Pathogenesis and pharmacological strategies for mitigating secondary damage in acute spinal cord injury

AP Amar, ML Levy - Neurosurgery, 1999 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Experimental models and clinical observations of acute spinal cord injury (SCI)
support the concepts of primary and secondary injury, in which the initial mechanical insult …

Pituitary anatomy and physiology

AP Amar, MH Weiss - Neurosurgery Clinics, 2003 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
The pituitary gland or hypophysis cerebri, derived from Greek terminology for its location as
an attachment beneath the brain, was named by Andreas Vesalius in accordance with …

An institutional experience with cervical vagus nerve trunk stimulation for medically refractory epilepsy: rationale, technique, and outcome

AP Amar, CN Heck, ML Levy, T Smith… - …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Intermittent stimulation of the left cervical vagus nerve trunk is emerging as a
novel adjunct in the treatment of medically refractory seizures. We sought to evaluate …

Percutaneous transpedicular polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty for the treatment of spinal compression fractures

AP Amar, DW Larsen, N Esnaashari… - …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety, feasibility, and clinical outcome of percutaneous transpedicular
polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty (PTPV) for the treatment of spinal compression …

Long-term neurological, visual, and endocrine outcomes following transnasal resection of craniopharyngioma

I Chakrabarti, AP Amar, W Couldwell… - Journal of neurosurgery, 2005 - thejns.org
… In 1932 Cushing9 was the first to use this approach for craniopharyngioma. Later, in 1963, …
Most authors agree that the TN approach should be used in those cases in which the mass …

Hypertension, age, and location predict rupture of small intracranial aneurysms

…, K Ozduman, KT Kahle, A Chamberlain, AP Amar… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
… All variables with a P value of 0.2 or lower were entered into a multivariable logistic
regression model. Adjusted odds ratios were reported based on the results of logistic regression …

Evidence-based guidelines for the management of large hemispheric infarction: a statement for health care professionals from the Neurocritical Care Society and the …

…, J Bösel, DH Rhoney, F Rincon, D Staykov, AP Amar… - Neurocritical care, 2015 - Springer
Large hemispheric infarction (LHI), also known as malignant middle cerebral infarction, is a
devastating disease associated with significant disability and mortality. Clinicians and family …

Transsphenoidal microsurgical treatment of Cushing disease: postoperative assessment of surgical efficacy by application of an overnight low-dose dexamethasone …

JCT Chen, AP Amar, SH Choi, P Singer… - Journal of …, 2003 - thejns.org
Object. Transsphenoidal adenomectomy with resection of a defined pituitary adenoma has
been the treatment of choice for CD for the last 30 years. Surgical resection, however, may …

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy after failed cranial surgery for intractable epilepsy: results from the vagus nerve stimulation therapy patient outcome registry

AP Amar, MLJ Apuzzo, CY Liu - Neurosurgery, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy among
patients with persistent or recurrent seizures after lobar resection, callosotomy, and other …

Complications of endovascular treatment for acute stroke in the SWIFT trial with solitaire and Merci devices

PT Akins, AP Amar, RS Pakbaz… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Treatment of patients with ischemic stroke after endovascular
treatment requires in-depth knowledge of complications. The goal of this study was to …