2023
Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report
Lamsam L, Brigido M, Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Chiang V, Damisah E. Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 24: e381-e384. PMID: 36715982, PMCID: PMC10158899, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomyLaser interstitial thermal therapyEntorhinal cortexInterstitial thermal therapyComplete ablationMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal arteriovenous malformationTemporal lobe epilepsyLeft temporal arteriovenous malformationMiddle frontal gyrusPrior craniotomyOpen resectionLobe epilepsyCase reportMedial amygdalaArteriovenous malformationsAnterior entorhinal cortexTransfrontal approachAmygdalaInvasive surgeryFrontal gyrusThermal therapyIntracranial electroencephalographyResection
2017
Discrepancies between biomarkers of primary breast cancer and subsequent brain metastases: an international multicenter study
Kaidar-Person O, Meattini I, Jain P, Bult P, Simone N, Kindts I, Steffens R, Weltens C, Navarria P, Belkacemi Y, Lopez-Guerra J, Livi L, Baumert B, Vieites B, Limon D, Kurman N, Ko K, Yu J, Chiang V, Poortmans P, Zagar T. Discrepancies between biomarkers of primary breast cancer and subsequent brain metastases: an international multicenter study. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2017, 167: 479-483. PMID: 28975433, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4526-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsSubsequent brain metastasesHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Brain metastasesCancer patientsEthical research committeeReceptor statusPrimary tumorProgesterone receptorEstrogen receptorEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Triple-negative profileGrowth factor receptor 2Primary breast cancerPrimary breast tumorsInternational multicenter studyFactor receptor 2Multicenter studyAvailable histologyResultsA totalBreast cancerReceptor 2ConclusionsThe majorityPatientsBreast tumors
2000
Toward more rational prediction of outcome in patients with high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Chiang V, Claus E, Awad I. Toward more rational prediction of outcome in patients with high-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2000, 46: 28-35; discussion 35-6. PMID: 10626932, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200001000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlasgow Coma ScaleHigh-grade subarachnoid hemorrhageWorse clinical gradeSubarachnoid hemorrhageHess scaleOutcome predictionWFNS scaleMultivariate analysisPoor outcome groupGlasgow Outcome ScaleClinical grading scaleNeurological Surgeons (WFNS) scalePretreatment gradeComa ScaleConsecutive patientsKarnofsky scalePoor outcomeSingle institutionAccurate outcome predictionClinical examinationOutcome ScaleFavorable outcomeMental statusOutcome groupClinical grade
1999
Neonatal galenic arteriovenous malformation.
Chiang V, Awad I, Berenstein A, Scott M, Spetzler R, Alexander M. Neonatal galenic arteriovenous malformation. Neurosurgery 1999, 44: 847-54. PMID: 10201310, DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199904000-00087.Peer-Reviewed Original Research