Pathophysiology of peripheral nerve injury: a brief review

MG Burnett, EL Zager - Neurosurgical focus, 2004 - thejns.org
Clinicians caring for patients with brachial plexus and other nerve injuries must possess a
clear understanding of the peripheral nervous system's response to trauma. In this article, the …

Thoracic outlet syndrome

JH Huang, EL Zager - Neurosurgery, 2004 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is one of the most controversial clinical entities
in medicine. We provide a review of this difficult-to-treat disorder, including a brief overview, …

Upper brachial plexus injury in adults: comparative effectiveness of different repair techniques

…, UA Sheikh, IS Syed, SC Stein, EL Zager - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
… C5–6 roots result in significant disability due to a loss of shoulder abduction, external
rotation, elbow flexion, and forearm supination. Involvement of the C-7 spinal root may lead to …

Chronic opioid usage in surgical patients in a large academic center

…, R Feng, E Hossain, NR Malhotra, EL Zager… - Annals of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence and disparity of chronic
opioid usage in surgical patients and the potential risk factors associated with chronic …

Hypertension, small size, and deep venous drainage are associated with risk of hemorrhagic presentation of cerebral arteriovenous malformations

…, TM Lasner, RW Hurst, ES Flamm, EL Zager… - …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To identify clinical and angiographic factors of cerebral arteriovenous malformations
(AVMs) associated with hemorrhage to improve the estimation of the risks and help …

Cigarette smoking—induced increase in the risk of symptomatic vasospasm after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

TM Lasner, RJ Weil, HA Riina, JT King, EL Zager… - Journal of …, 1997 - thejns.org
✓ Vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is correlated with the
thickness of blood within the basal cisterns on the initial computerized tomography (CT) scan…

Clinical evaluation of a portable near-infrared device for detection of traumatic intracranial hematomas

CS Robertson, EL Zager, RK Narayan… - Journal of …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
The purpose of this multicenter observational clinical study was to evaluate the performance
of a near-infrared (NIR)-based, non-invasive, portable device to screen for traumatic …

Arteriovenous shunt visualization in arteriovenous malformations with arterial spin-labeling MR imaging

…, J Wang, JA Detre, EL Zager… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A reliable quantitative technique for measuring arteriovenous
(AV) shunt in vascular malformations is not currently available. Here, we evaluated the …

Endovascular thrombolysis for symptomatic cerebral venous thrombosis

…, GP Sinson, EC Raps, SL Galetta, EL Zager… - Journal of …, 1999 - thejns.org
Object. The authors sought to treat potentially catastrophic intracranial dural and deep
cerebral venous thrombosis by using a multimodality endovascular approach. Methods. Six …

Direct versus indirect revascularization procedures for moyamoya disease: a comparative effectiveness study

…, A Hossain, K Man, H Patel, R Sobota, EL Zager… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a chronic cerebrovascular disease that can lead
to devastating neurological outcomes. Surgical intervention is the definitive treatment, with …