Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy

…, J French, G Baltuch, W Rosenfeld, A Youkilis… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: We report a multicenter, double‐blind, randomized trial of bilateral stimulation of
the anterior nuclei of the thalamus for localization‐related epilepsy. Methods: Participants …

The falcine trigeminocardiac reflex: case report and review of the literature

DF Bauer, A Youkilis, C Schenck, CR Turner… - Surgical neurology, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Trigeminocardiac reflex (TCR), the reproducible hypotension and bradycardia
upon stimulation of the trigeminal nerve, has been reported during craniofacial surgery …

Stereotactic navigation for placement of pedicle screws in the thoracic spine

AS Youkilis, DJ Quint, JE McGillicuddy… - …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Pedicle screw fixation in the lumbar spine has become the standard of care for
various causes of spinal instability. However, because of the smaller size and more complex …

Characterization of gene expression profiles associated with glioma progression using oligonucleotide-based microarray analysis and real-time reverse transcription …

…, M Wolter, R Kuick, DE Misek, AS Youkilis… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Diffuse astrocytoma of World Health Organization (WHO) grade II has an inherent tendency
to spontaneously progress to anaplastic astrocytoma (WHO grade III) and/or glioblastoma (…

On the stability of projection-based model order reduction for convection-dominated laminar and turbulent flows

S Grimberg, C Farhat, N Youkilis - Journal of Computational Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
In the literature on nonlinear projection-based model order reduction for computational fluid
dynamics problems, it is often claimed that due to modal truncation, a projection-based …

Immunotherapy of cancer via mediation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes by methionine enkephalin (MENK)

W Li, W Chen, RB Herberman, NP Plotnikoff, G Youkilis… - Cancer Letters, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the immunological mechanisms by which synthetic
methionine enkephalin (MENK) exerts therapeutic effects on tumor growth. Our findings in …

Intramedullary spinal tumors of disordered embryogenesis

K Muraszko, A Youkilis - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2000 - Springer
Abnormal spinal embryogenesis is quite commonplace. While greater than 90 percent of
these errors of embryogenesis leads to occult spinal dysraphism with minimal neurologic or …

Methionine enkephalin (MENK) inhibits tumor growth through regulating CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in mice

X Li, Y Meng, NP Plotnikoff, G Youkilis… - Cancer biology & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Methionine enkephalin (MENK), an endogenous neuropeptide, plays an crucial role in both
neuroendocrine and immune systems. CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are identified …

Parasagittal ependymoma resembling falcine meningioma

AS Youkilis, P Park, PE McKeever… - American journal of …, 2001 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Presentation, diagnosis, and management of an unusual parasagittal ependymoma,
radiographically resembling a falcine meningioma, are described. Despite its radiographic …

Chloride channel accessory 1 gene deficiency causes selective loss of mucus production in a new pig model

…, J Yantis, BJ Gerovac, SL Youkilis… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Morbidity and mortality of respiratory diseases are linked to airway obstruction by mucus but
there are still no specific, safe, and effective drugs to correct this phenotype. The need for …