, Mahmoud T, Wiesner, Lubbe, Castel, Sandra, Steele, Chanel, Enslin, Johannes Nico, Thango, Nqobile Sindiswa, Denti, Paolo, Figaji, Anthony

“…Limited knowledge is available on the pharmacokinetics of rifampicin in children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM) and its penetration into brain tissue, which…”
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Traumatic Brain Injury–Related Pediatric Mortality and Morbidity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review by Bandyopadhyay, Soham, Kawka, Michal, Marks, Katya, Richards, Georgia C., Taylor, Elliott H., Sravanam, Sanskrithi, Petrinic, Tatjana, Thango, Nqobile, Figaji, Anthony, Peter, Noel, Lakhoo, Kokila

“…The burden of pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is unknown. To fill this gap, we conducted a review that…”
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