2022
Familial and syndromic forms of arachnoid cyst implicate genetic factors in disease pathogenesis
Qureshi H, Mekbib K, Allington G, Elsamadicy A, Duy P, Kundishora A, Jin S, Kahle K. Familial and syndromic forms of arachnoid cyst implicate genetic factors in disease pathogenesis. Cerebral Cortex 2022, 33: 3012-3025. PMID: 35851401, PMCID: PMC10388392, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgenesis of Corpus CallosumArachnoid CystsBrainHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSyndromeConceptsArachnoid cystAC pathogenesisGenetic factorsSpace-occupying lesionsCommon space-occupying lesionsChudley-McCullough syndromePrimary ciliary dyskinesiaClinical managementPerplexing lesionsDisease pathogenesisCiliary dyskinesiaAcrocallosal syndromeFamilial formsSyndromePathogenesisSyndromic formsNeurodevelopmental phenotypesCausative genesMendelian syndromesLesionsSignificant subsetHuman brainCystsMost casesAC formation
2020
MRI-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Radiation Necrosis in Previously Irradiated Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Hong CS, Cord BJ, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Beckta JM, Huttner A, Chiang VL, Matouk CC. MRI-Guided Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Radiation Necrosis in Previously Irradiated Brain Arteriovenous Malformations. Practical Radiation Oncology 2020, 10: e298-e303. PMID: 32068154, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Glioneuronal Tumor With Features of Ganglioglioma and Neurocytoma Arising in the Fourth Ventricle: A Report of 2 Unusual Cases and a Review of Infratentorial Gangliogliomas
Harrison W, Elsamadicy AA, McMahon JT, Chagoya G, Sobel RA, McLendon RE, Adamson C. Glioneuronal Tumor With Features of Ganglioglioma and Neurocytoma Arising in the Fourth Ventricle: A Report of 2 Unusual Cases and a Review of Infratentorial Gangliogliomas. Journal Of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2019, 78: 780-787. PMID: 31361005, DOI: 10.1093/jnen/nlz060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCerebral Ventricle NeoplasmsFourth VentricleGangliogliomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurocytomaYoung AdultConceptsFeatures of gangliogliomaGlioneuronal tumorInfratentorial gangliogliomasFourth ventricleRosette-forming glioneuronal tumorDistinct histologic entityUnusual adult casesPapillary glioneuronal tumorSurgical resectionSurgical excisionHistologic featuresAdult casesGlioneuronal neoplasmHistologic entityClinical significanceDysplastic gangliocytomaHistologic combinationCerebellar liponeurocytomaGangliogliomaUnusual caseTumorsRare occurrenceNeurocytomaDistinct findingsNeoplasms
2015
Effects of Psoas Muscle Thickness on Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion Surgery
Verla T, Adogwa O, Elsamadicy A, Moreno JR, Farber H, Cheng J, Bagley CA. Effects of Psoas Muscle Thickness on Outcomes of Lumbar Fusion Surgery. World Neurosurgery 2015, 87: 283-289. PMID: 26619920, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsoas muscle thicknessLumbar fusion surgeryFusion surgeryMuscle thicknessPsoas muscleSpinal stabilizationVisual analog scale pain scoreHip flexor weaknessScale pain scoresPreoperative magnetic resonanceInterbody fusion surgeryLumbar intervertebral spaceSpecific clinical outcomesWarrants further investigationEarly ambulationPain scoresAdult patientsFlexor weaknessPostoperative rehabilitationRetrospective reviewClinical outcomesHospital recordsSurgical optionsLumbar pathologyFunctional outcome