Joseph H. Piatt, MD
NeurosurgeryInsurance Accepted
- Aetna Better Health PA Kids HMO
 - Aetna HMO
 - Aetna PPO/EPO/POS
 - Aetna PPO/POS/EPO
 - Amerihealth Caritas Delaware
 - Carefirst MD Community Health Plan Mcaid
 - Cigna & Great West HMO/POS/EPO
 - Cigna & Great West PPO
 - Cigna/Great West HMO EPO POS
 - Cigna/Great West PPO
 - Delaware First Health
 - Delaware First Health - Deptford only
 - Delaware Medicaid/Diamond State
 - Delaware Medicare
 - Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid HMO
 - First Health PPO
 - First Health/Affordable PPO
 - Geisinger Health Plan Commercial
 - Global Medical Managment DE/PA
 - Global Medical Mangment NJ
 - Health Partners Medicaid/Kidz Partner HMO
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc Contiguous to DE*
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware *PA Loc NONContiguous to DE*
 - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania
 - Highmark Health Options Medicaid - Deptford only
 - Highmark Medicaid Health Options
 - Highmark Medicaid Health Options - Delaware & Chester CTY & TJU Sites ONLY
 - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
 - Independance Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
 - Independence Blue Cross/Amerihealth/Keystone Health Plan
 - Insurance Administrators of America
 - INTEGRA Administrative Group (ClaimsBridge)
 - Interlink Transplant
 - Keystone First CHIP
 - Keystone First Medicaid HMO
 - Lifetrac Transplant
 - Maryland Medicaid
 - Multiplan PPO
 - New Jersey Medicaid
 - Pennsylvania Medicaid
 - Preferred Healthcare PPO
 - Priority Partners John Hopkins
 - Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
 - Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
 - Six Degrees Health Transplant
 - Six Degrees Health-Lucent
 - Star Healthcare Network
 - Three Rivers Provider Network
 - Tricare/Humana Military Health Services/CHAMPVA
 - United Healthcare HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
 - UPMC Medicaid/CHIP
 - US Family Health Plan
 - Wellpoint Maryland Medcaid
 
- Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
 - Chiari Malformation
 - Hydrocephalus
 - Spina Bifida
 - Syringomyelia
 
Research Activities
My research activities include topics such as:
- Epidemiology of pediatric neurosurgical conditions
 - Healthcare outcome disparities in pediatric neurosurgery
 - Quality measurement in the management of hydrocephalus
 
Medical Interests
My areas of specialization and medical expertise include:
- Brain tumors
 - Craniospinal trauma
 - Craniosynostosis and other skull deformities
 - Chiari malformation
 - Hydrocephalus
 - Spina bifida and spinal cord tethering
 - Syringomyelia
 - Spasticity
 - Epilepsy
 
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Decompression with Intradural Dissection for the Chiari Malformation Type I: Toward Eliminating Wound Complications.; World Neurosurgery; (2025).
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Trauma center performance and outcome disparities in severe childhood traumatic brain injury: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program study including a causal mediation analysis; Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery; (2025).
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Social determinants of health in pediatric neurosurgery: reflections from the trauma literature; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2024).
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Pediatric Moyamoya Revascularization Perioperative Care: A Modified Delphi Study; Neurocritical Care; (2024).
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Overtriage of transfers to the pediatric trauma center: the importance of minor head injury; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2024).
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Hydrocephalus in the emergency department: descriptive nationwide data and analysis of transfer; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2024).
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Current state and future direction of quality improvement in pediatric neurosurgery: a survey of pediatric neurosurgeons; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2023).
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Cerebral revascularization surgery reduces cerebrovascular events in children with sickle cell disease and moyamoya syndrome: Results of the stroke in sickle cell revascularization surgery retrospective study; Pediatric Blood and Cancer; (2023).
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Achondroplasia Natural History Study (CLARITY): 60-year experience with hydrocephalus in achondroplasia from four skeletal dysplasia centers; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2023).
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Clinical factors associated with need for neurosurgical care in young children with imaging for macrocephaly: a case control study; BMC Pediatrics; (2023).
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Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department for Eye Conditions before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic; Western Journal of Emergency Medicine; (2022).
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Treatment of Sagittal Craniosynostosis Using Osteoplastic Parietal Craniotomy Flap With Distraction Osteogenesis: A Variation on Technique; Journal of Craniofacial Surgery; (2022).
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Overlapping confidence intervals; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2022).
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR For profit, or not for profit; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2022).
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A taxonomy of childhood pedal cyclist injuries from latent class analysis: associations with factors pertinent to prevention; Injury Epidemiology; (2022).
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Tangential cranial gunshot wound in an infant in historical context: illustrative case; Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons; (2022).
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Racial disparities in mortality after severe traumatic brain injury in childhood: mediators identified by Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition of trauma registry data; Injury Epidemiology; (2021).
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Low-pressure CSF shunt malfunction without preceding lumbar puncture treated by epidural blood patch: report of 2 cases; Child's Nervous System; (2021).
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Readmission and reoperation for hydrocephalus: A population-based analysis across the spectrum of age; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2021).
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Mediators of racial disparities in mortality rates after traumatic brain injury in childhood: Data from the Trauma Quality Improvement Program; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2020).
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Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive thermal evaluation of ventriculoperitoneal shunt flow in shunt malfunction: A prospective, multi-site, operator-blinded study; Neurosurgery; (2020).
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Pediatrics; Operative neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.); (2019).
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Principles of system design not realized for pediatric craniospinal trauma care in the United States; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2018).
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Penetrating spinal injury in childhood: The influence of mechanism on outcome. An epidemiological study; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2018).
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Epidemiology of spinal injury in childhood and adolescence in the United States: 1997-2012; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2018).
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Response; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2017).
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The Preventable Shunt Revision Rate and the measurement of quality in pediatric hydrocephalus; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2017).
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Giant hypothalamic hamartoma; Applied Radiology; (2017).
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Constitutional LZTR1 mutation presenting with a unilateral vestibular schwannoma in a teenager; Clinical Genetics; (2017).
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Response; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2016).
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Pediatric Head Injury in the Delaware Trauma System: Toward Improved Calibration of Severity and Resource Utilization; Delaware medical journal; (2016).
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Macrocephaly in infancy: Benign enlargement of the subarachnoid spaces and subdural collections; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2016).
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Adults with myelomeningocele and other forms of spinal dysraphism: Hospital care in the United States since the turn of the millennium; Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine; (2016).
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Response; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2015).
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Pediatric spinal injury in the US: Epidemiology and disparities; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2015).
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Incidental findings on brain and spine imaging in children; Pediatrics; (2015).
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Beta hairpin peptide hydrogels as an injectable solid vehicle for neurotrophic growth factor delivery; Biomacromolecules; (2015).
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Spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality and the chiari malformation: Controlled observations; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2015).
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Quality measurement in the shunt treatment of hydrocephalus: Analysis and risk adjustment of the Revision Quotient: Clinical article; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2014).
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Fracture of the anterior arch of atlas after minor trauma of the immature spine postlaminectomy; Pediatric Emergency Care; (2014).
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Thirty-day outcomes of cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery: Data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatrics: Clinical article; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2014).
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Quality measures for the management of hydrocephalus: Concepts, simulations, and preliminary field-testing: Clinical article; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2013).
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Comments; Neurosurgery; (2013).
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Response; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2012).
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Hospital care of childhood traumatic brain injury in the United States, 1997-2009: A neurosurgical perspective: Clinical article; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2012).
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Cerebellar gliomatosis in a toddler: Case report of a challenging condition and review of the literature; Journal of Child Neurology; (2012).
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Intracranial suppuration complicating sinusitis among children: An epidemiological and clinical study - Clinical article; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2011).
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Prevention and management of positional skull deformities in infants; Pediatrics; (2011).
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Conflict of interest; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2011).
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Acute VI nerve palsy in a 4 year-old girl with Chiari I malformation and pontomedullary extension of syringomyelia: Case report and review of the literature; European Journal of Paediatric Neurology; (2011).
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Developmental anatomy of the atlas and axis in childhood bycomputed tomography: Clinical article; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2011).
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Intracranial localisation of ictal urinary urge epileptogenic zone to the non-dominant temporal lobe; Epileptic Disorders; (2011).
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Posthemorrhagic ventricular dilation; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2010).
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Sagittal synostosis and ossified scalp hematoma: Cause or consequence? Report of 2 cases; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2010).
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Cervical spine clearance; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2010).
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"Never events" come to neurosurgery; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2010).
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Treatment of myelomeningocele: A review of outcomes and continuing neurosurgical considerations among adults - A review; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2010).
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A multicenter study of factors influencing cerebrospinal fluid shunt survival in infants and children; Neurosurgery; (2009).
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Neurosurgical education for pediatricians; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2009).
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Jefferson fractures of the immature spine: Report of 3 cases; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2009).
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Tethered cord release; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2009).
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Ultrasound guidance; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2008).
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The section on neurological surgery of the American academy of pediatrics: Annual report 2006 to 2007; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2008).
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Surgical management of the Chiari malformation Type I - The way forward; Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics; (2008).
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Subdural hygroma associated with axillary cystic hygroma; Journal of Pediatric Neurology; (2008).
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Clinical diagnosis of ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure among children with hydrocephalus; Pediatric Emergency Care; (2008).
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Survival of shunts; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2007).
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Monte Carlo simulation of cerebrospinal fluid shunt failure and definition of instability among shunt-treated patients with hydrocephalus; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2007).
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Cervical spinal cord neurapraxia in the setting of Klippel-Feil anomaly: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge; Spinal Cord; (2007).
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The section on neurological surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Annual Report 2005 to 2006; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2007).
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Intrathecal baclofen overdose and withdrawal; Pediatric Emergency Care; (2006).
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Application of computer-assisted design in craniofacial reconstructive surgery using a commercial image guidance system: Technical note; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2006).
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The Section on Neurological Surgery of the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Report 2004-2005.; Journal of neurosurgery; (2006).
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Dorsal rhizotomy; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2006).
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Detected and overlooked cervical spine injury in comatose victims of trauma: Report from the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study; Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine; (2006).
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Intramedullary spinal tumors; Textbook of Neuro-Oncology; (2005).
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Detected and overlooked cervical spine injury among comatose trauma patients: from the Pennsylvania Trauma Outcomes Study.; Neurosurgical focus; (2005).
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Birth injuries of the brachial plexus; Clinics in Perinatology; (2005).
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Progressive syringomyelia controlled by treatment of associated hydrocephalus in an infant with birth injury: Case report; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2005).
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Intrathecal baclofen overdose followed by withdrawal: Clinical and EEG features; Pediatric Neurology; (2005).
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Virtual and medical prototype assisted craniofacial reconstructive surgery; Virtual Modelling and Rapid Manufacturing - Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping; (2005).
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A 2-year follow-up of outcomes following orthopedic surgery or selective dorsal rhizotomy in children with spastic diplegia; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B; (2004).
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Unexpected findings on brain and spine imaging in children; Pediatric Clinics of North America; (2004).
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Syringomyelia complicating myelomeningocele: Review of the evidence; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2004).
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Spinal deformity after selective dorsal rhizotomy in ambulatory patients with cerebral palsy; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (2004).
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Skin hemangiomas and occult dysraphism; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2004).
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Selective dorsal rhizotomy versus orthopedic surgery: A multidimensional assessment of outcome efficacy; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; (2004).
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Recognizing neurosurgical conditions in the pediatrician's office; Pediatric Clinics of North America; (2004).
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Peritoneal Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Insertion; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2004).
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Pediatric neurosurgery; Pediatric Clinics of North America; (2004).
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Hydrocephalus; Pediatric Clinics of North America; (2004).
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Birth injuries of the brachial plexus; Pediatric Clinics of North America; (2004).
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Ultrasonographic screening in infants with isolated spinal strawberry nevi; Journal of Neurosurgery; (2003).
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Pump implantation for intrathecal baclofen infusion after laparotomy for necrotizing enterocolitis; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2003).
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A late result of an early operation for unilateral coronal synostosis; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2003).
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Objective measurement of muscle strength in children with spastic diplegia after selective dorsal rhizotomy; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; (2002).
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Glutaric aciduria type 1 and nonaccidental head injury [1]; Pediatrics; (2002).
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Receiver-operating characteristic curves [4] (multiple letters); Journal of Neurosurgery; (2001).
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Why is there CSF?; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2001).
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Monozygotic twins discordant for external hydrocephalus; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2001).
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Insertion of ventriculoperitoneal and ventriculovenous cerebrospinal fluid shunts; Techniques in Neurosurgery; (2001).
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A hazard of combining the infratentorial supracerebellar and the cerebellomedullary fissure approaches: Cerebellar venous insufficiency; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2000).
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Long-term follow-up data from the shunt design trial; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (2000).
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Relationship of cerebral perfusion pressure and survival in pediatric brain-injured patients; Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care; (2000).
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Some hypothalamic hamartomas contain transforming growth factor α, a puberty-inducing growth factor, but not luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neurons; Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism; (1999).
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The Chiari II malformation: Lesions discovered within the fourth ventricle; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1999).
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Subdural empyema complicating cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1999).
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Randomized trial of cerebrospinal fluid shunt valve design in pediatric hydrocephalus; Neurosurgery; (1998).
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A preadolescent with polydipsia and polyuria; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1998).
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Chiari malformation associated with vitamin D-resistant rickets: Case report; Neurosurgery; (1998).
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Spontaneous involution of a diencephalic astrocytoma; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1998).
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Shaving of the scalp may increase the rate of infection in csf shunt surgery; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1997).
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Resection of fourth ventricle tumors without splitting the vermis: The cerebellomedullary fissure approach; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1997).
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Does gait continue to improve 2 years after selective dorsal rhizotomy?; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (1997).
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Developmental skills of children with spastic diplegia: Functional and qualitative changes after selective dorsal rhizotomy; Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; (1997).
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Assessment of upper-extremity function in children with spastic diplegia before and after selective dorsal rhizotomy; Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology; (1996).
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Gait changes in children with spastic diplegia after selective dorsal rhizotomy; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (1996).
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Shunt removal by choroid plexus coagulation [1]; Journal of Neurosurgery; (1996).
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Hydrocephalus and epilepsy: An actuarial analysis; Neurosurgery; (1996).
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Pumping the shunt revisited; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1996).
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Tethered hindbrain: Case report; Journal of Neurosurgery; (1996).
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Subgaleal hematoma: The need for increased awareness of risk; Journal of Family Practice; (1995).
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Peritoneal cerebrospinal fluid shunt insertion: A technique for protection of the abdominal catheter. Technical note; Journal of Neurosurgery; (1995).
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Isolated spinal cord injury as a presentation of child abuse; Pediatrics; (1995).
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Craniofacial conodysplasia; Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; (1995).
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunt failure: Late is different from early; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1995).
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Agenesis and dysgenesis of the sacrum: Neurosurgical implications; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1995).
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An infant in a car seat on a washing machine: Epidural hematoma; Pediatrics; (1994).
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection by Neisseria sicca; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1994).
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The frequency of intradural conjoined lumbosacral dorsal nerve roots found during selective dorsal rhizotomy; Neurosurgery; (1994).
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Sacral agenesis associated with spinal cord syrinx; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1994).
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Preoperative diagnostic evaluation of children with Cushing's syndrome; Journal of Pediatric Surgery; (1994).
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Hair and neurosurgery; Neurosurgery; (1994).
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How effective are ventriculopleural shunts?; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1994).
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Management and outcome of low-grade astrocytomas of the midline in children: A retrospective review; Neurosurgery; (1993).
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Birth trauma and intracranial aneurysm [2]; Journal of Neurosurgery; (1993).
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A search for determinants of cerebrospinal fluid shunt survival: Retrospective analysis of a 14-year institutional experience; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1993).
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Physical examination of patients with cerebrospinal fluid shunts: Is there useful information in pumping the shunt?; Pediatrics; (1992).
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Intracranial arterial aneurysm due to birth trauma. Case report; Journal of Neurosurgery; (1992).
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Letter to the editor (I); Military Medicine; (1991).
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Neurosurgical management of birth injuries of the brachial plexus.; Neurosurgery clinics of North America; (1991).
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Mechanical complications in shunts; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1991).
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Management of axial low-grade astrocytomas in childhood; International Pediatrics; (1991).
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Reduction cranioplasty for craniocerebral disproportion in infancy: Indications and technique; Pediatric Neurosurgery; (1990).
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Brachial plexus birth injury; Western Journal of Medicine; (1990).
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Trauma case for diagnosis: Atlantooccipital dislocation; Military Medicine; (1989).
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Multiple subpial transection in treatment of focal epilepsy.; Journal of Neurosurgery; (1989).
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Correction of the prominent occiput in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome; Pediatric Neuroscience; (1989).
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Cor pulmonale: a lethal complication of ventriculoatrial CSF diversion; Child's Nervous System; (1989).
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Preliminary experiences with brachial plexus exploration in childen: Birth injury and vehicular trauma; Neurosurgery; (1988).
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Chronic Focal Encephalitis (Rasmussen Syndrome): Six Cases; Epilepsia; (1988).
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Papillary meningioma involving the oculomotor nerve in an infant. Case report; Journal of Neurosurgery; (1986).
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Limitation of brain stem auditory evoked potentials for intraoperative monitoring during a posterior fossa operation: Case report and technical note; Neurosurgery; (1985).
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Treatment of tic douloureux and hemifacial spasm by posterior fossa exploration: Therapeutic implications of various neurovascular relationships; Neurosurgery; (1984).
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Microvascular decompression for tic douloureux.; Neurosurgery; (1984).
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Massive intracerebral hemorrhage complicating cardiac catheterization with ergonovine administration; Stroke; (1984).
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High dose barbiturate therapy in neurosurgery and intensive care; Neurosurgery; (1984).
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Glioblastoma multiforme after radiotherapy for acromegaly; Neurosurgery; (1983).
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Pineal region meningioma: Report of two cases and literature review; Neurosurgery; (1983).
 
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