Department of Neurological Surgery

Chair: Fernando Diaz, MD, PhD
6E University Health Center
(313) 745-4661

Articles, Patents and Intellectual Property

Abdolvahabi RM, McAllister JP II:  Effects of Chronic Hydrocephalus on the Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone System: Implications for Amenorrhea and Precocious Puberty. Neurological Research 22: 123-126, 2000.

Abdolvahabi RM, Cortese JJ, Mitchell JA, Rafols JA, White BC, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II: Effects of shunt treatment on the GnRH system in congenital hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 988, 1999.

Acevedo VC, Vinas FC, Dujovny M: Intraoperative use of magnetic resonance imaging: Neurosurgical applications and technical limitations.  Crit Rev Neurosurg 5, 9:279-286, 1999.

Azzi, G.M., Canady, A.I., Ham, S.D., Mitchell, J.A.:  Kaolin-induced hydrocephalus in the hamster: temporal sequence of changes in intracranial pressure, ventriculomegaly and whole-brain specific gravity.  Acta Neuropathol 98:245-250, 1999.

Berjano R, Vinas FC, Dujovny M: A review of dural substitutes used in neurosurgery.  Crit Rev Neurosurg  9:217-222, 1999.

Chua E, Gose E, Vinas FC, Dujovny M, Star J: Temperature distribution produced in brain tissue and other media by a radiofrequency hyperthermia generator.  Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 664, 72:22-34, 1999

Coplin WM, Avellino AM, Kim DK, Winn HR, Grady MS. Bacterial meningitis associated with lumbar drains: a retrospective cohort study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 67:468-73, 1999.

Coplin WM, Longstreth WT Jr, Lam AM, Chandler WL, Mayberg TS, Fine JS, Winn HR. Cerebrospinal fluid creatine kinase-BB isoenzyme activity and outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Arch Neurol 56:1348-1352, 1999.

Coplin WM, Pierson DJ, Cooley KD, Newell DW, Rubenfeld GD. Implications of extubation delay in brain-injured patients meeting standard weaning criteria. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 161 - in press.

Cummings, TJ, Johnson, RR, Diaz, FG, Michael, DB: The relationship of blunt head trauma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and rupture of pre-existing intracranial saccular aneurysms, Neurological Research, (in press).

Diaz FG and Park HK, Pain patterns in chronic low back pain compared to pain drawing assessment, Pain Newsletter, Vol. 6, Issue 2, pp5, 1999.

Diaz FG: Review and Commentary; Thyrocervical to vertebral artery transposition and ipsilateral carotid endarterectomy.  Surgical Neurology, Vol 51, No. 3 pp 327-331; 1999.

Ding Y-C, McAllister JP II, Canady AI: Axonal damage and neuron tolerance in hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 1004, 1999.

Dujovny M, Agner C, Aviles A.  Syndrome of the trephined:  theory and facts.  Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery, 44.

Dutcher, SA, Michael, DB: Patterns of immediate early gene mRNA expression following rodent and human traumatic brain injury.  Neurological Research, 1999, Vol. 21, Number 3, pp. 234-242. 

Fernandez PM, Dujovny M.  Anatomical basis for the lateral approach to the fourth ventricle. Neurological Research, 21:1-14, 1999.

Fessler RD, Lanzino G, Guterman LR, Miletich RS, Lopes DK, Hopkins LN: Improved cerebral perfusion after stenting of a petrous carotid stenosis: technical case report.  Neurosurgery 45: 638-42, 1999.

Gaspar L, Zamorano L, Shamsa F, Fontanesi J, Ezzell G, Yakar D: Permanent iodine-125 implants for recurrent malignant gliomas.  International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 1999. Vol. 43 No. 5 Pgs 977 - 982.

Gong J, Zamorano L, Li Q, Diaz F: Cost function construction in multi-modalities medical image registration with adaptive restricted surface matching: Medical Imaging 1999.

Gong J, Zamorano L, Quinghang L, Diaz F: Intro-operative neuro-navigation and gurgeon interface: Medical Imaging 1999.

Gong J, Zamorano L, Quinghang L, Diaz F: Tradeoff analysis of medical image registration with fiducial matching vs surface matching: Medical Imaging 1999.

Johnson MJ, Ayzman I, Wood AS, Tkach JA, Klauschie J, Skarupa DJ, McAllister JP II, Luciano MG: Development and characterization of an adult model of obstructive hydrocephalus.  Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 1999.

Kriebel RM, McAllister JP II:  The Pathology of the Hippocampus and Basal Forebrain Nuclei in Experimental Hydrocephalus.  Neurological Research 22:29-36, 2000.

Lai Q, Ding Y-C, McAllister JP II, Canady AI: Motor skill learning and memory impairment in hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 988, 1999.

Lanzino G, Fessler RD, Miletich RS, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN: Angioplasty and stenting of basilar artery stenosis: technical case report.  Neurosurgery 45: 404-408, 1999.

Lanzino G. Fessler RD, Wakhloo AK, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN: Successful intracranial thrombolysis for cerebral thromboembolic complications resulting from cardiovascular diagnostic and interventional procedures.  Journal Invas Cardiol 11:439-444, 1999.

Lanzino G, Wakhloo AK, Fessler RD, Hartney ML, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN: Efficacy and current limitations of intravascular stents for intracranial internal carotid, vertebral, and basilar artery aneurysm.  J Neurosurg 91:538-546, 1999.

Li ZG, Zhang H, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II: Apoptosis and dark neurons in hydrocephalic brains. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 1003, 1999.

Li, Q, Zamorano L, Jiang Z, Gong J, Pandya A, Perez R, Diaz F: Effect of optical digitizer selection on the application accuracy of a surgical localization system a quantitative comparison between the OPTOTRAK and flashpoint tracking systems: Computer Aided Surgery, 1999.

Luer M, Hamani C, Dujovny M, Gidal B, Cwik M, Deyo K, Fischer J: Saturable transport of gabapentin at the blood-brain barrier.  Neurological Research 21:559-562, 1999.

Mahmoud AH, Rengachary S, Zafonte RD: Biomechanics of associated spine injuries in head-injured patients. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 5(2):41-46, 1999.

McAllister JP II: Hydrocephalus Enters the New Millennium. Neurological Research 22: 2-3, 2000.

McAllister JP II, Wood AS, Johnson MJ, Connelly RW, Skarupa DJ, Secic M, Luciano MG, Harris NG, Jones HC:  Neuronal activation during the progression of experimental neonatal hydrocephalus.  Neurosurgical Focus, 7: online, 1999.

Nagy F, Chugani D, Juhasz C, da Silva E, Muzik O, Kupsky W, Canady A, Watson C, Shah J, Chugani H: Altered in vitro and in vitro flumazenil binding in human epileptogenic neocortex; Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Vol 19:9, pp 939-947, 1999.

Qureshi AL, Luft AR, Lopes DK, Lanzino G, Fessler RD, Sharma M, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN: Postoperative hypotension after carotid angioplasty and stenting.  Report of 3 cases.  Neurosurgery 44:1320-1324, 1999.

Park HK, Caragine LP and Diaz FG, Real time correlation of neuronal damage via EEG and glutamate digitized acquisition, Psychline, Vol. 3, Number 2, pp32-34, 1999.

Park HK, Rudrappa S, Dujovny M, King P, Diaz FG. Intervertebral foraminal ligaments of lumbar spine: anatomy and biomechanics. Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery 1999 (in press).

Park HK, Dujovny M, Park T, Diaz FG.  Application of finite element analysis in neurosurgery.  Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery 1999 (in press).

Park HK, Fernandez I, Dujovny M, Diaz FG: Experimental animal models of traumatic brain injury: medical and biomechanical mechanism.  Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery Vol 9 No 1:44-52, 1999.

Phillis JW, Estevez AY, Guyot LL, OÕRegan MH: 5-(N-Ethyl-N-isopropyl)-amiloride, a Na+-H+ exchange inhibitor, protects gerbil hippocampal neurons from ischemic injury.  Brain Research 839: 199-202, 1999.

Phillis JW, Estevez AY, Guyot LL, OÕRegan MH: Lactate reduces amino acid release and fuels recovery of function in the ischemic brain.  Neurosci Lett 272: 195-198, 1999.

Phillis JW, Estevez AY, Guyot LL, OÕRegan MH: Failure of kynurenic acid to inhibit amino acid release from ischemic rat cerebral cortex, in press, Neurosci Lett, 273: 21-24, 1999.

Rapp, LG, Acre, CA, Mackenzie, R, Darmody, WR, and Michael, DB: Incidence of intracranial bullet fragment migration. Neurological Research, 1999; Vol. 21, pp. 1-6.

Rengachary SS: Suprascapular entrapment neuropathy. Techniques in Neurosurgery, in press.

Rhoney DH, Coplin WM, Zaran FK, Brish LK, Weingarten CM. Urokinase activity after freezing: implications for thrombolysis in intraventricular hemorrhage. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 56:2047-2051, 1999.

Sood S, Canady AI, Ham SD: Adjustable Anti-Siphon Shunt. Accepted for publication in ChildÕs Nervous System 15:246-249, 1999.

Tanne D, Bates VE, Verro P, Kasner SE, Binder JR, Patel SC, Mansbach HH, Daley S, Schultz LR, Karanjia PN, Scott P, Dayno JM, Vereczkey-Porter K, Benesch C, Book D, Coplin WM, Dulli D, Levine SR, and the t-PA Stroke Survey Group. Initial clinical experience with intravenous t-PA for acute ischemic stroke: a multicenter study. Neurology 53:424-7, 1999.

Tipps LB, Coplin WM, Murry KR, Rhoney DH. Safety and feasibility of continuous infusion of remifentanil in the neurosurgical intensive care unit. Neurosurgery 46 - in press.

Underwood BD, Lipinski CA, Rafols JA, Crossland W, McAllister JP II, Diaz FG, White BC: Effect of traumatic brain injury on phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2a in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 1002, 1999.

Videtic GMM, Levin K, Zamorano L, Kupsky, W: Adjuvant gamma knife radiosurgery for a resected suprasellar pituitary adenoma with atypical immunohistochemistry: Case Report  Journal of Radiosurgery, Vol 2, No. 1, 1999.

Videtic GMM, Gaspar L, Zamorano L, Fontanesi J, Levin K, Kupsky W, Mensah SM:   Use of the RTOG recursive paritioning analysis to validate the benifit of iodine-125 implants in the primary treatment of malignant gliomas; Int. J Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. Vol. 45, No. 3 pp.687-682, 1999.

Videtic GMM, Gaspar L, Zamorano L, Mensah ST, Garzon A, Levin K, Diaz F: Gamma knife radiosurgery for brain lesion: The Wayne State University Experience: Journal of Radiosurgery, Vol 2, No 3, 1999.

Vinas FC, Kazmierczak C, Coplin WM. Active intracerebral hemorrhage from the lateral posterior choroidal artery. Arch Neurol 56 - in press.

Vinas FC, King PK, Liu YM, Johnson RR, Diaz, FG: Spinal cord changes after the evacuation of a spinal subdural haematoma.  J Clin Neuroscience, 1999 February.  6(1) pp. 57-62.

Vinas FC, King PK, Holdener H, Dulchavsky S, Diaz FG: Outcome and complications of reconstruction of the thoracolumbar spine for vertebral tumours.  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 6 (6) pp 467-473; 1999.

Vinas FC, King PK, Diaz FG: Spinal aspergillus osteomyelitis.  Clinical Infectious Diseases; Vol 28 pp 1223-1229; 1999.

Books, Chapter and Reviews

Akdemir G, Misra M, Dujovny M, Alp MS. Microanatomy of Thoracic Spine Foramina and Ligaments.  Chapter 7 In: Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery.

Barami K, Ham S, Sood S, Shankaran S, Canady AI: Pediatric Intracranial Hemorrhage, Textbook of Neurological Surgery; (Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1999) In Press.

Coplin WM, Lee KR. Neurosurgery. In Labanowski M. (ed.): Neurology pearls of wisdom. Seymour, WI, Boston Medical Publishing, Inc. 1999.

Coplin WM. Review of ÒCritical Care Neurology.Ó Arch Neurol 56 - in press.

Coplin WM, Rengachary SS. Neurologic emergencies: coma. In del Sol Carrasco Jimenez M, de Paz Cruz A, del Aguila F. (eds.): Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - in press.

Diaz FG, Fessler RD, Kennedy C: Surgical Management of Complex Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms. (In Press).

Diaz FG, Guthikonda M, Velardo B, Fessler R, and Gordon, V: Complex Intracranial Aneurysms; Operative Neurosurgery.  (Kay & Black, Churchill Livingstone ed.),Chapter 88 pp 1061-1078; 1999.

Del Bigio MR, McAllister JP II: Hydrocephalus - pathophysiology, In: Choux M, DiRocco CE, Hockley AD, Walker ML (eds.), Pediatric Neurosurgery, Churchill Livingstone, London, 217-236, 1999.

Dujovny M, Agner C, Charbel FT, Sadler LL, Evenhouse R, McConathy D.  Computed Tomography- Assisted Preformed Prosthesis for Repair of Cranial Defects.  In: Atlas of Neurosurgery Volumes VIII. SS Rengachary (ed). The American Association of Neurological surgeons 1999.

Dujovny M, Evenhouse R, Agner C, Charbel F, Sadler L, McConathy DA. Pre-formed prosthesis from CT data repair of large cranial defects. In: Atlas of Neurosurgery Volumes VIII, SS Rengachary (ed), Calvarial and Dural Reconstruction,  Neurosurgical Topic Series, AANS, in press.

Fessler RD, Diaz FG: Carotid Endarterectomy. Operative Neurosurgery (ed. Kay & Black, Churchill- Livingstone). Chapter 97 pp 1179-1188;  1999.

Gordon VL: Agitation as a nursing-sensitive patient outcome in the neurological patient population. Outcomes Management for Nursing Practice; Vol 3:4, pp 153-160; 1999.

Guthikonda M, Diaz FG:  Surgical Management of Paraclinoid Carotid Aneurysms.  Neurosurgical Operative Atlas : Vol 8;  The American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1999.

Guyot LL and Rengachary SS. Compressive lesions in the peripheral nerves. In: Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques. Fessler RG, editor. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers, New York, in press.

Mayer SA, Coplin WM, Raps EC. Cerebral edema, intracranial pressure, and herniation syndromes. J Stroke Cerbrovasc Dis 8:183-191, 1999.

McAllister JP II, Ding Y, Canady AI:  Pathophysiology of Hydrocephalus: A Critical Review of Advances and Future Directions. In: Neurosurgery of the Child, Sainte-Rose C, Cinalli G (eds.), Churchill Livingstone, London (in press).

Rengachary SS, editor. Atlas of Neurosurgery Volumes VIII. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1999.

Rengachary SS and Alton SM. Resuscitation and early medical management of the spinal cord injury patient. In: Contemporary Management of Spinal Cord Injury, Second Edition. Benzel EC and   Tator CH, editors. American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Illinois, in press.

Sloan AE, Black KL and Becker DP.   Lesions of the Sella Turcica.   In Surgery of the Skull Base, (PJ Donald, Ed), Lippencott, Philadelphia, PA.   pp 555-582.

Sloan AE and Perez R.   Stereotactic Approaches for the Treatment of Metastatic Brain Tumors.  In Neurosurgery Operative Color Atlas, (S. Rengachary, Ed), Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA (in press).

Troncale, JA, Michael, DB: Headache in Kozol RA, From D, Konen J (eds.): When to call a surgeon.  FA Davis Co., Philadelphia, 1999.

Zafonte RD, Giap BT, Coplin WM, Pangilian P. Traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury: pathophysiology and acute therapeutic strategies. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 5:21-40, 1999.

Zamorano L, Matter A, Juan C, Benedetti, Diaz F: Computer Assisted Resection of Cerebral Cavernous Angiomas: American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Abstracts. pp.37, 1999.

Abstracts, Letters to the Editor and Articles in Non-Refereed Journals

Abdolvahabi RM, Cortese JJ, Mitchell JA, Rafols JA, White BC, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II: Intraventricular shunts attenuate hydrocephalus-related alterations in the GnRH system in the H-Tx rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 25: 1449, 1999.

Abdolvahabi RM, Cortese JJ, Diaz FG, McAllister JP II: Effects of shunt treatment on the GnRH system in congenital hydrocephalus. Oral presentation at the Pediatric Section of the AANS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, (in press).

Anderson A, Asher A, Bernstein M, Hartman L, Hochberg F, Laws E, and Sloan, AE.   Treatment of malignant gliomas:   prospective data from the glioma outcomes project.  Neuro-Oncology 1:295, 1999.

Caragine LP, Park HK, Phillis JW and Diaz FG: EEG spectral analysis during low flow and no flow states of rat cerebral ischemia; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, pp48, 1999.

Carragine LP, Koopman A, Roszler M, Lazo A, Gordon V, Coplin WM, Michael DB. The aneurysmal ghost sign. 49th Annual meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Boston, MA, Abstract #245:480, 1999.

Caragine LP, Wells AM, Philis JW, Park HK, Diaz FG: Real time glutamate release into and removal from the extracelluar space during low flow and no flow states of the rat forebrain.  The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Neurosurgical Society of American, Scottsdale, AZ; March 29, 1999; pp 23.

Coplin, W, Policherla P, Vinas F, Wilsek J, Cochran, M, Johnson RR, King P, Michael D, Rengachary, S.  Early decompressive craniectomy for severe traumatic brain injury: a preliminary feasibility study.  AANS 67th Annual Meeting, April 24-19, 1999, New Orleans, LA; pp 231.

Coplin WM, Tipps LB, Basham MC, Murry KR, Michael DB, Rhoney DH. Relation of computed tomographic findings to seizure occurrence after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: implications for prophylactic anticonvulsant prescription. Neurology 52:A102-A103, 1999.

Coplin WM, Mujuwar AH. A day in the life: two years experience of a physician’s acute stroke call. Neurology - in press.

Cullen NK, Coplin WM, Policherla PN, Vinas FC, Zafonte RD, Millis SR, Rengachary SS. Functional outcome after early decompressive craniectomy: preliminary results. Association of Academic Physiatrists. 1999.

Devlin JW, Coplin WM, Swarczinski C, Leacock RO, Lewis RA, Kruse JA. Accuracy of train-of-four assessment for ICU patients receiving continuous neuromuscular blockade. Crit Care Med 27:A72, 2000.

Devlin JW, Coplin WM, Swarczinski C, Leacock RO, Lewis RA, Kruse JA. Reliability of nursing train-of- four assessment for ICU patients receiving continuous neuromuscular blockade. Crit Care Med 27:A131, 2000.

Ding Y-C, McAllister JP II, Canady AI: Axonal damage and neuron tolerance in hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 1004, 1999.

Ding Y-C, Lai Q, McAllister JP II, Ham SD, Sood SS, Canady AI: Impaired motor learning in children with hydrocephalus. Oral presentation at the Pediatric Section of the AANS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, (in press).

Ding Y-C, McAllister JP II, Canady AI, Zhang M-Z: Neuronal damage and tolerance in hydrocephalus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 25: 1589, 1999.

D’Olhaberriague LD, Joshi N, Mitsias P, Coplin WM, Lewandowski C, Patel SC, Chaturvedi S, Levine SR. Tissue plasminogen activator in acute ischemic stroke patients with unruptured brain aneurysms. European Stroke Conference. 1999.

England G, Zamorano L, Gaspar L, Barger G, Levine K, Diaz F: Use of the gamma knife for the treatment of grade IV recurrent astrocytoma (glioblastoma multiforme); American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 198.

England G, Zamorano L,  Gaspar L, Barger G, Levine K, Diaz FG: Use of the Gamma Knife for the Treatment of Recurrent Astrocytomas Grade 1V (GBM) . 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. October 30 - November 04, 1999; pp 605.

Fessler Rd, Wakhloo AK, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN: Vertebral artery stenting to treat vertebrobasilar insufficiency.  Oral Presentation, Joint Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery & American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Nashville, TN, January 31 - February 3, 1999;  pp. 98.

Fessler RD, Wakhloo AK, Guterman LR, Hopkins LN: Vertebral artery stenting to treat vertebrobasilar insufficiency.  Poster Presentation.  AANS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 24-29, 1999, pp 54.

Gong J, Zamorano L, Li Q, Diaz F: Tradeoff analysis of medical image registration strategies i n computer assisted surgery system; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 179.

Gong J, Zamorano Z: Registration of Universal Instruments for Advanced Neuronavigation System. 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. October 30 - November 04, 1999; pp 608.

Gong J, Zamorano L: Tradeoff Analysis of Medical Image Registration Strategy.  49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. October 30 - November 04, 1999:pp 519-520.

Gong J, Zamorano L, Li Q, Diaz F: Intro-operative registration of universal instruments for advanced neuronavigation system; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp90.

Gong J, Zamorano L, Li QH, Diaz FG: Intraoperative computer/surgeon  interface for advanced neuronavigation system; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp90.

Gong J, Zamorano L Jiang Z, Li Q, Diaz F: 3-D segmentation in neuroimaging; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 91.

Gong J, Zamorano L, Jiang Z, Li Q, Diaz F: Cost function construction in multi-modalities medical image registration with adaptive restricted surface  matching.Ó American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 91.

Gong J,  Zamorano L, Li QH, Diaz FG: Tradeoff Analysis of Medical Image Registration Strategies in Computer-Assisted Surgery System; 67th Annual Meeting of the AANS, New Orleans, Louisiana.  April, 1999.  pp 179.

Guyot L, Diaz FG, OÕRegan M, Song D, Phillis JW: The Effect of Topical Glucose on the Release of Amino Acids from the Ischemic Rat Cerebral Cortex; 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, MA.  October 30 - November 4, 1999; pp 295.

Ham S, Schermerhorn T, Vandenbelt S, Riutta J, Canady A, Mitchell J: B, BÕ-Iminodipropionitrile induces hydrocephalus in the hamster.  Poster Presentation. AANS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 24-29, 1999, pp 116.

Lai Q, Ding Y-C, McAllister JP II, Koo BKK, Canady AI, Ham SD, Sood SS: Memory impairment of motor skill learning in hydrocephalus. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 25: 1898, 1999.

Lai Q, Ding Y-C, McAllister JP II, Canady AI: Motor skill learning and memory impairment in hydrocephalus. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 988, 1999.

Li QH,  Zamorano L, Perez R,  Gong J, Pandya A, Diaz FG: Endoscopic Transnasal, Transseptal, and Transsphenoidal Approach for Pituitary tumors Guided by Infrared Tracking System.  49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts.  October 30 - November 04, 1999; pp 325 - 326.

Li QH, Zamorano L, Gong J, Pandya A, Diaz FG: The Effects of OPTOTRAK and FlashPoint Tracking Systems on the Guided Surgery.  49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. October 30 - November 04, 1999; pp 604.

Li ZG, Zhang H, Diaz FG, Krause GS, McAllister JP II: Dark cells and apoptosis in hydrocephalic brains. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 25: 1610, 1999.

Li Q, Zamorano L, Jiang Z, Gong J, Diaz F: Image guided endoscopic transnasal, transseptal and transsphnoidal approach for pituitary tumors;  American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 191.

Li Q, Zamorano L, Jiang Z, Gong J, Diaz F: ÒA quantitative comparison of the application accuracy between NKI and IGT tracking system for image guided surgery; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 190.

Matter A, Zamorano L, Benedetti J, Vinas F, Diaz F: Interactive image-guided neurosurgery using a robotic microscope integrated with an infrared-based system; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 186.

Matter A, Zamorano L, Gaspar L, Benedetti J, Levine K, Garzon A, Diaz F: Experience with radiosurgical treatment at Wayne State University; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 193.

Murugappan A, McAllen KJ, Coplin WM, King JJ, Redman ME, Schwamm LH, Wechsler L, Saver JL, Broderick JP, Smoot K, Rordorf G, Starkman S, Duckwiler G, Tietjen GE, Levine SR. Thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke during pregnancy. Neurology - in press.

Park HK, Dujovny M and Diaz FG: Impact and displacement analysis for pediatric large cranial defect; the AANS/CNS section on Pediatric Neurological Surgery, pp93, 1999.

Park HK, Dujovny M, Lee JB, Basse E and Diaz FG: Stress comparison of four pre-formed prosthesis for large cranial defect; Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA,  pp354, 1999.

Park HK, Dujovny M, Lee JB, Basse E and Diaz FG: Impact absorption pattern of large cranial defect by finite element modeling; Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, pp359, 1999.

Park HK, Caragine LP, Phillis JW and Diaz FG: Evaluation of ischemic neuronal damages in rat models; Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, pp470, 1999.

Park HK, Diaz FG: Pain patterns in chronic low back pain compared to 3D assessment; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, pp282, 1999.

Park HK, Fernandez I, Diaz FG, Dujovny M: Biomechanical pitfalls of traumatic brain injury model; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, pp233, 1999.

Park HK, Caragine LP, Phillis JW and Diaz FG, Real time analysis of ischemic neuronal damages in rat models; The Experimental Biology 99, 1999.

Perez R, Zamorano L, Li QH, Pandya A, Gong J, Diaz FG: Robotic System (MKM) Interfaced To Infrared System In Stereotactic Neurosugery.  Experience At Wayne State University.  49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. October 30 - November 04, 1999; pp 509.

Perez R, Zamorano L, Gaspar L, Shamsa F, Kozlo S, Diaz FG: Brachytherapy with I-125 Implants In The Up-Front Management Of Primary Glioblastoma Multiforme. 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. October 30 - November 04, 1999; pp649.

Rhoney DH, Tran A, Murry KR, Coplin WM. Effect of nimodipine dosage adjustments for patients experiencing hypotension after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurology 52:A60-A61, 1999.

Rhoney DH, Somerville AL, Coplin WM. Status epilepticus: cost burden at an urban medical center. Crit Care Med 27:A44, 2000.

Rhoney DH, Somerville AL, Coplin WM. Physician specialty and cost variation in the treatment of status epilepticus at an urban medical center. Crit Care Med 27:A46, 2000.

Sloan AE, Barnholtz J, Bruner J, Bondy M and McCutcheon I.   Gliosarcoma: presentation, patterns of progression, prognosis, and evidence for genetic predisposition in a series of 70 consecutive patients. Neuro-Oncology 1:339-340, 1999.

Somerville AL, Murry KR, Coplin WM, Rhoney DH. Evaluation of prescribing variability for status epilepticus. Crit Care Med 27:A74, 1999.

Sood S, Canady A, Ham S: Evaluation of shunt malfunction using shunt site reservoir.  Poster Presentation.  AANS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 24-29, 1999, pp 111.

Sood S, Canady A, Ham S: Overdrainage from coughing and straining?  Poster Presentation.  AANS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 24-29, 1999, pp 112.

Sood S, Canady A, Ham S: Adjustable anti-siphon shunt  Poster Presentation.  AANS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 24-29, 1999, pp 115.

Troncale, JA, Michael, DB: Headache in Kozol RA, From D, Konen J (eds.): When to call a surgeon.  FA Davis Co., Philadelphia, 1999.

Underwood BD, Lipinski CA, Rafols JA, Crossland W, McAllister JP II, Diaz FG, White BC: Effect of traumatic brain injury on phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2a in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts 25: 820, 1999.

Underwood BD, Lipinski CA, Rafols JA, Crossland W, McAllister JP II, Diaz FG, White BC: Effect of traumatic brain injury on phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2a in the rat. Journal of Neurotrauma 16: 1002, 1999.

Vinas F, Panagrahi M, Diaz FG: The Liliequist Membrane Revisited; 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, MA.  October 30 - November 4, 1999; pp 513.

Vinas F, King PK, Diaz FG: A cohort Study of Patients with Vertebral Tumors; 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, MA.  October 30 - November 4, 1999; pp 584.

Vinas F, Dujovny M, Kupsky W, Diaz FG: An Experimental Analysis of Two Synthetic Materials for Duroplasty; 67th Annual Meeting of the AANS, New Orleans, Louisiana.  April, 1999.  pp 101.

Yap CW, Rhoney DH, Murry KR, Lesperance ME, Yap J, Michael DB, Coplin WM. Results of implementing a multidisciplinary protocol favoring continuous infusion gastric feeding in a neurology/neurosurgery intensive care unit (NICU). Neurology - in press.

Zamorano L, Portillo G, Matter A, Diaz F: Improved clinical outcome in the volumetric resection of low-grade gliomas: the role of image-guided awake craniotomy and functional mapping; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 187.

Zamorano L, Benedetti J, Gaspar L, Levin K, Matter A, Garzon A, Diaz F: Radiosurgical treatment of meningiomas; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 194.

Zamorano L, Matter A, Gaspar L, Levine K, Benedetti J, Fontanesi J, Garzon A, Diaz F:  Radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 195.

Zamorano L, Matter A, Gaspar L, Garzon A, Tekyi-Mensah S, Diaz F: Stereotactic radiosurgery for brainstem lesions using the gamma knife; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 195.

Zamorano L, Matter A, Benedetti J, Gaspar L, Fontanesi J, Shamsa F, Garzon A, Diaz F: Radiosurgical treatment of brain metastases; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 196.

Zamorano L, Benedetti J, Matter A, England G, Gaspar L, Diaz F: Gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 196.

Zamorano L, Matter A, Chuba P, Portillo G, Fontanesi J, Shamsa F, Diaz F: Permanent iodine-125 implants in the treatment of low-grade gliomas; American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting (AANS) - New Orleans, Louisiana April 24 - 29, 1999, pp 264.

Zamorano L, Perez R, Gaspar L, Shamsa F, Kozlo S, Diaz FG: Brachytherapy with I125 permanent Implants in the Up-Front Management of primary Non-GBM Malignant Gilomas. 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts.  October 30 - November 04, 1999;  pp325 - 326.

Zamorano L, England G, Gaspar L, Diaz FG: Diffuse Whit Matter Ischemic Changes and Radiation necrosis in Radiosurgery: Delayed Complications in Patients Followed more than Five Years. 49th Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. October 30 - November 04, 1999; pp 606