Veronica Lee
Research
Publications
2025
The Psychiatric Manifestations of Sturge Weber Syndrome: A Scoping Review
Lee V, Girgis R. The Psychiatric Manifestations of Sturge Weber Syndrome: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Child Neurology 2025, 40: 566-574. PMID: 40232279, DOI: 10.1177/08830738251329444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention-deficit hyperactivity disorderPsychiatric manifestationsImpact of psychiatric disordersAutism spectrum disorderMental health evaluationPsychotic symptomsPsychiatric vulnerabilityPsychiatric disordersHyperactivity disorderPsychiatric symptomsSpectrum disorderPsychiatric issuesSturge-Weber syndromeDisordersTreatment approachesPrevalence ratesElevated riskSymptomsFacial port-wine stainIndividualsSturge Weber syndromePsychiatricVariable prevalence ratesAutismAnxietyRecent experience with calcium phosphate cement cranioplasty after lateral supraorbital keyhole approach to the anterior cranial fossa.
Joncas C, Lee V, Tugend M, Chance R, McKhann G, Sekula R. Recent experience with calcium phosphate cement cranioplasty after lateral supraorbital keyhole approach to the anterior cranial fossa. Neurosurgical FOCUS 2025, 58: e9. PMID: 39891944, DOI: 10.3171/2024.11.focus24695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cranial fossaKeyhole approachCranial fossaTumor recurrenceCSF leakCSF leakageMean length of hospital stayRate of postoperative CSF leakageRate of CSF leakRate of tumor recurrenceLength of hospital stayGross-total resectionPostoperative CSF leakageRetrospective medical record reviewResection of meningiomasSupraorbital keyhole approachLength of hospitalizationMean lengthMedical record reviewMinimally invasive surgeryConsecutive patientsTumor volumePeritumoral edemaCavernous malformationsHospital stay
2024
Evaluation of 2 Surgical Techniques—Transposition Versus Interposition Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review of 19 437 Patients
Tugend M, Joncas C, Lee V, Simmons G, Sekula R. Evaluation of 2 Surgical Techniques—Transposition Versus Interposition Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm: A Systematic Review of 19 437 Patients. Neurosurgery 2024, 97: 16-27. PMID: 39589121, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000003290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrovascular decompressionRetrospective systematic reviewHemifacial spasmSpasm freedomFollow-upTreatment of hemifacial spasmFollow-up durationReview of randomized controlled trialsSystematic review of randomized controlled trialsCase-control studySystematic reviewRare movement disorderRandomized Controlled TrialsProspective trialsComplication rateCase seriesSurgical methodsSurgical techniqueControlled TrialsInclusion criteriaInterpositionPatientsSpasmMovement disordersUnilateral contractionsRevision of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Reasons, Treatments, and Clinical Management with Case Examples
Lenke L, Lee V, Hassan F. Revision of Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Reasons, Treatments, and Clinical Management with Case Examples. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 2233. PMID: 38673506, PMCID: PMC11051103, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13082233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisComplication rateIdiopathic scoliosisAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgeryRevision surgeryAssociated with lower complication ratesRevision of surgeryLow complication rateFraction of patientsSurgical successOperative treatmentClinical managementPatient populationSurgeryTreatment approachesScoliosisPatientsTreatmentAssociated outcomesChild ageClassification systemComplications
2020
m6A Modification Prevents Formation of Endogenous Double-Stranded RNAs and Deleterious Innate Immune Responses during Hematopoietic Development
Gao Y, Vasic R, Song Y, Teng R, Liu C, Gbyli R, Biancon G, Nelakanti R, Lobben K, Kudo E, Liu W, Ardasheva A, Fu X, Wang X, Joshi P, Lee V, Dura B, Viero G, Iwasaki A, Fan R, Xiao A, Flavell RA, Li HB, Tebaldi T, Halene S. m6A Modification Prevents Formation of Endogenous Double-Stranded RNAs and Deleterious Innate Immune Responses during Hematopoietic Development. Immunity 2020, 52: 1007-1021.e8. PMID: 32497523, PMCID: PMC7408742, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-stranded RNADeleterious innate immune responseMammalian hematopoietic developmentEndogenous double-stranded RNAHematopoietic developmentInnate immune responseAbundant RNA modificationMurine fetal liverPattern recognition receptor pathwaysImmune responseProtein codingDsRNA formationRNA modificationsWriter METTL3Hematopoietic defectsPerinatal lethalityNative stateConditional deletionAberrant innate immune responsesLoss of METTL3Hematopoietic failureReceptor pathwayAberrant immune responsePrevents formationFetal liver
2018
Activation of RhoA, Smad2, c‐Src, PKC‐βII/δ and JNK in atopic dermatitis
Lu J, Yin R, Fu Z, Lee V, Nelson J, Tan W. Activation of RhoA, Smad2, c‐Src, PKC‐βII/δ and JNK in atopic dermatitis. Australasian Journal Of Dermatology 2018, 59: e258-e261. PMID: 29498756, PMCID: PMC6978706, DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedDermatitis, AtopicDermisEpidermisFemaleHumansJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMaleMiddle AgedPhosphorylationProtein Kinase C betaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IrhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSeverity of Illness IndexSmad2 Proteinsrc-Family KinasesUp-RegulationYoung AdultConceptsExpression of TGFβR1Atopic dermatitisAtopic dermatitis severityInfiltrated inflammatory cellsMultifactorial skin diseaseActivation of Smad2C-SrcDermatitis severityInflammatory progressionInflammatory cellsSkin diseasesActivation of RhoAPhosphorylation levelsDermatitisTGFβR1JNKSmad2ActivationInflammationChronicPathogenesisExpressionRhoADiseaseProgression
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