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ZAP-X Stereotactic Radiosurgery: The Initial Experience Involving 200 Patients Open

Tingyu Wang, Ma Rhudelyn Rodrigo, Jon Baldwin, Brielle Latif, Joseph Hanley , et al. · 2025

The Impact of Metastatic Brain Lesions on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocols for Elective and Emergent Supratentorial Brain Tumor Surgery: A Retrospective Review Open

Harshal Shah, John L. Kilgallon, Geoffrey R. O’Malley, Syed Mansoor Sarwar, Travis R. Quinoa , et al. · 2025

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols are increasingly being used in neurosurgery, with multiple postoperative day (POD) zero and POD1 discharge protocols being implemented for patients undergoing craniotomie…

Cranial reconstruction in the literature: A CiteSpace visualized bibliometric analysis Open

Jake Barsch, Erion Sulaj, John L. Kilgallon, Robert Kamil, Nitesh V. Patel , et al. · 2025

Cranioplasty (CP) research has shown that the material used for its bone flap formation is not standardized, with several viable options. The aim of this study was to explore the development of research in cranioplasty from a bibliometric …

Comparison of an Electrical Cranial Access Drill With Autostop Technology to a Traditional Hand Crank Cranial Access Drill Open

John L. Kilgallon, Geoffrey R. O’Malley, Daniel Monahan, Shayan Sadegh, Harshal Shah , et al. · 2025

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Craniostomies performed at bedside are one of the most important procedures in neurosurgery allowing for cranial access for monitoring of intracranial pressure, evacuation of subdural or epidural hematomas, or th…

Minimally Invasive Decompression for Chiari I Malformation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Open

Patrick Pema, Daniel Monahan, Shiv Patel, Nitesh V. Patel, Kevin Zhao · 2025

ZAP-X Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations: Initial Experience of Three Patients Open

Patrick Pema, Triston Messer, Harshal Shah, Zewar Al Dabbagh, Michael Chaga , et al. · 2025

Impact of Cervical and Lumbar Spine Surgeries on National Football League (NFL) Player Performance and Return-to-Play Outcomes Open

Geoffrey R. O’Malley, Patrick Pema, Paul Sweeney, Syed A. Sarwar, Nicholas Cassimatis , et al. · 2025

Glioblastoma Multiforme Incidence Is Increasing: An Epidemiological Investigation of 100,000 Cases Across the United States Open

Syed A. Sarwar, Anirudh Maddali, David Adams, Rohit Prem Kumar, Geoffrey R. O’Malley , et al. · 2024

Purpose Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is the most lethal brain tumor, yet few studies have been conducted to assess its epidemiology in the United States (US). Methods Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) cases diagnosed between 2000 and 2017 wer…

Primary Spinal Malignant Melanoma Mimicking a Cervical Nerve Root Schwannoma: Case Report and Literature Review Open

Justin Gold, Nick R. Hernandez, Timothy Wong, Nitesh V. Patel, Joseph Weiner , et al. · 2024

Primary spinal malignant melanoma (PSMM) is a rare cancer of the central nervous system (CNS), and PSMM of the spinal nerve root is even more extraordinary. PSMM of a nerve root can mimic the radiographic appearance of benign nerve sheath …

A review of the management of fungal otitis externa with necrosis of the tympanic membrane: An additional of 2 cases to the literature. Open

Yasmin Abbas, Nitesh V. Patel · 2024

• A high index of suspicion is needed when otitis externa not improving and there are symptoms of significant pruritis. • Signs of fungal debris, either obvious spores or black particles in debris should alert one to take a microbiology sw…

Oncolytic Virotherapy for High-Grade Glioma and Current Evidence and Factors to Consider for Incorporation into Clinical Practice Open

Sauson Soldozy, Daniel G. Eichberg, Alexis A. Morell, Evan Luther, Victor M. Lu , et al. · 2023

Brain tumor incidence is on the rise, and glioblastoma comprises the majority of primary tumors. Despite maximal safe resection and adjuvant chemoradiation, median survival for high-grade glioma remains poor. For this reason, it is importa…

EPID-23. TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SUBSEQUENT BRAIN TUMOR DEVELOPMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Open

Darsh Shah, Akshat Sanan, Alexis A. Morell, Daniel G. Eichberg, Ashish Shah , et al. · 2022

Background The role of prior head trauma in stimulating brain tumor development has been previously described in the literature but continues to be debated. The goal of this study was to conduct a systematic review interrogating the contem…

QLTI-21. SAFETY OF THE UTILIZATION OF TELEMEDICINE FOR BRAIN TUMOR NEUROSURGERY FOLLOW-UP Open

Alexis A. Morell, Nitesh V. Patel, Dominique Higgins, Tiffany Eatz, Adam S. Levy , et al. · 2022

BACKGROUND There is a need to evaluate the outcomes of patients who underwent brain tumor surgery and were followed by telemedicine or in-person consults during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We retrospectively included all patients who un…

Factors influencing adherence to self-care practices among patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus from Saurashtra region of Gujarat: A conclusive research Open

Jwalant Joshi, Punit Patel, Shreyashkumar Gandhi, Nitesh V. Patel, Ashishkumar Chaudhari · 2022

A BSTRACT Background: It is commonly understood that diabetes self-care practice is critical in the management of the disease. However, the magnitude and determinants of self-care practices are not well evaluated at the community level. Me…

Safety of the utilization of telemedicine for brain tumor neurosurgery follow-up Open

Alexis A. Morell, Nitesh V. Patel, Tiffany Eatz, Adam S. Levy, Daniel G. Eichberg , et al. · 2022

Background There is a need to evaluate the outcomes of patients who underwent brain tumor surgery with subsequent telemedicine or in-person follow-up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We retrospectively included all patients who underw…

Vestibular migraine Open

Nitesh V. Patel, Kulvinder Talewar, Anish Bahra, Diego Kaski · 2022

Vestibular migraine is an under-diagnosed but increasingly recognised neurological condition that causes episodic vertigo, associated with migrainous features. Making a diagnosis of VM relies on a clinical history, including the presence o…

Same-day discharge after brain tumor resection: a prospective pilot study Open

Frederic A. Vallejo, Daniel G. Eichberg, Alexis A. Morell, Ashish H. Shah, Long Di , et al. · 2022

Evaluating predictors of successful postoperative day 1 discharge following posterior fossa tumor resection Open

Hunter King, Alexis A. Morell, Evan Luther, Melissa Hernandez, Mynor Mendez Valdez , et al. · 2022

INTRODUCTION: Current trends in surgical neuro-oncology have shown that early discharges are both safe and feasible with shorter lengths of stay (LOS) associated with fewer thromboembolic complications, less hospital-acquired infections, r…

Using machine learning to evaluate large-scale brain networks in patients with brain tumors: Traditional and non-traditional eloquent areas Open

Alexis A. Morell, Daniel G. Eichberg, Ashish H. Shah, Evan Luther, Victor M. Lu , et al. · 2022

Background Large-scale brain networks and higher cognitive functions are frequently altered in neuro-oncology patients, but comprehensive non-invasive brain mapping is difficult to achieve in the clinical setting. The objective of our stud…

Bilateral Lumbar Radiculopathy Secondary to Myxopapillary Ependymoma: A Case Report Open

Joseph C. D'Angiolillo, Nitesh V. Patel, R. Nick Hernandez, Simon Hanft · 2021

Leptomeningeal Disease in Glioblastoma: Endgame or Opportunity? Open

Sarfraz R. Akmal, Elizabeth E. Ginalis, Nitesh V. Patel, Robert Aiken, Simon Hanft · 2021

Introduction: Glioblastoma is an aggressive cancer with a notoriously poor prognosis. Recent advances in treatment have increased overall survival, though this may be accompanied by an increased incidence of leptomeningeal disease (LMD). L…

The Extent of Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Clinical Practice Open

Rutul Gokalani, Dharmendra Panchal, Banshi Saboo, Padmanabh Zinzuwadia, Dishank Patel , et al. · 2021

Background and Aim: The cost of diabetes complication management is always much higher than the cost of diabetes treatment, even with novel and expensive molecules available. Thus, it is better to halt complications in the initial phase of…

Women neurosurgeons around the world: a systematic review Open

Tina Lulla, Rosemary T. Behmer Hansen, Cynthia A. Smith, Nicole A. Silva, Nitesh V. Patel , et al. · 2021

OBJECTIVE Gender disparities in neurosurgery have persisted even as the number of female medical students in many countries has risen. An understanding of the current gender distribution of neurosurgeons around the world and the possible f…

Clinically Explored Virus-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma in Adults Open

Amanda V. Immidisetti, Chibueze D. Nwagwu, David Cory Adamson, Nitesh V. Patel, Anne-Marie Carbonell · 2021

As new treatment modalities are being explored in neuro-oncology, viruses are emerging as a promising class of therapeutics. Virotherapy consists of the introduction of either wild-type or engineered viruses to the site of disease, where t…

Virus-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Recurrent High-Grade Glioma Open

Amanda V. Immidisetti, Chibueze D. Nwagwu, David Cory Adamson, Nitesh V. Patel, Anne-Marie Carbonell · 2020

As new treatment modalities are being explored in neuro-oncology, viruses are emerging as a promising class of therapeutics. Virotherapy consists of introduction of either wild-type or engineered viruses to the site of disease, where they …

COVD-18. POTENTIAL TO HARNESS SARS-COV-2 NEUROTROPISM IN THE DELIVERY OF ONCOLYTIC VIROTHERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-GRADE GLIOMA Open

Amanda V. Immidisetti, Sean Munier, Nitesh V. Patel · 2020

BACKGROUND High-grade gliomas (HGG) pose therapeutic challenges stemming from blood brain barrier, infiltrative growth, suppressed immune function, and tumor heterogeneity. Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are gaining traction for addressing these …

E-034 High-resolution contrast-enhanced cone beam CT in planning of endovascular treatment for complex dural arteriovenous fistulae Open

Emanuele Orrù, Miklós Marosföi, Nitesh V. Patel, Ajay K. Wakhloo · 2020

Purpose Treatment of dural arteriovenous fistulae (DAVFs) is based on obliteration of the fistula via trans-arterial/trans-venous approaches or a combination thereof. In complex cases it can be difficult to determine the fistulous point, a…

Arteriovenous malformation presenting as traumatic subdural hematoma: A case report Open

Matthew S. Parr, Nitesh V. Patel, John Kauffmann, Fawaz Al‐Mufti, Sudipta Roychowdhury , et al. · 2020

Background: Brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are congenital aberrant connections between afferent arteries and draining veins with no intervening capillary bed or neural parenchyma. Other than seizures, the most common initial pres…

Characterization of ablation dimensions in magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy via a semi-automated algorithm Open

Allison Liang, Sean Munier, Nitesh V. Patel, Shabbar F. Danish · 2020

Objective: Magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) is a minimally invasive procedure that produces real-time thermal damage estimates (TDE) in orthogonal MRI-planes. The current system does not allow the user…

Radiation Necrosis in Intracranial Lesions Open

Sean Munier, Elizabeth E. Ginalis, Nitesh V. Patel, Shabbar F. Danish, Simon Hanft · 2020

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