Skull Base Neuroanatomy

 

Spektor S., Anderson G.J., McMenomey S.O., Horgan M.A., Kellogg J.X., Delashaw J.B. Jr. (2000) Quantitative description of the far-lateral transcondylar transtubercular approach to the foramen magnum and clivus. J. Neurosurg. 92:824-31

Horgan M.A., Anderson G.J., Kellogg J.X., Schwartz M.S., Spektor S., McMenomey S.O., Delashaw J.B. (2000) Classification and quantification of the petrosal approach to the petroclival region. J. Neurosurg.93:108-12

Horgan M.A., Delashaw J.B., Schwartz M.S., Kellogg J.X., Spektor S., McMenomey S.O. (2001)
Transcrusal approach to the petroclival region with hearing preservation. Technical note and illustrative cases. J. Neurosurg.94:660-6

Siomin V., Spektor S., Beni-Adani L., Constantini S. (2001) Application of the orbito-cranial approach in pediatric neurosurgery. Childs Nerv. Syst.17:612-7.

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Anderson V., Israel Z. (2000) Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.Current Review of Pain 4:105-111

Israel Z., Hsu F., Burchiel K. (2001) Is microelectrode recording necessary? Seminars in Neurosurgery 12:169-174.

Microrecording in Movement Disorder Surgery, Thieme, New York, 2003, Israel Z, Burchiel K. eds.

Surgical Neuro-Oncology

Beni-Adani L., Gomori M., Spektor S., Constantini S. (2000) Cyst wall enhancement in pilocytic astrocytoma: neoplastic or reactive phenomena. Pediatr. Neurosurg. 32:234-9

Shoshan Y., Chernova O., Juen S.S., Somerville R.P., Israel Z., Barnett G.H., Cowell J.K. (2000) Radiation-Induced Meningioma: a distinct molecular genetic pattern? J. Exp. Neuropath. Neurol. 59:614-20

Evans J.J., Jeun S.S., Lee J.H., Harwalkar J.A., Shoshan Y., Cowell J.K., Golubic M. (2001) Molecular alterations in the neurofibromatosis type 2 gene and its protein rarely occurring in meningothelial meningiomas. J. Neurosurg. 94:111-7

Somerville R.P., Chernova O., Liu S., Shoshan Y., Cowell J.K. (2000) Identification of the promoter, genomic structure, and mouse ortholog of LGI1. Mamm. Genome. 11:622-7

Mandil R., Ashkenazi E., Blass M., Kronfeld I., Kazimirsky G., Rosenthal G., Umansky F., Lorenzo P.S., Blumberg P.M., Brodie C. (2001) Protein kinase Calpha and protein kinase C delta play opposite roles in the proliferation and apoptosis of glioma cells. Cancer Res. 61:4612-9

Weisberg S., Ashkenazi E., Israel Z., Shoshan Y., Umansky F., Brodie C. (2001) Malignant and Atypical Meningiomas express high levels of FAS and undergo apoptosis in response to FAS ligation.
Am. J. Pathol.159:1193-7

Neuroendovascular

Lylyk P., Cohen J.E., Ceratto R., Ferrario A., Miranda C. (2001) Combined endovascular treatment of dissecting vertebral artery aneurysms by using stents and coils. J. Neurosurg. 94:427-32

Lylyk P., Cohen J.E., Ceratto R., Ferrario A., Miranda C. (2002) Angioplasty and stent placement in intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses and dissections.Am. J. Neuroradiol.23:430-6

Lylyk P., Cohen J.E., Ferrario A., Ceratto R., Miranda C. (2002) Partially clipped intracranial aneurysm obliterated with combined stent and coil implantation. J. Endovasc. Ther. 9:160-4.

Cohen J.E., Lylyk P., Ferrario A., Gomori J.M., Umansky F. (2003) Carotid Stent Angioplasty:  The role of cerebral protection devices.  Neurological Research 25:162-168

Cohen J.E., Gomori J.M., Umansky F.: Extracranial vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm presenting with subarachnoid hemorrhage.  Neurological Research  (Accepted, under revision).

Cohen J.E., Lylyk P, Ceratto R, Gomori J.M., Umansky F.: Percutaneous vetebroplasty: Indications, techniques and results. Neurological Research (In press)

Cohen J.E., Gomori J.M., Umansky F.: Endovascular management of symptomatic vertebral artery dissection achieved using stent angioplasty and emboli protection device.  Neurological Research (In press).

Neurotrauma

Knoller N., Levi L., Shoshan Y., Reichenthal E., Razon N., Rappaport Z.H., Biegon A. (2002) Dexanabinol (HU-211) in the treatment of severe closed head injury: a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II clinical trial. Crit. Care Med.30:548-54.

Spine

Itshayek E., Goldman J., Chikoya L., Gomori M., Segal R.: “Extradural hematoma of the clivus, not only diagnosis of the severe injured patient – case report and review of the literature”.  In Print. Journal of Trauma, 2004.

Miscellaneous

Itshayek E., Spektor S., Gomori M., Segal R.  (2002) Fibrous dysplasia in combination with aneurysmal  bone cyst of the occipital bone and the clivus: Case report and review of the literature. Neurosurgery 51:815-817

Valarezo J., Cohen J.E., Valarezo L., Spektor S., Shoshan Y., Umansky F. Nocardial cerebral abscess:  Report of three cases and review of the current neurosurgical management. (2003) Neurological Research 25:27-30

Rosenberg O., Itshayek E., Israel Z. Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a 14 year old. Pediatric Neurosurgery (In press)

Cohen J.E., Spektor S, Valarezo J, Fellig Y., Umansky F.  Endolymphatic sac tumor: staged endovascular-neurosurgical approach.  Neurological Research (In press).

Cohen J.E., Gomori J.M., Umansky F.: Endovascular treatment of bilateral vertebral artery dissection. Am. J.  Neuroradiol. 2003, Accepted for publication.

Neeman I. , Segal R.: Communicating Hydrocephalus. In Print. New England Journal Of Medicine, 2004.