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Posterior fossa reexploration for persistent or recurrent trigeminal neuralgia or hemifacial spasm: surgical findings and therapeutic implications by Kureshi, S A, Wilkins, R H

“…To evaluate the surgical findings and subsequent therapeutic implications of posterior fossa reexploration for persistent or recurrent trigeminal neuralgia…”
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Natural history of intracranial vascular malformations: a review by Wilkins, R H

“…It is difficult to assess the natural history of intracranial vascular malformations because they are varied in nature, they are frequently silent clinically,…”
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Science in neurosurgery: the importance of the scientific method by Wilkins, R H

“…The scientific method offers a way for a neurosurgeon to assess objectively his or her professional activities, especially in regard to the results of…”
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Partial sensory trigeminal rhizotomy at the pons for trigeminal neuralgia by YOUNG, J. N, WILKINS, R. H

“…Microvascular decompression is preferred among open procedures for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. However, in some cases the decompression cannot be…”
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Attempts at prevention or treatment of intracranial arterial spasm: an update by Wilkins, R H

“…Numerous approaches to the prevention and treatment of intracranial arterial spasm have been made during the past three decades. In the present article, the…”
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Spontaneous temporal encephalocele. Case report by Wilkins, R H, Radtke, R A, Burger, P C

“…The authors report a 36-year-old woman with a 23-year history of simple and complex partial seizures who was treated surgically for an anteroinferior temporal…”
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Prevalence and percutaneous drainage of cysts of the sacral nerve root sheath (Tarlov cysts) by WILKINS, R. H

“…Paulsen et al in this issue provide the reader with a succinct review of Tarlov cysts, an estimate of their prevalence, and a new method of managing those that…”
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MRA delineation of the vertebral-basilar system in patients with hemifacial spasm and trigeminal neuralgia by Tien, RD, Wilkins, RH

“…Detailed depiction of the vertebral-basilar system is often obscured by other vascular structures on the MR angiogram. A special MR angiography technique that…”
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Hearing preservation using the modified translabyrinthine approach by McElveen, Jr, J T, Wilkins, R H, Molter, D W, Erwin, A C, Wolford, R D

“…Removal of an acoustic neuroma using the translabyrinthine approach has previously been considered "incompatible" with hearing preservation. By modifying the…”
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Spinal subdural hematoma formation following ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus by SILVER, J. M, WILKINS, R. H

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Neurological Surgery by Wilkins, Robert H

“…Stereotactic techniques are being applied increasingly in open cranial operations to improve the accuracy of the approach to intracranial targets. At the same…”
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Depression, Pain, and Pain Behavior by Keefe, Francis J, Wilkins, Robert H, Cook, Wesley A, Crisson, James E, Muhlbaier, Lawrence H

“…This study examined the degree to which depression predicted pain and pain behavior. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was administered to 207 low back pain…”
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Midline dorsal appendages by Fulmer, B B, Wilkins, R H, Oakes, W J, Filston, H C

“…A case of a mature posterior cervical teratoma resembling two fingers and a case of a lumbosacral limb are presented. These are at least the seventh and eighth…”
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Neurological Surgery by Wilkins, Robert H

“…In their 1990 Contempo issue report, Carson and Brem emphasized that neurological surgery has rapidly evolved into a high-tech specialty.1 They mentioned the…”
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Spontaneous CSF otorrhea from tegmen and posterior fossa defects by Ferguson, B J, Wilkins, R H, Hudson, W, Farmer, Jr, J

“…Spontaneous cerebrospinal otorrhea (SCSFO) from tegmen or posterior fossa defects is uncommon. Twenty-nine cases have been detailed in the literature to date…”
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Cerebral vasospasm by Wilkins, R H

“…Cerebral vasospasm (specifically, intracranial arterial spasm) is variously defined as: (1) an arteriographically evident narrowing of the lumen of one or more…”
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Surgical treatment of cluster headache by Morgenlander, J C, Wilkins, R H

“…Cluster headache is ordinarily managed medically, but may become refractory to such medical management. In this setting, surgical treatment has occasionally…”
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Benign intraparenchymal brain cysts without an epithelial lining by Wilkins, R H, Burger, P C

“…Three patients are presented who had benign intraparenchymal cysts of the brain. The wall of each cyst was biopsied and had no epithelial lining or other…”
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Modifying the translabyrinthine approach to preserve hearing during acoustic tumour surgery by McElveen, Jr, J T, Wilkins, R H, Erwin, A C, Wolford, R D

“…Removing an acoustic schwannoma using the translabyrinthine approach has previously been considered incompatible with hearing preservation. By modifying the…”
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Direct observation of pain behavior in low back pain patients during physical examination by Keefe, Francis J, Wilkins, Robert H, Cook, Wesley A

“…Trained observers measured the occurrence of 5 behaviors (guarding, bracing, rubbing, grimacing, and sighing) in a group of 80 low back pain patients…”
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