2017
Semicircular canal dehiscence among idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients
Kuo P, Bagwell KA, Mongelluzzo G, Schutt CA, Malhotra A, Khokhar B, Kveton JF. Semicircular canal dehiscence among idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients. The Laryngoscope 2017, 128: 1196-1199. PMID: 28833207, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26795.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiographic superior semicircular canal dehiscenceSuperior semicircular canal dehiscenceIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionSemicircular canal dehiscenceOpening pressureCanal dehiscenceIdiopathic intracranial hypertension patientsLogistic regressionIntracranial hypertension patientsBody mass indexRetrospective pilot studyMultivariate logistic regressionComputed tomography (CT) imagingStudent's t-testAverage opening pressureRetrospective cohortConsecutive patientsIntracranial hypertensionHypertension patientsMass indexRetrospective studyLumbar punctureControl cohortTegmental defectsPatients
2015
Fructose Levels Are Markedly Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid Compared to Plasma in Pregnant Women
Hwang JJ, Johnson A, Cline G, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Snegovskikh D, Khokhar B, Han CS, Sherwin RS. Fructose Levels Are Markedly Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid Compared to Plasma in Pregnant Women. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0128582. PMID: 26035307, PMCID: PMC4452737, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebrospinal fluidPregnant womenSorbitol levelsCSF glucoseGlucose levelsCord blood glucoseVenous cord bloodElective cesarean sectionHuman brainBlood-brain barrierPlasma glucose levelsEffects of fructoseCesarean sectionSpinal anesthesiaPlasma levelsBlood glucoseCord bloodObservational studyDietary consumptionPlasma fructoseMaternal plasmaPolyol pathwayBrainDifferential effectsFructose levels