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Christian Raftopoulos

Professor of Neurosurgery, Université Catholique de Louvain
Verified email at uclouvain.be
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Visual sensations produced by optic nerve stimulation using an implanted self-sizing spiral cuff electrode

C Veraart, C Raftopoulos, JT Mortimer, J Delbeke… - Brain research, 1998 - Elsevier
A blind volunteer with retinitis pigmentosa was chronically implanted with a self-sizing spiral
cuff electrode around an optic nerve. Electrical stimuli applied to the nerve produced …

Prospective analysis of aneurysm treatment in a series of 103 consecutive patients when endovascular embolization is considered the first option

C Raftopoulos, P Mathurin, D Boscherini, RF Billa… - Journal of …, 2000 - thejns.org
Object. The aim of this study was to evaluate prospectively the results of treating cerebral
aneurysms with coil embolization (CE) or with surgical clipping when CE was considered the …

Gamma-band oscillations preferential for nociception can be recorded in the human insula

…, JG Ribeiro Vaz, C Raftopoulos… - Cerebral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Transient nociceptive stimuli elicit robust phase-locked local field potentials (LFPs) in the
human insula. However, these responses are not preferential for nociception, as they are also …

Morphological quantitative analysis of intracranial pressure waves in normal pressure hydrocephalus

C Raftopoulos, C Chaskis, F Delecluse… - Neurological …, 1992 - Taylor & Francis
This work presents a prospective morphological and quantitative analysis of 43 intracranial
pressure recordings performed on normal pressure hydrocephalic patients. This analysis led …

Cabergoline in the treatment of hyperprolactinemia: a study in 455 patients

…, A Stevenaert, J Verlooy, C Raftopoulos… - The Journal of …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
Cabergoline is a new long-acting dopamine agonist that is very effective and well tolerated
in patients with pathological hyperprolactinemia. The aim of this study was to examine, in a …

Factors predicting relapse of nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas after neurosurgery: a study of 142 patients

…, F Parker, S Gaillard, C Raftopoulos… - European Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Context Adequate postoperative management of nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenomas (NFMAs)
remains a challenge for the clinician. Objective To identify predictive factors of …

Outcomes of transsphenoidal surgery in prolactinomas: improvement of hormonal control in dopamine agonist-resistant patients

V Primeau, C Raftopoulos… - European journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context Few studies have recently re-examined the efficacy of neurosurgery in prolactinoma
patients operated for various indications. Objective To analyze outcomes of patients with a …

Cognitive recovery in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a prospective study

C Raftopoulos, J Deleval, C Chaskis, A Leonard… - …, 1994 - journals.lww.com
IDIOPATHIC NORMAL-PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS remains difficult to treat. Controversy
exists as to whether or not shunting can really improve cognitive functions and whether …

A survey of 65 tumors within the spinal cord: surgical results and the importance of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging

…, D Balériaux, A Vandesteene, C Raftopoulos… - …, 1991 - journals.lww.com
: Between January 1984 and December 1990. 65 intramedullary spinal cord tumors were
diagnosed and operated on. In this series, all patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging …

Time to diagnosis in Cushing's syndrome: a meta-analysis based on 5367 patients

…, R Santos de Oliveira, C Raftopoulos… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context Signs and symptoms of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) overlap with common diseases,
such as the metabolic syndrome, obesity, osteoporosis, and depression. Therefore, it can …